Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1606-1616) Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)SKILLICORN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1611-1618) The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records.
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Inhabitants of Liverpool
(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 Hull). 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.
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Apprentices registered in Lancashire
(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 1/70SKILLICORN. Cost: £8.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Liverpool
(1824) Volume I of Edward Baines's History, Directory, and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster, published at Liverpool in 1824, includes this directory of Liverpool, which in addition extends to cover those principal inhabitants living on the Cheshire side of the Mersey.SKILLICORN. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Liverpool Voters: Burgesses and Freemen
(1832) A poll for the election of Members of Parliament for the Borough of Liverpool, between William Ewart esquire (E), Lord Viscount Sandon (S), Thomas Thornely esquire (T) and Major-General Sir Howard Douglas, baronet (D), took place on 12 and 13 December 1832. The poll book lists all voters with full name (surname first), occupation, address, and initials indicating for whom they voted. The lists are in six sections: Everton, Kirkdale, the parish of Liverpool, Toxteth Park, West Derby, and Liverpool burgesses and freemen. All householders of property worth £10 a year of more were entitled to vote.SKILLICORN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1838) Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsSKILLICORN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1843) Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
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Insolvents
(1854) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksSKILLICORN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1854) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksSKILLICORN. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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