Author: Great Britain. ExchequerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxation
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Lay Subsidy Roll, A.D. 1603, for the County of Worcester
Author: Great Britain. ExchequerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxation
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Tudor Sheriff
Author: Jonathan McGovernPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192848240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Sheriffs were among the most important local office-holders in early modern England. They were generalist officers of the king responsible for executing legal process, holding local courts, empanelling juries, making arrests, executing criminals, collecting royal revenue, holding parliamentary elections, and many other vital duties. Although sheriffs have a cameo role in virtually every book about early modern England, the precise nature of their work has remained something of a mystery. The Tudor Sheriff offers the first comprehensive analysis of the shrieval system between 1485 and 1603. It demonstrates that this system was not abandoned to decay in the Tudor period, but was effectively reformed to ensure its continued relevance. Jonathan McGovern shows that sheriffs were not in competition with other branches of local government, such as the Lords Lieutenant and justices of the peace, but rather cooperated effectively with them. Since the office of sheriff was closely related to every other branch of government, a study of the sheriff is also a study of English government at work.
A Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets and Manuscripts from the Library of the Late David Royce
Author: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
List of Works Relating to British Genealogy and Local History
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Author: Patrick HanksPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192527479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries
Author: New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
The Surname Detective
Author: Colin RogersPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526186039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From the author of The Family Tree Detective, this guide provides the amateur genealogist or family historian with the skills to research the distribution and history of a surname. Colin Rogers uses a sample of 100 names, many of them common, to follow the migration of people through the centuries. Each of the 100 names is mapped since the Doomsday book in 1086. For those whose name is not among the sample, the book shows how to find out where namesakes live now, how they moved around the country through time, and how the name originated from a placename, a nickname or an occupation. Colin Rogers finishes this work by showing how the distribution of surnames can be studied irrespective of the size of the surrounding population, and reaches some interesting conclusions about which names are more reliable guides to migration since the 14th century.
Titles in Series
Author: Eleanora A. BaerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description