Medieval English genealogy: updates: 30 May 2010

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Contents:

• News
• New material
• New links
• Updated links
• Missing links

News

More material continues to be added to the Anglo-American Legal Tradition website. In addition, navigation is being improved by the addition of red thumbnails marking multiples of 50 rotulets/membranes, and work has begun on compiling an index to records in series C33 (Chancery Entry Books) by transcribing the names of parties from images of the contemporary calendars. Volunteers are being sought to help with both these projects (for the latter, some familiarity with 16th-17th century hands would be required). Details are available in the appropriate items linked from the project's News page.

New material

In the Feet of Fines section, abstracts of fines for Lincolnshire (1370-1376) (240 fines) have been added.

New links

• A brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
  • Published works, bibliographies and indexes:
    • Charles Gross, The Sources and Literature of English History from the Earliest Times to about 1485 (2nd edn, 1915) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      An extensive bibliography of older published material.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 ;  3 ;  4 .]
  • Handwriting and language:
    • Classical Turns (David Butterfield, Christ's College, Cambridge)
      Service offering translation from Latin and Ancient Greek.
• Medieval source material on the Internet:
  • History:
    • J. Horace Round, Companions of the Conqueror. (1901) (Google Books [Hints and tips])
      From the Monthly Review, June 1901, pp. 91-111.
    • J. Horace Round, Peerage and Pedigree: Studies in Peerage Law and Family History (1910) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      A collection of papers, including "The Willoughby d'Eresby case and the rise of the Berties" and "The Barony of Delawarr".
  • County and local history:
    • A. T. Bannister, Herefordshire Placenames (1916) (Mel Lockie)
    • J. A. Picton, Memorials of Liverpool [Lancashire], historical and topographical, including a history of the dock estate (1873) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 1 of 2 (historical).
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • F. R. Raines, The rectors of Manchester [Lancashire], and the wardens of the collegiate church of that town (1885) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Chetham Society, new series, volume 5. Part 1 of 2, to 1579.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • George T. O. Bridgeman, The history of the church and manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster. Part 2. (1889) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Chetham Society, new series, volume 16. Covers the period 1616-c. 1643.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • George T. O. Bridgeman, The history of the church and manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster. Part 3. (1889) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Chetham Society, new series, volume 17. Covers the period c. 1643-1880.
    • George T. O. Bridgeman, The history of the church and manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster. Part 4. (1890) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Chetham Society, new series, volume 18. The church, chapels and documents relating to the Priory of St Thomas at Holland or Upholland.
    • Edward Marshall, A supplement to the history of Woodstock manor [Oxfordshire] and its environs, with a Notice of the Church and Parish of Wootton (1874) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    • Thomas Baines, Yorkshire, Past and Present, volume 1, part 1. [1871-1877] (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • Thomas Baines, Yorkshire, Past and Present, volume 1, part 2. [1871-1877] (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • Thomas Baines, Yorkshire, Past and Present, volume 2, part1. [1871-1877] (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 .]
  • Modern biography and prosopography:
    • Ship Masters and their Vessels, 1200-1500 (Kenneth Jacob)
      Listing arranged by place, in progress, of masters and vessels mentioned in various sources, many of them unpublished.
  • Public records: Pipe rolls:
    • Joseph Hunter, ed., The Great roll of the pipe for the first year of the reign of King Richard the First, A.D. 1189-1190. (1844) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Latin transcript, in record type.
    • Henry Lewin Cannon, ed., The Great roll of the pipe for the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Henry the Third, A.D. 1241-1242. (1918) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Latin transcript.
  • Charters:
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. (1883-1893) (Oxford Text Archive)
      Text of volumes 1-3, though footnotes and variant readings are not included.
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. Vol. 1, A.D. 430-839 [Part 2, 741-839] (1885) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. Vol. 2, A.D. 840-947 [Part 1, 840-928] (1887) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. Vol. 2, A.D. 840-947 [Part 2, 928-947] (1887) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. Vol. 3, A.D. 948-975 [Part 1, 948-959] (1887) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
    • Walter de Gray Birch, Index Saxonicus: an index to all the names of persons in Cartularium Saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. (1899) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 .]
  • Probate records:
    • Bank of England Will Extracts Index 1717-1845 (National Wills Index, Origins Network)
      Index to extracts from will of testators with monies in public funds, containing about 60,000 records, searchable by subscribers. Hard copies of the extracts can also be ordered through Origins Network.
    • Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1700-1807 (National Wills Index, Origins Network)
      Index to over 5000 wills, mainly from the first half of the 18th century, searchable by subscribers; there are very few entries after the 1770s.
    • National Wills Index (Origins Network)
      Index to English wills and probate documents, in progress, with the participation of the British Record Society and other organisations. The index is searchable by subscribers, and for some probate jurisdictions copies of original documents can be ordered through the website.
    • Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Index 1750-1800 (National Wills Index, Origins Network)
      Index compiled from the contemporary calendars of wills, containing about 208,000 records, searchable by subscribers. This is an alternative for this period to the free index available at the National Archives website.
  • Church records and religious houses:
    • Hereford Diocese: Bishops' Registers (Mel Lockie)
      Latin transcripts, in progress, from the volumes published by the Cantilupe Society/Canterbury and York Society. They currently include the registers of Thomas de Cantilupo (1275), Richard de Swinfield (1283) and the introduction to the register of Adam de Orleton (1317).
    • Henry Cotton, Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ. The succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies of Ireland. (1851) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 1 of 5. The province of Munster.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 .]
    • Henry Cotton Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ. The succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies in Ireland. (1848) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 2 of 5. The province of Leinster.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • Henry Cotton, Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ. The succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies in Ireland. (1849) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 3 of 5. The province of Ulster.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
    • Henry Cotton, Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ. The succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies in Ireland. (1850) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 4 of 5. The province of Connaught.
    • Henry Cotton, Fasti Ecclesiæ Hibernicæ. The succession of the prelates and members of the cathedral bodies of Ireland. (1878) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Supplement. Continuation to 1870.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 .]
    • Worcester Diocese: Bishops' Registers (Mel Lockie)
      Latin transcripts, in progress, from the volumes published by the Worcestershire Historical Society. They currently include the Sede Vacante register and the registers of Godfrey Giffard (1268) and William de Geynesborough (1303).
  • Heralds' Visitations and the College of Arms:
    • Walter C. Metcalfe, ed., The Visitation of the County of Lincoln In 1562-4. (1881) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
  • Private letters and papers:
    • Mary Anne Everett Green, Letters of royal and illustrious ladies of Great Britain. From the commencement of the twelfth century to the close of the reign of Queen Mary. (1846) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Volume 1 of 3, covering the period to 1525. Transcribed into modern English, with notes.
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive:  1 ;  2 .]
• Medieval English families on the Internet:
  • K:
    • Kirkman One-Name Study (Tony Kirkman, Guild of One-Name Studies)
      Includes notes on the origin of the surname and early occurrences in Yorkshire and elsewhere.
  • U:
    • Reedness and Ousefleet (Raymond E. O. Ella, Goole on the Web)
      Miscellaneous notes on the medieval Usflete family.
    • Usflete Heraldry (Raymond E. O. Ella, this site)
      Two photographs showing the heraldry of the Usflete family on funeral monuments.
• Links:
  • Medieval (and early modern) armorials:
    • Joseph Foster, Some feudal coats of arms and others (1902) (Internet Archive - Text Archive)
      Illustrated armory compiled from medieval rolls of arms, with many additional illustrations, particularly of funeral monuments.
      (Note that there are two editions of this work, this one with 2000 illustrations and an abbreviated one with only 830.)
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]

