International Genealogical Index®
Genealogical Society of Utah
Read https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Life_After_the_IGI for tips on 'How to get the best out of the IGI'.
The cited information was sourced from Website / URL <
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi> The author/originator was Church of the Later Day Saints. This citation is considered to be secondary evidence, data officially recorded sometime after event.
The original LDS online index.
Source Notes
The IGI is certainly the most comprehensive available index of English parish baptisms and marriages available. (Burials are not in the index, except for a few isolated examples).
The International Genealogical Index (IGI) lists the dates and places of births, christenings, and marriages for more than 285 million deceased people. Many of the names were extracted from original records from the early 1500s to the early 1900's. The index identifies only the parents or spouse of a person. It does not show family members linked together in pedigrees or family groups.
When you find a match in the IGI, select the item to see the IGI record. This will provide you with:
Name of the individual
Event type (e.g. birth, christening, marriage, etc.)
Event date
Event place
Name of the parents or spouse
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