Masters of apprentices registered in Staffordshire
(1802) 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 name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. These collectors generally received duty just from their own county, but sometimes from further afield. The indentures themselves can date from a year or two earlier than this return. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Bristol return. Each entry has two scans, the other being the facing page with the details of the indenture, length of service, and payment of duty.) IR 1/70LOAT. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of London
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet. Private Residences'. About 10,000 people are recorded.LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet of Businesses, Professions, &c.': coverage is good; about 30,000 individuals are recorded.LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1808) The European Magazine was published monthly in London; volumes 53 and 54 cover January to December 1808. At the close of each volume a list of English bankrupts is given for the half-year, with surname, initials, address, trade, and the names of the solicitors dealing with each case. This is the index to the bankrupts (not the solicitors) for the whole of the year.LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts: Dividends and Certificates
(1807-1810) William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcy certificates and dividends for England and Wales from December 1807 to 1810, referring to commissions taken out before December 1807. Each entry gives the year of the commission; the full name of the bankrupt, address, occupation, and the dates of dividends and certificate as appropriate. LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1808-1810) William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcies for England and Wales from 1 January 1808 to 1 August 1810. 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.LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts and solicitors
(1810) English bankrupts and their solicitors, as reported in the European Magazine. July to December 1810.
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London Traders
(1814) The fifteenth edition of The Post-Office Annual Directory includes this 'List of More than 17,000 Merchants, Traders, &c. of London, and Parts Adjacent', arranged alphabetically by surname, with trade in italics, and address.LOAT. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankruptcy Dividends
(1835) Dividends from bankrupts' estatesLOAT. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1835) 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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