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*McLaughlin, Eve. ''Annals of the Poor.'' 3rd ed. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd., 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 H6mev|disp=Book 942 H6mev}}.) | *McLaughlin, Eve. ''Annals of the Poor.'' 3rd ed. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd., 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 H6mev|disp=Book 942 H6mev}}.) | ||
*Tate, W. E. ''The Parish Chest''. 3rd ed. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 K2t|disp=book 942 K2t.)}} | *Tate, W. E. ''The Parish Chest''. 3rd ed. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 K2t|disp=book 942 K2t.)}} | ||
=== Church Court Records === | |||
Research use: Provides proof that certain persons are living in a certain parish; used for pedigree linkage and to cover a time period in which parish register coverage is poor. Very good for giving origins of people. Act books would serve as indexes to material not microfilmed. | |||
Record type: Record of the general business of the church courts. These courts deal with the following: presentments, naming individuals who committed offenses such as adultery, fornication, swearing, failure to attend church, heresy, drunkenness and those refusing to have their children christened. | |||
Time period: 1500 to 1860s. | |||
Contents: Act Books: Day by day actions of the court serves as an index to other records. Ecclesiastical Cause papers: Examination of those giving testimony for the court. Gives names, ages, birthplaces, and other residences, and length of time in the community plus information on problem in question. | |||
Location: National Library of Wales. | |||
Population coverage: Pre-1775, about 30% of adult population. | |||
Reliability: Very good because they are a court record.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Wales,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1997.</ref> | |||
== Nonconformist Church Records == | == Nonconformist Church Records == | ||