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(1823-1835)
The grammar school at Sherborne in Dorset, which doubtless existed from the creation of the diocese of Sherborne in 705, was refounded by king Edward VI in 1550. At the quatercentenary in 1950, a fourth edition of the Sherborne Register was published, listing boys entering the school during those four centuries. In truth, the materials for this register survive but fitfully before 1823; for some years, no names are known; sometimes all that is known is a surname. But from 1823 onwards the lists and the details get steadily more comprehensive. By the 20th century the boys are listed alphabetically by surname under term of entrance. Surname is given in bold, then christian names, name of father (surname and initials) and address; year of birth; house (a, School House; b, Abbey House; c, The Green; d, Harper House (formerly The Retreat); f, Abbeylands; g, Lyon House; h, Westcott House); whether represented the school at cricket (xi), football (xv), shooting (viii), &c.; year of leaving; summary of degrees, career &c.; and (in italics), address as of 1950. Names in the early lists marked with an asterisk are found inscribed on the oak panelling or on the stone walls of the former schoolroom. (F) in the lists indicates a foundationer, receiving free education: after 1827, when this privilege was restricted to boys from Sherborne and neighbourhood, nearly all foundationers were day-boys.GOODRIDGE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|  British merchant seamen
(1835-1836)
At this period, the foreign trade of ships plying to and from the British isles involved about 150,000 men on 15,000 ships; and the coasting trade about a quarter as many more. A large proportion of the seamen on these ships were British subjects, and so liable to be pressed for service in the Royal Navy; but there was no general register by which to identify them, so in 1835 parliament passed a Merchant Seamen's Registration Bill. Under this act this large register of British seamen was compiled, based on ships' crew lists gathered in British and Irish ports, and passed up to the registry in London. Each seaman was assigned a number, and the names were arranged in the register by first two letters of the surname (our sample scan shows one of the pages for 'Sm'); in addition, an attempt was made to separate out namesakes by giving the first instance of a name (a), the second (b), and so on. But no effective method was devised to prevent the same man being registered twice as he appeared in a second crew list; moreover, the original crew lists were clearly difficult for the registry clerks to copy, and some of the surname spellings appear to be corrupted. A parliamentary committee decided that the system devised did not answer the original problem, and this register was abandoned after less than two years: but it is an apparently comprehensive source for British merchant seamen in 1835 to 1836. The register records the number assigned to each man; his name; age; birthplace; quality (master, captain, mate, 2nd mate, mariner, seaman, fisherman, cook, carpenter, boy &c.); and the name and home port of his ship, with the date of the crew list (usually at the end of a voyage). Most of the men recorded were born in the British Isles, but not all (for instance, Charleston and Stockholm appear in the sample scan). The final column 'How disposed of' is rarely used, and indicates those instances where a man died, was discharged, or deserted his ship during the voyage.GOODRIDGE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1836)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
GOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1839)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
GOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Staffordshire Inquests
(1839)
The accounts of expenses incurred by Henry Smith of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire coroner, list the full names of the deceased, the date and place of each inquest. January to July 1839GOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Bankrupts' Assignees
(1840)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesGOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Insolvents
(1840)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksGOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Trustees and Solicitors
(1840)
Trustees appointed to take over bankrupts' estates in England and Wales, and their solicitors. Trustees are often friends or relatives of the bankrupt: and/or principal creditors
GOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Bankrupts' Assignees
(1841)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesGOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Insolvents
(1841)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksGOODRIDGE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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