Updated links

• A brief guide to medieval English genealogy:
  • Chronology and dating:
    • Saints and Angels (Catholic Online)
• Medieval source material on the Internet:
  • County and local history:
    • Rev. Evelyn Young (ed. T. M. Blagg) A History of Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire History and Archaeology)
      Text originally published in the Thoroton Society Record Series, vol. 9 (1942).
  • Charters:
    • Walter de Gray Birch Cartularium saxonicum: a collection of charters relating to Anglo-Saxon history. Vol. 1, A.D. 430-839 [Part 1, 430-738] (1885) (Google Books [Hints and tips])
      [Other copies at: Internet Archive - Text Archive.]
  • Parish registers:
    • Cheshire Parish Register Project (Universities of Liverpool and Manchester)
      Project, in progress, to produce a searchable database from transcribed entries.
  • Schools, Universities and Inns of Court:
    • A searchable (but not browsable) online version is available on the website of Trinity College, Cambridge
      This includes some updates and additional bibliographical information.
• Medieval English families on the Internet:
  • B:
    • Les Seigneurs de Bohon (The Noblemen of Bohun) (RAND Genealogy Club)
      Excerpts from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier (1978), concerning the noble Anglo-Norman family (11th-13th centuries).
  • W:
    • Introductory notes on Wakely history (J. R. Wakely/Steve Wakely)
      Detailed account with background material and pedigrees, covering Hertfordshire, Dorset, London and Devon (14th-17th centuries).
• Links:
  • Links to some useful societies and journals:
    • Anglo-Norman Studies (Boydell and Brewer)
      Includes lists of contents of all volumes.
      The main subjects of all articles in vols 1-21 are indexed in the Medieval Genealogical Registry (Foundation for Medieval Genealogy).
    • Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi (British Academy)

Missing links

The following page has recently become unavailable. A link to a copy at the Internet Archive has been added. If anyone can tell me its current whereabouts I'll be very grateful.

• The rise of the Flemish families in Scotland (Annette Hardie-Stoffelen) [formerly at http://amg1.net/scotland/flemfam.htm]