Course Enrollment: EN-202 English: Non-Anglican Church Records

Optional Print Course Material: English: Non-Anglican Church Records

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This course complements the English: Parish Registers course which is about the Established Church from 1538 onwards when, apart from the brief reign of Mary Tudor (1553-1558), it had broken away from the Roman Catholic domination and moved towards Protestantism. This course deals with the other Judaeo-Christian denominations in England, excluding the Anglican Church. I use the word Non-Anglican as a general term for all of these. The term Nonconformist strictly refers only to Protestants, and it is used with that meaning in this text. Most genealogists will have need to examine the records of Nonconformists, Catholics, Jews, or other faiths at some time in their searches. Extensive material is waiting to be used in archives, libraries, and genealogy websites.

 Acknowledgements

The author is grateful to fellow researchers Peter Norfolk and Pam Ruschke for allowing the use of examples from their families.