A new educational handout This new ECWS educational handout describes the evolution of the Exchequer department of government, with particular emphasis on the seventeenth century.  The term 'exchequer' comes from the squared coloured cloth or painted table on which the Exchequer officials used counters called 'jettons' to count income and expenditure

This may be a little specialist for most of us but for some it will be an invaluable resource. To quote from their website: The Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern European (SSNE) database comprises of information relating to c.8000 individuals from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales who migrated to or worked in