Census of England, Wales, and Scotland for the Year 1861

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1862. Leather. A comprehensive, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland, uniformly rebound in half calf. A scarce work. A uniformly bound, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland. It was printed and published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office and presented to the Houses of Parliament in 1862. A scarce work. This set comprises of the following:Volume I, Population Tables: Numbers and Distribution of the People. Containing information counties, lieutenancy, sub-divisions, cities, boroughs, towns, as well as information on poor law divisions and poor relief. Volume II, Populations Tables Cont.: Ages, Civil Condition, Occupations, and Birth-Places of the People. Also including ages and occupations of the blind, of the 'deaf-and-dumb', and of the inmates of certain public institutions. Volume III, A General Report: Including general information on persons absent from the United Kingdom, increase in population, males and females, territorial distribution and subdivisions, ages of the population, conjugal condition, public institutions, and more.Volume IV, Scotland: Including tables of the number of the population of the families and children at school of the houses and rooms with windows in Scotland and its islands.This set was previously housed in the Nottingham Public Libraries and has been rebound in library half calf. It contains the usual library stickers and stamps throughout, including to the pastedowns, front free-endpapers, and title pages. Rebound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, some rubbing to the joints, spines, and extremities, particularly to Volumes I, II, and III. General shelf wear to the boards. Library stickers to the front pastedowns, front free-endpapers, title pages, and pages 3 of Volume IV. Library stamps can be found on the verso of the title pages as well as to the odd page throughout the volumes. Internally, front hinges to Volumes I, III and IV are starting, and front hinge to Volume II is slightly tender. Otherwise binding is firm. Pages remain generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 804J1

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: census england wales scotland england nineteenth century 19th century Not Stated

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Extracts from Church Registers Relating to the Family of Shelmerdine

London, Privately Printed, 1879 . Cloth. A very scarce, privately printed work listing the genealogy of the Shelmerdine family. A very scarce privately printed volume delineating the genealogy of the Shelmerdine family. The Shelmerdine family was first found in Cheshire where they held family seats as Lords of the Manor. This volume is comprised of lists of baptisms, marriages, and burials of the Shelmerdine family in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The list is comprised of six pages, with many empty pages following the text for binding purposes. With an ex-libris sticker to the front pastedown. This volume previously belonged to the Royal Albert Memorial Public Library in Exeter. With a blind stamp from Exeter City Library to the title page. With librarian's ink inscription to the verso of the title page. In a blue cloth library binding. Externally, rather smart. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with some marginal wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with light scattered foxing throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 856N14

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Extracts from Church Registers Relating to the Family of Shelmerdine Private Press Very Scarce Shelmerdine family Private Press None

Family Notes, Showing the Descendants of the Great-Grandfathers of the Rev. Thomas Harrison, and Jemima-Elizabeth Branfill

Not Stated, For Private Circulation, 1873. First edition. Cloth. A first ediiton copy of this vanishingly scarce genealogical work discussing the prominent family of Upminster landowners. The first edition of this very scarce work in the original cloth binding, with the family crests in gilt to the front board.Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Ink inscriptions to pages 8, 17, 18, 23, 26, and 29, and colour pencil to pages 13 to 29, from a previous owner who has added further information concerning family history. An interesting genealogical work with a folding pedigree. The Branfill family of Upminster Hall were prominent landowners in Upminster for over two hundred years from 1685, with marriages of the women of the family joining the Branfills and Harrisons - a fellow Upminster family - together. In the original cloth binding. Externally sound, with faint marks to the boards and shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, the binding is a little strained, but firmly held by cords. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot and handling mark. Tidemark to the bottom of the title page. Ink inscriptions to pages 8, 17, 18, 23, 26, and 29. Colour pencil to pages 13 to 29. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 905M1

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Genealogy Upminster Harrison Branfill Upminster Not Stated

Family Notes, Showing the Descendants of the Great-Grandfathers of the Rev. Thomas Harrison and Jemima-Elizabeth Branfill

Not Stated, Private Circulation, 1897. Cloth. A smart copy of the second edition of this scarce genealogical record for the Reverend Thomas Harrison and Jemima-Elizabeth Branfill. Second edition. Scarce work. The family notes and records of Reverend Thomas Harrison, an English minister, and his wife Jemima-Elizabeth Branfill, extending back three generations. With a detailed index. In the original brown cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with damp marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1897. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 905T17

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Family Notes Descendants Harrison Notes None

The Genealogy of the Families of Douglas of Mulderg and Robertson of Kindeace with Their Descendants

