Very Interesting Josephine. I lived in Swindon for 3 years in the 1960s. Brought a few memories back. But did we really look like that? David On 10 December 2010 23:47, Josephine Jeremiah <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com>wrote: > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:16:17 -0000, Lenore Hailstone <lenhai@charter.net> > wrote: > > > I guess that I have one more big question, is there any site or source > > for finding the names of the "laborers" living in these small hamlets? > > I am sure they had no wills, probably no taxes, but of course I don't > > know that. In my mind I just > > picture them leaving no history but their church records, I am hoping > > that I am wrong about that. > > Hi Lenore, > > Poll Books give information about people in town and country. > > You can see examples of pages of the 1818 Wiltshire Poll Book if you go to: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/swindonlocal/5181840880/in/photostream/ > > Use the arrow key to find other pages from this Poll Book. > > Not all of Wiltshire is covered in these images, but they give an idea of > the information available. > > The pages may be of interest to people whose research interests include > Swindon and places nearby. > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >