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This Kelly's directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight), Wiltshire, Dorset and the Channel Islands in 1899. It lists residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more abo More Info
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The subsidy rolls of 1524 – 7 are, with a few minor exceptions, the first taxation lists giving the names of Dorset inhabitants since the subsidies of 1327 and 1332. This publication contains many thousands of names and is fully searchable. An invaluable tool to locate people and families before the advent of parish registers
The Visitation was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms. These visits usually took during the 16th and 17th centuries, with a number of counties having more than one. This one in this publication was for 1565 of Dorset and contains dozens of pedigrees. Fully searchable and indexed
A series of articles taken from the Society's journal "The Greenwood Tree" about ?????? 87 Dorset parishes and 49 Somerset parishes are included.