Find your ancestors in Rutland burials

What can these records tell me?

There are over 103,000 burial records covering the county of Rutland in this collection. The records span over 400 years from 1538 to the 1991 and cover 50 parishes. Follow the link in the Useful links and resources section to see a full list of parishes covered.

For each result, there is a transcript and image of the original burial register. While the amount of information may vary from transcript to transcript, most will include the following details:

  • First name(s)
  • Last name
  • Age
  • Birth year
  • Death year
  • Death date
  • Burial year
  • Burial date
  • Burial place
  • Denomination
  • County
  • Archive
  • Archive reference

You may be able to discover additional details from the images of the original registers such as the deceased’s abode and who performed the ceremony. Images have been provided by the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.