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11th July, 1811 – Birth of John Smith
13th June 1894 – Property Sale in Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Restoration Day in Upton-on-Severn, 1857
Fabulous print from The Illustrated London News, 30th May 1857, depicting Restoration Day at Uptonon-Severn, Worcestershire
May 21st 1877 – Cows to Bull
From The Farming Diary of Thomas Goddard of Batcombe Farm, Somerset.
Birth of Florence Nightingale, 1820
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was...
Sherman / Doughty 2 Volume Bible, 1789
Wonderful page of text from the Bible of Clemantina Campbell, listing marriage and offspring of James Sherman & Ursula Doughty, April 29th 1795, along with lengthy religious inscription relating to "the only survivor of their whole offspring". To be listed for sale...
26th March 1829 – Fen Drainage Receipt
Eau Brink Drainage Receipt, March 1829, to Mr Graham.
Missing Gentleman
Curious advert from the front page of The Times, 7th October 1872.
Just in: Cox / Binns Family Bible, Hampton, Middlesex, 1834
Just in: This huge (the largest I've seen) leatherbound Family Bible, published in 1834 and belonging to William Cox and Anne Binns, latterly of Hampton, Middlesex. In very poor shape and in need of total restoration, but with a nice neat family register detailing...
Indenture, John Fforbes, Bolton in le Moores, 1668
Something to keep me busy over the next few days, an Indenture from Bolton (or Bolton in le Moores as it was here) between John Fforbes and Margrotte...well I haven't worked out the surname yet. Any fans of transcribing old hand writing very welcome to give this a...
