Ancestry in colour

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This Disc is presented in PDF format and contains the scanned images of 839 pages from volumes 1 & 2 of the Historical Registers of Remarkable Events, which were published in the year 1878 for Northumberland, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed, for years from 80AD to 1832.This is a must for anybody researching their family tree from these areas as the disc gives much information about deaths, accidents, murders ect..a couple of notes as follows.1602.ANDREW TATE was tried and convicted of the murder and robbery of several persons at Burnhall, he was hanged on the high road where the ways to Ferryhill and Auckland divide.1828.Died in Mill-entry, Head of the Side, Newcastle, aged 103 years, THOMAS THOMPSON, an old soldier, a native of Woodhorn in Northumberland. He was at the battle of Minden in 1759 where he had his skull fractured and he wore a silver plate over the fracture to the day of his death.he had been materially affected by the loss of his two sons, one at the battle of Trafalgar and the other at Waterloo

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This Disc is presented in PDF format and contains the scanned images of 845 pages from volumes 3 & 4 of the Historical Registers of Remarkable Events, which were published in the year 1878 for Northumberland, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed, for years from 1833 to 1875.This is a must for anybody researching their family tree from these areas as the disc gives much information about deaths, accidents, murders ect.a couple of notes as follows.1833.the REV.A. HEDLEY in clearing away the rubbish out of the foundation of the tower, on the western rampart of the Roman station, Vinddona, found about 250 Roman coins, many were of Constantine.1872 Nov 30th. This morning a frightful accident occurred at Morpeth Railway station, to a young woman named JANE WILSON belonging to Acton. She was married at Morpeth and whilst the train was passing along by the side of the platform at the station, one of the bridal party opened the carriage door and got safely out. She then attempted to do the same, but unfortunately was thrown down between the train and the platform and was very seriously crushed.