The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine (Volume 1)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910. Excerpt: ... safest way under the circumstances; for if Jan. 1, 1721, alone is put, it would be understood by those conversant, to mean, the historical year 1722. Study the arrangement from a printed register first, and master the subject thoroughly. The plan is almost invariably the same all over England. Surnames are written both with, and without a final s. Other variations in spelling often differ widely. I have selected a few from a small parish, as examples. They undoubtedly refer to the same families. The index to a printed register will show extraordinary combinations. Note the letters u, v, w, and i, j, y; they are often used interchangeably: as Euans for Evans, vnett for Unett, Beniamen and iohn, or Ihon. Proper names do not always begin with a capital. Books are catalogued under author's or editor's name. To find the printed registers, see Contemporary Index, by G. F. Matthews; Key to the Par. Reg., by A. M. Burke; Genealogist's Guide, by W. Marshall, there is also one by the same author, printed for the Par. Reg. Soc. Other works of reference are: Manual for the Genealogist, etc., and Index to the Herald's Visitations, by R. Sims. How to write the history of a family, with Supplement, by W. P. W. Phillimore. Modern English Biography, by F. Boase. British Topography, by J. P. Anderson. Original lists of Emigrants (1600-1700), by J. C. Hotten. Homes of family surnames in Gt. Britain, by Guppy. Surnames and place names in the Isle of Man, by A. W. Moore; and similar works by Barber, Bardsley, Ferguson, and Lower. Index to printed pedigrees, by J. Coleman. Records and record searching, by W. Rye. From these, the names of hundreds of other works can be obtained. There are only 71 places in England which have more than one parish, each with an independent re...