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See also Migration and these surnames: Alling, Margot Asquith, Drake, Hale, Hathaway, Hills, Lambdin, Lawson, Mantle, Merriam, Meserve, Nicoll, Phelps, Randolph, Smith/Smyth, Synge/Sing, Taintor/Taynter, Watkins, Wheat, Brigham Young.

"1841 Census - England." JG10

"1851 Census - England." JG10

"1861 Census - England." JG10

"1871 Census - England." JG10

"1881 Census - England." JG10

"1881 British Census and National Index." Church of Latter Day Saints, 1999. Most important census detail for 1881 in Great Britain (England, Scotland, wales, Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Royal Navy). CM6, CW5, JG10, VG

"1891 Census - England." JG10

"1901 Census - England." JG10

"Agrarian landscape terms; a glossary for historical geography." I. H. Adams, Institute of British Geographers, London, 1976. A glossary of all terms describing rural occupations, settlements, farming systems, agricultural tools, crops etc. Very useful to explain terms in wills - e.g.'yeoman', 'Free tenant', 'Hearth Tax' etc. DW5

"American Family History" of Fox, Ellicott & Evans. Charles Evans, Martha Ellicott Tyson & G. Hunter Bartlett, Published by the "Fox, Ellicott, Evans Fund, Ivy Hill Forest, Cocleysville, Maryland, 1882 & 1976. Library of Congress Catalog # 75-37006 Originating from Counties (Cornwall, Wiltshire, Collumpton and Devonshire) of England, the Fox, Ellicott & Evans families tell their story. Quakers, the story starts in the 1400's and travels to America in the 1700's and to the present. Many influencial families, mostly Quakers, settle in Maryland and Pennsylvania between the 1600's and 1800's. Very thorough genealogies. STH

"Armorial Families; A dictionary of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour," (Sixth Edition). Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, TC and EC Jack, 1910. A list of those (mostly men) who are entitled to bear heraldic arms at the date of publication. A brief lineage of at most two generations is given. Full descriptions of arms are also given. This copy is in a fragile state so please do not ask for a lookup unless you are certain your ancestor was entitled to bear arms at this date. JM12

"A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England." Author: Edward Foss; Publisher John Murray; Date: 1870. Contains brief, and some not so brief, biographies of all the judges of the highest courts of England from 1066 to 1870. The highest courts are or were: the Curia Regis, the Court of King's Bench, the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of the Exchequer, and the Court of Chancery. MJS

"Burke's Dictionary of Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland." Sir Bernard Burke, John Russell Smith, 1844. A list of Baronetcies which were extinct or dormant (latter means there was considered to be a possibility that an heir would be discovered) in the year of publication. Baronetcies which became extinct after that date are not included. JM12

"Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1863. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland,Fourth Edition. Both Volumes. Covers the entire United Kingdom including Southern Ireland. NB. Very few Catholics in Southern Ireland came under the heading Landed Gentry. Lineages submitted by the families concerned and thus in some cases incomplete or even incorrect. Concentrates on the lines whereby property was passed on so little information given for younger sons and daughters unless they inherited houses or land. JM12

"Burke's Landed Gentry." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison, 1871. A list of "gentlemen" holding land in the British Isles, with some genealogical information about their forebears and their immediate family. MK3

"Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland," VOLUME 2 (L-Z) only. Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison and Sons, 1894. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Eighth Edition. VOLUME 2 (Lacon - Yuille) ONLY. Covers the entire United Kingdom including Southern Ireland. NB. Very few Catholics in Southern Ireland came under the heading Landed Gentry. Lineages submitted by the families concerned and thus in some cases incomplete or even incorrect. Concentrates on the lines whereby property was passed on so little information given for younger sons and daughters unless they inherited houses or land. JM12

"Burke's Peerage and Baronetage." Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison and Sons, 1902. Dictionary of peers, baronets, members of the Privy Council, Knights and Companions to the various orders (the Bath, the Star of India, St Michael & St George, the Indian Empire, the Royal Victorian), Archbishops and Bishops at date of publication. JM12

"Elizabeth the Great." Elizabeth Jenkins; Time, Inc.; 1964. Interesting biography of Elizabeth I that includes her relationship with Dr. John Dee. M21

