Abstract
Population History from Parish Monographs: The Problem of Local Demographic Variations Most of the recent progress in historical demography and demographic history has resulted from parish monographs. In the years since 1956, when Fleury and Henry published their first handbook of techniques, scholars have applied the Fleury-Henry method to reconstitute the vital statistics of generations of families out of registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials from parishes all over Europe and in North America.1 The resulting monographs have illumined the demographic experiences of the families reconstituted, and for some local enthusiasts this end has been sufficient reward for their
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