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Non-Conformist Registers (1)
This is the first of a series, giving details of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in Calderdale Non-Conformist Chapels. This file contains details from 7 chapels, all indexed and searchable. The chapels covered are :- \- Cornholme Meths - Burials - 1854 to 1991 \- Midgley Providence - Burials - 1869-2010 \- Mixenden URC - Baptisms - 1733 to 2001, Marriages - 1892 to 1990, Burials - 1768 to 1959…
Supplied by: Calderdale Family History Society, (incorporating Halifax & District) Product Ref: CAL-1BAC14
Ripponden St Bartholomew BMDs
All Ripponden St Bartholomew BMDs, fully indexed & searchable from 1684 to 1984 for Baptisms, 1684 to 1982 for Burials and 1686-1750 and 1837-1935 for Marriages - Calderdale.
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Northowram Heywood URC BMDs - 1744 to 2016
Full records of Church Records for Northowram Heywood URC Non-Conformist chapel for Baptisms, Marriages, Burials & Grave Books, all fully indexed & searchable
Supplied by: Calderdale Family History Society, (incorporating Halifax & District) Product Ref: CAL-1BAC16
Piece Hall Subscribers 1778
List of all people subscribing to the newly-opened Piece Hall in Halifax in 1778. Gives Room number & location within the Piece Hall & the abode of the subscriber, when known. Only available as a download.
Supplied by: Calderdale Family History Society, (incorporating Halifax & District) Product Ref: CAL-1MSB02
CD 42 Ancient Parishes in the FARNHAM District – Transcriptions and indexes. September 2014
The Parish Register Transcriptions and Indexes on this CD have been brought together from other publications produced by West Surrey FHS. They are, therefore, of varying quality but all are fully legible. There is no overall Index to the names within the records. Each Parish is individually indexed and usually each register, Baptism, Marriage or Burial has been indexed separately. The following parishes…
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CD 45 NORWOOD (Surrey) CEMETERY BURIALS 1837-1865 (Oct 2015)
Transcribed and indexed by Cliff Webb and members of WSFHS, 2015. In the introduction Cliff Webb writes: London's ever growing population crammed into a small area led to a poorer and poorer level of sanitation and health. By the mid-19th century, the situation was clearly intolerable. Amongst various initiatives, it was decided that most churchyards would have to close. ... Even before then,…
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Nonconformist Chapel Licence applications
Applications to diocese of Lichfield: Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire & Shropshire entries. Place of nonconformist worship were once required to acquire a licence from the diocese. This index names all decipherable names from the applications held for the diocese of Lichfield.
Supplied by: Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society (NNWFHS) Product Ref: NUN-005
COSTUME OF YORKSHIRE - 1814
A book of splendid illustrations of the working men and women of Yorkshire in 1813 - 1814. The Author and Artist, George Walker, describes in his introduction - "most of the humble individuals here depicted in their simple and sometimes squalid garb" Many of the 41 hand-coloured aquatint engravings have become very famous in recent times, held to be accurate representations of the working people of…
Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW125
The Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe' by Michael P Conroy
This CD contains a digitised version of the book that was first published by the Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society in 1999. It is not only an account of the Shuttleworth family, but it provides invaluable background information for both family and local historians. Family historians, and those interested in heraldry, will be fascinated by the unique fireplace inscriptions and the wooden…
Supplied by: Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society Product Ref: LFH-CD011
Accrington Cemetery, Burnley Road, Monumental Inscriptions
The CD contains all the monumental inscriptions from when the cemetery opened in 1864 to 2009. During this period 61,001 burials took place. There are many local prominent people buried in this cemetery including William Barnes of Accrington House, cotton manufacturer and one of the chief advocates for this municipal cemetery. His was the first burial on the 10th October 1864 - see page 2 of the cemetery…
Supplied by: Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society Product Ref: LFH-CD014
Calderdale FHS MIs - Set 1
MIs from 38 graveyards, fully indexed and searchable. Graveyards covered are Blackley Baptist/Booth URC/Boothtown All Souls/ Boulderclough Meths. Sowerby/Bradshaw St. John/ Claremount St. Thomas/Copley St Stephen/Cragg Vale Meths./Halifax Quakers/Hebden Bridge Cross Lane Meths/ Hebden Bridge St James/Holywell Green URC/Luddenden Foot Meths./Luddenden Foot St. Mary/Midgley Providence Meths/ Moor End…
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Membership of Calderdale FHS - Overseas Individual - both new members & renewals from Feb 2021 Free P&P
**For individuals living outside the UK only**. All communication will be via E-Mail & the quarterly journal will be available in the Members' Area of the Society website. Membership of Calderdale FHS is a ‘Single Use’ membership. Please refer to our website for more information on eligibility to join. Any material published by Calderdale FHS, whether online or on paper, is copyright. …
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Membership of Calderdale FHS - Overseas Family - both new members & renewals from Feb 2021 Free P&P
**Only for two or more members of one family at the same address outside the UK**. All communication will be via E-Mail & the quarterly journal will be available in the Members' Area of the Society website. Membership of Calderdale FHS is a ‘Single Use’ membership. Please refer to our website for more information on eligibility to join. Any material published by Calderdale FHS, whether online…
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THE SOMERSET MUSTER ROLL OF 1569
On March 26th 1569, due to the threat of Spanish forces, the Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general muster of all men over 16 years of age. Certificates of the muster, with the names of the men and their equipment, were to be returned by July 1st though this was later extended to August 12th. First published by the Somerset Record Society in 1904. Fully searchable.
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HUMPHREYS WELLINGTON by Arthur L. Humphreys
At the beginning of the 20 th century Arthur L. Humphreys researched and published a series of books were entitled “Materials for the History of the Town and Parish of Wellington in the county of Somerset ”. This CD contain all four books that were published in this series, Part 1 – Wills of Wellington and West Buckland 1372 to 1811. Part 2 – Manorial Court Rolls 1277 – 1908 . Part 3 – The Independents…
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THE ANCIENT BOROUGH OF BRIDGWATER and BRIDGWATER IN LATER DAYS By A. H. Powell
At the beginning of the twentieth century the Reverend Arthur Herbert Powell researched and wrote these who magnificent histories of the town of Bridgwater . These rare volumes are still the benchmark that all modern works are judged and whilst there are some excellent modern works none have surpassed these two volumes. Starting from the earliest time up until the turn of the nineteenth century these…
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DWELLY'S SOMERSET HEARTH TAX
This download consists of THREE separate publications (1) Dwelly's Hearth Tax for Somerset 1664 – 65. (2) Dwelly's National Records Volume 2 XVII Century Directory of Somerset Containing the names of all persons paying taxes or exempt from paying. (3) Dwelly's Index to the Somerset Hearth Tax Exemption Certificates of 1670 & 1674 (2 above) with a completion of Dwelly's National Records Volume 2. Edited…
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MARRIAGE ALLEGATION BONDS OF THE BISHOPS OF BATH AND WELLS FROM THEIR COMMENCEMENT TO THE YEAR 1755 By Arthur J. Jewers
First published in 1909 this book lists all of the surviving bonds for that year. Since then a number of original documents have been lost or have deteriorated to make this the most complete list of this bonds. Most are for the early 1700's, although there are a number of entries for the previous century. To use Jewers own words in describing the period 1674-75 “in these years large portions are quite…
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NORTH TAWTON PARISH REGISTER TRANSCRIPTS
Transcribed by T. L. Stoate this is one of the few registers to have survived from their introduction in 1538 and covers the years for marriages and burials up until 1837. Baptisms carry on for a further year until 1838. All fully searchable
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THE DEVON MUSTER ROLL OF 1569 Edited by T. L. Stoate and A. J. Haward
On March 26 th 1569 , due to the threat of Spanish forces, the Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general muster of all men over 16 . Certificates of the muster, with the names of the men and their equipment, were to be returned by July 1 st though this was later extended to August 12 th . This CD contains a searchable transcript for Devon of this Muster.
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DEVON LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS 1524 - 1527 Edited by T. L. Stoate
The Subsidy rolls of 1524 – 27 are, with a few exceptions, the first taxation lists giving the names of the inhabitants since the subsidy of 1332. This transcript was edited and published by T. L. Stoate. It names all of those on the Roll along with their class of taxation
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CORNWALL MUSTER ROLL 1569 Edited by H. L. Douch and originally published by T. L. Stoate
On March 26th 1569 , due to the threat of Spanish forces, the Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general muster of all men over 16. Certificates of the muster, with the names of the men and their equipment, were to be returned by July 1st though this was later extended to August 12th . This book contains a searchable transcript for Cornwall of this Muster.
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CORNWALL HEARTH AND POLL TAXES 1660 - 1664 by T. L. Stoate
The Reign of Charles II was exceptionally rich in the number and variety of taxes directly assessed on individuals. Of all these taxes only the hearth tax and earlier monthly assessments were the names of the taxpayers specifically required to be returned to the Exchequer. This book is a transcript of some of the surviving returns for Cornwall which were first published by T. L. Stoate
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Lake's THE COMPLETE PAROCHIAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL
This work was first issued in monthly parts between 1867 and 1873 and the combined works are contained in four volumes with over eighteen hundred pages. Starting with the parish of Advent and working through to the parish of Zennor. There is an emphasis on genealogy, manorial matters, heraldry and some of the notorious or unusual persons a given parish. There are dozens of pedigrees of various families…
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DORSET TUDOR MUSTER ROLLS 1539, 1542 AND 1569* Edited by T. L. Stoate
A searchable transcript of all three years of muster for the county of Dorset
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