| Cover title |
Tracing your ancestors in county records |
| Contents |
Lord Lieutenants and the militia -- Sheriffs -- Justices of the Peace -- Justices of the Peace out of session -- Quarter Sessions -- The Clerk of the Peace and other officers -- Trades and occupations -- Paupers, vagrants and lunatics -- Religion -- The court as administrator and supervisor -- Coroners' records -- Assizes -- Other local government bodies. |
| Abstract |
"For over 500 years, between the fourteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the Justices of the Peace were the embodiment of government for most of our ancestors. The records they and other county officials kept are invaluable sources for local and family historians, and Stuart Raymond's handbook is the first in-depth guide to them. He shows how and why they were created, what information they contain, and how they can be accessed and used."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017303538 |
| ISBN | 1473833639 |
| ISBN | 9781473833630 |
