Inhabitants of Leeds, Yorkshire
(1853) William White's directory lists traders, farmers and private residents in the area. SHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Marines on H. M. S. Queen in the Crimean War
(1854-1856) Sebastopol in the Crimea was the great Russian naval arsenal on the Black Sea. A combined assault by British, French and Turkish troops resulted in the reduction of Sebastopol and led to the Treaty of Paris of 27 April 1856, guaranteeing the independence of the Ottoman Empire. By Admiralty Order the Crimea Medal was awarded to sailors and marines present during the campaign, between 17 September 1854 (the first landing at Eupatoria) and 9 September 1855 (when the allies secured Sebastopol). This is the list of officers and men of the Marine Brigade borne by this ship and awarded the Crimea Medal. Her Majesty's Ship Queen, a 116-gun sailing ship, took part in the assault. Four clasps to this medal were awarded to the men present in the actions at Sebastopol itself (September 1854 to September 1855), Inkerman (5 November 1854), Balaklave (Balaclava) (25 October 1854) and (the sea of) Azoff. In this list the column headed 'No. on Ship's Book' has been used to show for each man entitlement to the clasps for B(alaclava), I(nkerman) and/or S(ebastopol).SHERIFF. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Gentry in London
(1856) The Post Office London Directory for 1856 includes this 'Court Directory', listing alphabetically by surname and christian name the upper class residents of the capital with their postal addresses. 'In order to afford space for the addresses, the abbreviation "esq." for esquire has no longer been appended to each name in the Court Directory. It should be understood that such should be added to the name of every gentleman in the following pages to which no inconsistent addition is affixed.' Decorations, honours &c. are generally given. Some gentlemen appear who are also listed (as professional men, &c.) in the commercial section. Those with second residences in the provinces usually have the country address given as well.SHERIFF. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Schoolmasters and trainees with Certificates of Merit
(1856) The Committee of Council on Education for England and Wales produced an annual report which included several lists of teachers and trainee teachers, including an Annual Calendar of Teachers who have Obtained Certificates of Merit (completed to 1 January 1856), from which this sample scan is taken. The teachers are listed alphabetically by surname and initial, with name of school, post town or county, and grade, as either certificate or class. Student teachers were classed at the end of each year of training, so the column for class shows a student's class (1, 2 or 3) at the end of their first or second year of training. The teacher may then be awarded a certificate of merit by Her Majesty's Inspector, in which case the class and division of the certificate awarded appears in the columns for Certificate. No certificate of merit was granted a student, as a teacher, until he or she had been for two years in charge of the same elementary school, and the certificate was granted on the basis of two reports of performance as a teacher in school. If the first report was favourable, the teacher was paid for the first year on the scale of the lowest class; if the second report was favourable, augmentation and class of certificate was fixed for the next five years, after which (and so on from time to time) the certificates were open to revision. The value of the certificate, in the first instance, was not fixed higher than the first division of the third class, for any student who had resided less than two years at a training school under inspection. This is the index to the schoolmasters and male students in training schools. SHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Traders and professionals in London
(1856) The Post Office London Directory for 1856 includes this 'Commercial and Professional Directory', recording over 100,000 individuals. SHERIFF. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
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'.SHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Insolvents
(1857) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksSHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Scottish Partnerships Dissolved and Bankruptcy Proceedings
(1857) Dissolutions of business partnerships, and proceedings in bankruptcy in ScotlandSHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Customs Officers in Belfast
(1858) Complete lists of serving customs officers and clerks in the Port of London and all the outports of Britain and Ireland were published each year in The British Tariff. This issue is corrected to 30 September 1858: the sample scan shows the entry for Hartlepool.SHERIFF. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Residents and Traders in Birmingham
(1861) William Cornish's Corporation General and Trades Directory covered Birmingham, Coventry and the towns of the Black Country. The Birmingham section contains both street lists and this general alphabetical directory. SHERIFF. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
|
Research your ancestry, family history, genealogy and one-name study by direct access to original records and archives indexed by surname.