Rutland Church Records

England Rutland  Church Records



Online Records
Large collections of Rutland parish registers are available online in:


 * Boyd's Marriage Index at FindMyPast (£). Coverage.
 * International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. 127,412 baptisms, 43,601 marriages, 138,871 burials. Coverage. Mainly bishop's transcripts.

Parish Registers
Most Rutland parish registers and bishop's transcripts are held at the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office. Parish registers have not been microfilmed, but many bishop's transcripts are on microfilm through the Family History Library.

Indexes
Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Family History Society have published transcripts of most Rutland parish registers on CD:


 * Volume 1 - Ayston, Brooke, Cottesmore, Edith Weston, Egleton, Empingham, Hambleton, Little Casterton, Lyndon, Manton, Morcott, Normanton, Pilton, Preston, Ridlington, Ryhall, Teigh, Whissendine, Whitwell, and Wing parishes.


 * Volume 2 - Ashwell, Barrowden, Braunston, Exton, Great Casterton, Ketton, Langham, Oakham, South Luffenham, Tickencote, and Tinwell parishes.


 * Volume 3 - Belton, Bisbrook, Burley, Caldecott, Clipsham, Essendine, Glaston, Greetham, Lyddington, Market Overton, North Luffenham, Pickworth, Seaton, Stoke Dry, Streeton, Thistleton, Tixover, Uppingham, and Wardley parishes.


 * Volume 4 - Ashwell, Ayston, Barrowden, Belton, Bisbrook, Braunston, Brooke, Burley, Caldicott, Clipsham, Cottesmore, Edith Weston, Egleton, Empingham, Essendine, Exton, Glaston, Great Casterton, Greetham, Hambleton, Ketton, Langham, Little Casterton, Lyddington, Lyndon, Manton, Market Overton, Morcott, Normanton, North Luffenham, Oakham, Pickworth, Pilton, Preston, Ridlington, Ryhall, Seaton, South Luffenham, Stoke Dry, Stretton, Teigh, Thislteton, Tickencote, Tinwell, Tixover, Uppingham, Wardley, Whissendine, Whitwell, and Wing (1813-1840) parishes.

Marriages
The place to start Rutland marriage searches is:

Ian Buxton and Audrey Margaret Buxton published Rutland Marriage Index (beg. 1538) on CD:.

Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Family History Society published Rutland Marriage Index, 1754-1837:.

Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Family History Society have published lists of Rutland residents who married in other counties, i.e. 'strays:'.

46% of Rutland's parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.

Burials

 * National Burial Index, 3rd ed. Includes 19,000 Rutland burials: . Rutland entries are not included in the online edition on FindMyPast.

Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Family History Society have published two volumes of Rutland burials:


 * Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Burial Index.
 * Leicestershire &amp; Rutland Burial Index Volume 2, 1813-1891.

Parish Registers Held by Incumbents
The following parish registers are still kept at their respective churches and have not been deposited at an archive:


 * Ashwell -- 1813 to the present
 * Ayston -- 1813 to the present
 * Belton -- 1813 to the present
 * Bisbrooke -- 1813 to the present
 * Brooke -- 1813 to the present
 * Burley -- 1813 to the present
 * Clipsham -- baptisms and burials 1790 to the present; marriages 1754 to the present
 * Edith Weston -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Egleton -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Essendine -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Glaston -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Great Casterton -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Greetham -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Little Casterton -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Lyndon -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Manton -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Market Overton
 * Pickworth -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Pilton -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Preston -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Ridlington -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Stoke Dry -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Streeton -- 1813 to the present
 * Teigh -- banns 1824 to the present
 * Thisleton -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Tickencote -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Tinwell -- burials 1813 to the present
 * Tixover -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Wardley -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Whitwell -- baptisms and burials 1813 to the present
 * Wing -- burials 1813 to the present

Marriage Licences
Rutland residents typically went to Peterborough or Leicester to acquire marriage licences. Peterborough marriage licences are held at the Northamptonshire Record Office and Leicester marriage licences are held at the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office.

Peterborough marriage licences have not been published. A card index is available at the Northamptonshire Record Office.

Early Archdeaconry of Leicester marriage licences (1570-1729) have been published and available online. A card index at the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office covering 1731-1891 has been microfilmed:.

Ecclesiastical Court
Ecclesiastical court records from the Archdeaconry of Leicester have been microfilmed for the years 1526 through 1825. There is no index. These records deal chiefly with fornication, adultery, slander, marriage (within degrees) and divorce. They identify the individuals concerned as well as their places (parish) of residence:.

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