Index to Church of England Parish Registers deposited in Southampton Archives
Before registration of births, marriages and deaths was introduced in 1837, parish registers are the primary source for family historians. Even after 1837, using parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials can be a useful alternative to the civil records. Southampton Archives holds Church of England parish records for Southampton, including original registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Map of Southampton parishes
Central Southampton
Parish Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials
All Saints 1653-1664 1653-1664 1913-1923 1653-1664 1723-1940 1723-1926 1723-1880
Holy Rood 1653-1812 1653-1812 none 1653-1812 BT: 1813- BT: 1813- BT: 1813- 1858 1837 1858
St Lawrence 1768-1813 1754-1811 none 1768-1813 with St John BT: 1813- BT: 1811- BT: 1813- 1875 1837 1875
St Mary 1675-1966 1675-1976 1946-1973 1675-1882
St Michael 1552-1927 1552-1985 1823-1967 1552-1878
Holy Trinity 1848-1940 1848-1940 none 1848-1877
St Augustine 1856-1977 1856-1977 1929-1976 1856-1900 Northam
St James 1858-1967 1858-1967 1940-1970 1933-1955 Docks
St Matthew 1870-1976 1870-1973 1870-1964 1868-1873 St Marys Road
St Peter with 1861-1976 1861-1977 1861-1955 none St Paul (BT indicates that records are photocopies of Bishop`s Transcripts)
Church of England Parish Registers deposited in Southampton Archives
Southampton West Parish Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials
Millbrook (St 1633-1989 1633-1991 1813-1994 1633-1918 Nicholas, later 1966-1982 Holy Trinity) (funerals)
St Clement, 1953-2000 Millbrook
St James 1836-1986 1837-1993 1931-1992 1836-1977 Shirley
Christ Church 1847-1983 1848-1996 1848-1995 1850-1899 Highfield
St Alban the 1905-1973 1933-1999 1960-1977 1905-1921 Martyr 1968-1976
St Barnabas 1892-1925 1893-1962 1955-1982 none Lodge Road
St Denys 1867-1964 1870-1985 1924-1987 1867-1888 Portswood
St Luke Newtown 1853-1980 1853-1979 1891-1977 1854-1878
St Marks Archers 1889-1982 1892-1963 1916-1994 none Road
St Peter 1932-2001 1945-1996 1957-1995 none Maybush
St Hugh Maybush 1951-1960 none none none
All Saints 1956-1986 1964-1993 1965-1994 1966-1972 Redbridge (funerals)
St Jude Shirley 1952-1988 1956-1973 1956-1986 none Warren
Church of England Parish Registers deposited in Southampton Archives
Southampton East Parish Baptisms Marriages Banns Burials
St Mary Extra 1681-1986 1687-1981 1948-2003 1671, 1681-1950 (Peartree) 1981-1998 (services)
St Mary South 1663-1978 1663-1992 1794-2000 1663-1930 Stoneham 1960-1982 (interments of ashes)
Holy Saviour 1852-1936 1853-1951 1958-1986 1853-1901 Bitterne
St Mary Sholing 1866-1991 1867-1992 1954-2001 1866-1924
St Francis 1950-1974 none none none
The Ascension 1899-1998 1926-1986 1969-1995 1960-1993 Bitterne Park
St Mark 1864-1978 1864-1988 1903-1983 1979-1998 (also Woolston cremations)
Holy Trinity 1865-1997 1865-1997 1866-2001 none Weston
St Christopher none none 1961-1982 none Thornhill
St James West 1840-1998 1840-2000 1840-1998 1840-1972 End
(BT indicates that records are photocopies of Bishop`s Transcripts)