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16 November 2008
Issue 2008, Number 8
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o New Data CDs from England
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=== New Data CDs from the U.S. ==============
The following new data CDs from the U.S. are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
John Fiske, THE DUTCH AND QUAKER COLONIES IN AMERICA, (1900) 2008.
$24.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0610
Fiske devotes this volume of his series on colonial American history first to New Amsterdam and the early history of New York and New Jersey, then to the settlement of Pennsylvania and of the territory that became Delaware. He then carries the history of these colonies down to the Revolutionary era.
The author begins with a discussion of the Netherlands prior to the period of North American colonization, including relations with England. He then relates the story of the period of discovery, followed by the settlements at Albany and Manhattan. He covers the Dutch penetration of the Delaware and the beginnings of the settlements in northern New Jersey, and the wars with England which led to the establishment of New York.
At this point Fiske switches his attention to the colonizing activities of William Penn and the Quaker migrations to Pennsylvania and to southern New Jersey. This is followed by an account of the activities of Governor Andros, and the Dominion of New England, which briefly brought several English colonies under his unified government.
Fiske closes with an account of the Middle Colonies in the first half of the eighteenth century, and then gives special attention to such immigrant groups as the Huguenots and the Scotch-Irish.
John Fiske, THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT AMERICA AND THE SPANISH CONQUEST, (1892) 2008.
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0611
These two volumes constitute the opening section of Fiske's massive history of colonial North America. Here he describes the Native American peoples prior to the European voyages of discovery, then relates the voyages of discovery themselves, to which he adds material on the Spanish conquests.
The first chapter provides an overview of the Native American societies as they existed prior to the arrival of Columbus. The remainder of the first volume is devoted to the many voyages, some real and some mythical, recorded prior to the voyages of Columbus, and then to the work of Columbus himself.
The second volume begins with accounts of the many voyages of discovery to North America of the sixteenth century, especially those of the English, but also those of other European countries. The remainder of the volume is devoted to a history of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and then of Peru, with the beginnings of the story of colonial Spanish America.
THE PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY, v6-10, (1882-1886) 2008.
$27.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=US0612-B
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, one of the earliest quarterly serial publications of this type, was first published by the Pennsylvania Historical Society in 1877. The second five volumes are reproduced here with fully-searchable text. (see US0612-A for volumes I-V).
In these volumes (VI through X), The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography continues with articles of both genealogical and historical significance, including:
- A German's Information Regarding The Officers of The Continental Army.
- A sketch of some of the descendants of Owen Richards, who emigrated to Pennsylvania previous to 1718.
- A Partial List of the Families who resided in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, prior to 1687, with the Date of their Arrival
- Marriages at Chesterfield, New Jersey, 1685-1730
- Genealogical Sketch of General W. S. Hancock.
- The Attitude of the Quakers in the Provincial Wars.
- An Index to the Obituary Notices published in the "Pennsylvania Gazette," from 1728-1791.
- An Englishman's Opinion of the Bostonians in 1774
- The First Tax List for Philadelphia County, A.D. 1693. With an Introductory Note.
- Notes and Queries
Plus dozens of other articles. See the web page for a complete list.
An unpublished Table of Contents for Volume VII was also created by Archive CD Books USA.
=== New Data CDs from Ireland ===============
The following new data CDs from Ireland are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
THOM'S IRISH ALMANAC 1880.
$29.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0033
Published from 1843 until the present day, Thom's Irish Almanac is rightly considered the pre-eminent almanac for Ireland, but the massive scope of this annual publication is sometimes forgotton or overlooked. A glance at the subtitle title for this publication gives an indication as to the depth and breadth of the information contained therein: Comprising British, Foreign and Colonial Directories. Parliamentary Directory. Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage Directory. Statistics of Great Britain and Ireland. Government Offices Directory. University, Scientific and Medical Directory. Law Directory. Ecclesiastical Directory. Banking Directory. Lieutenancy and Magistracy of Ireland. Post Office Dublin City and County Directory.
In total this publication contains over 1800 pages of statistical and residential information, which does not include the general index that requires some 30 pages and 50 pages of advertisements at the end of the edition. Although Thom's Irish Almanac is rightly seen as an Irish directory it is often overlooked that a third of the almanac is given over to Great Britain. This details all members of parliament, state functionaries, officers in the army and navy, Peerage and Baronetage and county officials and even provides obituaries for noted persoanges who died in 1879.
However, as an almanac and directory the detail provided by Thom's on Ireland is unsurpassed as both a county and Dublin directory and nationwide almanac. Some 700 pages in 1880 edition are given over to the the multitude of state functionaries, civil, religious, financial and military. This includes all the incumbents of the various parishes and benefices in Ireland, all army and navy officers, barrister and solicitors, doctors and physicians, all educational and medical institutions and members of their governing bodies and even the clubs and private institutions, such as learned and academic societies and members of their respective councils.
County by county, the alamanac and directory provides statistical information on each county derived from the 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 Population Censuses as well as the names of all the civil functionaries ranging from the deputy lieutenant of the county down to local magistrates, the places and dates of county fairs, poor law unions, petty sessions and polling stations.
The level of detail provided in the directory and almanac increases greatly once the directory reaches Dublin City and county. A third of the publication is given over to the country's capital and its immediate environs. For the capital itself a street directory is provided and this extends to the various townships such as Rathmines, Pembroke and Kingstown as well as the residents of many of the larger villages, which at this time had not been incorporated into the city. In addition, Thom's provides a list of the Dublin City and county nobility, gentry, merchants and traders as well as a trades directory and it is to the street and trades directories that most people are drawn to in search of their Dublin ancestors.
Republished here on fully-searchable CD-Rom, at least one edition of Thom's Directory and Almanac is a must for every household.
THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURER: IRELAND: COMPENDIUM (1893)
$25.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE0037
The Royal Commission on Labour: The Agricultural Labourer, was published in 1893 after evidence from the Report was presented to both Houses of Parliament. The range, depth and scope of the inquiry, meant that the report's findings and conclusions were the most comprehensive ever conducted into the conditions of the agricultural labourer in Ireland.
The information presented in the 496 page Reports was taken from the Commission's Surveys of 30 Poor Law Unions, namely:
Vol. 1: Cookstown, Ballyshannon, Ardee, Downpatrick, Clones, Letterkenny, Limavady, Ballymena, Castleblayney, Dromore West and Ballymahon
Vol. 2: Kenmare, Kanturk, Nass, Ennistymon, Cashel, Wexford, Lismore, Thomastown, Kilmallock, Mountmellick and Carlow
Vol. 3: Loughrea, Roscrea, Balrothery and Bailieborough
Vol. 4: Wesport, Castlereagh, Skibbereen and Delvin
As a conseqeunce it covers almost every county and region in Ireland, and constitutes one of the most detailed investigations into the conditions of agricultural labourer in Ireland ever undertaken. The evidence presented in the Reports derived from a plethora of sources, which give both this and the Commission's conclusions great validity. Amongst the sources from which evidence was garnered were secretaries of local labour leagues, land agents and landlords, independent witnesses, Poor Law Union Guardians, parish priests as well as personal interviews by the Commissioner and his agents. These interviews included visiting labourers' cottages in each of the subdistricts of the unions surveyed and much of the firsthand evidence gathered revealed the depressing conditions experienced by the rural and urban labourer alike.
In short, the Commission probed into every conceivable aspect of labourer's lives and probably extended its scope beyond its original remit by inquiring into the conditions and circumstances of town labourers, miners and women labourers both town and country. Taken as a whole the 1893 Royal Commission on Labour provides provides some of the best social, economic and historical data available for the labouring classes of Ireland towards the end of the 19th century and will be a useful for academics and those simply interested in the socio-economic conditions experienced by much of the population of Ireland in the 1890s.
The 496-pages is republished here in fully-searchable CD-Rom format is a must for anyone interested in the conditions of Irish agricultural and town labourers at the turn of the 19th century. Each individual volume is also published separately (thereby reducing the cost) and can be found among related products below.
=== New Data CDs from England ===============
The following new data CDs from England are now available from ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com:
DEAN STANLEY'S HISTORICAL MEMORIALS OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1911.
