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* Armistice at home: Ruth A Symes looks at how our ordinary ancestors celebrated the end of the First World War away from the front * Armistice: a sparkie's eye view: Andrew Chapman found a remarkable diary written by his grandfather, offering an eyewitness account of the surrender of the German fleet at the end of WW1 * Missives of war: Jayne Shrimpton looks at how contemporary postcards reflect various aspects of the First World War * The search for Mr Vinneycombe: Keith Gregson shows how he has used The Genealogist and allied sites to solve one particularly challenging WW1 research problem * Two lucky escapes: Ross Gowland tells the story of William Gordon Mitchell, survivor of two world wars * A policeman's lot: A notebook in a London archive gives a very personal insight into the life of a policeman. Nell Darby reports * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on brooches More Info
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* Storehouses of history: Caroline Roope delves into the development of museums and the showcasing of history to the public * The story of a forgotten address: Paul Matthews shows what can be discovered about an address that no longer exists, in this case in Adelaide Place near London Bridge * All aboard for the Swindon Trip: Dene Bebbington takes us on a journey through the history of a popular leisure excursion for railway staff * How to punish the 'feeble minded': In 1952, a horrific murder in Scotland led to debate about how offenders with learning disabilities should be punished, writes Nell Darby * Educate yourself on the records! Keith Gregson has recently discovered the usefulness of TheGenealogist's Education search engine and shares some of his discoveries with readers * History in the details: Fisherfolk dress More Info
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* Missing from the census: Why were some of your ancestors apparently not enumerated in a census, and what can you do about it? Simon Wills offers some expert advice * Fashion's fools: Jayne Shrimpton looks at some of the stranger and more frivolous trends in fashion down the ages * The sibling suicides: Bloomsbury in London once had an unenviable reputation for suicide. Nell Darby reports * The killing of Sergeant Hately: Stephen Wade tells a tale of danger to law and order at the Alnwick hiring fair * The finder of wonderful things: Nick Thorne discovers the records for the artist's son who discovered a pharaoh * History in the details: Mine workers' dress More Info
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* The near death of a community: Wayne Shepheard looks at the effect of major storms on communities in the past through the example of the Great Gale of 1824 * Was your ancestor a Royalist delinquent? Stuart A. Raymond explains the purpose of Royalist composition papers and how they can help researchers * The soldier, the priest and the count: Nick Thorne looks at one family with three remarkable leaders of men * The tale of a transported felon: Nell Darby investigates the brief crime and long punishment of a London hawker * Is there anybody there? Caroline Roope explores the heyday of spiritualism * History in the details: Shop workers' dress More Info
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* Inglorious mud: Caroline Roope explores the world of the mudlarks, people driven by poverty to scavenge along urban waterways * Rebuilding after the Great Fire: The response to London's 1666 fire included raising funds from across the country. Stuart A Raymond reveals some interesting records this generated * Listen to family stories... and then do the research: Nick Thorne builds his family story on firm ground using records readily available online * A father's jealousy: A case from Edwardian England illustrates how basic archival records don't always tell the whole story about a marriage. By Nell Darby * A tale of two towns: 100 years on from Leith's merger with Edinburgh, Nicola Lisle tells the story of the uneasy relationship between Scotland's capital city and its nearby port * History in the details: Materials - leather (part 2) More Info
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* Lives in miniature: Rachel Bates peeks at the world of Georgian miniatures, which offered personal keepsakes in an era before photography * Life on Fleet Street: This long thoroughfare in the City of London has been a centre of commerce for centuries - but there's more to it than just newspapers... By Nell Darby * A walk through history: The smartphone version of Map Explorer opens up the history all around us. By Nick Thorne * The menace of blackmail: Many people have resorted to blackmail over the years, although it is largely the unsuccessful cases that we know about - but how have blackmailers committed the crime, and why? Nell Darby investigates * Almost a saint? Elizabeth Prout is a relatively unknown Victorian figure who played a key role in educating and helping the poor in Manchester during the mid-19th century. Lorraine Schofield tells her story * History in the details: Materials - linen (part 3) More Info
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* Our centenarian ancestors: A perhaps surprising number of our 19th century ancestors reached their 90s or even their centuries - and press interest in their age can really help the family historian, as Nell Darby explains * The marvels of Metro-land: Caroline Roope discovers the London commuter suburbs promoted by the expanding Metropolitan Railway in the early 20th century * A welfare pioneer: Sadie McMullon tells the story of Agnes Marshall Loomes, a pivotal figure for infant welfare * Addressing Sir Alexander: Nick Thorne addresses where Sir Alexander Fleming lived - the man who discovered penicillin by chance in Paddington * History in the details: Materials - cotton (part 3) More Info
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**Contents**- City of London Ma 1709 1710 LMA CLA 047 LR 02 04 050 - City of London Mar 1712 to 13 LMA CLA 047 LR 02 04 054 - City of London Mar 1714 to 1715 LMA CLA 047 LR 02 04 055 - City of London 1743 LMA MISC MSS 63 17 - City of London 1745 LMA MISC MSS 63 18 - City of London Jul 1715 LMA CLA 047 LR 02 04 056 - City of London Ma Ap 1711 LMA CLA 047 LR 02 04 051 - Clerkenwell 14 Apr 1711 LM...More Info
CD 43 General Indexes to Old Ordnance Survey Maps of London (Godfrey Edition). Research in Victorian London very soon gives rise to the question "where is such-and-such a street?". It may be on a modern map, but quite often is not. The re-publication of early Ordnance Survey 1:2500 maps in the reduced scale Godfrey Edition gives the researcher a chance but, even if the street is on the sheet one h...More Info
By J & A Catlyn, published by Cyrene Publications (2003). 20 coloured maps of Central London, with searchable Index to over 7000 streets computer-linked to the maps. An Index to 1000 places of interest in London and 16 maps of the Environs of London. Included is a small eight-page booklet advising on how to make the best use of this CD.
Compiled and indexed by Chris Willis, edited by Sue Turner, 2009. This CD contains the six Board School Maps of London, produced in 1906/7 by the London Schools Authorities. They were based on the 6" Ordnance Survey stock of the time and over printed with boundaries of the areas used in controlling the schools and also with the actual schools. To provide an index into the maps, a Street index (pub...More Info
King's Cross station was linked to the Great Northern Cemetery by a special train service which took funeral parties from central London to the outskirts where burial space was more readily available. This was a short lived service unlike that in south London. Many of London's institutions made use of the service and records of burials are available from the New Southgate Cemetery.