Published by Unlock the Past, Buried Treasure by Paul Milner provides information about records available in some English counties that may provide information not readily available in the major genealogical databases.
Most parishes in England have records that have been stored, often for cenuries, regarding activities and the lives of people living in the parish. Birth, death and marriage records are normally readily available however other records kept by the Church may also be useful for some family history enquiries.
Records can include Settlement and Removal records relating to people who have become a recipient of assistance from the Poor Laws and Acts of Settlement (usually relating to a person's place of birth); Bastardy records relating to illegitimate births; Apprenticeship records - those apprenticed by consent and those bound out by parish authorities; Vestry Minutes; Churchwarden Accounts and Churchwarden Expenses; Lists of Jurors; Constable Accounts - the constable was responsible for maintaining law and order in the parish; Militia Records; Confirmation Lists; Church restoration list of donors.
The author provides a guide for locating parish chest records as well as a list of 10 things to remember when using parish chest records. There is also a bibliography and index.
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