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Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Simon Wills
This practical handbook will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is keen to discover for themselves the secrets of our maritime past and of the crewmembers and ships that were part of it. What was a merchant seaman's life like in the past, what experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he sailed in, and what risks did he run? Was he shipwrecked, rewarded for bravery,…
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Watermills of Buckinghamshire, edited by Michael Farley, Edward Legg & James Venn
A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs
Supplied by: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society Product Ref: BAS-19
Buckinghamshire Gazetteer 1868
Contemporary account of towns and villages, hamlets, population, trades etc Maps of the Hundreds [from George Lipscomb book.
Supplied by: The Mclaughlin Guides and Buckinghamshire related books and historic maps Product Ref: BGS-B5
The Rectors of Coulsdon 1224 - 1950 by Daphne Palmer SALE PRICE
Copiously illustrated, this book gives an entertaining and informative account of the incumbents of St. John the Evangelist, Old Coulsdon, from 1224 - 1950 with biographical and background historical details, together with similar information on the clergy of eight parishes 'devolved' from Old Coulsdon, 1871 - 1950. ISBN 978-0-900 992-74-2. Published 2013.
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Sir Edward Banks (1770-1835) by Jon Grant & Ron Williams
Sir Edward Banks was the man who constructed Rennie's London bridges. This book provides the most comprehensive account yet published of the life of Sir Edward Banks and the workings of the Jolliffe & Banks partnership. Authors : Jon Grant & Ron Williams Published in 2023 ISBN: 978-0-900992-87-2
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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Ypres - A Guide for Family Historians by Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. *A practical guide to researching soldiers who served at Ypres during the First World War *Concise account of the three principal Ypres battles, including Passchendaele *Identifies and explains the key sources including The National Archives,…
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Life & family of Robert Large, mercer
Robert Large was Mayor of London in 1439-1440, and was also the first employer of William Caxton. The author has tackled the genealogical challenge of unravelling a non-aristocratic medieval family, and gives an informative prosopographical account of the 15th century Large family and the Mercers' Company of that period. 100pp. paperback. ISBN 978-0-9546812-2-7
Supplied by: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Product Ref: FMG-Large
Non-Conformity in Hertfordshire (A Guide to Sources for Local and Family Historians)
This 64 page A5 guide, compiled and written by Alan Ruston, is designed to help the researcher to locate references to a particular chapel or congregation in Hertfordshire. It is not a comprehensive history of those congregations nor a narrative account but a source in which to dip. The work only covers Christianity in its historic forms, e.g. Presbyterians, Unitarians, Baptists, Quakers etc. First…
Supplied by: Hertfordshire Family History Society Product Ref: HRT-SP006
East Kent Settlement Index Free P&P
Please enter the following information in the box below: Name(s) of individual or family sought with approximate years of birth/baptism and places connected with them, plus (if available) name of wife/husband, year of marriage and names and dates of children. The East Kent Index, covering the Diocese of Canterbury, is almost complete and contains some 39000 entries. Moves between counties account for…
Supplied by: Kent Family History Research Product Ref: KFH-S1V
General Loft's Lincolnshire Notes 1826-1844
Between 1826 and 1844, General Loft travelled around Lincolnshire, from Goxhill on the River Humber, to Grantham in the south of the county. He described churches, and recorded monumental inscriptions from over 100 Lincolnshire churchyards. In some parishes he copied items from parish records, registers and account books. He talked to the locals, hearing gossip, legends and the day to day problems,…
Supplied by: Lincolnshire Family History Society Product Ref: LIN-013C
Wiltshire Machine Breakers Volume I: The Riots & Trials
This Volume tells the story of the riots in Wiltshire, from the first farm fire at Maddington on the 8th November 1830, through the troubled weeks of November when the unrest was at its height. Also given is a day by day account of the trials at Salisbury in January 1831 , when over 300 men and women appeared before the Special Commission. This is followed by brief details of the events of 1831 &…
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Kettering - Names of the Principal Occupiers 1826
A Brief Account of the Streets and Lanes in Kettering with names of owners & principal occupiers and residence in 1826. Includes street maps
Supplied by: Northamptonshire Family History Society Product Ref: NTH-BK-048
Dartford Cemeteries (1856-1934)
Dartford Cemeteries (1856-1934): Watling Street Cemetery incorporating East Hill Cemetery formerly known as The Brent Cemetery. Transcript of Registers 1-4 (over 16,000 entries) covering name, address, age, where died and plot number & other information. Revised to take account of inaccurate data. CD142v2
Supplied by: North West Kent Family History Society Product Ref: NWK-CD142v2
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 67 (November 2018)
Keep up to date with the genealogy world and learn more about your hobby with the critically acclaimed Discover Your Ancestors online periodical. Whether you are just starting out or have reached a brick wall in your research, this will help and inspire you on your family history journey. Receive guidance from experts, tips on the best sources for records, explore connections around the world and bring…
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History's Midwives / Joan E. Grundy
A detailed account of the place of the midwife in seventeenth and eighteenth century society. Includes a Yorkshire midwives nominations index, listing many names.
