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A Companion to the Rugby School Register
From 1675-1870. Published in 1871.
Rugby School is one of the most famous in England.
This Register covers the years 1675-1870 and gives excellent biographical details about the scholars.
Complete with a useful index of names.

A Descriptive Catalogue of Sheffield Manorial Records
From the 8th. Year of Richard II to the Restoration.
Compiled and annotated by T. Walter Hall, Hon. M.A., F.R.Hist.S. 1926
Transcripts in English of Court Rolls for the Manor of Sheffield, Yorkshire, c.1384-1660.
Hundreds of names are mentioned, in connection with transfer of copyhold land, disputes, crimes etc. Even includes deduced family trees.
Complete with a useful index.
Essential for family historians with Sheffield and district ancestors.

A Short History of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 42nd, 73rd, 1725 – 1907
by Capt. A. G. Wauchope.
History of the regiment compiled from regimental records of the 1st & 2nd Battalions, the Perthshire Militia and from the official histories of the 42nd and 73rd.
Unfortunately the last four pages of the “Book of Days” are missing as are two of the fold out maps.

Acta Regia
by Rapin de Thoyras, 1733
This is an account of the Acts, Treaties, Letters and Instruments between English Monarchs and foreign powers, as well as details of many Public Acts relating to various domestic matters.
Covering hundreds of years - from the beginning of the reign of Henry I to the 10th year of the reign of Charles I, the book also contains biographical details of each monarch.
Over 800 pages of information - a real treasure trove of English history. Includes a comprehensive index.
An essential reference book for every historian.

Battles Fought in Yorkshire
by Alex. D. H. Leadman, F.S.A., L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S. Edin. &c.
A historical & topographical series of papers on the Yorkshire battles drawn from original and contemporary sources

Cenotaphs in the Wakefield Area
Transcripts and photographs of 76 war memorials in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.
They include cenotaphs on roadsides, village greens, inside churches and institutions.
Fully searchable by surname.
Useful for genealogists and military historians

Certificates of the Commissioners Appointed to Survey the Chantries, Guilds, Hospitals, etc. in the County of York
Parts 1 & 2. Published by the Surtees Society, 1894-5 Taken from documents compiled for the Dissolution of the Chantries in 1546 and 1548, this transcription gives details of all the chantries throughout the length and breadth of Yorkshire, both inside churches and on the highways etc.

Chapelry & Church of Saddleworth
by Alfred J. Howcroft, 1915
An interesting account of the history of the Chapelry of Saddleworth, on the borders of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Includes chapters on the ancient parish of Whalley, the township of Quick, lists of vicars, curates and churchwardens, charities and endowments, nonconformists etc.
Accompanied by 12 illustrations.

Charterhouse Register 1872-1900
Published 1904
This register of Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey covers the years 1872 when it was moved to Surrey to the end of 1900. Containing biographical details about the scholars (including those who entered prior to the move and were still attending), plus an index of names of pupils, and lists of masters, headmasters and governors of the school.

Clifton College Annals and Register
Edited by F. Borwick. Published in 1912.
This register of Clifton College in Bristol, covers the years 1862-1912. It gives biographical details about the scholars and the dates of leaving. In addition it contains lists of school staff and sporting teams, a Roll of Honour for the South African (Boer) War, and historical notes about the college and chapel.
Over 600 pages of information.

County Book of England and Official list
This Hand Book of Lancashire in 1875 lists every official person in the county - nobility, politicians, clergy, lieutenants, sheriffs, magistrates and coroners.
In addition, there is a large section with entries for each town in the county (including Liverpool and Manchester), giving details of population figures, churches and vicars, local officials, railway stations, hospitals, schools, military, newspapers, banks, hotels, clubs and institutes, and points of interest etc.
Hundreds of names are featured, making this a very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire ancestors

Ducatus Lancastrle Pars Quarta
Calendar to the Pleadings 1834
from the fourteenth year to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Vol III.
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1834.
Founded in the 13th century, the Duchy of Lancaster is a vast collection of land and property across England and Wales, held in trust for the Queen in her role as Duke of Lancaster.
This book, covering the period c.1572-1603, forms a listing of court cases involving land, rent, tithes etc. in many counties, including - Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Carmarthernshire, Essex, Nottinghamshire, Berkshire, Norfolk etc.
Complete with extensive name and place indexes.
644 pages of fascinating historical detail.
An outstanding Tudor resource for local and family historians.

Dulwich College Register
Compiled by Thomas Lane Ormiston
This Register of Dulwich College in London, covers the years 1619-1926. It gives excellent biographical details about the scholars, including their date of birth, the name of their father (or guardian) and the dates of entrance and leaving. In addition it contains lists of school staff and sporting teams, as well as historical notes about the school.
Over 700 pages of information.

Edinburgh
Published in 1906 A historical and topographical account of the city.
Written by M.G. Williamson, M.A.
Illustrated by Herbert Railton.

Elkstone its Manors, Church & Registers.
By T.S. Tonkinson, B.A., (Lond.)
Published 1919
This book contains a short history of Elkstone, its manors, church and registers.
Complete with a selection of abstracts from the parish registers, court rolls and a very useful bibiography.

England in Days of Old
by William Andrews, published in 1897
An entertaining and instructive study of the social and domestic life in England in times past.
Includes attractive line drawings.

Epsom College Register, 1855-1905
Published 1905
The Register of Epsom College from October 1955, to July 1905 with an alphabetical index of students and listing of Headmasters and Assistant masters etc.
This register includes a brief history of the college plus photographs of headmasters

Eton School Register, 1893-1899
Published in 1901
Eton College is one of the oldest and most famous public schools in England.
This Register covers the years 1893-1899, and contains fascinating biographical details about the scholars, updated to the publication year of 1901 - several are listed as serving currently in the Boer War.
Also includes lists of Provosts, Fellows, Masters and Assistant Masters from 1891, and Cricket Elevens and Boat Crews from 1891

Eventide Review of Primitive Methodism in Otley Circuit
by James Myers, published in 1920.
A very interesting book looking at the Primitive Methodist Church Otley Circuit (which also covers Guiseley and Yeadon) in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Consisting of history, anecdotes and important events, it also includes lists of ministers and preachers, the roll of honour for World War 1 and over 30 photographs of important local people.

Giggleswick School Register 1499 - 1921
Edited by H.B. Atkinson. Published in 1922.
This book contains biographical details about the scholars of Giggleswick School in Yorkshire, from 1499-1921. It also includes listings of headmasters, staff and sporting teams, as well as a Roll of Honour for both those who fell and those who served in the Great War.
Complete with a useful index of names.
This CD also contains the additional book -
Giggleswick - Notes on the History of the School and an account of the New Chapel.
Published in 1901.

Halifax Wills 1515 to 1544
edited by E.W. Crossley.
Abstracts and Translations of over 300 wills and administrations registered at York from the Parish of Halifax, 1515-1544.
Edited by E.W. Crossley (Member of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society).
Includes a wills index, name index and place index.

Harrow School Register 1801-1893
Published in 1894 A record of the thousands of Harrovians who passed through this famous school between 1801-1893. The register contains excellent biographical details of its former pupils, as well as lists of Head Masters (1785-1893) and Assistant Masters (1800-1893).
Complete with a useful index.

Highways and Byways in Buckinghamshire
by Clement Shorter
Contemporary review-
WORLD.- "A thoroughly delightful little volume. Mr. Frederick L. Griggs contributes a copious series of delicately graceful illustrations."
Over 80 illustrations plus map.

Highways and Byways in Hampshire
Contemporary review-
WORLD.- "Mr. Moutray Read has written a well-nigh perfect guide-book.”
STANDARD.- “In our judgement, as excellent and as lively a book as has yet appeared in the Highways and Byways Series.”
Over 90 illustrations by Arthur B. Connor, plus map.

Highways and Byways in North Wales
by A.G. Bradley
A blend of detailed description, history and a smattering of gossip draws the reader deep into the heartland of the region. An experience enhanched by the drawings and sketches of Joseph Pennell & Hugh Thomson.
Tour of the towns and villages of North Wales steeped in the history of ages.
96 illustrations including a route map

Highways and Byways in Nottinghamshire
by J. B. Firth, 1924.
A topographical sojourn through the towns and villages of Nottinghamshire, including Nottingham and its castle, Southwell Minster, Sherwood Forest, Retford, Newark etc., plus genealogical historical, literary or political anecdotes about prominent county families or the localities.
Includes over 120 illustrations

Historic Sketch of the Parish Church, Wakefield
Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M.
All Saints Parish Church, Wakefield (now the Cathedral) is one of the most magnificent in Yorkshire.
This account, written in 1824 by the Rev. J.L. Sisson A.M., gives a detailed history of the church, illustrated with three fine engravings.
A notable feature is the transcription of monumental inscriptions of many of those buried within the church

History of Richmond, Yorkshire
By Christopher Clarkson
Including a description of the castle, friary, Easby abbey and other remains of antiquity in the neighbourhood.
Printed by and for T. Bowman at the Albion Press.

How to Decipher and Study Old Documents
By E.E. Thoyts. Published in 1903.
A guide to help the historian recognise and interpret the format and palaeography used in early records. Covers the handwriting and characteristics used in parish registers, manorial records, deeds, monastic charters etc. Illustrated with some examples. Also includes common abbreviations used.

