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From: "Rob Thompson" <>
Subject: GENUKI Family History News 51
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:55:26 +0100


GENUKI Family History News
No 51

7th May 2001

Hello everyone and welcome to the 51st Family History News, and the first in
association with GENUKI

Quite a long newsletter this week, with lots to catch up on and the usual
burst of new information after the family history fair!

I spent yesterday (Sunday) at the Society of Genealogists Family History
Fair in London. A very busy day with lots of useful information gathered. I
have picked up lots of new books to review, and over the next few weeks will
be reviewing them for you

The Local Studies Library and Archives, Central Library, Bromley, will be
closed for reorganisation Tuesday 8 May to Saturday 12 May inclusive, it
will reopen on Monday 14th May

New Books & CD’s
Military Courts 1879-1994, by Stuart Tamblin
An index to the Military Courts covering Royal Navy 1911-1965, Royal Air
Force 1941-1994, British Army 1879-1986 and Soldiers Executed 1914-1920.
This is a CD in PDF format which includes the Adobe Acrobat Reader if you do
not already have this software. Easy to understand and use it contains many
entries. The entries give the branch of service, name and date, with some
further details, the references are given to enable further searching in the
Public Record Office. There is no search mechanism but you are able to use
the Control F find function to quickly look for names or dates. This CD is
priced at 7.99 UKP in the UK and is also available in microfiche format.
This should be available from all good genealogical suppliers, and for
further information you can visit the publishers website at
www.fhindexes.co.uk

London Record Offices, Libraries and Repositories, Map and Guide, by Audrey
Collins
A simple fold out map of Central London showing the position of repositories
and libraries. Phone numbers and addresses are also given for each place
shown. A very simple map, but I think a very good idea, if you are new to
London, or are unaware of where libraries are you will find this very
useful. It is available form most genealogical shops in London, priced at 1
UKP. For further information you can contact the author on


Basic Facts about Research in London: Part 1 Researching London Ancestors,
by Lilian Gibbens. Published by the Federation of Family History Societies
as part of their Basic Facts series. I found this a little disappointing in
substance. Unfortunately researching in London is very complicated and the
subject could possibly be better served by a larger introductory book rather
than a rather flimsy ‘Part 1’. Some of the titles in this series are
excellent but I am afraid I did not find this one so! However there are a
few useful references and pointers, and real beginners to London research
may find these useful. Be warned though you will soon need an expanded book.
This book is priced at 1.50 UKP and should be available form genealogical
suppliers, or your local family history society. You can visit the
publishers website at www.familyhistorybooks.co.uk

One book I was pleased to see at the Fair was the 2001 edition of the
Genealogical Research Directory (GRD for short). This really has become a
bit of an institution. Published by the authors, Keith A Johnson and Malcolm
R Sainty, it comprises several parts. The main part of the directory is a
list of thousands of research interests from all around the world, this is
not just useful in the UK as many of the entries come from the US or
Australia. Each entry is arranged alphabetically and it is easy to cross
reference this to a contact name and address. A more recent addition is the
inclusion of email addresses which makes contact even easier. Another very
useful part of the directory is a list of repositories and family history
societies worldwide with addresses and contact details, it becomes a very
useful reference book even after you have exhausted all the research
interests. The book weighs in at a hefty 1120 pages and is available in both
hardback and paperback. The price of the paperback in the UK is 15.20 UKP.
This is one book that should be available from your usual genealogical
supplier, but if you have difficulty locating a copy, you can contact the
publishers at

Webpage reviews
http://www.geocities.com/cromerhistory/page1.html
Site devoted to the people and families of Cromer. There is some information
about the history of Cromer in Norfolk and its seafaring links. There is an
index of names associated with the area and some information about some of
the better known families. The site suffers a little from overdesign and the
frame system makes the pages slow to load and a little difficult to navigate
but the information in the site is interesting nevertheless


New on Genfair
Genfair is an online family history fair where you will find a good many
family history societies and other organisations showing their bookstalls.
You can also find information about these societies.

The following have recently opened stands on Genfair:
Lincolnshire Family History Society Lincolnshire FHS have now joined GENfair
and offer a wide range of publications as befits a large and active
Society - Census Indexes, a wealth of Marriage indexes, in both book and
microfiche formats; burial records (including cemeteries) and monumental
inscriptions on fiche and a good range of Poor Law and other miscellaneous
records

West Middlesex Family History Society join Genfair with a stand full of
useful and interesting publications from their area. Their 1851 Census
indexes on microfiches cover areas such as Kensington, Chelsea, Brompton,
Hammersmith and Fulham and many others out to Shepperton, Staines and
Uxbridge.

