A Calendar Of Proved In Consistory Court Of The Bishop Of Gloucester (Volume Ii) 1660 To 1800

Behind every will lies a family, a fortune, and a fragile memory of place. ’A Calendar Of Proved In Consistory Court Of The Bishop Of Gloucester (Volume II) 1660 To 1800’ gathers those traces into a single, authoritative church consistory court index for seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. Every entry once meant everything. Covering 1660-1800 Gloucestershire wills and related English wills and administrations preserved in the Bishop of Gloucester records, this classic work turns scattered legal traces into usable historical probate records. For family history researchers building a serious genealogy reference collection, and for anyone engaged in inheritance and estate research, it offers a clear route into the lives, relationships, and property of men and women whose names also echo through parish registers.Compiled by W. P. W. Phillimore as part of the renowned Phillimore genealogy series, this volume serves both as an English parish records guide and as a trusted professional genealogists resource. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Social historians, local studies enthusiasts, and collectors of classic reference works will value its insight into patterns of property, belief, and community, while those tracing specific lines will find in its entries a dependable foundation for Gloucestershire pedigree work and wider inheritance studies.