Members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts &c.
(1766) A List of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, 18 August 1766.ROSOMAN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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People in the News
(1771) Births, marriages and deaths, reports of crimes, trials and hangings, and general news, mainly from England, reported in the Chronicle section of the Annual RegisterROSOMAN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices and clerks
(1792) 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. 2 January to 31 December 1792. IR 1/35ROSOMAN. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Bath in Somerset
(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 Bath). 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.
ROSOMAN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1851) The Post Office London Directory for 1851 includes this 'Commercial and Professional Directory', recording about 80,000 individuals. ROSOMAN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1856) The Post Office London Directory for 1856 includes this 'Commercial and Professional Directory', recording over 100,000 individuals. ROSOMAN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Patentees of New Inventions
(1867) Abstracts of British patents for new inventions applied for and granted from 1 January to 31 December 1867: giving date, name and address, and short description of the invention. It is then stated whether 'Letters patent sealed' or 'Provisional protection only'.ROSOMAN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London and Westminster Bank Shareholders
(1873) Copy of the return by the London and Westminster 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).ROSOMAN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Outstanding soldiers of the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers
(1875-1881) Each year the best soldiers of the regiment were chosen for long service and good conduct medals. This register gives rank, name, regimental number, and date of recommendation. (The sample scan is from the 34th foot). The register is essentially a register of recommendations, but from 1877-8 onwards there are also details of the issue of the medals. The regiment returned from India to England in 1876.ROSOMAN. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors
(1887) County Court Judgments in England and Wales. April to June 1887ROSOMAN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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