This page indexes my collection of pages with information about the Places our ancestors lived and the issues of contemporary History which throw light on their lives.

• Epidemics in Britain
  A compendium of information dating epidemics in Britain.

• The Worshipful Company of Drapers
  The History of the Drapers Company, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London who were involved in the Plantation of Londonderry.

• The Salters Company
  The History of the Salters Company, the ninth of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London who were involved in the Plantation of Londonderry.

• The Upper School, Greenwich
  The application form for Royal Navy's training school in the early 19th century. The Upper School was based at The Royal Hospital, Greenwich and was for the sons of RN personnel. The boys had to be aged between 11 and 12 at entry.

• Distribution of Surnames
  Where did people live? These maps, made from 1881 data, give a good indication of surname distribution at about the period that people started moving away from their traditional family territory. It is therefore a good indicator of the place of origin of the name.

• Scottish Clans
  A summary of the history of the family clans.

• Sutherland Estate, Sutherland, 1819
  An interesting letter on the Highland Clearances written by F. SUTHER, Factor on the Estate of Sutherland, Rhives, Sutherlandshire, August 13, 1819. Published in The [London] Times, Saturday, Sep 04, 1819.

• Antrim, History, Parishes & Townlands
  Maps of Parishes, Townlands and extracts from "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" edited by Samuel Lewis published in 1837 for relevant areas of Antrim.

• Derry, History, Parishes & Townlands
  Maps of Parishes, Townlands and extracts from "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" edited by Samuel Lewis published in 1837 for relevant areas of Derry.

• Down, History, Parishes & Townlands
  Maps of Parishes, Townlands and extracts from "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" edited by Samuel Lewis published in 1837 for relevant areas of Down.

• Tyrone, History, Parishes & Townlands
  Maps of Parishes, Townlands and extracts from "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" edited by Samuel Lewis published in 1837 for relevant areas of Tyrone.

• What is a Townland?
  Baronies, Parishes and Townlands.

• The Worshipful Company of Drapers
  The History of the Drapers Company, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London who were involved in the Plantation of Londonderry.

• The Salters Company
  The History of the Salters Company, the ninth of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London who were involved in the Plantation of Londonderry.

• Naming Patterns
  Until recent times, children were named using quite a rigid 'standard'.