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Guildhall Documents 1   Town Administration      Documents 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 103051
Index of documents in the possession of the Dartmouth Town Council, compiled by the Dartmouth History Research Group, 2007. Documents have now been deposited with the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter.They are a guide only to the content of the document and persons requiring further information should refer to the document. See also 102988 Guildhall Documents 2 & 102970 Guildhall Documents 3.

Armada 88 1588   Publications      Historic Publications
DHRG No. 103052
This booklet was compiled and published by Dartmouth Town Council to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish attempt to invade England and the part played by Dartmouth and the surrounding Parishes.With grateful thanks to Mrs. Ray Freeman for her research.

Dartmouth’s own car builder   Social History      Historic Events      Harry Inder 19thC 20thC
DHRG No. 103053
Harry Inder designer and builder the first motor cars in Dartmouth in 1898

St Saviours Annex with Dartmouth Cemetery Books 1 & 2   Family History      Burials      St. Saviours
DHRG No. 103054
St Saviours Annex with Dartmouth Cemetery Book 1, 27th May 1857 to 5th Feb 1882 & Book 2, 29th March 1891 to 18th June 1899.See also 100105 & 103103.

The Cyril King Archives Volume 1   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Social History      Education Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103056
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to research a particular archive further should contact the museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example). Volume 1 includes recollections of his time at school in Dartmouth.

The Cyril King Archives Volume 2 Philip & Son Shipbuilders   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103063
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example).

The Cyril King Archives Volume 3 & Volume 4: Philip & Son, Ships & Photographs   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103064
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example).

The Cyril King Archives Volume 5 & Volume 6: Philip & Son Ships; River Activities; Dart Steamship Company.   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103065
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son, where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example).

The Cyril King Archives Volume 7 Yachts and Yachting inc Regattas   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103066
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example).

The Cyril King Archives Box Files 1_2 & 3 Various Drawings Photos & Descriptions   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103067
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers as shown on the list. (2012.102.001 for example).

Old Vicarage, Southtown 2   Property      Residential
DHRG No. 103069
Indenture of three parts between Thomas Floud, the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Ann for the augmentation of poor clergy & Rev John Mathew Glubb curate of St Petrox. 1824

Morocco House Hanna Pitts 1911   Property      Residential      Morocco House
DHRG No. 103070

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 January to March   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103077

Parade House   Property      Commercial
DHRG No. 103078
Chronicle article on large unusual building the Quay & Duke Street

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 April to June   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103079

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 July to September   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103080

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 October to December   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103081

The Huguenots of Dartmouth   Family History      Huguenots 17thC 18thC
DHRG No. 103083
A history of the Huguenots in Dartmouth from the landing of William of Orange in 1688 to the mid-eighteenth century, including discussion of some Huguenot family names.

St Petrox Parish Register 1652 to 1692   Family History      Marriages      St Petrox Family History      Baptisms      St Petrox Family History      Burials      St. Petrox
DHRG No. 103085
Images of the earliest surviving register of St Petrox, Dartmouth, covering Baptisms, Marriages and Burials between 1652 and1692; the first and last leaves also contain some individual records for other dates outside this range. Many pages are damaged (possibly due to mice or similar) but the vast majority of the entries are legible. No transcript yet available so you will need to look through the document.

Dartmouth_WW1_Dead   Social History      Historic Events      First World War 20thC
DHRG No. 103086
Information on the many men commemorated in Dartmouth who died during the First World War. More information about each individual can be found on www.dartmouthgreatwarfallen.org.uk.