We
stock and publish a wide range of data CDs to help you with your research.
They contain material of every sort from 1538 onwards.
Each type
of CD will contain specific details.
Acrobat
CDs
Acrobat
is the software that allows you to read, search and print documents on
Windows and Mac. The CDs are in the form of virtual books and come with
Adobe Acrobat Reader Software for Windows. If you use an alternative Operating
System software is available from the Adobe
website.
The
files are bookmarked so you can jump to various sections and most are
searchable and printable.
 Census
Records (S&N British Data Archive Ltd)
These
Acrobat CDs contain images of the census enumerator's books digitised
from film and microfiche with some additional pages digitised
from the books or photocopies. These have street indexes and are available
on DVD and CD. They mainly cover the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881,
1891 and 1901
Parish
Records
These Acrobat CDs are transcripts of church records which date back
to 1538. The Phillimore series cover marriages from mainly southern areas.
The parish coverage in given in the book "Index to parishes in Phillimore
marriages" by M E Bryant Rosier, available at £2.50 including
p&p. These are complemented by various other transcripts done by the
Register Society which contain baptisms and marriages.
Bishop's
Transcripts
These Acrobat CDs are the copies of church records that the vicar of a
parish would send to his Bishop for safe keeping.
Poll Books
Acrobat CDs are one of the few ways of tracking down a resident in
the UK before the Census. The book lists people that voted in elections,
giving the full name of the voter, their residence, free-hold property
and the way they voted.
Directory
Resources
Directory Resources are both a research tool and a valuable insight into
the lives of your ancestors and what governed the lives. Pigot
directories cover the major professions, nobility, gentry, clergy, coach
and carrier services, Taverns and Public houses of the areas. Entries
include the name, trade and address. In later Kelly's directories
some residents will also be listed. There are sections on each major town
and surrounding villages, with a history of the area in a great deal of
detail as you would find in a gazetteer. Information on the main trades,
the chief land owners, the type of soil and even the coverage dates of
parish registers can also appear. These are also Acrobat CDs.
Visitations
These are records of family pedigrees with the right to bear arms.
The visitations to a county by heralds occurred in the 16th and 17th century. Heralds had the official role to record who was entitled to arms and gather appropriate evidence.
These can be an invaluable source of genealogical information.
The visitations were printed in book form in the late 1800’s and have been scanned by S&N and reproduced as Acrobat documents on CD.
Today the College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. Its records also include official copies of the records of Ulster King of Arms the originals of which remain in Dublin.
The officers of the College are still known as heralds, they also still specialise in genealogical and heraldic work for their respective clients.
Visitations for London, Essex, Kent, Surrey and Wiltshire are now available, with Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Cheshire and Warwickshire in progress. Have a look at our list of visitations.
Stepping
Stone Directory CDs
These pages contain the images of pages in folders on the CD, and are
not searchable by name. They can be browsed using Windows Explorer. They
are named S.S. after the name.
Militia
Muster Discs
The Militia Act of 1757 provided for men to serve in the militia at home
to counter any threat whilst the regular army was abroad. Lists of eligible
men in each parish were known as liltia ballot lists and from these men
were selected to appear on militia lists, musters from these lists can
be found at the Public Records Office in the series WO13. Transcripts
of these are available as 3.5 inch discs.
Criminal
Register Indexes
The Home Office recorded people charged with indictable offences in England
and Wales between 1805 and 1892 in the registers now held as series HO27
at the Public Records Office. Full information from the registers is provided:
names, aliases, court, offence and sentence/acquittal. Transcripts are
available as 3.5 inch discs or as Cds for groups of counties.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used with our product listing: S.T. - Stuart Tamblin (Publishers),
S.S. - Stepping Stones, JEFHS - Jennifer Edmunds Family
History Shop, LPRS - Lancashire Pairsh Records Society, YPRS
- Yorskshire Parish History Society, PRS - National Parish Records
Society, TS - Thoresby Society
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