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CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS

Written by Ivor Waters
Published by The Chepstow Society in 1955

CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329492
1st. 1955. Hardback. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. SIGNED by C. Gordon Jolliffee (writer of foreword) by means of a lengthy inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed.Some light brown marks to gutter of front endpaper. Textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and is faded to spine.

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CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609603
1st. 1955. Hardback. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Cloth at corners and spine is rubbed. Front endpaper missing. Wrapper is edge torn and chipped with some loss; some fading to spine.

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Front cover

Cover of CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS by Ivor Waters

Contents

  • Foreword by C. Gordon Jolliffe, F.C.A.
  • Chepstow Parish Registers, 1595-1837
  • Extracts from Registers
  • Summary of Registers
  • Surnames in Registers
  • Population
  • Poor People, 1601-1900
  • Doctors and Parish Health
  • The Parish Constable
  • The Parish Soldier
  • Roads
  • Chepstow Bridge
  • Appendices:
  • A. Vicars of Chepstow
  • B. Overseer of the Poor and Poor Rats at Tidenham, 1773-97
  • C. Overseer's Accounts, 1818-19
  • D. Inventory Taken in Chepstow Workhouse, November 1st, 1813
  • E. Chepstow Doctors and Apothecaries
  • Index