On-line copies of Protestation Returns

Please note that this is just a rough list – I make no claims that it is comprehensive, nor can I vouch for the accuracy of the transcripts. I extend my thanks to all the local/family historians who have made these returns available to the public.

For some further guidance on finding Protestation returns see:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_archives/archives___faqs.cfm

Information on the Protestation returns in the House of Lords Records Office

Cornwall

http://www.rootsweb.com/~enggerop/protestation_returns.htm

Garrans and St. Anthony Protestation Returns, Cornwall

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell/Word_Doc/Indx/ProtestRet.htm

Information on Protestation Returns for St. Austell, Cornwall

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sterth/1641_prot_returns.htm

St.Erth, Cornwall, Protestation Return

http://west-penwith.org.uk/levprot.htm

Protestation return for St. Levan, Cornwall

http://www.stminveropc.fsworld.co.uk/17%20Protestation%20Return.htm

St.Minver, Cornwall, Protestation Return

Cumberland

http://www.mantey.co.uk/RCAPearson.htm

Barwise, Cumberland, Protestation Return (link to a word-file of the transcript)

http://members.madasafish.com/~cgrs/PROTRET.htm

Protestation returns for Cumberland parishes of Holme Cultram with Flimby and Wigton

Derbyshire

http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/protestation.html

Protestation returns for the parish of Pentrich, Derbyshire

Devon

http://www.opcdev.co.uk/LIFTON100/BrattonClovellyProtestation1641.php

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, Protestation Return

http://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Lynton%20and%20Lynmouth/TheProtestationReturnof1641.htm

Lynton and Lymouth, Devon Protestation Return

http://www.petrockstowe.co.uk/protreturns.html

Petrockstowe, Devon Protestation returns

http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Sutcombe/Sutcombe1642.html

Sutcombe, Devon, Protestation Return

http://www.witheridge-historical-archive.com/protest.htm

Witheridge, Devon, Protestation Return

Dorset

http://www.dorset-opc.com/StalbridgeFiles/StalbridgeProtestation.htm

Protestation return for Stalbridge in Dorset

http://www.dorset-opc.com/WinterborneFiles/W.Steepleton/WSteepletonReturn-Rolls.htm

Protestation return for Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset

Huntingdonshire

http://www.somersham.info/items/show/50

Somersham, Huntingdonshire, Protestation Return

Nottinghamshire

http://www.bunnyvillage.org.uk/Promain.htm

Protestation return for the village of Bunny, Nottinghamshire

Sussex

http://www.angmeringvillage.co.uk/history/protestation.htm

Protestation return for Angmering, Sussex