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Top 5 Tips for using Manorial Records

I am used to having requests to research individuals, families, and the places that connect them. However, I recently had an unusual request to research the owners of an Austin Ulster sports car that I simply couldn't resist. Here is what I discovered. Austin 7 Ulster : EA Sports 2 seater Ulster The 1930s was a time of economic depression and unemployment, with one-fifth of the British male workforce out of work[1]. For the vast majority, the purchase of a new Austin Ulster w

What can burial registers tell us about life and death in 18th-century Bristol? An analytical deep-dive into the St Mary Redcliffe burial records from 1716 to 1719, exploring the epidemics, childhood mortality rates, and social conditions of the time.