Church records

How to access church records, religious records, and discover religious ancestors

A wedding party in Hellidon, Northamptonshire, c1896-c1920 marriage registers

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Where to find marriage registers in the UK

Highgate Cemetery stone angel death records

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Where to find death records

Kilbirnie Kirk, Ayr, c.1700. Kirk session

Kirk session records: What are they and what can they tell family historians?

1707 Drainie Kirk session records

“Eagerly anticipated” Scottish kirk sessions records added to ScotlandsPeople

An early photograph of a baptism ceremony, c. 1860 baptism records

How to find baptism records

Choir of St Martin's Church, Dorking, Surrey, 19th century.Artist: MJ Starling

The 15 best websites for finding clergy in your family tree

james joyce irish civil registers

Historic Irish birth, marriage and death records now free online

church

Church of England announces plans to map all burial grounds