This page provides some basic background to parish registers - a more comprehensive account fill be found via the Wikipedia page [see link below].
Generally parish records were managed at the level of the local church/religious institution. Copies may have been made and sent onto a central body eg bishop. However pages are hand-written in ink, this may have faded and not all ledgers have survived the centuries.
| Nation(s) | Introduced | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 1537 onwards | for baptisms, marriages, and burials. |
| Scotland | 1533 | for registers of births and baptisms, proclamations of banns and marriages, and deaths and burials |
| Northern Ireland | variable - many are early 19thC onwards | for baptisms, marriages, and burials. |
| Date of last access | Source |
|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2022 | Overview of Parish Registers - Wikipedia |
| 20 Feb 2022 | National Registers of Scotland |
| 20 Feb 2022 | Northern Ireland Public Record Office |
| 23 Sept 2021 | FreeREG - UK & Ireand - parish registers research tool |
| 22 Sept 2021 | UK BDM - online registers [statuatory & parish ] - UK - free |
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