Where did your ancestors live - Midlands - Leicester
Below is some genealogy information and websites about the history and social geography of Leicester.
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Description: Located in the East Midlands, Leicester is the county town of Leicestershire and sits upon the River Soar. Growth of the city was due to the industrial revolution. Leicester was connected to the Grand Union canal in the 1790s. Local railway connections were established in 1832 and by 1840 the national rail network connected with Leicester. In 1861 the population of Leicester was some 68,000. Driven by the coal brought in via good transport links, major employers were shoe-making, hosiery and later, engineering (crane makers, steam boiler makers, structural steel makers). By 1901 Leicester's population had swollen to 212,000.
Websites:
- Leicester Forum
- Genuki: Leicester.
- The County Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
- The Guildhall Museum.
- Jewry Hall Museum.
- The Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society.
- Leciester Central Reference Library.
- New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
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