"English Place Names." BP3

"Falaise Roll, Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England." M. Jackson Crispin, Princeton University, 1896. Listing of all the companions of William the Conqueror in 1066 and relative biographical information. DC9

"A Genealogical Gazetteer of England." Frank Smith, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1968. An alphabetical dictionary of places with their location, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, population, and the date of the earliest entry in the registers of every ancient parish in England. If you're having trouble finding a place, this is the book to reference. PD3

"The History of the Sydenham Family." Collected by Dr G.F.Sydenham, edited by A.T.Cameron, privately printed by E. Dwelly, 1928. A very detailed history in 800 pages of many branches of the West Country Sydenhams, including the families of Dulverton, Brympton, Orchard, and Chelworthy. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1928.**MJS

"The History of the Wray's of Glentworth, 1523-1852 - Volume 2." Charles Dalton, London, Chapman and Hall, 1880-1881. Descendents of Sir Christopher Wray, Lord Chief Justice of England. DC8

"HOFFMAN - MANNING - SIMMONS FAMILIES of NEW YORK." Joyce Williams Hoffman & C.William Hoffman; The Anundsen Pub. Co; This is a wonderful book on the HOFFMAN, MANNING, SIMMONS families and many associated families. It gives lots of detailed information including many short biographies! MU

"The Inns of Court Register for 1878." "The Inns of Court", 1878. This contains the names and very brief details of 11,000 British (and Empire) barristers. RBC

"John Dee, The World of an Elizabethan Magus." Peter French, Ark Paperbacks, 1987 Biographical information on John Dee which emphasizes his interest as a philosopher-magician, not only in magic and science, but geography, antiquarianism, theology and the fine arts. M21

"The Knights of England." Wm. A. Shaw; published by The Lord Chamberlain, St James' Palace, 1906. "A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all Orders of the Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Knights Bachelors." This is a 1971 reprint of the original. Two volumes. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1906.**MJS

"The Magna Carta Sureties, 1215: The Barons named in the Magna Carta, 1215, and some of their descendants who settled in America during the early colonial years." (4th edition). Frederick Lewis Weis, Th.D. - Genealogical Publishing Co. - 1991, 1993. Of 25 barons named in the Magna Carta, 17 had known descendants. This book traces some of those descendants to about 150 Amercian colonists. L10

"Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens: The Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings and Queens of Britain." Ashley, Mike; Carroll & Graf, New York, 1998. Includes info about Britons, Celts, Picts, Romans, Angles, Saxons, Danes, Vikings, Scots, Welsh, Normans, and English. J14

"More Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775." Peter Wilson Coldham, 2002. A follow-up to his earlier "Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage", this book lists 9000 people sentenced by the English courts to be deported to the American colonies between 1614 and 1775. BW1

"The Queen's Conjurer: The Science & Magic of Dr. John Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I." Benjamin Woolley, Henry Holt & Co., New York 2001. Excellent narrative biography of the rise and decline of this brilliant and remarkable man. M21

"Rand McNally Road Atlas of Britain." N.a. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK: Bartholomew, a Division of HarperCollins Publishers, Comprehensively indexed road atlas of England, Scotland and Wales, 144 pages. Atlas uses new county scheme introduced in 1970's, but owners can usually identify what jurisdiction a village, town or city lay within in the old scheme. MPR

"References to English Surnames in 1601 and 1602." F.K. & S. Hitching, Clearfield Company, Inc., (reprint from original in 1910). An index of about 19,650 surnames contained in the printed registers of 778 English parishes during 1601 and 1602. Surnames only, no indication as to what "event" was registered in the parishes. Provides surname, parish, county, as well as who published it, when and where. One surname per request, and I will provide you with listings that will include variant spellings of the surname. SC3

"Shakespeareana genealogica (in two parts)." [in English] George Russell French - Macmillan & Co, London 1868. Shakespeare's family tree (both ancestors and descendants / cousins, i.e. up and down). RBC

