The Parochial Registers Preservation Bill 1882 The Preservation Of Parish Registers PDF Download

Excerpt from Preservation of Parochial Registers and Ecclesiastical Documents: A Pamphlet Shewing the Necessity for Some Legislative Provision for the Better Custody and Preservation of Old Parish Registers and Documents Connected Therewith Amongst the papers of the deceased was found what purported to be a copy of the will of John Harrison, of Lea, in the parish of Preston, who died in 1669, and as part of the property in the possession of the intestate at his death was identified by name as a portion of that comprised in the will of the same John Harrison, it was a fair inference that John Harrison, of Lea, was the common ancestor from whom the descent had to be traced. As the name of Harrison was a very common one in the parish of Preston and the adjoining parishes, there were many persons who prosecuted searches with a view to establishing their titles as heir. Amongst these was one Richard Harrison, of Preston. He at first considered that he might possibly be entitled, but further enquiries and searches led him to believe that the descent was to be traced through a less remote ancestor, and he accordingly entered into an arrangement with Ann Mayor, Ellen Porter, and Nicholas Nickson, for transferring to them the information he had obtained by his searches and to continue his searches on their behalf. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.