A record of the first settlers in the colonies of North America 1654-1685. This includes the names of places of origin of more than 10,000 servants to Foreign Plantations who sailed from the Port of Bristol to Virginia, Maryland and other ports of the Atlantic coast and also to the West Indies.... More Info
An index to wills for Gloucestershire. Wills are a valuable source of genealogical information. They can give details of family members, places of residence and burial as well as revealing details about their possessions. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
An index to wills for Bristol and the Great Orphan Books, which recorded the wills of those who left young children to be protected by the city authorities. Wills are a valuable source of genealogical information. They can give details of family members, places of residence and burial as well as revealing details about their possessions. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
This CD allows you to find the pedigree of a family and learn about its coat of arms from the Heralds' Visitation of Gloucestershire. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable by whole or part name *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
This CD contains a calendar of records detailing the Charters, Deeds and Letters that established Gloucester as a county town and city from Henry II's first charter in 1155, through those of Richard I, John, Richard III, Elizabeth I and James I. A Local Deeds and Charters section (1175-1228) covers almost half of this 600-page work. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Bookmarked by major headings *Searchable Text *Fully printable *Contains 600 pages More Info
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This volume is an account of the riots in Gloucestershire, in the form of a diary of events, from John Raymond Barker's unsuccessful attempts to persuade the principal inhabitants of Fairford to be sworn in as Special Constables, through the breaking of thrashing machines at Beverstone, Tetbury, Horseley, Fairford, Coln St Aldwyns, Eastleach Turville, Eastleach Martin, Quenington, Bibury, and Coln...More Info
A QUALITY A3 SIZE COLOUR REPRODUCTION FROM JOHN CARY'S 1787 ATLAS WITH DETAILS OF THE COUNTY OVERLEAF. 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
Arthur Mee's classic pre-WW2 guide to the region's settlements including churches and castles and other historic places – 'The glory of the Cotswolds' – with 334 places and 166 pictures.
Transcript of the Rutland section of the 1873 Return of Owners of Land, with notes on most of the 563 entries. Analysis of who they were, where they came from and what they did. Special sections on Lyddington parish and on a mysterious group of small landowners with strong Gloucestershire connections. Illustrations, tables, index of addresses (60pp). In the early 1870s there were serious social...More Info