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Exploring Parish Registers - Arnold Library
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Published 25th August 2022
This Nottinghamshire Day, we are delighted to announce that Nottinghamshire Parish Registers are now available to view online at Ancestry.co.uk!
After 2 years of work, over 2 million of Nottingham city and Nottinghamshire's Anglican baptism, marriage, and burial Parish Registers are now available to view.
The originals are preserved in Nottinghamshire Archives and thanks to our partnership with Ancestry and the Church of England, the original registers were conserved, digitised, and indexed.
Approximately 75% of the complete registers have been added to the tune of 2 million images. These digital records will be a goldmine for family historians, making ancestors even easier to find and you can print, download or email high-quality colour images of the entries. The remaining 25% of images are scheduled for release in the late Spring of 2023. A list of what is available can be found here.
Nottinghamshire Parish Registers Online
This list shows which parishes and dates are available online
· Entries in Black = available online at Ancestry.co.uk
(free subscription at Nottinghamshire Archives and Inspire libraries)
· Entries in Red = not yet available online
PLEASE NOTE – DATA PROTECTION CLOSURE PERIODS APPLY
· Baptisms – records restricted for 100 years
· Marriages – records restricted for 85 years
· Burials – records restricted for 26 years
Any entry within the restricted period will not be available online.
Library members can access Ancestry.co.uk for FREE on Nottinghamshire Archives and Inspire Library PCs, all of which have recently been upgraded? Book your PC in your local library today.
Find out more and discover fascinating documents that you can browse from the last 400 years.