Parish Records

Welcome to ParishRecord.com - this site is design to help you understand Parish Records and how they can be used to help you with your research into your family history. Below you can read a short introduction, and you can view other information by clicking the links above.

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Introduction to Parish Records

As we have seen, both Civil Registration and Census Returns run out when you get back to c.1840, and rarely provide information relevant before 1800. At this stage you need to turn to Parish Records - these date back to 1538 when Cromwell, at the Court of Henry VIII, ordered that every wedding, baptism and burial should be recorded.

Finding more information on Parish Records

To find more information, you can follow the links at the top of this page which can take you to information, find you available records, show you how to view Parish Records, and more.