Official Papers
(1598-1601) The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records.
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Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1761) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty (late payment of the 6d rate attracted double duty (D D) of 12d): the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 28 July to 31 December 1761.DUTSON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices registered in Herefordshire
(1773) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. These collectors generally received duty just from their own county, but sometimes from further afield. The indentures themselves can date from a year or two earlier than this return. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Bristol return. Each entry has two scans, the other being the facing page with the details of the indenture, length of service, and payment of duty.) IR 1/58DUTSON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Clerks and apprentices
(1786) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 10 February to 31 December 1786. IR 1/33DUTSON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of apprentices and clerks
(1791) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 5 March to 31 December 1791. IR 1/35DUTSON. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Bromyard in Herefordshire
(1790-1797) The provincial sections of the Universal British Directory include lists of gentry and traders from each town and the surrounding countryside, with names of local surgeons, lawyers, postmasters, carriers, &c. (the sample scan here is from the section for Bath). The directory started publication in 1791, but was not completed for some years, and the provincial lists, sent in by local agents, can date back as early as 1790 and as late as 1797.
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Inhabitants of Bury in Lancashire
(1818) Leigh's Directory of Bury and Rochdale lists gentry and traders in both towns and in surrounding areas. The sample scan is from the Bury listing.DUTSON. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1828) Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders
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Insolvents
(1828) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksDUTSON. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1836) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksDUTSON. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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