by Alan Stewart Scottish ancestry is easy to trace on the Internet, because Scotland is leading the world in making its family history records available on-line. So now, wherever you live, it is easy to grow a Scottish family tree! All the main records are already on-line: births, marriages and deaths (from 1855), old parish registers (some back as far as 1553), wills and inventories (from 1500) and ten-yearly census returns (1841-1901). In the near future, church, land, poor relief, taxa More Info
Product Code: BK5693
This gift voucher entitles the recipient to a 1 year, credit free Diamond Personal Premium subscription at www.TheGenealogist.co.uk. The Genealogist gives you access to census transcripts from 1841 to 1911, BMD records, Parish Records, Wills, Tithe Records, Military Records, Directories and much more. The range of data is constantly being added to. This credit free subscription voucher makes the ideal gift for your friends and family.... More Info
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The Rev. Arthur H. Plaisted's exhaustive 1932 work not only includes 9 Volumes of Parish Registers, but has additional chapters detailing the Parsons of Medmenham from 1185 to 1930, and Officers of the Church including selected Parish Clerks, and a list of Churchwardens from 1537 to 1931. The Registers themselves are prefaced by 30 pages of supporting information covering relevant acts of parliament, the first census, the establishment of civil registration, funeral customs and more. Register More Info
A cornucopia of Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, and the first of a series of CDs, Miscellanea Volume 1 contains registers, notebooks, and the first part of the Official List of Prisoners for Religion under Elizabeth I, covering 1562-1580. Registers include the Catholic Mission of Winchester 1721-1826, the Catholic Registers of Cowdray, Easebourne and Midhurst 1745-1822, and of Pethir in Monmouthshire 1758-1818. Various other documents include a 1594 letter on the Mar... More Info
Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, with the Catholic registers for Towneley Hall in Lancashire (1705-1727), Cheam in Surrey (1755-1788), Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire (1786-1843), and the Catholic Mission of Bellingham in Northumberland (1794-1837). Also includes papers, memoirs, letters, and the second part of the Official List of Prisoners for Religion under Elizabeth I, covering 1581-1602. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookma... More Info
The Register of the Christenings, Marriages and Burials at the Cathedral from 1657 to 1837, plus lists of the Prebendaries, Organists (1559-1856), Minor Canons, and Head Masters of the Grammar School (1552-1877), plus select inscriptions in the cathedral and cathedral churchyard. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Over 100 pages *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
Almost 400 pages of Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, including the Catholic registers of Holywell, Flintshire (1698-1829); Nidd Hall, York (1780-1838); Llanarth, Monmouthshire (1781-1838); St Joseph's Chapel, Bristol (1777-1808); the Recusants of Marsham (1589-1628); bills regarding prisoners in the Tower of London (1575-1589), plus miscellaneous letters, documents and biographies. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by ma... More Info
An account of the village of Glympton, Oxfordshire, and its people, including chapters on the lords of the Manor (with pedigrees), the church, and the rectors of Glympton. Includes the Parish Registers 1567-1812, specimen of early Court Rolls, and more. 18 illustrations. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Over 170 pages... More Info
This CD contains Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, including the Catholic registers of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York (1744-1840), York Bar Convent Chapel (1771-1826), Robert Hall and Hornby, Co., Lancaster (1757-1851), Courtfield in Welsh Bicknor, Monmouthshire (1773-1832), plus bills regarding prisoners in the Tower of London (1595-1681), Nuns of the Institute of Mary at York (1677-1825), Papist Returns for the City of York (1735), Lord Burghley's 1590 Map of Lancashi... More Info
This CD has more than 200 pages of Catholic obituaries, including those for secular priests from 1722 to 1783, and from Laity's Directory, 1773 to 1839, including clergy, religious women, French clergy, and laity. Also includes a collection of Catholic memorial inscriptions for the counties of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Middlesex, and Kent. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings ... More Info
This CD contains a census of those who did not attend services at the parish church, together with an account of fines and confiscations for refusal. Entries are arranged by county, and cover England and Wales. Please note: this volume contains Latin throughout. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Contains almost 500 pages... More Info
Product Code: PRS6087
Records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burials are vital sources for family historians. It is impossible to trace pedigrees without consulting them. Civil and parish registers are particularly important, but are not the only places where you can find relevant information. In this series, the author describes the wide range of resources available, indicating where they can be found and how they should be used. Chapters include Civil Registers, Parish Registers, Overseas Registers, N More Info
Product Code: BK6151
This book describes many of the Poor Law records that may survive and where to find them, as well as those of other organisations who helped to relieve families in desperate need. Poor Law Records are the most important records of a Parish after Parish Registers. Through them we can discover ancestors who were "paupers", who were helped through the Poor Law, as well as ancestors who were Poor Law Officers. The Old Poor Law 1601-1834 includes the records of the Parish Overseers of the poor More Info
Product Code: BK6183
Issue 13 features: * A place for everyone?: Parish settlement orders explored * Grow more branches: 500,000 more parish records go online * Kip and kin: Ruth Symes on the secrets of the ancestral bed * When drama meets reality: Explore the roots of stars in the BBC’s new World War One nursing drama * Lumped together: How did people sleep in the workhouse? * Empty pockets: Records of bankruptcy and insolvency * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on aprons More Info
Product Code: DYAP013
Birth, Marriage and Death Records are an essential resource for family historians, and this handbook is an authoritative introduction to them. It explains the original motives for registering these milestones in individual lives, describes how these record-keeping systems evolved, and shows how they can be explored and interpreted. Authors David Annal and Audrey Collins guide researchers through the difficulties they may encounter in understanding the documentation. They recount the history More Info
Product Code: BK6419
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