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This virtual book CD resource contains the 1844 Pigot's Directory for Somerset. It carries local listings of major professions, of nobility, gentry, and clergy, of transport and freight services; and information on the education, public services, and public houses of the area. Towns, villages and parishes are listed with background historical and topographical information. A comprehensive directory, this CD gives you valuable insight into county history and the ability to find out what governed More Info
Kelly's Directory of Bristol and its suburbs has a street directory, a trades directory and a residents directory (listing commercial and eminent private residents). It also carries listings for adjacent villages and general local information. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
This directory covers Bristol and its suburbs along with adjacent villages. It contains a street directory, names directory, villa and detached house directory, and professional and commercial directories. Includes large colour map. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Large colour map... More Info
This CD resource contains trades and residential directories (listing names and addresses), and an official directory with detailed information about the churches, chief landowners, hospitals and charities of the county. It also contains a directory of adjacent villages. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
Kelly's Directory of Bristol and its suburbs has a street directory, a trades directory and a residents directory. It also carries listings for adjacent villages and general local information. This 1246 page directory may be useful for finding relatives that may have owned a trade or business in the area of Bristol. The residential section includes street addresses and heads of households for the area. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by maj... More Info
This CD resource gives names and addresses allowing you to search for your ancestors. It contains private residents, towns and villages, trades directories and a map. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable Requires Acrobat Reader 8 or above.... More Info
Product Code: DIR5882
Alphabetical residents directory of the City of Bath, plus Village directories, Clerical directory, Army and Navy directory, Professional and Trades directory, plus listings for the City Council, Rural District Council, education, hospitals, literary, musical and political societies, temperance societies and more. *Over 1000 pages *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
This CD resources takes a look at Somerset and Bristol before the turn of the century. It includes a Court directory, Trades and Commercial directories, and a Towns and Villages directory which lists private residents for each entry. The Bristol section adds Street, Clerical and Conveyance directories, which include schools and colleges, police stations, hospitals, etc. The CD also contains a map of Somerset. More Info
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The writer of this book makes no claim to be a historian, but he is concerned with the materials which go to the construction of true history. Occasionally he is led to revise the verdicts of historians on the ground of a renewed investigation of some isolated problem, or in the light of fuller information which has but lately become available. Essays include William of MalmesburyThe Saxon Abbots...More Info
Wills are one of the most useful sources for those studying family and local. They contain personal details most often with relationships and also distribution of property. This book is taken from volumes that were held at Somerset House at the time of it was compiled and contains extracts and transcripts of the earliest Somerset wills. A great addition to the collection of anyone who wants to hav...More Info
First published in 1927 this book looks at the lives of thirty different “Worthies” of Somerset . Not only does it include the obvious people such as St. Dunstan, Robert Blake and Roger Bacon but also some lesser known persons such as John Pym, the revolutionary, Elizabeth Rowe, the poet and Edwin Norris the Linguist. Thirty distinguished and interesting biographies. This book really is a...More Info
Whilst this book is named the “Songs of Somerset” it is actually a book of local poems that the author says is a collection that appeared in long out of print books (this particular book was published in 1898).Subjects include Dunkery, Quantock, Crook's Peak, A Brean Down Parable to name just a few. A great CD for those who wish to know more about the county of Somerset and its interesting pas...More Info
Information on thousands of servicemen and women with a Somerset connection, and the transcription of their memorials.