England FamilySearch Historical Records

This page lists all the wiki articles describing online FamilySearch record collections from England.

Record Collections by Type
To learn more about any particular type of record available for research in England, select the appropriate link in the sidebar to the right. This leads to a dedicated article describing the history, significance, and general availability of that particular type of record in England.

Record Collections by Location
To discover which types of records are available for any particular location in England, locate the appropriate section in the following list. The section headings also contain hyperlinks to articles describing research strategies for the associated locality.

Most of the localities are historic counties, though some of the larger English cities are also listed.

National Collections
These collections refer to England as a whole, rather than to any specific location.
 * England and Wales Birth Registration Index
 * England and Wales Census, 1841
 * England and Wales Census, 1851
 * England and Wales Census, 1861
 * England and Wales Census, 1871
 * England and Wales Census, 1881
 * England and Wales Census, 1891
 * England and Wales Census, 1901
 * England and Wales Census, 1911
 * England and Wales Marriage Registration Index
 * England and Wales Nonconformist Record Indexes
 * England and Wales Death Registration Index
 * England Births and Christenings
 * England Deaths and Burials
 * England Marriages
 * England Navy Allotment Records
 * Great Britain Deaths and Burials
 * Great Britain Marriages
 * Great Britain Births and Baptisms
 * Great Britain Prisoners of War Records
 * Great Britain War Office Registers
 * United Kingdom Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records
 * United Kingdom Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths
 * United Kingdom Merchant Navy Seamen Records
 * United Kingdom Militia Service Records
 * United Kingdom World War I Service Records
 * United Kingdom World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records

Allertonshire
Despite the name, Allertonshire is not actually an English county; rather, it is a hundred (historical local jurisdiction) in northern Yorkshire. However, due to jurisdictional difficulties, multiple collections list Allertonshire as a part of Durham. Allertonshire is listed here independently to sidestep this confusion.
 * Allertonshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations
 * Allertonshire Peculiar Administration Bonds and Inventories
 * Allertonshire Peculiar Stray Probate Bonds
 * Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds

Bristol

 * Bristol Nonconformist Records
 * Bristol Parish Registers

Cambridgeshire

 * Cambridgeshire Bishop’s Transcripts

Canterbury

 * Canterbury Parish Registers

Cheshire

 * Cheshire Land Tax Assessments
 * Cheshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations
 * Cheshire Nonconformist Records
 * Cheshire Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts
 * Cheshire Probate Records
 * Cheshire Register of Electors
 * Cheshire School Records
 * Cheshire Workhouse Records
 * Cheshire, Diocese of Manchester Parish Registers

Cornwall

 * Cornwall Nonconformist Records
 * Cornwall Parish Registers
 * Cornwall Marriages

Cumberland

 * Cumberland Bishop’s Transcripts
 * Cumberland Miscellaneous Records

Derbyshire

 * Derbyshire Parish Registers

Devon

 * Devon Bishop’s Transcripts
 * Devon Parish Registers
 * Devon Marriages

Dorset

 * Dorset Parish Registers

Durham

 * Durham Bishops’ Transcripts
 * Durham Calendar of Marriage Bonds and Allegations
 * Durham Marriage Bonds and Allegations
 * Durham Probate Inventories
 * Durham Registered Wills
 * Durham Renunciations
 * Durham Probate Bonds
 * Durham Original Wills
 * Durham Probate Commissions, Monitions, and Citations
 * Durham Miscellaneous Records

Essex

 * Essex Parish Registers
 * Essex Bishops’ Transcripts

Hampshire

 * Hampshire Bishop’s Transcripts
 * Hampshire Parish Registers
 * Hampshire Probate Abstracts

Hertfordshire

 * Hertfordshire Parish Registers

Kent

 * Kent Land Tax Assessments
 * Kent Manorial Documents
 * Kent Parish Chest
 * Kent Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts
 * Kent Quarter Sessions and Court Files
 * Kent Register of Electors
 * Kent Wills and Probate
 * Kent Workhouse Records

Lancashire

 * Lancashire Diocese of Manchester Parish Registers
 * Lancashire Oldham Cemetery Records
 * Lancashire Parish Registers

Leicestershire

 * Leicestershire Bishops’ Transcripts
 * Leicestershire Nonconformist Records

London

 * London Electoral Registers

Manchester

 * Manchester Miscellaneous Records

Monmouthshire
Beginning in the thirteenth century, Monmouthshire was alternately considered as part of Wales and of England, until it was definitively assigned to Wales in 1974. As most historical records originate prior to 1974, collections from Monmouthshire may properly be included in this list.
 * Monmouthshire Bishops’ Transcripts
 * Monmouthshire Parish Registers

Norfolk

 * Norfolk Bishops’ Transcripts
 * Norfolk Marriage Bonds
 * Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions
 * Norfolk Poor Law Union Records
 * Norfolk Register of Electors
 * Norfolk Archdeacons’ Transcripts
 * Norfolk Nonconformist Records
 * Norfolk Parish Registers

Northampton

 * Northampton Church Records

Northumberland

 * Northumberland Miscellaneous Records

Staffordshire

 * Staffordshire Church and School Records

Surrey

 * Surrey Parish Registers

Sussex

 * Sussex Parish Registers

Warwickshire

 * Warwickshire Parish Registers

Westminster
Westminster is a borough of the city of London. As there are collections which pertain directly to it rather than to London as a whole, Westminster is independently listed here.

To learn more about general research for Westminster, look at the pages for London and Middlesex.
 * Westminster Parish Registers
 * Westminster Rate Books

Yorkshire

 * Yorkshire Parish Registers
 * Yorkshire Diocese of Manchester Parish Registers