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FREE ONLINE BIRTH INDEXES AND RECORDS FOR THE BRITISH ISLES
This page is a partial listing of free online resources for finding birth records for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Some of the webpages are government or library sites, while others are sponsored by religious or genealogy groups. Some sites, such as the Mormon (LDS) Family History resources and a few government sites, allow their visitors to view and download certificates for free. But, in most cases, you will need to order copies of birth certificates from the county or national government records office.
Many genealogy societies as well as governments and other organizations and groups are in the process of digitizing vital records, and their online databases are incomplete. That is because, rather than wait until all records have been indexed, they put the records indexed thus far online. So if you do not find what you want to find at a particular site, do check back periodically to see if the records you are interested in have been added to the database.
Most of these sites also allow you to search for marriages and deaths as well, but this page will only discuss birth indices, birth certificates, and baptismal records.
If you do not find what you need at the free sites listed below, check out our discussions about other general birth records resources on our main Birth Records Page. You may want to also search the Rootsweb Mailing Lists Archiver to see if anyone has transcribed newspaper birth announcements for the area you are interested in.
For a more complete, up to date list of birth and baptismal databases for countries in the British Isles at FamilySearch, see the menu at FamilySearch site. If the FamilySearch menus do not work for you, or you encounter problems using their updated site, please read about the FamilySearch sites on our Birth Records home page for more information about the FamilySearch sites and how to deal with problems using them.
On the home page of https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/, UKBMD has a dropdown box with over 100 counties listed in England, Ireland, and Wales. If you click on the county of interest, you will be taken to a more inclusive list of both free and pay sites containing genealogical information for that particular county. For free Local Registrar index sites, see their listing of Local BMD websites.
You may also wish to surf through the more comprehensive list of both free and paid birth and baptismal record sites on Cyndi's List. If you feel overwhelmed trying to skim long webpages trying to find what you are looking for, and do not know how to have your browser search for keywords on a page for you, then read this page about how to really easily find a word or phrase on a page with the help of your browser's "find" option.
We have removed the direct links to FamilySearch Pilot and Search Labs search pages for the British Isles which were previously listed below, because all those search pages have been removed by FamilySearch. If you are unhappy with the new search, the best we can recommend is to write to them, or post a complaint. For more details, see the section on our European births page about the FamilySearch sites.
If you find, or know of, any free birth index or birth records webpages not listed below, or find any errors or broken links, please email that information to me so we can make this page a more useful resource for everyone.
And check out the other types of truly free genealogy resources there are which you can access from home, by reading our resources page.
Orders of records from genealogy and vital records services in the British Isles usually cost significantly more money than the government as they charge additional processing fees. So, if you need official copies of birth records, be sure to order them direct from either the National GRO or from the local records offices.
CHANNEL ISLANDS ENGLAND IRELAND ISLE OF MAN SCOTLAND WALES
BRITISH ISLES
UKBMD has the following page listing website links for at least 32 counties in England and Wales that have free online transcriptions of the original local register office birth indexes, ranging from 1837 up until the past decade. These local indexes are more accurate and complete than the General Records Office (GRO) indexes, but will not give you the GRO reference numbers needed to order online from the GRO.
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/index.php?form_action=local
GENUKI has a wealth of transcriptions of births and baptisms for all over the British Isles. You can either drill down by area or use their search engine to find records of interest. We suggest putting the type of event, such as baptisms, plus a surname of interest into their search box, or using the form on the following page to search, not only GENUKI, but also many other sites including all major Family History Society and County Surname Interest List sites.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/search/
FreeREG is an ongoing project that includes transcriptions of baptism records from England and Wales.
https://www.freereg.org.uk
FamilySearch has a collection for the United Kingdom called "Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933. Indexed births include name, vessel and date. Over 10,000 births "at sea" from 1854 through 1891 have been indexed. But the images associated with this collection are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1967749 (requires Javascript)
ENGLAND
Be sure to read the paragraph above about UKBMD to obtain links for many excellent and clearly marked free online Birth indexes for England. UKBMD has done a fantastic job of keeping track of the new registrar and other primary British sites. We see no need to duplicate their work here. Instead, we are focusing on adding to this page links to free websites and databases which may be hard for you to find the links to, on your own.
