Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xl
1 The State and Church, 1066-1837 1
Medieval England, 1066-1485 1
Tudor and Stuart England, 1485-1714 5
Hanoverian England, 1714-1837 8
2 The Church, Part 1: Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Records 11
Ecclesiastical Courts 13
Wills 15
Bishops' Registers 18
Licences 18
Visitations 19
Records of Religious Houses 20
3 The Church, Part 2: The Parish 22
Parish Registers 23
The Civil Parish 28
Miscellaneous Parish Records 33
Nonconformists and Catholics 33
4 The Professionals 35
University Records 35
Schools 36
The Inns of Chancery and of Court 37
The Apprenticeship System 37
The Church, Law and Medicine 39
Business Records 41
The City Livery Companies 41
Politicians 43
Civil Servants 44
The Army 44
The Royal Navy 46
The Royal Household 47
East India Company 47
The Police 47
5 The Courts, Part 1: Criminal 49
Assizes 49
The Court Leet 51
Quarter Sessions 52
Punishments 53
Prisons 55
Appeals for Mercy and Pardons 56
Treason 56
Other Sources 57
6 The Courts, Part 2: Civil 60
Chancery 60
Exchequer Equity Court Proceedings 61
The Court of Star Chamber 62
The Court of Requests 62
The Court of Augmentations 62
The Court of Wards 63
The Palatinate Courts 63
The Duchy of Lancaster Court 63
High Court of the Admiralty 63
High Court of Delegates 64
Debtors 64
Petitions 65
Pleas Rolls 65
7 Published Sources and Lists 66
Newspapers 66
Directories 71
Poll Books 72
Pamphlets 73
Gentry and Nobility 73
Famous People 74
8 Manorial Records 75
Manor Courts 77
Rentals and Extents 79
9 Property Records 82
Deeds 83
Surveys 87
Valuations 88
Enclosure Records 89
Fortfeited Estates Commission 89
Royalist Composition Papers 90
Estate Papers 90
Auctions and Sales Catalogues 91
Insurance 91
Maps 92
Other Records 92
10 Taxation 93
Poll Tax 93
Subsidies 95
Rates 96
Hearth Tax 98
Tithes 99
The Ship Tax 99
The Free and Voluntary Present 100
Window Tax 100
Game Duty 100
The Land Tax 100
Miscellaneous Taxes and Duties 101
Death Duties 102
11 Lists of People 103
Early Census Records 103
Militia and Volunteer Forces 105
Lists of Loyalty 107
Other Lists 109
Friendly Societies and Masonic Lodges 110
Freemen's Rolls 110
12 Miscellaneous Sources 111
Immigration 111
Naturalization 113
Emigration and Foreign Travel 114
Charities 114
Coroners 114
Patent Rolls 114
Hospitals 115
Seals 115
Tontines and Annuities 115
Existing Pedigrees 116
Heraldry 117
General Points 117
13 Places to Visit 119
The National Archives 120
The British Library Newspaper Library 121
The British Library 121
The Guildhall Library 121
The Society of Genealogists' Library 122
The Borthwick Institute 123
County Record Offices 123
Borough Record Offices 124
University Libraries 124
Local History Libraries 124
Libraries 125
Cathedral Archives 125
Specialist Responsitories 126
Museums 126
Principal Websites 127
Conclusion 129
Appendix 1 Reading Old Handwriting 130
Appendix 2 Calendars 134
Bibliography 138
Index 140
