Unitarian/Presbyterian Records & Registers

Nature of Source

Records and registers from the Unitarian church. The church originated in the 16th century in Poland and Transylvania and evolved in Britain from dissenting Protestant congregations such as the English Presbyterianism and to a lesser extent Baptist theology. Scottish Presbyterianism followed a distinctly different path to that of its English counterpart.

The first congregation in Britain was established by John Biddle (1615-1662) and later in the 1774 Theophilus Lindsey opened the first Unitarian chapel in Essex Street London. The prominent scientist Joseph Priestley advanced the cause of Unitarianism but fled Britain for America in 1774 where he established the first Unitarian Church in America.

The distinguishing feature of Unitarianism is the belief in one God as apposed to the conventional Christian belief of three Gods represented by the trinity. This denial of the trinity was a criminal offence until the passing of the Unitarian Relief Act in 1813. The church was active in most areas of the country but were most concentrated Lancashire, Yorkshire and Wales.

Before the early 1640s, no nonconformist sects kept registers as most strived to change the workings of the Anglican church from within. Some nonconformists were also concerned for their own safety. The Declaration of Indulgence, 1672 allowed the issue of licences for dissenter meetings and preachers. In 1688 the Dutch William of Orange seized the Crown from the Catholic James II in the so called ‘Glorious Revolution’. One of the first acts of the new monarch, now William III of England, was to pass the Toleration Act in 1689. The Act, for the first time, guaranteed freedom of worship for the dissenting groups and granted these groups the right to establish their own licensed places of worship (attendance at Anglican church services was compulsory up until the Act). Although nonconformists were forced to accept the 39 Anglican articles of faith and remained barred from public office, Protestant congregations grew in numbers along with and a growth of separate registers. Many nonconformists also recorded vital events within the established church to ensure the legality of the event so no separate registers exist.

Most registers survive after 1780 when the authorities decreed that nonconformist congregations should keep registers. Most complied with the ruling and these registers form the bulk of those handed in to the Registrar General in 1837. Collectively these registers are known as the Non-Parochial Registers and are held at The National Archives with copies available at various record offices. Most of the registers handed over to the Registrar General in 1837 were designated as English Presbyterian. Burial records of nonconformist sects are rare as many chapels could not afford the necessary ground. Furthermore, some sects did not believe in infant baptism at all whilst others saw no necessity for recording baptisms, marriages and burials. As child baptism was shunned, the baptism date is not necessarily a clue to the birth date.

Some congregations kept their own birth (not baptism) books as well as burial registers. Burial grounds were often attached to chapels and some transcriptions of Unitarian Monumental Inscriptions have been produced.

Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a significant historical burial ground in Islington, just north of the City of London. It is particularly known for its association with religious nonconformists, although it was open to anyone who could afford the fees. It became a popular burial ground for London dissenters with over 123,000 nonconformist burials taking place at the site between 1665 and 1854. Unlike consecrated churchyards, it provided a suitable burial ground for those who did not adhere to the Church of England’s practices or denied burial in Church of England consecrated ground. Notable Unitarians and Presbyterians buried in Bunhill Fields include Theophilus Lindsey a prominent Unitarian minister who founded the first Unitarian chapel in England, Richard Price a Unitarian minister and mathematician, Thomas Bayes a Presbyterian minister and mathematician and Joseph Priestley a Unitarian minister who is credited with the discovery of oxygen.

For help in finding places of worship and names of ministers consult the ‘Evans List’ of Dissenting Congregations and Ministers compiled in 1715 and updated in 1730, the similar 1773 Josiah Thompson List and the Surman Index of dissenting ministers compiled by Charles Surman covering the period from the mid-seventeenth century to 1972. The Surman Index is available online and the other indexes are available at Dr Williams Library.