$15.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE5001
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley's Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey was first published in 1867 and proved so popular that it was reissued repeatedly. The current volume published here, is the eighth edition. The book provides a lively account of the tombs and memorials that are to be found throughout the Abbey, as well as the many 19th century investigations of the tomb contents which the author seems to have particularly enjoyed. Needless to say much of the volume is given over to the large number of royal tombs, with extended discussions of royal coronation ceremonies. The main body of the book contains a thorough catalogue of all the monuments and memorials to be found in the Abbey from its foundation in 1050 to 1881. A more extended treatment is given to groups of memorials with a common theme, e.g. Poets corner (with memorials for Chaucer onwards).
The last 200 pages of the book contains a detailed history of the Abbey from earliest times, with much detail about the people connected with its activities. This is a fascinating book, copiously illustrated with over 540 pages of text.
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE WILLS AND INVENTORIES, FROM THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURT, CHESTER - CHETHAM SOCIETY VOL. XXXIII.
$9.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE5002
Re-published here on fully-searchable CD-Rom format is volume XXIII of the Chetham Society. Established for the promotion, collection and publication of the 'remains, historical and literary connected with the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester', this volume was original published in 1853-4.
Volume XXXIII of the Chetham Society's publications is drawn from the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester, and the contents transcribed by the incumbent of Farndon, the Rev. John Piccope, M.A. These wills and inventories, more than fifty in total, formed part of a collection of eminent Lancashire and Cheshire families held at the Registry of the Chester Ecclesiastical Court, which had attracted the paricular attention of the Chanceller of the Diocese, the Rev. Henry Raikes, M.A. With Raikes' permission, the wills and inventories contained in this volume were transcribed.
The majority of the wills and inventories contained in this volume treat on some of the most eminent families of Lancashire and Cheshire in the first half of the 16th century. The wills and inventories transcribed by Piccope are presented almost in their original form, minus a few contractions and repitions and include all legacies and useful biographical noted on the testators throughout.
Volume XXIII of the publications of the Chetham Society should appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the counties in question.
POWELL'S GLOUCESTRIANA OR PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER (1890).
$15.49 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE5003
Compiled by John Joseph Powell, Q.C., a former Member of Parliament for the City of Gloucester and published in 1890, Gloucestriana, is a cornucopia of facts and anecdotes relating to the City collected from local newspapers and journals, notably the Gloucester Journal.
In just over 200 pages Powell presents information on such diverse subjects as the early manufacturing trade and commerce of the City, to bribery and corruption in a number of the City's ,ore infamous elections to the death of Edward II.
Glocestriana commences with one of its more lengthy chapters on the trade, manufactures and commerce of the City. Taken from a lecture read before the Archaeological Institute of Gloucester in 1860, the author describes in some considerabel detail the City's import and export trade as well as its domestic industry from records dating from the the Roman occupation, through Norman Conquest and the compilation of the Doomsday Book down to 1860. In the Domesday Book Gloucester's thriving trades were recalled as was the City's importance compared to the 'burg' of London. Shortly after this the City was twice destroyed by fire, but was quickly rebuilt and by the reign of Henry II in the 12th Century the City was renowned for its cotton manufacture and trade.
In the Chapter entitled 'The Case of the Citizens of Gloucester', Powell described how corruption and bribery was endemic in Parliamentary elections down to 1832 and paints a very vivid picture of some of Gloucester's more notorious election campaigns for Parliament. This chapter is followed by an in-depth commentary on the journal of the Rev. Francis Wells, Vicar of Prestbury, Gloucestershire. The journal spanned the periods 1715 to 1756 during which periods Wells served as Justice of the Peace and Magistrate for the County and recorded in painstaking detail the cases over which he presided at Petty and Quarter Sessions and Assizes. By all accounts Wells dispensed some harse justice, which ranged from placing a women in the stocks for cursing, the public whipping of a hedge-breaker to the examination of women named Frances Williams for the possession of a 'big-belly', which was either the result of ale drinking or consorting with 'lewd fellows'.
Gloucestriana includes a forty-five page description of some of the more colourful characters returned as Members of Parliament for the City and a fascinating topographical description of the city in the mid-1700s.
