I can get through to the Portcullis website ok, and find the highlighted line. However, I'm lost after that.... Please could someone advise what to do next? Carole ________________________________ From: DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> on behalf of taxwizzard via DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> Sent: 26 March 2017 16:55 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; Derbyshire genealogy; [email protected] Cc: taxwizzard Subject: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I thought I would bring this new online resource to the attention of anyone who doesn't subscribe to the FFHS newsletter. By order of the House of Commons, all adult men were asked to swear an oath of allegiance to the Protestant religion in 1642. Their names were duly inscribed in a list in each parish, and the list sent back to Parliament. In a few areas such as Cornwall, people wrote their own names, but usually a local official wrote out all the names. The Protestation Returns survive for about a third of English counties. These records are now being digitised and some parishes are even available online. I haven't checked a lot of parishes but from the ones that I have where the Returns exist some are available to view online already, particularly Lancs, Cumberland and Bucks. Get your spectacles on to decipher the writing! The search is via a map and then just click though and open the book if it is available online. All free of charge. http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/ Home - Map Search - Parliamentary Archives<http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/> archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk This is a prototype service which allows you to search for records from the Parliament Archives online catalogue by place. There is currently one set of records ... Have fun Linda ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I agree - it is not very obvious what to do next - clicking on to the map view does not appear to make things easier! A few brief tips on how to proceed would be very welcome. Thanks in advance. Bob Nottingham -----Original Message----- From: DERBYSGEN [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of carole williams via DERBYSGEN Sent: 26 March 2017 21:21 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Derbyshire genealogy <[email protected]> Cc: carole williams <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I can get through to the Portcullis website ok, and find the highlighted line. However, I'm lost after that.... Please could someone advise what to do next? Carole ________________________________ From: DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> on behalf of taxwizzard via DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> Sent: 26 March 2017 16:55 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; Derbyshire genealogy; [email protected] Cc: taxwizzard Subject: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I thought I would bring this new online resource to the attention of anyone who doesn't subscribe to the FFHS newsletter. By order of the House of Commons, all adult men were asked to swear an oath of allegiance to the Protestant religion in 1642. Their names were duly inscribed in a list in each parish, and the list sent back to Parliament. In a few areas such as Cornwall, people wrote their own names, but usually a local official wrote out all the names. The Protestation Returns survive for about a third of English counties. These records are now being digitised and some parishes are even available online. I haven't checked a lot of parishes but from the ones that I have where the Returns exist some are available to view online already, particularly Lancs, Cumberland and Bucks. Get your spectacles on to decipher the writing! The search is via a map and then just click though and open the book if it is available online. All free of charge. http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/ Home - Map Search - Parliamentary Archives<http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/> archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk This is a prototype service which allows you to search for records from the Parliament Archives online catalogue by place. There is currently one set of records ... Have fun Linda ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is there anything on this 'archives maps search' website that's not available on the TNA website? See http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=protestation+returns+1642 Carole The National Archives | Search results:protestation returns 1642<http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=protestation+returns+1642> discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. ________________________________ From: Bob Butler <[email protected]> Sent: 26 March 2017 22:23 To: Derbyshire genealogy; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: carole williams Subject: RE: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I agree - it is not very obvious what to do next - clicking on to the map view does not appear to make things easier! A few brief tips on how to proceed would be very welcome. Thanks in advance. Bob Nottingham -----Original Message----- From: DERBYSGEN [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of carole williams via DERBYSGEN Sent: 26 March 2017 21:21 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Derbyshire genealogy <[email protected]> Cc: carole williams <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I can get through to the Portcullis website ok, and find the highlighted line. However, I'm lost after that.... Please could someone advise what to do next? Carole ________________________________ From: DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> on behalf of taxwizzard via DERBYSGEN <[email protected]> Sent: 26 March 2017 16:55 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; Derbyshire genealogy; [email protected] Cc: taxwizzard Subject: [DBY] Protestation Returns - 17th Century Census? I thought I would bring this new online resource to the attention of anyone who doesn't subscribe to the FFHS newsletter. By order of the House of Commons, all adult men were asked to swear an oath of allegiance to the Protestant religion in 1642. Their names were duly inscribed in a list in each parish, and the list sent back to Parliament. In a few areas such as Cornwall, people wrote their own names, but usually a local official wrote out all the names. The Protestation Returns survive for about a third of English counties. These records are now being digitised and some parishes are even available online. I haven't checked a lot of parishes but from the ones that I have where the Returns exist some are available to view online already, particularly Lancs, Cumberland and Bucks. Get your spectacles on to decipher the writing! The search is via a map and then just click though and open the book if it is available online. All free of charge. http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/ Home - Map Search - Parliamentary Archives<http://archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk/> archivesmapsearch.labs.parliament.uk This is a prototype service which allows you to search for records from the Parliament Archives online catalogue by place. There is currently one set of records ... Have fun Linda ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message