Historical Papers, Wits University

AB2073 mfm	Diocese of St. Helena, 1680-1986

	Copyright 2015, Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

	Parish Registers and Indices, 1680-1986

	The photographing of the Parish registers was undertaken by the C.P.S.A Provincial Archivist, Mrs A.R. Kotze on the island from February - April 1989.
	Note: The Burial registers of St. James contain the burial record of Napoleon Bonaparte - 09/05/1821, see item 1.3.4.

	The collection was digitised in 2014/2015 from the microfilm.


	COLLECTION

1	ST JAMES
	Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers.

1.1	Baptism Registers: August 1680-February 1938
1.1.1	Index of Registers
1.1.2	Baptism Register (01 August 1680 - 13 December 1807)
	(Overlapping pages)
1.1.3	Baptism Register (10 January 1808 - 30 December 1819)
	(Overlapping pages)
1.1.4	Baptism Register (02 January 1820 - 24 November 1831)
	(Few images bleed through)
1.1.5	Baptism Register (02 May 1833 - 27 June 1844)
	(Few illegible documents)
1.1.6	Baptism Register (27 June 1844 - 17 May 1849)
1.1.7	Baptism Register (24 May 1849 - 06 April 1862)
	(Overlapping pages)
1.1.8	Baptism Register (11 May 1862 - 12 May 1912)
	(Overlapping pages)
1.1.9	Baptism Register (12 May 1912 - 20 February 1938)
	(Few images bleed through)

1.2	Marriage Registers: February 1681-July 1939
1.2.1	Index of Registers
1.2.2	Marriage Register (02 February 1681 - 28 December 1819)
1.2.3	Marriage Register (15 January 1820 - 07 April 1832)
1.2.4	Marriage Register (07 April 1832 - 14 December 1844)
1.2.5	Marriage Register (21 December 1844 - 08 May 1849)
1.2.6	Marriage Register (02 June 1849 - 10 July 1939)
	(Includes entries for St.John's, Jamestown, September 1862 - September 1881)

1.3	Burial Registers: April 1767-May 1888
1.3.1	Index of Registers
1.3.2	Burial Register (04 April 1767 - 10 December 1807)
1.3.3	Burial Register (07 January 1808 - 31 December 1819)
1.3.4	Burial Register (06 January 1820 - 19 December 1831)
	(NOTE: Contains burial of Napoleon Bonaparte - 09/05/1821)
	(Few illegible documents)
1.3.5	Burial Register (02 January 1832 - 10 April 1839)
	(Few illegible and soiled documents)
1.3.6	Burial Register (14 April 1839 - 30 June 1842)
1.3.7	Burial Register (14 July 1842 - 25 May 1849)
1.3.8	Burial Register (28 May 1849 - 04 May 1888)


2	ST JOHN'S
	Baptism and Marriage Registers

2.1	Baptism Registers: January 1862-June 1947
2.1.1	Index of Registers
2.1.2	Baptism Register (25 January 1862 - 01 June 1884)
2.1.3	Baptism Register (30 December 1883 - 24 March 1929)
2.1.4	Baptism Register (17 May 1929 - 27 June 1947)

2.2	Marriage Registers: November 1881-February 1939
	Index of Registers not included
2.2.1	Marriage Register (02 November 1881 - 07 December 1903)
	(Overlapping pages)
2.2.2	Marriage Register (09 May 1904 - 08 February 1939)
	(Overlapping pages)


3	ST MATTHEW'S
	Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

3.1	Baptism Registers: February 1862-August 1957
3.1.1	Index of Registers
	(Index of Register 22 November 1936 - 25 August 1957 not included)
3.1.2	Baptism Register (24 February 1862 - 25 October 1897)
3.1.3	Baptism Register (21 November 1897 - 08 January 1936)
	(Soiled document)
3.1.4	Baptism Register (22 November 1936 - 25 August 1957)

3.2	Marriage Registers: March 1862-April 1974
	Index of Registers not included
3.2.1	Marriage Register (23 March 1862 - 29 March 1910)
3.2.2	Marriage Register (17 January 1911 - 17 April 1974)

