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Tracker: Goal 4: Learn about Derbyshire church and cemetery records.
Choices
ALearn about Derbyshire church records.
- Get an overview of Derbyshire church records in this article.
FS—Derbyshire Church Records - Explore the
church records link on the GenUKI Derbyshire site. - Explore parish records on the FreeReg.org site.
- Explore baptism records on the Derbyshire Family History Society site.
- Read this Parish Register guide from the Derbyshire City Council site.
Parish Register Guide - Learn about and search Derbyshire parish registers.
FS: Derbyshire Parish Registers - Read this Non-Conformist guide (non-Anglican churches) from the Derbyshire City Council site.
Non-Conformist Guide - Use this parish page to explore parish records in Derbyshire.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
John Vinsam was married in Derbyshire, England in 1720. Use information from the "FS: England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Where and when did the marriage take place?
- Who did John marry?
- The marriage license is recorded in a different record collection from the marriage event. What collection documents the marriage license?
- In the search screen for the QUIKLink above, enter "John Vinsam" in the appropriate search fields.
- Use the index transcription and the Similar Fields section to answer the questions.
- The exact day of the couple's marriage was November 28, 1720.
- John married Elizabeth Geterix, in South Wingfield, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England.
- The marriage license is recorded in "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
QUIKLinks
- FMP: Derbyshire Baptism Index, 1538-1910
- FMP: Derbyshire Baptisms
- FMP: Derbyshire Marriage Index, 1538-1910
- FMP: Derbyshire Marriages
- FS: England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918
- AC: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1916
- AC: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- AC: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
BExplore Derbyshire cemetery records.
- Explore Derbyshire cemetery records on the Gen UKI site.
- Read this Cemeteries guide from the Derbyshire City Council site.
Parish Register Guide - Explore cemetery records on the Derbyshire Family History Society site.
- Explore burial records on the Derbyshire Family History Society site.
- Search the Find a Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks