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Stories grouped by theme and trade — click a theme to reveal its people. This index is a draft and will grow as the books are tagged.
Blacksmithing & ironwork5
- Noah Green Ringstead People
- John Fairey Ringstead People
- Joseph Ashley Bull The Great War: A–M
- William Davis The Great War: A–M
- Percy Reginald Wilson The Great War: N–Z
Came home from the war48
- John Ball Ringstead People
- James Edward Austin Final Stories
- Baker family Army & Navy
- Abbott family The Great War: A–M
- John Francis Agutter The Great War: A–M
- Henry William Attley The Great War: A–M
- Baker family The Great War: A–M
- Henry Bannister The Great War: A–M
- James Bates The Great War: A–M
- Stuart Dimbleby Bates The Great War: A–M
- Cecil Bellamy The Great War: A–M
- Joseph Ashley Bull The Great War: A–M
- Cyril Cottingham The Great War: A–M
- Dainty family The Great War: A–M
- William Davis The Great War: A–M
- Dickens family The Great War: A–M
- Hubert Archibald Edwards The Great War: A–M
- Christopher John Farr The Great War: A–M
- George Robert Feary The Great War: A–M
- Albert Ambrose Fensome The Great War: A–M
- Arthur James Fox The Great War: A–M
- Hackney family The Great War: A–M
- James Hathaway The Great War: A–M
- Arthur Haxley The Great War: A–M
- Sidney William Hunt The Great War: A–M
- William Henry Jackson The Great War: A–M
- Ernest Robert Manley The Great War: A–M
- William Edward Mason The Great War: A–M
- Hubert Stanley Augustus Mayes The Great War: A–M
- William Meadows The Great War: A–M
- George Herbert Newell The Great War: N–Z
- Joseph Arthur Norris The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Cyril Peacock The Great War: N–Z
- John William Pearson The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Pentelow The Great War: N–Z
- Charles William Pettitt The Great War: N–Z
- Sidney Thomas Phillips The Great War: N–Z
- Walter Shedrick Pitts The Great War: N–Z
- Oliver John Pothecary The Great War: N–Z
- Edward Roberts The Great War: N–Z
- Hessel Ruff The Great War: N–Z
- George Slack The Great War: N–Z
- Sydney William Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Harry Tilley The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Alfred Tomlin The Great War: N–Z
- Harvey Edward Walker The Great War: N–Z
- William Warren Weekley The Great War: N–Z
- John Harold Allen The Great War: N–Z
Church & chapel16
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Ringstead People
- Susannah Arthur Ringstead People
- Leonard Joseph Abington Ringstead People
- William Harding Ringstead People
- Herbert Abington Ringstead People
- John Thomas Collett Ringstead People 2
- John William Sawford Ringstead People 2
- Isaac Gaskarth Ringstead People 2
- Henry Raymond Final Stories
- Alfred John Sandilands Final Stories
- Avis Fairey Final Stories
- Charles Mawson Burgess Final Stories
- Archibald Thomas Near Army & Navy
- Stuart Dimbleby Bates The Great War: A–M
- Joseph Arthur Norris The Great War: N–Z
- Alfred Edward Shaw The Great War: N–Z
Crime & punishment16
- William Weekley Ball Ringstead People
- William Mitchell Ringstead People
- William Roberts Ringstead People
- Korah Dicks Ringstead People
- Thomas Hill Ringstead People
- John Hardy Ringstead People
- John Thomas Collett Ringstead People 2
- Cobley family Ringstead People 2
- Abbott family Ringstead People 2
- John Pengilly Ringstead People 2
- Tabitha Boswell Ringstead People 2
- Martha Jane Beeby Ringstead People 2
- Henry Atley Ringstead People 2
- Joseph Scott Final Stories
- John Percival Army & Navy
- Joseph Edwards Army & Navy
Emigration & the New World17
