England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1913

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains an index to and images of baptismal, marriage, and burial records from the area of Westminster in Middlesex for the years 1538-1912. This collection was done in cooperation with findmypast, and a full version of the index can be found at findmypast.

Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are central to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

To learn more about parish registers, please see the England Parish Registers page.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Christening/Baptism Name of the child Date and place of christening May include name of parents

Marriage Names of the bride and groom Date and place of marriage

Burial Name of the deceased Date and place of burial May include age and estimated birth year

Collection Content

Sample of indexed images

John Smith	England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers
Name	John Smith
Event Type	Baptism
Event Date	1786
Event Place	St James, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England
Name	John Smith
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	1791
Event Place	St Martin In The Fields, Middlesex, England
Spouse's Name	Sarah Williams
Name	John Smith
Event Type	Burial
Event Date	1848
Event Place	St Martin In The Fields, Middlesex, England
Age	45
Birth Year (Estimated)	1803

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers Digital Folder Number List.