by Susan Morris | May 29, 2024 | Ancestry Research, Genealogy, Parish Registers
Now that so many English parish registers have been digitised, it has never been easier to access these precious records, which provide a window into everyday life in England from the sixteenth century onwards. Relying on indexes and transcripts for parish register... by Susan Morris | May 6, 2024 | Parish Registers, Uncategorized
English parish registers were sometimes used to record momentous events as well as baptisms, marriages and burials. In 1750 the Reverend Thomas Barnett, Vicar of Rothwell in Northamptonshire, wrote a dramatic account of the earthquake which struck his church... by Susan Morris | Nov 8, 2013 | Genealogy
We have previously hailed Thomas Cromwell, father of the English parish register, and the 18th century priest and antiquary, William Dade (1741-1790), who strove to make the register a more detailed genealogical record. Contemporary with Dade, and more widely known,... by Susan Morris | Sep 8, 2013 | Genealogy
In a previous blog (July 2013) we lauded Thomas Cromwell, the formidable father of the English parish register. We turn now to a lesser known pioneer, the 18th century priest and antiquary, William Dade. Before Rose’s Act of 1812, there was no standardised form in... by Susan Morris | Jul 25, 2013 | Genealogy, Uncategorized
The recording of what the Americans call ‘vital statistics’ – the bare events of birth, marriage and death or, in the case of parish registers, baptism, marriage and burial – is something we now take for granted. We fret if our ancestors – through negligence,...