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