Parish Registers were instigated by Thomas Cromwell from 1538 in the reign of Henry VIII, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. From 1597 a copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop. Sometimes the Bishops' Transcript may contain more information than the original, so it can often be worthwhile tracking down both. For more information on Parish Registers there is a brief history on the Wikipedia Parish Register page.
After 1837 Civil Registration was introduced and the Local BMD and GRO BMD records become the primary source.
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project |
Link: | https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/ |
Description: | Romani Parish and Census records |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | ADDYMAN One Name Study |
Link: | https://ons.addyman.homeip.net/ |
Description: | ADDYMAN One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | AUDLEY Family History |
Link: | https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/ |
Description: | AUDLEY Family History |
Extra Info: | Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BAALHAM Resource Centre |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~baalham/genealogy/ |
Description: | BAALHAM Resource Centre and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Mainly around Suffolk. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Parish Records |
Title: | Baptisms - England and Wales Christening Records |
Link: | England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
Description: | England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
Extra Info: | Not complete. |
Classification: | Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study |
Link: | https://blissfhs.com/ |
Description: | BLISS Family History Society and One Name Study |
Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as burials. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Cambridgeshire County Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Cambridgeshire County Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Cambridgeshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes various extracted parish registers. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Cambridgeshire FHS - Super Search |
Link: | https://www.cfhs.org.uk/ |
Description: | Cambridgeshire FHS - Super Search |
Extra Info: | Use the search on the home page to see if they have your ancestors in their index. Need to pay for details. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Place Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Carlton-cum-Willingham |
Link: | http://www.carlton-cambridgeshire.org.uk/index.php... |
Description: | Carlton-cum-Willingham Parish Register and Censuses 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 |
Extra Info: | Its War Memorial can be found on the Virtual Tour. Also see the site-map page. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | CATLEY Database - One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wildot.co.uk/catleydb/catleydb.htm |
Description: | CATLEY Database - One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Also includes some CATTLEY, CATELEY entries. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | CRIBB Family Name |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150801100140/http://w... |
Description: | CRIBB Family Name Birth, Marriage and Death and Burial Records |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most data still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Census, Parish Records |
Title: | David Greenhalgh's Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160828090129/http://... |
Description: | David Greenhalgh's Website |
Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on Genealogy for GREENHALGH burials. Also includes census strays for Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Tottington, Rossendale and more. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | DEBENHAM Family History |
Link: | https://debenham.org.uk/Personal/ |
Description: | DEBENHAM Family History |
Extra Info: | DEBENHAM and DEBNAM family history. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.doig.net/ |
Description: | DOIG and Variants One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Including Doig, Doige, Doigg, Doeg and Doegg |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | DYSON Family of Worcestershire |
Link: | http://www.dyson-family-of-worcestershire.co.uk/ |
Description: | DYSON Family of Worcestershire |
Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | English Clandestine Marriages |
Link: | https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-clandestine-marriages |
Description: | English Clandestine Marriages from 1667 to 1775. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | FLACK Genealogy and One Name Study |
Link: | https://flack.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FLACK Genealogy and One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.foskett-genealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | FOSKETT One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Click on records for many FOSKETTs. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
Title: | FreeReg Project |
Link: | |
Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.hemingway.uk.com/ |
Description: | HEMMINGWAY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes variants of the name. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.moonroller.com/jebbitt/ |
Description: | JEBBETT/JEBBITT Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Lots of data categorised by year. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | JERMY Family of Norfolk and Suffolk |
Link: | http://jermy.org/ |
Description: | JERMY Family of Norfolk and Suffolk |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog... |
Description: | KEELER Genealogy Website |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140527190335/http://k... |
Description: | KITNEY and KIDNEY Family Genealogy |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information is still available to view. Be patient, some pages (especially census) make take a while to download. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w... |
Description: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site which is no longer active. Most of the parish registers and census information are still available. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Marriages - England and Wales |
Link: | England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
Description: | England and Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
Extra Info: | Not complete. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20180330041827/http://w... |
Description: | NETHERWOOD One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on resources. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | NINEHAM One Name Study |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160310234812/http://... |
Description: | NINEHAM One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live, however most information still seems to be available to view. |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
Title: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs |
Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
Description: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs from the National Archive, hosted by The Genealogist |
