Merchants and Traders in Dublin (1830) Wilson's Dublin Directory for the year 1830 lists merchants and traders alphabetically by surname, with christian name or initials, trade, and (in italics) address.
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Unclaimed Letters at Sydney General Post Office (1836) 'List of unclaimed letters remaining in the General Post Office, addressed to persons not known, or not to be found, and not previously advertised'. 23 February 1836. Full names, surname first.
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Medical Men
(1853) The British Medical Directory for England, Scotland, and Wales of 1853 lists doctors, physicians, surgeons and other medical men. Each entry gives full name, surname first; address; qualifications; public appointments; and (where appropriate) a list of books and of works published in medical journals.MCDONOGH. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Crystal Palace Company Shareholders
(1856) The management of the Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, was restructured by a Deed of Settlement in 1852, and then incorporated as the Crystal Palace Company by royal charter in January 1853. This alphabetical list of shareholders was published in January 1856.MCDONOGH. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Vestry and District Board Employees: Wandsworth
(1857) The returns from the Vestry and District Boards elected under the Metropolitan Local Management Act summarising the rates and expenditure for the year ending Lady Day 1857 include the 'Names of all Officers employed as Clerks, Surveyors, Collectors, Health Officers, Inspectors of Nuisances, and other Officers employed under such Vestry or District Board; setting forth the Offices they severally hold, with the Amount of Salary, Fees, Poundage, Perquisites, Value of House Rent, and others Benefits enjoyed by such Officers under any General or Local Act, or otherwise.'MCDONOGH. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Civil Service Certificates
(1859) The Civil Service Commission published this annual list of all persons who had obtained certificates of qualification for appointment in the various public departments. The list gives full name (surname first); department (such as Post Office, or Inland Revenue); situation (such as Letter-carrier, or Clerk); and date of certificate. Candidates whose names are preceded by a dagger obtained appointments as the result of competition. A double dagger shows those who obtained their appointments as the result of open competition. Those whose names are preceded by an asterisk obtained honorary additions to their certificates either for proficiency in extra subjects chosen by themselves, or for marked proficiency in the prescribed subjects.
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British infantry fighting in China
(1856-1860) The China Medal was awarded to soldiers and sailors who took part in the prosecution of the war against the Chinese from 1856 to 1860. Separate clasps were awarded for men who had been in receipt of the China Medal of 1842; for being actually present at Canton on 28 and 29 December 1857, when that city was bombarded and finally captured; for being actually engaged in the operations which ceased with the first capture of the Taku Forts, 20 May 1858, and led to the Treaty of Tientsin; for being actually present at the capture of the Taku Forts 21 August 1860; and for being actually present before Pekin the day the gate of that city was given up to the allied (British and French) army, viz. on 13 October 1860. The 67th (The South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, based at Athlone, embarked for India 18 September 1858, and was transferred to China in 1859, taking part in the capture of the Taku Forts and Pekin, and the operations against the Taiping rebels in 1862 to 1863: the right wing was moved to Japan in 1864 for the occupation of Yokohama. The regiment returned to the Cape of Good Hope in 1865, and back to Ireland in 1866.MCDONOGH. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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National Bank Shareholders
(1873) Copy of the return by the National Bank to the Inland Revenue listing the 'persons of whom the Company or partnership consists', pursuant to 7 & 8 Vic. cap. 32: giving full name (surname first), residence and occupation (often not stated). Although the bank branches listed are all in London, almost all the shareholders were resident in Ireland.MCDONOGH. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Irish Debtors and Bankrupts
(1880) Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), and bankruptcies in Ireland, January to March 1880MCDONOGH. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts
(1881) Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), insolvencies and bankruptcies in England and Wales, April to June 1881MCDONOGH. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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