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
A searchable chronological list of persons baptised, married, or buried between 1669 and 1837, recorded in the Bristol Cathedral registers.... More Info
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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
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
Stepping Stones CD publication. Contents of the 1852/3 Bristol Trade Directory History Post Office Alphabetical Names of Trade Heads Nobility, Gentry and Clergy Commercial List Trade Directory Hundreds of names and addresses in the following indexes: Academies-Ginger Beer Makers, Glass and China Dealers-Shopkeepers Shopkeepers-Zinc Manufacturers Public Buildings and Institutions Conveyances - Coach, Rail and Omnibus... More Info
Stepping Stones CD publication. Contents of Bristol 1896 Alphabetical Name List Of Private Residents and Commercial Directory Hundreds of names and addresses in the following indexes Abbot-Brown Brown-Daniell Daniell-Goddard Goddard-Howell Howell-Malago Malago-Penn Pennigton-Sherman Sherman Tye Tyer-Zoological... More Info
Stepping Stones CD publication. Contents of Bristol 1896 Street Directory Abbotsford Rd-Brunswick Sq Brunswick Sq-Dover Place Dover Place-Horfield Rd Horfield Rd-Northcote St Northumberland Rd-St Michaels Hill St Michaels Hill-Wellington Park Wellington Park-Zetland Rd Villa and Detached House Directory... More Info
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 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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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