Civil Service Appointments
(1855-1857)
The Civil Service Commission published this annual list of all persons who had obtained certificates of qualification for appointment in the various public departments. The list gives full name (surname first); department (such as Post Office, or Inland Revenue); situation (such as Letter-carrier, or Clerk); and date of certificate. Candidates whose names are preceded by a dagger obtained appointments as the result of competition. Those whose names are preceded by an asterisk obtained honorary additions to their certificates either for proficiency in extra subjects chosen by themselves, or for marked proficiency in the prescribed subjects. This list covers the period from 21 May 1855 (the date of the original Order in Council) to 31 December 1857.FOLEY. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Calcutta Birth Notices
(1856-1857)
A compilation of birth notices from Calcutta newspapers published in England in the Indian Mail in 1857, and covering the period 28 October 1856 to 13 November 1857. Most of the births recorded took place within the Bengal presidency. Names of infants are not given; s. means 'gave birth to a son', d. 'gave birth to a daughter'.FOLEY. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Casualties by Death in the Armies of India: Bombay
(1857)
Each issue of Allen's Indian Mail carried summary lists of 'Casualties by Death in the Armies of India reported since our last Publication', divided into the Bengal, Madras and Bombay presidencies, and Her Majesty's Forces in the East. Most of the deaths reported took place in India, but there are some from England, and among British troops campaigning in Persia and China, and elsewhere. These deaths reported in 1857 include some as far back as November 1856.FOLEY. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1857)
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. July to December 1857
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1857)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
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Insolvents
(1857)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksFOLEY. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 British infantry fighting in China
(1856-1858)
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 59th (The 2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot, based at Athlone, embarked from Ireland to Hong Kong 12 June 1849, and remained in China until 1858, not returning to Britain until 1865. The regiment took part in the capture of Canton.FOLEY. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Anglican Clergy in England and Wales
(1858)
The Clergy List for 1858 includes this comprehensive list of Anglican clergymen in England and Wales, whether beneficed or not. The names are arranged alphabetically by surname, and christian name or initials, with degree, and current office.FOLEY. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Customs Officers in Liverpool
(1858)
Complete lists of serving customs officers and clerks in the Port of London and all the outports of Britain and Ireland (including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) were published each year in The British Tariff. This issue is corrected to 30 September 1858: the sample scan shows the entry for Hartlepool.FOLEY. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of partnerships in England and Wales
(1858)
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of dissolutions of partnerships gazetted in England and Wales. The names of the partners are given in full, surnames in capitals, followed by trade and address, and date of the end of the partnership. Each entry usually ends with the phrase 'Debts by ...', indicating which partner intended to continue, and resume the responsibilities of, the business. This is the index to the names of the partners, from the issues from January to December 1858.FOLEY. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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