Archive for July 2014

Richard Fryer (1663-1710) - Last Will and Testament: new document in the E-Shop

Category: What's New at Hibbitt.org.uk

At last, following on from the publication of my series of articles in the Discover Your History magazine last year, my final article is now available for download in the E-Shop.

Last Will and Testament

Complementing the document, 'Richard Fryer (abt. 1663-1710) - Biography', Last Will and Testament is a commentary examining Richard's will and the inventory drawn up after his death, placing his story into an historical context.

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1 month's access to the British Newspaper Archive for £1

Category: General

The British Newspaper Archive is offering a month of access for £1 (usually £9.95). Subscribe before midnight on 20th July, choose the 1 month subscription and enter the promotion code SUMMERSALE.

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Tuesday's Tip: Cornish ancestors? View Cornwall parish records.

Category: Handy Family History Links

If you have Cornish ancestors, you may be interested to know you can browse images of the original parish registers at FamilySearch.

If you're a member of Ancestry, these images are also available at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9848

Tip: try using the Cornwall Online Parish Clerk database to obtain a date for an event before looking up the original image.

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[Why Tuesday's Tip? This phrase has been included in the title in order to take part in Daily Blogging Prompts at Geneabloggers]

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