The First Book Of The Marriage, Baptismal, And Burial Registers, Of Ecclesfield Parish Church, Yorkshire, From 1558 To 1, (Paperback)

An indispensable window into parish life across a pivotal age. A vital source for historians. Alfred Scott-Gatty's First Book of the Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of Ecclesfield Parish Church gathers original entries from 1558 to 1619 together with the churchwardens' accounts for 1520 to 1546. As a parish register collection it reproduces the terse entries that record names, dates and statuses, and as historical church records it preserves the administrative ledger of a rural parish through a period of change. The volume brings together marriage and baptism records and a burial registers resource in one continuous witness, the kind of material that transforms casual curiosity into verifiable research. Used as a genealogical reference book, the registers anchor family lines; in their ledger margins the churchwarden material hints at communal obligations and local practice in 16th century England, offering scholars and novices alike primary evidence rather than retrospective narrative. In scale and precision the book is quietly significant: a primary source for yorkshire parish history and an accessible strand of english church archives. The churchwarden accounts anthology included here records fiscal routines and civic responsibilities that illuminate parish governance, while the registers themselves reveal naming patterns and life events essential to family history research. Local history enthusiasts will pore over the lists; casual readers tracing a surname will find human detail amid dates; classic-literature collectors will prize the provenance and period texture that enable richer readings of Tudor-era texts. Scholars of ecclesfield parish yorkshire and of 16th century england will return to these pages for verification, and both public libraries and private collections will value a careful edition that honours its archival source. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.