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====Catholic Family and Estate Papers==== | ====Catholic Family and Estate Papers==== | ||
During the penal period those who survived as Catholics were largely gentry and their Catholic servants and estate workers. The gentry were literate and educated and there are a great many family papers in existence which detail the lower classes in the household as well as the more affluent. These may be deposited in record offices or may still be with the family. The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, now part of the National Archives, keeps a list of known ones, where they are and how they may be accessed, and this is searchable online. There are also a large number of local histories of Catholic families. Good places to start the search are: The five volumes of Gillow’s ''Bibliographic Dictionary of the English Catholics'' on {{FSC|265310|item|disp=FS Library films 0896646-8}}, for which there is also an index and finding list by Bevan (Index and Finding List to Joseph Gillow’s Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics. J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd for John Bevan, Bristol, England. {{FSC|265310|item|disp=FS | During the penal period those who survived as Catholics were largely gentry and their Catholic servants and estate workers. The gentry were literate and educated and there are a great many family papers in existence which detail the lower classes in the household as well as the more affluent. These may be deposited in record offices or may still be with the family. The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, now part of the National Archives, keeps a list of known ones, where they are and how they may be accessed, and this is searchable online. There are also a large number of local histories of Catholic families. Good places to start the search are: The five volumes of Gillow’s ''Bibliographic Dictionary of the English Catholics'' on {{FSC|265310|item|disp=FS Library films 0896646-8}}, for which there is also an index and finding list by Bevan (Index and Finding List to Joseph Gillow’s Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics. J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd for John Bevan, Bristol, England. {{FSC|265310|item|disp=FS Catalog book 942 D3giL index)}}. | ||
*Foley’s ''Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus'' in 8 volumes on {{FSC|262947|item|disp=FS Library films 0599477-83}}. | *Foley’s ''Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus'' in 8 volumes on {{FSC|262947|item|disp=FS Library films 0599477-83}}. | ||
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*Holt’s ''English Jesuits 1650-1829''. | *Holt’s ''English Jesuits 1650-1829''. | ||
Gandy (''Catholic Family History: A Bibliography of General Sources''. Self-published, 1996) lists many more. A fascinating history of the late 16th century missioner’s safe-house at Grosmont Priory in Yorkshire can be found in Boddy (''Catholic Missioners at Grosmont Priory''. North Yorkshire County Record Office. {{FSC|179215|item|disp=FS | Gandy (''Catholic Family History: A Bibliography of General Sources''. Self-published, 1996) lists many more. A fascinating history of the late 16th century missioner’s safe-house at Grosmont Priory in Yorkshire can be found in Boddy (''Catholic Missioners at Grosmont Priory''. North Yorkshire County Record Office. {{FSC|179215|item|disp=FS Catalog book 942.74/G8 K2b)}}. It gives great detail about the local Catholics as well as the missioners themselves.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Catholic Church Records, Priests, Family and Estate Papers, Religious Orders - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Catholic_Church_Records,_Priests,_Family_and_Estate_Papers,_Religious_Orders_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
Sometimes there are parish Catholic censuses, often variously annotated later. Small parishes often kept lists of Easter communicants, which was the minimal requirement of attendance. At the parish level, ''church notice books'' are the equivalent of a parish diary, and there will be ''parish magazines, annual reports'' and magazines from local Catholic organizations. There will usually be a ''parish history'' which will include several generations of families, and the ''church account books'' are fruitful sources of local Catholic builders and suppliers. Records of local Catholic homes for the elderly may also be found, either with the home if it still exists, or with the archivist for the religious order that ran it. | Sometimes there are parish Catholic censuses, often variously annotated later. Small parishes often kept lists of Easter communicants, which was the minimal requirement of attendance. At the parish level, ''church notice books'' are the equivalent of a parish diary, and there will be ''parish magazines, annual reports'' and magazines from local Catholic organizations. There will usually be a ''parish history'' which will include several generations of families, and the ''church account books'' are fruitful sources of local Catholic builders and suppliers. Records of local Catholic homes for the elderly may also be found, either with the home if it still exists, or with the archivist for the religious order that ran it. | ||
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<br> Convicted recusants, primarily Catholics, who went through a formal procedure to conform to the Church of England are detailed in the ''Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s Memoranda Rolls'' which are at the PRO in series E 368. Their lands and property were returned and fines usually excused as the state was more interested in the conformity than the money. However, in some cases the conversion was temporary and the same names appear again for similar offences. ''Catholic Ancestor'' has published lists of those conforming between 1590 and 1625. Lists of Catholics called ''Returns of Papists'' were made in 1680, 1705, 1706, 1767 (the most thorough) and 1780 and what survives are in the House of Lords Record Office in Westminster. Some give only statistics, but those for the dioceses of Chester, Durham and Hereford give names, ages, relationship within household, addresses, and how long in residence Many are published, for example the important 1767 return in Vol 1 Diocese of Chester with a separate index, and Vol 2 Other Dioceses which are in the {{FSC|91507item|disp=FS | <br> Convicted recusants, primarily Catholics, who went through a formal procedure to conform to the Church of England are detailed in the ''Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s Memoranda Rolls'' which are at the PRO in series E 368. Their lands and property were returned and fines usually excused as the state was more interested in the conformity than the money. However, in some cases the conversion was temporary and the same names appear again for similar offences. ''Catholic Ancestor'' has published lists of those conforming between 1590 and 1625. Lists of Catholics called ''Returns of Papists'' were made in 1680, 1705, 1706, 1767 (the most thorough) and 1780 and what survives are in the House of Lords Record Office in Westminster. Some give only statistics, but those for the dioceses of Chester, Durham and Hereford give names, ages, relationship within household, addresses, and how long in residence Many are published, for example the important 1767 return in Vol 1 Diocese of Chester with a separate index, and Vol 2 Other Dioceses which are in the {{FSC|91507item|disp=FS Catalog book under 942 K25}} but are not filmed yet. These parliamentary summaries contain only initials, and the full names are in the originals in the Quarter Sessions records which happily are available on film. | ||
====County and Local Records==== | ====County and Local Records==== | ||
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''The Laity’s Directory'' (1768-1839) and its successor ''The Catholic Directory'' (1838 onwards) lists names and addresses of all parish priests by diocese, together with details of all the diocesan organizations such as archives, schools, societies and religious orders. There is a national section which covers those organizations organized centrally. Old editions can be very useful in tracing such things as local orphanages, movement of priests, and location of churches. | ''The Laity’s Directory'' (1768-1839) and its successor ''The Catholic Directory'' (1838 onwards) lists names and addresses of all parish priests by diocese, together with details of all the diocesan organizations such as archives, schools, societies and religious orders. There is a national section which covers those organizations organized centrally. Old editions can be very useful in tracing such things as local orphanages, movement of priests, and location of churches. | ||
A full set is housed at the Catholic National Library, and the FS Library holds the 1880, 1950, 1964, 1973, and 1978 editions, together with its successor, ''The Catholic Directory of England and Wales'' from 1986 in {{FSC|810109|item|disp=FS | A full set is housed at the Catholic National Library, and the FS Library holds the 1880, 1950, 1964, 1973, and 1978 editions, together with its successor, ''The Catholic Directory of England and Wales'' from 1986 in {{FSC|810109|item|disp=FS Catalog book 942 K22c}}. The obituaries from the Laity’s Directory were reprinted in Volume 12 of the CRS Records Series. | ||
