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Elm Park 1626-1954: Country House to Preparatory School
Elm Park near Killylea, County Armagh, occupies an important place in twentieth-century educational history in Northern Ireland. In 1920 Seth Smith and Willoughby Weaving acquired the house and grounds known as Elm Park and established a preparatory school for boys aged between seven and fourteen. During the Second World War over 60 boys attended the school, but a decline in numbers after 1945 resulted…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 4: County Fermanagh I, 1834-35
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 9: County Londonderry II, 1833–5
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 15: County Londonderry IV, 1824, 1833-5
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 28: County Londonderry IX, 1832-38
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 32: Antrim XII, 1832-33, 1835-40
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 34: County Londonderry XIII, 1829-30, 1832, 1831-8
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage…
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Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Vol 36: County Londonderry XIV, 1833-4, 1836, 1838
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6” Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage…
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German Hairdressers in the UK: Their Effect Upon the British Way of Life
By Jenny Towey. A history of the German immigrants to the UK who were hairdressers, chiefly from the 19th century, but with a short history of hairdressing in Hannover. Why so many immigrants were hairdressers, with examples from members' researchers. Their effect on the early closing movement in the UK. Many names quoted.
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Sugarbakers, From Sweat to Sweetness.
by Bryan Mawer. 2nd ed (2011). A history of the German involvement in sugar refining in UK. The result of many years research in UK and Germany. Many German immigrants in the 19th century, especially from NW Germany, worked in the sugar industry. This book illustrates their history using many examples from immigrant families. Contains a list of sugar bakers from contemporary Trade Directories. (112…
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CS129 Wiltshire Apprentices: Parish, Charity & Private
Softback. 348 pages The information in this publication has been taken from the apprenticeship indentures, for boys and girls, most of which are found in the parish collections in Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Numbers of indentures in the parishes vary from 1,754 for Bradford on Avon to just one for Lydiard Millicent but this may not indicate the total apprenticed since the indentures may…
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Pye of the Emmetts
This is the history of an obscure family living on the Lancashire-Yorkshire borders, a history more genealogical than biographical because nothing is recorded of many of its members but the occasions of their baptisms, marriages and burials, and even these details are not always complete. This scarcity of information has greatly complicated Roger Pye
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YOXALL of Brierfield, Burnley & Nelson:
Researching the history of Peter YOXALL & Martha BRERETON has been a labour of love for James, even though he is not related to them. During the research he has met many kind and lovely people who were only too pleased to help record their family history. Hopefully, this book will do justice to this remarkable family. After several years research James can now prove that, without exception, every YOXALL…
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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE 1st DEVON MILITIA (4 th Battalion Devon Regiment) by Colonel H. Walrond
This book published in 1897 traces the history of the regiment from its earliest origins to 1896. Its 400+ pages are divided into chronological sections that give a great deal of information as to the location of the company and the day to day activities. There are a number of illustrations and the appendix gives lists of various ranks and officers. If you had an ancestor in the Devon Regiment, or…
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THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON - Statistics and Observations by Thomas Spargo
This book published in 1865 is a must for anyone who has an interest in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. It goes into great detail regarding the history and statistics of hundreds of mines, from the name of the manager, landowner, depth of the adit, when first opened and many other pieces of useful information. Although the title page states that there are Maps, Plans and Sections, these were…
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MEMORIALS OF OLD DORSET
Although the title of this book suggests that it deals with memorials, it is more of a history book covering various locations and buildings that are important to the historical and cultural heritage of Dorset. Some of the subjects covered are; • Churches of Dorset • Isle of Purbeck • Dorchester • Memorial Brasses in Dorset • Ford Abbey • Bridport • Plus many others This…
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THE MYNSTER ON THE ILE or The Story of the Ancient Parish of Ilminster, the one Royal Peculiar in the County of Somerset by James Street M.A.
Published in 1904 this is probably the most complete history of Ilminster ever written which certainly has not been bettered since this date. In his preface the author “professes neither antiquarian learning nor literary finish: but he thinks he can distinguish that which interests ordinary folk; and claims to have discovered a wealth of interesting matter, connected with the history of the town of…
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THE SOMERSET DIOCESE BATH AND WELLS by William Hunt
This book is a Diocesan history of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Starting with the development of the church in Celtic times through to a chapter called “Our Own Time” which at the time of writing was 1885. An excellent publication to expand your knowledge of Church history of this county.
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Yorkshire Moors and Dales
A book by Alfred P. Wilson first published in 1910 and digitised by the Ryedale Family History Group in 2017 Alfred Percy Wilson died at the Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital in Hornsea on 2nd December 1918, aged 34, from a combination of Influenza and Pneumonia. He is buried in the cemetery of St. Nicholas Church, Bransdale. He is remembered on the Farndale War Memorial, as well as on the…
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Yorkshire Moors and Dales
A book by Alfred P. Wilson first published in 1910 and digitised by the Ryedale Family History Group in 2017 Alfred Percy Wilson died at the Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital in Hornsea on 2nd December 1918, aged 34, from a combination of Influenza and Pneumonia. He is buried in the cemetery of St. Nicholas Church, Bransdale. He is remembered on the Farndale War Memorial, as well as on the…
Supplied by: Ryedale Family History Group Product Ref: RFH-misc-d019
Ryedale Roots Journal January 2020 - Huttons Ambo
The Ryedale FHG Quarterly Journal Help sought on Rickaby, Harding and Law (Kirkbymoorside), Edwards (High Lidmoor), Lundy and Goodwill, Waind (High Hutton), Burton and Watson (Slingsby and Hovingham), Watson (Scagglethorpe and Old Malton), Ford (Hovingham) From the Book ‘The Way We Were’ by R W Scales – January 1881 Article on Ancestry’s Ethnicity Results Article on the book ‘Pickering People’ Article…
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Ryedale Roots Journal April 2020 - Stonegrave
The Ryedale FHG Quarterly Journal Article on the Census and how it was carried out Article on Historic Floods in Ryedale Article on Yorkshire Probate by Colin Blanshard Withers (books available from RFHG) Article on First Steps in Family History Help sought on Fawcett (Hovingham), Pattison (Hovingham), Potter (Kirkbymoorside) Article on Memorable Names in Family Trees Article on The Earth…
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Ryedale Roots Journal April 2023 - Yedingham
The Ryedale FHG Quarterly Journal Help sought on Baker (Wrelton), Lumley and Medd (Sinnington), Webster and Stonehouse (Cold Kirby) A Tribute to member Audrey Milestone 1940-2023 Remembering member John Chapman Extract from Bulmer’s Directory of Yedingham 1892 Article on ‘Strensall in the mid 19th Century’ (available on the RFHG website) Article on ‘What’s in a Directory?’ Review of ‘Silent…
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Strensall in the mid 19th Century
Originally written in 1989 by Tessa Mitchell, this book has been out of print for many years. We are delighted to have been able to assist Tessa with this reprinted version which is now available at our Research Room and here on our website. Tessa’s Preface: The idea for this book was born on the realisation that it was possible to match the families that were resident in the township in 1849-51…
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Strensall in the mid 19th Century
Originally written in 1989 by Tessa Mitchell, this book has been out of print for many years. We are delighted to have been able to assist Tessa with this reprinted version which is now available at our Research Room and here on our website. Tessa’s Preface: The idea for this book was born on the realisation that it was possible to match the families that were resident in the township in 1849-51…
Supplied by: Ryedale Family History Group Product Ref: RFH-misc-bk020