I have currently indexed 12 West Country newspapers - please choose from the list below. For the Bridgwater Advertiser 'The Alfred' 1832, only Somerset, Devon and Dorset entries have been included. Each year's index contains around 3000-5000 names.
Some articles are very brief with names often being just part of a long list.
Runaway Apprentices - A vivid description of the runaway is often listed including age and appearance. House and land sales - Tenants names are usually given and sometimes their age. Deaths and notices to creditors - these sometimes link up the various members of a family from far flung parishes. Besides Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall entries there are a number of names from other parts of the country. Where a person is mentioned many times during a year I've included only a few entries.