Draft index of names in feet of fines, 1509-1547

This is a draft index of place-names and personal names in feet of fines of the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547), for selected counties for which the feet of fines have not been published. So far the index covers Bedfordshire.

The search results give the reference number of each fine, an indication of its date, and lists of personal and place-names.

Forenames have been translated to English where equivalents exist. But note that the English forms used are different in some cases from those used in the main index of abstracts of feet of fines. In this index Latin-based forms have been used more often, in order to differentiate between men and women.

Surnames and place-names have been transcribed as they appear in the documents, but with abbreviations extended, except for some abbreviated non-Latin place-names where the modern form has been added. Otherwise there has been no attempt to standardise surnames or to identify modern place-names. So it will be essential to use wildcards and/or soundex to allow for spelling variations. Please note also that where 'v' has been written in a form indistinguishable from 'u' (as is usually the case in the medieval period), it has been transcribed as 'u'.