Do the parish registers start in 1556 (General)
Many thanks for the parish registers of Much Marcle. I have a question. Do the parish registers start in 1556 or are there earlier records yet to be transcribed. I tried to look up the dates of the parish registers at the LDS site, but they don't seem to know anything about the 1500s.
Regards,
Nancy Frey
Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA
Parish registers were started in England in 1538
by admin 
, Forest of Dean, Thursday, August 20, 2009, 06:16 (5649 days ago) @ Sophronia
Parish registers were started in England in 1538. A law was passed ordering the clergy to record baptisms, marriages and burials, and that they should be written down in a book after the service on Sundays, and in the presence of the Churchwardens. Before this date there were no records, except for a few created by monks who recorded the events for prominent families. Many churches, however, did not begin keeping records until a further notice was sent out in 1558, and even then, many did not comply.
In 1597, Queen Elizabeth I decreed at all existing records should be copied into "fair parchment books, at least from the beginning of this reign". There was considerable opposition. Many churches complained that they could not afford parchment books, others began the task, some started with the 1558 records, some omitted large sections as the task was too large, and some did not start at all.
Some of the early 1538 records (re-written in 1597) still exist, but it is not at all unusual for the registers not to have been preserved. Many were lost, and it is quite common to find no preserved records for a parish until a much later date.
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Parish registers were started in England in 1538
Hi Admin,
Many thanks for a review of the history of the parish registers, but that wasn't exactly my question.
Do you or your transcribers have any records earlier than 1556 that you are going to transcribe, or do the extant records of the Parish of Much Marcle, Hereford start in 1556.
I am looking for the baptism of Johan GAMONDD, wife of James YEMM who was baptised c. 1550 (calculated from date of marriage in 1570).
Alternatively, if someone has the earlier records, could they have a look for this baptism as I would love to know who her parents were.
Regards,
Nancy Frey
Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA
John GAMMON 1545 Dymock ?
by slowhands 
, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, August 20, 2009, 07:58 (5648 days ago) @ Sophronia
an idea just across the fields.....
JOHN GAMON
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 10 JUN 1545 Dymock, Gloucester, England
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM GAMON
Mother: ANNIS
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
P016631 1538 - 1875 0091519-521,0824375 Film 0820930 Film
P016631 1538 - 1875 0091519-521,0824375 Film NONE
Sheet: 00
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