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Divorced, Bigamist, Bereaved?

Divorced, Bigamist, Bereaved?

(Rebecca Probert) The family historian?s guide to marital breakdown, separation, widowhood, and remarriage: from 1600 to the 1970s. A follow-up to Rebecca?s earlier title Marriage Law for Genealogists, that looks at lives which did not meet the common pattern of…..

£9.99

Old OS Map – Lyme Regis 1903

Old OS Map – Lyme Regis 1903

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Lyme Regis in 1903 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds,…..

£2.40

Barwick & Stoford - Chatterbox Revisited

Barwick & Stoford – Chatterbox Revisited

Chatterbox, “The Voice of Barwick & Stoford” was the villages’ quarterly magazine  from August 2004 to September 2014. The history items from the magazine have been brought together in this booklet to ensure that these important articles are not lost…..

£6.00

Chaldon Herring

Chaldon Herring

(Judith Stinton)  A history of the village with many names included, and indexed. 208 pages.  Soft covers.

£14.95

Old OS Map – Poole 1900

Old OS Map – Poole 1900

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Poole in 1900 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds, wells…..

£2.40

Pawlett Parish Registers

Pawlett Parish Registers

A transcription of: Christenings 1667-1837, Marriages 1667-1837, Marriage Banns 1754-1812, Burials 1667-1837.

£7.20

Frome - Experiences of a 19th Century Gentleman

Frome – Experiences of a 19th Century Gentleman

(ed Derek Gill)  The Diary of Thomas Bunn of Frome.  An extensive introduction to the Bunn family is followed by diary extracts from the 1830s and 1840s. 196 pages.  Soft covers.

£10.00

Old OS Map – Shaftesbury 1900

Old OS Map – Shaftesbury 1900

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Shaftesbury in 1900 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds, wells…..

£2.40

Porlock Parish Registers

Porlock Parish Registers

A transcription, in two volumes, of: Christenings 1594-1837, Marriages 1594-1837, Burials 1594-1837.

£11.20

Old OS Map – Sturminster Newton 1900

Old OS Map – Sturminster Newton 1900

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Sturminster Newton in 1900 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds,…..

£2.40

Puncknowle Parish Registers

Puncknowle Parish Registers

A transcription of: Christenings 1730-1880, Marriages 1632-1836, Burials 1631-1867. 1861 and 1871 Census Records.

£6.90

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1806-1818

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1806-1818

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from several volumes, covering the…..

£2.25

Wootton Courtnay – Lord of the Manor

Wootton Courtnay – Lord of the Manor

(Geoffrey Stoate) This book is the result of an attempt to trace the successive owners of the manor of Wootton Courtenay, from the time of the Norman Conquest to the final break up of the estate in 1920. The manor…..

£10.95

Old OS Map – Swanage 1900

Old OS Map – Swanage 1900

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Swanage in 1900 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds, wells…..

£2.40

Somerset Voices - A Celebration of Memories

Somerset Voices – A Celebration of Memories

(Ann Heeley, Louise Clapp & Liz Snelgrove)  Life is shown as it really was in the twentieth century in the words of those who have lived through great changes, drawn from a collection of over six hundred oral recordings of…..

£14.99

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1818-1825

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1818-1825

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from several volumes, covering the…..

£2.25