An account of the Sussex election, held at Chichester, March 13, 1820, and eight following days, with the addresses, compositions, speeches, &c. including the poll book... More Info
Product Code: GRD539
This CD contains Miscellaneous Records for Sussex that include Episcopal Registers 1438-1445, 1705 Poll for the Knights of the Shire, and Ecclesiastical returns for 1603. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
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Volume I - St Botolph Aldgate abstracted and indexed by Cliff Webb, who writes in the introduction: "St Botolph Aldgate is a large but poor parish with a highly transient population. There are only a few Huguenots in the records but quite a few Jewish people, Irish, Scots and other early immigrants. For civil purposes St Botolph was divided into two parts, each with separate civil jurisdiction. Th...More Info
Collection of RS3. RS9,, RS21, RS23, RS25 & RS30. Wills and Administrations. These books cover various Courts and time periods. Wonderful resource for Surrey people. 6 books. RS17 no longer available as publication, but now available as a download. See page 17 for full details of coverage. Original value over sixteen pounds and 50 pence
Collection of RS27, RS29, RS32 & RS34. Another wonderful collection for Surrey people. 4 Books normal retail price over Eighteen Pounds.
What are Feet of Fines? Feet of Fines were records of fictitious suits at law, instituted in fact to obtain secure transfers of land. Fines survive from very early times to 1834 in the National Archives, Kew. The great value of fines is not just that they are arranged by county so as to facilitate topographical studies but they were often used to break entails, and thus it is quite usual for sever...More Info
What are Lay Subsidies? By the end of the thirteenth century, land was no longer the only indication of a persons wealth, so a new tax, called Lay Subsidy was levied on movables. Not every householders name is to be found in the returns, because some were too poor to be taxed and clerical properties were assessed and taxed separately; hence the name Lay Subsidy. The Lay Subsidy Rolls can provide a...More Info