Church registers
Churches have kept registers of baptisms (or births), marriages, burials (or deaths) and other events (such as people moving from one parish to another) for centuries. On this site you can search registers kept by the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic church and other churches. Background to church registers How to search church registers Understanding the contents of church registers Church register images
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Churches have kept registers of baptisms (or births), marriages, burials (or deaths) and other events (such as people moving from one parish to another) for centuries. On this site you can search registers kept by the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic church and other churches.

Background to church registers

How to search church registers

Understanding the contents of church registers

Church register images

Which parishes and congregations have registers in the index

Background to church registers

Most churches keep registers of baptisms, marriages and burials and some keep registers of other events relating to people. On the Scotlandspeople site you can search the registers of the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and some other Presbyterian churches.

Old Parish Registers (Church of Scotland)

The Old Parish Registers (OPRs) comprise the records of births and baptisms, banns and marriages and deaths and burials kept by individual parishes of the Established Church (Church of Scotland) before the introduction of civil registration in 1855.

The parish minister or the session clerk usually assumed responsibility for maintaining the registers, but since there was no standard format employed, record keeping varied enormously from parish to parish and also from year to year. As a result, the information may be sparse, unreliable and difficult to read. The oldest register dates from 1553 (baptisms and banns from Errol, Perthshire), but although there was a requirement from 1552 that parishes record baptisms and marriages, many did not commence until much later, and some more remote areas only have registers from the early 19th century. Some registers have been lost or destroyed and the condition of the surviving 3500 is variable. The National Records of Scotland holds the surviving original registers.

Registration in the Church of Scotland's registers was costly and unpopular, so many people did not bother to register events at all. Although details of some non-conformists can be found in Established Church registers, many members of other religious denominations chose to have events registered in their own churches. In addition, rapid urbanisation during the 19th century contributed to the diminishing influence of the Church and a decrease in registration in these areas. It was estimated at the time that as few as 30% of events actually occurring were being recorded for some urban parishes.

Civil registration started in 1855. However in a small number of districts the local registrar was not in place at the very beginning and therefore there are a small number of events that are recorded in Old Parish Registers but are not featured in our statutory records.

Roman Catholic parish registers

Roman Catholic parish registers comprise records of

births and baptisms

marriages

confirmations

deaths and burials

communicants

sick calls

status animarum

converts

first confessions

seat rents

The records cover all Scottish parishes in existence by 1855 – before the introduction of civil registration; the records of Glasgow's Catholic cemetery; and the records of the RC Bishopric of the Forces, which records all sacramental events for British service men and women serving in the armed forces worldwide.

Under the provisions of Church Law, all faithful are to have sacramental information recorded in the registers of the parish. Record format and content varied over time, with the responsibility for the information gathered being placed with the parish priest - since there was no standard format prescribed, record keeping varied enormously from parish to parish and also from year to year.

As a result, the information may be sparse, unreliable and difficult to read. Approximately 700 registers have survived, the earliest dating from 1703, but most records only begin in the 30 years following the relaxation of legislation against Catholics in the 1790s up to the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829 when it was permitted to be a member of a Catholic church.

Bear in mind that the Church of Scotland parishes did not cover the same areas as Roman Catholic parishes and the parishes of other churches.

For further information about the content of these records see the National Records of Scotland's guide on Catholic parish registers.

Other church registers

As well as the Church of Scotland, other Presbyterian churches in Scotland kept registers of baptisms, marriages and burials from 1716 onwards. These other church registers are in the course of being added to the ScotlandsPeople site. The churches concerned were Presbyterian churches that were originally outside the Church of Scotland (or left the Church of Scotland) but joined (or re-joined) the Church of Scotland at various points. These churches were as follows:

The Reformed Presbyterian Church

The Original Secession (or First Secession) Church

The Associate Synods (Burghers and Antiburghers, and the Auld Licht Burghers, New Licht Burghers, Auld Licht Antiburghers and New Licht Antiburghers)

The Relief Church

The United Secession Church

The United Presbyterian Church

The Free Church

Bear in mind that the other churches did not have the same parish structure as the Church of Scotland.

How to search church registers

The church register search allows you to search for baptisms (or births, marriages (or banns), burials (or deaths) and other events (like confirmations, sick calls and confessions in the Roman Catholic church).

Choose which of the type of register you are searching from these four, then select a church (from Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Church and other churches).

Each church had a different structure of parishes and congregations, so it is not possible to search across all three churches for one parish. When you select a church, the drop-down list of counties and parishes/congregations will load on the search page and if you choose another church, it will take a second or two for the list of parishes/congregations for that church to load on the search page.

Once you have carried out a search for one church, you can select another church in the filter on the results page and repeat the search for that church.

As with other records, you might get the best results by doing a wide search first then narrowing down. So, for example, entering a forename and surname and county but not specifying a parish.

Expect inconsistent record keeping, so please make use the search options to vary your search and pick up inconsistent name spelling and cases where the clerk has left a surname or forename blank.

If you are certain an event was recorded in a particular parish but none of the search options work, try leaving the forename or surname field blank and selecting the parish/congregation and the year. That way you should be able to view all the baptisms, marriages, burials or other events for that parish/congregation that year and can sort by forename and surname.

Of all the events recorded in church registers, those of deaths and burials are acknowledged to be the most sparsely kept. Since there was no requirement to record these, a great many parishes simply did not bother and of those that did, many have not survived. Often the only record that a death has taken place will be implied in the payment of a fee to the parish for the hire of the mortcloth or pall which was draped over the coffin or the body itself for the funeral.

Understanding the contents of church registers

Baptisms

Church registers of baptisms may record the date of birth or the date of baptism or both. There is no indication given in the index as to whether the entry is a birth or a baptism, but it is more usual for the index entry to show the baptism date. The amount of information recorded can be variable and most entries contain very little detail. At best: name of the child, date of birth and/or date of baptism, father's name, mother's name and maiden surname, place or parish of residence, occupation of the father and names (and sometimes occupations) of witnesses. Very occasionally the witnesses' relationships to the child may be recorded. At worst: the mother's name is not recorded at all between certain years or that the entry does not record the sex of the child and the name is ambiguous. Roman Catholic baptism registers sometimes include the father's occupation and the name of the priest.

Registers of Neglected Entries compiled for each parish by the Registrar-General after statutory registration began in 1855, contain a small number of birth entries proved to have occurred between 1801 and 1854, but not entered into the parish registers. These are indexed in a similar format to other Old Parish Register entries.

Whilst some registers record all of the information above, others record minimal details such as the names of the child and parents and a baptismal date. The information also varies from parish to parish and indeed over time within each parish. There was no standard format for registers, and they can consist of small notebooks, larger unformatted ledgers or pre-printed registers.

Please note, the birth/baptismal indexes include burial records of children who were not baptised. These were included in the original indexes by the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS). In the case of a stillborn child or one who has not lived long, there is usually no name given at all, for example "a male child", although there may be reference to a parent, for example "a child of David Murray". Occasionally other information is included, for example "a child of John Murray in Hilton, unbaptized"

You can use the information that you find on an birth or baptism entry to further your search in several ways:

The parents' names (if both are recorded) will help pinpoint a marriage.

Record any information on witnesses and their family connection (if any), since these can be invaluable in determining the correct line.

Use the location of the birth or baptism to track the family through the earlier census records.

Bear in mind that it was quite common for families, in an era of high infant mortality, to name a subsequent child after a dead sibling, so check that you have the correct child's entry.

Banns and marriages

The proclamation of banns was the notice of contract of marriage, read out in the church before the marriage took place. Couples or their 'cautioners' (sponsors) were often required to pay a 'caution' (pronounced 'kay-shun') or security to prove the seriousness of their intentions. Forthcoming marriages were supposed to be proclaimed on three successive Sundays, however, in practice, all three proclamations could be made on the same day on payment of a fee. If the bride and groom lived in different parishes, the impending marriage was proclaimed in both parishes, although not necessarily on the same days, therefore the dates in each register may be different. You may also find that one register may show the proclamation date and the other the date of the marriage itself.

