The Registers Of Allcannings, And Etchilhampton, Wiltshire
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
15.12.2020
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
274
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/1.6 cm
Gewicht
449 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5430-613-6
Minute, evocative records of rural Wiltshire, long buried in parish chests. A vital window into lives. The Registers of Allcannings, and Etchilhampton, Wiltshire brings together the parish register collection for two neighbouring parishes, recording baptisms, marriages and burials alongside concise clerical entries that map names, dates and relationships. As historical church records, this volume functions as a practical British genealogy reference: a first port of call for family history research, a dependable set of genealogy records Wiltshire researchers consult, and a steady ancestry tracing resource for anyone piecing families together from Victorian England's parish lists. Beyond bare names the registers allow readers to follow kinship and migration within the parish, to note repeat family names over decades, and to spot patterns that explain how rural communities endured. Simple entries often open complex stories; what looks like a list of dates becomes evidence of schooling, occupation and movement when read with care. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. More than a ledger, the Allcannings Etchilhampton records are a portrait of rural parish documentation, and they help map life in 19th century Wiltshire with a clarity few other local sources afford. Drawn from what amounts to village-level Victorian England archives, the registers let historians chart recurring surnames, seasonal patterns of birth and death, and the parish mechanisms that supported ordinary lives. For local history enthusiasts and family historians the entries are rich in leads; for genealogists they form practical evidence to cross-reference with census returns and local newspapers. Casual readers will find sharply human glimpses of ordinary people; classic-literature collectors and archivists will recognise their value as a preserved cultural artefact, an essential complement to the study of rural social history and a worthy addition to any British genealogy reference shelf.
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