Three Hundred Years Of A Family Living, Being A History Of The Rilands Of Sutton Coldfield
By The Rev. W.K. Riland Bedford
Published by Cornish Brothers: Birmingham 1889 1st Edition
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This distinguished 1889 first edition offers a richly detailed chronicle of the Riland family, one of Sutton Coldfield's most enduring clerical dynasties. Written by the Rev. W.K. Riland Bedford, a direct descendant, Three Hundred Years of a Family Living traces the lineage, landholdings and social role of the Rilands across three centuries, drawing extensively on parish records, family papers and architectural material relating to the historic rectory lands. The inclusion of the large folding map, illustrating the glebe boundaries and associated buildings, provides an exceptional visual record of Sutton Coldfield's ecclesiastical landscape in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Bedford's narrative blends genealogy, local history and biography, offering insight into changing patterns of English clerical life, family stewardship and community governance. Presented in its original decorative cloth binding with gilt arms and crisp typography, the volume remains both a valuable research resource and an evocative artefact of Victorian antiquarian publishing. This work will greatly appeal to collectors of Midlands history, genealogists, and enthusiasts of English ecclesiastical and landed-family studies."
Light wear, fading and rub through to covers and spine as shown. Neat bookplate present otherwise unmarked. Foldout plate present. Pages are clean with pleasant age toning. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
