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Wales (North & South) 1844 Pigot's Directory-
This virtual book CD resource contains the 1844 Pigot's Directory for Wales. 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 historical and topographical information. A comprehensive directory, this CD gives you valuable insight into Welsh history and enables you to discover more about the lives of your More Info
Welsh Genealogy by Bruce Durie
Welsh Genealogy is usually included with its English cousin, but there are significant differences between the two, and anyone wishing to trace their Welsh ancestry will encounter peculiarities that are not covered by books on English family history. There is a separate system of archives and repositories for Wales, there are differences in civil registration and censuses, Nonconformist registers are dissimilar to those of other Churches, and Welsh surnames and place names are very different More Info
Product Code: BK6195
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 24 (April 2015)
Issue 24 features: *Toughs in cuffs: Angela Buckley investigates criminal ancestry, particularly in Victorian times, and how to trace it *Horatio’s last words: Explore Nelson’s last will and testament *The Welsh at Work: Emma Jolly follows occupational migrations in and out of Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries *Ancient roots: New DNA research sheds light on our origins *Lost in the war, found in the records: WW1 case study *The jester vs Jerry: How cartoonist Heath Robinson helped with the propaganda war against Germany in WW1 *Message to the masses: Jill Morris follows the many journeys of John Wesley as he took Methodism to the people *History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on umbrellas More Info
Product Code: DYAP024
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Methodist Marriages in the Sheffield area
Transcription of details of marriages conducted at eighty seven Methodist chapels: Andover Street, Burngreave 1940-1975, Anns Road Chapel 1899-1990, Aston 1986-1989, Attercliffe Road 1912-1958, Beck Road, Shiregreen 1939-1980, Ben Lane, Wadsley 1920-1968, Ben Lane, Wisewood 1971-1974, Bethel Chapel, Carbrook 1922-1936, Bethel, Chapel Street, Woodhouse 1935-1950, Broomhill United Chapel, Glossop Ro...More Info
CD37 Wiltshire Tithe Awards
Tithes were originally payments made in kind to the clergy of the parish to support the church and its incumbent. By the nineteenth century, there was a hodge-podge of arrangements for paying this tax to the church. “An Act for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales" (more commonly known as “The Tithe Commutation Act”) was passed in 1836 to convert in-kind payments to monetary paymen...More Info
1828-9 PIGOT & CO'S NATIONAL COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY
Classification of professional gentlemen, bankers, &c., and manufacturers and traders in the cities, towns and principal villages in the counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Rutlandshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Westmoreland, Worcestershire, Yorkshire and the whole of North Wales. Includes ...More Info
German References Guide in County & Local Record Offices
Research Guide No 15 - 1st edition (April 2011) Listing of documents relating to Germans found in Record Offices in England & Wales.
Two Countries - Two Wars
The English Church in Hamburg and an indomitable caretaker: Mabel Wulff, BEM. by Madeleine Resuhr. The English Church was built in 1838 and has survived both World Wars. This is the stiry of Mabel Phillips of Newport, South Wales, who married a German sailor, Max Wulff, and moved with him to settle in Hamburg. She became caretaker of the English church there and took care of it until the late 1960...More Info