Wiltshire Parish Registers. Marriages (Volume V) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354301568)

In Wiltshire's quiet registers, whole lives wait to be rediscovered. A vital source for researchers. Wiltshire Parish Registers. Marriages (Volume V), compiled by P. W. Phillimore, is a meticulous English parish register collection of historical marriage records that illuminates the ties binding families and communities. Clear transcriptions of original entries supply the names, dates and places relied upon in family history research, and the volume's steady, readable presentation makes it approachable for anyone intrigued by past lives. As a genealogical reference book it bridges archival material and everyday enquiry, guiding searches through the tangled branches of a family tree without the fog of specialist jargon. As a parish records anthology within the philimore parish series, Volume V offers a direct window onto Wiltshire 19th century life and the patterns of Victorian era marriages. Drawn from England parish archives, the entries reveal social links, naming customs and the practical record-keeping that underpinned everyday communities. For local history enthusiasts the book supplies texture and local colour; for serious family history researchers it is a sturdy British ancestry resource that helps turn anecdote into evidence. The register's straightforward material suits comparative study, lineage tracing, or simply delighting in the concrete detail of a place, and it makes an unexpectedly thoughtful genealogy gift idea for anyone assembling or celebrating a family tree. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. The edition honours Phillimore's sober, archival approach while smoothing the path for modern readers, making primary material approachable without sacrificing integrity. Casual readers attracted to social history will find readable snapshots of community life, and classic-literature collectors will appreciate a well-chosen heritage volume that complements more familiar narratives. Whether used as a working reference for family history research or treasured on a shelf, this volume reconnects names to stories and gives the past a place on the modern desk.

Author: W. P. W. Phillimore
ISBN-10: 9354301568
ISBN-13: 9789354301568
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2020
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.35d