Cambridgeshire CD Books
| A Brief History of Ely by J. H. Clements. CD. A reprint of J. H. Clement's A Brief History of the City of Ely and Neighbouring Villages in the Isle from the Best Sources with Other Subjects of Interest, which was originally published in 1868. Not a facsimile. Searchable text. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £9.95 | |
| The Fenland Past and Present by Samuel H. Miller & Sydney B. J. Skertchly. CD-ROM. A facsimile reprint on CD of a comprehensive study of the Fens, including its history, topography and natural history. Originally published in Wisbech by Leach & Sons (1878), it is copiously illustrated, but please note that one map (of the whole Fenland area) has been omitted for copyright reasons. Not searchable. Price: £12.95 | |
| A History of Cambridgeshire by Edward Conybeare. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of a book that was originally published by Elliot Stock in 1897 in the Popular County Histories series. A comprehensive history of the county. Not searchable. Price: £9.95 | |
| A History of the Parish of Horningsey in the County of Cambridge by William Keatinge Clay. CD. A facsimile reproduction on CD of a work that was first published in 1865. 60 pages, not illustrated. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £9.95 | |
| A History of the Parish of Milton in the County of Cambridge by William Keatinge Clay. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction taken from the publication of 1869. William Clay was Vicar of Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire and an eminent local historian of the nineteenth century. Contains chapters on the parish, the church, local wills, charities and incumbents. Includes a number of monumental inscriptions and other information of interest to genealogists. Not searchable. Price: £9.95 | |
| The Ouse by A. J. Foster. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction of an original publication of 1891. A. J. Foster was the Vicar of Wootton in Bedfordshire. The book traces the route of the river Ouse from its source through Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire to King's Lynn in Norfolk. Not searchable. Price: £8.95. | |
| Papworth Everard Parish Records.
CD-ROM. A collection of information of use to genealogists and local historians: 1. Marriage Register from 1565 to 1836;
2. A transcription of the 1861 Census with name index; 3. A transcription of the 1891 census with name index;
4. Papworth Everard entry from Gardner's History, Gazetteer & Directory of Cambridgeshire, 1851;
5. Papworth Everard entry from the Post Office Directory of Cambridgeshire, 1879;
6. Papworth Everard entry from Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire, 1916. All are searchable transcriptions,
not facsimile reprints.
Price: £9.95
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| The Place-names of Cambridgeshire by W. W. Skeat. CD-ROM. A facsimile reprint on CD of an original publication of 1901. An authoritative survey of the origins and meaning of the place names of the English county of Cambridgeshire. Not searchable. Price: £8.95 | |
| The Queens’ College of St Margaret & St Bernard in the University of Cambridge by J. H. Gray. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of The Queens’ College of St Margaret & St Bernard in the University of Cambridge which was originally published in 1926. Illustrated with black and white photographs, it is a comprehensive history of this Cambridge college written by a Fellow and Vice-President. Not searchable. Price: £7.95 | |
| The Rising in East Anglia in 1381 by Edgar Powell. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of the original publication of 1896. A fascinating account of the Poll Tax rebellion of 1381, including separate chapters on Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. Includes some invaluable appendices amongst which is a transcript of the surviving Poll Tax lists for Suffolk (1381). Not searchable. Price: £12.95 |
