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Online parish records - quick general query

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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 16 Sep 2014 16:38

Hello everyone.
Just wondering if anyone knows how extensive online parish records now are, and if it is still worth visiting archives in person?
I know this is a very general query, but as I haven't the faintest idea, any views/info would be most welcome!
Jan :-)

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Sep 2014 17:06

Can't really answer your question myself but googling comes up with this:-

http://www.parishregister.co.uk/online/buckinghamshire-parish-records

It seems "The Genealogist" website is one of the best.

Kath. x

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 16 Sep 2014 17:14

Thank you Kath.
I suppose what I am after - and I suspect nobody on here might know! - is whether there is still a lot left to be transcribed.
Thanks for the link though,
Jan x

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

mgnv

mgnv Report 16 Sep 2014 21:35

It's not possible to say - there's too much variability amongst the LROs abt which of their records are online.
I think Essex, Medway and Durham are the only ones with any quantity on their own sites - Durham's are also on FMP and, to a lesser extent, FS.
It's worth checking out FS, even though not all their online images are indexed.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND

Also useful are: http://www.freereg.org.uk/ and, if you're interested in the historic county of Lancs:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

There is a lot left to be transcribed - in fact nationwide the majority are untranscribed

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 17 Sep 2014 04:13

you could check this site to see if it helps


http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk


or this one


http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/OPC.html

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+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 17 Sep 2014 09:21

Most Archives have on-line catalogues of what they hold.

How about having a look for parishes of interest, then doing an internet search to see if they have been transcribed?
You also have to consider that transcribers have to type what they see. You might be able to spot a family surname which they thought to be something else. :-)

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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 17 Sep 2014 15:17

Google the parish you are looking for and you should get a result of where those are held.

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 17 Sep 2014 17:03

Lincs PR's are on FMP

As you'd expect, a lot of the records were indecipherable, so only a percentage ever gets transcribed

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