Supplied by: Internet Genealogical Bookshop Product Ref: RAY-F-6
The History of Wilton Gaol by Peter Parrish
An absorbing and interesting account of the Taunton penal institutions, particularly in the 19th century.
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-359
A Somerset Airman by Eric Gardner
The story of an RAF armourer, who grew up in Frome on a small family farm. The story begins with an account of life on the farm, and continues with Eric's conscription into the services, and his time in foreign parts away from loved ones in a sleepy Somerset town. 190 pages. Soft covers.
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-441
Childhood Memories - Growing Up in Kingsmead and Weston by Pauline Forrest
An account of a working class childhood in Bath in the 1920s and 1930s. A vivid evocation of a city changed almost beyond recognition - a city of tramcars, lodging houses, street vendors, midwinter dips in the flooded river and charabanc trips to the seaside. Includes nearly forty photographs. 91 pages. Soft covers.
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-1021
Gie I Burtle - A Village Apart by C S John Sparkes
The story of a Somerset moorland village, located in the midst of the oft flooded Somerset Levels. Presents many aspects of Burtle, including the earliest settlers, the railway and the important turf trade of recent years. Includes a detailed account of the everyday life of the village. 255 pages. Soft covers.
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-1001
Devizes St Mary, Survey of the Poor 1802-1808 - Cat No PS07
Based on a book at Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, ref 543/22, titled: "List of the Poor of the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Borough of Devizes, alphabetically distinguishing between those who receive ordinary from those who receive extraordinary relief together with an account of their respective families, ages, employment, residence and etc., taken at a vestry the 21st March…
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Longbridge Deverill Poor, In & Out of the Parish 1816-1821 & 1826-1835 - Cat No PS18
Letters from applicants for poor relief from out of parish 1816-1821, and account book 1826-1835 giving payments to poor with names & details, and income from fathers of bastards. A5 softback 39 pages.
Supplied by: Wiltshire Family History Society Product Ref: WIL-PS18
1855 DIRECTORY & GAZETTEER OF SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT BY B H GILLBANKS & CO.
Covers Scarborough, Whitby, Bridlington, Bridlington Quay, Filey, Hunmanby, Flamborough, Aislaby, Ayton, Marton, Muston, Newby, Robin Hood's Bay, Ruswarp, Scalby, Seamer, Sewerby. Containing a descriptive account of each place, with a list of clergy, gentry, trades, etc., together with 74 pages of most interesting adverts.
Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW009
The Workhouse Encyclopedia by Peter Higginbotham
Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel and is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you’ve ever wanted to know the answer to, then this is the book for you. This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the…
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PONTEFRACT: A History of the Ancient Borough
The History of the Ancient Borough of Pontefract. Containing an interesting account of its castle and the three different sieges it sustained during the Civil War, with notes and Pedigrees of some of the most distinguished Royalists and Parliamentarians. First published 1807.The book on this CD is machine searchable. The book on this CD is machine searchable.
Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW140
THE LIFE OF JOHN RICHARDSON 1666-1753
An account of the life of John Richardson, who departed this life near Hutton in the Hole, the 2nd of the fourth month of 1753, in the 87th year of his age, and was buried in the Friends Burying Ground at Kirby-Moorside. ~ "A relation of many of his trials and exercises in his youth, and his services in the work of the Ministry, in England, Ireland and America"
Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW051