Alexander Campbell Yorke: 'Chronicles of Fowlmere', 1901-1919
Scope and Contents
One volume of notes, extracts and transcripts from printed and other sources made by A.C. Yorke, presumably with a view to a history of the parish, 1901-1919, 242 pages. The material includes extracts from the Domesday Book; various references to the Saxon method of dividing land; pipe rolls; Placita de quo Warranto; Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem; notes on church, parish and local history; lists of epitaphs; rectors dating from James Berkhamstede (1313); notes on Glebe Terrier; papers regarding the Aldred family; papers regarding Brant Ditch; procurations; genealogies; papers regarding the Gernon and de Vere families; persons holding land in the parish from the 17th century, with notes; tithe award; amount of land in neighbouring parishes; Simoniacal Contract, Commission of Enquiry, 1610; entries regarding Fowlmere in the Bishop's Registry, Ely; descendants of Athanasius Carrington; Cambridgeshire Assize Roll; papers regarding the Pemberton family; Cambridgeshire place names; epitaph of one Lockyer buried in St Saviour's Southwark; correspondence with Palmer, Crosby and Skeat.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1919
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
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