- Elisha Ball Ringstead People
- Joseph Ball Ringstead People
- Susannah Arthur Ringstead People
- Daniel Ball Ringstead People
- John Thomas Collett Ringstead People 2
- Cobley family Ringstead People 2
- Abbott family Ringstead People 2
- Mayes family Ringstead People 2
- Henry Raymond Final Stories
- Avis Fairey Final Stories
- John Ball Final Stories
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Final Stories
- William Atkins Army & Navy
- Archibald Thomas Near Army & Navy
- Peacock family Army & Navy
- William Sibley The Great War: N–Z
- Frank Smith The Great War: N–Z
Enclosure of the land1
- William Warren Ringstead People
Farming & the land19
- Elisha Ball Ringstead People
- Thomas Ball Ringstead People
- John Ball Ringstead People
- Daniel Ball Ringstead People
- William Warren Ringstead People
- William Clayton Ringstead People
- William Roberts Ringstead People
- Korah Dicks Ringstead People
- Abbott family Ringstead People 2
- Ivy Elizabeth Adams Final Stories
- John Phillips Army & Navy
- Thomas Ball Army & Navy
- Stuart Dimbleby Bates The Great War: A–M
- Christopher John Farr The Great War: A–M
- Sidney William Hunt The Great War: A–M
- Walter Shedrick Pitts The Great War: N–Z
- William Sibley The Great War: N–Z
- Harry Tilley The Great War: N–Z
- Harvey Edward Walker The Great War: N–Z
Fell in the Great War25
- John Ball Final Stories
- Peacock family Army & Navy
- Archer family The Great War: A–M
- Thomas Ball The Great War: A–M
- Arthur Frank Barnard The Great War: A–M
- Percy William Baxter The Great War: A–M
- William Thomas Billing The Great War: A–M
- Braybrook family The Great War: A–M
- John Wilfred Reginald Cave The Great War: A–M
- Dicks family The Great War: A–M
- Major family The Great War: A–M
- Albert James Manning The Great War: A–M
- Ralph Mayes The Great War: A–M
- Victor Marshall Moon The Great War: A–M
- Thomas Cyril Peacock The Great War: N–Z
- Edward Roberts The Great War: N–Z
- Jesse Sawford The Great War: N–Z
- Alfred Edward Shaw The Great War: N–Z
- William Sibley The Great War: N–Z
- George Stanley Smart The Great War: N–Z
- Frank Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Frederick Sykes The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Watts The Great War: N–Z
- Percy Reginald Wilson The Great War: N–Z
- Evelyn Wood The Great War: N–Z
Innkeeping & brewing8
- Thomas Hill Ringstead People
- Thomas Lee Ringstead People 2
- Archer family The Great War: A–M
- Braybrook family The Great War: A–M
- Joseph Ashley Bull The Great War: A–M
- George Stanley Smart The Great War: N–Z
- Percy Reginald Wilson The Great War: N–Z
- John Harold Allen The Great War: N–Z
Lacemaking4
- Sarah Manning Ringstead People
- John Fairey Ringstead People
- Mary Dicks Ringstead People
- William Warren Weekley The Great War: N–Z
Murder & sudden death13
- William Weekley Ball Ringstead People
- John Ball Ringstead People
- John Ball Ringstead People
- William Clayton Ringstead People
- William Roberts Ringstead People
- Herbert Abington Ringstead People
- Martha Jane Beeby Ringstead People 2
- Joseph Scott Final Stories
- John Ball Final Stories
- Nichols family Army & Navy
- Archibald Thomas Near Army & Navy
- Henry William Attley The Great War: A–M
- Evelyn Wood The Great War: N–Z
Music & musicians8
- Joseph Ball Ringstead People
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Ringstead People
- Leonard Joseph Abington Ringstead People
- Tabitha Boswell Ringstead People 2
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Final Stories
- Baker family Army & Navy
- Baker family The Great War: A–M
- Hubert Stanley Augustus Mayes The Great War: A–M
Papermaking1