"Vicissitudes of Families," (VOLUME 1 ONLY). Sir Bernard Burke, Longmans Green Reader and Dyer, 1869. A collection of stories and anecdotes on titled and/or landed families and people of the past. Those mentioned PERCY, NEVILLE, CROMWELL, Dukes of BUCKINGHAM, STAFFORD and VILLIERS, Royal STUARTS, the House of ALBANY, Earls of STRATHERN and MENTEITH, STEWART of Craigiehall, the O'NEILLS, De Vere Earl of OXFORD, the Earls MARISCHAL, MACKENZIE of Seaforth, MACKWORTH of Normanton, "King Tom" (Thomas Wakefield MP), DODDINGTONS of Dodington, LINDSAY of Edzell, Philip D'AUVERGNE, Thomas WARD (born 1809, York, England, became a Baron and the Prime Minister of the Italian state of Lucca, dying in 1859), John ROBINSON of Appleby, Cumberland, born c 1727, CONYERS, MARTIN of Connemara, MYTTON of Halston, CHESLYN, William WRAY of Ards, BAIRD of Gartsherrie Ironworks, MAGUIRE of Tempo, co Fermanagh, OGLANDER of Nunwell and Normandy. JM12

"Vital Records Index British Isles." LDS Second Edition. Partial collection of 10.4 million marriages, births and christenings taken from British Isle records 1538 - 1906. JS18

"Who's Who 1947." no author, Black, 1947. Biographical details of prominent people alive in 1947. Each entry is the work of its subject. MK3

"The Winthrop Fleet of 1630." Charles Edward Banks, Genealogical Publishing Inc, 1994. VD2

Berkshire

"The Baily family of Thatcham and later of Speen and of Newbury all in the county of Berkshire." L.G.H. Horton-Smith. Leicester: Thornley. 1951. Nine generations from Richard Baily of Thatcham (c.1675-1753), preceded by a chapter on the traditional descent of the Baily family from Dr Wakter Baily (1529-1591). Detailed text on each person, 27-page pedigree chart, and references to over 100 other names in the chart. E8

Bristol

"Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset, 1851 Census." Gordon Beavington, 2001. JG10

Buckinghamshire

"Descendants of Edward Howell (1584-1655) of Westbury Manor, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, [England], and Southampton, Long Island, New York." Emma Howell Ross & Dr. David Faris - 1968 & 1985. I have both the first and second editions of this book. KH1

"The People of Chesham: Their Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1637 - 1730" Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society Records Group, Barracuda Books Limited, 1984 Transcribed from the Reisters of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of St. Mary's Parish Church, Chesham, Bucks., England. JAM

Channel Islands

"The Quiet Adventurers in North America." Marion G. Turk, Heritage Books, Inc., 1983. 2 vol, indexed. Emigration from Channel Islands to US. MGA

Cheshire

"History of the County Palatine and City of Chester." Author: George Ormerod. Publisher: George Routledge. Date: 1882. This is the second edition of this work, edited by Thomas Helsby. It is in three very large (folio) volumes and contains many pedigrees of gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1882.**MJS

Cornwall

"Kelly's Directory 1871 for Devon and Cornwall." Lists inhabitants of each town and village, private and commercial. Has a 'Court' directory (the well-off) and a Trades Directory, sorted by occupation; both include addresses. If you want a different year, I can look in Kelly's Directories for Devon and Cornwall in two local libraries; neither set is complete. DW5

"Trade Directory for Devonshire and Cornwall." Kelly, 1871. DW5

"The Wellingtonia Book (the history of the Wellington Surname)." John Evelyn, Publisher unknown, Spring 1994. This book gives you information about the Wellington family and where they originated from and that the Wellington surname actually derived from De Willington. CW5

Derbyshire

"Hand-List of the Crutchley Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library." F. Taylor, M.A., Ph.D., Manchester University Press, 1950-51. Indexes with short descriptions of the documents held at the John Rylands Library that relate to the Coke family and estates which came into it's possession. Properties concerned mainly in Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Suffolk counties from the 12th through 19th centuries. Wide range of documents. Hundreds of individuals. One name requests at a time. You must include a given name, there are hundreds of items in this book and I will not be sending everything listed for a single surname. SC3

"Lyson's Magna Britannia, Volume V.:Derbyshire." Reverend Daniel Lysons and Samuel Lysons, Esq, 1817. This is a concise topographical account of Derbyshire, containing inhabitants and government, division of county, table of parishes, Boroughs and market towns, Fairs, Division of property at time of Domesday survey, County Nobility, with extinct peerages, noblemen's seats, Baronet's seats, and Gentry: Families extinct before the Heralds visitations, families extinct or removed since 1500, principal seats, halls, massions, etc and the residences of gentry; and lastly, arms. Parochial history, and antiquities. BA1

