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Examples of documents

People have kindly sent copies of documents relating to their families. They are often specific to an individial but may be of interest to people with Brentford ancestors. Thank you to the people who have shared these documents.
  • Register of Canal Boats entry for 1894 provided by Ann & David Podmore. Ann is a descendant of the Buck family whose boat "Samuel" was registered
  • Brentford British School certificate from 1894 provided by Maurice Lockyer. Maurice has provided certificates from his grandmother's schooldays dating 1894, 1895, 1896. On looking into the people who signed the document a story emerged...
  • Death Duty Register entry for John Dale, 1809: this is one of the many documents that can be accessed for free at The National Archives, Kew, or can be downloaded for a fee from their web site; death duty records in the period 1796 - 1811 are indexed and online; the abstract is included here to give you an idea of the type of information provided
  • Inquest of Frances McCarthy, 1903 provided by Maggie Luscombe & Mike Perry; an account of the inquest into a tragic road accident from the Middlesex Independent
  • More to follow