FreeBMD: You can search for birth record listings from 1837 onwards into at least the 1920's and 1930's for England for free at the FreeBMD site. These listings were created by volunteer transcribers, and care is taken to double check the entries. Results include the National GRO (General Records Office) references needed to order certificates from the GRO.
http://freebmd.org.uk
FreeREG is another free resource for the United Kingdom. They provide free searches of baptism marriage, and burial records, that have been transcribed from parish registers and non-conformist registers. Make sure Javascript is turned on for the site.
https://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl
OPC: You can also search for parish baptismal record information which has been transcribed by volunteers for what are called Online Parish Clerk projects. The counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Sussex, Warwickshire, and Wiltshire each have their own OPC website, and you can find links to them and more information about the OPC projects at the following two sites:
http://www.onlineparishclerks.org.uk
archive.org's copy of "Online Parish Clerks OPC" by Kimberly Powell
The OldenTimes.com has selected birth notices from England for 1858-1897. It may be faster to browse through the 11 birth pages, but you can also try this FreeFind Site Search for births in England.
http://theoldentimes.com/births.html
Gloucestershire - Forest-of-Dean.net has baptismal record transcriptions for Parish Churches and Non-conformist Chapels within the Forest of Dean from the 1500s thru the 1900s. Some Parish Church records from the bordering Monmouthshire county in Wales and British counties Herefordshire and Worcestershire are also included in the database. Free registration is required in order to be able to search the records.
About the Transcribed Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/resources/parish-records
Search the Forest of Dean Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/parish-records-search (must register before you can search)
List of Available Transcribed Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/transcript-summary
LDS FamilySearch Databases for England
The LDS FamilySearch site also has transcriptions, indexes and images of church and baptismal records from England. For the most up to date list of all such databases for England at FamilySearch, click here for the FamilySearch menu for Europe if the databases listed below do not yield the records you need.
England and Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1920. Index to births in England and Wales. If you do not find the ancestor you are looking for in this index, then be sure to also search FreeBMD, in which we have found some records that we could not locate in this particular FamilySearch collection. There are not associated images online for this collection, official copies of birth certificates must be ordered from the National GRO, using the information found in the index, or from the local records offices.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338 (requires Javascript)
FamilySearch has indexed England births and christenings from selected localities for about 1538-1975. Includes many births at sea. The time period varies by locality, and more recent records may not be displayed due to privacy laws. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473014 (requires javascript)
FamilySearch has another index of about 67,000 births and baptisms in Great Britain from a few selected localities, ranging about 1571-1977. The time period varies by locality, and more recent records may not be displayed due to privacy laws. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1770884 (requires javascript)
Non-conformist records (i.e., from non-Anglican religious institutions) from England and Wales have been indexed at the LDS site. This database is an index of records held at the National Archives in London (RG4, RG5, RG6, RG7, and RG8) ranging around 1567-1837. For more information about this database, see this FamilySearch Wiki Page.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 (requires javascript)
Bristol: FamilySearch has indexed Parish Registers from Bristol, England, 1538-1900. Includes christenings with names of parents. WARNING! Many of the Bristol records in this database were assigned to the wrong parish, see the discussion of this in the archives of the Bristol-and-District mailing list, look for Problems with Bristol Parish Registers in the subject. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1718965 (Javascript required)
Cheshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-2000. Includes christening records. Index only, images are not online. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614792 (requires javascript)
Cheshire, England - Church of England Bishop's Transcripts 1598-1900. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1469935
FamilySearch has various Cheshire Noncomformist Church records (i.e., for non-Anglican religious institutions), including births and baptisms, for 1671 to 1900. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1610550 (requires javascript)
Cheshire: FamilySearch has indexed births from Cheshire Workhouse Records for about 1848-1967. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1646487 (Javascript required)
Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010. Browse over 200,000 images of Church of England Parish Registers including baptisms from many, many towns in Cornwall, as well as St Giles on the Heath and Werrington in Devonshire . Precise years of coverage vary by parish, and earlier baptisms are in combined books of baptisms, marriages and burials. The title of the database does not reflect range of dates for baptisms, which are only available through 1910.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1769414 (requires Javascript)
England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910. Indexed for searching, images not online. We found christenings up to 1907. To find a christening, you must search by life event of Birth, and specify Derbyshire as location.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1911752 (requires Javascript)
England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1910. Index includes extracts of baptisms from Church of England Parish Registers.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1910806 (requires Javascript)
Diocese of Durham, Church of England - browsable images of Bishops' Transcripts for about 1700 to 1900 - includes baptisms in Durham and Northumberland counties, and in some parts of York and Cumberland counties. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1309819 (requires javascript)
FamilySearch has indexed Essex, Church of England Parish Registers from approximately 1538-1900, including baptisms. For more information about this database, you may also wish to view it's FamilySearch Wiki Page. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1465709 (Javascript required)
England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911. Includes baptisms in both Kent and Surrey. This collection is not available to the general public from home. However, it is available to visitors at Family History Centers, and possibly from home to members of supporting organizations.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1952887 (requires Javascript)
England, Kent, Bishop's Transcripts, 1560-1911. Browse images including bishops yearly summary transcripts of baptisms in the County of Kent. However, the images in the collection can only be viewed on computers at Family History Centers by visitors, and from home by members of supporting organizations.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949386 (requires Javascript)
England, Kent, Quarter Sessions and Court Files, 1600-1883. Includes bastardy returns, but only for the years 1845 to 1848. This is a limited access collection, only available to the public at Family History Centers, and from home to LDS Church members. Read the known issues page for this collection to learn more.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949804 (requires Javascript)
Browsable images of Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire Parish Registers from 1603-1992, including baptisms. More recent records may not be displayed due to privacy restrictions. You will need to sign in to view images and search results. If you get "Image not available", it may be due to these privacy restrictions. You might want to read the Lancashire discussion at Rootschat about this issue.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1788853 (Javascript required)
Norfolk, England - Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812. Includes baptisms. Browse images, not indexed. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1824688 (Javascript required)
Norfolk - Church of England Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941. Includes baptisms. Need to browse images by year and drill down to desired parish within given year. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1823613 (Javascript required)
Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901, including baptisms. Assorted denominations, including Baptist, Methodist, Wesleyan, possibly others. Browse images, not indexed. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1824696 (Javascript required)
Norfolk, England - Church of England Parish Registers about 1530 through 1900 - browse images - includes baptisms - for more information about the collection, read the FamilySearch Wiki Page about it. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1416598 (requires javascript)
Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900. Includes some birth and bastardy registers and records. Browsable images, not yet indexed. You will need to sign in to view images and search results.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1824706 (Javascript required)
Northumberland: FamilySearch has Miscellaneous Records from Northumberland. Includes browsable images of Church Parish Registers for 1717 to 1987, but is a limited access collection. This databases has restricted access, due to either contractual agreements or privacy laws, and is not open to the general public except under specific conditions. Read it's wiki page at the second link below for more information.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1918635
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England,_Northumberland,_Miscellaneous_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)
England, Plymouth and West Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index includes name, year of baptism and location. The images associated with this collection can only be viewed online on computers at Family History Centers by visitors, and from home by members of supporting organizations.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804330 (requires Javascript)
England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910. Searchable index includes christenings. Earlier records list fathers but not mothers, later records include both parents but do not list mother's maiden names. Images will not be appearing online because of terms of the current licensing agreement.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection /1465706 (requires Javascript)
Warwickshire - Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1900. This database was temporarily removed from FamilySearch. They say it should be reappearing on their main site, once contract negotiations have been completed. But if it is still missing, be sure to let them know, as they prioritize issues based on the number of complaints. To see collection updates or if link is broken, see the menu for Europe at Family Search.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1462403
England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Searchable index of baptisms in Westminster, with very limited information. A more complete index is only available at FindMyPast. Collection also includes browsable images which may be accessed at Family History Centers and by signed in members of supporting organizations.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2072795 (requires Javascript)
IRELAND
Irish Baptisms - initial search must be by surname alone, the results screens enable you to narrow your search by century, diocese and type of event (i.e, select from 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s baptisms, marriages, burials)
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie
The OldenTimes.com has a few birth notices from Ireland for 1860, 1873 and 1917. They are currently listed on pages 1, 3, 7, and 8, as of December 22, 2009. You can view those pages, or you may want to try this FreeFind Site Search for births in Ireland.
