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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Observations On Marriages, Baptisms, And Burials, As Preserved In Parochial Registers. With Sundry Specimens Of The Entries Of Marriages, Baptisms, &C

Observations On Marriages, Baptisms, And Burials, As Preserved In Parochial Registers. With Sundry Specimens Of The Entries Of Marriages, Baptisms, &C

Bigland, Ralph

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 935444444X
ISBN13: 9789354444449
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.22 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Every parish marriage, baptism or burial entry is a key to a forgotten life. He knew registers preserve families. In Observations on Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials, Ralph Bigland draws on his experience as a herald in 18th century England to examine how British parochial registers were kept, what they contain, and why they matter. At once a practical genealogy reference book and an engrossing parish registers study, it guides readers through the surviving traces of ordinary people, turning dry ink into vivid family history documentation for genealogists and historians, local researchers and the simply curious. Bigland reflects on the reliability of parish marriage records, baptism and burial records and other vital entries, warning how carelessness, fire or neglect can erase whole branches of a lineage. He offers examples from British parochial registers and foreign churches, creating a historical records sourcebook that illuminates how communities recorded lives across different countries. For genealogists and historians, it is both a church records genealogy manual and a thoughtful local history research guide, rich in insights for anyone engaged in serious vital records research or beginning to trace a family tree. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this handsome heritage edition allows readers, researchers and classic-book collectors to reconnect with a foundational work at the roots of modern family history.

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