I have a sister who would like to know how to find and search Parrish records in England from her ho

User15782620216587898691

I have a sister who would like to know how to find and search Parrish records in England from her home PC. Is this something that can be done?

User15832465933187471222

Your sister will need Ancestry or FindMyFast. Both are search engines with access to English parish records, census returns etc. I favour FindMyPast. I have written some notes on researching English records. She is welcome to a copy.

Mervyn Buckingham

07949893088 mervynbuckingham@yahoo.co.uk

Chris Schmink

@EcclesVicki1 EcclesVicki1​  You might also refer her to the FamilySearch Research Wiki. It's a marvelous resource. Specifically, there is a page of just the parishes in England listed by county. From this page it then further subdivides within each county:

 

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Parishes

 

 

If she can get to a Family History Center, she'll be able to search the paid Partner web sites such as Ancestry and FindMyPast (and others) for free. But if she is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she can also get free access to each of the Partner sites from home. An article describing how to do that is found at:

 

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-sign-up-for-access-to-partner-memberships?articleVariant=member

 

--Chris

Brett .

@EcclesVicki1 EcclesVicki1​ 

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Vicki

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FYI

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Some of the Records for Parishes for England are, both, "Indexed" and "Imaged" (ie. Digitised); and, on-line in 'FamilySearch'.

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Whereas, some Records for Parishes for England have been, both, "Indexed" and "Imaged" (ie. Digitised); BUT, only the "Indexes" are on-line in 'FamilySearch', not the "Images" - due to "Restrictions" by Record "Custodians'.

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Furthermore, some Records for Parishes for England have been, both, "Indexed" and "Imaged" (ie. Digitised); BUT, are NOT on-line in 'FamilySearch' (neither, the "index"; or, the "Images") - due to "Restrictions" by Record "Custodians'.

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Then again, some Records for Parishes for England have been "Filmed" (by the Church); BUT, have NOT yet been "Indexed" and/or "Imaged" (ie. Digitised); and, thus are NOT on-line in 'FamilySearch' (neither, the "index"; or, the "Images") - BUT, even if they were "Filmed", they still may be subject to "Restrictions" by Record "Custodians'.

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Finally, some Records for Parishes for England may NOT have been "Filmed" (by the Church) [ as, the Church just has just NOT got to that Parish yet ]; and, therefore, NOT on-line in 'FamilySearch' - And, they may have NOT been "Filmed"; as, the filming was refused/denied by the Record "Custodian"; BUT, even if they are "Filmed", they still may be subject to "Restrictions" by Record "Custodians'.

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And ...

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As 'Mervyn' has already proffered, I have also found MANY records for Parishes in England in "FindMyPast.co.uk" [ FindMyPast.com ]; as well as, in "Ancestry.com"; and, "MyHeritage,com".

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Plus, there are always other 'on-line' website like:

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FreeREG

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

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Forebears

https://forebears.io/england

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Parish Registers [ UK ]

https://parishregister.co.uk/online

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DustyDocs

England Parish Registers On-Line

http://dustydocs.com/

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UKBDM UK

Websites for Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts.

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/parish

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And ...

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As 'Chis' has also already proffered, the 'FamilySearch' "Wiki" is a great place to look ...

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eg.

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England Church Records

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Church_Records

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Finally ...

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Not to forget the various collections in 'FamilySearch' ...

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Try Searching the 'FamilySearch' "Catalogue"

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https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=77&query=+place:England

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England - Church records - Indexes - Handbooks, manuals, etc. ( 2 )

England - Church records - Indexes - Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 6 )

England - Church records - Inventories, registers, catalogs ( 57 )

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eg.

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Just searching for Devon

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https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=10392&query=+place:"England, Devon"

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And, then down to this collection ...

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England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804330

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It really all depends on WHAT "Parish" you are searching for ...

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Just my thoughts.

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Brett

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bjamcmullin

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Anitra Whittle

Hello @EcclesVicki1 EcclesVicki1​ 

We haven't heard from you. Did any of our answers help?

Thank you @Anitra Whittle​ 

User15782620216587898691

I haven't heard back from her, but I received lots of great information. Thank you to all who responded!