Founded in the 13th century, the Duchy of Lancaster is a vast collection of land and property across England and Wales, held in trust for the Queen in her role as Duke of Lancaster.
This book, covering the period c.1572-1603, forms a listing of court cases involving land, rent, tithes etc. in many counties, including - Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Carmarthernshire, Essex, Nottinghamshire, Berkshire, Norfolk etc.
Many hundreds of names of people are included, from all social classes.
Complete with extensive name and place indexes.
644 pages of fascinating historical detail.
An outstanding Tudor resource for local and family historians.

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Also includes an Index of Names.

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This CD also includes inscriptions of tombstones in the churchyard and monumental inscriptions in the church together with Sir John Cullum’s notes on Ickworth Church.
Complete with separate indexes of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials plus an index of Tombstones and an index of Monumental Inscriptions.

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Transcripts of a selection of wills and inventories from the Court of the Commissary of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
Includes four indexes - Index Testatorum, Index Nominum, Index Locorum, and Index Rerum
Also included are end notes to explain the meanings of various words and phrases

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Transcripts in Latin of the Recusant Roll for 1592-3, for England and Wales, listed by county.
Hundreds of names of Roman Catholic men and women are included.
Complete with a useful index of names and places, in English.
A fascinating aspect of Tudor religious history. An essential reference guide for family historians with Catholic ancestors.

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Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1539-1850.

Also contains some Monumental Inscriptions from the Church and Churchyard, Wills, Post Mortem Inquisitions, Tax Payers, Valuations & Returns, etc..

Plus separate Indexes of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.

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Paupers in Workhouses
Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 30 July 1861.

Returns "from each workhouse in England & Wales, of the name of every adult pauper in each workhouse who has been an inmate of the workhouse during a continuous period of five years; stating the amount of time that each of such inmates shall have been in the workhouse, and the reason assigned why such persons are unable to maintain themselves:"
This cd contains the full return arranged by county and workhouse plus the summary

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This CD contains the parish registers of the above two Suffolk parishes plus notes on the history of the two parishes and various notable local families.
Includes transcripts of tombstones in both churches and churchyards, Lay Subsides for West Stow & Wordwell plus four indexes.
These include indexes of the West Stow registers and of the Wordwell registers plus a General Index

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Suffolk in 1674 - The Hearth Tax Returns
Published in 1905.

Transcripts of the 1674 Hearth Tax returns for the county of Suffolk, arranged alphabetically by parish.
Contains many hundreds of names of persons (heads of household), together with the number of hearths in each house.
Complete with an index of names.
A fascinating insight into Suffolk during the Stuart period. Very useful for family history and local history.

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