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Title: parish registers
Post by: MIKELYNN41 on Tuesday 01 May 12 15:32 BST (UK)

has anyone any idea how to purchase a copy of an entry in a parish register.i would like to do this .would i have to go to a specific church,or do i need to go to the relevant record office?

Title: Re: parish registers
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 01 May 12 15:33 BST (UK)

Ask at the records office.
They may not have access to the register, but it's a good starting point.

Title: Re: parish registers
Post by: MIKELYNN41 on Tuesday 01 May 12 15:38 BST (UK)

many thanks.will do so.

Title: Re: parish registers
Post by: mshrmh on Tuesday 01 May 12 16:02 BST (UK)

GENUKI often has the location for the parish registers (eg the date range deposited at the record office). If you do a search on "GENUKI + placename" it usually gets the relevant page - if the placename is common try adding the county.

Most older parish registers that survive seem to be at the records office, but a few churches have held on to theirs - sometimes the church has a website that will give details.

Title: Re: parish registers
Post by: Guy Etchells on Tuesday 01 May 12 16:05 BST (UK)

If you want microfiche/film of the original registers see my website at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~framland/acts/csf.htm

I have not upadated the page for a while so the prices etc. could be out of date.
Cheers
Guy