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Title Statement | Tracing your ancestors' parish records: a guide for family and local historians / Stuart A. Raymond. |
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Author | Raymond, Stuart A., 1945- |
Publication | Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Family History,2015.Ã2014 |
Extent of Item | vi, 186 pages |
ISBN | 9781783030446 1783030445 |
Contents | What can you do with parish records? -- The English parish and its government -- Vestry minutes and officers' accounts -- The Poor Law -- Records relating to the church -- Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials -- Tithe records -- Enclosure awards and maps -- Parish charities -- Other miscellaneous records. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Summary | A comprehensive introduction to English and Welsh parish records. Raymond explains how they give insight into the life and times of individuals in the past. He describes the origin of these documents, and shows how they can be used. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Genealogy |
Church records and registers--Great Britain | |
By Location | England--Genealogy--Archival resources |
England--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Genealogy | |
Wales--Genealogy--Archival resources | |
Wales--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Genealogy |