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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For those who want an easy history of the life of Sir Francis Drake this CD is for you. Published in 1883 as part of the “Young Folks' Heroes of History” series one should not be misled by the title of this series. It is a well written book that charts the life of Drake in an easy to read and understandable format that makes history fun. If all history books were written like this far more wou...More Info
Anyone who has the slightest interest in the county of Devon and its past will be familiar with the name of William Crossing.In this book he explores the stories and folk legends of this county. Included in this publication are the stories of • Childe the Hunter • The Law of Lydford • Old Devon Families • The Wife of Three Husbands, • Superstitions and many, many mo...More Info
Anyone who has previously taken an interest in the life and history of Dartmoor will be familiar with the names of Beatrice Chase and Sabine Bearing-Gould. One other must also be added to this illustrious list and that is William Crossing. He is now considered one of the best authorities on Dartmoor and its antiquities, having made it the subject of his life's work and his writings being as popula...More Info
This book published first published in 1852 is a treasure trove for anyone who has an interest or family in the parish of Chudleigh and its surrounds. It is packed full of information from the earliest history when the Bishops of Exeter were Lords of the Manor, through the Reformation and Civil War, Ugbrooke and the Clifford family, other families, the Dissenting Chapels and many other topics of ...More Info
This book covers all of those parishes in the Dioceses of Exeter, which is most of Devon. There are thousands of entries starting in 1523 and continuing to1631. It is arranged in chronological order and gives the names of the bride and groom and their adobe. It is the ideal tool to locate the that missing marriage, particularly in those parishes that have not surviving parish registers or are pa...More Info