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The third edition of this index features the addition of a map of the whole UK that shows the county boundaries before 1830 and a shift to reliance on census indexes rather than marriage indexes, which are now summarized in a paragraph. The index, which will be a resource for genealogists, is organi
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pinpointing information,
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This review is from: The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (None) (Hardcover)
The information in the book gives a much clearer idea about what is available. If you are researching a family tree before 1837 it can be a bit daunting because you know someone was born;married or died but don't know if the records are available and if so where. This book answers that question.
The most amazing thing for me was putting place names and parishes on a map - I had been researching my family and different parish/ place names were showing up but now I could see on the map how close they were. It is, however, only a source guide - "this is the information that is available and these are the people who hold copies of that information" - but it is an opportunity to confirm knowledge and develop your family tree. A great book and thoroughly recommended.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Goldmine or Waste of Shelf-Space?,
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This review is from: The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (None) (Hardcover)
This is a review of the third and, at the time of writing, latest edition of 2003. Given its price of around £30, I was unsure whether it would be worth my while purchasing it but was persuaded by the glowing reviews it seemed to attract. Was I right to do so?
In his introduction, the editor states that his new edition includes a map of the whole British Isles showing the pre-1830 county boundaries; except that this reprint is not of a modern map with the boundaries imprinted thereon, but a reprint of an antique map whose boundary lines are so light as to be virtually invisible. I started then to realise that this book may not after all be so brilliant as to merit the five stars many have given it. My suspicions that this was not the brilliant purchase that I thought were confirmed when upon arrival I immediately tried to access details for the county of Montgomery. One would have thought that a book based on counties would list Montgomeryshire as such, but it took me a while to find it listed curiously under `Central Wales'. Looking at the county maps themselves, one often requires the use of a magnifying glass. Some, such as Lincolnshire, thankfully appear on double-pages, but most do not. Some, such as Anglesey and Somerset, are, frankly, a chaotic mess. Finally, one wonders how useful this book is in the age of the internet, with apparently innumerable websites offering information on parish registers online through pay-for-view sites, local family history societies, county record offices or through such brilliant concepts as OPCs (online parish clerks) or in CD formats. Strangely, only postal addresses are given for further information: not one website is offered to the researcher! So, I'm still unsure as to whether I have wasted my money on this tome. It's certainly a handsome book, of good proportions, of decent weight, and of good-quality paper. For myself, at the level of my sixth generation, I have ancestors scattered over ten counties. Having almost exhausted the gathering of post-1837 certificates of birth, marriage, and death, and having exhausted the information available through post-1841 censuses, the time will soon come to roll up my sleeves and get stuck into the parish registers themselves. Time will tell as to whether this book becomes a gold mine of information, or remains dust-laden on the shelf.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The Phillimore Atlas,
By White Ferret (Wales) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (None) (Hardcover)
Over the years, and the centuries, there have been many changes to County boundaries, of latter years more as a result of political and electoral considerations. However, such variations do not help us in determining the historical County where a particular parish or parish church existed at the time that our ancestors were baptised, married or died. When viewing modern day maps of the United Kingdom, we can easily become confused when we find that historical counties, and some parishes, have disappeared, or been amalgamated, renamed or partially absorbed by their neighbours.
Most us like to record our ancestral records as being in the Parish and County as they were at the time of the event - after all some churches were destroyed in the War and can no longer be found on modern maps. This is where The Phillimore Altas & Index of Parish Records comes into its own, providing pre-1832 Parish maps, and 1834 topographical maps of each county. The accompanying County index lists the Parishes in each County together with the dates and depositories of the Registers or Indexes for each Parish. Additional information and resources are listed at the end of each County section. Tip: Have a decent magnifying glass to hand when viewing the map pages - some of the print is very small. Overall, this is an excellent must-have genealogical reference work, currently available at a remarkable value from Amazon. The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers (None)
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