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London 1768 Poll Book
This gives the livery company (Trade) full name and abode for all those that voted in the election.... More Info
London, Westminster Poll Book 1774
This gives names, addresses, occupations and how people voted in the election of 1774... More Info
London, Westminster Poll Book 1818
This gives names, addresses, occupations and how people voted in the election of 1818... More Info
London, Westminster Poll Book 1841 Special Offer
This gives names, addresses, occupations and how people voted in the election of 1841.... More Info
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Susanna Morgan: Campaigning for reform in early 19th century Bristol, by Michael Whitfield
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britons were increasingly aware of many social ills; and this awareness contributed to the great wave of reforms which followed the passing of the 1832 Reform Bill. One of the most active of Bristol’s campaigners for reform was Susanna Morgan. She wrote and published on several major causes, and took an active part in new institutions. But, as a woman, she o...More Info
D Edward Long Fox: radical and mental health pioneer
Dr Edward Long Fox (1761-1835) was born into a quaker family in Cornwall. He came to Bristol in 1785. He engaged in local politics, and led an inquiry into the Bristol Bridge riots. He pioneered a humane approach to the treatment of mentally ill people. He built an asylum at Brislington with innovative features and 'romantic' landscape gardens, and a therapeutic spa at Knightstone, Weston super ma...More Info
The Bath Dispensaries: healthcare for the poor before the NHS
Before the NHS, dispensaries were the main source of non-residential medical care for poor people. Michael Whitfield describes the dispensaries in Bath from the early 19th century, and draws some comparisons with the national picture. included is an index of practitioners noted in the text.
Scandal at the surgery: the other Dr Jenner of Berkeley
Biography of Henry Jenner 1767-1851, brother of the pioneering vaccinator. He supported his brother's practice and brought relief to thousands. He entered into a fake second marriage, and abandoned the child from it.
Handel Cossham, 1824-1890
papers related to Handel Cossham, south Gloucestershire, Bristol and Bath mine owner, geologist, financier, local preacher, tempwerance campaigner, local and national politician and philanthropist.