The Hardwicke Act of 1753 ended the near anarchy of marriage ceremonies taking place outside of official jurisdiction. The Act compelled all marriages (except for Quakers and Jews) to take place in a licensed Anglican church before an Anglican minister and only after the publication of banns. After the introduction of the Act, nonconformist marriages are found in parish registers and before the act within the records of dissenting churches or the various unauthorised places of marriage. After the introduction of civil registration in 1837, all religious denominations were free to hold legal marriage ceremonies and were free to keep their own registers. Post 1837 nonconformist registers contain similar information to the Church of England parish registers. Consult directories or the Ecclesiastical Census of 1851 for the location of individual chapels.

In 1825 the British & Foreign Unitarian Association was set up as a coordinating body representing Unitarianism. A breakaway group was formed in 1881 called the National Conference of Unitarian, Liberal Christian, Free Christian, Presbyterian and other Non-Subscribing or Kindred Congregations. The Association and the National Conference merged in 1928 to form the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

A useful resource for researching Presbyterians is the Protestant Dissenters Registry which contains records of birth registered at the Dissenters Library (Doctor William’s Library). The registry allowed Baptists, Congregationalists and Presbyterians to register the birth of a child. The register, officially known as the General Register of Protestant Dissenters, was only open to those living within twelve miles of London, however later the registry opened up to all regardless of distance and denomination. The registry began when a committee representing Presbyterians, Independents and Baptists, known as the Dissenting Deputies, arranged with the library to keep an official register of births. After a slow start the registry grew in popularity and for the years in operation from 1742 to 1837, there are 29, 865 entries. Some retrospective entries date back to 1716. The officials at the registry produced two copies of the birth certificate, one was handed to the parents and the other kept at the library. The entries were then entered into the register kept at the library. The registers and certificates were handed to the Registrar General in 1837 and are now housed at The National Archives. A typical entry should show the name of child, date and place of birth, parent’s name, mother’s maiden name, occasionally the names of the mother’s parents and the father’s occupation. The collection is available at Dr William’s Library and at The National Archives in series RG 4, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 and in RG 5, Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry. Copies can be found at LDS FamilySearch Centers. The register is available online at https://bmdregisters.co.uk/ and at www.familysearch.org/en.

Also see
Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy
Protestant Dissenters Registry/Dr. Williams Library
Protestation Oath Returns/Oath of Allegiance
Sacrament Certificates

Where Found

The National Archives (RG 4, General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857. Also the registers of the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist registry at Dr Williams’ Library and the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry, with indexes; RG 8, General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non Parochial Registers Commission of 1857. Also records of dissenters burial grounds such as Bunhill Fields, irregular marriage records and licences issued for dissenter meetings and preachers. RG 5: General Register Office: Original birth certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry at Dr Williams’ Library and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry)

The Harris Manchester College Archives (The library houses the Dissenting Collection which includes a major collection of books and pamphlets relating to the history of the Dissenting and Unitarian movements in England. It holds the works of famous Unitarians including James Martineau and Joseph Priestley. There is also a large collection of Dissenting periodicals and ephemera such as chapel histories, hymn books and Sunday school literature The Johnston Obituary Index is held at the library which is a collection of obituaries extracted from periodicals such as The Inquirer)

John Rylands University Library (Manuscript papers, printed books and pamphlets, periodical relating to the Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers, Moravians and the Christian Brethren)

County Record Offices (Non-parochial registers; extant Unitarian church records; Church books and membership rolls. Find the details of a local UK archive from a searchable list of over 2,500 archives hosted by The National Archives)

Society of Genealogists (Copies of nonconformist registers and other nonconformist material)

National Records of Scotland

The Mitchell Library (Non-Presbyterian records include baptisms, marriages and burials, confirmations for Episcopal churches, communion rolls, membership lists and pew rents covering Baptist, Congregationalist, Evangelical, Methodist and Unitarian churches as well as Quaker meeting houses)

Dr Williams Library (Nonconformity literature and various finding aids and indexes)

LDS FamilySearch Centers (Non-parochial registers)

Lambeth Palace Library

Individual chapels

Period Covered

1774 – Onwards

Genealogical Value

Baptism

• Full name, address, date of baptism, possibly date of birth.
• Name of parents, father’s occupation.
• Name of minister.

Marriage

• Full name of bride and groom and address.
• Name of bride’s father.

