Falkland Islands Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in the Falkland Islands, go to the Religious Records page. =Online Resources and Websites= =Historical Background= Religion on the Falkland Islands is predominantly Christianity, of which the primary denominations are Church of England, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, and Lutheran. In the 2006 census most islanders identified themselves as Christian (67.2 percent), followed by those who refused to answer or had no religious affiliation (31.5 percent). The remaining 1.3 percent (39 people) were adherents of other faiths.

=Information Recorded in the Records= Different denominations, different time periods, and practices of different record keepers will effect how much information can be found in the records. This outline will show the types of details which might be found (best case scenario);

Baptisms
In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

Marriages
Marriage registers can give:

Burials
Burial registers may give: =How to Find Records=

Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Watch for digitized copies of church records to be added to the collection of the FamilySearch Library. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a Family History Center near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. To find records:
 * a. Click on the [COUNTRY LINK records of Falkland Islands].
 * b. Click on Places within Falkland Islands and a list of towns will appear.
 * c. Click on your town if it appears, or the location which you believe was the parish which served your town or village.
 * d. Click on the "Church records" topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
 * e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. FHL icons.png. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

Writing for Records
You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See the French Letter Writing Guide and Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters. =Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records=

Writing for Records

 * Google Maps search results for Anglican churches in the Falkland Islands

Historical Background
The Anglican Parish of the Falkland Islands is an extra-provincial church in the Anglican Communion. The principal Anglican place of worship in the Falkland Islands is Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.

=Baptist Church Records=

Historical Background
Charles Spurgeon of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London sent materials for the a church to be constructed. The church is currently located in Stanley and is known as the Tabernacle Free Church.

= Catholic Church Records =

Writing to a Local Parish
To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a local parish, consult: St Mary's Church 12 Ross Road Stanley, FK FIQQ 1ZZ Falkland Islands
 * The Catholic Directory: Falkland Islands

Historical Background
There are over 230 Roman Catholics in the Falkland Islands, approximately 10% of the total population. There are no dioceses in the islands, instead they form an apostolic prefecture which was erected in January 1952. St Mary's Catholic Church in Ross Road in Stanley is the sole Catholic Church on the Falkland Islands. Outside of Stanley, the Eucharist is celebrated at RAF Mount Pleasant.

=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Records=

Online Records
Information is available to current members only for deceased members and immediate family members who are still living. Sign in to FamilySearch and then select Family Tree in the drop-down menu.

Historical Background
=Greek Orthodox Church Records=

Writing for Records

 * [ Google Maps search results for Orthodox churches in the Falkland Islands]

Historical Background
Smaller numbers are of Greek Orthodox are also to be found, with the latter being due to Greek fishermen passing through.

=Jehovah's Witnesses Church Records=

Writing for Records

 * [ Google Maps search results for Jehovah's Witnesses churches in the Falkland Islands]

Historical Background
=Presbyterian Church Records=

Writing for Records

 * [ Google Maps search results for Presbyterian churches in the Falkland Islands]

Historical Background
Before the Disruption of 1843 the dominant religion was Church of Scotland. This was thereafter the Free Church of Scotland as most islanders sided with this more austere view on religion. From 1900 this, as with most Free Church of Scotland congregations, became the United free Church of Scotland, on the island just called the United Free Church. From 1871 to 1883 their minister was Rev Anthony Yeoman (1821-1889). The United Free Church in the Falkland Islands has five congregations with 120 active members. The Tabernacle, one of the five congregations is in Stanley and it was established in 1899.

=Seventh-day Adventist Church Records=

Writing for Records

 * [ Google Maps search results for Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Falkland Islands]

Historical Background
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