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===== Baron, Scotland ===== | ===== Baron, Scotland ===== | ||
*A baron was the noble owner of a feudal barony, which was a dignity and jurisdiction created over an area of land. | *A baron was the noble owner of a feudal barony, which was a dignity and jurisdiction created over an area of land. He could charter towns on his estate with the explicit permission of the Crown and he had civil and criminal jurisdictional powers. | ||
===== Baron ===== | ===== Baron ===== | ||
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===== Barony, Scotland ===== | ===== Barony, Scotland ===== | ||
*A freehold | *A freehold estate created by direct grant with charter from the Crown, which carried with it both civil and criminal jurisdiction. | ||
===== barrio ===== | ===== barrio ===== | ||
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===== Bates Collection of Genealogical Data ===== | ===== Bates Collection of Genealogical Data ===== | ||
*An 88-volume collection of information about Rhode Island families collected by Louise Prosser Bates. It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. It is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the | *An 88-volume collection of information about Rhode Island families collected by Louise Prosser Bates. It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. It is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== Batismos ===== | ===== Batismos ===== | ||
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*Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose. | *Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose. | ||
===== Bible Records, | ===== Bible Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize Bible records (birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles). | ||
*Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br> | *Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br> | ||
===== Bibliography, | ===== Bibliography, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize lists of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.<br> | ||
===== Bibliography, general ===== | ===== Bibliography, general ===== | ||
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*A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. | *A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. | ||
===== Biography, | ===== Biography, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize biographies (histories of people's lives) and biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias (compilations of histories of people’s lives). | ||
===== Biography, general ===== | ===== Biography, general ===== | ||
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===== Border crossing manifests, Canada ===== | ===== Border crossing manifests, Canada ===== | ||
*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the | *Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the FamilySearch Library™. Also called Canadian border crossing lists, passenger lists, and manifests. | ||
===== Border crossing records, USA ===== | ===== Border crossing records, USA ===== | ||
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===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint ===== | ===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint ===== | ||
*A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the | *A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the FamilySearch Library™ and FamilySearch Centers™. | ||
===== boznica ===== | ===== boznica ===== | ||
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*Danish and Norwegian word for "letter, correspondence." | *Danish and Norwegian word for "letter, correspondence." | ||
===== Brief description, | ===== Brief description, FamilySearch Catalog™ on compact disc ===== | ||
*A screen on the compact disc version of the | *A screen on the compact disc version of the FamilySearch Catalog™ that shows the title of the source. | ||
===== Brieve, Scotland ===== | ===== Brieve, Scotland ===== | ||
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===== Briggs Collection ===== | ===== Briggs Collection ===== | ||
*A large collection of typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and other family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry in Rhode Island. It was created by Anthony Tarbox Briggs and is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the | *A large collection of typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and other family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry in Rhode Island. It was created by Anthony Tarbox Briggs and is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== briquetier ===== | ===== briquetier ===== | ||
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===== Burgh, Scotland ===== | ===== Burgh, Scotland ===== | ||
*A city or town | *A city or town with a charter. There are three types. Royal burghs have charters granted by the crown, and they send a representative to Parliament. Burghs of regality and burghs of barony have charters granted by either a [[L_genealogical_glossary_terms|lord of regality]] or a baron (see above). They do not send representatives to Parliament. Also spelled borough. | ||
===== Burgh court, Scotland ===== | ===== Burgh court, Scotland ===== | ||
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*Money given to an individual (or the individual¿s spouse or dependents) who has retired from an organization. Starting in the late 1800s, large businesses gave pensions to employees when they retired. Pension records often give name, age, and length of service. They may give the date and place of birth and death, name of the spouse, and names and ages of the children. | *Money given to an individual (or the individual¿s spouse or dependents) who has retired from an organization. Starting in the late 1800s, large businesses gave pensions to employees when they retired. Pension records often give name, age, and length of service. They may give the date and place of birth and death, name of the spouse, and names and ages of the children. | ||
===== Business Records and Commerce, | ===== Business Records and Commerce, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about businesses, trades, and other types of commerce. | ||
===== buskap ===== | ===== buskap ===== | ||
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