"Sutton - Cum - Duckmanton Parish Registers 1662 - 1837." All Births, Deaths & Marriages from 1662 to 1837 in the Sutton Cum Duckmanton area. Only submit 2 Surnames please. KM10

Devon

(formerly Devonshire)

"1851 British Census for Devon, Warwick and Norfolk." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1997. CD-ROM INDEX. JG10, LV2

"Allin Families of North Devonshire" and "Allin Families of North Devonshire supplement." George R. Allin, Jr., Gateway Press Inc., 1992 Allin family history beginning with the 16th century in North Devon. Richard Allin m. Margaret Wyot. Banbury family history goes to 17th century in South Cornwall and North Devon with the marriage of Thomas Banbury and Grace Yeo. The book includes many pictures and extracts of wills. Principal surnames included: Allin, Banbury, Detwiler, Hamm, and Pontius. DE3

"The Place Names of Devon," parts 1 and 2. Cambridge, 1931. Places listed by parish. Does not include many personal names but if you are looking for a particular place, this has brief historical details, and mentions individual farms. Can also be useful for surnames that originate in places. DW5

"Trade Directory for Devonshire and Cornwall." Kelly, 1871. DW5

Essex

Gloucestershire

1851 Census for Gloucestershire. JG10

"Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset, 1851 Census." Gordon Beavington, 2001. JG10

"Newland Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1850." JG10

"North Nibley Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1837." JG10

"North Nibley Parish Records." J E Gould 2003. Indexed records for this Gloucestershire parish 1567-1837. JG10

Hampshire

Hertfordshire

"Haileybury Register 1862-1983." W.F.L. Newcombe (Ed) , Haileybury, 1984. A brief note on nearly every pupil and member of staff who was ever at Haileybury College / Imperial Service College, Hertfordshire, up to 1983. Many expatriate civil servants in India had been at Haileybury. RBC

Kent

Lancashire

"England in Ashton under Lyne." W. M. Bowman, John Sheratt & Sons, 1960 1000 years of the history of the town, well indexed by family names/place names/subject etc. JS9

"History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster." Author:James Croston. Publisher: John Heywood. Date: 1888. A comprehensive five-volume history of Lancashire originally edited by Edward Baines. Contains a large number of pedigrees of gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1888.**MJS

"History of the Parish of Whalley and Honor of Clitheroe." Author: Thomas Dunham Whitaker. Publisher: J. Nichols and Son. Date: 1806. A very detailed account of this large parish, including a number of pedigrees of gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1806.**MJS

"History of Preston Anthony Hewitson", SR Publishers Ltd, 1969. A history of Preston, Lancashire, from AD 705 - 1883. A personal history written by a well known Preston Historian. DW2

"Lancashire 1855." Trade Directory published by Slater; 1855. INCLUDES all of the county. TGJ

"The Openshaw Pedigree." Author: Joseph T. Openshaw; published by the Bury Times, 1893. The descendants of Opynscha of the Schae, Lancashire, 1370. Twenty pages of dropline charts of Openshaws, and one of the Ormerod descendants of Matthew de Hormerodes, c 1270, with whom the Openshaws intermarried. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1893.**MJS

"Pedigrees of Lancashire Families." Compiled and published by Joseph Foster, 1873. Contains many pedigrees of Lancashire gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1873.**MJS

"Registers of Parish Church of Croston V1 1538-1685," Lancashire Parish Register Society, 1900. Baptisms, Marriages and Burials also Baptism 1690-1727. DW2

"Registers of Parish Church of Croston Vol 2 1690-1727," Lancashire Parish Register Society 1904. Weddings and Burials. DW2

Leicestershire

See also under Clement/Clements surname.

