Thursday 17 April 2008

Records of the Weavers of Perth Volume 1

Now available from Scotland's Greatest Story:

Records of the Weavers of Perth: Volume 1 (data resource on CD)
£15 plus £2 p&p


This first volume of 18th Century and 19th Century weavers' records transcriptions, relating to the handloom weaving industry of Perth, Scotland, contains the following:

* Children born to weavers in Perth between 1770 and 1844 (almost 9000 entries sourced from the OPRs and arranged alphabetically)
* Freeman Weaver Voters 1821 and 1830
* Freemen Appointments Book 1719 - 1812 (over 200 entries)
* Weaver Incorporation Indenture Book: Indentures 1746-1794
* Weaver Incorporation Indenture Book: Minutes 1794 - 1809
* Indenture papers held at Perth & Kinross Archives
* Weavers' subscriptions to their seat in St. John's Kirk, Perth 1749 - 1751
* Weavers in 1837 Perth trade directory
* Weavers in 1843-44 Perth trade directory
* Weavers noted in the 1802 Militia Act Census for Perth (343 entries)



The CD is presented in PDF format (requiring Adobe Acrobat to be read)

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Chris

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