Do not expect too much from banns and marriages records. The amount of information recorded can be variable and most entries contain very little detail. At best you might find: date(s) of the proclamation of intended marriage and/or date of marriage, names of bride and groom and their parish of residence, sometimes the occupation of the groom and occasionally the name of the bride's father. At worst you should find the following: the names of the bride and groom recorded along with the fee paid in caution.

Registers of Neglected Entries compiled for each parish by the Registrar-General after statutory registration began in 1855, contain a small number of marriage entries proved to have occurred between 1801 and 1854, but not entered into the parish registers. These are indexed in a similar format to other OPR entries.

Bear in mind that 'irregular' marriages, by exchange of promises before witnesses, by betrothal and consummation, or by cohabitation and repute, were forms of marriage recognised by Scots Law, yet may have taken place without any official record of the event.

You can use the information from a banns or marriage entry to further your search in several ways:

the names of bride and groom, parish and name of bride's father (if recorded) can help narrow down the search for their births/baptisms.

the location of the marriage might help you to find the family in the earlier census records.

Burials and deaths

Parish registers of death and burial were very inconsistently kept.

Surviving registers may record the date of death or the date of burial or date of payment for hire of the mortcloth, but only one of these will appear in the index. There is no indication given in the index as to whether the entry alludes to a death or a burial or the mortcloth payment.

Some people were not buried in the parish in which they were living. In the Old Statistical Account for Aberdeen, the writer lamented the fact that the figures presented for burials in Old Machar were not accurate because "many who die in this parish are buried in other parishes, but a far greater number are brought from other parishes and buried here. This is owing partly to their forefathers having lived, died and been buried in this parish; and partly to the burial lairs being much cheaper here". (Volume 19 Pages 176/7)

Some people did not use the parish mortcloth for burial. Prosperous and important families may have had their own family mortcloth, some trades paid into charitable funds with their own mortcloth. In parishes where mortcloth dues are the only evidence of burial, such cases might have gone unrecorded. Sometimes there was no charge for use of the parish mortcloth, particularly if the family were poor.

Do not expect too much from parish registers of death and burial. The amount of information recorded can be variable and most entries contain very little detail. More often than not you will find only the name of the person who has died, with a date, and sometimes even just the surname. Such paucity of information can make it extremely difficult to pinpoint the correct person. In the case of a mortcloth hire, there is usually a record of the payment made. Some parishes had several mortcloths for hire, of varying quality, including a childs one and the fee will vary accordingly. Sometimes you will find extra information. Besides the name of the person who has died, the date of death and/or date of burial, you may find the name of a relative (for example spouse, father), the place or parish of residence, and sometimes the occupation of the person/father/spouse. A few registers will give cause of death and some age at death. There may be more detail recorded on the death/burial of important and well-to-do members of the parish.

Deaths/burials of married women can be referred to in various ways:

by their married name, which is unusual in Scottish records outside the census

by their maiden name, for example "Mary Murray, wife of Thos Low, Alyth"

merely as Mrs with no first name given for example "Mrs Easton", or as Mrs using the husband's name for example "Mrs William Hackney"

simply as someone's wife for example "James Murray's wife"

as a widow with no first name given for example "Widow Graham", or "Relict of Samuel Thom, surgeon in Canongate" or with extra information for example "Isabel Reid, widow of the late James Wilkie, Alyth"

In the case of a stillborn child or one who has not lived long, there is usually no name given at all, for example "a male child", although there may be reference to a parent, for example "a child of David Murray". Occasionally other information is included, for example "a child of John Murray in Hilton, unbaptized"

Other events

The Roman Catholic registers contain records other than baptisms, marriages and burials. On the ScotlandsPeople site these are collectively referred to as registers of other events. An explanation of these and the event codes that apply to them appear below.

Communicants and Converts (event code U & I)

List of parishioners under the care of a local priest were often compiled during the course of a year so that the priest would know who was Catholic. Communicant lists often simply list the name of the individual in a parish and a particular date. Often names can be found grouped together in families and can be a useful (but basic) census substitute.

Confessions (event code E)

A small number of registers of confessions have survived. These do not include details of the confessions themselves, but record that an individual went to confession before receiving Holy Communion. They generally record the name of the individual, a parish and a date.

