Herald's Visitations were where heralds made tours of the country, starting in 1530, for the purpose of checking on the unlawful assumption and display of arms and of the titles of "esquire" and "gentleman" - in other words, to examine gentleman's claims. Herald's visitations were discontinued in 1686.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
| Classification: | Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | Visitation Book - Cheshire 1580 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/visitationofches00glov... |
| Description: | Visitations of Cheshire 1580 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes many pedigrees. |
| Classification: | Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | Visitation Book - Cheshire 1613 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/pedigreesmadeatv00stge... |
| Description: | Visitations of Cheshire 1613 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes many pedigrees. |
| Classification: | Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | Visitation Book - Lancashire and Part of Cheshire 1533 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/trent_0116302154954/pa... |
| Description: | Visitations of Lancashire and Part of Cheshire 1533 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes many pedigrees. |
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