SCOTLAND


                     SEARCHING SCOTTISH PARISH REGISTERS

The Presbyterian Church of Scotland registers began in 1558 although
there are very few surviving from the 16th century.These records are
housed in the New Register House, Edinburgh.

CONSULT: "Detailed List of Parochial Registers of Scotland".

The registers have been microfilmed by the Family History Center and can
be viewed there and at Family History Libraries.

A Surname Index of the parish registers has been produced. A copy of the
microfiche index is in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Indexed are
Baptisms and Marriages.

In Toronto the Genealogical Library is at 95 Melbert Street, Etobicoke,
Ont., M9C 4V3. Tel:(416) 621-4607.  You should reserve your type of
reader by telephone. [The library in Etobicoke has the International
Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) on microfiche; English & Irish Civil
Registration Records; and parish and census records can be ordered for
you from Salt Lake City.There are indexes at Etobicoke for
identification of desired microfilms. The library is manned by
volunteers from whom you may get help.


                                 IRELAND

                  Searching Parish Registers in Ireland


Only about one third of the old parish registers survived the 1922
disaster, and these generally had not then been deposited in Dublin.
Catholic registers, which began around 1820 had not been deposited and
also survived. These records may be consulted at the Office of the
Registrar Generaal, Custom House, Dublin. Some registers still exist in
parishes and may be consulted at the specific church with the
Incumbant's permission or assistance.


                             ENGLAND AND WALES

              Searching Parish Registers in England and Wales

A great many parish registers are in the hands of the County Record
Offices and these should be consulted first. Those still in the charge
of the Incumbants may be accessed through him. He is entitled to charge
fees for searching.

CONSULT:

"Original Parish Registers in Record Offices and Libraries (1974)"  AND
subsequent supplements.

"Parish Registers, A Handlist, Part II and";

"Parish Registers, A Handlist, Part III" in the Guildhall Library,
London, England.

"Parish Register Copies, Part One in the Society of Genealogists
Collection.

"Parish RegisterCopies,Part Two other than the Society of Genealogists".

"A List of Parish Registers in Boyd's Marriage Index",  R.W. Massey
(Editor).

"The Local Historian's Encyclopedia" (Location of Non-Conformist
Registers) by John Richardson.

"The Genealogist's Consolidated Guide to the Parish Registers in the
Inner London Area 1538-1837. by Norman A. Graham.

"The Genealogist's Consolidated Guide to The Parish Registers in the
Outer London Area". Norman A.Graham.

"Maps of East, North, West, South London Parishes. 1812-1837". C. Webb.

"National Index of Parish Registers - Vol.I D.Steel.
"National Index of Parish Registers - Vol.II D. Steel.
"National Index of Parish Registers - Vol.III D.Steel.
"National Index of Parish Registers - Vol. V  D.Steel.
"National Index of Parish Registers - Vol.XII D.Steel.


                            BISHOP'S TRANSCRIPTS

In 1598 incumbents were instructed to send copies, annually, of the
entries in their parish registers, within a month after Easter.
Inattention & indifference to this order, and incompetence of incumbents
meant that the Transcripts are sometimes poor alternatives to the parish
registers. Researchers should enquire at the Diocesan Office or the
County Record Office.