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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 11 Send Message	Tracy	Report	19 Jul 2010 22:52
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 11 Send Message	So i understand that we search parish records to discover births etc but can we get copies of anything as facts like the certificates? Or is it just what you read and copy down/ Thanks
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	19 Jul 2010 22:59
	There are no actual certificates for births, marriages and deaths pre 1837. Civil registration started in 1837 - this is a useful site to read: http://www.thosedixons.net/certificates/births.html Prior to 1837, we search for baptisms, marriages and burial records. Parish records can be found in the Mormons' site, on CDs published by family history societies, in the free site http://freereg.rootsweb.com/index.htm (transcribed by volunteers); also, some have been put on the internet and can be found by searching. And they can be searched at records offices.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 54,131 Send Message	Ann	Report	19 Jul 2010 23:07
	Tracy, There are some Parish Records available online, depends what districts you are searching. There is also the local record office for that district as well..............where you can get copies of Baptisms, marriages and burials pre 1837 (church records) Annx