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SLATER’S DIRECTORY OF DURHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND AND YORKSHIRE, 1854 Free P&P

Classified lists of the nobility, gentry and clergy; merchants, bankers, professional gentlemen, manufacturers and traders. Includes historical and descriptive sketches of each county, city, town and village; an account of every mode of transport, by rail, road and water, the postal regulations of each place, alist of the bankers of the United Kingdom, with their branches, and a variety of miscellaneous…

Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW176

RAMBLES ABOUT MORLEY

With descriptive and historic sketches, and an account of the rise and progress of woolen manufacture in the area, illustrated with a plan of Morley and numerous engravings

Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW173

THE WEB OF AN OLD WEAVER by J. Keighley Snowden.

Printed 1896. An interesting account of the life of an old weaver with particular emphasis on the Kildwick area

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The Laws of Rossendale and the Upper Calder Valley 1500 to 1750/1800 (2001). By Milton B Ormerod & Frank T Haylett

This illustrated book gives an account of the Law family from the Rossendale & Calder valley of Lancashire and contains nine family trees. The various genealogical sources in the Honor of Clitheroe are detailed and their value to family history research is discussed. Thus this is a useful publication anyone researching their roots in north-east Lancashire prior to 1750.

Supplied by: Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society Product Ref: LFH-B003

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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Three Women of 17th Century Langham

This booklet is an account of three women living at different social levels in Langham during the 17th century. Women leave fewer records behind than the men, looking at their lives often means looking at the wills and inventories of their husbands. Grace Fracey is an exception to this. Whilst research about 17th century society in general, and these women in particular, underpins the accounts of their…

Supplied by: Langham Village History Group Product Ref: LVH-3W-1

Helmsley - Schools' Log Books

Lord Feversham's School 1867 - 1903 Giving a day to day account of the Boys' School and the Girls’ School.

Supplied by: Ryedale Family History Group Product Ref: RFH-misc-cd010

Helmsley - Schools' Log Books

Lord Feversham's School 1867 - 1903 Giving a day to day account of the Boys' School and the Girls’ School.

Supplied by: Ryedale Family History Group Product Ref: RFH-misc-d010

Headley Miscellany, Volume 6

Contents ? Extract from Headley 1066?1966, the Final section; Charlie Payne of Wey Valley Farm, Standford, 1901?1992; Mystery Mugs; Grayshott in the 1870s; Counting heads in Headley, the first two censuses in 1841 and 1851; Index of Items in Volumes 1?6 We end the serialisation of Canon Tudor Jones's book Headley 1066-1966 in this issue with his observations on the First Parish Council and on the thirty…

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St James’s Fair, Bristol, 1137 - 1837

Joseph Bettey 978 1 911592 16 7 St James’s Fair was the first and for seven hundred years the most famous of Bristol’s fairs. At its height, it drew traders from all over England, and the rich cargoes destined for it were a magnet for pirates. Even at the end it still prospered, albeit more for pleasure than business; and it was the dubious moral character of those pleasures rather than financial failure…

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The Friends to Literature: Bristol Library Society 1772 - 1864

Kathleen Hapgood 978 1 911592 07 5 The Bristol Library Society took over the old Jacobean library founded by Robert Redwood and operated it until they in turn handed it over to the City Council in 1894. This account therefore illustrates the transition from private charity, via personal subscription, to the rates as the basis for public library provision; and features some of the debates involved.…

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For the Benefit of the Children: the Battle for a Board School in Keynsham, 1870 - 1893

Elizabeth White 978 1 911592 06 8 Keynsham in the late nineteenth century seemed just the place for a free non-denominational Board School under Forster’s 1870 Education Act. But Vicar Gray campaigned successfully against this, and at the same time expanded the Parochial Schools which continued to provide all the primary schooling for the children of the poor in Keynsham until 1954. Here is a fascinating…

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Taking the pledge: the Temperance movement in Bristol, 1830 - 1914

Alan Clarke 978 1 911592 30 3 This picture of the Bedminster Temperance Hall and Free Library, built in 1853, well brings out the strong religious tone and affiliations of the temperance movement in Bristol. Here Alan Clarke gives a fully documented account of the movement and the opposition to it – not only from the drinks industry. Although never quite achieving its aims, at the level of individual…

Supplied by: Avon Local History & Archaeology Product Ref: ALH-30

Rails in the Avon Gorge

An account of the many railways that operated in the Avon Gorge since the 1830s. Details include routes, promoters, costs, traffic, individuals involved, and technical details of operations.