Illustrated Notes on English Church History Vols. I & II
by the Rev. C. Arthur Lane. 1888 & 1893.
Two books in one describing the fascinating and eventful history of the English Church from earliest times up to the late Victorian period.
Written by the Rev. C. Arthur Lane. Published by the SPCK in 1888 & 1893.
Includes 200 illustrations.

Kent Records : Parish Registers and Records in the Diocese of Rochester
Published 1912
A summary of information collected by the ecclesiastical records commitree of the Rochester Diocesan conference. Includes a history of Parish Registers and references to many additional sources of information for the family and social historian.

Key to the Ancient Parish Registers of England & Wales
A.M. Burke
A guide to the parish registers of England and Wales, written by A.M. Burke in 1908.
Including –
An overview and history of parish registers
Illustrations showing examples of actual old register pages
A large and comprehensive alphabetical index, giving the name of each parish, county and date of earliest register entry.
Invaluable source book for historians.

Lancashire & Cheshire Wills and Inventories
This CD contains three volumes of transcripts of wills and inventories proved from the late-15th up to the early 19th centuries.
Volume I
Wills & Inventories 1477 – 1746 preserved at Chester, with an appendix of Abstracts of Wills now lost or destroyed. Published in 1884.
Volume II
Wills & Inventories 1572 - 1696 preserved at Chester, with an appendix of Lancashire & Cheshire Wills & Inventories proved at York 1542-1649. Published in 1893.
Volume III
Wills & Inventories 1563 -1807 preserved at Chester. Published in1897.
Each volume includes an index of names.

Loretto Register 1825 to 1925
Published in 1927.
The registers of Scotland's oldest boarding school, Loretto at Musselburgh, covers the years 1825-1925. As well as a history of the school, it contains interesting biographical details about the scholars (including date of birth), listings of various sporting teams and competitions.
Complete with a useful index of names.

Members Admitted to the Inner temple 1547 - 1660
Published in 1877
The Inner Temple is one of the Inns of Court in London.
This book contains the names and interesting biographical details about Members of the Inn from the earliest records preserved, covering the period 1547-1660.
Includes an alphabetical index of names

Merchant Taylor's School Register 1871 – 1900
Published in 1907
This register of the Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, Middlesex, covers the years 1871-1900 - which embraces the last years of the school in Suffolk Lane and the first quarter of a century in Charterhouse Square.
In addition to the biographical details about the scholars, it contains lists of school prize winners, sporting teams and assistant masters, as well as historical notes about the school. Complete with a useful index of names

Miscellanies; Lancashire & Cheshire Vol. III
Published in 1896 Printed as Vol. XXXIII for the Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire.
Contains -
• A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the Diocese of Chester - 1541-2, with a list of the tenths and subsidies payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester -1538
• A detailed Survey of the Estate of Richard Chorley of Chorley Esq -1652
• A large index of wills, inventories and administration bonds preserved at the Diocesan Registry, Chester - 1487-1620
Hundreds of names listed. Very useful for family historians.

Morris & Co's Directory & Gazetteer Ashton-under-Lyne and District
An extremely useful directory for the east and southeast of Manchester. Covering roughly the area from Failsworth to Mossley in the north through to Gorton, Denton & Hyde in the south and as far as Tintwistle in the east.
Includes many pages of fascinating trade advertisements.
Hundreds of names are listed, making this a very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire ancestors

New Sharlston : A Social History of a West Yorkshire Mining Village
By Angela Petyt B.A.(Hons.) 1994
The colliery village was a vital part of Britain's industrial and social heritage. This study looks at life in one such community - focussing on population, housing, religion, public health and recreation. It is well illustrated with documents and photographs.
Useful reading for all family historians with mining ancestors, and for social historians interested in Victorian and Edwardian working-class life.

Notable Middle Templars
by John Hutchinson published 1902
The Middle Temple is one of the Inns of Court in London.
This alphabetically listed catalogue of notable Middle Templars covers the period 1501-1901, with very interesting biograpical notes. The book includes not only those of distinction in Law - Judges, Advocates, Jurists etc., but also those who after admission to the Inn abandoned the Law for other pursuits - Philosophers, Moralists, Orators, Historians, Poets, Musicians, Journalists etc. It also features many from the British North American Colonies who took a leading role in framing the Federal and State Constitutions.
Almost 1,000 names are featured

Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)
by P.H. Ditchfield
An account of local observances, festival customs and ancient ceremonies surviving in Great Britain.Descriptions of the ancient folk-customs still being performed in villages the length and breadth of England

Old Nottinghamshire
Edited by J.P. Briscoe, published 1881 A compilation of essays, many of which were published in the Nottingham Daily Guardian.
Contains lots of fascinating information about the local history of the county.

