A Topographical Dictionary of England Four Volumes New 1831 Reprint Samuel Lewis

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A  Topographical Dictionary of England
Samuel Lewis
Four  volumes  totaling
2462
pages. Books are in new  condition. Per the publisher;
This is a reprint of the original 1831 edition, one of only two  editions of the Lewis
Dictionary
that  will lead the genealogist back to the English parishes and chapelries that are  of importance in seeking probate records.
In alphabetical order, every county, city, borough, market town,  post town, parish, chapelry, township, hamlet, tything, and hundred in England  is accurately recorded and described. With respect to counties, information  furnished includes the following: situation, extent, and population of the  county; statistics and history of all civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions;  and accounts of the courts of assize and quarter sessions. With respect to  cities, boroughs and market towns, information given includes: situation and  bearing from nearest county town; population and local institutions; and  markets, municipal government, courts, and religious establishments. Concerning  parishes, data provided covers the townships and chapelries which the parishes  comprise, their archdeaconries and dioceses, and, if of exempt ecclesiastical  jurisdiction, the peculiar court to which the parish belongs.
In townships, chapelries, hamlets, and tythings forming civil  divisions of parishes, the same arrangement of data is given, but with respect  to villages and hamlets which are not recognized divisions, they are described  under their respective parishes. Key to the work (for the genealogist) is the  fact that even the most obscure place in England is identified in relation to a  parish and in most cases to a specific church. But over and above its obvious  genealogical value, the
Dictionary
is a  fascinating and illuminating work in itself, and it brings to life the ancestral  homes and villages which until now have existed in name only, or as part of  family lore and tradition.
Just what you need  for genealogy research.
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McLean & Livingston Counties Illinois
Originally published by The Farmers' Review, Chicago IL, 1917, 415 pp.
This is a reproduction on CD and is searchable.
Farm directories can be a gold mine of information for the genealogist. The arrangement of this one differs from other publishers. Instead of an alphabetical listing by county it is listed in alphabetical order by township. The breeders' directory is a combination of both counties. The CD contains:
Farmers Directory - This contains the name of farmer, name of spouse and children, how many acres farmed, owns or rents the land and the year farmer moved to the county. (often this is the year the farmer was born.) If he is a tenant farm the name of the land owner will be listed. (could be the name of his in-laws or parents).
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Breeders Directory - in order by type of livestock.
Business Directory - for each small town.
Articles on farming.
McLean county is in central Illinois and is surrounded by Woodford County, Livingston County, Ford County, Champaign County, Piatt County, DeWitt County, Logan County, and Tazewell County. The county seat is Bloomington and the towns and townships are Anchor, Arrowsmith, Bellflower, Bloomington, Carlock, Chenoa, Colfax, Cooksville, Danvers, Downs, Ellsworth, Gridley, Heyworth, Hudson, Le Roy, Lexington, McLean, Normal, Saybrook, Stanford, and Towanda.
Livingston county is located in north central Illinois and is surrounded by Woodford, McLean, Ford, Grundy and LaSalle counties. The county seat is Pontiac. Other towns are Chatsworth, Cornell, Cullom, Dwight, Fairbury and Odell.
About the CD:
This CD provides the genealogist the opportunity to have access to information from a book that is difficult to locate in the used book market.   The CD was made by scanning an original copy of the book.  Any defect such as notes in the margin or light text will also appear in the CD version.  The CD requires  Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.  When viewing on your screen the page size can be increased to make reading easier.  This CD is searchable and has a series of bookmarks making navigation through the file easier.  The CD is packaged in a protective sleeve.
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