Protestant Nonconformity and Roman Catholicism: A Guide to Sources in the Public Record Office: No. 13 (Public Office Readers' Guides) - Softcover

Shorney, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1873162278 ISBN 13: 9781873162279

Publisher: PRO Publications, 1996

Synopsis

For at least six centuries, the authorities in England and Wales have kept a close eye on the activities of dissidents from the Established Church. Many of their observations and decrees have found their way into the Public Record Office. This guide points readers to the most important classes of documents and suggests ways in which these can throw light on the growth and development of religious dissent, both Protestant and Roman Catholic. The book should also be of use to local and family historians as it introduces the reader to significant geneaological sources housed in the PRO: the Catholic recusant rolls and especially the non-parochial registers kept by numerous Nonconformist and some Roman Catholic congregations, comprising thousands of individual names and snippets of personal information. The guide also contains a list of other archives containing material on Nonconformity and Catholicism.

Edition details

• Publisher: PRO Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1873162278
• ISBN 13: 9781873162279
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136