Local History

Introduction
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Further Information
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Part of map depicting national free trade lectures, shows and exhibitions, December 1910. [AHDS History Study Number: 4818]

 Introduction

Local and regional history in its broadest terms is one of the most popular forms of history. Local historians range from professional archivists and academics through members of local history societies and interested individuals. A large proportion AHDS History's collection is of interest to historians of the localities and regions.

 Available from AHDS History's Collection
National or multi-regional studies
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
England

 

National

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue

Study No.Title
SN 33349 Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919
SN 33331
SN 33288		Great Britain Historical Database. UK Higher and Further education users can also access this data through CHCC.
SN 5587Demographic Processes in England and Wales, 1851-1911: Data and Model Estimates
SN 5454Women, Work and Trade in the English Industrial Revolution, 1773-1828
SN 5319British Local Election Database, 1889-2003
SN 5025Number of Voters on the Burgess Roll in Municipal Boroughs in England and Wales, 1852, 1865, 1871, 1884
SN 5024Spending and Taxation Patterns for Municipal Corporations, Local Boards and the Urban Sanitary Authorities in England and Wales, Selected Years, 1868-1888
SN 4375National Sample from the 1881 Census of Great Britain
SN 4348Historic Parishes of England and Wales : an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata
SN 41781881 Census for Scotland [note: non higher and further education users can purchase a full transcription of the 1881 census from the Genealogical Society of Utah]
SN 41771881 Census for England and Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Enhanced Version) [note: non higher and further education users can purchase a full transcription of the 1881 census from the Genealogical Society of Utah]
SN 4171Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
SN 4042Docquets of Lord Keeper Coventry, 1625-1640
SN 3895Machine-readable Version of the 1861 Census and Vital Registration Database
SN 3883Index of Marfleets, Pre-1500
SN 3443Directories Database, 1772-1787
SN 1659Atlas of Agriculture in England and Wales, c.1840
SN 1316National Sample from the 1851 Census of Great Britain

 

Scotland

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue

Study No.Title
SN 5161Scottish Emigration Database, 1923
SN 4667Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, 1563-1736
SN 3651Scots Miners 1891 Census Survey
SN 3302Wages and Prices in Scotland, c.1580-1780
SN 2999Bridgeton and Paisley Census, 1851, 1871 and 1891 : A Sample of Households Containing Cotton Workers
SN 2998Heads of Households in Bridgeton and Paisley, 1851, 1871, 1891
SN 2997Valuation Rolls, Paisley, for the Decennial Years, 1871-1911
SN 2980Scottish Parliamentary Commissioners, 1357-1707 : Biographical Data and Its Presentation
SN 2838Glasgow Householders, 1832-1911
SN 1007Labour Elites and Electorates in Glasgow, 1922-1974
SN 991Migration in the Northern Highlands, 1851-1891
SN 32Tayside Industries, 1911-1951

 

Wales

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 33306Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 5122Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1900-1919
SN 5121Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1880-1899
SN 5120Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1796-1878
SN 3821Social History of the Welsh Language : Evidence of the 1891 Census; Project 2
SN 3679Dyffryn Clwyd Court Roll Database, 1294-1422

 

Ireland

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 33276Database of Irish Historical Statistics
SN 4993Credit, Class and Community: Working Class Belfast, 1930-2000
SN 4848Sources for Medieval Ireland in the National Archives of the United Kingdom, c. 1200 - c. 1485
SN 1660Segregation and Social Structure in Early 20th Century Belfast
SN 1482Enumerators Returns for County Antrim, 1851

 

England
 North-east
North-westYorkshire and the Humber
West MidlandsEast Midlands
South-westSouth-east
LondonEast of England

 

North-east

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5607Durham Tithes Database, 1270-1536
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 17361851 Census of Seaham Harbour, County Durham

 

North-west

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5454Women, Work and Trade in the English Industrial Revolution, 1773-1828
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 4729Business Leadership and Industrial Change in North West England, 1750-1870
SN 4429Violence in Early Modern England : a Regional Survey, 1600-1800; Cheshire
SN 4376Violence in the North West with Special Reference to Liverpool and Manchester 1850-1914
SN 3882Liverpool Community, 1649-1750
SN 3319Warrington in 1841-1881
SN 2923Liverpool Trade and Shipping, 1744-1786
SN 1978Occupation and Family in the Somerset Coalfield and St Helens, 1851

 

Yorkshire and the Humber

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5454Women, Work and Trade in the English Industrial Revolution, 1773-1828
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 5133Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Yorkshire, 1887-1913
SN 5132Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Yorkshire, 1787-1885
SN 4241Name, Residence, Vote and Occupation for the 1852 and 1857 Sheffield General Elections
SN 4239Sheffield Club Membership Book, 1873-1970
SN 2708Census Enumerators' Books : Four Rural Areas, 1851-1881
SN 2592Census Enumerators' Books, Keighley, West Yorkshire, 1851-1881

 

