Thursday 19 December 2013

Tank Corps records 1919-34 & English rate books on FindmyPast

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has released two new collections.

The first is a collection of 19 million rate book records from England, as follows:
  • Manchester Rate Books, 1706-1900
  • Plymouth & West Devon Rate Books 1598-1933
  • Southwark Rate Books
  • Westminster Rate Books, 1634-1900

There's a bit of blurb on the site's blog at http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2013/search-19-million-new-british-rate-book-records/#sthash.DLNIJNSx.dpbs about the collection. The records include:
  • Name of occupier (head of household)
  • Name of owner
  • Description of the property (house or business)
  • Street address/township/parish
  • Rate to be paid (e.g. poor rate, water rate)
  • Amount to paid 
  • Date paid or any default on payment

The second release is Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records 1919-1934, as sourced from original enlistment ledgers held at The Tank Museum Archive & Reference Library. These include information such as the following:

Service history
  • Date of enlistment
  • Details of previous service, including any First World War service
  • Service number
  • Campaigns fought in
  • Medals awarded
  • Date of discharge and reason for it

Biographical information
  • Name
  • Age
  • Date and place of birth
  • Place of residence
  • Occupation
  • Name and address of next of kin
  • Marriage details
  • Names and dates of birth of any children

There's more on this at http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2013/search-new-royal-tank-corps-enlistment-records-1919-1934/#sthash.4BwyiWem.dpuf, with the collection itself searchable at http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/military-armed-forces-and-conflict/royal-tank-corps-enlistment-records-1919-1934.

Chris

My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/.

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