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Goal 6: Church and Cemetery Records


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Goal 6: Explore church and cemetery records in England.


Choices


ALearn about church and religious records in England.



  1. FamilySearch: Get acquainted with church records in these articles.

    FS—Understanding What England Church Records Are Online - 2015
    FS—Wiki: English Church Records   

  2.   Church Records Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

  3. Visit the Church Records section of the FamilySearch Wiki links article.

    FS—Church Records

  4. Learn about British church records in these articles.

    BYU—English Ancestors, Church Records

  5. Get an introduction to English church records in this video.

    BYU—English Church Records: Understanding the Basics—52:58 - 2020   




Denominations
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  1. Nonconformist: Learn about Nonconformists in British church records.

    FS—England Nonconformist Church Records, Part 1—28:02
    FS—England Nonconformist Church Records, Part 1—28:57 - 2016

  2. Learn about Nonconformist church records in the National Archives.

    National Archives: Nonconformists
    National Archives: Nonconformist BMD Records

  3. Catholic: Learn about Catholic church records in England.

    National Archives: Catholics
    FMP—Tracing Catholic Ancestors—51:02 - 2020



  4. Find resources for Catholic research in England.

    Researching Catholic Ancestors

  5. Jewish: Explore Jewish genealogy in the U.K. and Ireland in this guide from the Center for Jewish History site.
  6. Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in the United Kingdom.
  7. Learn about Sephardic research in England.

    The Sephardi Community: Our History

  8. Find records for Jewish people in Britain and its colonies.

    Jewish people and communities in Britain and its former colonies

  9. Methodist: Learn about Methodist research in the U.K.

    Methodist Heritage: Researching Family History

  10. Baptist: Learn about Baptist research in the U.K.

    GG—Baptist Registers and Records


Exercises


BExplore Church of England records and parish registers.

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  1. FamilySearch: Get an introduction to Church of England records.

    FS—Church of England Church Records—4 pgs.
    FMP—Understanding parish records—39:56 - 2016   



Parish Registers and Records
  1. Get an introduction to parish records.

    AAC—Researching Parish Records—3:52
    Parish Registers

  2. Learn about the background and history of parish registers.

    Dorset History Centre - Guide to Sources

  3. Baptism: Learn about baptism records in parish registers.

    Baptism Records in Parish Registers

  4. Marriage: Learn about marriage records in parish registers.

    Marriage Records in Parish Registers

  5. Burial: Learn about burial records in parish registers.

    Burial Records in Parish Registers

  6. Parish Chests: Learn more about parish chests, where local parish records were often stored.

    FS—The Parish Chest, Part 1—22:05
    FS—The Parish Chest—4 pgs.

  7. Records: Explore indexed parish records at the FreeReg site and learn more about FreeReg in this video.

    BYU—Burial Records in Parish Registers—32:31

  Parish Records Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

Exercises


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CExplore England cemetery information.


  1. FamilySearch: Learn about England cemetery records.

    FS—England Records from the Grave—4 pgs. - 2015
    FS—Wiki: England Cemeteries

  2.   Cemetery Records Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

  3. Inscriptions: Learn about memorial inscriptions and gravestones.

    Memorial Inscriptions and Gravestones

  4. Cremations: Learn about using cremation records in your research.

    Cremation Records and Tracing Your Family History - 2021

  5. Find A Grave: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
  6. BillionGraves: Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
Exercises


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