Local History resources
An Anglo Saxon afternoon
Anglo Saxon on an afternoon stroll around Corhampton Church Hampshire UK.
Read MoreFreehold, Freeholders and Leaseholders
Freehold and leasehold what are the historic connections and origins of these termms and do they relate to origins of Copyhold Tenure and Feudal Law…
Read MoreCopyhold Tenure what does it mean?
If you were a Serf, you had no rights of appeal to a court outside that of your Manor, where your elied upon the biased and often harsh law of your particular lord, who might only be goverened by local custom. Copyhold tenure lifted you out of such servitude and established increased legal rights which were only abolished in 1926. Whilst the Land Registry was established in 1862, it did not record all transactions, find out how you can explore copyholders relevant to you and your history project for connections and insights that date back well before the 1837 BMD Registers…
Read MoreBritain from above project great for historians
An interesting project of aerial photos of Britain, free to use, sign-up collate, curate, share and moree free and well worth a look as aerial photos are not that easy to source. Use them for your history project right now!
Read MoreBMD Certificates sale Birmingham & Midland Genealogy Society
Search 7000 unwanted BMD certificates available through Birmingham and Midland Society Genealogy and Heraldry
Read MoreUse Chancery Records To Reveal Family History Connections
Explore the more unusual historical records to add detail to your family history. Chancery Court records can reveal some unexpected connections
Read MoreNonconformist Burial Churchyard
Many of us have nonconformists in our family history but we are not always aware of it. Search through the records of nonconformist burial grounds to see if you can trace that elusive ancestor….
Read MoreCemetry Records
Cemetery records provide fascinating information for both the family and social historian. Explore many resources to help you track down lost relatives
Read MorePortsmouth Dockyard
The closure of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth would bring to an end over 5oo years of Royal Naval ship building history in Hampshire
Read MoreFemale Ancestors in Yorkshire
Female ancestors from Yorkshire are given a voice in History to Herstory from Huddersfield University
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