 Inhabitants of Newington in Surrey
(1851)
The 1851 census return for St Mary Newington, Surrey, registration district: St Peter Walworth sub-district: enumeration district 14: described as: "All that Part of the Parish of St. Mary Newington, which Comprises The East side of Portland St. from Clandon St. to Trafalgar St, South side of Trafalgar St. from Portland St. to South St., & West side of South St. from Trafalgar St. to Clandon St., Including Burton St. (both sides), Ewhurst St. (both sides) from Clandon St. to the end, Ewhurst Court, Webb St. (both sides), Hope St., Dykes Cottages, Thornton Place, Ebenezer St. (both sides) & Elizabeth Place". This area lay in the ecclesiastical district of St Peter Walworth, and in the borough of Lambeth. HO 107/1567. The addresses listed in the actual returns are 1 to 6 Gloster Place, Portland Street; 1 to 5 and 101 to 108 Portland Street; 1 to 15 and 20 to 24 Burton Street; 1 to 16 Webb Street; 1 to 7 and 51 to 58 Ewhurst Street; 1 to 7 Ewhurst Place; 1 to 7 and 12 Hope Street (including Hope Cottage); 1 to 41 Trafalgar Street (including brewery); 1 and 2 Dykes Cottages; 1 and 2 Thornton Street; 1 to 7 South Street (including Queen Anne beerhouse); 1 to 4 Thornton Place, South Street; and 1 to 16 Ebenezer Street.BRASH. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Scottish Partnerships Dissolved and Trustees of Bankrupts
(1854)
Trading partnerships dissolved in Scotland, and appointment of trustees for Scotch Sequestrations: business failure and bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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Scottish Partnerships Dissolved and Trustees of Bankrupts
(1855)
Trading partnerships dissolved in Scotland, and appointment of trustees for Scotch Sequestrations: business failure and bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1856)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad. January to June 1856
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Gentry in London
(1856)
The Post Office London Directory for 1856 includes this 'Court Directory', listing alphabetically by surname and christian name the upper class residents of the capital with their postal addresses. 'In order to afford space for the addresses, the abbreviation "esq." for esquire has no longer been appended to each name in the Court Directory. It should be understood that such should be added to the name of every gentleman in the following pages to which no inconsistent addition is affixed.' Decorations, honours &c. are generally given. Some gentlemen appear who are also listed (as professional men, &c.) in the commercial section. Those with second residences in the provinces usually have the country address given as well.BRASH. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dragoon guards fighting in China
(1860)
The China Medal was awarded to soldiers and sailors who took part in the prosecution of the war against the Chinese from 1856 to 1860. Separate clasps were awarded for men who had been in receipt of the China Medal of 1842; for being actually present at Canton on 28 and 29 December 1857, when that city was bombarded and finally captured; for being actually engaged in the operations which ceased with the first capture of the Taku Forts, 20 May 1858, and led to the Treaty of Tientsin; for being actually present at the capture of the Taku Forts 21 August 1860; and for being actually present before Pekin the day the gate of that city was given up to the allied (British and French) army, viz. on 13 October 1860. The 1st (The King's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards (based in Canterbury) returned from the Crimea in July 1856, embarked for India 24 August 1857, and from there was transferred to China. The regiment took part in the capture of the Taku Forts and that of Pekin.BRASH. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1865)
Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1865: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BRASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1866)
Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1866: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BRASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1867)
Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1867: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.BRASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Ministers
(1867)
The Wesleyan Methodist church in England and Ireland held annual conferences, abbreviated minutes of which were printed in the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine of September and October each year. These minutes include a complete list of the stations of the ministers for the coming year, with the names of the preachers 'on trial' and supernumeraries, arranged by district. The 32 British districts are covered, but not the ministers in Ireland or abroad.BRASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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