Transcribed Parish Records

Forest of Dean Records
Baptism, Marriage and Burial records of Parish Churches and Non-conformist Chapels within the Forest of Dean. Also, we have many bordering Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Monmouthshire Parish Church records in the database. View the list of the parishes and chapels.
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Miscellaneous Records
A few Baptism, Marriage and Burial records of Parish Churches and Non-conformist Chapels not within the Forest of Dean or its borders. View the list of the parishes and chapels.
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Progress Overview
Our up-to-date list of transcribed records consists of all the parish records which have been transcribed and what records are currently in progress of being transcribed.

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Disclaimer

As with any transcript, please use this data as a finding aid only, and NOT as a definitive source. Whilst we have made every effort to transcribe from the original records correctly, We make no claim to achieve complete accuracy. Therefore if you find some information of interest, we strongly recommend you check the original source for yourself to verify that the information is correct.

Possible Transcription Errors

If you find an entry that you consider differs from the original parish record or if you believe it has been transcribed incorrectly, please provide us with the details by using the Parish Records Correction Request form which is available by going to the Contact Us link. We will check out your request and amend that record if it is found to have been incorrectly transcribed and will update the details on the Website.

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