Marriage records provide details of both partners and often lists their ages. The witnesses named on the marriage entry are often relatives. Civil registration records have a consistent amount of detail, but earlier parish records can vary in their content.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | BMD Index 1837-2005 for England and Wales, from Ancestry |
| Link: | |
| Description: | England and Wales, Birth, Marriage, Death Index: 1837-2005 with Images |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Genes Reunited's BMD |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2006 |
| Extra Info: | Includes WW1 & WW2 death records. |
| Classification: | Local BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | North Lincolnshire BMD |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. |
| 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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
| Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Extra Info: | Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Marriages |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National |
| Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
| Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/miscellaneaviii08cathuo... |
| Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 8 |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes catholic registers of Danby, West Witton and Leyburn (Yorkshire) 1742-1840; Claxby (Lincolnshire) 1755-1766; Oscott (Warwickshire) 1755-1766; Britwell-Prior (Oxfordshire) 1765-1788. Isleworth (Middlesex) 1746-1835. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Register and Magazine Vol 11 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/catholicmagazin02unkng... |
| Description: | Catholic Register and Magazine March-July 1850 |
| Extra Info: | Includes some births, marriages, deaths and conversions. |
| 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, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha37harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes about 250 pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/FamiliaeMinorumGentiumV... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha39harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 3 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha40harlu... |
| Description: | Familiae Minorum Gentium - Pedigrees of Many Families Vol. 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes more pedigrees of families from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire, and spreading further afield. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Extra Info: | More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Extra Info: | An increasing number of records, including census and parish records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Extra Info: | Includes the England and Wales 1841 & 1861 Census, and foreign records, such as the American census that contains Britons who were aboard. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | Free BMD |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | GRO Civil Registration Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Based on the GRO's secondary indexes. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | FreeReg Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
| 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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Isle of Axholme Roots |
| Link: | http://www.red1st.com/axholme/ |
| Description: | Isle of Axholme Roots |
| Extra Info: | A host of information for those with roots in the Isle of Axholme. Can also add your own information to expand the site. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Link: | https://www.jgsgb.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
| Extra Info: | Searchable database and also records/files to download.Click on JCR-UK. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Lincolnshire 1837+ Marriage Indexes |
| Link: | http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Lincolnshire 1837+ Marriage Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Downloadable Spreadsheets |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Lincolnshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Lincolnshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Lincolnshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes parish register extracts; Calendars of Lincoln wills. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Malta Family History |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180722210453/http://... |
| Description: | Malta Family History |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. The indexes still seems to be available. British men and women who were born, married or died in Malta. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriage Index - The Joiner Marriage Index |
| Link: | http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Marriage Database for Northern England |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Index from St. Catherine's / GRO |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CivilRegistratio... |
| Description: | St. Catherine's / GRO Marriage Index - Selected Transcriptions |
| Extra Info: | Transcription for the March Quarter of 1849. Transcription for the Year 1856 (ongoing). Entries missing from the published indexes: 1856, 1858 & 1861 |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriage Indexes - A Selection |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar/arrolfamily/marriage.... |
| Description: | Collection of Marriage Indexes |
| Extra Info: | A selection of areas in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences - Lincoln |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/lincolnmarriagel00chur |
| Description: | Lincoln Marriage Licences 1598-1628 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. An abstract of the allegation books preserved in the registry of the bishop of Lincoln 1598-1628. Includes a names index. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha25harlu... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers the period 1520-1610. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsforma26ches |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Covers the period 1611-1828. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform01armygo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Covers the period 1558-1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform01chesgo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. For Westminster1558-1699, and for Canterbury 1660-1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/allegationsform00chesgo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Covers the period 1543-1869. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar00socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period July 1687 to June 1694. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar02socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period 1660 to 1668. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationshar06socigo... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period 1669 to 1679. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationsofha30harlu... |
| Description: | Marriage Licences Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Cover the period July 1679 to June 1687. |
| 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, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Maureen S. Bryson's Genealogy Page |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maureenbryson/genea... |
| Description: | Yorkshire/Lincolnshire/Northamptonshire /Huntingdonshire Records |
| Extra Info: | Parish Register extracts for Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
| Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
| Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
| Extra Info: | Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc. |
| 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, 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20160501210227/http://w... |
| Description: | Selection of Lincolnshire and Sussex Parish Registers |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer available. Information is still accessible. May be slightly slow to load. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso01bost |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Boston, Lincolnshire Vol. 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1557-1599. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso02bost |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Boston, Lincolnshire Vol. 2 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1599-1638. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Coleby, Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registersofcoleb48cole |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Coleby, Lincolnshire 1561-1812 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. registers 1561-1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Doddington-Pigot, Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registersofdoddi14dodd |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Doddington-Pigot, Lincolnshire 1562-1812 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. registers 1562-1812.Also includes transcripts from the Bishop's Registry and monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Haydor (Heydour), Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registerofhaydor09hayd |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Haydor (Heydour), Lincolnshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Registers 1559-1649. Also includes monumental inscriptions in the church. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Irby-on-Humber, Lincolnshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterof00irby |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Irby-on-Humber, Lincolnshire |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Baptisms 1558-1785, marriages 1558-1751 and burials 1558-1751. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Census, Marriages |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Springthorpe and Other Village Information |
| Link: | http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Springthorpe Village |
| Extra Info: | Click on genealogy and history for information. Parish Registers may take a while to load as they are images of the registers. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parkinson Page |
| Link: | https://www.wparkinson.com/ |
| Description: | Tetney, Great Carlton, Little Carlton and Other Lincolnshire Transcriptions |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, National |
| Title: | People Finder from 192.com |
| Link: | |
| Description: | 1861 Census, GRO BMD index 1837-2004, Electoral Rolls & Business Directories. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages |
| Title: | Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research |
| Link: | http://www.rogerthomas.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Roger Thomas's Genealogical Research |
| Extra Info: | A variety of names included. Majority of records from Yorkshire and Lancashire. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society |
| Link: | https://rtfhs.org.uk |
| Description: | Romany & Traveller Family History Society | Research your roots and learn about your heritage. |
| 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: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Sedgebrook Village Information |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sedgebrook/history/... |
| Description: | Sedgebrook Village Information, including Census and Wills |
| Extra Info: | Includes BMD's extracted for newspapers. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | The Honourable East India Company |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110207202311/http://h... |
| Description: | Finding East India Company Ancestors |
| Extra Info: | This is a copy of a site that is no longer active. May take a few moments to load, but most information still seems to be available. Collected from various publications. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | The Ships List Website |
| Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
| Description: | The Ships List Website |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Winteringham History and Genealogy |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170601220042/http://... |
| Description: | Winteringham History and Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| 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. |
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