A database of existing English Roman Catholic Registers?

[Jill Eaton]

Is there a website which lists the existing RC parish registers and where they are located?

FMY have transcribed and uploaded some - I believe it's the diocese of Westminster (not yet complete) and possibly the Midlands (Birmingham)?

However, there are still large parts of England where the relevant RC records are not searchable online.

Even accepting that the parish priest probably holds them it's still difficult to find out exactly which records the church holds and what dates they cover. It's a little frustrating tracking down the appropriate contact details for the priest and then having to enquire if they actually hold the information before a request for a search can be made. From personal experience queries aren't always acknowledged

A central database would be extremely useful to speed things up a bit.

Amended to read:
"FindMyPast have transcribed"

[sallyyorks]

Good question.
Having English catholic ancestors myself, I would be interested in any resources too.

[nanny jan]

This might give some pointers:

https://www.genguide.co.uk/source/roman-catholic-registers-and-records/30/

[dawnsh]

I don't think such a list exists.

I tried to get onto the Catholic FHS website but it wasn't working, so tried their facebook page which isn't particularly active. A question posted in September hasn't been answered.

There maybe something on their blog?

https://catholicfhs.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/where-are-the-records/

Michael Gandy is the go to person or this type of enquiry

[Jill Eaton]

https://catholicfhs.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/where-are-the-records/

Michael Gandy is the go to person or this type of enquiry

This seems like an excellent place to start. Thanks

[Deirdre784]

FindMyPast has Birmingham diocesan records (images) which include Staffordshire and part of Worcestershire as well as Warwickshire. Have found a lot of my mum’s family on there.

There is also a list on the FindMyPast site of the parishes included in its Birmingham and Westminster collections.

[Blue70]

Liverpool RC records were included in the Liverpool Record Office/Ancestry digitisation project record images are viewable online on Ancestry or free on Ancestry on PC in Liverpool libraries.

Isle of Man RC records were included in the Isle of Man collection on Family Search. Unfortunately the way the records are incorporated does not make it clear what they are.


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[Maiden Stone]

Have you tried Gen UKI? Search by county.

[Maiden Stone]

Hot off the press! The Margaret Higgins Database. Catholic records 1607-1840. Launched Oct. 2017 at Catholic Family History Society seminar. 250th Anniversary of Papists' Returns 1767.