China Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in China, go to the Religious Records page.

Online Resources and Websites
'''Ancestry.com, findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, China, index and images, ($)
 * British India Office Births & Baptisms, index
 * British India Office Marriages, index ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, China, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)
 * British India Office Deaths & Burials, index ($)

Christian Church Records
Record Type: Christening, Marriage and Burial records.

Location: No churches in mainland China are known to have records. If any still exist, their location is unknown. Church records can still be found in churches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.

Accessibility: In most of China these records are difficulty to impossible to find. In Hong Kong and Taiwan they may be available by correspondence. Macau records have mostly been microfilmed and are accessible through the Family History Library.