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Hi I was having a look on ebay this morning and i found a few items. I was wondering if anybody could be searching for the same people or family. So i thought i would start a thread, to show items that would be of some use to people. Please remember, some items may only have a short amount of time the auction ends.

This is the first lot ive found. Exam Certificates issued by the london Commitee of council Education. On various subjects 4 dated 1887 and 1 dated 1888, to a George PHILLIPS. ITEM NO. 3287667531 2 WW1 framed certificates, for a John Cowan HUNTER. (Highland light Infantry) KIA. ITEM NO 2238679349 4 music certificates dated 1917-1920 for Irene Annie BROWELL in Birmingham. ITEM NO 2238765838 Good luck Sarah

hi ive found ITEM NO 2239325540 HENRY ARTHUR JONES DRAMATIST AQ SIGNED not sure what this is but the address is 6 ARKWRIGHT ROAD HAMPSTEAD ANY USE TO ANYONE??

HAVE ALSO FOUND FUNERAL CARDS - MANES HARD TO READ BUT I THINK THEY ARE FOR MATILDA SCARLET LUCY ROSE HEMSLEY PETER ROBERT PEARCE KATE ELIZA EMERSON 2 OTHERS CANT READ NAMES - FROM 1917 ONWARDS GREATER LONDON AREA ITEM NO 2237389489

Hi, I've found: Item no 4203689607 - London Apprentices Ironmongers' co 1655 - 1800. Item no 42044931193 - East NOrfolk 1865 Poll Book. Item no 2238575071 - Royal Navy Marriage Certificates, 1806-1866 Lucia

Birth certificate for Paul Robert RAMSEY ,born July 22 1908 Berlin New Hampshire ITEM NO. 2238938418 Marriage certificate of David BRIGGS & Rebekah SIMPSON , Jan 9 1823 . Granparents of Layton WOLFRAM . ITEM NO. 3907651347 Marriage cert & funeral Annoucements of John McINTYRE 1917 Ontario. ITEM No 4161973783 POW certificate of Peter ZYABLOV died 1942 . ITEM NO 2238950594 History & Gen of the HAMMOND family in UK & America 1000-1902. ITEM NO 4161886433 ABOVE SHIPS WORLDWIDE Records of interesting tombs in Essex churches, gives some details of the persons & families connected with them. Gives list of Sections. ITEM NO. 294916796 Will & Testament of Bethel GRIMES with Archbishop of Canterbury (kent) Seal. Dated 1797 , ITEM NO 3718518339

What a brilliant idea Sarah, Will you be checking on there? I go to work,so wont always have the time. What a lot of interesting items, makes you wonder what else is out there to. thanks for that information. regards trish

Hi I should be checking when and as i can. Also with any luck other people will be adding items as well as they have been today. (Thanks for that) As you will know there are many other items such as :- Census Census Index Books Postcards which i would assume people would be looking for themselves. However the little items such as the above,often get missed. So we can all help each other out. Many thanks and good luck Sarah

Hi I found something quite nice today. It would be worth a look as iam sure if you were related, it would really help your research. 18 Funeral Cards in Worcester, Herefordshire and Birmingham. It states these cards are from the same family. The cards date from 1876-1917. There is also a list of the surnames. ITEM NO 2239631518

