Research Planning Aids
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Each Research Planning Aid posted on this website sets out the time periods of births, christenings, marriages and burials for each parish in the County, as indexed in the International Genealogical Index ("IGI"), Boyd's and Pallot's Marriage Indexes, the British Vital Records Index 2nd Edition ("BVRI"), and the National Burial Index ("NBI"). IGI Batch numbers, current as of May 2005, have also been added for your convenience. A listing of Monumental Inscriptions has also been included if those inscriptions exist in a dedicated database and are searchable on the Internet. For instance, monumental inscriptions that are searchable on Family History Online have been included as well as those that may be available from an independent society. But, again, the key focus is only on those records that can be viewed on the Internet. Every effort has been made to make this information as complete, up-to-date and as accurate as possible.
With the ever increasing popularity of the Online Parish Clerk scheme, a link on the parish name in the Research Planning Aid to the applicable online parish clerk has been provided. In some instances, particularly in relation to the Kent Online Parish Clerk scheme a number of parishes, although not yet having a clerk, do have transcriptions of original records. Links have been provided on the parish name to those resources as well. Additionally, in relation to Kent only, a link to the order page for our own East Kent Families Database has been provided beneath the name of a parish that is included in the database. Look for a link that begins with "EKFD" followed by a span of years. One free lookup per month in the East Kent Families Database is provided to each person who requests one.
How to get the most from the Research Planning Aid
Compile a list of parishes that lay within a ten to twenty-mile radius of an ancestor's home parish. Check that list of parishes against the entries in this chart. Mark the parishes on your list which have been indexed in the four resources shown here. Search those indexes first. To compile your list of surrounding parishes you will need either the parish map from Philimore's Atlas and Index of Parishes Registers or you will need to visit this link and download the Parish Locator utility.
In most cases, the IGI and BVRI records were drawn from the Parish Registers of the Church of England parish churches. However, Bishop's or Archdeacon's Transcripts and even typescripts of some registers were used to compile indexed entries. The registers of some non-conformist churches in the County have also been indexed in the IGI. The time periods that have been indexed from those registers are also shown on this chart. The information contained in Boyd's and Pallot's marriages indexes were largely drawn from original parish registers but only for selective time periods. In the case of Pallot's Marriage Index I would refer you to the more extensive description on the Beginner's Records page of this website.
The National Burial Index is produced exclusively by the Federation of Family History Societies. Initially produced on CD-Rom, the National Burial Index is now available via Family History Online, the Federation of Family History Societies' sister website. The dates of coverage reflected in the Research Planning Aid have been drawn from the FHO website. Some individual years, blocks of year or partial years may be missing from the records that were used to prepare the National Burial Index.
The monumental inscriptions listed on the Research Planning Aid are produced by the various Family History Societies throughout England. The inscriptions are also available via Family History Online, the Federation of Family History Societies' sister website. The dates of coverage reflected in the Research Planning Aid have been drawn from the FHO website and reflect the earliest and latest years for which inscriptions were recorded. Some individual years, blocks of year or partial years may be missing from the records that were used to prepare the monumental inscriptions. Also, bear in mind that not all individuals who were buried in a particular place had a monument erected on their gravesite. Furthermore, some monuments may have been badly worn rendering an inscription completely illegible or otherwise unsuited for transcription. There is no indication as whether these inscriptions were taken from monuments inside the church or from the church yard.
How to access each of the resources on this Research Planning Aid
The I.G.I. is produced and maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accordingly, the I.G.I. can be searched for free on microfiche (see also Research Tip), or Cd-Rom at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah or at any Family History Centre throughout the world. The I.G.I. can also be searched for free on the world wide web at the Family Search website.
Boyd's Marriage Index forms part of the "100-Most Used Books" series of the Family History Library at Salt Lake City, Utah and, consequently, is available to search free of charge at most Family History Centres worldwide. Portions of Boyd's is also now being added to English Origins on a pay-for-view basis. There is no difference between the Family History Library and English Origins indexes other than the fact that English Origins does not yet have the full three series posted to their website for all counties.
Pallot's Marriage Index is available on Ancestry.com as part of their paid-for British collection. It is also available at the Society of Genealogists in London, England. Searches of Ancestry.com can be made free of charge at any Family History Centre worldwide that has internet service. The only fee you should be charged by the centre is a nominal fee for printing out any records.
The British Vital Record Index, 2nd edition, is produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many Family History Centres around the world have purchased the CD-Rom set which may be searched free of charge in the centre. It can also be searched, free of charge, at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alternatively, the CD-Rom set may be purchased for private use directly via the Family Search website. On their Home Page click on the "Order/Download Products" link that appears in the blue horizontal bar just below the file tabs.
The National Burial Index is produced by the Federation of Family History Societies and is available as a pay-per-view search on the sister website Family History Online.
The monumental inscriptions are produced by various family history societies throughout England. The inscriptions referred to in this Research Planning Aid are available either as a pay-per-view search on the sister website of the Federation of Family History Societies at Family History Online or on a website of an independent society.
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Date last modified: 11/9/2006 8:51:56 AM
Search both the on-line IGI at www.familysearch.org, as well as the 1998 microfiche edition, which should still be available at all Family History Centers. Approximately 8-million entries are included on the 1998 microfiche edition which will never appear on the CD-Rom or on-line IGI. However, drawn primarily from Church membership records, the on-line IGI now contains upwards of 80-million entries which did not appear on the 1998 microfiche edition.
Parish Locator utility.
Batch Number Table on this website
Beginner's Records on this website
The I.G.I. DeMystified published by Ancestry Solutions
Federation of Family History Societies
Family History Online is the website on which to search the National Burial Index, Monumental Inscriptions and other records published by the members of the Federation of Family History Societies. Registration is free. Searches are free but to view more in-depth search results payment is required. However, this is one of the fairest websites I have ever run across. You might want to read my review of this site.
Family Search
Ancestry.com searches are free. But, to view results one must have an appropriate subscription
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