Quelleninformationen

Ancestry.com. England, extrahierte Kirchen- und Gerichtsregister, 1399-1795 [Datenbank online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2017.

Ursprüngliche Daten: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.

England, extrahierte Kirchen- und Gerichtsregister, 1399-1795

Bei dieser Datenbank handelt es sich um eine Zusammenstellung der historischen Kirchenregister aus England. Die Aufzeichnungen in dieser Sammlung reichen vom frühen 16. Jahrhundert bis zum späteren 19. Jahrhundert. Die kirchengemeindlichen Aufzeichnungen – hauptsächlich Taufen, Hochzeiten und Beerdigungen – stellen für die Jahrhunderte, in denen es noch keine staatlichen Registrierungssysteme gab, die beste Informationsquelle für Lebensdaten dar. In den Taufurkunden sind in der Regel das Datum der Taufe, der Name des Täuflings und der Name des Vaters angegeben. Die Heiratsurkunden enthalten in der Regel das Datum der Eheschließung und die Namen von Braut und Bräutigam. In den Beerdigungsaufzeichnungen sind in der Regel das Datum der Beerdigung und der Name des Verstorbenen aufgeführt. Gelegentlich enthalten die Beerdigungsaufzeichnungen auch weitere Informationen, wie beispielsweise den Herkunftsort der Person oder ob er/sie verwitwet war.

This database is a collection of historical parish registers from the country of England. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Some non-parish records may be included from as early as the twelfth century. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.

What should I know about this collection to access the data?
Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect depending on location. The spelling is archaic, and is transcribed as it was written. There are many spelling inconsistencies and non-standard grammar. Phonetic spelling is often used. Try using variant spellings if a search yields no results.

The individual files in this database may not include all dates and records for each parish/church. Use caution in assuming that any database is a complete set of records--even for the parishes and time period listed. Due to the legibility of the original sources, there may be gaps in the records, including partial sentences, cut-off words, and other omissions.

Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data. The information in this collection is as correct as it was when Ancestry.com received it, and has merely been reproduced in an electronic format.

What historical background should I know to use this data?
A large number of parish records date from the sixteenth century, when a series of mandates required clergy to compile records of baptisms, marriages, and burials within the parish, and to send an annual copy to the Bishop. Essentially, there are two sets of records: the parish copy and the copy the clergyman sent to the Bishop each year, known as Bishops Transcripts. Many records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the Civil War (1642-1660). Of the surviving records, many have since been transcribed and collected by genealogical societies. The records are a valuable resource for finding vital information of people of the time. The content of the records may vary between the two sets.