All of the above are available on either fiche or disk (PRONames currently disk only). Files are plain ASCII text files for IBM PC. They can be imported into wordprocessors, spreadsheets and databases running under Windows (TM).
These three titles are available on either fiche or CD-ROM. Each volume on CD includes Acrobat Readers for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 for viewing, searching and printing. Data in .PDF format is also compatible with MAC and UNIX if you download the reader.
These are currently available only on CD-ROM. Each volume on CD includes Acrobat Readers for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 for viewing, searching and printing. Data in .PDF format is also compatible with MAC and UNIX if you download the reader.
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A database of 457 records, listing and indexing the names of all the men employed by the Cornwall Railway at the time of its take-over by the Great Western Railway Company on 15 June 1889. The basic information from PRONames 2 has been expanded to record the men's names, occupations, places of work and wages or salaries (from the Engineer at £900 per annum to the mason's lad at 4s0d per week); the dates of entering service (for the officers & clerks and the Traffic Department) and dates of birth also for the officers & clerks. Microfiche or 3½" disk £2.99
Taking 614 names from PRONames 2, the information is expanded to give the places of origin of inmates and details of their offences where recorded. Microfiche or 3½" disk £2.99
Two main lists are provided, taking 6,378 names of ratings and 363 of officers from "PRONames 2" and expanding the information given. The fate (eg killed, died of wounds, prisoner of war) of each man is recorded and there are facts and figures for each ship in the British Fleet taking part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May/1 June 1916. There are seven subsidiary lists on fiche (incorporated in the database on disk) which give notes and point out the discrepancies found between the different sources. Microfiche or 3½" disk £4.99
The Militia Act of 1757 provided for men to serve in the militia at home in order to counter any threat arising when the majority of the regular army was stationed abroad. Lists of eligible men in each parish were known as militia ballot lists and from these, the men actually chosen appeared in the militia lists which are often to be found in county record offices. At the Public Record Office, however, are to be found the muster and pay lists in class WO 13. These record the men actually serving and this index provides details for each man at the musters in 1781 and 1782. Each volume has an average of 900 records.
These indexes will help to get you back before the early nineteenth century in a series almost as important as the Criminal Registers themselves. Copies were kept of the Home Secretary's correspondence relating to prisoners and their supporters in the Criminal Entry Books. Each original volume, covering approximately a year, contains a contemporary listing, alphabetised by surname of those involved, in sections relating to pardons (free and conditional), references, remissions, respites and warrants particular. The indexes are being released in volumes corresponding to the originals. Details given are name, alias, court, notes, type of record and PRO reference. The whole of England & Wales is covered in each volume.
Volume 1 - 28 Nov 1782 to 19 Mar 1784 (413 records) £1.99
Volumes 2 to 11 TBA
Volume 12 - 7 Jun 1798 to 1 Jul 1800 (946 records) £2.99
Volume 12 - 7 Jun 1798 to 1 Jul 1800 (946 records) £2.99
Volume 13 - 3 Jul 1800 to 19 Jun 1801 (785 records) £2.99
Volume 14 - 18 Jun 1801 to 6 Sep 1802 (916 records) £2.99
Volume 15 - 27 Aug 1802 to 12 Jul 1803 (1,208 records) £2.99
Volume 16 - 3 Jan 1804 to 11 Jul 1805 (1,197 records) £2.99
Each collection contains over 10,000 records from a variety of sources. Entries are sorted alphabetically by surname and several personal details are given for each record as well as the full PRO document reference number. You should be lucky enough to find somebody in here who belongs on your tree! £7.50 the set.
In response to Admiralty orders, many original certificates and certified entries, together with covering letters, were sent from all parts of the world to ensure that widows' claims could be verified when the need arose. The Admiralty's own index is reproduced in this publication. [ASCII & .pdf files included] Microfiche or 3½" disk, £4.50
This is an account of each aircraft's flight, including a full crew list and details of awards made, compiled from the Operations Record Book of 617 Squadron. CD-ROM £5.99; Microfiche £3.99
Completely cross-referenced, this new publication lists name, date, offence and type of proceedings, along with other details where available, such as rank, unit and related documents. Includes a number of civilians as well as a wide range of offences. Microfiche or CD-ROM, £7.99
In 1837 and again in 1857, registers not relating to Church of England parishes had to be surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commission and 4,680 volumes dating back to 1567 are now in the custody of the Public Record Office (PRO) in Class RG 4. Various PRO Readers' Guides and handbooks detail these non-conformist records and mention a small number of burial grounds but it seems that they are mostly in London, are well-known and have been indexed. Less well-known, it seems, are the records of Everton Necropolis in piece RG 4/3121. This index comprises copies of the entries starting at the beginning of the register in February 1825 and is supplied sorted alphabetically by surname and forename. Fields used relate to the original column headings.
Around 2,200 names are included and the indexes record many details from the originals, including parents of deceased children, ministers and even causes of death. Microfiche or CD-ROM, £5.99
These lists and agreements are intended to find many of those involved in merchant shipping who cannot be located on the 1851 census because they simply were not at home to be enumerated. Some were at ports in the British Isles many miles from home and some were not even in the country. Details given include age, place of birth, rank and ticket number, previous and current ships with ports of registration, dates and places of joining and leaving, reason for leaving. Volumes relate to where the vessels were registered and about 30% of men in each volume can be expected to have been born out of county.