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.SIMON. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Derbyshire
(1846) Samuel Bagshaw's Derbyshire directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the county by town, parish and/or township.SIMON. Cost: £6.00.  | 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.SIMON. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1847) 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. January to June 1847
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Bankrupts' Assignments
(1848) Assignments of bankrupts' estates (usually to principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesSIMON. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Liverpool
(1850) Over 1600 inhabitants of Liverpool signed this petition to the Mayor, 14 November 1850, to 'call a Public Meeting, for the purpose of adopting an Address to the Queen, praying her Majesty to take such steps as may be deemed necessary to maintain the prerogative of the Crown against all Papal aggression.'SIMON. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Yeomanry and Militia Officers
(1850) The Royal Military Calendar lists officers of the Yeomanry Cavalry and the Militia, the armed forces supporting the civil power in Britain and IrelandSIMON. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents in England and Wales
(1851) Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of insolvencies and stages in the process whereby the insolvents petitioned for release from debtors' prison. The insolvent is generally referred to by name (surname first), address and trade. This is the index to the names of the insolvents, from the issues from January to December 1851.SIMON. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1851) The Post Office London Directory for 1851 includes this 'Commercial and Professional Directory', recording about 80,000 individuals. SIMON. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1852) Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
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