Republished here in fully-searchable CD-Rom format, Glocestriana must appeal to anyone with an interest in the history and development of the City of Gloucester.
GENEALOGIA BEDFORDIENSIS 1890.
$25.95 http://www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com/find_acdb.mvc?refid=NEWS&p=IE5004
Originally published privately by the editor Frederick Augustus Blaydes 1890, Genealogia Bedfordensis is subtitled Being a collection of evidences relating chiefly to the Landed Gentry of Bedfordshire AD 1538-1700 collected out of Parish Registers, the Bishop's transcripts, early wills, monumental inscriptions, etc. Containing 512 pages, with a comprehensives names index, Genealogia Bedfordensis represents an important collection of genealogical information on a number of the more noted families from the county, as well as copious transcripts of parish registers and other data. Only 100 copies were ever printed, making this one of the rarest, yet most valuable resources for Bedfordshire.
During the course of compiling notes for his publication, Blaydes examined in situ some forty-seven parishes in the county and examined the parish registers held therein in local custody by their incumbents. Of these, ten dated from 1538 and many contained annotations hinting at the customs and habits of the local people. Also contained were curios such as cases of rabies, burials at night and excommunications for fornication as late as 1729. In addition to the examination of the the records for 47 Bedfordshire parishes, Blaydes also undertook what he called the 'dirty but rewarding task' of sifting through the thousands of records held on slips of paper submitted to the Archdeaconry of Bedford, referred to as the 'Bishop's Transcripts'. These mainly date from 1604 onwards and it was from these that the editor was able to fill in many blanks in family pedigrees.
The Bishops Transcripts on the whole contained less genealogical information that the parish registers examined, but the former did provide additional information, such as a family's social standing.
The publication is arranged alphabetically by parish and details the baptismal, marriage and burial records from the earliest available date of the parish register until 1700. The second portion of the publication provides some detailed genealogical information on the individuals cited within each section of the parochial register portion of the publication drawn from the Bishop's Transcripts, wills and other sources. The parishes covered in Genealogia Bedfordensis are as follows:
Ampthill, Arlesey, Aspley-Guise, Astwick, Barford Great, Barford Little, Barton-le-Cley, Battlesden, Bedford, Bedford St. John, Bedford St. Paul, Bedford St. Mary, Bedford St. Peter Martin, Biddenham, Billington, Biggleswade, Bletsoe, Blunham, Bolnhurst, Bromham, Caddington,Campton Cum Shefford, Cardington, Carlton, Chalgrave, Chellington, Clapham, Clifton, Clophill, Cokayne-Hatley, Colmworth, Cople, Cranfield, Deane, Dunstable, Dunton, Eaton-Bray, Eaton-Socon, Edworth, Elstow, Eversholt, Eyworth, Farndish, Felmersham, Flitton, Flitwick, Goldington, Gravenhurst Lower & Upper, Harlington, Harrold, Hawnes, Henlow, Higham- Cobton, Hockliff, Holwell, Houghton-Conquest, Houghton-Regis, Hulcote, Husborne-Crawley, Kempston, Keysoe, Knotting, Langford, Leighton-Bussard, Lidlington, Luton, Marston Morteyne, Maulden, Melchbourne, Meppersall, Millbrooke, Milton-Bryan, Milton-Ernest, Northill, Oakely, Odell, Padenham, Pertenhall, Pottesgrove, Potton, Pulloxhill, Ravensden, Renhold,
Riseley, Roxton, Salford, Sandy, Sharnbrook, Shelton, Shillington, Souldrop, Southill, Stagsden, Steppingley, Stevenington, Stondon Upper, Stotfold, Streatley, Studham, Sundon, Sutton, Tempsford, Thurleigh, Tilbrook, Tilsworth, Tingrith, Toddington, Totternhoe, Turvey, Warden, Westoning, Whipsnade, Wilden, Willington, Wilshamstead, Woburn, Wootton, Wrestlingworth, Wymmington and Yeldon.
Genealogia Bedfordensis and its curious is a must for anyone interested in the noted families of Bedfordshire from 1538 until 1700 and is republished here in fully-searchable CD-Rom.
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