Genealogy Ebooks The year 1650 in England was a time of great change for its people. Just 11 short months earlier Charles I was beheaded in the Palace of Whitehall. Oliver Cromwell had just subjugated the Irish in a bloodbath that would stay long in their memory and was on his way to put down the Scots who had sided with Charles II. This huge change in their social system led to a period of euphoria for the peasantry, which in turn let to a "Baby Boom" in 1651.During the 17th century the population of England and Wales grew steadily. It was about 4 million in 1600…]]> This Volume contains the Registers of the Christenings in the parishes of St. Bene't, Paul's Wharf, in the City of London, from 1619 to 1837, and of St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, from 1607 to 1837. No earlier Registers are known to be in existence. Subsequent volumes will be published containing the Marriages and Burials in each parish. The Marriages are very numerous, especially between the years 1719 and 1754, owing perhaps to the proximity of the Faculty Office.]]> This Volume contains the Registers of the Marriages in the parish of St. Bene't, Paul's Wharf, in the City of London, from 1619 to 1730. No earlier Registers are known to be in existence. Subsequent volumes will be published containing the Marriages and Burials in each parish. The Marriages are very numerous, especially between the years 1719 and 1754, owing perhaps to the proximity of the Faculty Office.]]> This Volume contains the Registers of the Marriages  in the parishes of St. Bene't, Paul's Wharf, in the City of London, from 1731 to 1837, and of St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, from 1607 to 1834. No earlier Registers are known to be in existence. Subsequent volumes will be published containing the Marriages and Burials in each parish. The Marriages are very numerous, especially between the years 1719 and 1754, owing perhaps to the proximity of the Faculty Office. ]]> After the beginning of the 17th century gradual changes in English law meant the presence of an officiating priest or magistrate became necessary for a marriage to be legal. Up until this point in England, clergy performed many clandestine marriages, such as so-called Fleet Marriage, which were held legally valid; and in Scotland, unsolemnised common-law marriage was still valid.]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The British Agricultural Revolution was the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries. Agricultural output grew faster than the population over the century to 1770, and thereafter productivity remained among the highest in the world. This increase in the food supply contributed to the rapid growth of population in England and Wales, from 5.5 million in 1700 to over 9 million by 1801 though domestic production gave way increasingly to…]]> The British Agricultural Revolution was the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries. Agricultural output grew faster than the population over the century to 1770, and thereafter productivity remained among the highest in the world. This increase in the food supply contributed to the rapid growth of population in England and Wales, from 5.5 million in 1700 to over 9 million by 1801 though domestic production gave way increasingly to…]]> The British Agricultural Revolution was the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries. Agricultural output grew faster than the population over the century to 1770, and thereafter productivity remained among the highest in the world. This increase in the food supply contributed to the rapid growth of population in England and Wales, from 5.5 million in 1700 to over 9 million by 1801 though domestic production gave way increasingly to…]]> Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock, when meat was first brought into our regular diet, butchers formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. The United Kingdom Census of 1851 recorded the people residing in every household on the night of 30 March 1851, and was the second of the UK censuses to include details of household members.]]> Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock, when meat was first brought into our regular diet, butchers formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. The United Kingdom Census of 1851 recorded the people residing in every household on the night of 30 March 1851, and was the second of the UK censuses to include details of household members.]]> Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock, when meat was first brought into our regular diet, butchers formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. The United Kingdom Census of 1851 recorded the people residing in every household on the night of 30 March 1851, and was the second of the UK censuses to include details of household members.]]> Norwich Castle was designed to be a Royal Palace rather than a fortification. However, no Norman kings ever lived in it. The only time Henry I is known to have stayed at Norwich Castle was for Christmas 1121, a visit explored in detail in the displays in the Castle Keep. From the 14th century the keep was used as a county gaol.]]> Registered in November 1887, Victoria Working Men's Home was run at that time by Augustus Wilkie and was originally licensed to house 370 male lodgers, though expansion allowed for an increase in occupants within a short time. For those in steady employment, rentable accommodation in London, as today was hard to find, for those who could raise fourpence or sixpence a night, other forms of accommodation existed, of which the most popular and widely available was the common lodging house, also known as a doss-house or kip-house. Although, the…]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The origins of the workhouse can be traced to the Poor Law Act of 1388, which attempted to address the labour shortages following the Black Death in England by restricting the movement of labourers, and ultimately led to the state becoming responsible for the support of the poor. But mass unemployment following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the introduction of new technology to replace agricultural workers in particular, and a series of bad harvests, meant that by the early 1830s the established system of poor relief was proving to be…]]> The year 1650 in England was a time of great change for its people. Just 11 short months earlier Charles I was beheaded in the Palace of Whitehall. Oliver Cromwell had just subjugated the Irish in a bloodbath that would stay long in their memory and was on his way to put down the Scots who had sided with Charles II. This huge change in their social system led to a period of euphoria for the peasantry, which in turn let to a "Baby Boom" in 1651. During the 17th century the population of England and Wales grew steadily. It was about 4 million in…]]>