[Bell Historians] Re: Benjamin Annable

[Richard Smith]

Thanks for your various suggestions, Chris.

Chris Pickford wrote:

> RAS says "In 1777 the Cambridge Youths refer to "the 
> printed register of the society beginning in the year 
> 1667, and regularly transmitted down to the present time".
>
> Might be worth checking the British Library's Eighteenth 
> Century Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) for this.

This appears to grown into the 'English Short Title 
Catalogue', but I can't find anything plausible.  Of course, 
if it's not obviously identifiably associated with Cambridge 
or with ringing, then it could be hard to find, even with 
the index -- e.g. if it's listed as "Unidentified society 
membership list".

But I do have a one theory on where it might have ended up 
which I'm planning to investigate in due course.

> There is a National Burials index project, but not - 
> unless I'm out of date - a single database or search 
> portal

It appears to be available for purchase here:

   http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-overview.php

RAS