Welcome to the Parish Clerk Index (PCI). The index is intended to be used as a “finding aid” for records, anecdotes and other references to Parish Clerks, Sextons and Churchwardens (before about 1907 when the role of parish clerk changed substantially).
Did your ancestor carry out one of these roles? Do you want to find out about the the people that performed the role in a place that you are interested in? Please use the links below to find the information about the people or the places.
Indexes
Indexed by initial letter of surname
England – indexed by county, then place
Wales – indexed by county, then place
Scotland – indexed by county, then place
Northern Ireland – indexed by county, then place
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man – indexed by county, then place
Ireland – indexed by county, then place
Under construction.
Background Information
What led to the index being created
Important to know what is and what is not in the index
To save space a number of abbreviations have been used
Do you have some information to add to the index?
Some brief notes on what the role entailed
Links to some of the main resources used in the index.
- More records addedIncluding murder, suicide, bigamy, legal disputes and a number of examples of great age and long service (longevity seems to go with the territory!)
- Site revampis progressing well….