http://theoldentimes.com/births.html
The Irish Family History Foundation's birth and baptism record searches require free registration. Free results listings include full name, year of event, and county. If you wish more details, payment is required. Formerly at http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/index.php, the page is now at:
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?type=birth&new=1
Kilmacow Parish County Kilkenny, Ireland Birth Records Index for 1858 to 1880 - transcription includes day of birth and names of both parents - note that any search box at the top of the page is an unrelated Ancestry.com advertizement, the search box for the County Kilkenny Genealogy site is at the bottom of the page.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/records/kilmindx.htm
Ireland Genealogy Project has numerous user contributed birth certificate transcriptions as well as births and baptisms from church records and parish registers 1700s and 1800s. You can browse records or use the FreeFind search box at the top of any IGPArchives page on the site to either search the entire site, or to search entries from a specific county using the dropdown menu.
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/index.htm
The LDS FamilySearch site has searchable Civil Registration Indexes from Ireland with births ranging 1845-1958. These are indexes of the quarterly birth returns. You can order copies of the indexes from the LDS photocopy service.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347 (requires javascript)
FamilySearch has indexed selected baptisms in Ireland between 1620 and 1881. The images are not online, but the index is based on Images may not yet be available online. Click here about ordering copies of film images if you need them before they go online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963 (requires javascript)
SCOTLAND
FamilySearch has indexed Births and Baptisms in Scotland 1564-1950. There are 9,431,034 records but the most recent ones may not be available due to privacy restrictions. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 (requires Javascript)
The "Scotland Borders" website had many birth and baptismal extracts of official records, especially from the 1800's, and had it's own search engine. Although the website disappeared when Geocities shut down, you can still access the site through the Internet Archive. The catch is that none of the links on the pages there will work. If you want to view any other pages from the old site, you will need to paste their particular web addresses into the "Wayback Machine" search box at the Internet Archive. If you find where the site has moved, please email me.
Cache of http://www.geocities.com/scotborder/index.html
The Scotland Births Deaths Marriages Exchange lists user submitted information from civil and parish registrations. Its excellent database includes fairly complete details about births in Scotland in the 1700s and 1800s.
http://www.sctbdm.com/index.php
This next website includes transcriptions of limited information from LDS family history library films of births in Forfar (Angus) in 1857 and in Renfrew in 1866 and 1867.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~connochie/bdm/bdmindex.html
Birch Hill and Murray River - transcriptions of selected Church of Scotland Baptismal Records - 1800's
http://www.islandregister.com/acc3095.html (if unable to open, try accessing from a different ISP or computer - the site is there)
The OldenTimes.com has selected birth notices from Scotland for 1858-1888. They are spread out over several pages (i.e., pages 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 as of December 22, 2009). You can view those pages, or you may want to try this FreeFind Site Search for births in Scotland.
http://theoldentimes.com/births.html
WALES
Be sure to read the UKBMD section above to obtain links for more excellent and clearly marked free online Birth indexes for Wales. UKBMD has done such a great job of keeping track of the new registrar sites that we see no need to duplicate their work here. Instead, we are focusing on adding to this page links to free websites and databases which otherwise might be more difficult for you to find on your own.
England and Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1920. Collection may not be complete at this point, so be sure to check alternqative sources if you do not find a birth you are searching for. There also are no images online for this collection, official copies of birth certificates must be ordered from the GRO, using the information found in the index.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2285338 (requires Javascript)
Many Welsh birth record listings for 1837 onwards into the 1920's and 1930's are available for free at the FreeBMD site. These listings were created by volunteer transcribers, and care is taken to double check the entries. Results include the National GRO (General Records Office) references needed to order certificates from the GRO.
https://freebmd.org.uk
Also be sure to read the section above about GENUKI, to see if they have transcriptions of Births or Baptisms in Wales for your family. The site is not easy to navigate, but we have provided links above that should ease your search there.
