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Sir Justinian Isham:
Parish Register Extracts ... from the Lost Registers of Barby, Maidwell,
Pytchley and Rothwell in Northamptonshire and from the Register of
Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
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A history and guide arranged alphabetically containing thousands of dates
and references to matters of interest connected with the past and present
history of the town - its public buildings, chapels, churches and clubs -
its friendly societies and benevolent associations, philanthropic and
philosophical institutions - its colleges and schools, parks, gardens,
theatres and places of amusement - its men of worth and noteworthy men,
manufactures and trades. Population, rates, statistics of progress &c, &c
PG etext 14472
A survey of London, a record of the greatest of all cities, preserving
her history, her historical and literary associations, her mighty buildings,
past and present, a book that should comprise all that Londoners love, all
that they ought to know of their heritage from the past ...
PG etext 20310
Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1850.
Hundreds of names listed with ages and date and place of death. A number of
entries provide a lengthy obituary.
PG etext 18502
"A description of modern Birmingham whereunto are annexed, observations made during an excursion round the
town
in the summer of 1818, including Warwick and Leamington". Includes useful information about organisations
and charities.
PG etext 11416