While writing the chapter on parish registers for my book Tracing Your Georgian Ancestors 1714-1837, I became aware of how little was known about the origins of the ‘extended parish registers’ introduced in some dioceses and parishes in the late eighteenth century, such as Dade and Barrington registers in the dioceses of York and Durham respectively, most of which were discontinued in 1813 when standard printed registers were introduced. I therefore decided to investigate this topic after retiring from professional practice, presenting the results of my research in the form of an IHGS Licentiateship dissertation submitted in 2019, and subsequently as a series of articles published in the Genealogists' Magazine. I have continued to investigate other aspects of the history of parish registers in the period from 1660 to 1837, and have now written a book on this topic. A History of Parish Registers in England and Wales: From the Restoration to Civil Registration is due to be published by Lutterworth Press in early 2026.

Articles published in the Genealogists' Magazine are listed below: