Tracing Your Ancestors Through the Equity Courts: A Guide for Family and Local Historians by Susan T Moore (Paperback, 2017)

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Publisher : Pen Sword Family History Illustrated edition (30 Oct 2017). Title: Tracing Your Ancestors Through the Equity Courts: A Guide for Family and Local Historians. Her work shows researchers why their records are worth searching how to search them and how many jewels of information can be found in them.

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The records of the Courts of Equity, which dealt with cases of fairness rather than law, are among the most detailed, extensive and revealing of all the legal documents historians can consult, yet they are often neglected. Susan Moore's expert introduction to them opens up this fascinating source to researchers who may not be familiar with them and dont know how to take advantage of them. As she traces the purpose, history and organization of the Courts of Equity from around 1500 to 1876, she demonstrates how varied their role was and how valuable their archives are for us today. She covers the Courts of Chancery, Exchequer, Star Chamber, Requests, Palatinates and Duchy of Lancaster in clear detail. Her work shows researchers why their records are worth searching, how to search them and how many jewels of information can be found in them. This introduction will be appreciated by local, social and family historians who are coming to these records for the first time and by those who already know of the records but have found them daunting. AUTHOR: Since 1974 Susan Moore has spent her working life using the records of the Equity Courts and is one of the foremost authorities on the subject. She has written articles on aspects of the courts for family history magazines, in particular for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, and she has lectured to family history societies. Her publications include Family Feuds: An Introduction to Chancery Proceedings. 30 illustrations

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PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
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Book TitleTracing Your Ancestors Through the Equity Courts: a Guide for Family and Local Historians
AuthorSusan T Moore
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLocal History, Family History
Publication Year2017
Number of Pages211 Pages

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Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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  • Absorbing and Fascinating

    Covers everything you could want to know about the Equity Courts such as the Court of Chancery and the Court of the Exchequer. Well written with excellent examples and compelling reading. It really brings the subject alive and is fascinating for both family history and social history.

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