The Essex Record Office blog has announced the completion
of the availability for subscription of Parish Registers online – held at Essex
Record Office. (See http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/essex-ancestors-update-complete/)
Essex Record Office users may already be familiar with
our Essex Ancestors service, which allows subscribers to view digital images of
Essex parish registers and wills.
These are two of the most important and useful resources
for family historians. Parish registers contain baptisms, marriages and burials
for each parish in Essex, while wills can give you fascinating information
about your ancestor's lives.
Launched in November 2011, the service initially included
all of our pre-1837 registers, and post-1837 registers for parishes
beginning with letters A-F, along with about 20,000 of our 70,000 wills.
After much hard work from our digitisers, archivists and
software developers, we have now completed the process of uploading the
post-1837 registers for parishes from G-W. This amounts to some 227,000
images!
You can use the Essex Ancestors service free in the ERO
Searchroom, or from home as a subscriber. Find out how to subscribe on the Essex
Ancestors home page, where you can also access the user guide and FAQs.
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