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Buckinghamshire Baptisms

• Transcription and conventions used
• Coverage
• Checking
• Grouping
• Abbreviations and codes
• Contact details
• How to buy
• Copyright

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Transcription and conventions used

The transcription consists of 125,774 entries from 38 parishes mainly covering the period from the start of the registers to 1901. Most entries are from the Church of England parish registers but have been supplemented from the Bishop's Transcripts where the original registers are missing or incomplete.

Each record includes:

• Date - day month and year of baptism
• Transcription of the entry
• Child's forenames and surname
• Father's forenames and surname where given
• Mother's forenames and surname where given
• Alternative spelling or alias for Child's name
• Alternative spelling or alias for Father's name
• Alternative spelling or alias for Mother's name
• Parish
• Dedication of Church
• County code

Illegitimate children are listed under both surnames where known.

Note: Whilst the Entry contains the full forenames it is only the first forename has been made available for searching.

The expanded version of the entry with separate columns for each name only appears in table view.

Coverage

The following table lists the number of entries and years covered for each of the Buckinghamshire parishes in the database. Note that there may be gaps in the coverage if some records have not survived. Approximately 200 parishes have deposited records at the Aylesbury and other record offices according to The Phillimore's Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (2003) 3rd edition.

Transcription and Checking

All data has been checked.

Abbreviations and Codes

The following abbreviations and codes have been used.

• ... – Illegible or missing
• () – When used with forename or surname indicates uncertainty
• Jnr – Junior
• Snr – Senior
• BT – Bishop's Transcript

The three letter Chapman County Code 'BKM' has been used to indicate the county of Buckinghamshire.

How to buy

Complete transcriptions(Baptisms, Marriages, Banns & Burials) of the parishes listed above for the period stated are available from Buckinghamshire Family History Society www.bucksfhs.org.uk, email publications@bucksfhs.org.uk or by writing to Bucks FHS Publications, PO Box 403, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7GU

Contact details

Many other parishes have already been transcribed and are undergoing final checking. Searches are available on these records. For more information please contact Buckinghamshire Family History Society web site http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk, email baptisms@bucksfhs.org.uk or write to BucksFHS baptisms, PO Box 403, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7GU

Copyright, Database Right and disclaimer

© Trustees of the Buckinghamshire Family History Society. The Buckinghamshire Family History Society is the maker of this database and the owner of the database rights. First published 2007.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of the transcription users are advised to view the originals of the appropriate registers (or facsimiles thereof, e.g. microfilm) and to form their own interpretation. The Buckinghamshire Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative interpretations of the registers. Please send details to data@bucksfhs.org.uk

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