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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 (1066 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 == | |||
*'''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. | |||
*'''1386-1832''' - Member Biographies. ''The History of Parliament.'' [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members Online.] | |||
== Websites == | |||
*[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, Manorial Documents Register, E 179 Database, and research guides. | |||
*[http://aalt.law.uh.edu/ Anglo-American Legal Tradition]. Digitized original records from The National Archives. | |||
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Revision as of 00:26, 26 January 2015
Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book (1066 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]
- 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.
- 1386-1832 - Member Biographies. The History of Parliament. 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.
- Anglo-American Legal Tradition. Digitized original records from The National Archives.