* Techniques for researching before church records

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Techniques for researching before church records

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I'm researching the DUNN part of my family in the village of Edgefield in Norfolk. I've got back to the 1660's but I think I've run out of resources. I seem to have got back to before any written church records exist.

Is this the end? They're illiterate agricultural workers, so no family records exist.

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Re: Techniques for researching before church records

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These resources might be a bit far back, but they're worth exploring: What sources exist for 15th century England. Manorial documents can be particularly good for rural ancestors, if you can handle the Latin.
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Thanks, Helen.
That gives me some hope.

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Researching HOWELL (Kent and South Wales), STILTZ/STILTS (London and Germany), DUNN (Norfolk)
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