Long-stay Paupers in Workhouses: Ampthill
(1861)
This comprehensive return by the Poor Law Board for England and Wales in July 1861 revealed that of the 67,800 paupers aged 16 or over, exclusive of vagrants, then in the Board's workhouses, 14,216 (6,569 men, 7,647 women) had been inmates for a continuous period of five years and upwards. The return lists all these long-stay inmates from each of the 626 workhouses that had been existence for five years and more, giving full name; the amount of time that each had been in the workhouse (years and months); the reason assigned why the pauper in each case was unable to sustain himself or herself; and whether or not the pauper had been brought up in a district or workhouse school (very few had). The commonest reasons given for this long stay in the workhouse were: old age and infirm (3,331); infirm (2,565); idiot (1,565); weak mind (1,026); imbecile (997); and illness (493). WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors
(1880)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender) in England and Wales, October to December 1880WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts
(1881)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), insolvencies and bankruptcies in England and Wales, January to March 1881WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts
(1881)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), insolvencies and bankruptcies in England and Wales, July to September 1881WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts, Assignees, Trustees and Solicitors
(1882)
Bankruptcy notices in England and Wales. WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts
(1882)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), insolvencies and bankruptcies in England and Wales, January to March 1882WOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Partnerships Dissolved
(1882)
Dissolution of trading partnerships, or removal of a partner from a business, in England and WalesWOODCRAFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 London Policemen
(1878-1891)
The Metropolitan Police Register of Joiners (MEPO 4/335) lists policemen joining the force 1 July 1878 to 31 December 1891 (warrant numbers 62845 to 77318). The register is alphabetical, in so far as the recruits are listed chronologically grouped under first letter of surname (I and J, and U and V being treated as single initials). It gives Date of Appointment, Name, Number of Warrant, Cause of Removal from Force (resigned, dismissed, promoted or died), and Date of Removal. WOODCRAFT. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Civil Servants and Office Holders
(1907)
The Imperial Calendar gives lists of officials and office-holders throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
WOODCRAFT. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Civil Servants and Office Holders
(1910)
The Imperial Calendar gives lists of officials and office-holders throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
WOODCRAFT. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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