WHAT information should be in a one-place study?

[Rod Neep]

WHAT information should be in a one-place study?

What sort of things are essential to have..... what sort of things are optional?

I'll start it off....

Place description
Map(s)
Names and details of churches and chapels
Schools

Transcript of parish registers for baptisms, marriages and burials
Transcript of censuses for the village 1841 onwards.
Transcripts from county directories (people) for various years

more.... ??

Regards
Rod

[John]

WHAT information should be in a one-place study?

What sort of things are essential to have..... what sort of things are optional?

I'll start it off....

Place description
Map(s)
Names and details of churches and chapels
Schools

Transcript of parish registers for baptisms, marriages and burials
Transcript of censuses for the village 1841 onwards.
Transcripts from county directories (people) for various years

more.... ??

Regards
Rod

Really, no information is optional!
How about Settlement orders, Removal orders, Filliation orders, Land deeds, Muster Rolls, Hearth Taxes, Window Taxes, oh the list goes on!

John

[Lesley Robertson]

Really, no information is optional!
How about Settlement orders, Removal orders, Filliation orders, Land deeds, Muster Rolls, Hearth Taxes, Window Taxes, oh the list goes on!

John
I agree with John. Any and all information is useful. To his list I would add sasines, valuation rules, testaments, Church session minutes, Presbytery minutes, and any odd bits of national- level history that would have a local effect.
Then there's the more esoteric stuff. I have recently come across a printed catalogue for the subscription library in the village in the 19th century, as well as the plans and builders estimates for the upgrading of the Manse during the 19th century.
Of course, all photos and postcards are worth their weight in rubies!

[ziksby]

Of course, all photos and postcards are worth their weight in rubies!POSTCARDS .... Yes, I collect them for my neck of the woods ... MALVERN in Worcs. I have a few online. Check the Worcestershire forum for the link.
Best place to look for views is eBay ... currently 17000 UK topographical postcards up for auction (double that for completed items)... many can be had for a few pennies ;) . Set up a favorite search and get email notification if something you're interested in turns up.
Regards