A brief guide to medieval English genealogy

Introduction

Published works, bibliographies and indexes

Public records:

• General
• Domesday Book
• Land taxes and feudal surveys
• Inquisitions post mortem
• Pipe rolls
• Subsidies and other taxes
• Common law records
• Feet of fines
• Chancery and other equity suits
• Chancery rolls
• Miscellaneous public records

Charters

Manorial documents

Wills

Funeral monuments

Church records

Heraldry

Heralds' visitations and the College of Arms

Miscellaneous sources

Some reference material:

• Handwriting and language
• Chronology and dating