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Somerset Hearth Tax Returns 1664-5
A searchable Acrobat document containing the returns for Somerset.... More Info
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Bristol and America
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
Somerset Electoral Registers for 1832
This lists the names and addresses of people and the property that entitles them to vote.... More Info
Somerset Musters 1569 Special Offer
This muster roll lists the men in the county militia, stationed at home whilst the army was abroad, for Somerset in 1569. Entries are made alphabetically by parish. Fully indexed, it includes details of the weapons and armour held by the men, and a section of explanatory notes. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
Somerset, Bristol Wills 1572-1792 and Great Orphan Books Wills 1379-1674 Special Offer
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
Somerset, Wells Wills 1528-1536 Special Offer
Extracts of wills for Wells. These transcriptions are a valuable source of genealogical information. They can give names of family members and witnesses, as well as revealing details about their possessions. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
Somerset, The Visitations of Somerset 1531 and 1573 Special Offer
This CD allows you to find the pedigree of a family and learn about its coat of arms from the Heralds' Visitations of Somerset. Includes an alphabetical listing of pedigrees. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Searchable text... More Info
Churchyard Inscriptions of London Special Offer
This CD contains abstracts of inscriptions from over fifty churches in the City of London. Many of the memorials were in poor condition and may no longer exist, making this a very valuable source of information. Details include name, age at death and year of death. Published in 1910. Contents: St. Alban All Hallows, Barking All Hallows the Great All Hallows the Less All Hallows, Lombard Street All Hallows Staining St. Alphege St. Andrew, Holborn St. Andrew Undershaft St. Anne and Ag... More Info
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SOMERSET QUARTER SESSION RECORDS Charles II (1666-1677) produced and edited by Somerset Record Society
Quarter session records are really helpful for family or local historians and anyone with an interest in history. They detail minor cases that appear before the “court”. You will find instances of petty crime, settlement, bastardy etc., and hundreds of names. This Somerset Record Society publication covers the years 1666 to 1677 is the ideal book for those who want to expand their knowledge ...More Info
KIRBY’S QUEST FOR SOMERSET S.R.S. Volume 3 by F. H. Dickinson
This book contains a number of different surveys the first being the surviving Rolls of fees according to inquests before Lord John de Kirebie, treasurer to Edward I, for Somerset and Dorset carried out circa 1286. It also includes the Nomina Villarum which is a survey carried out in 1316 and contains a list of Somerset cities, boroughs and townships and the Lords of them. Another roll is the Exch...More Info
ABSTRACTS OF SOMERSET WILLS
In 1942, Somerset and Devon lost one of the most important research sources for local and family historians, when a German bomb destroyed the Exeter Probate Office, and all of the wills that it contained. This being the case collections of transcripts and extracts of wills are so important to those of us with connections to these counties. One of the most important sources for Somerset is the coll...More Info
THE SOMERSET PROTESTATION RETURNS and LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS 1641-42 Transcribed by A. J. Howard Edited and Published by T. L. Stoate
In the year of 1641 it was demanded that every man over the age of 18 should make an oath was to follow the “true Protestant religion”. These are now called the Protestation Returns and form a valuable list of inhabitants of a parish at this time. Not everyone signed and those who did refuse are also sometimes noted. Whilst only about a third of Somerset parishes have survived ( 161 ) it still...More Info
DWELLY'S SOMERSET HEARTH TAX
This download consists of THREE separate publications (1) Dwelly's Hearth Tax for Somerset 1664 – 65. (2) Dwelly's National Records Volume 2 XVII Century Directory of Somerset Containing the names of all persons paying taxes or exempt from paying. (3) Dwelly's Index to the Somerset Hearth Tax Exemption Certificates of 1670 & 1674 (2 above) with a completion of Dwelly's National Records Volume 2....More Info