Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office: A Guide for North Americans, 2nd Edition
- Author: Judith Prowse Reid and Simon Fowler
- SKU: 7263
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Description:
The Public Record Office outside London houses a vast collection of records of use to English and Welsh researchers, some dating back to 1086. It is one of the richest genealogical repositories in the world, equivalent in many ways to teh US National Archives.
With historical documents, census records, probate documents, and emigration records, it is a natural magnet for anyone undertaking English or Welsh research. Although it is thousands of miles away from most Americans, it is still quite feasible to use the PRO and make effective use of its records.
The book provides a general introduction to major PRO record classes of special interest to North American researchers. It also identifies PRO records available in large North American institutions such as the Family History Library in Salt Lake CIty, the LIbrary of Congress in Washington, DC, and the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.
Among the topics covered in this book are emigration and immigration records, censuses, nonconformist church records, birth, death, and marriage records, and military, taxation, court, and Parliamentary records. A discussion of the organization of PRO records, a list of aids for identifying these records, and logistical information about working with the PRO will aid your research. Published 2000. Hard cover. 164pp.
