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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 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.  
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 modern 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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*'''597-1042''' - ''Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.'' [http://www.pase.ac.uk/index.html Online].  
*'''597-1042''' - ''Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.'' [http://www.pase.ac.uk/index.html Online].  
*'''400s-1400s''' - Cawley. ''Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families.'' [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ Online.]  
*'''400s-1400s''' - Cawley. ''Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families.'' [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ Online.]  
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. {{FHL|1010080|item|disp=FHL 942 H2kr v. 1}} | [http://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/coel.htm Updates].
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. {{FHL|1010080|item|disp=FHL 942 H2kr v. 1}} | [http://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/coel.htm Updates].  
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Continental Origins of English Landholders 1066-1166.'' 1995. {{FHL|1177595|item|disp=FHL 942 D32kr}}  
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Continental Origins of English Landholders 1066-1166.'' 1995. {{FHL|1177595|item|disp=FHL 942 D32kr}}  
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002. {{FHL|1121478|item|disp=FHL 942 D3kk}} | [http://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/coel.htm Updates].
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002. {{FHL|1121478|item|disp=FHL 942 D3kk}} | [http://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/coel.htm Updates].  
*'''Medieval-present''' - ''Dictionary of National Biography.'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography Online.]  
*'''Medieval-present''' - ''Dictionary of National Biography.'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography Online.]  
*'''1093-1314''' ''People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1314.'' [http://www.poms.ac.uk/ Online.]  
*'''1093-1314''' ''People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1314.'' [http://www.poms.ac.uk/ Online.]  
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== Compiled Genealogies  ==
== Compiled Genealogies  ==


*'''Medieval''' - Cokayne et al. ''The Complete Peerage''. [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/peerages.shtml Online] | [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/cp/ Corrections and additions].
*'''Medieval''' - Cokayne et al. ''The Complete Peerage''. [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/peerages.shtml Online] | [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/cp/ Corrections and additions].  
*'''Medieval-1900s''' - Ruvigny et al. ''The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal.'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=50&query=%2Bauthor%3ARuvigny&subjectsOpen=25753-50 Online listing.]  
*'''Medieval-1900s''' - Ruvigny et al. ''The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal.'' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=50&query=%2Bauthor%3ARuvigny&subjectsOpen=25753-50 Online listing.]  
*'''Medieval''' - ''Heraldic Visitations''. Guide to online records at [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/visitations.shtml Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy].  
*'''Medieval''' - ''Heraldic Visitations''. Guide to online records at [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/visitations.shtml Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy].  
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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://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/ Prosopography Research] (University of Oxford). Bibliography, Directory of Prosopographical Research.
*[http://prosopography.modhist.ox.ac.uk/ Prosopography Research] (University of Oxford). Bibliography, Directory of Prosopographical Research.  
*[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.


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Revision as of 13:10, 26 January 2015

England

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 modern 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.

Medievalrecords.jpg

With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.

Prosopography[edit | edit source]

  • 597-1042 - Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England. Online.
  • 400s-1400s - Cawley. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Online.
  • 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book. 1999. FHL 942 H2kr v. 1 | Updates.
  • 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Continental Origins of English Landholders 1066-1166. 1995. FHL 942 D32kr
  • 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. 2002. FHL 942 D3kk | Updates.
  • Medieval-present - Dictionary of National Biography. Online.
  • 1093-1314 People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1314. Online.
  • Medieval-1800s - Shaw. The Knights of England. 1906. Online: Vol. I | Vol. II.
  • 1386-1832 - Member Biographies. The History of Parliament. Online.
  • 1400s - Rogers. Fifteenth-Century Biographical Index. Online.
  • Medieval - Emden's Biographical Registers to 1500 (Univ. of Cambridge students). Online.
  • Medieval - Emden's Biographical Registers to 1540 (Univ. of Oxford students). Online.
  • 1261-1900 - Alumni Cantabrigienses (Univ. of Cambridge students).Online.

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

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