Oldham Chapelry
By George Perry-Gore. Published in 1906.
The five hundred year history of the ancient parochial chapelry of St. Mary's, Oldham. Including monumental tablets found in the church, extracts of parish registers and churchwardens' accounts, details of charity endowments, notable graves and curious epitaphs from the graveyard.

Parish Registers of Wimbledon
Transcripts of the parish register for the parish of Wimbledon in Surrey, formerly a Peculiar of Canterbury.
Covering the period from 1538 to 1812 for baptisms; 1594-1812 marriages and 1593-1812 for burials. This register also contains a large proportion of burials (mainly children) of people from London in the early nineteenth century. Many of these were from the parishes of St. James’, Westminster, St. Anne, Soho, and St. Andrew, Holborn.

Paver’s Marriage Licences 1567 - 1614
edited by Rev. C. B. Norcliffe, M.A., 1893.
Extracts from Marriage Licences, formerly preserved in the Registry of York, taken from a manuscript of Mr. W. Paver.
Contains hundreds of names of brides and grooms from all across Yorkshire. Also includes the intended place of marriage.
Essential for family historians researching Yorkshire ancestors.

Preston Guild Rolls 1397 - 1682
Published in 1884 Printed as Vol. 9 for the Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire.
Contains -
The Roll of the Guild Merchant for 1397, 1415, 1459, 1542, 1562, 1582, 1602, 1622, 1642, 1662 & 1682
Hundreds of names listed.
Very useful for family historians

Rectors & Fellows, Exeter College, Oxford
by the Rev. Charles William Boase M.A., published in 1879
Oxford University is one of the most famous in the world.
This Register contains excellent biographical details about the Rectors and Fellows (1318-1876), Scholars, Exhibitioners and Bible Clerks (1713-1878), of Exeter College Oxford.
Accompanied by a history of the College and a useful index.

Register of St Lawrence College, Ramsgate 1879 - 1924.
Published in 1925
This register of St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Kent, covers the years 1879-1924.
In addition to the biographical details about the scholars, there are also listings of the various sporting teams, competitions, honours list and war honours list 1914-1919.
Complete with a useful index of names.

Registers of Allerton Mauleverer Yorkshire 1562-1812
Covering the period 1562 - 1812.
Plus
Registers of Askham Richard Yorkshire 1579-1812
Covering the period 1579 - 1812.
Complete with indexes of places and names.
Transcribed by F. William Slingsby.
Published in 1908

Registers for the Parish of Leckhamstead
Published in 1912 by the 'Bucks Advertiser'.
Covering the years 1558 to 1812

Registers of the ancient Chapel of Esh
edited by the Rev. Walter Stuart White, M.A.
Transcripts of the registers of the ancient chapel of Esh, in the parish of Lanchester, and the Bishopric of Durham. Covers the period 1567-1812 Including various Papist and Dissenter baptisms.

Reminiscences of Dollar &c.
By William Gibson. Published in 1883.
Or - Reminiscences of Dollar, Tillicourty, and other districts adjoining the Ochils, with notes on Progress, Scientific Discovery, and Invention of New Spinning Machinery, during the last Hundred Years. - to give it its full title is an interesting local history book about the Scottish village of Dollar in Clackmannanshire (home of the famous school Dollar Academy) and its surroundings.

Sedbergh School Register
Published in 1909.
This Register of Sedbergh school in Yorkshire, covers the years 1546-1909. It gives excellent biographical details about the scholars, including some details of employment after leaving the school. Also includes details of sporting teams, and a list of former pupils who served in the South African (Boer) War. Accompanied by plans of the school plus some photographs of headmasters.
Plus The History of Sedbergh School
By Henry Lowther Clarke and W.N. Weech.
The history of Sedbergh school from 1525 up to 1925.
Plus Sedbergh School Songs
Words by R. St. J. Ainslie, music by P.A. Thomas.
A collection of eleven songs written by the masters describing the life and times of Sedbergh.

Seventeenth Century Parish Register Transcripts Southwell
edited by T.M. Blagg, F.S.A., 1903
Transcripts from the Parish Registers of twenty-four of the parishes which belong to the Peculiar of Southwell.
These transcripts were written on strips of parchment tied in one bundle and kept in the muniment room at Southwell they are obviously the remaing members of a much larger series of documents.
Some of these transcripts are of an earlier time than the extant Parish Registers of the particular parish.

Shrewsbury Burgess Roll
Abstracted and edited by H.E. Forest, F.L.S.
Published in 1924
Transcripts of the Shrewsbury Burgess Rolls from the 15th to the 19th
centuries, alphabetically arranged by surname. Hundreds of names are listed.
These rolls show family relationships of up to three generations, as
well as occupations, providing an excellent research source for those
with Shropshire ancestors.