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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Essex => England => Essex Resources & Offers => Topic started by: findem on Tuesday 05 May 09 01:01 BST (UK)
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The Essex Records Office have simplified the system of accessing the on-line Essex Parish Registers.
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp
On the screen that appears there are three headings entitled, Everything, Accessions & Images.
Click on the word Images.
Then on the next screen, in the box entitled Search Criteria, type in the name of the PRs, eg chelmsford parish register.
If you want to see a list of the PRs that are on-line, simply typing in the words parish register will bring up a list of all the PRs currently on-line plus a few other things such as Electoral Roles.
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Lots of new images on Seax. All parish registers prior 1700 are available to view online, some go a bit beyond 1700.
Selina
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Thanks!
Already proving useful.
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Fantastic, thank you so much! ;D
I had tried this site before, did not quite get it ???
Your instructions are brilliant, just found 4th g. grandfather's baptism. The first of my ancestors outside the Midlands, I thought I was off on a wild goose chase in Essex based on 1851 census info only as he did not survive to the 1861.
What a wonderful site, being able to see originals ... wow! Back now to look for more. :D
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I am in the USA and would like to view the Horndon registers on line. Is it possible-if so how do I do it? I tried to view the SEAX Essex online PRs and got nowhere. Thanks for any info. cripper
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Hi cripper,
I'm not sure why you couldn't access Horndon PRs, perhaps there was a glitch in the system, I've just been into SEAX and accessed Horndon PRs with no problems. I simply followed my own instructions (shown at the beginning of this thread), typed in horndon parish register and up they came, so try again and see what happens.
Occasionally when there are large numbers of people trying to access the online PRs a notice will appear with something to the effect of "unable to access the records", in that case I wait and try again in say half an hour, that usually works.
Currently the Horndon PRs start at 1557 for baptisms and go to 1763, for marriages to 1754 and for burials to 1764, the Essex records Office have now commenced putting on the later years PRs.
Regards
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Thank you - it worked very well for me today! cripper
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This is a fantastic resource! Let's hope that other counties provide something similar soon.
A slightly easier way to search for the parish you want:
Go to http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/displayParishContents.asp.
Choose the first letter of the parish you want, then select the parish and the name of the church.
A list of record types and dates will appear. If it says 'Digital Image' in the 'Format' column, you can view the images online.
Click on 'view' to start looking!
It seems that parishes beginning with A have the most coverage at the moment. Here's a rough list of parishes and dates.
Aberton, St Andrew
Baptisms 1560-1971
Burials 1564-2002
Marriages 1564-1689, 1711-1950
Abbess Roding, St Edmund
Baptisms 1560-2005
Burials 1567-2005
Marriages 1567-1753, 1756-1990
Aldersbrook, St Gabriel
Baptisms 1903-1962
Marriages 1914-1961
Aldham, St Margaret and St Catherine
Baptisms 1559-1879
Burials 1564-1944
Marriages 1558-1984
Alphamstone, St Barnabus
Baptisms 1705-1939
Burials 1705-1812
Marriages 1705-1755, 1814-1836
Alresford, St Peter
Baptisms 1742-1997
Burials 1742-1992
Marriages 1743-1971
Althrorne, St Andrew
Baptisms 1813-1980
Burials 1813-1951
Marriages 1800-1981
Ardleigh, St Mary the Virgin
Baptisms 1555-1967
Burials 1555-1643, 1661-2001
Marriages 1555-1642, 1662-1717, 1723-1963
Arkesden, St Mary the Virgin
Baptisms 1690-1875
Burials 1690-1915
Marriages 1690-1985
Ashdon, All Saints
Baptisms 1553-1553, 1558-1980
Burials 1553-1553, 1557-1609, 1646-1646, 1652-1670, 1675-1675, 1696-1980
Marriages 1557-1598, 1610-1669, 1696-1958
Asheldham, St Lawrence
Baptisms 1813-1966
Burials 1813-1965
Marriages 1755-1964
Ashen, St Augustine of Canterbury
Baptisms 1560-1906
Burials 1558-1812
Marriages 1558-1951
Ashingdon, St Andrew
Baptisms 1566-1947
Burials 1564-1962
Marriages 1568-1753, 1761-1835, 1838-1971
Aveley, St Michael
Baptisms 1563-1622, 1718-1971
Burials 1571-1646, 1718-1939
Marriages 1720-1956
Aylthorpe Roding, St Mary
Baptisms 1559-1644, 1666-1965
Burials 1560-1642, 1666-1992
Marriages 1560-1642, 1666-1751, 1755-1906
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Claire's method is simpler and quicker but one step was omitted ;D
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/displayParishContents.asp.
On the SEAX page click on Essex Ancestors which is located on the right hand side.
Then choose the first letter of the parish
Pick the Parish from a given list.
Finally click on the church and off you go.
Regards.