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"Land Ownership & Use in Wollescote, Old Swinford, Worcestershire 1710-1830 : Transcripts of various documents dated between 1710 to 1830 relating to the ownership and use of numerous pieces of land in Wollescote, in the Parish of Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England" has been produced in the expectation that the transcripts that it contains will be of use to a range of people, in particular local historians and genealogists. Based on historical documents currently in private ownership, the book will be of interest to local historians as it provides a vast amount of information about the use and ownership of land in Wollescote between 1710 and 1830. It accordingly provides an insight into the local economy during this period. Genealogist will find the transcripts of enormous value as they give an understanding of holdings and finances of many important local families, especially the Gough, Hunt, Milward and Oliver families. However, the contents of the transcripts also provide details of the occupation of land in Wollescote by other local people, who may not be otherwise be mentioned in other sources.
FOUR BRITISH FORGEMEN IMMIGRATED to United States in the midst of the Industrial Revolution leaving behind with their children and grandchildren trails of Paper & Stone, A Leighton History in England & the United States. THESE FOUR SONS OF Richard and Diana Maybury Leighton of Shropshire,England fashioned their lives around aspirations, which came under the direct study of two researchers Hélène Hinson Staley and Robert Allen DeVries. Isaac in 1851, John in 1856, William around 1858 and Thomas about 1865 traveled from the United Kingdom over the ocean to North America. Later their journeys took them to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, Michigan and Ohio looking f...