London

"Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital in London 1617-1778." by Peter Wilson Coldham. BW1

"Chiswick Past." Gillan Clegg, pub by Historical Publications Ltd, 1995. The history of Chiswick, including the old parishes of Turnham Green, Little Sutton and Strand on the Green from the 12th century to the present day. Details on people prominent in the history of the area. RP2

"London Encyclopedia." This contains histories of areas, streets and important buildings, and people who were of importance in the history of the city. JB16

Middlesex

(now Greater London)

Norfolk

"1851 British Census for Devon, Warwick and Norfolk." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1997. CD-ROM INDEX. JG10, LV2

"A history of the United reformed church at Mattishall." includes baptisms from 1772, marriages from 1882, deaths from 1780 and MI's from Badley Moor. JS15

"Index to Marriage Licence Bonds 1624-1860." Norfolk Peculiar Jurisdictions compiled by P.E. Hamlin Esq. MH5

"An Index to Norwich City Officers 1435 - 1835." Edited by Timothy Hawes 1989
Mayors,Sheriffs,Aldermen,Recorders,Stewards,Town Clerks,Chamberlains. All in the City of Norwich. PD

"Kelly's Directory Norfolk & Suffolk 1912" Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1912. Names and Adresses of private residents and also commercial entries. A topographical account of every Town,Parish,Village and Township, and descriptions of of the principal buildings and objects of interst. PD

"Kelly's Directory for Norwich 1933." Street directory, trades directory and private residents. JS15

"MI's from Tivetshall St Margaret." Record of the gravestones in the above churchyard. JS15

"Muster and Valuation for the hundred of South Erpingham c.1522." Geoff Lowe 1996. Privately transcribed and indexed from original document. Copies placed in NFHS library, NRO and PRO. I have kept a copy and can check it for names be researched. South Erpingham is a hundred in the Central North East of Norfolk covering 39 parishes. Approx. 1460 people are named. GPCL

"Nonconformist Registers. No 1 Mattishall & Dereham Congregational 1772-1837. No.2 Mattishall & Watton Primitive methodist 1832-1837" Transcribed by Peter J.Seaman Esq.M.A. Indexed by Patrick Palgrave-Moore BA.,FSA.,FSG. Norfolk & Norwich Genealogical Society 1983. PD

"Norfolk Archdeaconry Marriage Licence Bonds." Edited by Peter Green LLB
Most marriages took place after the calling of banns, but for a small proportion a licence was sought. Information to be found in these records includes the name of the bride and groom:their parishes of residence; Their ages;their marital status;the bridegroom's occupation;and the church at which the marriage is intended to take place. PD

"Norfolk, A Shell Guide." by W. Harrod and C.L.S. Linnell, Faber and Faber. Published 1957, contains listings and decriptions of Norfolk townships and villages. I have transcribed all the surnames references in the book into a database and can now search by family name for any reference to them in the guide. JB7

"Norfolk Subsidy 1597." Geoff Lowe, 1997. A privately transcribed and indexed subsidy covering the hundreds of South Erpingham, North Erpingham, Eynsford, North Greenhoe, Gallow, Brothercross, Taverham, Walsham, Blofield, Loddon, Clavering. Coverage of these hundreds is variable. Copies of the transcript are in the NFHS library, NRO, PRO. I have retained one copy and will check entries for surnames being researched. GPCL

The parish registers of Little Melton 1734-1837. JS15

"Rosary Cemetery. Monumental Inscriptions 1819-1986 and Burials 1821-1837." (Norfolk Genealogy, Volume XVIII). Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, 1986. Please do not request BLANKET lookups for common Norfolk names (i.e. "all Howard Smiths") which have MANY stones with MANY inscriptions. The more specific your request, the better I can help. MH5

Northamptonshire

"Northants. militia list 1777." V.A. Hatley, Northants Record Society 1973. The book contains militia lists for 1777 for nearly the whole of Northamptonshire, England, excepting Nassaburgh Hundred also known as the Soke of Peterborough. GS1

Northumberland

North Yorkshire

"Cayton Monumental Inscriptions." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1998. Description: Monumental Inscriptions in the church and churchyard of St. John the Baptist and the cemetery at Cayton, nr. Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. G9

"Hackness Monumental Inscriptions." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1996. Description: Monumental Inscriptions in the church and churchyard of Hackness, North Yorkshire, England. G9

"Seamer Monumental Inscriptions." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1995. Description: Monumental Inscriptions in the church and churchyard of Seamer, nr. Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. G9

"Seamer Parish Registers 1813 -1837." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1991. Reprinted 2001. Description: Baptisms, marriages and burials in the parish of Seamer, North Yorkshire, England for the period of 1813 to 1837. G9

