In old documents, a
non-final letter s was written as a long s
= ſ
For example:
The long s is, of course, pronounced like a
regular s.
The Times of London stopped using this form during 1802,
and
The Morning Chronicle after 1803
Redacre House, Mytholmroyd is said to be one of the earliest F-plan
houses in Calderdale.
Built in 1712, Greenwood Lee is the latest-known F-plan house.
See
Halifax house and
Hall-and-cross-wing
See
Factory Fine Fund,
Half-timer,
Health & Morals of Apprentices in Cotton Mills Act [1802] and
Ten Hours Act [1847]
In 1860, St Mary's National School, Halifax received a grant of
£15.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Stan Mapstone
See
Issue
See
Birdcage,
Hunting and
John King
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
A research facility provided at Latter Day Saints locations.
The Center at Huddersfield is at
The word comes directly from the Latin famulus [a servant]
In 1279, Edward I issued a half farthing – see
qu – as did Victoria in 1839 along with a quarter
farthing and a third farthing in 1844.
Elizabeth I issued coins and ¾d.
The name is from the Old English term for one-fourth – compare
riding
See
Fearnoughting
When mechanised, this was done by a Fearnaught machine
3 copies of the judgements were written on a single scroll, then cut
in irregular lines to avoid forgery, and placed on file at the Court of Common Pleas.
They are useful in researching surnames
See
Final concord
A feme sole is an unmarried woman or a married woman who has
property independent of her husband.
See
Baron & feme
See
Fire guard,
Fire screen and
Hearth tin
In December 1881, the number of men known to belong to the
brotherhood were reported.
In 1882, it was recorded that there were 35 paid-up members of the
movement in the town
See
Irish riots,
Irish immigrants and
Sun Dial, Brighouse
It was sometimes specifically the last 2 ft of a piece of
cloth.
It was often used by the weaver to make his own, or his family's,
clothes
An early form was known as feoffment with livery of seisin
was conducted on the land to be transferred when a bunch of grass, a
twig or piece of earth was handed over as the parties recited that
the transfer was being made
Night-soil – human fæces – would be used for crops such
as kale and cabbage during the first year.
In the following year, it would be used for root vegetables, such as
potatoes, carrots, swedes and turnips
Several convicts may be chained together to form an iron-gang or
chain-gang
See
Boonwork,
Lord of the manor and
Sergeant
See
Grant in fee,
Knight's fee and
Money-fief
The word was also used for any unenclosed open land – without
bog, trees or other features – as distinct from the permanently
fenced close, and may also imply that the land was used for
agriculture.
In many cases, the word is often written as feild – and names
such as Stansfeild are often found
Certain elements – such as
broad, butt, gore
- may indicate the shape, nature or width of the field.
Although many hedges and field boundaries have been removed, the line
of the boundary is often indicated by trees which are now left
standing in the middle of a field – as in the illustrative photograph.
Some field-names are still retained in local place names.
See
Alpaca figures and
French figures
When it was found to be too fragile, gelatine film was replaced by
highly-flammable nitrate-based films.
In 1939, a non-flammable plastic-based safety film was
introduced.
Roll film was introduced in 1889
this is the final concord
The document comprised two parts, each being a copy of the decision,
one being given to each party.
Later a third copy – known as the feet of fines – was added for
retention by the legal authorities.
It could also be a fee paid when conveying property.
The fees were recorded in Fines Books
Our modern concept of a fine was known as an amercement
See
Milestone
See
Fender and
Fire screen
See
Fender,
Fire guard and
Hearth tin
See
Bote
See
Mary Greenwood,
Lady Penrhyn and
Scarborough
Dr Richard Hooke died from one such condition
See
Flannelette
Flannelette was used for making nightdresses and – in the 19th
century – led to a great many deaths when children's clothing caught
fire
See
Ball flash
f or ſ Ref 1-F22
mistaken » miſtaken
This looks something like – but is not – a
letter f but without the full cross bar, and possibly
just a short horizontal stroke or nub on the left side of the letter.
mistress » miſtreſs
myself » myſelf
last » laſt
parish » pariſh
persons » perſons
assisted » aſſiſted
such » ſuch
shipped » ſhipped
suspicious » ſuſpicious
F-plan house Ref 1-9 Factories Regulation Bill Ref 1-F14 Factory Acts Ref 1-3000
Factory Fine Fund Ref 1-1988 Factory returns Ref 1-F16 Faculty Ref 1-F1 Fadge Ref 1-2252 Failure of issue Ref 1-2304 Fairbridge Society Ref 1-1058 Falconry Ref 1-2103 Falling sickness Ref 1-846 Familia Ref 1-1568 Familiar Names Ref 1-2303 Families Ref 1-F20 Family Crest Ref 1-1029 
Family history Ref 1-F36 Family History Center Ref 1-740
12 Halifax Road
Birchencliffe
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Phone: 01484 454573
Hours: Tues 10 am-3 pm; Wed 10 am-3 pm, Thurs 10 am-3 pm; Friday 6.00 pm-9.00 pm by appointment only
Famulus Ref 1-950 Fancy Ref 1-1077 Fane Ref 1-F30 Farm Ref 1-979 Farthing Ref 1-2998 
Fastening penny Ref 1-1678 Fealty Ref 1-1965 Fearnaught Ref 1-205 Fearnoughting Ref 1-340 Fee simple Ref 1-2564 Feet of fines Ref 1-1720 Feld Ref 1-643 Fellfire Ref 1-1621 Felony Ref 1-984 Felt Ref 1-522 Felt Ref 1-642 Feme Ref 1-2577 Fencible Ref 1-F13 Fender Ref 1-1349 Fenianism Ref 1-511
Fent Ref 1-189 Feoffment Ref 1-2034 Feorm Ref 1-F31 Ferling Ref 1-F8 Ferry Ref 1-F35 Fertiliser Ref 1-1751 Fetters Ref 1-2220 Feudalism Ref 1-1922 Fever Ref 1-831 ff Ref 1-917
As a Victorian affectation, this form is still retained in some
surnames
Rev W. D. ffrench
Joseph ffryear
Fibre Ref 1-289 Fief Ref 1-2105 Field Ref 1-645 Field book Ref 1-1013 Field-names Ref 1-141
Fieldfare Ref 1-1746 Figures Ref 1-2667 Filbert Ref 1-F9 File Ref 1-F18 Filiation order Ref 1-1950 Film photography Ref 1-F38 Final concord Ref 1-1522
hic est finalis concordia
3 copies were made: 2 copies were identical whilst the third – the
foot of the fine – was kept by the Court of Common Pleas
Fine Ref 1-2502 Fines Books Ref 1-2516 Finger post Ref 1-2589 Finishing Ref 1-196 Fire badge Ref 1-F4 Fire dog Ref 1-F17 Fire guard Ref 1-1894 Fire hood Ref 1-86 Fire screen Ref 1-1814 Fire window Ref 1-85 Firebote Ref 1-1378 Firkin Ref 1-F26 First cousin Ref 1-F27 First fleeter Ref 1-1973
Fistula Ref 1-1154
Five Mile Act [1665] Ref 1-125 Flagon Ref 1-F37 Flak Ref 1-1057
Flamboy Ref 1-F33 Flannel Ref 1-408 Flannelette Ref 1-410 Flash Ref 1-1665