And do not forget FreeREG, which is another great free resource for Wales. Their free searches include transcriptions of baptism records, that have been transcribed from parish registers and non-conformist registers. Make sure Javascript is turned on for the site.
https://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl
FamilySearch has indexed selected Births and Baptisms in Wales from about 1541-1907. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1783957 (requires javascript)
The LDS site has indexed Non-conformist records from Wales, from records held at the National Archives in London for England and Wales (RG4, RG5, RG6, RG7, and RG8) ranging 1567-1837. For more information about this database, see this FamilySearch Wiki Page.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1666142 (requires javascript)
Internet Archive has "The Registers of the Parish of Llansannan 1667-1812, Conwy, Wales", in the historic county of Denbighshire, for free:
http://www.archive.org/details/registersparish00elligoog
Transcriptions of historical Welsh birth announcements from the "Western Mail and South Wales News" and the "Cambrian", appear on Rootsweb's Glamorgan and Monmouthshire mailing lists. You can either subscribe to one of these, or search their mailing list archives for Glamorgan here or for Monmouthshire here.
Monmouthshire - Forest-of-Dean.net has baptismal record transcriptions for Parish Churches and Non-conformist Chapels within the Forest of Dean from the 1500s thru the 1900s, but includes selected records from Monmouthshire. Free registration is required in order to be able to search the records.
About the Transcribed Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/resources/parish-records
Search the Forest of Dean Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/parish-records-search (must register before you can search)
List of Available Transcribed Parish Records
https://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/transcript-summary
Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900. This index includes baptisms and was created by the Glamorgan Family History Society. Images are not included, but may be available on LDS film or from the Society. See the known issues page for more details about image access.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1952632 (requires Javascript)
Parish Register Indexes from FamilySearch with FindMyPast
The following dozen collections of Parish Register indices from Wales were created as a cooperative effort between FamilySearch and FindMyPast. We have included them on this page because there is significant information available for free in these collections at FamilySearch, but if you want more complete information, you will, unfortunately need to pay some sort of access fees at FindMyPast if you are unable to go view the original records yourself in Wales.
Wales, Anglesey, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index contains baptisms from parishes in Anglesey. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2072798 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Brecknockshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index includes baptisms from parishes in Brecknockshire. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075043 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Caernarvonshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. This is an index of parish registers from Caernarvonshire and includes baptisms. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075045 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Cardiganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Searchable index of parish registers from Cardiganshire, including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075046 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Collection is an index of parish registers from Carmarthenshire and includes baptisms. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1403176 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Denbighshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Denbighshire. Includes full date of and place of baptism, as well as birth date when available. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1419318 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Flintshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Flintshire. Includes full date and place of baptism, as well as birth date when available. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1426674 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075047 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Merionethshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Merionethshire including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism and, when available, also year of birth. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075049 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Monmouthshire including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism, and also full birthdate when available. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075051 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Montgomeryshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Searchable index of parish registers including baptisms. Most of the images associated with this collection, along with a more complete index, are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast. However, some of the records do also seem to be available on LDS films and could possibly be available by ordering the associated film or a free scan from the LDS photocopy service.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075048 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Pembrokeshire including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism, and also full date of birth when available. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1419323 (requires Javascript)
Wales, Radnorshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912. Index of parish registers from Radnorshire including baptisms. Includes full date and place of baptism and, when available, also year of birth. But the images associated with this collection and more complete index are only available by paid subscription or for a fee at FindMyPast.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2075050 (requires Javascript)
INDEPENDENT ISLANDS
The Channel Islands and Isle of Man have their own independent governments and birth registrations but are very closely linked to Great Britain as Crown Dependencies. For information about their governance and histories, see the following article.
https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-channel-islands-1662480
CHANNEL ISLANDS
FamilySearch has transcriptions of birth and baptismal records in the Channel Islands from 1820-1907. This database does not have images.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1584983 (requires javascript)
ISLE OF MAN
FamilySearch has extracts of births and baptisms in the Isle of Man from 1821-1911. Images may not yet be available online.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1708663 (requires javascript)
Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950. This is a set of over 400,000 selected parish register extracts, including baptisms with names of parents. Years of coverage vary with each parish. Collection includes browsable images, and entries from the IGI.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1784428 (requires Javascript)
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