Correspondence of Matthew Prior
(1685-1721)
Matthew Prior was secretary to the British embassy and minister ad interim at The Hague 1693 to 1697, secretary to the embassy at the Congress of Ryswick in 1697, and secretary to the embassy and minister ad interim at Paris 1698 to 1699. His papers survived among the archives of the Marquis of Bath at Longleat, and were edited for the Historical Manuscripts Commission by J. J. Cartwright, A. Maxwell-Lyte and J. M. Rigg, and published in 1909. The volume concludes with a journal and memoirs relating to the Treaty of Ryswick. Most of the correspondence selected deals with the Anglo-Dutch and Anglo-French diplomacy of the period.COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1806-1807)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcies for England and Wales from July 1806 to December 1807. Bankruptcy causes abrupt changes in people's lives, and is often the reason for someone appearing suddenly in a different location or in a different occupation.COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Berkshire Freeholders: Whistley
(1812)
The poll of the freeholders of Berkshire on an election of two representatives in Parliament, taken at Abingdon on Monday 12 October 1812 and fourteen following days. The candidates were Charles Dundas esquire (D: 1717 votes), the Hon. Richard Neville (N: 1374), and William Hallett esquire (H: 525). This poll book sets out the names of the voters in alphabetical order parish by parish. After the name of the parish or township, the name of the hundred in which it lay is given in italics. The freeholders' full names are stated, surname first, and the place of their abode (often elsewhere). The right hand column records their votes. The qualification for suffrage in the counties was the possession of a freehold estate worth more than 40s a year.COLEBOURNE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Members of the Sydenham Society in London
(1846-1848)
The Sydenham Society published major works on anatomy, physiology, medicine and surgery, often newly-translated from the French or German, for English-speaking medical men. This list of members covers the two years ending 25 March 1848. COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Outstanding soldiers of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot
(1875-1881)
Each year the best soldiers of the regiment were chosen for long service and good conduct medals. This register gives rank, name, regimental number, and date of recommendation. (The sample scan is from the 34th foot). The register is essentially a register of recommendations, but from 1877-8 onwards there are also details of the issue of the medals. The regiment was in England throughout this period.COLEBOURNE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors
(1882)
County Court Judgments in England and WalesCOLEBOURNE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Alderley Edge near Macclesfield in Cheshire
(1910)
Alphabetical list of inhabitants from Seed's Macclesfield and District Directory. COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Associate Members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (A. M. I. Mech. E.)
(1947)
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, founded in 1847, was incorporated by royal charter in 1930. The list of members of 1 March 1947 gives the names (surname first) and addresses of the seven classes of member - Honorary Members (Hon. M. I. Mech. E.); Members (M. I. Mech. E.); Associate Members (A. M. I. Mech. E.); Companions (C. I. Mech. E.); Associates (A. I. Mech. E.); Graduates (G. I. Mech. E.); and Students (S. I. Mech. E.). The year of attaining qualification is given in the left-hand margin; in the higher grades the years of achieving the lower grades are also given, bracketed together. The crossed swords symbol indicates naval or military service during the Great War of 1914-1918; an italic b shows a member of the Benevolent Fund. (p) after a Graduate's or a Student's name indicates one who had passed the whole of the A. M. Examination or its recognized equivalent.COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Liverpool
(1955)
Kelly's (Gore's) Directory of Liverpool and District includes this alphabetical list of residents and traders, with names, addresses, and (where applicable) telephone numbers. Covering a large area around Liverpool, the directory includes Bootle, Birkenhead and Wallasey, and thus the populous areas of southwest Lancashire and of the Wirral peninsula of Cheshire. COLEBOURNE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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