- William Mitchell Ringstead People
Quarrying & ironstone11
- John Ball Ringstead People
- Susannah Arthur Ringstead People
- Mayes family Ringstead People 2
- Dainty family The Great War: A–M
- Ernest Robert Manley The Great War: A–M
- Albert James Manning The Great War: A–M
- John William Pearson The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Pentelow The Great War: N–Z
- Oliver John Pothecary The Great War: N–Z
- George Slack The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Watts The Great War: N–Z
Schooling & schoolmasters3
- William Harding Ringstead People
- Isaac Gaskarth Ringstead People 2
- Charles Mawson Burgess Final Stories
Shoemaking & bootmaking43
- Elisha Ball Ringstead People
- Henry Manning Ringstead People
- John Ball Ringstead People
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Ringstead People
- John Ball Ringstead People
- Edwin Turner Cottingham Ringstead People
- Cobley family Ringstead People 2
- Ernest Cottingham Ringstead People 2
- Joseph Scott Final Stories
- Benjamin Ebenezer Roberts Final Stories
- William Pettitt Army & Navy
- John Smith Army & Navy
- Baker family Army & Navy
- Peacock family Army & Navy
- Abbott family The Great War: A–M
- Archer family The Great War: A–M
- Thomas Ball The Great War: A–M
- Cecil Bellamy The Great War: A–M
- Dicks family The Great War: A–M
- George Robert Feary The Great War: A–M
- William Henry Jackson The Great War: A–M
- Major family The Great War: A–M
- William Edward Mason The Great War: A–M
- Ralph Mayes The Great War: A–M
- George Herbert Newell The Great War: N–Z
- Joseph Arthur Norris The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Cyril Peacock The Great War: N–Z
- John William Pearson The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Pentelow The Great War: N–Z
- Charles William Pettitt The Great War: N–Z
- Sidney Thomas Phillips The Great War: N–Z
- Edward Roberts The Great War: N–Z
- Hessel Ruff The Great War: N–Z
- Jesse Sawford The Great War: N–Z
- George Stanley Smart The Great War: N–Z
- Sydney William Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Frank Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Frederick Sykes The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Alfred Tomlin The Great War: N–Z
- Harvey Edward Walker The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Watts The Great War: N–Z
- William Warren Weekley The Great War: N–Z
- Evelyn Wood The Great War: N–Z
Shopkeeping & trade8
- Jedidah Louisa Abington Ringstead People
- William Weekley Ball Ringstead People
- Joseph Ball Ringstead People
- Leonard Joseph Abington Ringstead People
- Edwin Turner Cottingham Ringstead People
- Noah Green Ringstead People
- Thomas Lee Ringstead People 2
- Sidney Thomas Phillips The Great War: N–Z
Soldiers & sailors21
- Thomas Ball Ringstead People
- William Ball Ringstead People
- John William Sawford Ringstead People 2
- William Pettitt Army & Navy
- Nichols family Army & Navy
- Knowles family Army & Navy
- John Smith Army & Navy
- John Phillips Army & Navy
- John Percival Army & Navy
- Joseph Edwards Army & Navy
- William Atkins Army & Navy
- George Ball Army & Navy
- Thomas Ball Army & Navy
- Archibald Thomas Near Army & Navy
- Thomas Ball The Great War: A–M
- William Thomas Billing The Great War: A–M
- Sidney William Hunt The Great War: A–M
- William Meadows The Great War: A–M
- Victor Marshall Moon The Great War: A–M
- Jesse Sawford The Great War: N–Z
- Harry Tilley The Great War: N–Z
The Great War70
- John Ball Ringstead People
- James Edward Austin Final Stories
- Ivy Elizabeth Adams Final Stories
- Baker family Army & Navy
- Peacock family Army & Navy
- Abbott family The Great War: A–M