West Midlands

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 5131Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1896-1914
SN 5130Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1818-1892
SN 5122Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1900-1919
SN 5121Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1880-1899
SN 5120Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1796-1878
SN 3040Bromyard Workhouse Database, 1840
SN 3035Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Hereford Poll Books, 1734-1764
SN 3034Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Worcester Poll Books, 1841-1857
SN 3033Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Shrewsbury Poll Books, 1814
SN 2708Census Enumerators' Books : Four Rural Areas, 1851-1881

 

East Midlands

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5620Summary of Selected Wills of West Northamptonshire, 1500-1700
SN 5328Selected Wills of West Northamptonshire, 1500-1700
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 5123Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Lincolnshire, 1856-1919
SN 3822Urban Hierarchy and Functions in the East Midlands in the Late Middle Ages, 1300-1550
SN 3178Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Northampton Borough Elections, 1768-1796
SN 3041
Stanwick Baptisms, 18th Century (Northamptonshire)
SN 2708Census Enumerators' Books : Four Rural Areas, 1851-1881
SN 2236Nottinghamshire Woodlands, 1911-1919 and 1978-1980

 

South-west

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5221Cornwall Online Census Project, 1841
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 5131Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1896-1914
SN 5122Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1900-1919
SN 5121Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1880-1899
SN 5120Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Somerset and Wales, 1796-1878
SN 5001Cornish Parish Records: West Penwith and Kerrier, 1580-1903
SN 4978Cornwall Online Census Project, 1891
SN 3896Residence and Kinship in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, 1558-1804
SN 3218Gloucester Port Books, 1575-1765
SN 3032Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Totnes Poll Books, 1837-1865
SN 1978Occupation and Family in the Somerset Coalfield and St Helens, 1851
SN 1206A Demographic Analysis of a Subdivided Population, 1851-1871

 

South-east

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 4338Records of Central Government Taxation in England, c.1190-1690; Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Oxfordshire
SN 4170Parliamentary Poll Books of Sandwich, Kent, 1831-1868
SN 4132Thame, Oxfordshire in the Seventeenth Century
SN 3165Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Guildford Poll Books, 1865 and 1866
SN 2993Kent's Directories of Businesses in London, 1759-1828
SN 2948Ashford, 1840 - 1870: a Socio-demographic Study
SN 1819Sheerness Naval Dockyard Study; Census Enumerators Books, 1851-1871
SN 977Voting Behaviour in Guildford, 1790-1868

 

London

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 5323Pinner Census, 1901
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5129Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1916-1919
SN 5128Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1914-1915
SN 5127Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1906-1911
SN 5126Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1899-1905
SN 5125Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1895-1897
SN 5124Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: London, 1808-1891
SN 4710Census Enumerators' Returns for Kingston upon Thames, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1891
SN 4423Burial Registers for Kingston upon Thames Parishes, 1850-1901 and Bonner Hill Cemetery, 1855-1911
SN 3758New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929-1931
SN 3497Metropolitan London in the 1690s : Four Shillings in the Pound Aid, 1693-1694; For the City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex
SN 31391891 Census Project, Spitalfields
SN 3025Feeding the City II : Demesne Agriculture in the London Region, 1375-1400
SN 2988 Pinner Census, 1841-1891
SN 18531861 Census Southwark; Parishes of Christ Church, St. Thomas and St. Saviour

 

East of England

Clicking on the links below will take you to the relevant catalogue record from the UK Data Archive catalogue.

Study No.Title
SN 33248Ashwell History Census Data Project, 1841-1881
SN 5619Colchester Primitive Methodist Baptismal Register, 1834-1877
SN 5135Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1846-1901
SN 5134Digital Library of Historical Directories, 1750-1919: Miscellaneous Collections, 1828-1844
SN 4986Village Records of Chelsworth, Suffolk, 1441-1904
SN 4212Census Enumerators' Books for Downham, Cambridgeshire, 1851 and 1891
SN 39231851 Census : Berkhamsted Superintendent Registrar's District, Hertfordshire
SN 3179Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Lynn Regis Poll Books, 1822
SN 3037Biographical Database Based on Morant's History of Essex, 1768
SN 3036Psephological Datasets, 1702-1865; Essex Poll Books, 1702-1722
SN 2708Census Enumerators' Books : Four Rural Areas, 1851-1881
SN 17451851 National Census : Random One per Cent Sample of Norwich Wards
SN 1342Census Statistics for the Harwich Area, 1801-1841
SN 1341Ship Tax for the Harwich Area, 1636
SN 1328Suffolk Census Data, 1851-1876
SN 978Demographic History of a Group of Nine Parishes in the Tendring Hundred, Essex, 1533-1838
 
Available from other AHDS Centres' Collections
AHDS Catalogue IDTitle
arch-324-1Defence of Britain Archive
arch-302-1Fyfield and Overton Landscape Project
lll-2421-1Civilised Britain 43AD : prior to the Roman "invasion"
va-OEP-1Art & Art Organisations in the East End of London 1972 - 1999 (Other Educated Persons)

 

 Further Information

A number of universities have centres for local history these include:

 

Links

Intute's Resources for Local/Regional History provides links to a range of useful resources for local historians, including primary and secondary source available online.

The Vision of Britain website provides maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions of localities throughout Great Britain.

University of Lancaster's Cumbrian Manorial Records website provide practical guidance to users of manorial records, particularly in Cumbria

 

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