Dear Janet Thanks for that good steer. From that web page it would appear that there was another Stephen Clissold of Stroud who died the following year (ie 1713). What is the overseers catalogue (referred to on the web page) and what information is recorded in it? Best Regards David Williams email: [email protected] tel: (61) 2 9958 3332 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Janet Booth Sent: Monday, 24 November 2008 8:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GLS] CLISSOLD AND SLADE David, If you search Gloucestershire Archives Database (ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx), you will find many wills for CLISSOLD in Stroud including that of your Stephen plus his inventory. You can download an order form from Gloucestershire Archives website (www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=17203) and order copies of wills/inventories by post. The cost is very reasonable L2 per will plus postage. I have used this service many times before and it has proved invaluable to me in my research. Another place to try is The National Archives Documents Online site (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/). If you find a will you are interested in, it can be downloaded immediately for the sum of L3.50 per will. The date given on the will is normally when it was probated. Good luck Janet > I am new to the list and am currently researching the Clissold families of > Gloucestershire and the Slade families of Gloucestershire. > > > STEPHEN & MARY CLISSOLD+ _____________________________________________ Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

David, Overseers were appointed for each parish and collected poor rates from occupiers of land and property to distribute to the poor and needy of the parish. They were supposed to keep accounts of the money distributed and I presume the Overseers catalogue referred to in the Database are these accounts. HTH Janet > What is the overseers catalogue (referred to on the web page) and what > information is recorded in it? >