Birth, marriage and death registers of the French refugee churches of Bristol, Stonehouse, Plymouth, and Thorpe-le-Soken. The churches served a community of French immigrants known as the Huguenots, who were persecuted in France for following the Reform Church. (Entries are written in French). This product does not contain an index. Bristol - Bap 1687-1762, Mar 1688-1744, Ent 1688-180. Stonehouse - Bap 1692-1791, Mar 1693-1748, Ent 1692-1788, Abj 1694-1728. Plymouth - Bap 1733-1807, Mar 173... More Info
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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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
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
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
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
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