Somerset Parish Registers Vol 6

Author : W. P. W. Phillimore
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ISBN 13 : 9781331927310
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Somerset Parish Registers, Vol. 3 written by W. P. W. Phillimore and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Somerset Parish Registers, Vol. 3: Marriages The Editors have now the pleasure of issuing the third volume of Somersetshire Marriage Registers, containing parishes in the Deaneries of Taunton, Ilchester, and Ilminster. Much interest has been taken in the proposal, and such willing support has been accorded, that they propose to continue the series in similar volumes. They will welcome help in the matter of Transcription of Registers. Genealogists, not only in Somersetshire, but throughout the whole English world, will appreciate this systematic attempt to render available the information contained in Parish Registers, which to most students are at present almost sealed books. These printed copies will preserve the information they contain, even though the originals be lost by carelessness, theft, or fire. Moreover, registers in the past have been sometimes tampered with for wrongful purposes, a risk which printed copies will in the future obviate. The Editors have to acknowledge the kind help of the Incumbents of the several parishes, who have readily permitted the transcription and publication of the marriage register books in their custody. Their names are mentioned under the respective parishes. The Editors have to specially acknowledge the assistance given in transcribing by Mrs. E. B. Cely Trevilian and Miss Warren. Every care has been exercised in the transcription of the copy, and in many cases the proofs have been collated with the original registers. Still errors may have crept in, from the difficulty of distinguishing certain letters, such as c and t, u, m, n and i, K and R, O and C, etc. It must also be borne in mind that the existing early registers are themselves but a transcript made under the order of Elizabeth, in 1597, from the original paper registers. The following general facts in the history of Parish Registers may be usefully noted: - Thomas Cromwell, the Vicar-General, issued the order for keeping parish registers on 29 Sept. 1538. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.