Go Further

Nine more websites you can’t afford to miss

ANGLICAN CLERGYMEN SOURCES

w bit.ly/tna-clergymen

This podcast from The National Archives details sources for researching Anglican clergymen.

BEDFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL RECORD SOCIETY

w bit.ly/beds-sources-clergy

This website has many useful resources relating to Bedfordshire priests, clergy and ministers.

CAUSE PAPERS DATABASE

w hrionline.ac.uk/causepapers

This free database contains details of church court cases in the Diocese of York, 1300–1858.

LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES

w bit.ly/lma-sources-clergy

This URL leads to LMA leaflet 57, Sources for Tracing Clergy and Church Officials.

METHODIST HERITAGE

w methodistheritage.org.uk

This site has advice on finding Methodist Church records, and an online version of the Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland.

METHODIST MINISTERS

w bit.ly/manc-lib-meth

Explore an index of Methodist ministers, which is maintained by the John Rylands Library.

QUAKER LIBRARY

w quaker.org.uk/resources/library

The Library of the Society of Friends is one of the largest quaker collections in the world.

UNIVERSITY ALUMNI LISTS

w british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714 This Oxford University alumni list sometimes notes clerical careers. A Cambridge alumni database is available at venn.lib.cam.ac.uk.

VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORIES

w history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history This project includes research on religious institutions, often with incumbents’ details.