New items on existing stalls:

The National Burial Index is now available for immediate dispatch direct
from GENfair. Published by FFHS Publications, it has been produced by
hundreds of volunteers as part of the Federation of Family History Society's
NBI Project. It is an index of burials on CD-ROM taken from parish,
non-conformist, Roman Catholic and cemetery registers and includes entries
from England and Wales dating from the 16th century to modern times,
although not all locations and dates will be covered to start with. This
first edition contains more than 5.3 million names from the 37 counties
listed on the new GENfair Direct stand

Succeeding in Family History is the title of a new book by well-known family
history writer, John Titford. Published today (5th May) by Countryside
Books, it's already available direct from stock at the GENfairDirect stand.

Cornish Forefathers have added the Baptism Registers of the parishes of St
Giles in the Heath and St Gluvias to their series of parish registers on 3.5
inch diskette.

Stuart Tamblin has added seven new microfiches to his Criminal Register
Indexes for the period 1805-1892. These are Supplements each covering the
whole of England and Wales for a particular type of crime or sentence –
Death sentences, Transportation, Highway Robbery, Killing, Monetary crime,
Sexual crime and Unrest.

Parish Anthologies Pembrey and Llanelli are the titles of two new CDs from
Carmarthenshire FHS

Sheffield FHS have another double fiche set of burial indexes. Rotherham All
Saints 1813-1854 and Greasbrough St Mary 1813-1858 are included on the same
microfiche. The Society is also selling the National Burial Index on CD.

East Surrey FHS have published an 1871 Census Index on fiche for the
sub-district of St James, Bermondsey (replacing the booklet version) and a
new 1891 Census Index for Kingston sub-district which includes the parishes
of Kingston, Kingston Vale, Norbiton, Coombe, Malden, New Malden, Surbiton
and Hook

You can find Genfair at www.genfair.co.uk

Upcoming Events
There is a lecture at the SoG on 9th May on English Presbyterians. This
lecture starts at 2.00 pm and is being given by Alan Rushton.

You can find a listing of upcoming events, and links to respective websites
on the GENEVA site (part of GENUKI) at
:http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/geneva/

New on GENUKI
As usual when I have had a little break in the newsletter there has been a
vast amount of changes to GENUKI. Therefore, as usual I will be bringing you
the changes over the next couple of weeks!

