British Intelligence: Church Records

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Church records date from the 1500s in England, and the 1600s in Scotland and Wales. They’re the best source for English and Welsh birth, marriage and death data before 1837 (when civil registration began), and for Scottish birth and marriage data before 1855 (the church there kept few burial records). Each church parish — which View Website VIP Subscription