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English: Non-Anglican Church Records
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This course complements the English: Parish Registers which is concerned solely with the Established Church from 1538 onwards when, apart from the brief reign of Mary Tudor (1553-1558), it had broken away from the Roman Catholic domination and moved towards Protestantism.

The course deals with the other Judaeo-Christian denominations in England. I use the word Non-Anglican has a general term for all of these. The term Nonconformist strictly refers only to Protestants, and it is used with that meaning in this text. Most genealogists will have need to examine the records of Nonconformists, Catholics, Jews, or other faiths at some time in their searches. Extensive material is waiting to be used in archives, libraries, and genealogy websites.


Course Content

Module 1

 
Researching English Non-Anglicans

Introduction
 
Clues to Non-Anglican Ancestry
• Protestant Dissenter Ancestry

Clues to Catholic Ancestry
Clues to Jewish Ancestry

Protestant Categories
• Episcopal
• Reformed
• Independent Movements
 
Historical Survey & State Records
• Pre-Reformation (to 1534)
• Reformation to Civil War (1534-1642)
 

Module 2
 
Eras & Acts

Restoration (1660-1730s)
Sacrament Certificates
Methodism Era (1730s-1830s)
Victorian era (1830s-1901)
 

Module 3
 
General Civil Records, Anglican, and Jewish Records
 
Quarter Sessions & Assizes
• Places of Worship

Naturalization & Denization
Maps, Local Histories & Theses
 
Anglican Records
• Baptisms
• Marriages
• Burials
• Monumental Inscriptions
• Parish Chest Records
• Ecclesiastical Court Records
 
Jews
• History and Beliefs
• History in England
• Jewish Names
• Location of Jews in England
• Jewish Records
• Jewish Registers
• Other Jewish Records
• Sources
 

Module 4
 
Catholic Records

Roman Catholics
• History and Beliefs
• Catholic Missions and Parishes
• Catholic Records
• Catholic Registers
• Other Catholic Records
• Other Catholic Parish Records
• Catholics in Early Non-Catholic Records
• Catholic Societies
• Catholic Publications
 
Irvingites
 

Module 5
 
Protestants, Huguenots, Walloons & Flemish, Muggletonians, and Presbyterians & Unitarians Records

Protestant Records
 
• Dr. Williams' Library
• Protestant Nonconformist Registers
• Unique features of Nonconformist Registers
• Other Nonconformist Records
• Other Items in the Register Books
• Immigrant Protestants
 
Huguenots, Walloons & Flemish
• History and Beliefs
• Walloons
• Huguenots
• Flemish
• Huguenot, Walloon & Flemvish Records
• Huguenot, Walloon & Flemish Registers
• Other Records of Huguenots
 
Muggletonians
 
Presbyterians & Unitarians
• History and Beliefs
• Presbyterian & Unitarian Records
• Presbyterian & Unitarian Archives
• Presbyterian & Unitarian Registers
• Other Presbyterian & Unitarian Records
 

Module 6
 
Baptists, and Congregationalists & Independents Records
 
Baptists
• History and Beliefs
• Baptist Records
• Baptist Registers
• Other Baptist Records
• Baptist References
 
Congregationalists & Independents
 
• History and Beliefs
• Congregational/Independent Records
• Congregational & Independent Registers
• Congregational & Independent Baptisms
• Congregational & Independent Burials
• Other Congregational/Independent Records
• Congregational & Independent References
 

Module 7
 
Quakers, Moravians, Inghamites, and Methodists Records
 
Quakers
• History and Beliefs
• Quaker Records
• Quaker Registers
• Other Quaker Records
 
Morovians
• History and Beliefs
• Moravian Records
• Moravian Registers
• Other Moravian Records
 
Inghamites
 
Methodists
• History and Beliefs
• Archives & Records
• Methodist Registers
• Other Methodist Records
 

Module 8
 
Other Denominational Records
 
Swedenborgians or New Jerusalem Church
• History and Beliefs
• Records
 
Bible Christians
• History and Beliefs
 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• History and Beliefs
• Latter-day Saint Records
• Latter-day Saint Branch Records
• Latter-day Saint Emigration Records
• Other Latter-day Saint Records
 
Plymouth Brethern
 
Salvation Army
• History and Beliefs
• Salvation Army Records
• Other Salvation Army Records
 
The Challenge of Dissenter Research
 
Non-Anglicans & The Nation
• The Industrial Revolution
 
 
 

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