will be in some form of Latin, often abbreviated. Baptisms Date of baptism Date of birth (but this is often not recorded) Child's forename Child's surname (though normally omitted as father's name is assumed) Father's name — blank if illegitimate Mother's name (but this is often not recorded) Father's occupation or rank Place of birth (for large parishes) Examples: Baptised 21 August 1632 William son of Francis Knaggs Baptism 5 January 1783 Richard son of Thomas Knaggs, farmer, and his wife Mary, born 6 December 1782 Marriages Date of marriage For both man and woman Forename and Surname Whether bachelor or spinster, widower or widow Age Whether of-this-parish or of some other place Occupation (normally man only) Father's forename, surname and occupation or rank Signature Whether by Banns or by Licence Witness(es) signature(s) Note: from 1837, the information contained in parish records is the same as that on a civil marriage certificate. Examples: Married 2 May 1635 Francis Ducke and Anne Knaggs Married 16 May 1643 Leonard Huntroids yeoman of Brafferton and Lucy Knaggs widow of this parish [1643 Marriages] Married 11 August 1836 Richard Knaggs the younger, age 20, bachelor, farmer of Kilham and Elizabeth Wilson, age 25, spinster of this parish, by licence and with the consent of those whose consent is required Burials Date of burial Name of deceased Age of deceased Occupation, rank or relationship of deceased Normal place of abode of deceased Examples: Buried 6 January 1620 Richard Knags Buried 4 November 1653 stillborn daughter of Raiph Knaggs of Ugthorpe Buried 25th Dec 1723 Mr George Knaggs, gent of Pollington, aged 74 Buried 19 July 1762 Thomas Knaggs, son of Thomas tailor of Byers Green and Elizabeth, age 13, drowned, double fees Dade and Barrington Registers Dade and Barrington Registers are detailed registers that contain more information than standard contemporary baptism and burial registers. They usually commence in the late eighteenth century, but come to an end in 1812, when they were superseded by the requirements of George Rose's 1812 Act, which required more information to be recorded than in normal registers, but actually required less information to be recorded than in Dade and Barrington Registers. There are examples of a few parishes continuing to keep Dade or Barrington Registers after 1813. In some cases, two registers were kept, for example in the Co Durham parish of Whickham both Barrington and Rose Registers were kept