Short Titles of CDs Available:
Accrington
Army
Bolton
District
Bury
District
Cheshire
Cumberland
Furness
1911
Fylde
Lancaster
1803 to 1866
Lancaster
Directory 1880
Lancaster Directory c1918
Liverpool
Lune
Valley
Manchester
Preston
1854
Preston
1926
Preston
1932
Transport
Westmorland
1885
Westmorland
1849
Books available:
The
Gude auld towne of Lancaster in 1803
The
Ancient Borough of Lancaster in 1831
For Sale:
Bulmers History & Directory of Cumberland 1901
The Flowering Plants & Ferns of North Lancashire - Lancaster Plantlife
Margery Jackson - the Carlisle Miser & Misanthrope
Vintage Knitting & Crochet Patterns on CD
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The
Gude Auld Towne of Lancaster
1803 to 1866.
All books
are word-searchable and printable.
CONTENTS:
• The Gude Auld Towne of Lancaster in 1803 – 76,942 words
• The Loyal Town of Lancaster in 1811 – 115,123 words
• The Assize Town of Lancaster in 1821 – 129,967 words
• The Ancient Borough of Lancaster in 1831 – 91,799 words
• The Good Old Town of Lancaster in 1841 – 68,839 words
• Scotforth Village 1801 to 1845 - 45,882 words
• The Opening of Ripley Hospital, Lancaster in 1864 – 44,153 words
• The Scotforth Murder in 1866 – 19,850 words
The first five books include every article concerning Lancaster published in the Lancaster Gazette during that year.
They contain:
The Lancashire Militia; Public Meetings & Official Notices; Shipping
Reports; Ladies Fashion; Theatre; Businesses; Dividends and Bankrupts;
Items for Sale; Jobs; Houses to Let or Buy; Marriages; Deaths; Weather;
Miscellaneous Events; Entertainments; Assize and other Courts; Elections;
Police Reports &c. &c.
In fact everything ‘word for word’ from the Lancaster Gazette. This is a unique account told by their reporters ‘on the spot.’ Genealogists searching for their elusive ancestors may well find them here. The text contains thousands of names of individuals, families and businesses.
Scotforth Village contains everything from the Lancaster Gazette which
mentions Scotforth from 1801 to 1845.
The Scotforth Murder portrays a vivid account of the murder of Elizabeth Nelson, in Scotforth, during the winter of 1866. The events recorded yield a fascinating insight into the daily lives of the people living in and around Scotforth during that period. There is both sadness and humour, in the story, from Elizabeth’s widowed mother to the local bobby who had the body washed before examination thereby shifting suspicion onto himself.
Ripley Hospital was an endowed
school founded by Mrs Julia Ripley in memory of her husband Thomas Ripley,
a native of Lancaster and a merchant of Liverpool. It was opened on the
3rd November 1864 “amid great public rejoicings.” The book
tells us about Thomas and Julia Ripley, the laying of the foundation stone,
the committee, the subscribers, the opening and the celebrations, the
miscellaneous events, the chapel and memories from old pupils as well
as the census 1871 to 1901.