The aim of FreeREG is to provide free internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records. We are transcribing records from parish registers, non-conformist records and other relevant sources in the UK. The recording of baptisms, marriages and burials in parish registers began in England and Wales in 1538 and is separate and distinct from the civil registration process that began in 1837 — civil registration is covered by our companion project, FreeBMD. We want to make it easier for researchers, no matter where you are in the world, to find a specific record relating to your ancestor within a church register.