Collection - English parish records collection

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

English parish records collection

General material designation

  • Textual record

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the collection

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • Microfilmed 1973-1980 (originally created 1531-1906) (Collection)
    Collector
    Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Physical description area

Physical description

97 microfilm reels

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Custodial history

Scope and content

The Maritime History Archive commenced the collection of English parish records during the period 1973-1980. The parish records document the genealogical origins of Newfoundland families whose ancestors had emigrated from England before the twentieth century.

Collection consists of microfilmed copies of records of many parishes in the south West of England, particularly in the counties of Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Hampshire. The collection focuses on those areas which supplied crews for the Newfoundland fishery and the places of origin of Newfoundland settlers. Devon parishes predominate. The collection is indexed by parish.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

The parish records in this collection were acquired between 1973 and 1980 from a variety of sources, generally from the south-west region of England. These sources include the Public Record Office, the Devon and Cornwall Records Society, the Devon Records Office, the British Records Society, the Dorset Records Office, and the Society of Genealogists (Britain). A number of other records in this collection, consisting of copies from published registers, wills, etc., were acquired from unspecified sources.

Arrangement

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Location of originals

    Availability of other formats

    Restrictions on access

    No restrictions.

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    No restrictions on the use of the materials in this collection.

    Finding aids

    MHA Finding Aid 46. See online finding aid at the MHA website.

    Associated materials

    References in the guide to the Keith Matthews collection refers to those records which are in the form of notes and extracts and were the personal research notes of the creator. Further information on this collection can be found in the Guide to the Keith Matthews Collection, Series 4, Research Notes, MHA Finding Aid 14 and 17.

    Related materials

    Accruals

    Alternative identifier(s)

    Standard number

    Standard number

    Access points

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Name access points

    Genre access points

    Control area

    Description record identifier

    Institution identifier

    Rules or conventions

    Status

    Draft

    Level of detail

    Partial

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Created - May 3, 2013

    Language of description

    • English

    Script of description

      Sources

      Accession area