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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: Rhillip on Sunday 28 November 10 10:23 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Betweem 1700 and 1837 where do you get copies of certifacates or details of the persons married which have taken place in England and Wales?
Regards
Malcolm
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During those dates there were no certificates as such.You are reliant on the entries contained in the Parish Registers.
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Hi
Betweem 1700 and 1837 where do you get copies of certifacates or details of the persons married which have taken place in England and Wales?
Regards
Malcolm
Hi Malcolm,
Most marriage registers will be found in the Records Office for the parish concerned.
Nigel
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Many thanks
How will I find where the parish recrods are being held for each of my queries ? Do I go to the church to find the where abouts of the records?
Malcolm
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Hello Malcolm,
It depends on which parishes you are researching. You will find that Ancestry holds marriage registers for London parishes, along with christening/baptismal records.
For other areas in the UK, there will be local records/archive centres/offices. An internet search in the name of the particular location should take you to any record office website. Contact details and research info will be provided therein.
Regards,
Peter
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Many thanks
How will I find where the parish recrods are being held for each of my queries ? Do I go to the church to find the where abouts of the records?
Malcolm
In most cases they will be at the County / local Records Office for the parish concerned (although some counties have more than one Records Office). For example, you will find a marriage record for 1800 for St Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire at the Wiltshire Records Office located in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Records Offices have their own websites.
You can also search for details of the location of records at the following link:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1
Alternatively, post further details of what you require on this thread.
Some records are available online.
Nigel
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You could always try the IGI at FamilySearch.org.
It is free, but to be approached with care. :-\
Kooky
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Hi,
Several counties have OPC sites (online parish clerk); these have a variety of records such as baptisms, marriages, burials, Wills, maps, militia lists.
They are run by volunteers so check every few months for any recently added information.
Nanny Jan
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If you google the name of the parish and "marriage registers" or "parish registers" you may find there are transcriptions online - its very hit and miss, depending on whether anyone has troubled to transcribe them. Where you want and the time frame you want may or may not have been done.
County records offices generally have the parish registers, though some do remain with the parish (again you can find out by googling).
If you are near an LDS family history centre you can order microfilm of the registers for a small fee in some cases.
Local family history societies may also have done transcriptions and/or offer a research service for a fee.
But marriages pre 1837 dont' have as much information as those that come afterwards. They'll give the names of bride and groom, date of marriage and the witnesses and possibly information that either bride or groom is a minor (ie under 21) but you won't get fathers' names or occupation information.