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Catholic Records: Miscellanea Volume 3 Special Offer
Almost 400 pages of Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, including the Catholic registers of Holywell, Flintshire (1698-1829); Nidd Hall, York (1780-1838); Llanarth, Monmouthshire (1781-1838); St Joseph's Chapel, Bristol (1777-1808); the Recusants of Marsham (1589-1628); bills regarding prisoners in the Tower of London (1575-1589), plus miscellaneous letters, documents and biographies. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by ma More Info
Catholic Records: Miscellanea Volume 4 Special Offer
This CD contains Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, including the Catholic registers of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York (1744-1840), York Bar Convent Chapel (1771-1826), Robert Hall and Hornby, Co., Lancaster (1757-1851), Courtfield in Welsh Bicknor, Monmouthshire (1773-1832), plus bills regarding prisoners in the Tower of London (1595-1681), Nuns of the Institute of Mary at York (1677-1825), Papist Returns for the City of York (1735), Lord Burghley's 1590 Map of Lancashi More Info
Her Majesty's Glorious Jubilee 1897
A special edition of the illustrated London News from 1897l, with wonderful colour plates. Contains descriptions of the Queen's life such as "The Queen as Wife and Mother", a family tree following the royal bloodline, and a comparison of the British Empire when she began her reign and on her diamond jubilee. Also includes sections on the Navy, Parliament, and literature. More Info
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 3 (July 2013)
Issue 3 features: * Thinking outside the pox: Sue Wilkes researches smallpox and how vaccination registers can help family historians * Get your research on track: New railway staff records online * Far from home: Emma Jolly explains how to trace British Home Children in both UK and Canadian records * Take to your pen!: We talk to writing expert Lynn Palermo * The public fumes: Early reactions to the London Underground * Books: A round up of recent publications * Lucky dip: An eclectic collection of indexes is now online * Place in focus: Explore and research Dorset roots * Break the brick walls: Civil registration marriage records More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 4 (August 2013)
Issue 4 features: * Find ships’ crews online: A useful new research tool * Something for everyone: Mairead Mahon traces the history of department stores and how they changed shopping * School records: Expert research advice from Kirsty Gray * Lost way of life: London’s forgotten fishing communities * Books: A round up of recent publications * Taking liberties: Philip MacDougall explores the dark world of the Royal Navy’s press gangs * Place in focus: Explore and research Manchester roots * Break the brick walls: Death records More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 5 (September 2013)
Issue 5 features: * Light industry: Jayne Shrimpton focuses on the fast-growing trade of photography from the 19th century onward * Round up the black sheep: Resources newly online will help track down ancestors with a shady past * Forced from home: Chris Paton offers guidance on tracing ancestors who moved or emigrated in the Highland Clearances * Books: A round up of recent publications * Place in focus: Explore and research Herefordshire roots * Jack and the Jews: We explore the history of prejudice against London’s Jewish community in the 1880s * Break the brick walls: Wills before 1858 More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 19 (November 2014)
Issue 19 features: * Life's a lottery: the long history of state-backed gambling * Plots from the past: old maps to buy, with a special offer * Fresh from the front: WW1 newspapers explored * Saturday night soldiers: WW1 Territorial Army records online * Seeking asylums?: records of mental illness go digital * Stall stories: old pictures of London's East End markets * "Weak in intellect": the sad story of people with cognitive disabilities who were sent to the workhouse * The herald calls: mediaeval visitations investigated * History in the details: shawls More Info
Product Code: DYAP019
Tracing Your Police Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade
This book will help you locate and research officers who served in any of the police forces of England and Wales from the creation of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of how or where to look for such information, Stephen Wade explains and describes the various archives and records and provides a discussion of other sources. Case studies are used to show how an individual officer's career may be traced and understood from this r... More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 31 (November 2015)
* The best of times: Daniel Hewitt explores the history of horology through his Clerkenwell clockmaker ancestry * The quartermaster's tale: Anthony Boulton presents a unique memoir of his grandfather's WW1 experiences * From Longleat to the Tower of London: Nick Thorne delves into the history of Longleat and its illustrious inhabitants * Decoding Victorian jewellery: Victorian jewellery was rich in symbolism, as Kim Fleet explains * Woven into history: Caroline Taylor explores carpet-making in Kidderminster and resources in the town's carpet museum * A fair hearing?: Jill Morris explains the Court of Chancery * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on boots More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 37 (May 2016)
* A stitch in time: Ruth A Symes threads her way through the history of needlework occupations * The roots of the Trucker Earl: Nick Thorne uses colour tithe maps now available online to look into the past of a colourful family * Hair-raising history: Harry Cunningham investigates the changing roles of hairdressers and barbers, from cutting limbs to cutting hair * Patten recognition: Paul Matthews steps out in pursuit of a lost trade, and the wider history of London livery companies * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on knickerbockers * Blue sap in the tree?: Jill Morris finds an online treasure trove of royal records More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 38 (June 2016)
* The wreck of the SS London: 150 years ago this notorious shipping disaster claimed the lives of hundreds, as Simon Wills explains * A comedy heroine descended from a WW1 hero: Nick Thorne takes a look at the family of the well-loved and talented entertainer Victoria Wood * Finding other people's secrets: Jocelyn Robson explains how she investigated a fascinating story of a woman who faked her own death and reinvented herself * Stythies, handlooms and tenterhooks: Melvyn Jones delves into the working lives of home-based handloom weavers and metalworkers * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on jodhpurs * Great Scots online: Jill Morris explores the wealth of Scottish records available More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 45 (January 2017)
* London's burning: Sharon Brookshaw tells the story of the Silvertown explosion, a century ago this month, and the dangerous world of munitions workers * The man who built Parliament: Nick Thorne traces the rise of the architect Sir Charles Barry * The myth of the Mayflower: John Wade reveals the full story of the Mayflower's origins - and how Plymouth was not really its home * Fears and despondencies: Sharon Brookshaw delves into how our ancestors thought about and treated what we now call depression * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on jackets More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 64 (August 2018)
* Life and work at the beach: Jayne Shrimpton dips a toe into the history of bathing machines, changing tents and beach huts * Murder in the rookeries: Nick Thorne investigates a gruesome death in St Giles, London * Sniffing out the past: Ruth A Symes considers some olfactory routes into family history * Going for gold: The 19th century saw gold discovered in America and Canada - and people flocked from Britain to find their fortune in the goldfields. Nell Darby digs deeper * The two clairvoyants who failed to tell their own fortunes: An Edwardian trial used legislation from larceny to witchcraft to prosecute a husband and wife palm-reading team, writes Nell Darby * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on watches More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 67 (November 2018)
* 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
Product Code: DYAP067
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 83 (March 2020)
* 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
Product Code: DYAP083
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