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.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of Apprentices registered at Warrington in Lancashire
(1710-1712)
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 father's name and address, 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. May 1710 to January 1712. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Shropshire return)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Hallgate
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Millgate
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Scholes
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wigan Householders: Standishgate
(1720)
The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town - Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses - with an appendix of occupiers of lands. Full names are usually given, occasionally with occupation. LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of Apprentices registered in Lancashire
(1720-1723)
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 father's name and address, 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. Because of the delay before some collectors made their returns, this register includes indentures and articles from as early as 1719. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Norfolk return)LAITHWAITE. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Merchants
(1767)
The Universal Pocket Companion of 1767 contained, among 'many other necessary and entertaining particulars' this directory of London merchants.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and Merchants in London
(1791)
The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. Some are marked 'F. M.', meaning Freeholder of Middlesex.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Merchants, Traders and Respectable Inhabitants of Birmingham
(1818)
Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham included this 'Alphabetical List of the Merchants, Traders and Respectable Inhabitants of the Town'.LAITHWAITE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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