History Nexus / History Websites
Posted by
GavinRobinson
216 days ago
- Average Rating: 5 with 2 vote(s)
(www.oldbaileyonline.org)
Category: local history |
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As it declares on the home page, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey holds information on 101,102 trials, from April 1674 to October 1834.
The search function is very advanced and quick, and would be a great help in providing some surprising finds in a genealogy investigation.
Apart from the digitised records, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey has a substantial number of essays describing 18th and 19th century London, as well as detailing the various communities that lived and worked in the capital such as Huguenots, Irish and Jews.
Search ideas are also provided. For instance, searching for records of Gypsies, it recommends using the term “counterfeit Egyptian”, which originates from false lore about the origins of the Gypsy community.
Likewise Jews can be found in the database by inputing “Hebrews”, while searching for Huguenots yields information by inputting “Spitalfields” and “Weaver” - a reflection of their trade and geographic area where they were concentrated.
This is great resource and deserves close inspection by everybody who is interested in either the history of crime or London.