Archive for the ‘Manorial Records’ Category

Nottinghamshire Manorial Records

Nottinghamshire has added the catalogue of their Manorial Records onto the Manorial Documents Register. This means you will be able to search online at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ to find out what documents have survived and where they are houses. Manorial records aren’t always where you would expect them to be ie at the county record office. For instance the Nottinghamshire records are held at nearly 50 different locations.

More information can be found at the following sites…

 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/manorial/introduction.aspx

 

There is an excellent podcast by Liz Hart on Manorial Records for those unfamiliar with these valuable records.http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/manorial-documents-register.htm

 

The Wolley Manuscripts

 

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A Major Collection of pre 1828 Pedigrees, Charters, Documents, Deeds & Wills concerning Derbyshire. An extract of the documents has been made and this is searchable online by name and place.

http://www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/dby/wolley/index.htm