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: | 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, 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | A Genealogy of Selected Families |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/genealogy/ |
| Description: | A Genealogy of JONES, ORME, BIRD, ALLEN, WAITE, HAINSWORTH, BUTLER , REES and Others |
| 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, 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Caerleon Past, Present and Future |
| Link: | http://www.caerleon.net/ |
| Description: | Caerleon Past, Present and Future |
| Extra Info: | Click on Family History. |
| Classification: | Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search - Maps |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family Search - Maps |
| Extra Info: | Maps showing where parish boundaries are, when registers were first started. Not complete coverage. Click on map in the map screen to view road names. |
| 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: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Forest of Dean Family History Trust |
| Link: | https://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/ |
| Description: | Forest of Dean Family History Trust |
| Extra Info: | Includes much information. The parish register transcriptions, also in resources, documents and articles there is a journal of journal of Alfred Harris which includes deaths and burials. May need to register with the site to access some information. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | FreeReg Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Greg Price's Website |
| Link: | https://www.gregpricegenealogy.com/index.html |
| Description: | Greg Price's Website |
| Extra Info: | Greg Price's Website - Includes Cwmyoy Parish Record Extracts. |
| 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: | 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, Parish Records |
| Title: | Monmouthshire Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Monmouthshire Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Monmouthshire Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes parish registers for Llanbadog, Caerwent, Llanfair Discoed, Llanfihangel Ystern Llewern, Llanddewi Rhydderch, and Grosmont. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Online Genealogical Resources for South Wales |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100513030433/http://w... |
| Description: | Online Genealogical Resources for South Wales |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available, but may be slow to load. Site Map seems to be the vest way of accessing the data. |
| 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, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Llandogo, Monmouthshire |
| Link: | http://www.charsbrokenbranches.com/Monmouthshire-f... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Llandogo, Monmouthshire |
| Extra Info: | Burials 1694-1734, baptisms 1694-1748, marriages 1703-1747. Scroll down main page for records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Monmouthshire - Selected Parishes |
| Link: | http://www.charsbrokenbranches.com/Monmouthshire-f... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Monmouthshire - Selected Parishes |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down main page for records. Llandogo, Trelleck, Cwmyoy, Old Castle, Lanthony |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Trelleck, Monmouthshire |
| Link: | http://www.charsbrokenbranches.com/Monmouthshire-f... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Trelleck, Monmouthshire |
| Extra Info: | Burials 1763-1925, Baptisms 1763-1812, marriages 1773-1925. Scroll down main page for records. |
| 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. |
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