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Publications digitised and placed online by the Record Society
We are an educational charity which promotes interest in and knowledge about the history of the county. One of the ways in which we do this is by making available digital versions of books and other publications that were not already accessible to the public online and free of charge.
The books and other articles listed below that were originally produced by others are either out of copyright or else have been placed online by the Record Society with the consent of the owner of the copyright.
The link from each title goes either straight to the place where you can view and download the book or to an article about it which includes that opportunity.
- Administrations in the Archdeaconry of Northampton (1667-1710) edited by Lucy Drucker [1947] Abstracts along with short details of inventories where the latter survive. There is a full index of names mentioned.
- Brass rubbings from Northamptonshire by Franklin Hudson [1853] Images and descriptions of brass rubbings from the whole of the county created by the author before his death in 1853.
- Kettering Charities by F W Bull [1908]
- Long Buckby parish register 1558-1689 edited by R L Greenall [1971] Transcript and index complied by a group of local residents with a detailed introduction by Ron Greenall.
- Naseby: A parish history edited by R L Greenall [1974] The fruits of a research project carried out by a team of local people.
- Northamptonshire & Rutland Clergy from 1500 by Henry Isham Longden [1938-1943] 16 detailed volumes of biographical information and associated articles.
- Pictures assembled by Marjorie Clipstone [2025] Over 40 named residents of Rothwell, Naseby, Kingsthorpe, Northampton and Chapel Brampton can be found in this album.
- Poll Tax 1698 & Window Tax 1702 transcribed and indexed by Kay and John Collins [2000] Poll tax lists are for Huxloe, Rothwell & Corby hundreds. Window tax lists are for Huxloe & Rothwell hundreds.
- Rushton parish register 1538-1837 edited by Philippa A F Stephenson [1929] Transcript with detailed introduction and separate indexes of people and places.
- Supplement to the history of the town of Kettering by F W Bull [1908]
- The Duty on Marriages, Births and Burials for the Rothwell Hundred of Northamptonshire 1697 by Christine Vialls [2026] Introduction, transcript and index of the names of all 4,732 persons recorded as living in each parish within Rothwell hundred, with the sums they would have to pay as tax in the event of a birth, burial, marriage or if a bachelor over the age of 21 or a widower without children.
- The History of Kettering by F W Bull [1891]
- Visitation of the County of Northampton 1681 edited by Henry Isham Longden [1935] An official record of families in the county who were entitled to bear Arms, with illustrations of the relevant heraldry. The numerous family trees include many individuals who were not themselves entitled to arms. There are separate indexes of people and places.
The complete sets of volumes in both series of Northamptonshire Notes & Queries are now freely available online because we funded the digitisation of Book 1 of the 1st series and books 4 & 5 of the 2nd series.
Each of the links listed below go to a page that describes the particular book or magazine. That page includes a 'Free Download' link to use to collect your own PDF of the item concerned.