Thame, Oxfordshire in the Seventeenth Century

UKDA study number:4132

Principal Investigators

Bell, J.
Bell, M.
Bretherton, D.
Cray, J.
Fickling, H.
Grof, L.
Hammond, D.
Hawkins, A.
Hodges, M.
Motla, P.
Williams, P.
Thame History Project

Sponsor

Thame Town Council

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

December 2000

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Bell, J. et al. , Thame, Oxfordshire in the Seventeenth Century [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], December 2000. SN: 4132.

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Copyright:
Thame History Group and Mary Hodges

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4132 . Thame, Oxfordshire in the Seventeenth Century

Depositor:

Hodges, M. , Thame History Group

Principal Investigators:

Bell, J. , Thame History Project

Bell, M. , Thame History Project

Bretherton, D. , Thame History Project

Cray, J. , Thame History Project

Fickling, H. , Thame History Project

Grof, L. , Thame History Project

Hammond, D. , Thame History Project

Hawkins, A. , Thame History Project

Hodges, M. , Thame History Project

Motla, P. , Thame History Project

Williams, P. , Thame History Project

Sponsor:

Thame Town Council

Abstract:

The aim of this project was to produce a social and economic history of the town of Thame, Oxfordshire in the seventeenth century, with special emphases on the way in which local families controlled the town's economy and on the connections between agriculture and the trades of the town. A biographical dictionary is being prepared in addition to the database and this has involved some family reconstitution.
The Thame History Research Group has its origins in a local history class organised by Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

Main Topics:

The Thame History Group has transcribed and made available a range of documents for seventeenth century Thame including wills, inventories, parish registers, hearth tax records, rentals, Civil War assessments, school accounts, lay subsidy returns, frankpledge court rolls, poor rate books, quarter session records and monumental inscriptions in the parish church.
The database consists of a series of tables corresponding to the different sources used, a table holding surnames with information on spelling variations and family groupings, a table holding surnames, occupations and occupation codes, one holding status and status codes, and a table holding bibliographic information about the sources used.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1549 - 1710 The bulk of the data is seventeenth century in provenance, but a small number of selected sources lie outside this period.
Dates of Fieldwork: 1988 - 1999
Country: England
Geography: Thame; Oxfordshire
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: Inhabitants of Thame, Oxfordshire in the seventeenth century

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Time Series
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: A range of documents for seventeenth century Thame was transcribed. They include wills, inventories, other probate records, parish registers, hearth tax records, rentals, Civil War assessments, school accounts, lay subsidy returns, frankpledge court rolls, poor rate books, quarter session records and monumental inscriptions in the parish church.
Control Operations: Members of the research group cross-checked data in tables against original documents and transcripts.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Availability: UK Data Service
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Date of First Release:

5 December 2000

Copyright:

Thame History Group and Mary Hodges

File last updated:

28 August 2014