Bankrupts
(1786-1806) William Smith's abstracts of bankrupts, dividends and certificates for England and Wales from 1786 to June 1806. 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.POPLE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1808) 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.
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Master Printers in London
(1808) 'The Compositor's of Pressman's Guide to the Art of Printing', published in London in 1808, includes this alphabetical List of the Master Printers, giving surname and address (often with street number).
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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.POPLE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Devon
(1830) Pigot & Co.'s National Commercial Directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the county.POPLE. 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.POPLE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Somerset
(1830) Pigot & Co.'s National Commercial Directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the county.POPLE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Minor offenders in Yeovil, Somerset
(1834-1835) Justices of the Peace throughout England and Wales had the power of summary conviction for certain minor offences, principally vagrancy, poaching, petty theft, bastardy and assault. The magistrates' clerks for each district were required by Parliament to make a return of the names, offences, terms of imprisonment, and whether a written record was made of the proceedings, for the period from Michaelmas (29 September) 1834 to Michaelmas 1835. The return vary in completeness from magistrate to magistrate - the fullest returns also give the offender's address, the amount of fine or length of imprisonment, and/or the names of the justices. POPLE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Voters in the Parish of St John, Westminster
(1837) A poll was taken 26 July 1837 for the election of two members to represent the City of Westminster in Parliament. The candidates were Lieut.-Col. de Lacey Evans, John Temple Leader, and Gen. the Right Hon. sir George Murray, K. G. C. This poll book lists the electors with full name (surname first) and address (in italics), dashes indicating for whom they cast their votes. The names are listed alphabetically by first letter of surname, arranged in the eight parishes of Westminster, plus the extra-parochial Precincts of the Savoy.POPLE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1842) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksPOPLE. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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