Lancashire & Merseyside CD Books
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The First Parish Register of St. Nicholas, Liverpool. CD-ROM. This is a facsimile reproduction of an extract from Henry Peet’s Inventory of the Parish Churches of Liverpool which was originally published in 1893. It contains a transcript of the first register book of the church of Our Lady & St. Nicholas, often known as the “Sailors’ Church” or the “Old Church,” which is situated in the dockland area of Liverpool. The register covers the following dates: Baptisms: 1660-1673, Marriages: 1662-1671 and Burials: 1661-1673, plus indexes. Price: £9.95 |
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A History of Liverpool. by Ramsay Muir. CD. A facsimile reproduction of a book that was originally published in 1907. The history of Liverpool from 1066 to the nineteenth century. Black and white illustrations. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.. Price: £9.95 |
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A Perambulation of the Hundred of Wirral by H. E. Young. A facsimile reproduction of an original publication of 1909. The author's account of his journey around the Wirral peninsula, situated between the Mersey and Dee rivers in Cheshire. 59 illustrations, mainly old photographs, and a sketch map of the author's route; index. Price: £9.95 |
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A Ramble Round Wigan Parish Church compiled by W. J. True. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction of an original publication of 1901. A history of Wigan Parish Church, this fascinating study includes many monumental inscriptions, a list of Rectors and Curates and - unusually - a list of Churchwardens from 1580. Price: £9.95 |
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The Registers of the Parish of Chorley, 1548-1653. CD. A facsimile reproduction of a 1910 publication containing a transcription of the parish registers of Chorley parish church between 1548 and 1653 (Baptisms, Marriages & Burials). Includes indexes. View using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £9.95 |
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| A Short History of Todmorden by Joshua Holden. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of a book originally published by the University of Manchester in 1912. Contains a great deal of information about the general history, geology, and natural history of the county, as well as information about local industries, dialect and folklore. The original work was 242 pages long and contains an index and illustrations. Includes genealogies of the Radcliffe & Fielden families. Todmorden is now in Yorkshire but was previously part of Lancashire. Price: £9.95 |
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