Railway Subscription Contracts
(1845)
£21,386,703 6s 4d was promised by about 10,000 subscribers of less than £2,000 per contract to the nearly 200 railway bills deposited in the Private Bill Office during the Session of Parliament for 1845. This alphabetical list gives the full names of the subscribers (surname first), description (i. e., occupation), place of abode, a numerical reference to the title of the railway, the amount subscribed to each, and total. There is a separate key to the titles of the railways.DONISTHORPE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Graduates of Cambridge University
(1760-1846)
Joseph Romilly, registrar of the university of Cambridge, compiled Graduati Cantabrigienses, a catalogue of graduates from the academic year of admissions 1760 through to 10 October 1846. The names are arranged alphabetically by surname, and then chronologically by christian name: the college is given, with an asterisk in those cases where the man became a fellow, and then, in chronological order, his degrees. DONISTHORPE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Railway Subscription Contracts
(1846)
£121,255,374 0s 8d was promised by about 8,000 subscribers of more than £2,000 to the nearly 556 railway bills deposited in the Private Bill Office during the Session of Parliament for 1846. This alphabetical list gives the full names of the subscribers (surname first), description (i. e., occupation), place of abode, a numerical reference to the title of the railway, the amount subscribed to each, and total. There is a separate key to the titles of the railways.DONISTHORPE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1847)
Lists of English patents granted from 15 January to 16 June 1847: giving full name of the patentee, address and occupation; a brief description of the innovation, period of protection, and date of grant.DONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1852-1853)
Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 October 1852 to 31 December 1853: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.DONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Bradford, Yorkshire
(1853)
William White's directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the area.DONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Leeds, Yorkshire
(1853)
William White's directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the area. DONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts' Assignments
(1854)
Assignments of bankrupts' estates (usually to principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesDONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1855)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
DONISTHORPE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1855)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders: in England and Wales
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