- John Francis Agutter The Great War: A–M
- Archer family The Great War: A–M
- Henry William Attley The Great War: A–M
- Baker family The Great War: A–M
- Thomas Ball The Great War: A–M
- Henry Bannister The Great War: A–M
- Arthur Frank Barnard The Great War: A–M
- James Bates The Great War: A–M
- Stuart Dimbleby Bates The Great War: A–M
- Percy William Baxter The Great War: A–M
- Cecil Bellamy The Great War: A–M
- William Thomas Billing The Great War: A–M
- Braybrook family The Great War: A–M
- Joseph Ashley Bull The Great War: A–M
- John Wilfred Reginald Cave The Great War: A–M
- Cyril Cottingham The Great War: A–M
- Dainty family The Great War: A–M
- William Davis The Great War: A–M
- Dicks family The Great War: A–M
- Dickens family The Great War: A–M
- Hubert Archibald Edwards The Great War: A–M
- Christopher John Farr The Great War: A–M
- George Robert Feary The Great War: A–M
- Albert Ambrose Fensome The Great War: A–M
- Arthur James Fox The Great War: A–M
- Hackney family The Great War: A–M
- James Hathaway The Great War: A–M
- Arthur Haxley The Great War: A–M
- Sidney William Hunt The Great War: A–M
- William Henry Jackson The Great War: A–M
- Major family The Great War: A–M
- Ernest Robert Manley The Great War: A–M
- Albert James Manning The Great War: A–M
- William Edward Mason The Great War: A–M
- Ralph Mayes The Great War: A–M
- Hubert Stanley Augustus Mayes The Great War: A–M
- William Meadows The Great War: A–M
- Victor Marshall Moon The Great War: A–M
- George Herbert Newell The Great War: N–Z
- Joseph Arthur Norris The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Cyril Peacock The Great War: N–Z
- John William Pearson The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Pentelow The Great War: N–Z
- Charles William Pettitt The Great War: N–Z
- Sidney Thomas Phillips The Great War: N–Z
- Walter Shedrick Pitts The Great War: N–Z
- Oliver John Pothecary The Great War: N–Z
- Edward Roberts The Great War: N–Z
- Hessel Ruff The Great War: N–Z
- Jesse Sawford The Great War: N–Z
- Alfred Edward Shaw The Great War: N–Z
- George Slack The Great War: N–Z
- George Stanley Smart The Great War: N–Z
- Sydney William Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Frank Smith The Great War: N–Z
- Frederick Sykes The Great War: N–Z
- Harry Tilley The Great War: N–Z
- Thomas Alfred Tomlin The Great War: N–Z
- Harvey Edward Walker The Great War: N–Z
- John Thomas Watts The Great War: N–Z
- William Warren Weekley The Great War: N–Z
- Percy Reginald Wilson The Great War: N–Z
- Evelyn Wood The Great War: N–Z
- John Harold Allen The Great War: N–Z
The cycling craze2
- Ernest Cottingham Ringstead People 2
- Hessel Ruff The Great War: N–Z
The railway13
- Jedidah Louisa Abington Ringstead People
- William Leveratt Ringstead People
- Herbert Abington Ringstead People
- John Francis Agutter The Great War: A–M
- Arthur Frank Barnard The Great War: A–M
- Percy William Baxter The Great War: A–M
- Cyril Cottingham The Great War: A–M
- Walter Shedrick Pitts The Great War: N–Z
- Oliver John Pothecary The Great War: N–Z
- William Sibley The Great War: N–Z
- George Slack The Great War: N–Z
- Frederick Sykes The Great War: N–Z
- John Harold Allen The Great War: N–Z
The workhouse & poverty10
- Sarah Manning Ringstead People
- Jedidah Louisa Abington Ringstead People
- Henry Manning Ringstead People
- John Fairey Ringstead People
- Mary Dicks Ringstead People
- Henry Atley Ringstead People 2
- Alfred John Sandilands Final Stories
- Knowles family Army & Navy
- Joseph Edwards Army & Navy
- Henry Bannister The Great War: A–M
Transportation2
- John Hardy Ringstead People
- John Percival Army & Navy