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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 2 Send Message	Stephen	Report	29 Jul 2003 03:54
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 2 Send Message	can anyone help me. I have traced back to an ancester who died in 1541, but cannot go back any further. anyone got any ideas as to where to look from there?
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 123 Send Message	Graham	Report	29 Jul 2003 07:24
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 123 Send Message	Where have you looked? Have you tried parish registers for the county - or maybe looked for wills etc? Graham
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	29 Jul 2003 09:45
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Peter. There are few, if any, Parish registers before 1500. You will need to look at other Parish Documents like Land Registry and Wills etc. Best of luck Jim
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Alison	Report	3 Aug 2003 13:39
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Try looking at some of the medieval history sites on the web some have document from as far back as the 12th century and some are searchable