''Recusant History'' has been published since 1951 by the Catholic Record Society; the first three volumes are entitled ''Bibliographical Studies''. A list of all articles published in ''Catholic Ancestor'' can be obtained from the secretary of the Catholic FHS which publishes it. Other include ''The London Recusant'', and ''Catholic Archives'' from the CAS which describes archival collections useful for Catholic research, mainly ones in England but some also in Ireland. | ''Recusant History'' has been published since 1951 by the Catholic Record Society; the first three volumes are entitled ''Bibliographical Studies''. A list of all articles published in ''Catholic Ancestor'' can be obtained from the secretary of the Catholic FHS which publishes it. Other include ''The London Recusant'', and ''Catholic Archives'' from the CAS which describes archival collections useful for Catholic research, mainly ones in England but some also in Ireland. | ||
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Gwynn’s two publications (Records of Huguenots in the British Isles, pages 1-9 in Volume F, World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 5-8 August 1969. Genealogical Society of Utah. {{FSC|17515|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6039361(1)}} and Huguenot Heritage: The History and Contribution of the Huguenots in Britain. Routledge) , Currer-Briggs and Gambier (''Huguenot Ancestry''. Phillimore, 1985), and Delaforce (Undated, about 1981.''Family History Research'' Vol I “The French Connection”. Regency Press, London.) are good places to start, and Kershaw and Pearsall (''Immigrants and Aliens. A Guide to Sources on UK immigration and citizenship.'' PRO Publications, 2000) have details of the PRO holdings. The Huguenot and Walloon Research Association are about to publish a valuable index to the French Protestant Hospital records and a ''Guide to Protestant Ancestry Research'', an article by Tsushima describes their work. | Gwynn’s two publications (Records of Huguenots in the British Isles, pages 1-9 in Volume F, World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 5-8 August 1969. Genealogical Society of Utah. {{FSC|17515|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6039361(1)}} and Huguenot Heritage: The History and Contribution of the Huguenots in Britain. Routledge) , Currer-Briggs and Gambier (''Huguenot Ancestry''. Phillimore, 1985), and Delaforce (Undated, about 1981.''Family History Research'' Vol I “The French Connection”. Regency Press, London.) are good places to start, and Kershaw and Pearsall (''Immigrants and Aliens. A Guide to Sources on UK immigration and citizenship.'' PRO Publications, 2000) have details of the PRO holdings. The Huguenot and Walloon Research Association are about to publish a valuable index to the French Protestant Hospital records and a ''Guide to Protestant Ancestry Research'', an article by Tsushima describes their work. | ||
''The Huguenot Society of London'' has lead the way in gathering and publishing records of a particular religious group. The ''Proceedings'' run from 1885 and their record series (the''Quarto Series'') from 1887 to date, many giving complete transcriptions of archive material, for example the ''Returns of Aliens, Denizations'' and ''Naturalizations'' and ''Oaths of Naturalization'' from the PRO, and all of the London French church registers. Both the ''Quarto Series'' and the ''Proceedings'' are on film and there is a comprehensive (but not all-name) index by Marmoy (''General Index to the Proceedings and the Quarto Series of Publications of the Huguenot Society of London, 1885-1985''. Huguenot Society. {{FSC|501804|item|disp=FS | ''The Huguenot Society of London'' has lead the way in gathering and publishing records of a particular religious group. The ''Proceedings'' run from 1885 and their record series (the''Quarto Series'') from 1887 to date, many giving complete transcriptions of archive material, for example the ''Returns of Aliens, Denizations'' and ''Naturalizations'' and ''Oaths of Naturalization'' from the PRO, and all of the London French church registers. Both the ''Quarto Series'' and the ''Proceedings'' are on film and there is a comprehensive (but not all-name) index by Marmoy (''General Index to the Proceedings and the Quarto Series of Publications of the Huguenot Society of London, 1885-1985''. Huguenot Society. {{FSC|501804|item|disp=FS Catalog book 942.1 C42m}}). Ramsay-Sharp (''Huguenot Surname Index Quarto Series Volumes 1-40''. Society of Australian Genealogists) has completely surname-indexed volumes 1-40 of the Quarto Series.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Huguenot Records - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Huguenot_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
This Protestant group began in France then spread to England as its members fled persecution. Huguenots began keeping records as early as 1567; however, few pre-1684 records still exist. | This Protestant group began in France then spread to England as its members fled persecution. Huguenots began keeping records as early as 1567; however, few pre-1684 records still exist. | ||
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