Confirmation (event code I)

The sacrament of confirmation is generally performed when an individual is a child. In some periods, confirmation may have taken place as young as seven years old, in others as old as 12 years old. Confirmation records provide the name of the child, a confirmation (saints name) taken by the child, and occasionally further family details. These are useful for estimating the age of a child in lieu of any surviving baptismal records. Converts – event code V In some cases, converts were recorded in baptismal records; but a number of convert registers have survived. With the majority of converts generally being in adulthood, there is limited information regarding parentage and families.

Seat Rents (event code R)

A number of churches in the nineteenth century reserved pews for parishioners in return for payment of a fee. These are very useful in confirming the residence of ancestors in a particular parish and also in identifying where your ancestors sat in the chapel.

Sick calls (event code S)

Two registers of sick calls survive. These record the visitations of a priest to a sick person. It could provide an indication of a death following on from the visit (although the parishioner might well have recovered!).

Status Animarum (event code A)

This type of record is a 'state of the souls' – an enumeration of all Catholics within a particular area at a particular time. These records should have been diligently and regularly kept, but their survival is somewhat irregular. In a basic record you should find the name of an individual and a place; other records are more detailed with addresses given, family groups shown, and in a small number of cases ages and places of birth. These are valuable census substitutes.

Abbreviations and unusual words and phrases

Some Roman Catholic registers are in Latin. Translating the information given is not very difficult, and you might find a Latin dictionary or glossary will be useful.

The way registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and other events were recorded can be very idiosyncratic, especially regarding abbreviations used by individual clerks. It is not possible to explain all the content of registers conclusively, but you can find some help with abbreviations and unusual words and phrases in our glossary.

Church register images

Old Parish Register images are black and white images derived from microfilm and stored in a JPEG format. Roman Catholic register images and other church registers images are stored in a colour jpeg format and are mostly derived from the original records.

Which parishes and congregations have registers in the index

Church of Scotland parishes

You can see a list of old parish registers on the National Records of Scotland site. Bear in mind that the Church of Scotland parishes did not cover the same areas as Roman Catholic parishes and the parishes of other churches.

Roman Catholic parishes and congregations

Registers for the following Roman Catholic parishes and congregations are indexed on the ScotlandsPeople site:

