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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 (1086 A.D.). Medieval records most often | Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book (1086 A.D.). Medieval records most often record activities of nobility and the landed class. They 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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*'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1500'' (Univ. of Cambridge students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.] | *'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1500'' (Univ. of Cambridge students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.] | ||
*'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1540'' (Univ. of Oxford students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.] | *'''Medieval''' - ''Emden's Biographical Registers to 1540'' (Univ. of Oxford students). [http://hds.essex.ac.uk/history/data/prosopography.asp Online.] | ||
*'''1261-1900''' - ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'' (Univ. of Cambridge students).'' [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Online]. | *'''1261-1900''' - ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'' (Univ. of Cambridge students).''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3997 Online].'' | ||
== Compiled Genealogies == | == Compiled Genealogies == | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/arch.htm GEN-MEDIEVAL] mailing list. Discussions on medieval pedigrees and sources. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/arch.htm GEN-MEDIEVAL] mailing list. Discussions on medieval pedigrees and sources. | ||
*[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]. Journal, Medieval Lands project, Index to the Ancestry of Charles II. | *[http://fmg.ac/ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]. Journal, Medieval Lands project, Index to the Ancestry of Charles II. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111 Ancestry]. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858. | *[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111 Ancestry]. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858. | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-medieval-probate-index-1267-1500 FindMyPast]. York Medieval Probate Index 1267-1500. | *[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-medieval-probate-index-1267-1500 FindMyPast]. York Medieval Probate Index 1267-1500. | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||