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Births, Deaths & Marriages
Pre 1600
Before the 1600s, there were no central records of baptisms kept by Churches.
1600 - 1 Jul 1837
In the 1500-1600s, many churches began to keep Parish Registers (PRs)
of baptism, marriage and burial.
For this era, the PRs are the best sources for significant events.
Names were spelt phonetically, and often written in Latin in the earlier Registers.
Bishop's Transcripts (BTs) of these Registers are equally as important as a research tool,
but may have included some transcription errors from the original PRs.
These Church of England PRs may now be kept locally at the Church, or at the local county record office.
You can search the listing of records at
A2A and
FamilySearch Library Catalogue
using the Parish name as the search tool.
Most registers from non-conformist churches including Baptists, Presbyterians and Methodists, were
collected after 1837, to be held at the
National Archives,
however, some churches refused and insisted on keeping them.
Many of the non-conformist baptism records have been indexed by the LDS on the IGI
which can be searched by surname online at
FamilySearch.
Marriages 1660 - 1812 at Hault Hucknall from Phillimore Parish Registers were transcribed by the Rev F Brodhurst, Vicar of Heath & Hault Hucknall. They contain BRAILSFORD names.
There is an Index to other pages of Phillimore Marriages available online.
After 1 Jul 1837
Civil registration was introduced for birth, marriage or death from 1 Jul 1837.
Indices covering each quarter may be consulted at various locations, in order to identify an entry of an individual.
A unique GRO reference for any event specifies the year, quarter, district, volume and page of an entry.
Many GRO references can be accessed on the Brailsford Family Forum for
Births and
Marriages.
Deaths is a work in progress.
When you have identified in which quarter a particular event took place, you will probably wish to view the original image on the Free BMD site or
on Ancestry.com. If you can't work out how, send me an email & I'll help if I can.
Certainly check to the index yourself for accuracy if it is a member of your own family or you wish to order a certificate.
Certificates can be applied for from the
General Register Office (GRO).
Locations of Documents
DRO:
Derbyshire Records Office in Matlock (also MRO) offers a Record searching service including parish & nonconformist registers, wills, poor law records etc. Full document item reference numbers are required for ordering of documents, otherwise a search fee is charged.
DRS:
Derbyshire Records Society publishes edited texts, monographs and pamphlets relating to the history of Derbyshire
LRO:
Lichfield Records Office & Library address found here, but not much of a website. Check the PRO website for what is available at the LRO.
MRO:
Matlock Records Office (refer DRO)
PRO:
Public Record Office
Census
1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901 censuses free search of index, but charged download of details.
1881 census free online at familysearch.
I now have details of most BRAILSFORDs from the 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 censuses. I'll put them online when I have time, but for now, feel free to email the BML for a lookup.
Places
Belper Research Website
Clay Cross Research Website - Neil Wilson
North East Derbyshire Research Website - Jayne
South Derbyshire Genealogy Pages - Brett Payne
Wirksworth Website - John Palmer
Miscellaneous
Genealogical Sites
A2A: Access to Archives is a catalogue of many English records in the UK archives. Searchable by surname, you may find catalogue entries for land deals, quarter sessions, apprenticeship indentures or personal papers.
CWGC: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows online access to basic personal and service details of those who served and died in the First or Second World Wars. You may also locate the grave or place of commemoration.
DFHS: Derbyshire Family History Society
Family Records provides information on Births, Marriages & Deaths, Census, Migration etc. and aims to help you find records & sources.
Historical Directories is a searchable digital library of local and trade directories for England from 1750-1919.
IGI: International Genealogy Index
IGI Batch Numbers by location
LDS: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) Homepage
The National Archives presents searchable history from Domesday to the present.
Regnal Calendar allows you to calculate the calendar year if you have a date & Regnal year (eg 2 Oct 29 Eliz : 2 Oct 1587). Very easy to understand.
Rootsweb: genealogical website for beginners and advanced!
Streetmap.co.uk provides you with a search facility to locate English Towns or Streets.
Worldconnect: family groups submitted by genealogists. Last count there were 1910 BRAILSFORD names. Certainly not to be taken as fact, but may be useful for hints to give your own research a boost.
BRAILSFORD Genealogical Webpages
The Brailsford Pages maintained by Pete Wright, this is an excellent source for medieval BRAILSFORD data
F & S MARRIOTT website, researching Joseph Charles BRAILSFORD (1907), Charles BRAILSFORD (1873), Joseph Charles BRAILSFORD (1843), Anthony BRELSFORD (1814), William BRELSFORD (1791), Thomas BRELSFORD
Thomas and Langley Family Tree Pages, by Lyn LANGFORD, researching Minnie Beatrice BRAILSFORD (1896-1927), Thomas BRAILSFORD (1859-), James BRAILSFORD (1836-aft 1901), William BRAILSFORD (1806-1895), Thomas BRAILSFORD (1784-aft 1817), Joseph BRELSFORTH (abt 1749-aft 1798)
The POULTON Web: Home Page by Frank Poulton, researching Mary BRAILSFORD (1864-), Henry BRAILSFORD (1839-1900), James BRAILSFORD (1800-1873)
Ancestors of William Boston McKinnon Jnr created by Jerry G BRADDOCK Snr, for his friend Billy. It details his ancestors, which include the TROUP & BRAILSFORD families of the Hofwyl Plantation. The page includes some interesting photos & is a wonderful collation of interesting information on this South Carolina -> Georgian family.
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