3.3	Burial Registers: October 1927-September 1988
	Index of Registers not included
3.3.1	Burial Register (05 October 1927 - 12 September 1988)


4	ST PAUL'S
	Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

4.1	Baptism Registers: 1821-1943
4.1.1	Index of Registers
4.1.2	Baptism Register (October 1821 - May 1828)
4.1.3	Baptism Register (May 1830 - December 1834)
4.1.4	Baptism Register (January 1835 - August 1840)
4.1.5	Baptism Register (August 1840 - May 1849)
4.1.6	Baptism Register (June 1849 - November 1883)
4.1.7	Baptism Register (November 1883 - May 1903)
4.1.8	Baptism Register (June 1903 - April 1925)
4.1.9	Baptism Register (June 1925 - July 1943)

4.2	Marriage Registers: 1830-1944
4.2.1	Index of Registers
4.2.2	Marriage Register (June 1830 - December 1837)
4.2.3	Marriage Register (December 1837 - June 1842)
4.2.4	Marriage Register (July 1842 - June 1849)
4.2.5	Marriage Register (July 1849 - February 1911)
4.2.6	Marriage Register (February 1911 - December 1944)

4.3	Burial Register: 1830-1954
4.3.1	Index of Registers
4.3.2	Burial Register (May 1830 - July 1841)
4.3.3	Burial Register (August 1841 - May 1849)
4.3.4	Burial Register (June 1849 - June 1865)
4.3.5	Burial Register (June 1865 - February 1879)
4.3.6	Burial Register (February 1879 - June 1896)
4.3.7	Burial Register (September 1896 - December 1914)
4.3.8	Burial Register (January 1915 - December 1954)


5	GARRISON CHAPEL
	Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

5.1	Baptism Registers: 1859-1905
5.1.1	Index of Registers
5.1.2	Baptism Register (March 1859 - March 1868)
5.1.3	Baptism Register (March 1868 - July 1905)

5.2	Marriage Registers: 1859-1899
5.2.1	Index of Registers not included
5.2.2	Marriage Register (July 1859 - January 1868)
5.2.3	Marriage Register (May 1868 - September 1899)

5.3	Burial Registers: 1868-1905
5.3.1	Index of Registers not included
5.3.2	Burial Register (March 1868 - September 1905)


6	TRISTAN D'ACUNHA
	Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

6.1	Baptism Registers: 1835-1857
6.1.1	Index of Registers not included
6.1.2	Baptism Register (October 1835 - October 1848)
6.1.3	Baptism Regsiter (February 1851 - February 1857)

6.2	Marriage Regsiters: 1837-1857
6.2.1	Index of Registers not included
6.2.2	Marriage Register (May 1837 - February 1857)

6.3	Burial Registers: 1816-1854
6.3.1	Index of Registers not included
6.3.2	Burial Regsiter 1816 - August 1854


7	BOER PRISONERS
	Burials

7.1	Burial Registers: 1900-1903
7.1.1	Burial Register (1900 - 1903)
	(Prisoners who died on St.Helena. Listed by Stephanie Hasler - September 1986).


8	ST. MARY'S ASCENSION ISLAND
	Baptism, Marriage, Burial and Death Registers

8.1	Baptism Registers: 1861-Present
8.1.1	Baptism Register (July 1861 - Present)

8.2	Marriage Registers: 1861-Present
8.2.1	Marriage Register (July 1861 - Present)

8.3	Burial Registers: 1861-Present
8.3.1	Burial Register (July 1861 - Present)

8.4	Death Registers: 1841-1980
8.4.1	Death Register (1841 - 1980)

8.5	Baptism and Letters: 1839-1961
8.5.1	Baptism and Letters (February 1839 - June 1861)


9	GRAVESTONES AND MEMORIALS ON ST. HELENA

9.1	Gravestones and Memorials on St.Helena: 1686-1975
9.1.1	Index
9.1.2	Volume 1
9.1.3	Volume 2