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Kent Machine Breakers - Volume I: The Riots & Trials

Volume I tells the story of the riots in Kent, from an arson attack on a farm in Orpington on the 1st June 1830, the breaking of the first threshing machine at Lower Hardres on the 28th August, through until the execution of Robert Dixon, for arson, on 22nd December 1831. This is followed by a detailed account of the trials, which resulted in the imprisonment of a number of men, and the transportation…

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Alderman Thomas Proctor

An account of the fertiliser business led by Thomas Proctor, who was active in Bristol politics and philanthropy and donated his house in Clifton as an official residence for the lord mayor of Bristol.

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Dr Goodeve and Cook's Folly

Account of the life of Henry Goodeve, victorian physician who worked in India. He and his wife bought Cook's Folly, a 17th century house on the Bristol side of the Avon Gorge. The booklet summarises Goodeve's family history and connections, his medical practice in India, including the Calcutta Medical College, and details of the hose at Cook's Folly.

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Kent Machine Breakers

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Bromley: Misc' Monumental Inscriptions & Indexes

Beckenham, St George MIs Beckenham, St George PRs: Burials 1538-1976 Bromley, Settlement Examinations 1747-87 & 1816-31 Bromley, Dunns the Undertakers: Name Index to Account Books 1803-39 Bromley Common, Holy Trinity PRs: Burials 1844-1883 Bromley Common, Holy Trinity MIs Bromley Journal, Index to BMD 1869-1885 Chislehurst, St Mary Roman Catholic MIs Chislehurst, St Nicholas PRs: Bap 1559-1880,…

Supplied by: North West Kent Family History Society Product Ref: NWK-CD-MI1v2

Fairground Destiny: the story of the Rowland family by Frances Brown

Fairground Destiny is the first ever comprehensive account of the history of the Rowlands, today one of the leading names on the British fairground. In this book Frances Brown turns her attention to the ancestors of her grandmother Amy Matthews nee Rowland and traces their lives as they evolve from 18th century hawkers, dealers and basket-makers to become 21st century riding-masters. Frances Brown…

Supplied by: Romany and Traveller Family History Society Product Ref: ROM-Rowland

The Plantation of Ulster: British Settlement in an Irish Landscape 1600-1670

During the reign of James I, an official scheme was drawn up for the plantation of designated areas in west Ulster. However, the actual area settled by the new colonists was much more extensive. With them came innovation. A radical transformation of the landscape began. The spread of a market-based rural economy resulted in a quite spectacular growth in urbanisation. Permanent dwellings of a more sophisticated…

Supplied by: Ulster Historical Foundation Product Ref: UHF-GL20

ABERDEEN 1845

A QUALITY A3 SIZE COLOUR REPRODUCTION FROM THE NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF SCOTLAND 1845. MOST MAPS HAVE THE PARISHES OUTLINED LASER PRINTER ON GOOD QUALITY CARTRIDGE PAPER. SENT FOLDED IN A PLASTIC DISPLAY SLEEVE IN A STIFF CARD ENVELOPE AT THE LARGE LETTER RATE. SCALES VARY [WATERMARKS WILL NOT SHOW ON PURCHASES]

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ARGYLL 1845

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AYR 1845

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Our Tangled Speech: Essays on Language and Culture

People are rarely neutral about the Irish language. In Northern Ireland it is a topic which usually creates more heat than light. While attitudes have softened somewhat over the years, polarised views about the language are remarkably persistent. Historic and contemporary efforts to maintain the language have had varied success, but the key goal of creating new sustainable language communities, where…

Supplied by: Ulster Historical Foundation Product Ref: UHF-OTS