Inhabitants of Bandon
(1809)
2 July 1809 George Kingston of Bandon offered this reward: 'WHEREAS about the hour of three o’clock this morning, some wicked and evil-minded person fired a musket ball into one of the windows in the front of my house, in the town of Bandon, which passed through the curtains of a bed and lodged in the wall, close to a lady who lay thereon: I do hereby offer a reward of thirty guineas to any person or persons who will, within six months from this date, discover the person who fired said shot, so as that he may be prosecuted to conviction.' He was supported by neighbours offering in addition sums from £3 8s 3d to £50, in all £586 15s 6d.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Ordnance Staff: Clerks
(1809)
'An Account of the Establishment of the Office of Ordnance, as it stood at Midsummer 1809; with the Names of the Persons holding the several Offices; and the Salaries or Emoluments arising therefrom.' The return is set out in tabular form, on facing pages, giving: office; full name (or occasionally surname and initials); salaries and emoluments by His Majesty's warrant or by order of the Master-General and Board of the Ordnance - with separate columns for salaries by quarter books, by bill and debenture, and gratuities, house rent, coals and candles, stationery allowance, and pay of assistant clerks at the Tower and Pall Mall.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Ordnance Staff: Porters, Doorkeepers and Messengers
(1809)
'An Account of the Establishment of the Office of Ordnance, as it stood at Midsummer 1809; with the Names of the Persons holding the several Offices; and the Salaries or Emoluments arising therefrom.' The return is set out in tabular form, on facing pages, giving: office; full name (or occasionally surname and initials); salaries and emoluments by His Majesty's warrant or by order of the Master-General and Board of the Ordnance - with separate columns for salaries by quarter books, by bill and debenture, and gratuities, house rent, coals and candles, stationery allowance, and pay of assistant clerks at the Tower and Pall Mall.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers
(1809)
A comprehensive list of Wesleyan Methodist ministers arranged by station and circuit in Britain, Ireland and abroad, was prepared each year at the church's annual conference. This includes supernumeraries and missionary preachers.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts: Dividends and Certificates
(1807-1810)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcy certificates and dividends for England and Wales from December 1807 to 1810, referring to commissions taken out before December 1807. Each entry gives the year of the commission; the full name of the bankrupt, address, occupation, and the dates of dividends and certificate as appropriate. JENKINS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1808-1810)
William Smith's abstracts of bankruptcies for England and Wales from 1 January 1808 to 1 August 1810. Bankruptcy causes abrupt changes in people's lives, and is often the reason for someone appearing suddenly in a different location or in a different occupation.JENKINS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Daughters of Wesleyan Methodist preachers
(1809-1810)
The Wesleyan Methodist church allowed 8 guineas for each preacher's daughter to her father for her education; these sums are listed in the annual accounts, with the girl's full name, arranged by school year, giving us an idea of her age.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Sons of Wesleyan Methodist preachers
(1809-1810)
Sons of Wesleyan Methodist preachers could be educated by the church at their school at Kingswood. For each son not educated at this school 12 pounds was allowed by the church to his father; these sums are listed in the annual accounts, with the boy's full name, arranged by school year, giving us an idea of his age.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Wesleyan Methodist preachers' widows
(1809-1810)
The Wesleyan Methodist church's Merciful Fund provided annuities for preachers' widows, as well as other payments to retired clergy, widows and other dependants in need. These are listed in the annual minutes. Particularly useful is the fact that, after a widow remarried, her first married surname and her new surname were both given.JENKINS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts and solicitors
(1810)
English bankrupts and their solicitors, as reported in the European Magazine. July to December 1810.
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