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Earlier  records  are  available  but
                               Knights  Fees  -  Members  of  the
                               nobility  were in  the  habit  of  letting  are retained  by  the ministers  of  the
                               out  land  to  men  who  thus  held  it  appropriate religious denominations.
                                                                  Applications should be sent to the
                               directly from them and not from the
                               crown.  Tbese holdings  were  known  Registrar GeneraI  of  the Presidency.
                               as  Knights  fees and  called  rhus  be-
                               cause  they  were  designed  to  sup-  Virgin Islands.  Records dating froni
                               port  the  armed  service of  a  Knight
                                                                  1859  are  heId  by  the  Commis-
                               together with, in most cases, a num-
                                                                  sioner. Prior to this date there are
                                                                  Anglican  records from 1816, Wes-
                               ber  of  his  retainers.
                                                                  leyan  from  1800. Applications  to
                                 This  service  was  generally  avail-
                                                                  the  Registrar  General,  Tortola,
                               able for so many days in each year
                                                                  British  Virgin  Islands.
                               and  in  this  mannzr  the  noblemen
                               could be  sure of  providing  an army
                               for himself.  or if  called upon  by  the  Lesotho - No  details  of  the  regis-
                               Sovereign.  This  system  operated  tration  procedure  in  this  state  are
                                                                availabfe  at  present.
                               £rom circa  1150.
                                                                Library Padlities - The Library  at
                                                                the  British  Museum  receives copies
                                                                of  every book  published. This same
                                                                right  is  heId  by  the  Bodleian  at
                                                                Oxford,  the  University  Library  at
                                                                Cambridge, the National Library of
                                                                              Scottish
                                                                         the
                                                                Wales.
                                                                                        National
                               Lay  Subsidiary  Rolls  and  Hearth  Library and Trinity College, Dublin,
                                                                If  therefore  one wishes to carry out
                               Tax  Returns  - Indicate  the  exis-
                                                                research  in  any  of  the  numerous
                               tence,  locality  and  ro  some  extent
                                                                publications  of  assistance  to  a
                               the status of  peopIe.
                                                                genealogist  and  one  is  near  one  of
                                                                ihese  centres.  the  volumes  one
                               Leeward Islands -
                                                                requires are readily  available  there.
                               Antigua.  Records  of  Births,  Mar-
                                                                  Public  Libraries  are  operated  by
                                 riages  and  Deaths  dating
                                                                alrnost  every city  and  town  council
                                 1856 are deposited with the Regis-
                                                                a,d  many  of  these  hold  a  number
                                 trar  General.
                                                                of  such volumes but  the choice will
                               Montserrat.  Civil  registration  was  naturally be limited.
                                 made
                                                          1869.
                                        compulsory
                                                     in
                                 Records  prior  to -this  date  are  Livery Companieg - As early as the
                                 held  by  the  parish  clergy.  In-  12th  century  groups  of  London
                                 quiries  should  be  made  through  craftsmen  and  tradesmen,  in  asso-
                                 the Registrar  General,  Plymouth.  ciation  with  each  other  forrned
                               St.  Christopher  - Nevis.  The  com-  guilds for the general protection and
                                 mencement  of  civil registration in  assistance  of  their  craft  or  trade.
                                 the  Presidency  are  widely  dis-  Many  of  these  livery  companies  as
                                 persed as follows: St. Kitts, Births  they  came  to  be  called  are  no
                                 1859,  Marriages  1885,  Deaths  longer  in  existence  but  83  of  their
                                 1859.  Nevis.  Births  1860,  Mar-  number  still survive.
                                 riages   9     Deaths    1861.   Many  of  îhese  livery  companies
                                 Anguilla.  Births  1901, Marriages  maintain  records and  assistance can
                                 1925, Deaths 1901.             frequendy  be given  to the  genealo-
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