How to use manorial records for family history

Jenny Pope will be speaking on ‘Understanding and using manor court records from 17th to 19th centuries’ at Family Tree Live

Introducing Jenny Pope’s talk:

Understanding manor court records takes you beyond parish records and gives you access to a unique view of your ancestors' lives. In her presentation Jenny Pope will show you how.

Manorial court records are a valuable source for the family historian but can be lengthy, difficult to read and the terminology unfamiliar.

To help you get to grips with these records, Jenny will explain for you:

• the different types of court, their purpose and procedure

• why your ancestors may be named in the records

• land tenure (freehold, leasehold and copyhold)

• how to distinguish between different copyhold tenures and what they mean

• grant and surrender of copyholds – how and why.

Jenny will use the Wiltshire Family History Society project to demonstrate her points.

This talk is for you if you would like to learn how to take your research back several centuries, and understand how manorial records can help you do so.

Suitable for many levels of family history experience, particularly intermediate and above.

Come along to Family Tree Live find out more…

Jenny Pope will be speaking at 15.15 on Saturday 27 April 2019.

Mini bio:

Jenny Pope has been a transcriber for nine years and leader of the Wiltshire Family History Society project to publish summaries of manorial court records held in Wiltshire & Swindon Archives.

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