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Stephen

Stephen Report 29 Jul 2003 03:54

can anyone help me. I have traced back to an ancester who died in 1541, but cannot go back any further. anyone got any ideas as to where to look from there?

Graham

Graham Report 29 Jul 2003 07:24

Where have you looked? Have you tried parish registers for the county - or maybe looked for wills etc? Graham

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Jul 2003 09:45

Hi Peter. There are few, if any, Parish registers before 1500. You will need to look at other Parish Documents like Land Registry and Wills etc. Best of luck Jim

Alison

Alison Report 3 Aug 2003 13:39

Try looking at some of the medieval history sites on the web some have document from as far back as the 12th century and some are searchable