Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812

This database is a collection of historical parish records from Shropshire, England. The records in this collection can range in date from 1538-1812. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.

What should I know about this collection to access the data?
Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect depending on location. The spelling is archaic, and is transcribed as it was written. There are many spelling inconsistencies and non-standard grammar. Phonetic spelling is often used. Try using variant spellings if a search yields no results.

The individual files in this database may not include all dates and records for each parish/church. Use caution in assuming that any database is a complete set of records--even for the parishes and time period listed. Due to the legibility of the original sources, there may be gaps in the records, including partial sentences, cut-off words, and other omissions.

Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data. The information in this collection is as correct as it was when Ancestry.com received it, and has merely been reproduced in an electronic format.

What historical background should I know to use this data?
A large number of parish records date from the sixteenth century, when a series of mandates required clergy to compile records of baptisms, marriages, and burials within the parish, and to send an annual copy to the Bishop. Essentially, there are two sets of records: the parish copy and the copy the clergyman sent to the Bishop each year, known as Bishops Transcripts. Many records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the Civil War (1642-1660). Of the surviving records, many have since been transcribed and collected by genealogical societies. The records are a valuable resource for finding vital information of people of the time. The content of the records may vary between the two sets.

Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriage, often called General Registration, began in July of 1837. It provides a national vital records index that simplifies searches and includes people who may not have been associated with a church. The civil records are more readily available than parish records (parish records after 1837 often aren't filmed) and are easier to use. But many births went unrecorded in the early years of civil registration, so parish records are still extremely valuable.

Shropshire: Shipton, Ford, Hughley, Hanwood, Wolstaston, Tasley, Sidbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese

Shropshire: Sibdon Carwood, Hopton Castle, More, Clunbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Lydham, Edgton, Monk Hopton, Chelmarsh, Neenton, Billingsley - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Stanton Lacy, Bitterley - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Greet, Middleton Scriven, Deuxhill & Glazeley, Hubberley, Cardeston, Ratlinghope - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Alberbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Alberbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Chirbury, Church Stretton - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Cleobury Mortimer, Hopton Wafers - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Calverley - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Worthen - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Ludlow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Ludlow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Ludlow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Pontesbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Westbury - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Diddlebury, Munslow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Oldbury, Church Preen, Badger, Burford, Willey, Neen Sollars, Milson - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Neen Savage, Kinlet, Stokesay, Wistanstow - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
Shropshire: Battlefield, Pitchford, Smethcote, Stapleton, Moreton Corbet, Albrighton (near Shrewsbury), Broughton - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Harley, Sheinton, Cressage, Kenley, Cound, Longdon upon Tern, Grinshill - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Albrighton (near Shifnal), Boningale, Donington, White Ladies - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Fitz, Frodesley, Uppington, Tong, Adderley - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Condover - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Astley, Withington, Stirchley, Uffington, Ruyton-in-the-Eleven-Towns, Leebotwood, Longnor - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Wrockwardine, Moreton Say - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Montford, Clive, Sheriffhales, Hordley - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Wem - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Wem, Edstaston, Newtown - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Wroxeter, Hodnet, Weston under Red Castle - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Shrewsbury - St. Mary Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Edgmond, Tibberton, Waters Upton, Great Bolas, Eaton Constantine - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
The Register of Tibberton
Shropshire: Leighton, Atcham - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Buildwas, Berrington - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Shrewsbury - St. Chad Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Shrewsbury - St. Chad Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
Shropshire: Melverley, Selattyn - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Dioces
Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwel - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Whittington, Halston - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Oswestry - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Oswestry - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Oswestry - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Llanymynech, St. Martins - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Oswestry - Parish Registers, St. Asaph Diocese
Shropshire: Battlefield - Parish Register, 1665-1812
Shropshire: Sibdon Carwood - Parish Registers, 1583-1812
Shropshire: Shipton - Parish Registers, 1538-1812
Shropshire: Harley - Parish Registers, 1745-1812
Shropshire: Melverley - Parish Registers, 1723-1812
Shropshire: Smethcote - Parish Registers, 1609-1812
Shropshire: Sheinton - Parish Registers, 1658-1812
Shropshire: Ford - Parish Registers, 1569-1812
Shropshire: Pitchford - Parish Registers, 1558-1812
Shropshire: More - Parish Registers, 1569-1812
Shropshire: Stapleton - Parish Registers, 1546-1812
Shropshire: Clunbury - Parish Register, 1574-1812
Shropshire: Moreton Corbet - Parish Registers, 1580-1812
Shropshire: Hopton Castle - Parish Registers, 1538-1812
Shropshire: Hughley - Parish Registers, 1576-1812
Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers