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Welcome to the Parish Clerk Index (PCI). The index is intended to be used as a \u201cfinding aid\u201d for records, anecdotes and other references to Parish Clerks, Sextons and Churchwardens (before about 1907 when the role of parish clerk changed substantially). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Indexes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Surnames<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Indexed by initial letter of surname<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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England<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

England \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wales<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wales \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scotland<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Scotland \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Ireland<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Northern Ireland \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CI and IoM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ireland<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ireland \u2013 indexed by county, then place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All Records<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Under construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Background Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How the list started<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What led to the index being created<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is included<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Important to know what is and what is not in the index<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Abbreviations used in the index<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

To save space a number of abbreviations have been used<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Additions and feedback<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Do you have some information to add to the index?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Role of a Parish Clerk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Some brief notes on what the role entailed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bibliography<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Links to some of the main resources used in the index.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Site updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n