England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers, 1533-1991
This collection contains over 2.8 million parish registers from the ancient county of Leicestershire, located in the English East Midlands. The records found in this collection span over 400 years and include: Banns, 1637-1931; Baptisms, 1533-1916; Burials, 1533-1991; and Marriages, 1533-1931. While the vast majority of the records include images of the original parish registers, there are transcripts that do not include images. The images captured by FamilySearch.org were provided by the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. The indexes were provided by findmypast.com.
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England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains parish registers from the county of Leicestershire, located in the English East Midlands. The records found in this collection span over 400 years and include: Banns, 1637-1931; Baptisms, 1533-1916; Burials, 1533-1991; and Marriages, 1533-1931. While the vast majority of the records include images of the original parish registers, there are transcripts that do not include images. The images were provided by the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. The indexes were provided by findmypast.com.
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:
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Christening
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Marriage
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Burial
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK
"England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers, 1533-1991." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 6 January 2026. Records extracted by findmypast. Images digitized by FamilySearch. Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