MP/1 Airdrie, St Margaret's 1842-1977

MP/2 Carluke, St Athanasius' 1849-1936

MP/3 Coatbridge, St Patrick's 1847-1952

MP/4 Hamilton, St Mary's 1841-1906

MP/5 Rutherglen, St Columbkille's 1848-1945

MP/6 Greenock, St Mary's 1808-1946

MP/7 Houston, St Fillan's 1868-1944

MP/8 Paisley, St Mirin's 1808-1934

MP/9 Port Glasgow, St John's 1846-1939

MP/10 Aberdeen, St Mary's with St Peter's 1782-1957

MP/11 Ballater, St Nathalan 1769-2002

MP/12 Ballogie, St Michael's 1833-1876

MP/13 Beauly, St Mary's 1851-1885

MP/14 Blairs, St Mary's with Scalan 1789-1953

MP/15 Braemar, St Andrew's 1608-1992

MP/16 Buckie, St Peter's 1786-1994

MP/17 Chapeltown, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 1813-2006

MP/18 Dornie, St Duthac 1844-1966

MP/19 Dufftown, Our Lady of the Assumption 1861-1929

MP/20 Elgin, St Sylvester's 1840-1918

MP/21 Eskadale, St Mary's 1793-1958

MP/22 Fetternear, Our Lady of the Garioch and St. John the Evangelist 1850-1920

MP/23 Fochabers, St Mary's 1787-1970

MP/24 Fort Augustus, St Peter and St Benedict 1842-1894

MP/25 Huntly, St Margaret's 1741-1913

MP/26 Inverness, St Mary's 1832-1916

MP/27 Keith, St Thomas' 1836-1897

MP/29 Peterhead, St Mary's 1847-1941

MP/30 Portsoy, The Annunciation 1805-1933

MP/31 Preshome, St Gregory's 1787-2005

MP/32 Glenmoriston and Stratherrick, The Immaculate Conception 1854-1966

MP/33 Strichen 1834-1957

MP/34 Tombae, The Incarnation 1812-2007

MP/35 Tomintoul, Our Lady and St Michael's 1783-2007

MP/36 Tynet, St Ninian's 1808-1925

MP/37 Blairgowrie, St Stephen's 1849-1885

MP/38 Crieff, St Fillan's 1852-1943

MP/39 Dundee, St Andrew's 1795-1915

MP/40 Murthly Castle, Chapel 1845-1861

MP/41 Perth, St John the Baptist 1831-1950

MP/42 Banff, Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1845-1918

MP/43 Ardkenneth, St Michael's 1829-1904

MP/44 Arisaig, St Mary's 1837-1996

MP/45 Bornish, St Mary's 1820-1868

MP/46 Drimnin, St Columba's 1846-1886

MP/47 Fort William, The Immaculate Conception 1820-1890

MP/48 Mingarry, Our Lady of the Angels [1769]-1952

MP/49 Rothesay, St Andrew's 1849-1880

MP/50 Craigston, Barra, St Brendan's 1805-1944

MP/51 Ayr, St Margaret's 1822-1857

MP/52 Dalbeattie, St Peter's 1786-1991

MP/53 Dalry, St Palladius' 1848-2006

MP/54 Dumfries, St Andrew's 1815-1972

MP/55 Girvan, The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary 1850-1938

