Search the Protestants Church Registers
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by Surname, Spouse or Mother
| Important: The search fields are joined by an OR, so a search will return all records containing any of the criteria entered. | ||||||
| Enter all or any part of the names of interest. The Surname
field refers to the groom in a Marriage record or the subject individual in
the case of a Baptism or Burial record. Married women were sometimes
recorded under their married name. If the results is too large, search for
an Exact Match in the Alternative search page.
| Spouse and Mother fields are in the format Surname, Given
Name. Mother's surname was sometimes omitted and sometimes was shown as her
married name.
| Searches for names containing an apostrophe fail. Search
for Neil to get O'Neil, or O'Neill, along with McNeil etc....
| Consider spelling variations-they occur frequently in these
records | |
Check the Surname list for alternatives
Search
by Surname, Spouse, Mother, Witnesses or Minister
| Enter the Surname exactly as spelled, with neither spaces nor punctuation.
| For the Spouse and Mother fields the test is "Begins with...."
Use a comma to end a surname.
| In the Witness and Minster fields the test is the field
"Contains...."
| Consider spelling variations; there are many in these files. | |