Manuscripts - 1808 ANTIQUE Vellum DEED East Hanny BERKSHIRE. "JOHN COSTER OF BOURTON IN THE PARISH OF SHRIVENHAM IN THE COUNTY BERKSHIRE, YEOMAN ; AND ROBERT HOBBS BUSCOF IN THE SAID COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, YEOMAN AND CHARLES HAWKINS OF GREAT FARINGDON IN THE SAID COUNTY, WINE MERCHANT." Item number: 3717737814 1877 ANTIQUE Parchment DEED Tillotson INGLEWHITE LANCASHIRE. "BETWEEN JOHN TILLOTSON OF CLITHEROE IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, BREWER OF THE ONE PART AND MARTHA CLEGG OF HALL FOOT HOUSE WITHIN WORSTON IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER." WITH SECOND INDENTURE TO REVERSE BETWEEN JOHN JAMES MELLOR OF WHITFIELD NEAR MANCHESTER, COTTON MANUFACTURER AND THE REVEREND JOHN TURNER WILKINSON OF BALDERSTONE VICARAGE ROCHDALE - FOR MORTGAGE TRANSFER. Item number: 3717738378 ANTIQUE manuscript DOCUMENT Southam WARWICKSHIRE 1769. Manuscript Indenture Deed between MARTIN LUCAS OF SOUTHAM IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK, BARBER AND DANIEL MANDER OF SOUTHAM, APOTHECARY OF THE ONE PART AND JONATHAN BURGESS OF LADBROOK IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK Item number: 3718319101 ANTIQUE manuscript DOCUMENT Harbury WARWICKSHIRE 1783. Manuscript Indenture Deed between SAMUEL HEATH OF THE BOROUGH OF WARWICK IN THE SAID COUNTY OF WARWICK, TANNER TO PRESENT INDENTURES OF LEASE AND RELEASE BETWEEN REVEREND WILLIAM DANIEL AND ABRAHAM CLASSON AND ROBERT WEBB AND SEVERAL DEEDS FOR LAND APPURTANCES IN HARBURY IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK Item number: 3718338819 Manuscript Indenture Vellum Deed between JOHN CHAPLIN OF LEXDEN IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, SEED CRUSHER, OF THE FIRST PART, ANN CHAPLIN OF RIDGEWELL IN THE SAME COUNTY OF THE SECOND PART AND MARTIN NOCKOLDS OF SAFFREN WALDEN IN THE SAME COUNTY GENTLEMAN. Item number: 3718519145 1882 ANTIQUE Parchment DEED Muskett NORTHWICH Chester. "BETWEEN JOSEPH MUSKETT OF CASTLE NORTHWICH IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER, GROCER OF THE ONE PART AND WILLIAM HENRY ROBERT HARVEY OF NORTHWICH IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER, GROCER AND JOHN MOORE OF THE SAME PLACE, GENTLEMAN OF THE OTHER PART." Item number: 3718132725 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS EDWARDS OF STRATFORD UPON AVON DATED 24TH JUNE 1874. Item number: 3718873760 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JONATHAN BURGESS OF LADBROOK IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK, YEOMAN 1774. Item number: 3718882840 Lucia

R A O B certificate John C MIDDLETON . 12 Aug 1953. ITEM NO.3908062441 Territorial Force Discharge Cert Essex. 1916 for a Gilbert GOLTIS or GOTTS. ITEM NO 2239084080 Share certificate carriage Company 24 July 1877. ITEM NO 3908141096

Surname book of TODD. Item NO 4204912105 Surname book of WHITER. Item No 4206209181

Original Marriage Cert of Richard OSBORNE and Emily SMITH may 13 1886 Lincoln. ITEM NO 2241299453 Cert of Sergt William STEWART 1884-1904 ITEM NO 2242112240 Cert WW1 1915 Leonard LIGHTFOOT . ITEM NO 2241290027 CPL.R.F.STEVENS 1917. ITEM NO 2242108198 Service Cert Private GOSLING 1919. ITEM NO 2241747154 OBE & cert Alistair Ian Greville RAMSAY 1963 OBE cert Winifred, Alderman Mrs POMEROY 1968. ITEM NO 2242538607.

Thank you Sarah for the info that you have added here, and taken the trouble to do so, just like to say thanks, regards trish.

various CDs under Genealogy Wiltshire marriage index Any use to anyone? Jan

When you go on ebay, what do you type in to find this sort of stuff?

Alison, Usually type CENSUS or GENEALOGY .. it'll bring up all the item related to it. T

Hi Sarah Great idea - wish I'd looked earlier, those George Phillips exam certs that you mentioned up top could well have been one of my lot... trouble is, that sale had closed by the time I looked :( Will keep a closer lookout in future! Richard

Funeral Memorial Mourning card Cabinet Photograph 1880. Of louisa Sarah SAUNDERS aged 2 ,died may 12 1880, London. ITEM NO 3721284438. Last Will & Testament of John NEAT from Newport Isle of Wight. Dated 2 June 1887 . ITEM NO 2241487181 Last will & Testament of PEARSON of Derby 1881 . ITEM NO 3721927915. Will & Test of James BANCROFT 1834 in Lancaster. ITEM NO.3722373266 A family tree of ROUTH surname 1066-1909 . ITEM NO 2241569041.