This note fron Geoff may be of interest to you.
The Devon Record Centre (SW Heritage) the public catalogue is now updated with new items on a daily basis as against about every 3-4 months as before. And I am currently working on the subscription lists for the Exmouth and Exeter railway from 1845.
They list everyone who subscribed to the cost of the railway [eventually becoming shares] giving their FULL name, OCCUPATION, FULL address, and how much they subscribed, and their signature. There are around 800-900 names all dating from late 1845 to early 1846 mostly from Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth. For anyone who has relatives living in Exeter, or who is studying the traders in the town its a wonderful resource. Nearly all traders in Exeter signed up so you could plot them on a street map.
