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London, Kent, Essex, Herts, Surrey and Middlesex Pigot's 1823 Bundle Special Offer
This virtual book CD resource contains a bundle of Pigot's 1823 Directories; carrying local listings of professions, 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 resource which gives you valuable insight into the history of London and the Home counties, and enables you to find out wh... More Info
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RS 37. Calendar of Surrey Lay Subsidies - 1543-1547
See Also SPECIAL OFFER page. Lay Subsidies were the main tax laid on people prior to the Civil War. Their records in the period from, roughly, 1524 to the 1640's, list, with varying degrees of fullness, the inhabitants of the area, with some gauge as to their wealth. Transcribed and Indexed by Cliff Webb (2002). 72 pages.
RS 39. Calendar of Surrey Lay Subsidies - Miscellaneous 1549-1561
See Also SPECIAL OFFER page. Transcribed and Indexed by Cliff Webb (2002). 72 pages.
RS 29. Surrey Cases and Depositions in the Court of Requests c1500-1624
See also SPECIAL OFFER page. The Court of Requests was established as the 'court of the poor man', and was intended to hear cases which were too trivial to go to the other courts. It is first mentioned in 1483, and seems to have evolved from an informal committee of the King's Council. It continued to sit until 1642, but was not revived after the Restoration. Compiled by Cliff Webb (1999). 100...More Info
RS 27. Surrey Cases and Depositions in the Courts of Chancery 1714-1758 & Exchequer 1497-1603
See also SPECIAL OFFER page. Contains an alphabetical list of plaintiffs, defendants and deponents (with age and place of residence) and indexes of places and occupations. 36 pages.
RS 28. Surrey Feet of Fines 1558-1602
See Also SPECIAL OFFER page.Feet of Fines record the transfer of land and are an invaluable source. The records are arranged by place and listed chronologically, and then indexed by name. Compiled by Cliff Webb (1998). 52 pages.