This is a message forwarded from the Eng-Cambs list with the permission of Steve Odell the author, as it may be of interest to many who have Cambridgeshire connections - do have a look at the site - it is fascinating! From: Steve Odell <steve.odell@dial.pipex.com> To: ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, September 12, 2002, 7:26:34 PM Subject: [ENG-CAMB] Re: The "Speculum Gregis" for Croydon 1843 ===8<==============Original message text=============== The "Speculum Gregis" or "An account of all the inhabitants of the Parish of Croydon in the County of Cambridgeshire commencing from 1 January 1843". by the Rev Francis Fulford (1803-1868) The Reverend Francis Fulford was appointed Rector of Croydon-cum-Clopton in Cambridgeshire in July 1841, remaining in that parish for four years. He compiled a list of inhabitants adding their ages, occupations, literacy and church attendance as well as some 'off the cuff' comments. The notebook - a "Speculum Gregis" - or Mirror of his Flock - was updated by his successor, the Reverend Sandilands until 1848, when it was put away with other parish documents, and eventually after the departure of the last resident Rector, was deposited in the Cambridgeshire Record Office (P 53/1/11). The Speculum Gregis was published as "The Rector and his Flock" in 1980 by Bassingbourn Booklets, with additional commentary by editor David Ellison. This new updated and corrected online version of the "Speculum Gregis" has the original Ellison introduction, the Fulford preface, the full text of all 91 pages (with additional research), an alphabetical index of names, and background material on the Reverend Francis Fulford, the village Rector who went on to become the first Bishop of Montreal in Canada. The Speculum Gregis is available at http://www.arrington.uk.com/speculum_gregis_index.htm Steve Odell E-mail: steve.odell@dial.pipex.com Wimpole web site: www.wimpole.uk.com Orwell web site: www.orwell.uk.com Arrington web site: www.arrington.uk.com ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== . ===8<===========End of original message text=========== -- Cheers, Anne mailto:docwras@yahoo.co.uk Rootsweb ListOwner: Dockery, Dockray, Dockree, Docwra, Hampson, Schofield Rootsweb Message Board Admin: Chandler, Dockerill, Dockery, Dockray, Dockree, Dockrey, Dockrill, Docwra, Hampson http://resource.at/docwra Docwra Family Research Project I use ARCHIVE CD BOOKS for my research http://www.archivecdbooks.org