Inhabitants of Wakefield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805 to 1807 included a provincial section, listing professional people and traders in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (The sample scan here is from the listing for Bath)RAISTRICK. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1806-1807) William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcies for England and Wales from July 1806 to December 1807. 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.RAISTRICK. 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.RAISTRICK. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Yorkshire West Riding Freeholders
(1817) A ballot was held at Wakefield 12 to 16 May 1817 for the choice of a new Register (registrar) for the West Riding Registry of Deeds, following the death of J. A. Busfeild esq. The candidates were Francis Hawksworth, esq. (1) and William Lister Fenton Scott esq. (2). 2544 freeholders voted, qualification being male adults in possession of at least £100 per annum. This alphabetical poll book was compiled from the scrutators' and poll clerks' books: it gives full name (surname first) and residence, as well as the situation of the qualifying freehold. Each man's name is preceded by a 1 or 2, indicating for whom his vote was cast.RAISTRICK. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Bankrupts, Dividends and Patents
(1821-1822) 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.
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Deaths, Marriages, Literary News, Bankrupts, Patents, and Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1822) English death, marriage and birth notices, bankruptcies, certificates and dividends, dissolutions of partnerships, literary news, and patents, as reported in the European Magazine. Includes some marriages and deaths from Ireland, Scotland and abroad, and Scottish sequestrations (bankruptcies). January to June 1822.
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English and Welsh bankrupts and their solicitors
(1822) The Monthly Magazine or British Register included a section each month of Bankruptcies extracted from the London Gazette, followed by a list of dividends. These are the bankrupts (and their solicitors) listed in the 53rd volume, 1 February to 1 July 1822.RAISTRICK. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, Bankrupts, Dividends and Patents
(1825) 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.
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Insolvents
(1827) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksRAISTRICK. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1827) Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsRAISTRICK. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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