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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
Record types include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others. The records most likely to contain information from the tenth century are the family pedigrees, an example of which is shown below.
Record types include parish registers, electoral registers, and nonconformist records, among others.  


=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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These records may include the following information:
== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==


*Full name  
Given the variety of records within this collection, the information contained on each record may vary greatly. In general, these records may at least include:
*Polling district or residence
*Full name of individual
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
*Names of parents, spouse, or other family members  
*Type of event (such as marriage or death)  
*Type of event (such as marriage or death)  
*Date of the event  
*Date of the event  
*Place of the event  
*Place of the event  
*Names of witnesses
 
Please note that the records most likely to contain information from the tenth century are the family pedigrees, an example of which is shown above.


== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
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