Coldham, Peter Wilson
Overview
Works: | 7,006 works in 7,227 publications in 2 languages and 16,329 library holdings |
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Genres: | Genealogy History Registers (Lists) Passenger lists Sources Claims Biography |
Roles: | Author, Composer, Editor |
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Most widely held works by
Peter Wilson Coldham
The complete book of emigrants by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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7 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or non-conformity; and of those who were sold to labour in the New Colonies."
7 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or non-conformity; and of those who were sold to labour in the New Colonies."
Emigrants in chains : a social history of forced emigration to the Americas of felons, destitute children, political and religious
non-conformists, vagabonds, beggars and other undesirables, 1607-1776 by
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17 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The forced emigration of convicts, destitute persons and children, "undesirables", and non-conformists from England to the Americas
17 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The forced emigration of convicts, destitute persons and children, "undesirables", and non-conformists from England to the Americas
The complete book of emigrants in bondage, 1614-1775 by
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4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English estates of American colonists : American wills and administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1699 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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15 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bonded passengers to America by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Indentured persons or convicts conscripted from English prisons and poor houses to come to the America to work as bonded workers
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Indentured persons or convicts conscripted from English prisons and poor houses to come to the America to work as bonded workers
The Bristol registers of servants sent to foreign plantations, 1654-1686 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In 1654 the Bristol City Council passed an ordinance requiring that a register of servants destined for the colonies be kept, the purpose being to prevent the practice of dumping innocent youths into servitude. The registers, covering the period 1654 to 1686, are the largest body of indenture records known, and they also are a unique record of English emigration to the American colonies" -- publisher website (December 2007)
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In 1654 the Bristol City Council passed an ordinance requiring that a register of servants destined for the colonies be kept, the purpose being to prevent the practice of dumping innocent youths into servitude. The registers, covering the period 1654 to 1686, are the largest body of indenture records known, and they also are a unique record of English emigration to the American colonies" -- publisher website (December 2007)
Child apprentices in America : from Christ's Hospital, London, 1617-1778 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lists of children raised in Christ's Hospital, a London orphanage, and apprenticed to work in the American Colonies
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lists of children raised in Christ's Hospital, a London orphanage, and apprenticed to work in the American Colonies
American wills & administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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3 editions published between 1989 and 1992 in English and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of many abstracts and listings of wills from England and Wales regarding persons who emigrated to the American colonies
3 editions published between 1989 and 1992 in English and held by 323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of many abstracts and listings of wills from England and Wales regarding persons who emigrated to the American colonies
American loyalist claims by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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6 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English adventurers and emigrants, 1609-1660 : abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to
Colonial America by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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8 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cases brought before the High Court of Admiralty involving court cases involving ships which reflect the individual hands who signed onto those ships sailing to Colonial America
8 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cases brought before the High Court of Admiralty involving court cases involving ships which reflect the individual hands who signed onto those ships sailing to Colonial America
American migrations, 1765-1799 : the lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who remained loyal to the British Crown
before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, as related in their own words and through their correspondence by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Given in memory of Betty Gelber by the Texas Research Ramblers
6 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Given in memory of Betty Gelber by the Texas Research Ramblers
Emigrants from England to the American colonies, 1773-1776 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English convicts in colonial America by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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in English and Multiple languages and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and Multiple languages and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Settlers of Maryland by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American wills proved in London, 1611-1775 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lord Mayor's Court of London : depositions relating to Americans, 1641-1736 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
English estates of American settlers : American wills and administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858 by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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2 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete book of emigrants, 1661-1699 : a comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took
ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons ; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or
non-conformity ; and of those who were sold to labour in the new colonies by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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16 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The aim of this volume, is to bring together into one publication a comprehensive account of emigration from England to America based upon surviving sources in English public archives."
16 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The aim of this volume, is to bring together into one publication a comprehensive account of emigration from England to America based upon surviving sources in English public archives."
English adventurers and emigrants, 1661-1733 : abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to
Colonial America by
Peter Wilson Coldham(
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3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cases brought before the English High Court of Admiralty Examinations involving shipping, and those hands who had signed on to those ships bound for Colonial America
3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cases brought before the English High Court of Admiralty Examinations involving shipping, and those hands who had signed on to those ships bound for Colonial America
More emigrants in bondage, 1614-1775 by
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4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Great Britain High Court of Admiralty Other Editor
- Church of England Province of Canterbury Prerogative Court Editor
- City of London (England) Corporation Lord Mayor's Court
- Haigh, Sally Lou Mick
- Christ's Hospital (London, England)
- Great Britain Audit Office
- Great Britain Public Record Office Audit Office
- Broderbund Software
- Genealogical Publishing Co
- Smith, John
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America American loyalists American Revolution (1775-1783) Americans Apprentices British British Americans British colonies Canada Christ's Hospital (London, England) Convict ships Court records Depositions Emigration and immigration England England--Bristol England--Canterbury Region England--London English Exiles Forced migration Genealogy Great Britain Immigrants Indentured servants Land grants Landowners Maryland North America Orphans Penal transportation Population Prisoners Registers of births, etc Ships United States Virginia Wales Wills
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Alternative Names
Coldham, Peter W.
Peter Wilson Coldham British genealogist
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