Mari TAKAYANAGI
Parliamentary Archives
Sources for family and localhistory in the Parliamentary Archives
Did you know that the Parliamentary Archives provides a rich source of information for family and local historians? There are Acts of Parliament on family issues such as naturalisations, divorces and name changes, and thousands of Local Acts on the building of roads, railways, canals and other public works. This talk will give an insight into Acts and the many other types of Parliamentary records useful for family and local history, including the 1642 Protestation returns, Roman Catholic returns, public petitions, railway and road plans with