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The Lay Subsidy Rolls of Surrey 1593/4
This compact disk contains the transcripts of the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Surrey for the years 1593/4. The Surrey Archaeological Society published the rolls in two successive volumes in 1905 & 1906. The material has now been combined, collated and indexed by personal name. Lay Subsidy Rolls record the tax payable by those above a basic level of wealth who were living in the county. Tax was payable upon the assessment of wealth calculated on the basis of either land or of the possession of goods. All in PDF format.
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'Middlesex Protestation Oath Rolls of 1641/2' (published in 'British Archivist' 1913-1920)
CD-ROM contains the Protestant Oath Rolls.  These returns detail the names of those who took oaths of allegiance to the Protestant faith as required by Act of Parliament of all males of 18 and above. Over 300 women who voluntarily signed with their menfolk are also listed within their parishes and sometimes named against particular streets. This collection has now an index of over 10,000 names.
‘Marriage Licences of St. Katherine the Virgin & Martyr’ (also known as St. Katherine-by-the-Tower) London. These are rare and are not included in the various London lists of licences, e.g., by Foster and Glencross. The collection is indexed. ('Home Counties' magazine 1902)
‘A Hackney Rental of Quit Rents dated 1713’. ('British Archivist' 1913-1920)
All the data is recorded as images in Acrobat (pdf) format.
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Early Inhabitants of Kent
'Archbishop Parker's Visitation 1569'. Transcribed by Arthur Hussey from the records of Canterbury Cathedral and published in the 'Home Counties' magazine in 1903. This series of articles on the state of the parishes and the parishioners has now been indexed.
'Some East Kent Parish History'. Writing under the nom de plume of Peter de Sandwich, this worthy transcribed early parish records (1535-1729) of the presentations to the Archdeacon's Court (so called ‘Bawdy Court’) from the library of Canterbury Cathedral. First published in the 'Home Counties' magazine from 1900, these articles have now been indexed. These records provide a fascinating window into parish life of those times. The Church exerted a powerful influence on day-to-day life and often called to account those who transgressed, particularly on the Sabbath. PM for details.

'Strangers, Foreigners & Aliens'
CD-ROM includes the following:
'List of Strangers London 1567/8'. Transcribed from the Lansdowne MSS in the British Museum by the Rev. Cornelius Hallen and published as a series of lists in 'The Genealogical Magazine', London 1897/8. There are thousands of names of European origin (including Scots who were then regarded as foreigners), often detailing wives & children, their occupation, servants and their country of birth. This collection is grouped as nationals in each of the London wards and specifies whether or not they are denizens and how long they have been there. This collection has now been indexed with some 3275 names.
'Lists of Foreign Protestants, and Aliens Resident in England 1618-1688' as transcribed from State Papers by Wm. Durrant Cooper and published by the Camden Society, London 1862. This also has thousands of names and often details their occupation and the land and place of birth. This collection is indexed.
The information, as two sets of data which neatly complement each other, is sold as a CD-ROM in Acrobat (pdf) format. PM for details.

Hello Keith,
                      I've been researching my family for many years and would probably have the answers to any questions. One of Rebecca's descendants was Vice-Admiral Gallafent Gurrner RN, one time Commodore I/C Hong Kong. John Gurner, the solicitor, made a name for himself in Australia and, supposedly, interviewed Ned Kelly, the notorious outlaw. On the Gallafent side there is a direct line to 1623 and probable lines to 1293...

Mike.