Precious Surname Ancestry ResultsOur indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'precious'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 60 records (displaying 21 to 30): Single Surname Subscription | | | Buying all 60 results of this search individually would cost £330.00. But you can have free access to all 60 records for a year, to view, to save and print, for £100. Save £230.00. More... |
These sample scans are from the original record. You will get scans of the full pages or articles where the surname you searched for has been found. Your web browser may prevent the sample windows from opening; in this case please change your browser settings to allow pop-up windows from this site. Subscribers to The Neighbourhood of Heslington
(1815)
'The Neighbourhood of Heslington, (Near York,) A Rural Poem. Humbly Dedicated to Henry Yarburgh, Esq. By Charles Atkinson' was published with the help of a few dozen subscribers, doubtless mostly local to Heslington. The subscription list is mostly of the form 'Smith, Mr.', only occasionally giving christian name or address.PRECIOUS. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Insolvents
(1838)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksPRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Electors of Brockdish
(1840)
The register of electors entitled to vote in any parliamentary election for East Norfolk between 1 November 1840 and 1 November 1841 lists 8,556 freeholders arranged by hundred and within hundred by parish or township &c. In the first column, after number within the register, the elector's name is given (surname first); the second column gives place of abode; the third column the nature of qualification (such as 'owner and occupier'); and the fourth column the address of the qualifying property, in some cases with the name of the tenant or occupier.PRECIOUS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Electors for Carlton (near Snaith)
(1848)
On 14 and 15 December 1848 an election took place for a Knight of the Shire for the West Riding of Yorkshire in the House of Commons. The candidates were Edmund Denison and sir Culling Eardley Eardley, gaining 14,743 and 11,795 votes respectively. The county franchise at this period included freeholders of land worth 40s or more a year; £10 copyholders and long-leaseholders; and £50 short-leaseholders and tenants. This poll book was published in 1849.
Former poll books had been compiled from the sheriff's returns; but as these were now transmitted to the Home Office immediately after an election, in this instance the polling was marked from the check-clerk's returns, carefully compared with the registers marked in the poll booths at the time of voting.
The votes for the respective candidates are indicated by the numerals 1 (Denison) and 2 (Eardley). The omission of these numerals indicates that the elector did not vote. Many names which appear on the register of particular townships are completely omitted in this poll book: in all these cases, the same name will be found recorded in some other township, the elector having two or more qualifications. In such cases, his name only appears in the poll book in the actual township for which he chose to vote; or, if he did not vote at all, in that township for which he was qualified that lay closest to his actual residence.
The townships are arranged alphabetically within polling district; and within each township the names are arranged alphabetically by surname and christian name, and the elector's residence is given. Many of the electors resided outside the township for which they were qualified - some in other counties. Moreover, at the end of each polling district there is a list of persons registered to poll in that district, from townships is other districts. PRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Electors for Selby
(1848)
On 14 and 15 December 1848 an election took place for a Knight of the Shire for the West Riding of Yorkshire in the House of Commons. The candidates were Edmund Denison and sir Culling Eardley Eardley, gaining 14,743 and 11,795 votes respectively. The county franchise at this period included freeholders of land worth 40s or more a year; £10 copyholders and long-leaseholders; and £50 short-leaseholders and tenants. This poll book was published in 1849.
Former poll books had been compiled from the sheriff's returns; but as these were now transmitted to the Home Office immediately after an election, in this instance the polling was marked from the check-clerk's returns, carefully compared with the registers marked in the poll booths at the time of voting.
The votes for the respective candidates are indicated by the numerals 1 (Denison) and 2 (Eardley). The omission of these numerals indicates that the elector did not vote. Many names which appear on the register of particular townships are completely omitted in this poll book: in all these cases, the same name will be found recorded in some other township, the elector having two or more qualifications. In such cases, his name only appears in the poll book in the actual township for which he chose to vote; or, if he did not vote at all, in that township for which he was qualified that lay closest to his actual residence.
The townships are arranged alphabetically within polling district; and within each township the names are arranged alphabetically by surname and christian name, and the elector's residence is given. Many of the electors resided outside the township for which they were qualified - some in other counties. Moreover, at the end of each polling district there is a list of persons registered to poll in that district, from townships is other districts. PRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|  Soldiers and staff in Wellington Barracks, Westminster
(1851)
The 1851 census enumerators' books for the mass of the population record the information as in this sample scan. However, there were also separate books for the major public institutions. The instructions for the first column (Name and Surname of each Person who abode in the Institution on the Night of the 30th March, 1851) run: "Write after the Name of the Master or Head of the Institution the Names of his Wife, Children, other Relatives, and Servants; then the Names of the Officers, their Families, and Servants. Commence the list of Inmates for which the Institution is provided on another page." For the second column (Position in the Institution): "State whether the person is the Head, or an Officer or Servant, or the Wife, Son, Daughter, or other relative of such Officer or Servant. If an Inmate, state whether patient, soldier, scholar, &c." For the third column (Condition): "Write 'Married,' 'Widower,' 'Widow,' or 'Unmarried,' against the Names of all Persons except Young Children." For the fourth column (Age (last Birthday)): "For Infants under One Year state the Age in Months, writing 'Under 1 Month,' '1 Month,' '2 Months,' &c." For the fifth column (Rank, Profession or Occupation): "State here the profession, or what is believed to have been the ordinary occupation of the Inmate before admission into the Institution. Carefully distinguish in this column the different kinds of 'laborers,' and those who have been masters in trade from others." For the sixth column (Where Born): "Opposite the Names of those born in England, Scotland, or Ireland write the County, and Town or Parish. If born in the British Colonies, the East Indies, or in Foreign Parts, state the Country; in the last case, if a British Subject, add 'British Subject.'" For the seventh column (Whether Blind, or Deaf-and-Dumb): "Write 'Deaf-and-Dumb,' or 'Blind,' opposite the Name of the Person.'" Wellington Barracks was in the city of Westminster; in the parish of St Margaret and the ecclesiastical district of Christ Church; in Westminster superintendent registrar's district, and St Margaret registrar's district. There were four officers, two family members, 15 servants, and 609 soldiers and wives. HO 107/1480
PRECIOUS. Cost: £2.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Inhabitants of Leeds, Yorkshire
(1853)
William White's directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the area. PRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1857)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
PRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Outstanding soldiers of the 11th regiment of Foot
(1860-1870)
The 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was in two battalions. The 1st battalion returned from New South Wales in 1858, and in 1860 was at Aldershot. The home depot was at Fermoy. The second battalion was raised at Kingston-on-Hull in Yorkshire in 1858, and sent to the Cape of Good Hope in 1861. From there it was moved to Natal in 1864; to Hong Kong and Japan in 1865; back to the Cape in 1866; and in 1870 to Ireland. Each year just a handful of outstanding soldiers of the regiment were chosen for good conduct medals and gratuities: these are listed here. There were two lists, one for men recommended for the Good Conduct Medal without a gratuity, and one for gratuities - £5 to a private, £10 to a corporal, and £15 to a serjeant. Both lists are indexed here, and each gives rank, name, regimental number, date of recommendation and date of issue. (The sample scan is from the 105th foot)PRECIOUS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
| Bankrupts, Assignees, Trustees and Solicitors
(1880)
Bankruptcy notices in England and Wales, July to September 1880PRECIOUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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