Extra Info: | They include the birth records at Dr Williams' Library in London, hospital records of maternity, overseas registrations for British citizens and those on board ships. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram of Coley Register |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/nonconformistreg00byuhe... |
Description: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram or Coley Register 1644-1752 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1584-1620. Index of surnames and place names at end of book. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Norfolk Family History Society |
Link: | https://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk |
Description: | Norfolk Family History Society |
Extra Info: | Click on searchable indexes, then strays. Includes some Gresham marriages and baptisms and burials for Chatteris. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | OLLINGTON Family One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.mikehfamily.me.uk/ollington/ |
Description: | OLLINGTON Family One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Also includes Hollington and Allington. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. |
Classification: | Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregister00braduof... |
Description: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
Extra Info: | Online book. It explains that start of parish registers and other associated items, such as Phillimore marriages, Hardwicke's marriage act, banns, explanation of register entries, foundlings, as well as some interesting register extracts. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~juliet22/genealogy/... |
Description: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
Extra Info: | May not display correctly in all browsers. Transcripts from Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northumberland for a selction of names. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/theparishregiste00abin |
Description: | Parish Registers of Abington Pigotts, Cambridgeshire |
Extra Info: | Online book. Registers for Abington Pigotts, also known as Abington juxta Shingay, 1653-1812. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cambridge - St. Michael's Parish |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofbaptis00stmir... |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cambridge - St. Michael's Parish |
Extra Info: | Online book. Baptisms, marriages and burials in St. Michael's parish, Cambridge 1538-1837. Published 1891. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore (1) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/cambridgeshirepa01phil |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 1 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Cambridge - St. Edward's 1558-1812, Fen Drayton 1580-1812, Knapwell 1598-1812. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore (3) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/cambridgeshirepa03phil |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 3 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Boxworth, Long Stanton - All Saints, Long Stanton - St. Michael, Oakington, Girton, Dry Drayton, Cambridge - St. Botolph's, Madingley, Toft and Caldecot. |
Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore (7) |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/cambridgeshirepa07phil |
Description: | Parish Registers of Cambridgeshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 7 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Cambridge - St. Andrew the Less, Cambridge - St. Benedict, Cambridge - St. Edward and Chesterton. |
Classification: | Parish Records |
Title: | Parishmouse Family History Guides |
Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
Extra Info: | Each parish page provides a list of adjacent parishes, historical descriptions of the parish, links to free parish registers and records. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PIGGIN family One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.piggin.org/ |
Description: | PIGGIN family One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use the site map to see what is on the site. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
Link: | http://www.thanksfrank.co.uk/ |
Description: | POULTON Web - Also MELLOR, WHITE, TWEED and Associated Families |
Extra Info: | Many names and places included on this site. The name index also indicates records for that name. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Link: | http://www.4trudy.co.uk/ |
Description: | POWIS Surname and variants One-name Study |
Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.pratley.info/ |
Description: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PREECE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | PREECE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Mainly around Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester and Somerset areas |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Link: | http://www.ramsdale.org/ |
Description: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Extra Info: | Includes variants Ramsdall, Ramsdal, Ramsdell, Ramsdill and Ramsdaille. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Romany Genes 2 Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210423045021/http://... |
Description: | Romany Genes 2 Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Maybe slow to load. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Romany References and Records |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091026134802/http://g... |
Description: | Romany References and Records |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active, although most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes extracts from civil registration, parish records and marriage licences. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
Link: | http://www.stoner.org.uk/ |
Description: | STONER Genealogical Databases |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.strudwicke.com/ |
Description: | STRUDWICK One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Link: | http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/ |
Description: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
Extra Info: | Mainly around the Leicestershire area. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Upwood and The Raveleys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
Link: | http://s249111472.websitehome.co.uk/index.html |
Description: | Upwood and The Raveleys, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
Extra Info: | Click on History, then scroll down for link to parish registers for Upwood. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | WATERFALL Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.waterfall.name/ |
Description: | WATERFALL Genealogy |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
Title: | WHEATON Family History |
Link: | http://www.wheatonjk.co.uk/ |
Description: | WHEATON Family History |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
Title: | Wisbech and the Fenlands Website |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20170225131551/http://c... |
Description: | Wisbech and the Fenlands Parish Records |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer live. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | YEO One Name Study |
Link: | https://yeoonline.net/ |
Description: | YEO One Name Study |
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