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May 2008 This directory comprises in excess of 1,600 pages, containing the names and addresses of the 'better class private residents in London'. The three main sections are a street directory, an alphabetical directory - which lists nearly 50,000 residents - and a trades and professional directory. READ FULL REVIEW... March 2008 This book details a poll taken on 30th June 1841 to elect two members to represent the city of Westminster in Parliament. The poll is recorded on a parish by parish basis and alphabetically by surname within those parishes. READ FULL REVIEW... February 2008 Overseas Births, Marriages and Deaths 1916-1940 This CD contains images of the original GRO indexes to army, marine, regimental, consular and Ionian Islands BMDs. As such, they are likely to prove of particular value to those with ancestors who served in the armed forces. READ FULL REVIEW... This impressive volume, originally published in 1922 and now digitally reproduced on CD-ROM, is an excellent research aid for all areas of theatrical life. It contains concise biographies of hundreds of actors, actresses, vocalists, dramatic authors, composers, lyricists, managers and critics, from Britain, American and the Continent. READ FULL REVIEW... Clandestine Marriages in the Chapel and Rules of the Fleet Prison 1680-1754 Mark Herber, solicitor; member of the Society of Genealogists and author of Ancestral Trails - the complete guide to British genealogy and family history, has transcribed a series of registers of clandestine marriages which took place in and around the Fleet Prison in London between 1680 and 1754. The original documents can be viewed at The National Archives. READ FULL REVIEW... January 2008 Business matters, poll books, parish registers, and not so ordinary people Kathy Chater gives the low-down on the latest CDs. READ FULL REVIEW... Data CDs - This months top new releases This month's top new releases in family history and genealogy includes Hart's 1910 Army List. READ FULL REVIEW... Christmas 2007 Irish Family History on the Web The third edition of this popular online compantion has been extensively revised amd updated and contains in excess of 2,000 websites, covering both Northern Ireland and the Republic, which are grouped and indexed by subject, institution and place. READ FULL REVIEW... History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland This title was published in four volumes, comprising some 3,000 pages in 1835 - all are reproduced on this CD. The 'commoners' referred to were men enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours. The text catalogues the lineage of hundreds of such families and illustrates them with their coat of arms. READ FULL REVIEW... December 2007 Data CDs - This months top new releases This month's top new releases in family history and genealogy, including UK Maps Collection and Who's Who in Sport 1935. READ FULL REVIEW... For a snapshot of the area around Reading and Caversham between World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII), this CD-ROM of Kelly's Reading, Caversham & Neighbourhood Directory is very useful. It has the usual details of public buildings such as places of worship, hospitals, museums, courts, clubs, railway stations, post offices and educational establishments, including Reading University. It also lists magistrates, police and various public officials. READ FULL REVIEW... County Families of the United Kingdom 1880 The 20th edition of County Families of the United Kingdom was published in 1880 and was described as the 'Royal Manual of the Titles and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland'. READ FULL REVIEW... November 2007 If you know where an ancestor lived, parish records, local directories and census returns are good hunting places, and many are now available on CD. Another good source for family historians is wills, and again more have been put on disc recently. READ FULL REVIEW... Index Ecclesiasticus 1800-1840 Even if you fo not have clergy ancestors, it is interesting to know more about the names on parish registers. The Index Ecclesiasticus was originally published in 1890, and is a list of Church of England rectors, vicars, bishops, deans and other salaried staff. READ FULL REVIEW... October 2007 Undated, but published about 1930, the Official Guide to Edinburgh is both a history of the Scottish capital and a guide book for tourists. READ FULL REVIEW... September 2007 The Visitation of Cambridgeshire 1575 and 1619 The names, in this digitally enhanced original text, run from Adam to Wysse, and pedigrees going back up to 10 generations are included. The pedigrees are designed to show the status of an individual at the time of the visitation. READ FULL REVIEW... The Epsom College Registers 1855-1924 contains brief biographies of pupils in chronological order of entry to the school, giving names, dates of birth, which house they were in (the house system began in 1883), dates of entering and leaving the college and their known achievements on leaving. READ FULL REVIEW... August 2007 Next to finding a mention of a forebear's name is the thrill of learning more about where and how they lived. Maps, contemporary reports, historical background, architectural notes, property descriptions and much more can all build up a picture. READ FULL REVIEW... July 2007 Paul Gaskell reviews the best of the new releases Included in these reviews are three releases from S&N Genealogy. They are: Baedeker's London and its Environs - Delve into London at the beginning of the 20th century. More... Etonians Who Fought in The World War 1939-1945 - A list of 4,958 Etonians who served in the Second World War. More... Kelly's Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire 1915 Directory - A massive 1,350 pages of information about these counties. More... Oxford University Historical Register 1220 - 1900 This CD-ROM comprises a bookmarked, fully searchable and printable reproduction of the Oxford University Historical Register 1220-1900. Particulars are given of colleges, affiliated colleges, non-collegiate students, colonial and Indian universities, halls, private halls, and institutions such as the Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Observatory. READ FULL REVIEW... June 2007 Professional people, poll books and parish registers all appear in this month's CD round-up by Kathy Charter. READ FULL REVIEW... The History of the United States of America John Clark Ridpath rose from humble origins to become a college principal before being a full-time writer. His Popular History of the United States was originally published in 1878. READ FULL REVIEW... Spring 2007 Yorkshire 1741 and York 1868 Poll Books Available on two CDs but reviewed here together are two poll books for the Yorkshire area - one for the county and one for the city of York, 127 years apart. The first CD contains the names of freeholders who voted in 1741 and the second CD has the names of the voters in an 1868 poll. READ FULL REVIEW... May 2007 Theatrical Families - Family History in the Theatre Some family historians will probably find that they are descended from someone who used to be in the theatre. If they were on the stage prior to 1923, you can look up obituaries, find out details about any plays they were in, if they performed in front of royalty, a short biography, and more on the CD "Who's Who in the Theatre - 1922". READ FULL REVIEW... April 2007 This is the ideal CD for those tracing a family history with theatrical connections. On opening the main menu, I could immediately see that this comprehensive work includes the family trees of many theatrical families, along with biographies, obituaries, and wills. READ FULL REVIEW... The following are brief reviews of new CDs released in April 2007 by S&N Genealogy Supplies. The CDs include Bond of Sacrifice Volume 2, The History of Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Army List for October 1917, and Navy List of Retired Officers 1944. READ FULL REVIEW... The Homeland Handbooks: Newquay The Homeland Handbooks was a series begun in 1896 to provide information about local areas in Great Britain. This volume is about Newquay in Cornwall. READ FULL REVIEW... March 2007 Kathy Chater looks at some recent CDs which capture the wealth of data on people and places through the ages. READ FULL REVIEW... February 2007 Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk 1858 Post Office Directory This covers the towns, villages and parishes of these three counties comprehensively. A short description of each place is followed by an alphabetical list of private residents and businesses. READ FULL REVIEW... Official List of Registered Teachers 1917 A PDF copy of the original published volume, this is a complete and searchable list of all teachers who registered with the Teachers Registration Council between 1914 and 1916. READ FULL REVIEW... Preserving your Family History with Multimedia This is a beginners' level tutorial on how to digitally preserve and enhance your audio, video and photo records, using common image software and hardware, so you can add them to your family tree software. READ FULL REVIEW... Romance of Rail Power in the War - Article Feb '07 An article on volume 4 of The War Illustrated. The ability to move troops, equipment and supplies easily during wartime is crucial and can drastically affect the outcome of a conflict. READ FULL ARTICLE... January 2007 'The Manless Homes of England' This article in Volume 3 of The War Illustrated acknowledges the void left in England after numerous men went to fight in WWI. READ FULL REVIEW... The Capital's Traders - London Directory 1916 Look for an ancestor in business or browse the shops and trades in the London DIrectory 1916. Suburban and some provincial entries are also included in this important research aid. READ FULL REVIEW... This nine CD set published by S&N Genealogy Supplies contains the 233 digitally enhanced and indexed issues of The War Illustrated. The original magazine was a 'weekly picture-record of events by land, sea and air' of the First World War. READ FULL REVIEW... December 2006 We usually think of a celebrity as a modern invention, but this collected biography of the great 19th century soldiers shows who were the figures of public interest at the height of Britains imperial power. READ FULL REVIEW... A useful pre-WW2 directory to help fill the gaps in your research, the text is fully searchable and printable . READ FULL REVIEW... Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica Published quarterly beginning in 1834, the Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica contains a wide selection of important documents and information. READ FULL REVIEW... November 2006 Bairnie and Tillydesk Parish Registers Published in 1907 and attributed to the Scottish Record Society, this is a rare register of baptisms in the parishes of Bairnie and Tillydesk from 1763 to 1801. This could be a great help for finding residences of ancestors. READ FULL REVIEW... October 2006 Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories 1621 - 1650 Acts of Parliament culminating in 1653 ruled that probates and letters of administration would only be legal if carried out by the Keeper of the Prerogative Court at Canterbury Thus we have Lancashire and Cheshire data on this CD from records at both Cheshire and Canterbury. READ FULL REVIEW... Shropshire Parish Records, Sets 1 and 2 Two seperate CDs, but sufficiently similar to be reviewed together. Each CD holds data from different parishes - both sets are PDF files, fully searchable, complete with bookmarks and interface. READ FULL REVIEW... September 2006 NAMES AND PLACES - Kathy Charter takes a journey round some recent CDs
Past records, census indexes, home counties directories, and more ... READ FULL REVIEW... December 2005 Using Trade Directories in your Research (David Tippey) Trade Directories have been produced for well over 300 years and can prove to be an invaluable source of information about local communities. As well as information about individuals, they also provide a wealth of general background information. For the periods before the census was available, they provide a snapshot of communities and their principal inhabitants, and the later ones are extremely useful tools for locating ancestors in the census... READ FULL REVIEW... Cassell’s Gazetteer of Britain and Ireland A gazetteer can be an excellent research aid, especially when looking for places found on census entries... READ FULL ARTICLE... This is a compilation of 12 individual Parish Register transcript CDs offering excellent value compared to the individual CD prices... READ FULL ARTICLE...
November 2005 London 1861 Census Index - London City Companies - First World War Deaths Briefly described below are three recently-released CDs... READ FULL REVIEW...
September 2005 Reviews of London 1677 Directory, The Homeland Handbooks- Part 1 Guernsey, Sark, Alderney and Herm, Wills in the York Registry, 1389-1652, and Second World War- Overseas deaths in the Army, Navy, RAF and Indian services. READ FULL REVIEW...
August 2005 Phillimore's Marriages on CD-ROM These parish records of marriages- with, for some parishes, baptisms and burials- were transcribed by volunteers, edited by W P W Phillimore and Frederic Johnson and published by Phillimore and Co. in the latter part of the 19th and the early part of the 20th centuries... READ FULL REVIEW... New website laucnhed: www.LondonCensus.co.uk S&N Genealogy Supplies has launched a new website to concentrate on research in London and the use of the census in researching your family history. READ FULL REVIEW... New London Census and Data Website Three new and complete London Census Indexes were seen for the first time at the SOG fair... READ FULL ARTICLE... The Essential Guide to Researching Your Family History DVD Julian Richards, presenter of BBC's Meet the Ancestors, leads you through the process of researching your family history in this very watchable DVD.. READ FULL ARTICLE...
July 2005 and The History of Signboards - From the Earliest Times to the Present Day New CD releases. READ REVIEWS... June 2005 People and Places in Trade and Signs of the Times Trade directories contain descriptions of the various communities within their area, plus listings of gentry, officials, and tradespeople... READ FULL REVIEW... April 2005 The Essential Guide to Researching Your Family History
This new DVD video takes you step-by-step through the process of researching, recording and presenting your family history... READ FULL REVIEW... Originally published in 1899, every page has one or two Victorian photographs taken in locations across the British Empire... READ FULL REVIEW... February 2005 Indexes of Wills in the Yorkshire Register New from S&N are these Indexes of the first 42 Registers of Transcribed Wills proved in the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of York... READ FULL REVIEW... January 2005 County or regional trade directories normally list people in charge of different businesses... READ FULL REVIEW... London & Shropshire Parish Records Briefly described here are just two CDs from more than 27 for the English counties... READ FULL REVIEW... Christmas 2004 London 1880 Post Office Directory ...this CD contains the Court and Street directories, with residents listed both alphabetically and by street... READ FULL REVIEW... December 2004 If you are interested in WWI then this weekly magazine, actually published during the war itself, makes a fascinating read... READ FULL REVIEW... This CD contains a transcript of the Baptisms 1634-95 and the Marriages and Burials 1619-95 for the parish church of St Peter, Kirkgate, Leeds... MORE Certificate and Archive Binders Keeping your well researched documents safe and handy can understandably grow into a massive headache, especially as you delve down deeper into your research, collecting more and more certificates and records... READ FULL REVIEW... Those inspired by last month's Remembrance Day events to research their military forebears have a number of recent releases to help them... READ FULL REVIEW... November 2004 Eton School Register 1791–1909 The Eton Register was originally compiled by the Old Etonian Association and Stapylton's School Lists, and the facsimiles of four volumes are now available on this CD... READ FULL REVIEW... National Roll of the Great War — Vol. 1 This is one of a number of new releases related to the First World War published by S&N. The Roll records the names and records of those who served during the 1914-1918 period, including civilians... MORE Kelly's Titled, Landed & Official Classes 1942 Listings of the major land-owning families, with brief details of genealogy, education... READ FULL REVIEW... Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Nottingham, Leicestershire and Rutland 1912 A massive and useful directory containing excellent coloured county maps... READ FULL REVIEW... Debrett's Peerage of Ireland and Scotland 1826 Debrett's Peerage of Ireland and Scotland 1826... READ FULL REVIEW... Cambridge Graduates in Stuart England Until the early nineteenth century, there were only two universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. The sons of the well-to-do were usually sent to one or the other... READ FULL REVIEW... Relatively few records survive from the medieval period; but as the introduction to Wills in the York Registry 1389-1652 (S&N £29.95) says, given the turmoil... READ FULL REVIEW... Toffs - Debrett's Peerage Ireland and Scotland 1826 S&N has recently produced three discs detailing aristocratic and upper-class people... READ FULL REVIEW... Arthur Charles fox-Davies' Armorial Families (£19.95) is an alphabetic listing of british families, with their various coats of arms and mottoes in 1902... READ FULL REVIEW... Parish Registers - Leeds, Yorkshire 1619-1695 Contains baptisms, marriages and burials... READ FULL REVIEW...
October 2004 People who went from Great Britain to the American plantations: 1600–1700... READ FULL REVIEW... Second World War, Army Navy, RAF and Indian Services Staff Deaths ...shows the name, rank, service number or rating, along with the unit or branch and year of death, with reference to the original document where available, for servicemen and women who died overseas during the second World War... MORE This fourth edition of the directory by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies was published in 1902... READ FULL REVIEW... Many of the graphics didn't show up very well on Stepping Stones original edition of these records, but images are much better on this release... READ FULL REVIEW... Second World War Army, Navy, RAF and Indian Service Staff Deaths This new series of publications from S&N are based on the General Register Office's overseas birth, marriage and death records... READ FULL REVIEW... Wills in the York Registry 1389-1652 Released to coincide with the recent family history fair this may well help genealogists interested in early Yorkshire ancestors. The disc consists of eleven volumes of wills proved in the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of York... READ FULL REVIEW... 1806 Army List (S&N, £19.95) lists officers in the regular army, as well as officers holding local rank abroad. In 1806... READ FULL REVIEW...
September 2004 National Roll of the Great War Vol 1 The National Roll of the Great War series has 14 volumes, covering about 100,000 people altogether... MORE Slater's 1850 Directory (S&N Genealogy Supplies £17.45) and Pigots & Co's 1830 Directories Combined Edition (Archive CD Books £39.00) both include a number of counties for their respective years... READ FULL REVIEW...
July 2004 Somerset Electoral Register: East and West Divisions 1832 is a digitally enhanced copy of the list of those entitled to vote in 1832, following the great Reform Act... READ FULL REVIEW... In England and Wales...the responsibility of ensuring that people who claim the right to bear arms are entitled to do so has no statutory authority... READ FULL REVIEW... The Imperial Dictionary of Univeral Biography is one of those splendid Victorian undertakings, an attempt to summarise all those who had contributed to the development of Western civilisation up to the nineteenth century... READ FULL REVIEW...
June 2004 1881 Army List contains much more than contemporary army officers down to the rank of lieutenant with the dates of their promotions... READ FULL REVIEW... The Knights of England, Scotland, Ireland and Knight Bachelors contains a complete record of the knights of the orders of chivalry in the British Isles... READ FULL REVIEW... The Navy List 1850 contains additional information beyond naval officers and the dates of their seniority, which takes the careers of some back into the late eighteenth century... READ FULL REVIEW...
May 2004 As anyone with ancestors in the London area knows, research there can be a nightmare. There are different records offices for the City of London, Westminster, Greater London, parishes in the pre-1888 counties of Surrey and Kent, as well as a multitude of local history libraries... READ FULL REVIEW... Persons of Quality: People who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations: 1600-1700 was originally compiled in 1875 and is long out of print... MORE
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