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Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book ( | Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book (1086 A.D.). Medieval records most often apply to nobility and the landed class. Records are typically written in Latin or Old French, but published English translations are available for many record groups. | ||
The following graphic will help you identify types of medieval records and the years they exist. Click on the text to learn more. | The following graphic will help you identify types of medieval records and the years they exist. Click on the text to learn more. | ||
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''With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.'' | ''With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.'' | ||
== Prosopography == | == Prosopography == | ||
*'''597-1042''' - ''Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.'' [http://www.pase.ac.uk/index.html Online]. | *'''597-1042''' - ''Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.'' [http://www.pase.ac.uk/index.html Online]. | ||
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. | *'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. | ||
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*'''1400s''' - Rogers. ''Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index.'' [http://www.girders.net/ Online.] | *'''1400s''' - Rogers. ''Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index.'' [http://www.girders.net/ Online.] | ||
*''The Complete Peerage'' | *''The Complete Peerage'' | ||
*Alumni Oxonienses | *Alumni Oxonienses | ||
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*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]. Victoria County Histories and many published medieval record groups. | *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]. Victoria County Histories and many published medieval record groups. | ||
*[http://aalt.law.uh.edu/ Anglo-American Legal Tradition]. Digitised original records from The National Archives. | *[http://aalt.law.uh.edu/ Anglo-American Legal Tradition]. Digitised original records from The National Archives. | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/arch.htm GEN-MEDIEVAL] mailing list. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/arch.htm GEN-MEDIEVAL] mailing list. | ||
*[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]. | *[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]. | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 26 January 2015
Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book (1086 A.D.). Medieval records most often apply to nobility and the landed class. Records are typically written in Latin or Old French, but published English translations are available for many record groups.
The following graphic will help you identify types of medieval records and the years they exist. Click on the text to learn more.
With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.
Prosopography[edit | edit source]
- 597-1042 - Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Online.
- 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book. 1999.
- 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. 2002.
- Dictionary of National Biography
- 1386-1832 - Member Biographies. The History of Parliament. Online.
- 1400s - Rogers. Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index. Online.
- The Complete Peerage
- Alumni Oxonienses
- Clergy of the Church of England Database
- 1261-1900 - Alumni Cantabrigienses. Online.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy. Extensive guides to medieval English records available online.
- The National Archives. Discovery Catalogue, Manorial Documents Register, E 179 Database, and research guides.
- British History Online. Victoria County Histories and many published medieval record groups.
- Anglo-American Legal Tradition. Digitised original records from The National Archives.
- GEN-MEDIEVAL mailing list.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.