Dingwall, A. M. Ross & Company, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this genealogy of the Douglas and Robertson families. First edition. A detailed record of two great Scottish families dating as far as is distinctly possible, from the move to the North about the time of the Reformation. With vast descents of each of the families, including commentary on births and deaths. Written by a descendant of the Douglas family. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with ink annotations to most pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. Further ink notes and inscriptions to the endpapers and pastedowns. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 893T16

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Genealogy Families Douglas of Mulderg Robertson of Kindeace Families None

Kelly&Apos;S Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes

London, Kelly's Directories Limited, 1951. Cloth. The seventy-seventh edition of this notorious referential work recording the titled, landed, and official classes in Great Britain for 1951. The seventy-seventh edition of this work, published in 1951, and bound in the publisher's decorative cloth with gilt detailing.This is a work of genealogy, published by Kelly's Directories. It is intended as an overview of families within Great Britain who have a 'definite position', whether those are form hereditary rank or titles conferred upon them in some other way. Contents are divided by 'Hereditary Rank-Peers', 'Titles or Orders conferred upon them by the Sovereign', 'Members of Parliament', 'From any of the higher grades of the diplomatic, legal, military, naval, or civil services of the state', 'Deputy-Lieutenants', and 'Landowners&apos.Sixty-two pages of advertisements proceeding the work, and advertisements to the endpapers and pastedowns. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding with gilt detailing to the front board. Externally, smart, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Light shelf wear to the boards. Internally, front hinge is slightly tender. Remaining binding is firm. A few light spots to the fore-edge, top-edge and endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 812J49

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: reference title gentry classes title handbook directory None

The Peerage Directory: Containing the Mottos of the Peers of Great Britain and Ireland, Alphabetically Arranged, Their Supporters and Crests Described, in Order to Assist in Pointing out the Arms (Blazoned on a Carriage, or Otherwise) of Any Individual Nobleman. To Which Are Annexed, the Dates of Their Births, the Titles by Which Their Eldest Sons Are Distinguished by Courtesy, and Also Their Family Names, &C. &C.

London, Printed for W Clarke, 1792. Paperback. A new edition of this very scarce late 18th century peerage directory of Great Britain and Ireland. A new edition of this work, a very scarce copy. Rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally only at the University of Birmingham Libraries.ESTC records only one copy from the earlier 1791 edition Ref N38558This copy has two leaves of publisher's advertisements preceding the title page, and advertisement to the second edition to verso title page. With forty leaves of text. Bound without twenty-four leaves to rear and eighty leaves of plates reported on Copac. A charming pocket sized peerage directory of Great Britain and Ireland, containing mottos of the peers, as well as their supporters and descriptions of crests, dates of their births, titles, family names, &c. With an index to rear. In marbled paper wraps. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, wraps gently creased to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 856A52

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: peerage directory new editions very scarce new editions None

Anon

Census of England and Wales

London , His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1912-1933. First edition. Leather. Two fascinating volumes from the Censuses of England and Wales for 1911 and 1931. Two volumes of the Census of England and Wales. The first volume is Vol. II of the Census of England and Wales for 1911, covering the Registrations Areas, considering area, families or separate occupiers and population. The second volume is The Ecclesiastical Areas of England for the Census of 1931.From Hereford City Library Reference Department, with plates to the front pastedown and markings to the spine. In quarter morocco binding with carboard boards. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards. With plates from Hereford City Library Reference Department to the front pastedown and library reference markings to the spine.  Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 830B25

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Census England and wales references England and wales None

Anon

Who Was Who 1916 - 1928

London , A & C Black Ltd, 1929. Cloth. A companion to "Who's Who" containing the biographies of those who died during the period 1916 - 1928. Entries include full names, dates of birth and details of a person's education, career, publications and recreational activities, as described by the subject themselves. Here, entries are printed as they appeared last in Who's Who, appended with their date of death. Includes advertisements to verso of both half-title and title page. Published since 1849 by A & C Black, Who's Who is a leading source of biographical data on people with influence on British life. In a red cloth binding. Externally smart, but with some bumping particularly to head and tail of spine. Rear joint starting but firm. Fading to spine. Binders stamp to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN30-F-18

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Biography Heraldry Genealogy Reference Heraldry None

