England Vital Records

In England, vital records of births, marriages, and deaths fall into two categories. Click on a link to go to the article on that topic.


 * Church records (1500's to the present)
 * Civil records (1837 to the present)

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
Online collections containing these records are located in FamilySearch.org

Wiki articles describing these collections are found at"


 * England and Wales 1851 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * England and Wales 1881 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * England and Wales 1891 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * England Bristol Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops' Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * England Essex Church of England Parish Registers and Bishop' Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * England Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers and Bishops’ Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)

findmypast.com. Good site for finding marriage records in England. This site is a paid site but is free at Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and its branches.