Burial

• Name date of burial.
• Address.

Other Records

• Names, addresses, occupations of practicing Unitarians.
• Location and description of chapels and meeting houses.

Further References

• Chryssides, George. The Elements of Unitarianism: Element Books, 1998
• Gandy, Michael. Basic Facts About English Nonconformity for Family Historians: Federation of Family History Societies, 1998
• McLaughlin, Eve. Nonconformist Ancestors: Varneys Press, 1995
• Ruston, Alad (ed). Obituaries and Marriages of Dissenting Ministers in the Gentleman’s Magazine in the 18th Century: Rushton, 1996
• Palgrave-Moore, Patrick. Understanding the History & Records of Nonconformity, Elvery Dowers, 1994
• Ruston, Alan. My Ancestors were English Presbyterians or Unitarians: Society of Genealogists, 2001
• Thomas, Amanda A. The Nonconformist Revolution: Religious dissent, innovation and rebellion: Pen and Sword Books, 2020
• Waller, Ian H. Introducing Nonconformist Records: Explaining Nonconformist Records for Family Historians: Family History Books, 2023
• Wilbur, Earl Morse. A History of Unitarianism in Transylvania, England and America: Harvard University Press,1952 (Available online at Pacific Unitarian Universalist)
• National Index of Parish Registers: Society of Genealogists (A list of the parish registers with dates of available registers and where they are kept, includes nonconformist registers)

TNA Research Guide: Nonconformists

The EurekA Partnership: Various titles containing transcriptions of Presbyterian Church records and registers covering Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Websites

www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/unitarianism (BBC Guide to religions: Unitarianism)
www.unitarian.org.uk (The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches. The Resources section has hundreds of books and resources to view online or download including historical theological tomes and biographies of inspiring Unitarians)
www.unitarian.org.uk/who-we-are/radical-roots (The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches: The Roots of Unitarianism)
www.ukunitarians.org.uk (Unitarians in the UK & Ireland. A resource about and for Unitarians)
www.unitarianhistory.org.uk (Unitarian Historical Society. Resources include a location list of the records and archives of most Unitarian congregations in Great Britain and an Index and Synopsis of Obituaries of Unitarian Ministers)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/trinity/unitarianism.html(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Unitarianism)
https://spartacus-educational.com/PRunitarian.htm (Spartacus Educational: Unitarian Society)
www.christianity.com/church/denominations/what-is-unitarianism-discover-the-history-and-beliefs-of-the-unitarian-church.html (Christianity.com: What Is Unitarianism? Discover the History and Beliefs of the Unitarian Church)
www.chapelssociety.org.uk (The Chapels Society: The Society seeks to foster public interest in the architectural and historical importance of all nonconformist places of worship including churches, chapels and meeting houses throughout the United Kingdom)
www.thegenealogist.co.uk/researchguide/?cid=1&p=100 (The Genealogist Research Guide: Non-Conformist & Non-Parochial Records)
www.wyjs.org.uk/archive-service/our-collections/guides-to-our-collections (West Yorkshire Archive Service: Collections Guide 2 Nonconformist Registers)
Victoria County History (Description and location of chapels and meeting houses county by county with some volumes online at British History Online. The Victoria County History series of county histories is an ongoing project recording county by county England’s places and people from earliest times to the present day)
www.swheritage.org.uk/da-ls-research-guides (North Devon Record Office Information Leaflet: Nonconformist Records)
www.swheritage.org.uk/da-ls-research-guides (Devon Heritage Centre Information Leaflet Non-Conformist Records)
www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/collections/missionary-collections (SOAS Library: Missionary Collections. SOAS holds the largest collection of Christian missionary archives in the UK; as well as personal papers of many individual missionaries)
www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/religionandliterature (The Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature in English. The Centre is an association of individuals, societies, centres, and projects with a shared commitment to the broad subject of religion and literature in English. The focus is on the history of Roman Catholicism, the Church of England, Protestant dissent, Methodism, and Judaism)
www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/religionandliterature/dissenting-academies (The Dissenting Academies Project: The project brings a wealth of information about dissenting higher education from the later 17th to the later 19th centuries. The site has a history of nonconformity and individual dissenting denominations as well as Timeline charting key dates and events in nonconformist history as well as a history of dissenting academies)
www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/religionandliterature/dissenting-academies/dissenting-academies-online (Dissenting Academies Online: Database and Encyclopedia, 1660-1860. The site is major research resource containing detailed historical accounts of individual dissenting academies including biographical articles about leading tutors and biographical data for thousands of students educated at the academies)
www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/religionandliterature/dissenting-academies/dissenting-academies-online (Dissenting Academies Online: Virtual Library System. The System is a union catalogue recording the holdings of leading Baptist, Congregational, and Presbyterian academy libraries in England over the 18th and 19th centuries compiled from a range of sources)
www.buildinghistory.org/buildings/chapels.shtml (Researching the history of chapels)
https://bmdregisters.co.uk/help/research-guide/what-are-they (BMDRegisters: Research Guide: Non-Parochial Records)
www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/nonparochial-register (Berkshire Record Office: Family History Guide: Non Parochial Registers. Catalogue and whereabouts of registers of births/baptism, marriages and deaths/burials that are not Church of England)
www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/nonconformists.shtml (Nonconformist Records guide from the Society of Genealogists)
www.parishchest.com (Online store selling nonconformist records from a variety of suppliers)
https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/RESEARCH_GUIDES/web_detail_rg?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=SISN+92 (London Metropolitan Archives Information Leaflet No. 3: Records of nonconformists in London)
https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/RESEARCH_GUIDES/web_detail_rg?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=SISN+92 (London Metropolitan Archives Information Leaflet Number 60: Non-Anglican register transcripts. This leaflet lists all the transcripts of non-Anglican registers held in London Metropolitan Archives)

