COLLECTIONS GUIDE 3 BISHOP’S TRANSCRIPTS Contacting Us What are Bishop’s Transcripts (BTs)? Please contact us to book a place In 1598, parishes were ordered to send an annual copy of all baptisms, before visiting our searchrooms. marriages and burials for the year to the church authorities. These returns are known as “Bishop’s Transcripts”, or BTs for short. WYAS Bradford Margaret McMillan Tower Bishop’s Transcripts continued to be made until the late nineteenth Prince’s Way century, although there were lapses in local diligence in sending the Bradford returns. Marriage returns ended after the introduction of civil BD1 1NN Telephone +44 (0)113 535 0152 registration in 1837. e.
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