Wiltshire records added to Ancestry

The following transcribed/indexed records collections have been added to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) for the English county of Wiltshire:

• Wiltshire, England, Marriages, 1538-1837
• Wiltshire, England, Quaker Births, 1636-1837
• Wiltshire, England, Quaker Deaths, 1542-1897

The source for all is given on the site as a "private donor". For the marriages database the site states that "the index includes details extracted from parish registers, bishop’s transcripts, marriage bonds, banns, Quaker marriages and other documents".

(With thanks to Bryony Partridge)

Press announcement:

Ancestry.co.uk, the UK’s favourite family history website, has today launched online Wiltshire Church Records, 1538 – 1897 and Wiltshire Quaker Birth & Death records 1542 – 1897, a combined collection of more than half a million historic Anglican and Quaker marriage, birth and death records – offering unique insight into the history of many non-conformists in Wiltshire.

Spanning over 350 years, the records include more than 500,000 marriages from all 327 Wiltshire parishes, as well as more than 3,300 Wiltshire Quaker births and deaths.

Well-known as the home of ancient Neolithic site Stonehenge and for its wool-producing history, the county of Wiltshire was home to many members of the prominent Quaker family the Frys. Included in the collection are birth records for Cornelius and William Storrs Fry - brothers of chocolate dynasty founder Joseph Fry, whose chocolate company Fry, Vaughan & Co was famed for creating the first ever chocolate Easter egg in the UK.

The records are available to search by criteria including name, age and residence and in some cases detail addresses, occupations and parents’ names.

Miriam Silverman, Senior Content Manager at Ancestry.co.uk said “These records are a fantastic resource for anyone interested in finding out more about their ancestors in Wiltshire – non-conformist or otherwise. The collection is also a significant addition to the Wiltshire records we currently have on Ancestry.co.uk, including almost 27,000 Wiltshire Extracted Parish Records.”

Chris

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