Anonymous

The Parish Register of Wimbledon, Co. Surrey

London, John Evelyn Club for Wimbledon, 1924. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 'Parish Register of Wimbledon, Co. Surrey'; containing a detailed list of the baptisms, marriages and burials in the area from the year 1538 to 1812. This work also contains an extensive list of names and places to the rear of the work. Published by the John Evelyn Club for Wimbledon. In a cloth binding. Externally, in excellent condition with just minor shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean with the tops of many sections left uncu Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: GEN10-C-1

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Wimbledon Surrey Register Evelyn Surrey None

Louis Pierre d'Hozier; Antoine Marie d'Hozier; Edouard de Barthelemy

Armorial General Des Registres de la Noblesse de France

Paris, E. Dentu, 1867. Leather. A genealogical study of the noble families of France before the Revolution, here in the original French. In the original French.A French genealogical work on the noble families of France in the lead up to the French Revolution.Compiled by Louis-Pierre d'Hozier and Antoine Marie d'Hozier de Serigny.With a description of the d'Hozier family written by Edouard de Barthelemy.The original front wrap is bound in.Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Bookplate to the front pastedown. In the original quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with a little rubbing to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some odd spots. Stamp and pencil marks to the front wrap, stamp to the half-title. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 756P14

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Armorial General des Registres de la Noblesse de France geneaology heraldry louis pierre d'hozier geneaology french france None

Kelly's Directories

Kelly&Apos;S Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes for 1897

London, Kelly's Directories Limited , 1897. Cloth. An uncommon copy of the Kelly's Handbook for the year 1897. Twenty-third annual edition. Uncommon edition. A handbook including key events in the lives of the featured individuals, as well as basic genealogical details, with entries arranged alphabetically by surname and then by forename, providing give a fascinating snapshot of each person"s life as at 1897. Unlike the Kelly's Directories, the handbooks weren"t specific to regions but covered the good and great of the entire country, containing biographical information for the notable people listed therein. The first incarnation of Kelly"s Handbook was called The Upper Ten Thousand: An Alphabetical List of All Members of Noble Families was published in 1875 and was a rather exclusive publication. From 1878 this became Kelly"s Handbook of the Upper Ten Thousand. The final name-change to Kelly"s Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes came in 1880, with more emphasis on the upper classes and endured until 1973. With publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the text. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 936T85

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Kelly's Handbook Classes 1897 Handbook Not Stated

Kelly's Directories

Kelly&Apos;S Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes

London , Kelly's Directories, Limited, 1908. Cloth. This is a scarce edition of Kelly's handbook from 1908. The Thirty-Fourth annual edition. With original advertisements to rear. Kelly's Directories originally produced trade directories which listed tradespeople and businesses in the United Kingdom. The founder, Frederic Festus Kelly, and his family gradually expanded the company by producing these genealogical handbooks. In decorated cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with bumping to extremities. Spine sunned and cocked. Joints starting with hinges tender with front endpaper missing. Internally, binding strained. Pages spotted to first and last but otherwise clean and bright with just the occasional spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN31-E-7

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Kelly's Directory Geneaolgy Directory None

Kelly's Directories Limited

Kelly&Apos;S Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes 90th Edition 1964

London , Kelly's Directories Limited, 1964. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon edition of Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed, and Official Classes. For the year 1964. Ninetieth annual edition. Published by Kelly's Directories Limited, Established 1799, the Oldest and Largest Directory Publishers in the World. In a decorative red cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, sound with slight rubbing. There is some minor staining to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN32-E-1

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Reference Genealogy Directory Genealogy None

Kelly's Directories

Kelly&Apos;S Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes for 1920

London, Kelly's Directories Limited , 1920. Cloth. A scarce copy of the Kelly's Handbook for the year 1920. Forty-sixth annual edition. Scarce. A handbook including key events in the lives of the featured individuals, as well as basic genealogical details, with entries arranged alphabetically by surname and then by forename, providing give a fascinating snapshot of each person"s life as at 1920. Unlike the Kelly's Directories, the handbooks weren"t specific to regions but covered the good and great of the entire country, containing biographical information for the notable people listed therein. The first incarnation of Kelly"s Handbook was called The Upper Ten Thousand: An Alphabetical List of All Members of Noble Families was published in 1875 and was a rather exclusive publication. From 1878 this became Kelly"s Handbook of the Upper Ten Thousand. The final name-change to Kelly"s Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes came in 1880, with more emphasis on the upper classes and endured until 1973. With publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the text. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with a 1" split to the cloth to the rear joint. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges tender with the front endpaper detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Small creases to the odd page edge. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 936T3

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: Kelly's Handbook Titled Landed Handbook 1920 None