The Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Registers (None) [Hardcover]

Cecil R. Humphery-Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1860772390 | ISBN-13: 978-1860772399 | Edition: Third edition

Parish registers are an extremely important but widely scattered archive. They are essential to the family historian and provide the only written record of numerous ancestors. This guide to parish registers covers England, Scotland and Wales and is a vital time-saving tool that will quickly become any genealogist’s bible. The atlas includes county parish maps which show pre-1882 parochial boundaries, color-coded probate jurisdictions, starting dates of surviving registers, as well as churches and chapels. Topographical maps face each parish map and show the contemporary road system and other local features. A helpful index lists all parishes with grid references to the county maps, and provides registration districts and census information. It also indicates the present whereabouts of original registers and copies, and whether a parish is included in other indexes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: The History Press; Third edition edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860772390
• ISBN-13: 978-1860772399
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,284,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for United Kingdom genealogical research!, June 26, 2006

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Sterling (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This book is well worth the price. I started using an older version at a local library, but really needed something for home use. So I ordered the 2003 version and am completely delighted. The newer version added an overall map of the UK at the beginning and has added Scotland. Each map is "pre-1832 parishes and a topographical map from James Bell's A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1834". And for someone doing a lot of work in Yorkshire, they have it divided into the 3 regions, East Riding, West Riding and North Riding. The only thing I would like the next version to include is an index of every little town and village and what parish it is in. Probably would double the price and thickness of the book, but what a treasure that would be.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fersken's Review of Phillimore's Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, April 1, 2009

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Larry C. Bowles "fersken" (Hemet, California) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book with a detailed look at all the parishes of London. Each county in England is carefully detailed with the years of available church records and maps of exquisite detail. Service in getting the product was very good taking less than two weeks. All in all, an excellent book for the cost.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genealogy assist., January 3, 2007

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I have found this an amazing tool for tracing my ancestors. I found the County Parish maps pre-1832 a great help. This is a definate must for Genealogy buffs.