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To find the name of the manor, or if there was a manor for the locality where your ancestor lived, use a gazetteer such as ''The Imperial Gazetteer'' on [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] (see also the [[England Gazetteers|England Gazetteers]] article). | To find the name of the manor, or if there was a manor for the locality where your ancestor lived, use a gazetteer such as ''The Imperial Gazetteer'' on [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] (see also the [[England Gazetteers|England Gazetteers]] article). | ||
Manorial court records in England can be found in many different repositories. For more information on the location of manor records in the following counties, consult the [ | Manorial court records in England can be found in many different repositories. For more information on the location of manor records in the following counties, consult the [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search Manorial Documents Register]: | ||
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==== Announcements of Coming Courts ==== | ==== Announcements of Coming Courts ==== | ||
A precept, or announcement of a forthcoming manor court is shown below, the format of a court roll or record and a transcription of a whole court beneath that.<br> <br> '''Precept for a Manor Court''' | A precept, or announcement of a forthcoming manor court is shown below, the format of a court roll or record and a transcription of a whole court beneath that.<br> <br> '''Precept for a Manor Court'''<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Manor Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Manor_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
[[Image:Announcement Notice of Manor Court.jpg|400px|thumb|<center>Announcement Notice of Manor Court</center>]] | |||
The FamilySearch Library has some manorial court records. To find the records that are in the library, look in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under : | The FamilySearch Library has some manorial court records. To find the records that are in the library, look in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under : | ||