Chance of Bromsgrove and of Birmingham, and of the allied families of Lucas and Homer

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Covers the family history and genealogy of the Chance family and of the families with whom they were in business as glassmakers. Provides much detail and many family trees. Structured in two parts: 1] 'Family history' with sections 'Descent of William Chance of Birmingham'; 'Worcestershire Chances'; 'Chance of Bromsgrove'; 'Spelling of the name'; 'Tilt of Bromsgrove'; 'Lucas of Rowlington and Hanbury'; 'Butler and Vernon of Hanbury'; 'Homer of Etttingshall and Sutton Coldfield'; 'Family history, 1740-1840'; 'Armorial bearings'; 'On old wills'; 2] 'Pedigrees' with sections 'Chance of Shepley (Bromsgrove) and of Birmingham'; 'Tilt of Bromsgrove'; 'Lucas of Rowington, Hanbury and Bristol'; 'Butler and Vernon (Robert) of Hanbury'; 'Homer of Ettingshall, Sutton Coldfield and West Town'; 'Bracebridge of Atherstone'; 'Ludford of Ansley'. Appendices give details of other sources of information about the families - wills, marriage bonds, parish register entries, tombstone inscriptions'.