Tracing your church of England ancestors : a guide for family and local historians / Stuart A. Raymond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raymond, Stuart A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genealogy.

Church records and registers--Great Britain.

Church records and registers.

England--Genealogy--Archival resources.

England.

Church of England--History.

Church of England.

Church of England--Membership--Registers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Family History, 2017.

Summary:

"In his latest handbook on the records of the major Christian religions, Stuart Raymond focuses on the Church of England. He identifies the available sources, comments on their strengths and weaknesses and explains how to make the best use of them. The history of the Church of England is covered, from the Reformation in the mid-sixteenth century until the present day. Anyone who has a family connection with the Church of England or a special interest in the local history of the church will find his book to be a mine of practical information and an essential aid for their research. A sequence of short, accessible chapters gives an insight into the relevant records and demonstrates how much fascinating genealogical information can be gleaned from them. After providing a brief history of the Church of England, and a description of its organization, Stuart Raymond explores the wide range of records that researchers can consult. Among them are parish registers, bishops transcripts, marriage licences, churchwardens accounts, vestry minutes, church magazines, tithe records and the records of the ecclesiastical courts and Anglican charities and missions. A wealth of research material is available and this book is the perfect introduction to it."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

The history of the Church of England

The structure of the Church of England

Preliminaries to research: using record offices, books, libraries and the Internet

Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials

Other sources of Anglican baptisms, marriages and burials

Other parish records

Diocesan, chapter and provincial records

Probate records

Anglican charities, missions and religious orders

Tracing Anglican clergy

Other sources.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 18, 2017).

ISBN:

1-4738-9067-5

1-4738-9066-7

1-4738-9065-9