Births and baptisms are the records that help you establish the date of birth of an individual. Prior to the start of civil registration there were only parish records. For dates after the start of civil registration it is often worth tracking down both a birth registration and the parish records as they both contain useful information.
| 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 |
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| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| 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: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Births and Baptisms |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Marriages |
| Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat45britgo... |
| Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes catholic mission registers for St. Peter's Winchester 1731-1826 and Cowdray House 1745-1822. Also NAPPER family register and more. |
| 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: | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | FreeReg Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Headington Village Site |
| Link: | http://www.headington.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Headington Village Site includes Marston Records |
| 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: | 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: | Baptisms |
| Title: | Methodists - Wesleyan Methodists |
| Link: | https://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Wesleyan Methodists - Resources and History |
| Extra Info: | Photos, memories, stories and research relating to the Wesleyan strand of Methodism. Includes some baptismal registers for Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. |
| 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, Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | Oxfordshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Oxfordshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Oxfordshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes parish register extracts; Visitations, 1566, 1574, and 1634. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Parish Church of St. Giles, Noke Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170827005320/https:/... |
| Description: | Parish Church of St. Giles, Noke Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived that is no longer active, however most of the information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Headington, Oxford - Parish Magazine |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/headingtonparis00andrg... |
| Description: | Parish of Headington, Oxford - Parish Magazine 1870 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes parish registers for 1870. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Oxford - Parish Magazine |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/smmagdalenespar00magdg... |
| Description: | Parish of St Mary Magdalene Parish Magazine 1872-73 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes parish registers for the period 1872-73. |
| 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, 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, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Romany Genes Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210427155917/http://... |
| Description: | Romany Genes Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| 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, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Genealogy of the Cotswolds and Surrounds |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150406062544/http://w... |
| Description: | The Genealogy of the Cotswolds and Surrounds |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most of the information still seems to be avaialble to view, but not the church photographs. Go to the parish pages for transcription. |
| 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, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
| Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for census transcriptions, and other indexes. |
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