Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1691-1700)
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). As shown in the sample scan, licences to practise midwifery and to teach are also included. The index covers bondsmen as well as brides and grooms.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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British guards and garrisons
(1741)
'A General List, or Catalogue, Of all the Offices and Officers Employ'd In the several Branches of his Majesty's Government Ecclesiastical, Civil, Military, &c. In South-Britain, or England' gives the names (and often the annual salaries) of the government functionaries, civil servants, churchmen and military, systematically arranged section by section. Section 35 lists staff officers on his Majesty's establishment of guards, garrisons and land forces in Great Britain.HOGHTON. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of apprentices
(1755)
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. 1 January to 31 December 1755.HOGHTON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of Apprentices
(1757)
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. 1 January to 31 December 1757.HOGHTON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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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.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Subscribers to Samuel Chandler's Sermons
(1768)
Subscribers to 'Sermons on the Following Subjects, Viz. The Religion of Christ. Christian Morality. Excellence of Christ’s Doctrines. The Possibility of Miracles. Character of Christ and his Apostles. Design of their Miracles. Certainty of the Miracles. Resurrection of Christ; and Consequences of it. His not appearing to all the People. Of Christ’s Ascension. The Descent of the Holy Spirit. The Doctrine of a Resurrection explained. The Change made by it in the Saints. Objections against a Resurrection answered. By the late Reverend Samuel Chandler, D.D. and F.R. and A.S.S. Published from his Manuscript; with A Preface, Giving a Brief Account of the Life, Character and Writings of the Author. By Thomas Amory', published in London in 1768.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices registered in Lancashire
(1774)
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 1/59HOGHTON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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British administration in North America
(1755-1776)
The papers of the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, who served as Secretary of State for the American Department, contain correspondence relating to North America and the West Indies. They include some material earlier than 1755.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Subscribers to the Racing Calendar: Lancashire
(1777)
The extensive subscription list for 1777 to the annual Racing Calendar first gives the names of the nobility, then the other subscribers county by county for England, with separate sections for Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Initials or christian names are stated only occasionally.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Soldiers, administrators, refugees and merchants in America
(1779-1782)
These are the headquarters papers of sir Henry Clinton, British commander-in-chief during the American war of independence. Many of the individuals recorded were part of the British military administration, but others are refugees and merchants whose lives had been disrupted by the conflict. These records are from August 1779 to June 1782.HOGHTON. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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