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Tracing Your Ancestors' Parish Records: A Guide for Family and Local Historians Kindle Edition

by Stuart A. Raymond (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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Parish records are essential sources for family and local historians, and Stuart Raymond's handbook is an invaluable guide to them. He explores and explains the fascinating and varied historical and personal information they contain. His is the first thoroughgoing survey of these resources to be published for over three decades. In a concise, easy-to-follow text he describes where these important records can be found and demonstrates how they can be used. Records relating to the poor laws, apprentices, the church, tithes, enclosures and charities are all covered. The emphasis throughout is on understanding their original purpose and on revealing how relevant they are for researchers today. Compelling insights into individual lives and communities in the past can be gleaned from them, and they are especially useful when they are combined with other major sources, such as the census.Your Ancestors' Parish Records is an excellent introduction to this key area of family and local history research it is a book that all family and local historians should have on their shelf.
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    Pen & Sword Family History
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    February 27, 2015
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Stuart Raymond is a genealogical bibliographer, publisher and bookseller, an experienced family historian, and an expert on the history of wills and other probate records. He is also a prolific author of genealogical handbooks, web directories and library guides.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TOXQKN0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Family History (February 27, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 19465 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Joan Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reerence Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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As a genealogy enthusiast who had previously taken a course about English Parish Records, I did not believe this book would have much to offer me. How wrong I was! This is an extremely thorough, well written book that goes into great depth re the history of what records were maintained by the respective parishes as well as when and why and where these records might be found today. To provide this information, the author supplies a good deal of the history surrounding both the specific documents and the country in general, along with some humorous anecdotes.

Not only was this an interesting read, this book will remain as a cornerstone in my genealogy reference library.
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Bonnie B Neely
5.0 out of 5 stars I had thought this book would be a good reference for helping me trace my ancestors from Britain
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2015
I had thought this book would be a good reference for helping me trace my ancestors from Britain, but I had not expected to enjoy reading it, as well. Stuart Raymond writes in such an interesting manor with such great information about the history of Parishes and their functions and division of labor that I found myself reading it for pleasure! Of course we know to look at Parish records for births, marriages, deaths, but I had no idea that for centuries tithes were compulsory and the church kept records for the local governing body, of which it was a major part. So the many records we can research are discussed in detail in this book and this knowledge helps immensely in knowing where and how to look. It is a very helpful and interesting book and so well researched and written. I highly recommend it, even if you are not interested in looking into your family records!
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sunflowerroo
5.0 out of 5 stars Would definitely recommend this book if you are just starting out with ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2015
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Have bought quite a lot of these books to help me with my family history. The parish records book is very interesting and couldn't put it down.
It makes you realise that you can get into a bit of a rut with research and the book makes you think of things in a different way. Would definitely recommend this book if you are just starting out with family tree research. Very pleased.
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Philip Shakespeare
5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction into parish records.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2020
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Very prompt delivery. 'Tracing your ancestors...' good series of books. Clearly and well written.
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Maureen Loydall
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2016
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A good clear reference book
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B. Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well laid out book full of advise and pointers ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2016
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Very well laid out book full of advise and pointers to the parish records. Very informative and gives a historical context and explaination for the various records. Thank you so much
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Mr C Banton
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2018
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