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The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers - Hardback Book Reviews

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This guide to parish registers, now in its third edition, and covering England, Scotland and Wales, is a vital, time-saving tool that has become universally known as 'the genealogist's bible'.

The Atlas includes the famous county 'parish' maps, which show pre-1832 parochial boundaries, colour-coded probate jurisdictions, starting dates of surviving registers, and churches and chapels, where relevant.

Topographical maps face each 'parish' map, and show the contemporary road system and other local features, to help deduce the likely movement of people beyond the searcher's starting point.

The Index lists the parishes, with grid references to the county maps. It indicates the present whereabouts of original registers and copies, and whether a parish is included in other indexes. It also gives registration districts and census information.

Thus, in this invaluable guide, the user may quickly find answers to such questions as: Have the registers been deposited? Where may they be found? What outside dates do they cover? Have they been copied or indexed and by whom?

The main improvements in the 3rd edition are:

The Atlas has been digitised, and is therefore much better printed.

The Index has been updated to 2003 (from 1994).

The Index has 'lost' two columns of obscure indexes, in place of which details of census indexes and registration districts are included.

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Great book.Takes you right were you need to look,would and should brought it years ago recommend to all.
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Posted 5 years ago
Excellent reference book and worth the money with he discount. Thank you.
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Posted 5 years ago
This edition is useful as it includes Scotland. My copy of a previous edition (England and Wales only) has given very good service over many years.
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Posted 6 years ago
What an amazing resource!
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Posted 6 years ago
I have not had time to fully study this yet but I see it is full of charts and images. The book is bound to a very high quality and uses high quality paper and print. I am sure that I will be using it for years to come as a reference source.
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Posted 6 years ago
This book is a must for anyone involved in carrying out family history research. The book is of great quality, and you can see there has been a lot of work put into it. It's very easy and straightforward to use, and I have used it a lot already.
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Posted 6 years ago