Quiz Answers
If you have completed the quiz in the 2012 edition of ‘our really useful information leaflet’ which appeared with kind permission of Mick Southwick here are the answers!
1. A widow
2. A half
3. Prerogative Court of Canterbury
4. York
5. Acts of Parliament were passed to enable the opening of local authority cemeteries
6. Clandestine or irregular marriage
7. Inclosure/Enclosure
8. The Parish Chest
9. Leeds
10. A foundling (an abandoned child)
11. HRH Prince Michael of Kent
12. 1911 (September)
13. First cousin
14. Godparents
15. Guildhall Library
16. One who has a passion for, and enjoyment of cemeteries
17. Trade/commercial directories (1814-1853)
18. To support the English wool industry in the face of foreign competition
19 . A surname derived from a mother’s first name (e.g.Megson)
20. Inquisition Post Mortem
If you enjoyed the quiz Mick Southwick’s book Family & Local History Quiz Book contains 38 other individual quizzes on subjects such as genealogy, social history, military history, religion and more, all with a link to ‘that most splendid of national pastimes: family history research’. To obtain a copy of the book visit:
British & Irish Genealogy blog www.bi-gen.blogspot.com
