Hi team
Well you knew that would happen, I held off for ages to post information on
archive searches 'cause Rootsweb kept saying the "new archive server" would
be on line soon and then I get a messages to say it had crashed again under
test so I post the instruction you all saw earlier in the week. Now I find
Rootsweb have started moving the list archive on to another new server and
this seems to be standing up well under test.
I just been searching on it and all is fine but until Rootsweb get it on the
r
Hi all
I found this on the Rootsweb Cornish List posted by Kenneth Carkeet
and thought the same/similar condition must had been
endowed by those who left the Channel Islands around this time.
Make interesting reading and provides some interesting background information
about life during such a voyage.
There should be a final part to this which I will post should I see it....
Enjoy
Regards
Geoff
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From: Kenneth Carkeet
To: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com
Subject:
Hi David
Your recent message to the list Subject: Fw: Coutanche-Martin
had a HTML attachment. Could you please uncheck this option
before posting to the list again as they cause problems for some memebers
Thanks
Geoff - ListOwner
Terry
At the risk of filling your mailbox up even more, try subing to "GenCmp" the
Rootsweb Genealogy Computer Mailing List by sending the usual "subscribe"
without the quotes in the body of a message to
Then repost your query....
Regards
Geoff
Hi team
The missing bit just go to show what happens when you don't check mail before
posting and how things get lost on the Internet, anyway I just searched the
Cornish archive and pulled off parts 1 to 4 (part 5 I posted yesterday).
I found this on the Rootsweb Cornish List posted by Kenneth Carkeet
and thought the same/similar condition must had been
endowed by those who left the Channel Islands around this time.
Make interesting reading and provides some interesting background in
Hi team
Anyone know anything about the photographer Albert SMITH. The only clue I
have is he started in 1894 in St Helier Jersey.
Thanks in advance
Geoff
Hi all
Anyone any information on :-
George James FALLE born 1821 St Martin.
Parents George James FALLE and Marie POINGDESTRE.
George married Elizabeth MOLLET around 1840 - but where ?
Regards
Geoff
Hi Everyone
I am re posting instructions on how to query
and retrieve material from the archive
attached to this mailing list.
Can I suggest you printout this message
and store safely.
Lets assume for the purpose of this
example I wish to find out about any
messages which contain a reference/mention
of the name LUCE. Just replace LUCE
with the name of interest
Make sure that any messages send to
the archive DO NOT contain signature files.
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| In the follo
Attention Judith Gensch and anyone else who may be tempted...
The Channel Islands Mailing List is =not= a suitable place to post such spam
as "The Eight Best Adult Video's in the USA!" which was recently, posted
according to the information on the mail header, from your address.
I have therefore removed you from the list and placed your address on the
reject list. If you can provide to me at that the From
information in the mail header was forged to include your email address I
will put
Hi all
Anyone in Adelaide able to do a look up for me ?
Gordon Owen COOMBS died April 18 1982 aged 63?
Born 9 June 1918 St Helier CI
I'm told he was a music teacher at a "big school".
Has anyone any thoughts as to which one ?
Is/Was there a teachers register ?
Last known address - 27 April 1958 was 10 Winzor St Salisbury South Australia
Thanks
Geoff
Ann
>Confusion or not, Geoff, I enjoyed reading this diary so much. Since
>these trips were so arduous, one has to wonder how difficult conditions
> at home were to drive people to leave.
I'm guessing but possibility people from the CI had to make the trip to a
main port i.e. London as well - just make you realize how easy life is
today ;-)
Regards
Geoff
Hi team
Here is the final part of Rev. John Carkeets diary
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SUBJECT: DIARY EXTRACT: JULY EDITION, 1873, final
Here is part 5 of 5, July edition, of Rev. John Carkeets diary:
DIARY OF A VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO QUEENSLAND
ON BOARD THE SHIP COUNTESS RUSSELL
BY
REV. JOHN CARKEET
1873
Tuesday, 1st July --- Weather nice. Another death on board: a married
man named W. Rest, aged 28 years; he was taken to Curtis Island. We
h
Hi all
I found this on the Rootsweb Cornish List posted by Kenneth Carkeet
and thought the same/similar condition must had been
endowed by those who left the Channel Islands around this time.
Make interesting reading and provides some interesting background information
about life during such a voyage.
There should be a final part to this which I will post should I see it....
Enjoy
Regards
Geoff
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From: Kenneth Carkeet
To: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com
Subject:
Hi Everyone
I am re posting instructions on how to query
and retrieve material from the DIGEST archive
attached to this mailing list.
Lets assume for the purpose of this
example I wish to find out about any
digests that have been published
whilst my mail box was off line in
late Jun.
Make sure that any messages send to
the archive DO NOT contain signature files.
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| In the following example it is important |
| to copy exactly as I have typed below |
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Hi Stiphanie...
I am wondering if one of the Marie/Mary here would fit with
your Marie Anne..a long shot but you never know..Jean born 10 oct 1822
could be her brother here but not her father unless she married young..
Keep it in mind in your research...
Elie Luce here m. to Elizabeth Sorsoleil are my GGgrand-parents..
Regards
Victor
1. Elie Luce b. 03-1792, St-Lawrence, Jersey., bap. 01-04-1792,
St. Lawrence, Jersey, CH, occupation Ship wright, m. 09-03-1814, in
St. Lawrence Parish Church, Jersey,
Hi All
Just to bring you all up to date about this incident, I have reinstated
Judith Gensch on the list having been convinced that Judith did not mean to
cause any offense but had -wrongly- assumed the source of this message to
be our list.
All she had wished to do and I quote "I was so angry about it all that I just
wanted to make sure this kind of thing did not happen again, and I
certainly don't want to be seen to be subscribing to this kind of filth."
So that should be the end barring a couple of f
Hi all
Anyone any information on :-
George James FALLE born 1821 St Martin.
Parents George James FALLE and Marie POINGDESTRE.
George married Elizabeth MOLLET around 1840 - but where ?
Regards
Geoff
Hi all
Any local Jersey residence know what St Augustines Home St Helier c1970 was ?
I've checked the current phonebook and can't see it listed. Where was it ?
I suspect it was a retirement home but can anyone one help
Regards
GeoffW
Hi Everyone
I am re posting instructions on how to query
and retrieve material from the archive
attached to this mailing list.
Can I suggest you printout this message
and store safely.
Lets assume for the purpose of this
example I wish to find out about any
messages which contain a reference/mention
of the name LUCE. Just replace LUCE
with the name of interest
Make sure that any messages send to
the archive DO NOT contain signature files.
--------------------------------------------
| In the follo
Hi Sue
At the moment we haven't got an email address, but you can either send to me or snail mail to The Family History Section
La Societe Guernsiase
PO Box 314
Candie
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 3TG
Angela
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Nicholson [SMTP:nicholson@btinternet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 06:40
To: CHANNEL-ISLANDS-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Local History
Can anyone tell me if there is such a society on Guernsey - with an email
address ?
Sue
mailto:
michael linane wrote:
>
> Greetings! All,
>
> GeoffW. Thanks for raising the subject in the first place.
>
> Daryla Cuthbertson. Thank you for the comperhensive information you
> provided. The data raises a question. At least for me it does.
>
> Was/Is it common practice in the Channel Islands to use a forebears name as
> a Christian name* as it seems to show here?
> William Corbet* Le Breton
> Emilie Davis* Martin
> Clement Martin* Le Breton
> I note a similar use in my own family earlier this cent