MP/56 Kilmarnock, St Joseph's 1844-1937

MP/57 Kirkconnel, St Conal 1730-1993

MP/58 Munches, Domestic Chapel 1745-1815

MP/59 Newton Stewart, Our Lady and St Ninian 1825-1915

MP/60 Saltcoats, St Mary's 1853-1942

MP/61 Stranraer, St Joseph's 1846-1971

MP/62 Glasgow, St Andrew's 1795-1869

MP/63 Duntocher, St Mary's 1841-1967

MP/64 Glasgow, St Alphonsus' 1847-1884

MP/65 Glasgow, St Joseph's 1850-1920

MP/66 Glasgow, St Mary's 1842-1856

MP/67 Glasgow, St Mungo's 1851-1878

MP/68 Glasgow, St Patrick's 1850-1886

MP/69 Glasgow, Immaculate Conception 1849-1921

MP/70 Glasgow, St Mary Immaculate 1849-1927

MP/71 Dumbarton, St Patrick's 1830-1889

MP/72 Glasgow, St Aloysius' 1854-1995

MP/73 Barrhead, St John's 1841-1961

MP/74 Edinburgh, St Mary's Cathedral 1777-1968

MP/75 Roybridge, St Margaret's 1818-1976

MP/76 Dalkeith, St David's 1854-1913

MP/77 Falkirk, St Francis Xavier's 1843-1858

MP/78 Galashiels, Our Lady and St Andrew 1852-1976

MP/79 Hawick, SS Mary and David 1793-1939

MP/80 Lennoxtown, St Machan's 1831-1925

MP/81 Peebles, St Joseph's 1850-1920

MP/82 Stirling, St Mary's 1829-1962

MP/83 Dunfermline, St Margaret's 1846-1858

MP/84 Kirkcaldy, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 1846-1895

MP/85 Edinburgh, St Mary's Leith 1847-1867

MP/86 Haddington, St Mary's 1853-1881

MP/87 Edinburgh, St Patrick's 1850-1988

MP/88 Ayrshire 1845-1862

MP/89 Edinburgh, St John's Portobello 1844-1872

MP/90 Arbroath, St Thomas' 1840-1956

MP/91 Wick, St Joachim 1857-1874

MP/92 Glasgow, St John's 1846-1885

MP/93 Morar, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 1832-1903

MP/94 Linlithgow, St Michael's 1851-1857

MP/95 Bathgate, The Immaculate Conception 1860-1962

MP/96 Glasgow, St Paul's 1851-1886

MP/97 Bellie 1785-1789 MP/98 New Abbey, St Mary's 1889-2007

MP/99 Kelso, The Immaculate Conception 1855-1928

MP/100 Highvalleyfield, St Serf's 1913-1960

MP/101 Kirkwall, Our Lady and St Joseph's 1860-1961

MP/102 Lochore, St Kenneth's 1902-1991

MP/103 Lochgelly, St Patrick's 1866-1952

MP/104 Hurlford, St Paul's 1883-1988

MP/105 Galston, St Sophia's 1883-1994

MP/106 Annan, St Columba's 1877-2003

MP/107 Aboyne, St Margaret's 1876-1928

MP/107 Aboyne, St Margaret's 1918-1925

MP/108 Dundee, St Mary's [Lochee] 1847-1940

MP/109 Dundee, St Mary, Our Lady of Victories 1854-1867

MP/110 Tranent, St Martin of Tours 1888-1992

MP/111 Oban, St Columba's 1846-1975

MP/112 Coatbridge, St Augustine's 1892-1952

MP/113 Mull and District 1880-1976

MP/114 Glenfinnan, Saints Mary and Finnan 1870-1980

MP/115 Eigg, St Donnan 1843-1982

MP/116 Aberlour, The Sacred Heart 1917-1968

Cemeteries

DE/MV/ Edinburgh, Mount Vernon Cemetery 1895-1958

COD/ Glasgow, Old Dalbeth Cemetery 1851-1958

CSP/ Glasgow, St Peter’s, Dalbeth Cemetery 1863-1958

Bishopric of the Forces

BF/1/1/1 Alexandria, Chaplaincy of English Forces 1899-1910

BF/1/1/2 Cairo, Military Vicariate 1896-1945

BF/1/1/3 Malta, Military Vicariate 1904-1927

BF/1/2 Baptismal Registers

BF/1/2/1 Aldershot, General Registry

BF/1/2/2 Aldershot, Saints Michael and Sebastian 1855-1969

BF/1/2/3 Aldershot, St Patrick's 1863-1971

BF/1/2/4 Catterick, St Joan of Arc 1926-1974

BF/1/2/5 Bordon with Longmoor, Sacred Heart 1905-1988

BF/1/2/6 Shrivenham, St Mary's [or St Patrick's] 1940-2004

BF/1/2/7 Shorncliff, Archangel Michael 1857-1968

BF/1/2/8 Deepcut and Blackdown 1906-1969

BF/1/2/9 Larkhill, St Anthony of Padua 1931-1971

BF/1/2/10 Netley, St Joseph's 1864-1971

BF/1/2/11 Tidworth, Saints Patrick and George 1911-1942

BF/1/2/12 Bulford, Southern Command 1909-1956

BF/1/2/13 Thorney Island [R.A.F.] 1943-1954

BF/1/2/14 Cardington [R.A.F.] 1940-1947

BF/1/2/15 Glamorganshire, St Athan's [R.A.F.] 1941-1950

BF/1/2/16 Henlow, St Michael's [R.A.F.] 1932-1943

BF/1/2/17 Halton [R.A.F.] 1919-1953

BF/1/2/18 Cranwell, St Peter's [R.A.F.] 1919-1940

BF/1/2/19 Portsmouth, St Camille's [R.N.] 1909-1950

BF/1/2/20 Chatham [R.N. Barracks] 1919-1983

BF/1/2/21 Malta 1915-1969

BF/1/2/22 Egypt, Cairo 1904-1955

BF/1/2/23 Calafrana 1925-1961

BF/1/2/24 F.E.A.L.F., Singapore 1947-1955

BF/1/3 Confirmation Registers 1867-2003

BF/1/3/1 Aldershot, St Michael and St Sebastian 1867-1959

BF/1/3/2 Aldershot, St Ludovics 1871-1911

BF/1/3/3 Catterick, Saints Joseph and Joan of Arc 1928-1971

BF/1/3/4 Shorncliffe, The Name of Jesus 1900-1959

BF/1/3/5 Tidworth, Saints Patrick and George 1912-1970

BF/1/3/6 Shrivenham, St Patrick 1953-2003

BF/1/3/7 Bulford, Our Lady of Victories 1960-1966

BF/1/3/8 Bordon, Sacred Heart 1952-1986

BF/1/3/9 High Wycombe, St Theresa 1972-1976

BF/1/3/10 Lossiemouth, Our Lady Star of the Sea 1958-1967

BF/1/3/11 Halton, Saints Mary and Joseph 1953-1965

BF/1/3/12 Northern Command [R.A.F.] 1954-1958 BF/1/3/13 Southern Area [R.A.F.] 1950-1958

