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=== Manorial Court === | === Manorial Court === | ||
Records of these courts give information about the day-to-day life on a manor (an estate held by a landlord), including petty crimes, land transfers, manorial appointments, customs, rental fees, and so forth. It regulated the responsibilities and interrelationship of the manorial lord, his steward and bailiff (law officer), and the village people. Manorial court records began about 1066 and ended in the early 1900s. Some of Wales was not under manorial tenure. More detail is given in: | Records of these courts give information about the day-to-day life on a manor (an estate held by a landlord), including petty crimes, land transfers, manorial appointments, customs, rental fees, and so forth. It regulated the responsibilities and interrelationship of the manorial lord, his steward and bailiff (law officer), and the village people. Manorial court records began about 1066 (earliest records usually survive from 1500s in Wales) and ended in the early 1900s. Some of Wales was not under manorial tenure. More detail is given in: | ||
*Watt, Helen. ''Welsh Manors and Their Records''. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales, 2000. (Family History Library British {{FHL|1276405|title-id|disp=book 942.9N2w}}.) | *Watt, Helen. ''Welsh Manors and Their Records''. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales, 2000. (Family History Library British {{FHL|1276405|title-id|disp=book 942.9N2w}}.) | ||
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The Family History Library has a copy of Indexes to Schedules from the National Library of Wales. These indexes include a topographical index by county, parish, manor, and capital messuage. This index can help you to locate documents at the National Library of Wales for a particular manor or a parish. The index is on a series of microfilms. (Family History Library {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=films 1597275–7}} and {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=1597224–6}}.) | The Family History Library has a copy of Indexes to Schedules from the National Library of Wales. These indexes include a topographical index by county, parish, manor, and capital messuage. This index can help you to locate documents at the National Library of Wales for a particular manor or a parish. The index is on a series of microfilms. (Family History Library {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=films 1597275–7}} and {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=1597224–6}}.) | ||
The [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ '''Manorial Documents Register'''] is a listing of the manors and the location of all known records. While the National Library of Wales is a major depository of manorial court records, other repositories also house these records. It is best to check this register first. | The [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ '''Manorial Documents Register'''] is a listing of the manors and the location of all known records. While the National Library of Wales is a major depository of manorial court records, other repositories also house these records. It is best to check this register first. | ||
=== Court of Chancery === | === Court of Chancery === | ||