1862 land registry act

Before the introduction of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales in 1837, it is the parochial registers recording the baptisms, marriages and burials of our ancestors

On 10 August 1948 Felix Hull became Berkshire’s first county archivist. He was working out of the basement of Reading’s old Shire Hall, now the Roseate Hotel, and collections under his care eventually

This is the first of a series of articles; the intention being to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, with advice on where to find them. The articles will incl

What is leasehold? A form of property ownership that governs almost all flats in England and Wales, but is extremely uncommon anywhere else in the world. Scotland’s nearest equivalent, known as “feuho

Ironmongers’ Hall, London EC2 The home of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort