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==England Medieval Records==
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 record activities of nobility and the landed class. They are typically written in Latin or Old French, but modern English translations are available for many record groups.


Click text in this graphic to learn more about each record group: {{Medievalrecordsimagemap}}
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.
 
[[Image:Medievalrecords.jpg|705px|Medievalrecords.jpg]]


''With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.''  
''With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.''  
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== 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].
*'''400s-1400s''' - Cawley. ''Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families.'' [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ Online.]
 
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. {{FSC|1010080|item|disp=FS Library 942 H2kr v. 1}}
*'''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. ''Continental Origins of English Landholders 1066-1166.'' 1995. {{FSC|1177595|item|disp=FS Library 942 D32kr}}
 
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002. {{FSC|1121478|item|disp=FS Library 942 D3kk}}
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002.
*'''Medieval-present''' - ''Dictionary of National Biography.'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography Online.]
 
*'''1093-1314''' - ''People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1314.'' [http://www.poms.ac.uk/ Online.]
*''Dictionary of National Biography''
*'''1100-1520''' - ''Medieval Londoners.'' [https://medievallondoners.ace.fordham.edu/ Online.]
 
*'''1216-1286''' - ''People of Northern England 1216-1286''. [http://www.pone.ac.uk/ Online.]
*'''Medieval-1800s''' - Shaw. ''The Knights of England.'' 1906. Online: [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland01shawuoft Vol. I] | [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland02shawuoft Vol. II.]
*'''Medieval-1800s''' - Shaw. ''The Knights of England.'' 1906. Online: [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland01shawuoft Vol. I] | [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland02shawuoft Vol. II.]  
 
*'''1386-1832''' - Member Biographies. ''The History of Parliament.'' [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members Online.]  
*'''1386-1832''' - Member Biographies. ''The History of Parliament.'' [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members Online.]
*'''1400s''' - Rogers. ''Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index.'' [http://www.girders.net/ Online.]  
 
*'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1500'' (Univ. of Cambridge students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.]
*'''1400s''' - Rogers. ''Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index.'' [http://www.girders.net/ Online.]
*'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1540'' (Univ. of Oxford students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.]
 
*'''1261-1900''' - ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'' (Univ. of Cambridge students).''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Online].''
*''The Complete Peerage''
 
*Alumni Oxonienses


== Compiled Genealogies  ==
*''Clergy of the Church of England Database''


*'''Medieval''' - Cokayne et al. ''The Complete Peerage''. [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/peerages.shtml Online] | [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/cp/ Corrections and additions].
*'''1261-1900''' - ''Alumni Cantabrigienses.'' [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Online].
*'''Medieval-1900s''' - Ruvigny et al. ''The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal.'' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6552/ Online.]
*'''Medieval''' - ''Heraldic Visitations''. Guide to online records at [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/visitations.shtml Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy].
*'''Medieval''' - Baldwin, Farmerie, and Stewart. ''The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England'' [https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/ Online.]
*'''Medieval-present''' - Roberts. ''The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants.'' [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=49324 Online.]
*'''Medieval-1800s''' - ''Royal and Noble Houses of Europe,'' Medieval Unit (FamilySearch). [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees Online] - change "All" to "Community Trees" in dropdown above Search button
*'''Medieval-1900s''' - ''Welsh Medieval Database Primarily Nobility and Gentry Lines,'' Medieval Unit (FamilySearch). [https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees Online] - change "All" to "Community Trees" in dropdown above Search button
*'''Medieval-present''' - ''Genealogics by Leo van de Pas.'' [http://www.genealogics.org/ Online.]


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


*[http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/ Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy]. Extensive guide to online medieval English records.  
*[http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/ Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy]. Extensive guides to medieval English records available online.  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives]. Discovery Catalogue, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Index, Manorial Documents Register, E 179 Database, and research guides.  
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives]. Discovery Catalogue, Manorial Documents Register, E 179 Database, and research guides.  
*[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.  
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/soc.genealogy.medieval GEN-MEDIEVAL] newsgroup. Discussions on medieval pedigrees and sources.  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/arch.htm GEN-MEDIEVAL] mailing list.  
*[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]. Journal, Medieval Lands project, Index to the Ancestry of Charles II.
*[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy].
*[https://prosopography.history.ox.ac.uk/ Prosopography Research] (University of Oxford). Bibliography, Directory of Prosopographical Research.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111 Ancestry]. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858.
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-medieval-probate-index-1267-1500 findmypast]. York Medieval Probate Index 1267-1500.


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England

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.

Medievalrecords.jpg

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
  • Medieval-1800s - Shaw. The Knights of England. 1906. Online: Vol. I | Vol. II.
  • 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]

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