This CD allows you to find the pedigree of a family and view their coat of arms from the herald visitation of Warwickshire. *Includes an alphabetical listing of pedigrees with illustrations depicting coats of arms *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
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The Visitation was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms. These visits usually took during the 16th and 17th centuries, with a number of counties having more than one. The one for the county of Devon was compiled in 1620 and contains over four hundred and fifty pedigrees arranged in alphabetical order. Fully searchable, bookmarked and indexed
The Visitation was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms. These visits usually took during the 16th and 17th centuries, with a number of counties having more than one. This one in this publication was for 1565 of Dorset and contains dozens of pedigrees. Fully searchable and indexed
The visitations of the county of Somerset, in the years 1531 and 1573, together with additional pedigrees, chiefly from the visitation of 1591 Published in 1885 Indexed, Bookmarked and Searchable
Visitation of the ‘peculiar’ parishes under the separate jurisdictions of the Dean and Sub Dean of Sarum and the Precentor of the cathedral for the correction of both clergy and laity became a useful means of maintaining the religious settlement of the late 16th century. Practice was standardised by Canons issued in 1603, and it remained an important element in church life for the rest of the ...More Info
45 parishes in area between Alderton, Hankerton, Lacock & Malmesbury, (including Chippenham) The Churchwardens Presentments 1662 offer a unique insight into problems after the Restoration. A4, 24 pages. These are answers to a questionnaire sent to each parish prior to the Bishop's Visitation, when churchwardens or other parishioners were required to cover a wide range of business, and the...More Info