Dear Listers, A partnership between The National Archive (TNA) at Kew, and S&N Genealogy Supplies has made available on-line indexed images of non-parochial and nonconformist registers 1567-1840 held in RG 4 and RG 5. TNA holds 5,000 registers of a huge variety of nonconformist congregations, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Protestant Dissenters (known as 'Dr Williams Library') and Independents. There are also registers from a small number of Roman Catholic communities. Basic searching is free of charge, but there is a fee for advanced searching and to download images. A press release announcing this new resource is at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/14sep2007.pdf A guide to the relevant registers is at: http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/help/guide.htm The online search engine is at: http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/ A brief trial search, for births/baptisms of 'Thomas Evans', revealed 78 matching entries dated 1718 through to 1837. Half of the entries were from Wales. Considering the popularity of nonconformism in Wales, could be a really useful resource Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Godre'r Graig, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists