Hampshire parish records have been getting lots of attention recently. This week Findmypast added 235,160 baptismal, 208,258 marriage and 239,466 burial records. They are transcripts, with a few exceptions.
Earlier in the year, Ancestry also added Hampshire parish records, including images to the original record. Here’s how the two compare.
| Ancestry | Findmypast | |
|---|---|---|
| Baptisms | 1,586,354 | 864,903 |
| Marriages | 794,719 | 556,823 |
| Burials | 304,643 | 1,001,468 |
FamilySearch has combined collections: Hampshire Bishop’s Transcripts 1680-1892, with 830,884 records, and Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980, with 1,262,246 records.
Don’t overlook TheGenealogist which has a long list of its Hamphire coverage by parish at https://www.thegenealogist.com/coverage/parish-records/hampshire/#includes
As always, another place to look for options is the FamilySearch Wiki at https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Hampshire_Church_Records