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 *Marriage, engagement, and death notices (since 1730)&nbsp;&nbsp;[But do bear in mind only a very small percentage of Marriages and Deaths were reported due to the limited physical size of the newspaper]
-Local newspapers did not flourish until the paper tax was lowered in 1836. When the tax was abolished in 1855 hundreds of newspapers started. In the 19th century. Other useful information found in local newspapers includes:
+Local newspapers did not flourish until the paper tax was lowered in 1836. When the tax was abolished in 1855 hundreds of newspapers started. The [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=BLCS&userGroupName=blcsuser British Library in London] has made many county newspapers available online with an every name index. The history is recorded as it happened. You may think that only more prominent people would be mention in the newspapers. <br>
-*Birth announcements (usually the father’s name only).
+*&nbsp;births, deaths, and marriages was for the more prominent people in the area. Obituaries for those that lived near 100 years old
-*Reports of court cases (often in detail).
+*&nbsp;court cases that mentions witnesses and detailed account of the event
-*Gun licenses granted (at quarter sessions).
+*Quarter Session reports on those that broke the law or were disorderly
-*Details of inquests, divorces, funerals, and marriages including lists of those attending (from the late 1800s).
+*&nbsp;Quarter Session reports for business licenses, gun licenses, etc.
+*Sporting Events with names of those participating
+*Coroner inquests; sudden death was a reason for an inquest, their more common than one might think; many go into detail about what led up to the death. Accidents recorded in detail
+*Special events in a parish or area of a county
+*National News and World News
+*Accounts of battles during war time
-The following work may help you decide if newspapers will contain information you need:
+Now with an [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=BLCS&userGroupName=blcsuser every name index] it is possible to determine whether your ancestor is recorded in the newspaper for any number of reasons. To use this valuable resource it must be determined if there is an indexed newspaper for the area and time period that is desired. Not every area is coved in this collection. <u>It covers papers from 1800 to 1900.</u><br>If a newspaper is not online then it is necessary search newspapers on microfilm and determine if there are paper indexes. Microfilmed newspapers can be found in County Record Offices and the British Newspaper Library.<br>
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 *Nicholson, Cregoe D. P. ''The Genealogical Value of Early English Newspapers''. London, England: C.D.P. Nicholson, 1934. (Family History Library&nbsp;film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=56552&disp=The+genealogical+value+of+early+English+++ 1468841 item 7]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=56552&disp=The+genealogical+value+of+early+English+++ 6026113].)