BF/1/3/14 Malta 1925-1970

BF/1/3/15 Aden, Khormaksar 1959-1969

BF/1/3/16 Cyprus [R.A.F.] 1957-1969

BF/1/3/17 Germany, R.A.F. Command 1952-1973

BF/1/3/18 Singapore, Changi 1952-1970

BF/1/3/19 F.A.R.E.L.F. [Army] 1954-1975

BF/1/4 Marriage Registers 1836-1995

BF/1/4/1 Aldershot, General Registry 1897-1995

BF/1/4/2 Aldershot, Saints Michael and Sebastian 1836-1987

BF/1/4/3 Aldershot, St Patrick's 1861-1977

BF/1/4/4 Shornecliffe [Army] 1920-1975

BF/1/4/5 Tidworth, Saints George and Patrick 1911-1971

BF/1/4/6 Catterick, St Joan of Arc 1928-1974

BF/1/4/7 Scotland [R.A.F., Army, R.N.] 1942-1956

BF/1/4/8 Bordon, Sacred Heart 1925-1987

BF/1/4/9 Bullford, Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anthony of Padua 1925-1967

BF/1/4/10 Colchester, Christ the King 1960-1973

BF/1/4/11 Deepcut, St Oswald's 1934-1940

BF/1/4/12 Antrim, Lisburn, HQ Northern Ireland District 1954-1972

BF/1/4/13 R.A.F. Southern Area 1951-1961

BF/1/4/14 R.A.F. Stafford 1950-1971

BF/1/4/15 Royal Navy 1951-

BF/1/4/16 Gosport, Royal Naval Hospital Haslar 1968-1991

BF/1/4/17 Yatebury [R.A.F.] 1950-1962

BF/1/4/18 Germany [Army, R.N., R.A.F.] 1947-1972

BF/1/4/19 Austria, Graz 1946-1947

BF/1/4/20 Malta, Royal Navy 1947-1974

BF/1/4/21 Lebanon, North Levant 1943-1947

BF/1/4/22 Palestine [Army] 1947-1970

BF/1/4/23 Iraq, Habbanya 19941-1958

BF/1/4/24 M.E.L.F. [Army] 1924-1955

BF/1/4/25 M.E.A.F. [R.A.F.] 1946-1966

BF/1/4/26 F.A.R.E.L.F. [Army] 1946-1955

BF/1/4/27 F.E.A.F. [R.A.F.] 1944-1971

BF/1/4/28 Changi [R.A.F.] 1948-1970

BF/1/4/29 Mallaca [R.A.F., Army, R.N.] 1964-1969

BF/1/6 Reception Registers 1977-2007

BF/1/6/1 Aldershot, General Registry 1977-2007

BF/1/12 Cemetery

BF/1/12/1 Aldershot, North Camp Military Cemetery 1855-1882

BF/1/12/2 Aldershot, St Michael and St Sebastian 1860-1882

BF/1/12/3 Aldershot, South Camp Military Cemetery 1874-1958

BF/1/12/4 Aldershot, General Registry 1958-1997

BF/1/12/5 Tidworth, Military Cemetery 1920-1971

BF/1/12/6 Bordon, Military Cemetery 1914-1987

BF/1/12/7 Egypt, Moascar Camp 1925-1967

BF/1/12/8 Germany, RAF Command 1952-1969

BF/1/12/9 Far East, Far East Air Forces HQ 1952-1968

BF/1/12/10 Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, Christ the King 1956-1967

BF/1/12/11 Uxbridge, Hillingdon Cemetery 1961-1963

BF/1/12/12 Middle East, Middle East Air Forces, Christ the King, Kasfareet with 1952-1971 Saints Mary and Joseph, Halton

BF/1/12/13 Harrogate, Northern Area 1953-1955

Other church congregations

A list of congregations whose registers are included in the index appears below, with aliases, reference codes in brackets, and the relevant county or city in each case.