Banns were the public announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage. In many churches, banns were read aloud on three successive Sundays.
| 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: | Banns, Baptisms, Census, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.thebatstones.org.uk/OneNameStudy/index.... |
| Description: | BATSTONE One Name Study |
| 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: | 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, Births, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
| Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| 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: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History |
| Link: | http://www.users.on.net/~idalwood/ |
| Description: | DALWOOD Genealogy and Family History |
| Extra Info: | Includes variants. Mainly in and around Somerset and Dorset. |
| 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: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register from Various Counties and Regions |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pinks/genealogy/ind... |
| Description: | Parish Register from Various Counties and Regions |
| Extra Info: | Includes transcriptions for Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Angus. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register Transcriptions |
| Link: | http://www.parkhouse.org.uk/transcr/tcontent.htm |
| Description: | Roy Parkhouse's Parish Register Transcriptions |
| Extra Info: | Many areas of Somerset covered, and also for Upottery in Devon. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register Transcripts and Other Miscellaneous Records |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/genealogy/PR_... |
| Description: | Parish Register Transcripts and Other Miscellaneous Records |
| Extra Info: | Extracts of parish records for Somerset, Berkshire, Kent and Suffolk. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Parish Registers of the Portbury Hundred and More |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220815005748/http://... |
| Description: | Portbury Hundred Records, Including Wills |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. May be slow to load. Includes records for Weston-super-Mare, Backwell, Chelvey, Kenn, Pill, and many more parishes. |
| 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: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Somerset Parish Register Transcripts |
| Link: | http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm |
| Description: | Somerset Parish Register Transcripts and Other Records |
| Extra Info: | May not work correctly in all browsers. Covers Blackford in Wedmore, Burnham-on-Sea, East Huntspill, Highbridge, Huntspill, Mark, Pawlett and Wedmore |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | West Country Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | West Country Genealogy - Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall |
| Extra Info: | Parish registers, census and more. |
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