Online Databases

BMD Registers
The Official Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs Service. The site contains records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials from various Non-Conformist denominations, including Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers (Society of Friends) and Russian Orthodox. The Bunhill Fields Burial Ground registers are included in the dataset. The data is extracted from a number of series at The National Archives including RG 4 and RG 5 with some records going back to 1567.

Ancestry
Datasets include:

• England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 This collection is mainly comprised of birth, marriage, and death registers from non-conformist congregations and churches in England and Wales that were turned over to the Registrar General following the Non-Parochial Register Act of 1840 and a later request in 1857.
• London Non-conformist Registers, 1694-1931: Baptism, marriage, and burial registers for many Non-Conformist churches in the greater London area digitised in partnership with The London Archives.
• Hampshire, Nonconformist Registers, 1835-1921. Search over 58,000 records of baptism, marriage and burial that took place in eleven Methodist circuits including Aldershot, Basingstoke, Newbury and Winchester.
• Bristol, England, Non-Conformist Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1644-1981. This collection comprises baptism, marriage and burial records from Non-Conformist congregations in the Bristol area. These include Roman Catholic, Methodist, Quaker, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Congregationalist, Baptist, Unitarian, and other denominations.
• Birmingham, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1825-2007. This collection contains baptism records up to 1932, marriage records continue through 1958 and burial records end in 2007. The collection contains records from Baptist, Independent, Unitarian, Wesleyan, and Presbyterian churches.
• Wiltshire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1810-1987. This collection comprises baptism, marriage and burial records from Non-Conformist congregations from the county of Wiltshire. These include Methodist, Quaker, Wesleyan, Independent, Baptist, and other denominations.
• West Yorkshire, Nonconformist Records, 1646-1985. This database contains a compilation of records from Nonconformist congregations in the West Yorkshire area of England including Methodist, Baptist, Society of Friends (Quaker), Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and other congregations.
• Manchester, Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths and Burials, 1758-1987. This database contains birth records from Nonconformist congregations in the Manchester area. These include Methodist, Quaker, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, URC, Congregationalist, Baptist, Unitarian, and Jewish congregations.
• Medway, Kent, Methodist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1798-1932.
• Bristol, England, Non-Conformist Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1644-1981. This collection comprises registers from Non-Conformist congregations in the Bristol area. These include Roman Catholic, Methodist, Quaker, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Congregationalist, Baptist, Unitarian and other denominations.
• Tyne and Wear, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1710-1960. This collection contains congregation member lists and registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials from non-conformist churches in Tyne and Wear.
• Westminster, London, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1841-1964.
• West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Non-Conformist Parish Registers, 1840-1969. The collection includes registers of Baptists, Methodists, Catholics and many other groups.

