Civil Service Appointments
(1855-1857)
The Civil Service Commission published this annual list of all persons who had obtained certificates of qualification for appointment in the various public departments. The list gives full name (surname first); department (such as Post Office, or Inland Revenue); situation (such as Letter-carrier, or Clerk); and date of certificate. Candidates whose names are preceded by a dagger obtained appointments as the result of competition. Those whose names are preceded by an asterisk obtained honorary additions to their certificates either for proficiency in extra subjects chosen by themselves, or for marked proficiency in the prescribed subjects. This list covers the period from 21 May 1855 (the date of the original Order in Council) to 31 December 1857.NASH. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Calcutta Birth Notices
(1856-1857)
A compilation of birth notices from Calcutta newspapers published in England in the Indian Mail in 1857, and covering the period 28 October 1856 to 13 November 1857. Most of the births recorded took place within the Bengal presidency. Names of infants are not given; s. means 'gave birth to a son', d. 'gave birth to a daughter'.NASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankruptcy meeting adjournments
(1857)
Adjournments of bankruptcy meetings in England and WalesNASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankruptcy meeting adjournments
(1857)
Adjournments of bankruptcy meetings in England and WalesNASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankruptcy meetings
(1857)
Bankruptcy meetings in England and WalesNASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1857)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
NASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1857)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesNASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1857)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad. July to December 1857
NASH. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1857)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
NASH. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Indian Mutiny: Killed, Wounded and Escaped
(1857)
This list of casualties of the Indian Mutiny was published 17 September 1857.NASH. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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