What happened to early parish registers of Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire

[notaninch]

I have come to a halt in my research because the entries for this parish register, that exist, start in the 1660's. So does anyone out there know what happened to the earlier records?

[Marmalady]

Probably haven't survived

Or if you have only been checking on-line sources they may not have been digitised yet -- try contacting the Northamptonshre Record Office to see if they hold any earlier records

[PrawnCocktail]

The list that NRO used to have on their website says that the PR's only start at 1670.

So the pre-Civil War book must have been lost.      

It's not the only parish like that - there's several others.

[notaninch]

The list that NRO used to have on their website says that the PR's only start at 1670.

So the pre-Civil War book must have been lost.      

It's not the only parish like that - there's several others.

Prawn Cocktail thanks for this. I believe there are other parishes in the same boat. For example  I know from dealings with Lichfield Record Office that the Wolverhampton records pre civil war were destroyed because of the civil war. I just wish the record offices actually were a bit more proactive in stating what is and isn't available and why. Saves a lot of frustration down the line and manages our expectations. I think I can close this now. Thanks