Thornbury, Gloucestershire -The 1841 Census
The 1841 census returns kindly transcribed by Richard Byrd.
Organ Family History of Berkeley & North Nibley
Back in 2010 Andrew Plaster of Bristol produced a fascinating study, ‘Organ family history of Berkeley and North Nibley’. Richard Organ was Andrew’s 13th Great Grandfather and he was … Continue reading
Holyoake’s Journey of 1842
George Jacob Holyoake’s Journey of 1842 by Catherine Howe (2012) Here is an easy to read and interesting book which follows the connection between early nineteenth century socialism and the … Continue reading
Henry Stephens of Chavenage
To download John Fendley’s essay entitled, ‘Henry Stephens of Chavenage – a Tragic Convert,’ please press the link below:
Hebrew Community of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud by Brian Torode
To download the complete text of the 1989 edition of ‘The Hebrew Community of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud’ by Brian Torode, please press the link below: This first edition was … Continue reading
St Rose’s Convent, Stroud
To download Richard Barton’s album of postcards and photographs of the former Dominican Third Order Convent of St Rose of Lima, Stroud, please press the link below: To download this … Continue reading
Franciscan Convents at Taunton and Woodchester
To download this album of photographs and postcards of the Franciscan Convents at Taunton and Woodchester please press the link below: Two of these photographs show the orphanage at Woodchester … Continue reading
Nailsworth Town Crier Competition 1976
To download Richard Barton’s account of the Nailsworth Town Crier Competition in 1976, please press the link below: