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Question: I need to find the father of nicholas-atte-mede of wraxall, born in 1290, maybe thomas-atte-mede of bristol!?
my father's ancestry goes back from meads in north carolina, 1905, to the bristol area of england, before 1290, but i need the definite father's names of nicholas atte mede who was born in wraxall in 1290!. it may be thomas atte mede, born about 1260 in bristol, followed by thomas atte mede, born about 1230 in bristol, followed by robert atte mede, born about 1200 in bristol, followed by robert atte mede, born about 1180 in bristol, followed by robert atte mede, born about 1150 in bristol, but the definite dates and relationships need to be true!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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you need the parish records, kept in the local church!. If you can't visit (I presume you live in the U!.S!.) you can get searching with
http://www!.parishregister!.co!.uk/!.In general they only have records back to 1500 but you might get some information & advice from them!.
you might be able to get some help from the English Clergy Association!.
The Old School, Norton Hawkfield, Pensford, Bristol, Avon BS39 4HB
good luck!
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There are quite a few Mede/Mead genealogy sites!. Have you looked at those!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
I don't know quite where you would find records dating back that far!. The Parish records started in 1538 when Thomas Cromwell, the Vicar General to King Henry VIII, declared that all marriages, christenings and burials should be recorded!.
For reference in those times, you will have much searching to do as Wraxall covered many parishes in many towns e!.g: Bedminster, in the Hundred of Portbury which was 6!.5 miles from Bristol!.
Wraxall north was a parish of Chippenham in Wiltshire, which also included Calne in Wiltshire!.
WRAXALL, SOUTH, a tything, in the chapelry of Atworth, parish, union, and hundred of Bradford, Westbury and N!. divisions, and Trowbridge and Bradford subdivisions, of Wilts
WRAXALL, a hamlet, in the parish of Ditcheat, union of Shepton-Mallet, hundred of Whitestone, E!. division of Somerset
I have given a link regarding Wraxall, but there are many links taking you to many manors estates, and people!. also if you research on the site I have given a link to, by inputting Bristol, you will find sections on Knights templars etc!.
http://www!.british-history!.ac!.uk/search!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com