www.findmypast.co.uk (England & Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms. Search non-conformist baptism registers to find ancestors who did not follow the established Church of England such as Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers [Society of Friends] and Huguenots. The records are extracted from TNA series RG 4, RG 5 and RG 8 and include records from the Methodist Metropolitan registry and Dr Williams’ Library in London)
www.findmypast.co.uk (England & Wales Non-Conformist Burials. Search non-conformist burial registers to find ancestors who did not follow the established Church of England such as Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers [Society of Friends] and Huguenots. The registers include the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground. The records are extracted from TNA series RG 4, and RG 8 and include records from the Methodist Metropolitan registry and Dr Williams’ Library in London)
www.findmypast.co.uk (England & Wales Non-Conformist Marriages. Search non-conformist marriage registers to find ancestors who did not follow the established Church of England such as Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers [Society of Friends] and Huguenots. The records are extracted from TNA series RG 4 and RG 8 and include records from the Methodist Metropolitan registry and Dr Williams’ Library in London)
www.bl.uk/catalogues-and-collections (British Library Main Catalogue: Search the catalogue including the newspaper catalogue for the whereabouts of nonconformist journals and newspapers)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Cornwall baptism, marriages and burials. Search over a million Anglican and nonconformist record transcripts covering more than three hundred parishes across the Cornish peninsula. Transcripts supplied by the Cornwall Family History Society)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Yorkshire Baptisms and Burials. Search parish register transcripts across the three historic Yorkshire counties of Anglican parishes as well as records from some Roman Catholic and Non-Conformist parishes)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Greater London Marriage Index. Search the vast collection of transcribed marriage records created by various family history societies and covering the Greater London area including Middlesex, Surrey and Hertfordshire. The dataset includes Anglican, Non-conformists, and Quaker marriages and covers 1502 up to 1871. A full list of parishes is available at the website)
Familysearch.org (Historical Record Collections: Transcripts of baptisms, marriages and deaths extracted from Anglican parish registers and non-parochial/nonconformist registers including those held at Dr. Williams Library. The site incorporates the data formerly known as the International Genealogical Index and also data formerly sold on CD as the British Isles Vital Records Index. Nonconformist records include Cheshire Non-conformist Records, 1671-1900, Bristol Non-Conformist Registers; Non-Conformist Record Indexes transcribed from TNA series RG 4-8. The former Ancestral File and Pedigree Resource File can be found under the heading of ‘Family Trees’)
http://bathancestors.org.uk (Bath Ancestors: Unitarian Registers, 1837-1970. Trim Street Unitarian Church baptisms 1852-1970, marriages 1860-1966 and burials 1837-1970)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Greater London Burial Index, 1399-1992. Search burial records across 300 parishes in the Greater London area including Anglican parishes and nonconformist registers. The record set includes the Middlesex Memorial Inscriptions, South London Burials Index 1545-1905, City of London Burials 1754-1855 [originally compiled by Cliff Webb] and Middlesex Burials 1538-1992. Also included are records from the Bunhill Fields and Spa Fields Burial Grounds which catered mostly for nonconformists)
www.findmypast.co.uk (London, Bunhill Fields Non-Conformist Burials 1713-1826 Browse. Browse this collection of nonconformist burial registers and monumental inscriptions to discover your ancestor’s age at the time of death, death date, and burial date)
www.findmypast.co.uk (The Cheshire Collection: Non-Conformist and Roman Catholic Records 1671-1910. The original records are held by the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies)
www.findmypast.co.uk (The Shropshire Collection, 1538-1900. The collection includes searchable transcripts and scanned colour images of Non-Conformist Shropshire registers)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Essex Memorial Inscriptions. The dataset contains records covering Anglican, Roman Catholic, Quaker, and non-conformist, as well as community and war memorials)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Derbyshire Births and Baptisms. Search nonconformist registers mainly covering Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians)
Findmypast
Northamptonshire Quarter Sessions Licences, 1689-1932. Discover the names of any individual or group who wished to open a Nonconformist chapel or hold such religious services in a house or other premises and needed to obtain a licence from the Quarter Sessions.
www.unitarianobituaries.org.uk (Unitarian Obituaries/The Johnston Index: Index of obituaries of Unitarians from 1798 to the present extracted from Unitarian periodicals such as The Inquirer, The Christian Life and The Monthly Repository)
www.durhamrecordsonline.com (Durham Records Online: Transcripts [mainly baptisms] from Presbyterian registers covering County Durham and Northumberland)
ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx (Gloucestershire Archives Genealogical Search: Non-conformist baptisms for some chapels in Gloucestershire. Also try searching for a named individual at the Gloucestershire Archives Online Catalogue which includes the General Personal Names Index and other specialist indexes)
www.unitarianhistory.org.uk/hsresearch4.html (Unitarian Historical Society: Obituaries of Unitarian Ministers, 1900-2004, compiled by Alan Ruston)
www.familysearch.org (Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996. Non-Conformist Church records from the county of Lancashire containing baptisms/christenings, marriages, and deaths)
www.familysearch.org (Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996. Non-Conformist Church records from the county of Gloucestershire containing baptisms/christenings, marriages, and deaths)
www.ncse.ac.uk (Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition: Free online access to digitised copies of the Monthly Repository, 1806-1837 and the Unitarian Chronicle, 1832-1833)

Scotland
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (ScotlandsPeople: Presbyterian Church Records, 1744-1855: Online access to presbyterian births and baptisms, 1744-1855; marriages and proclamations 1729-1855; death and burial records, 1783-1855)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Scotland, Highland Free Church Birth & Baptism Index. This index includes baptism records from the Free Church of Scotland in the following counties: Caithness, Cromarty-shire, Inverness-shire, Moray, Ross-shire, and Sutherland)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Scottish Covenanters 1679-1688. These records document the names of those who were labelled as rebels or covenanters by the English government. They signed the National Covenant to defend their Presbyterian faith against the intrusion of the government. The transcripts were created by sources found at The National Archives and the National Library of Scotland)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Scotland, Edinburgh & Lothian Birth and Baptism Index. Indexes include the following: Dalkeith Free Church baptisms 1843-1854 and Roslin Free Church baptisms 1843-1854)
www.findmypast.co.uk (Scotland, Edinburgh Temperance Pledges 1886-1908. These temperance pledges were introduced by the United Presbyterian Church and originally called the Band of Hope Register. The index includes the names and ages of numerous children who signed the pledge)
Ancestry
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Non-Conformist Parish Registers, 1840-1969. The collection includes registers of Baptists, Methodists, Catholics and many other groups.
www.ecclegen.com/general-index-general-index (ecclegen: Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland 1843-1900. General Index of Scottish Presbyterian Ministers. Search details of ministers in the Annals of the Free Church of Scotland by William Ewing as well as supplementary biographical details from old online newspapers)

CD Roms

S & N Genealogy Supplies (Worcestershire, Dudley Non-Parochial Parish Registers 1656-1837)
Gloucestershire Family History Society (Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Transcriptions – Vol 1 Baptisms; Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Transcriptions – Vol 2 Baptisms and Burials; Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Transcriptions – Vol 3 Baptisms)
GenFair (Sussex Family History Group: Brighton Presbyterian Registers 1700-1837)
GenFair (Sussex Family History Group: Sussex Nonconformists Registers: Over 50 Sussex Nonconformist Chapel pre-1837 Registers, mainly baptisms and burials, transcribed by Michael Burchall. Set out in alphabetical order by place, then date. Full search facility for names, occupations and places)
GenFair (Browse tens of thousands of family history products including nonconformist registers and records from hundreds of suppliers. The largest range of products covering the British Isles)