Liegemen and traitors, diplomats and spies
(1540-1542) The Privy Council of England dealt with many delicate and important matters of state. The surviving records date back as early as the 14th century, but Henry VIII on 10 August 1540, with the advice of the council, ordered that the council should have its own clerk 'to write, entre and registre all such decrees, determinacons, lettres and other such things as he shuld be appoynted to entre in a booke, to remayne alwayes as a leger, aswell for the dischardge of the sayd counsaillours touching such things as they shuld passe from tyme to tyme, as alsoo for a memoriall unto theim of their owne procedings'. The register from that date to 8 April 1542 was transcribed for the Commissioners of the Public Records by sir Harris Nicolas, and published in 1837. Although the council often dealt with petitions from aggrieved subjects, its main function was to oversee internal and external security.MARQUES. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Ambassadors, ministers, soldiers and spies
(1588) The State Papers Foreign of queen Elizabeth consist mainly of letters and reports concerning England's relations with continental Europe. July to December 1588.MARQUES. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1694-1695) 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. Here we have the period from January 1694 to June 1695.
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Official Papers
(1697) 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. Includes lists of passes to travel abroad.
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Heads of Families in New York
(1703) This census of households in New York gives the name of each head of family in full, surname first, and then the number of males, females, children, negroes, negresses and negro children in each family and domestic household.MARQUES. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Traders
(1814) The fifteenth edition of The Post-Office Annual Directory includes this 'List of More than 17,000 Merchants, Traders, &c. of London, and Parts Adjacent', arranged alphabetically by surname, with trade in italics, and address.MARQUES. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Teachers in County Dublin Deserving of Encouragement
(1826) The Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland awarded gratuities to 'Teachers, appearing, from the Inspectors' Reports of their Schools, to be deserving of encouragement'. 33 such teachers were identified in county Dublin in 1826, and are listed in the society's report for the following year, with their full name and the name of their school.MARQUES. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1839) Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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European Residents in Canton
(1839) The Anglo-Chinese Kalendar, printed in Canton in the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Taou-Kwang, lists European merchants, residents and members of societies, as well as including a brief chronicle of events for the year. EnglishMARQUES. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1840) Lists of dividends from bankrupts' estates for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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