14 April 2012

Yesterdays Journey


A helpful Rootsweb site for those with Derbyshire connections

"Yesterdays Journey is a compilation of available sources concerning Settlement Examinations, Settlement Certificates, Removal Orders, Bastardy and Apprenticeship Indentures, documents that reveal our ancestors brush with Officialdom. It will be added to over the months.
These documents can add flesh to bones, but more importantly give clues to where ancestors were "hiding" between known details. Some are more informative than others, but all will add substance to your family tree.
The details listed are the bare bones in many cases, with Settlement Examinations and Certificates usually giving additional material such as ages of children and occupation."
Information is under the headings: Apprentice RecordsBastardy PapersBoard of GuardiansBoard of Guardians - DerbyCemetery RecordsCoroner's RecordsLaw and OrderMiscellanyRed TapeRemovalsRogues and VagabondsTransportation to the AmericasTransportation Beyond the SeaSchools
Settlement CertificatesSettlement ExaminationsWills and AdministrationsWorkhouse RegistersInformation PagesToday's JourneyDerbysgen mailing list,
1857 White's Directory

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