IT depends what you mean by baptismal records. Yes, there are Church of England baptismal records online in the form of the IGI on FamilySearch - millions of them, in fact. However, the chances of finding a record for 1879 are fairly slim, since christening records on the IGI tend to tail off after 1837 when civil registration was introduced into England and Wales. If you do find a record on the IGI, then you must check it for accuracy with the original Parish Registers or Bishop's Transcripts. Parish registers were introduced in England and Wales in 1538 and Bishop's Transcripts were copies of the registers which had to be sent to the Bishop's office. The originals are now mostly held at the appropriate County Record Office, but you will find copies are often available on film through your nearest Mormon Family History Centre. If you know how to search the IGI in FamilySearch, you will find there all the information you need to be able to order the appropriate film. However, for a birth in 1879 you are well within the period of civil registration, which commenced in July 1837. It become compulsory in 1875, so you should have no trouble in finding a birth certificate, especially if you know when and where the birth took place. Of course, if it was a common surname this could make things a little more difficult. However, again you should find that the GRO (General Register Office) Indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales are available on microfilm at your nearest Mormon FHC. You search the indexes until you find the correct entry, and they should then be able to supply you with a form to write off to an address in England for the certificate. I believe it may take a few weeks for it to arrive. If you do not understand the system, then your alternative is to hire a professional researcher in London to carry out the work for you. But it will be much cheaper to do it yourself! For an overview of researching in Britain, you might find it useful to take a look at my "Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History" in the GENUKI pages. GENUKI is the umbrella website for all genealogical research in the UK and Ireland. Just enter "GENUKI" in a search engine and you will be taken to it. My article is to be found under the section "How to get started". Roy Stockdill Editor, The Journal of One-Name Studies The Stockdill Family History Society (Guild of One-Name Studies, FedFHS) STOCKDILL PREST YELLOW BOLTON WORSNOP GIBSON MIDGLEY BRACEWELL SHACKLETON BRADLEY MOODY in Yorkshire North & West Ridings MEAD YOUNG in Somerset, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Web page of the Stockdill Family History Society:- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/roystock ”Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does he will tell you. If he does not, why humiliate him?" - Canon Sydney Smith (scholar and humorist 1771-1845) Original message..... >>I have a relative that was born in Wales around 1879. Her obit said that she was baptised in the Church of England. Are there baptismal records on line for the Church of England? What is the best way to proceed in finding her baptism?<<