Series
LICENCE PAPERS: PARISH CLERKS, MIDWIVES ETC
Catalogue reference: EDC 9
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This record is about the LICENCE PAPERS: PARISH CLERKS, MIDWIVES ETC.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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EDC 9
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Title (The name of the record)
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LICENCE PAPERS: PARISH CLERKS, MIDWIVES ETC
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records listed below comprise affidavits of competence, letters of recommendation etc which were submitted as part of the licensing process.
A number have been extracted from the marriage licence series (EDC 8). The majority were on file formerly listed as part of EDX. The arrangement of the documents on the files did not appear to be significant apart from being loosely chronological. However the order has been recorded in the list below in the figure in brackets, eg (3/2) indicates the second document in file number 3. In the case of some appointments of parish clerks, the licence of the previous office holder was returned with the application for his successor: when this occurs, the licence is listed under its original date of issue, but the file ref (eg (1/3) etc) indicates the original arrangement.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Midwives, physicians and surgeons, schoolmasters and parish clerks required a licence from the bishop in order to practise. Such licences were generally issued by the bishop's chancellor or official, often in the consistory court.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/91e1a0fa-8f16-4ddc-980a-58caa945430c/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Within the fonds: EDC
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LICENCE PAPERS: PARISH CLERKS, MIDWIVES ETC