Archive CD Books:History, Topography & Genealogy Books on CD:Great Britain:England:Surrey:History & Topography
A huge and incredibly rare five volume set, this is *the* history of Surrey book. If there is a better, more comprehensive one we'd love to see it!
It contains an enormous amount of information about every place in the county, historical details as well as superb topopraphical descriptions plus dozens and dozens of superb quality illustrative plates.
This book was very kindly loaned to the Project by The Reading University Library. Price: £25.49 £29.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
This is one of the most important resources that we have seen, and one that should be of great interest to all family historians. Published in 1772 it was the handbook of the duties and responsibilities of the Parish Officer.
It includes the duties of the overseers of the poor, the power in relieving, employing and settling, etc. of poor persons; the laws relating to the poor, and settlements, and the statutes concerning masters and servants. The right of Settlement was something that was of great concern to all of our ancestors. Basically, to be able to have right of settlement in a parish, one had to be born there, married there or serving an apprenticeship there. Proof was all-important, especially if a person became destitute and needed support from the parish. Parish officers would have people literally evicted and transported to another parish under such circumstances. What happened about bastardy? What obligations does an apprentice have to his master and vice-versa? This book describes it all, together with the supporting laws.
Other sections of the book include the authority and duty of constables, tithingmen, etc.; churchwardens, how they should be chosen, their duties, church accounts, repairing of churches, etc. There are some very interesting punishments for not attending church and keeping to the rules! There is a section on surveying the highways, Scavengers, methods of taxation of the highways, and laws. And finally, the duties and powers of Watchmen.
Price: £15.11 £17.75 Including VAT at 17.5%
The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast array of subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces.
In 1891 George Gomme republished all of these topograhical articles but edited and indexed them into county specific order. Each of Gomme's works contains between two and four separate counties, except for the London volumes.
An absolute goldmine of information about the county, its people and its places.
SEE BELOW FOR A VERY SPECIAL OFFER FOR ALL OF THE VOLUMES. Price: £12.13 £14.25 Including VAT at 17.5%
A compendium set comprising all 15 volumes. Each individual book includes between two and four counties, with the exception of London which is in its own three volume set but is included in the compendium.
Each book is available separately (see individual county topography pages) but this compendium set for the whole of England will save you over 120.00 GBP on the separate CD's Price: £34.00 £39.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
The full set of this incredibly rare and expensive set of books. This is probably one of the most useful London history books ever written and has been an invaluable reference tool for generations of eminent London historians.
Superb historical account of towns, villages and hamlets within twelve miles of the capital with numerous references to family names, extract from registers and dozens of beautifull illustrations. Each volume carries its own excellent index.
Originally published in 1791, this set has been bound into six books with the contents as follows:
Volume one - part one: The county of Surrey.
Volume one - part two: The counties of Kent, Essex and Herts.
Volume two - part one: The county of Middlesex. Acton - Heston.
Volume two - part two: The county of Middlesex. Hornsey - Wilsdon.
Volume three: Those parishes in the county of Middlesex which are not described in The Environs of London.
Volume four: The counties of Herts, Essex and Kent.
We are extremely grateful to The Barnet Archives for the kind loan of this wonderful set of books. Price: £21.28 £25.00 Including VAT at 17.5%
A comprehensive history of Camberwell with chapters covering it's geology, old families, population, political history, local names and places, churches and chapels, schools, local places and their associations and more.
Full of illustrations this book will be of great interest to those with Camberwell ancestors. A wealth of background information on the place they lived and what life was really like there.
Price: £12.13 £14.25 Including VAT at 17.5%
The book explains the Inclosures Act and details the results of the act in Croydon. The act was passed to re-organise farm land, mainly to the benefit of the landowners who exchanged small pieces of dispersed land for large areas of land in one place. This allowed them to increase their agricultural output considerably and made them wealthier. In theory, people who had land taken from them to be redistributed should have received another piece of land as compensation, however this was not always the case and many small farmers and tenants were illegally evicted from their homes without compensation.
The list of awards details all those people who had land confiscated and were compensated, their new area of land can be seen on the vast map of Croyden Parish. So, you can see which section of land your ancestor's originally owned and where, if they were lucky, they were moved. Price: £12.13 £14.25 Including VAT at 17.5%
A history of Croydon town from around 1100 to 1800, with illustrations. It contains chapters on Early History and the Present state, Manors and Parks, Addiscombe, Charitable Institutions, The Palace, The Church, Benefactions to Croyden. Probably the most interesting section is the Chronology chapter containing interesting snippets of information about the goings on of the town between 1185 - 1744. Examples include,
"1200 - Two women, having stolen some clothes at Croindone, were pursued to South fleet where they were seized, imprisoned and afterwards tried by the Lord Henry de Cobham and other gentlemen of the county, who adjudged them to undergo the fire-ordeal. By this cruel and superstitious test of innocence one was acquitted, the other condemned and afterwards drowned in a pond called Bikepool."
"1728 - On the 12th of May, so violent a storm of hail and rain, with thunder and lightning, fell at Croyden as to strike the hail stones, which were from eight to ten inches round, some inches into the earth. The cattle were forced into ditches and drowned, the glass windows facing the storm were shattered and other great damage done" Price: £12.13 £14.25 Including VAT at 17.5%
An excellent history and topography of Croydon from Roman times through to the time of writing (1882).
Also contains extracts from the Domesday Book and some of the more sensational events recorded in the parish registers (please note that this book does NOT contain full transcripts of the whole of the parish register). Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
An excellent 19th century guide book which provides historical and geographical information about the following places in Surrey;
Wimbledon, Kew, Richmond, Kingston-On-Thames, Weybridge, Chertsey, Egham, Bagshot, Croydon, Caterham, Reigate, Dorking, Betchworh Park, Leatherhead, Epsom, Esher, Woking Junction, Guildford, Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere.
Read about these places as your ancestors would have viewed them. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
A charming little book, originally published in 1903 with this being the 5th edition from 1926. It contains detailed descriptions of each place in Surrey as well as general information about the area, population, history and the physical features and scenery.
There are many photographs and illustrations of churches and other places of interest as well as an extremely detailed county map. Price: £9.79 £11.50 Including VAT at 17.5%
