The original Parish Register of Shackerstone in Leicestershire
The original Parish Register of Shackerstone in Leicestershire, giving baptisms from Sept. 19, 1558, to Dec. 1630, marriages from 1561 to Jan. 24, 1630/1, and burials from Apr. 23, 1558, to Feb. 10, 1630/1. The entries are copies up to 1570: fol. 1r is almost illegible, but contains the marriages from 1558, presumably to 1561.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1570-1631
Extent
16 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Leics. b. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Leics. b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18829
Abstract
The original Parish Register of Shackerstone in Leicestershire, written in A.D. 1570-1631
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 29152.
Custodial History
It was not at Shackerstone in 1831.
Purchased from Thomas Arthur bookseller of London by Gillyatt Sumner on April 5, 1870, according to a note by Sumner at fol. ii (presented by J. P. Earwaker in Oct. 1882).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from C. T. Jefferies, bookseller of Bristol, on Feb. 22, 1878, for £5.
Physical Facet
On parchment, the writing in parts is much faded
Dimensions
16 1/8 × 7 5/8 in.
- Title
- The original Parish Register of Shackerstone in Leicestershire
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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