 Masters and Apprentices
(1741)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's father's name and address, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 1 January to 31 December 1741DIBSDALL. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Sherborne in Dorset
(1790-1797)
The provincial sections of the Universal British Directory include lists of gentry and traders from each town and the surrounding countryside, with names of local surgeons, lawyers, postmasters, carriers, &c. (the sample scan here is from the section for Nottingham). The directory started publication in 1791, but was not completed for some years, and the provincial lists, sent in by local agents, can date back as early as 1790 and as late as 1797.
DIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Bankrupts, Dividends and Patents
(1820)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, bankrupts and dividends, and patents, as reported in the Monthly Magazine or British Register. Includes some marriages and deaths from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
DIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Dorset
(1830)
Pigot & Co.'s National Commercial Directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the county.DIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1836)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
DIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dividends of bankrupts' estates
(1836)
Dividends from moneys raised from bankrupts' estates in England and WalesDIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1837)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksDIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Shareholders of the Wilts and Dorset Banking Company
(1838)
The provincial banks of England and Wales made annual returns to the Stamp Office of their proprietors or shareholders. These returns, registered in March 1838, from the 103 banks then in existence, contain the full names and addresses of nearly 30,000 shareholders.DIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1839)
Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsDIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1843)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksDIBSDALL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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