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*Ads with physical descriptions of runaway apprentices, giving the apprentices’ names, addresses, occupations and the names of their fathers and masters. | *Ads with physical descriptions of runaway apprentices, giving the apprentices’ names, addresses, occupations and the names of their fathers and masters. | ||
*Ads to locate runaway or kidnapped children, military deserters (with physical description, previous occupation, age, and place of birth), and missing heirs or family members. | *Ads to locate runaway or kidnapped children, military deserters (with physical description, previous occupation, age, and place of birth), and missing heirs or family members. | ||
*Marriage, engagement, and death notices (since 1730) | *Marriage, engagement, and death notices (since 1730) [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. | Local newspapers did not flourish until the paper tax was lowered in 1836. When the tax was abolished in 1855 hundreds of newspapers started. | ||
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From 1731 to 1864 ''[[Gentlemans Magazine|Gentleman’s Magazine]]'' published notices of births, deaths, marriages, key promotions, and appointments ({{FHL|942 B2g}}; {{FHL|844665}} – {{FHL|844710}}. These notices have been indexed in: | From 1731 to 1864 ''[[Gentlemans Magazine|Gentleman’s Magazine]]'' published notices of births, deaths, marriages, key promotions, and appointments ({{FHL|942 B2g}}; {{FHL|844665}} – {{FHL|844710}}. These notices have been indexed in: | ||
*College of Arms, comp. ''Gentleman’s Magazine Index.'' Bound unpublished manuscript. N.p., 1958–60. {{FHL|942 B2g Index}}; {{FHL|599738}} – | *College of Arms, comp. ''Gentleman’s Magazine Index.'' Bound unpublished manuscript. N.p., 1958–60. {{FHL|942 B2g Index}}; {{FHL|599738}} – {{FHL|599761}}; {{FHL|6026701}} | ||
Increasingly Digitalisation is opening up access to "trapped data" in newspapers for example: | Increasingly Digitalisation is opening up access to "trapped data" in newspapers for example: | ||
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