Shropshire

"Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1905." Kelly's Directories Ltd., 1905. Trade Directory covering Shropshire (Salop) England for the year 1905. TB2

"Printed Parish Register:- Dawley Magna 1666-1837." Shropshire Parish Register Society December 1928. The Register includes: Christenings 1666 to 1812; Burials 1666 to 1812; Marriages 1666 to 1837. There is a list of Incumbents and also listings of some of the Memorial tablets inside the church. DP8

"Printed Parish Register:- Norbury 1560-1812." Shropshire Parish Register Society December 1938. DP8

Somerset

"Chard Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1850." JG10

"Gloucestershire, Bristol and Somerset, 1851 Census." Gordon Beavington, 2001. JG10

"An Historical Guide to Monkton Combe, Combe Down and Claverton." The Rev D Lee Pitcairn & The Rev Alfred Richardson. Self published. Printed by F Goodall of Bath. 1924. Account of the history of these 3 villages from Roman times to the early C20th. Many references to local families and local events - much material drawn from parish records/accounts. J10

"The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset." Rev. John Collinson; printed by R. Cruttwell of Bath; published 1791. An early county history in three volumes, containing some family histories and pedigrees. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1791.**MJS

"The History of part of West Somerset." Author: Charles Chadwick-Healey. Publisher: Henry Southeran. Date: 1901. A very detailed history of the parishes of Luccombe, Selworthy, Stoke Pero, Porlock, Culbone and Oare, including a number of pedigrees of gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1901.**MJS

"South Petherton Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1850." JG10

"Withycombe Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1850." JG10

"Withycombe Parish Records." J. E Gould, 2003. Indexed records for this Somerset parish 1670- 1837. JG10

Staffordshire

"The Reades of Blackwood Hill and Dr Johnson's Ancestry." Aleyn Lyell Reade, Spottiswoode & Co. (privately), 1906. The full title of this book is "The Reades of Blackwood Hill in the Parish of Horton, Staffordshire: a Record of their Descendants, with a full account of Dr. Johnson's Ancestry, his Kinfolk and Family Connexions." It is a most impressive collection of 29 hand drawn family trees with a large amount of supporting detail, illustrations and indexes. There are too many families, in addition to those of Reade and Johnson, to list them all here, but two that are especially prominent are Dudley and Hickman. MJS

"Pedigree of Turton of Staffordshire, &c." Compiled by Frederick Augustus Homer and Cholmondeley Sherwood James; Published by Phillimore & Co.; date 1924. Descendants of Nicholas Turton of Dudley, Staffs, c1470. Twenty three large pages of dropline charts bound into a slim book. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1924.** MJS

Suffolk

Surrey

"Shalford Parish Church." Florence F. Law, Wiles and Son, "Trinity Printing Works", 1898. Families associated with Shalford Parish Church of St. Andrews, located in England: including the De Northwoods, De Valence, De Vere, Mortimer, Fitz Walter, and Fitz Barnard. Book contains Coats of Arms, as well as considerable information about these families from the time of William the Conqueror on. SAJ

Sussex

"Horstead Keynes, Sussex, the Church and Parish." FS Eardley, MacMillan and Co, London, 1939. Unfortunately this book does not have an index, but I am willing to look up information in the Notable Families section. This includes fragmentary information about the Challenors, the Wyatts, the Lewknors, the Barentynes,the Mitchelbornes. JO3

"Kelly's Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1867." Kelly, 1867. Commercial directory - have only Sussex section. Organised by place, with a description (which usually has details of the church, situation, brief history), then Public Establishments, Private Residenst and Commercial listings. SP5

Warwickshire

See also under these surnames: Clopton, Thompson.

