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.GOSSAGE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Birmingham
(1850) Francis White & Co.'s History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Warwickshire for 1850 lists nobility, gentry, clergy, other private residents, farmers and traders, hundred by hundred and village by village, with separate sections for the large towns. This long alphabetical section lists inhabitants of Birmingham.GOSSAGE. Cost: £4.00.  | 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'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1854) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1854: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1855) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1855: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1856) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1856: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1857) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1857: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1858) Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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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.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1858) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1858: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.GOSSAGE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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