"1851 British Census for Devon, Warwick and Norfolk." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1997. CD-ROM INDEX. JG10, LV2

"The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated." William Dugdale: Thomas Warren, London, 1656 from Records, Leiger-Books, Manuscripts, Charters, Evidences, Tombes, and Armes.... RBC

"Domesday Book Warwickshire." Draft Translation by Judy Plaister. Phillimore, 1976. Survey of the County of Warwickshire including Birmingham. 1086. DP8

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

"Malvern College Register 3rd Supplement 1977." Malvern College, 1977. Lists names of all entries to the College 1863-1977; biog for entries 1910-77; incomplete biog for earlier entries; also Council members 1949-76; Headmasters 1863-77; Housemasters 1871-1977; Assistant Masters on staff from 1950 (includes some who were appointed in the 1920s); Honours, Prizes 1950-77. Biogs usually include House, date of birth and of entry, school achievements, profession and so on. GS4

Yorkshire

"Brompton by Sawdon, Church and Cemetery." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 2001. Monumental inscriptions in All Saints church and churchyard and the separate cemetery in Brompton, Yorkshire, England. G9

"Harwood Dale Monumental Inscriptions." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 2007. Monumental Inscriptions in the churches and churchyards of St. Margaret's old church and St. Margaret's new church in Harwood Dale, Yorkshire, England. G9

"Hutton Buscel Monumental Inscriptions." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 2002. Inscriptions in the church and the churchyard of St. Matthews church, Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England. G9

"Monumental Inscriptions, Foston on the Wolds." East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1994. The monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard of St. Andrew, Foston on the Wolds as recorded by the members of the East Yorkshire Family History Society. G9

"Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire." Author: Joseph Foster. Publisher: Wilfred Head. Date: 1874. Two large volumes of chart pedigrees of gentry families. ** Please do not request lookups for individuals born after 1874.**MJS

"Record of Leave of Absence & Passes Granted Great Central Railway: Yorkshire England." Handwritten Log Book, Rotherham and Masborough Area. 1922 to 1935. Dates of Birth: Record of Service in some cases. Dates of rail passes granted. Dates of Illness. DP8

"White's 1853 Directory of the Clothing Districts of West Yorkshire." White; 1853. EXCLUDES all of the pre-1974 West Riding south of Wakefield. TGJ

"William Bowne of Yorkshire, England and His Descendants." Miller K. Reading, M.D.; Deats; 1903. Some of the descendants of William Bowne who was born in Yorkshire, England about 1600 and his wife Ann. [Family immigrated to New Jersey, USA] CLR

"Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School." Old Scholars' Association Handbook for 1927-28 Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School. Old Scholars' Association, 1928. This booklet lists all the members of the Old Scholars' Association for 1927-1928. For each person, it lists surname, initials, title, maiden name if applicable, 1927-8 address of each member, and the years they attended the Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School, also known as Aireborough Grammar School. All sixth-formers could join the Old Scholars' Association while still pupils, so the list includes present pupils. The Association was found October 1913. Surnames listed:
Anderson, Atkinson
Barbour, Bates, Boulton, Breare, Briggs, Broadbent, Brown, Burke,
Busfield, Butterfield
Cartwright, Chester, Chippendale, Claridge, Clarke, Claughton, Clayton, Cordingley, Cowling, Cree, Cribb, Cross
Dalton, Davidson, Deane, Dracup, Denison, Dixon, Doble, Dobson, Dorn, Driver,
Eastburn, Ellis, Emsley
Flesher, Fletcher, Foggitt, Fryer
Gascoigne, German, Gill, Gregory, Greig
Haig, Haigh, Hamnett, Hardaker, Hardwick, Hardy, Harrison, Haynes, Hey, Hickinson, Holgate, Holmes, Holroyd, Huddleston, Hustler, Hutchinson
Ives
Jackson, Johnson, Jordan, Jowett
Laughlin, Lawrence, Leach, Lee, Legge, Linsey, Lister, Long
Mann, Mansell, Marr, Maston, Mather, McBretney, Metcalfe, Mettrick, Money, Moss, Muschamp
Outhwaite
Payne, Parkinson, Penny, Piercy, Pollard, Price, Priestley
Rawnsley, Rennie, Rennison, Rhodes, Rigby, Rigg, Robinson, Ross, Rouse
Sanderson, Scott, Sedgewick, Senior, Shackleton, Shuttleworth, Simpson, Smart, Smith, Stephenson, Stringer, Sunderland, Suttle, Sutcliffe, Sutton
Talbot, Thistlewaite, Thomas, Thompson, Thorp, Tillotson, Tomlinson, Tonks, Towers, Trout, Turner, Turton
Wadsworth, Walker, Walsh, Walshaw, Wallace, Walton, Watkinson, Westcott, Weyman, White, Wilkinson, Wilson, Woodcock, Worth
Yeadon, Younger. BS2

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