New in the Glamorganshire section: Glamorgan Record Office Familia -
Bridgend; Familia - Caerphilly; Familia - Cardiff; Familia - Merthyr Tydfil;
Familia - Neath; Familia - Port Talbot; Familia - Rhondda; Familia -
Swansea; Familia - Vale of Glamorgan; A list of Libraries; Index to "History
and Antiquities of Glamorganshire and its families"; Index to "The vale of
Glamorgan in Old Photographs"; Index to "The History of Methodists in West
Glamorgan"; Name Index for Several Glamorgan Ceneteries; List of Parish
Register Copies at the SoG Library; Data Browse; Glamorgan Gen-Web Pages;
South Wales Evening Post; Cowbridge Gem; Barry Gem; Llantwit Major Gem;
Index to "Collieries of Wales [Engineering and Architecture]"; Police
Casualties; V@le; University of Wales (Cardiff); University of Wales
(Swansea); University of Glamorgan (Pontypridd); Photographs of some
Glamorgan Schools; [Aberdare] Aberdare Central Library; [Aberdare] List of
Accomodation; [Aberdare] Aberdare Online; [Aberdare] Aberdare Girls' School;
[Aberdare] Cwmbach Library; [Aberdare] Hirwaun Library; [Baglan] Images and
History; [Barry] St. David's Methodist Church; [Barry] Bethel Baptist
Church; [Barry] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Barry] List of Accomodation;
[Bettws] The History of the Llynfi Valley; [Bettws] Ogmore, Llynfi & Garw
Valleys in Old Photographs; [Bettws] Ogmore Valley Colliery Fatalities;
[Bonvilston] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Briton Ferry] Old Neath & District
in Pictures; [Briton Ferry] Villages of the Neath Valley, and their burial
grounds; [Briton Ferry] Images and History; [Cadoxton-juxta-Barry] St. Cadoc
and St. Mary; [Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] The History of the Vale of Neath;
[Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] Images and History; [Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] Images of
Neath and District; [Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] Images and History;
[Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] Neath Valley and the Neath Canal;
[Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] Listing of Employees; [Cadoxton-juxta-Neath] St.
John's Church, Skewen; [Caerau] Parish Church of St. Mary; [Cardiff] Bethany
Baptist Church; [Cardiff] The City Temple; [Cardiff] City United Reformed
Church; [Cardiff] Cardiff Central; [Cardiff] Cardiff Bay; [Cardiff] List of
Accomodation; [Cardiff] The Methodist Church; [Cardiff] Woodville Baptist
Church; [Cardiff] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Cilybebyll] Old Characters of
Gellinudd; [Cogan] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Colwinston Flemingston] Vale
Christian Heritage; [Cowbridge] Holy Cross Church; [Cowbridge] Vale
Christian Heritage; [Cowbridge] List of Accomodation; [Eglwys Brewis] Vale
Christian Heritage; [Eglwysilan] list of accomodation; [Eglwysilan]
Cilfynydd Library; [Eglwysilan] Rhydyfelin Library; [Eglwysilan] Taffs Well
Library; [Eglwysilan] Glyncoch; [Eglwysilan] Glyncoch Library; [Ewenny]
Ewenny Church; [Ewenny] Vale Christian Heritage; [Ewenny] Corntown;
[Flemingston] Flemingston Church; [Gileston] Vale Christian Heritage;
[Ilston] Ilston with Pennard; [Laleston] Vale Christian Heritage; [Lisvane
Llanishen] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llanbleddian] Llanblethian Church;
[Llanbleddian] Vale Christian Heritage; [Llancarfan] Vale Christian
Heritage; [Llandaff] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llandaff] Cardiff
Christian Heritage; [Llandaff] Parish Church of St. John; [Llandaff] Archer
Road Baptist Church; [Llandaff] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llandaff]
Fairwater Parish Church; [Llandaff] Parish Church of St. Marks; [Llandaff]
Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llandaff] The Presbyterian Church;
[Llandough-juxta-Cowbridge] Llandough Church; [Llanedeyrn] Christchurch
Baptist; [Llanedeyrn] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llangan] Vale Christian
Heritage; [Llangan] Treoes; [Llangeinor] The Ogmore Valley; [Llangiwg]
History of y Gwrhyd by; [Llangiwg] Hen Gymeriadau Cwmgors a'r Waun o'r
flwyddyn 1840; [Llangiwg] Annibynwyr Gwauncaegurwen; [Llangiwg] The History
of Pontardawe and District; [Llangiwg] Hanes Eglwys Cwmllynfell; [Llangiwg]
Index of Photographs; [Llangiwg] The History of Pontardawe; [Llangiwg]
Around Pontardawe; [Llangiwg] Growing up in a Welsh Valley; [Llangiwg]
Around Pontardawe - The second selection; [Llangyfelach] Morriston's
Pictorial Past; [Llanharry] Llanharry Community/School Library;
[Llanilltern] "Annals of St. Fagan's with Llanillterne - An Ancient
Glamorgan Parish"; [Llanishen] The Parish Church of St. Isan; [Llanmaes]
Churches in the Benefice of Llantwit Major; [Llansamlet] Llansamlet;
[Llansannor] Llansannor Church; [Llantrisant] Llantrisant Library;
[Llantrisant] All our yesterdays - A pictorial history of Llantrisant and
Pontyclun; [Llantrisant] Talbot Green; [Llantrisant] Talbot Green Library;
[Llantrisant] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Llantrisant] Soriana;
[Llantrisant] Pontyclun Library; [Llantrisant] list of accomodation;
[Llantrisant] Beddau Library; [Llantrisant] Tonyrefail Library; [Llantwit
Fadre] Church Village Library; [Llantwit Fadre] Pontypridd Library;
[Llantwit Fadre] The Old Photographs Series, Pontypridd; [Llantwit Fadre]
The Official Pontypridd online directory; [Llantwit Fadre] list of
accomodation; [Llantwit Fadre] Pontypridd and Rhondda Branch;
[Llantwit-juxta-Neath] Some monumental inscriptions; [Llantwit-juxta-Neath]
plan of the churchyard; [Llantwit-juxta-Neath] Images and History;
[Llantwit-juxta-Neath] Neath and Llantwit; [Llantwit Major] Llantwit Major,
A History and Guide; [Llantwit Major] Llantwit Major; [Llanwonno] Mountain
Ash and Penrhiwceiber remembered in Pictures; [Llanwonno] Abercynon Library;
[Llanwonno] Mountain Ash Library; [Llanwonno] Providence - United Reformed
Church [Formerly English Congregational] 1869 - 1987; [Llanwonno]
Penrhiwceiber Library; [Llanwonno] Porth Library; [Llanwonno] Ynysybwl
Library; [Marcross] Vale Christian Heritage; [Margam] A History of Taibach
to 1972; [Margam] Margam Abbey; [Margam] Images of Neath & Port Talbot;
[Margam] list of accomodation; [Merthyr Tydfil] Images of Pant Cemetery;
[Merthyr Tydfil] List of Accomodation; [Merthyr Tydfil] Merthyr Tydfil
on-line; [Merthyr Tydfil] A historical guide; [Merthyr Tydfil] Merthyr
Tydfil Borough Council; [Michaelston-le-Pit] Cardiff Christian Heritage;
[Michaelston-super-avon] Pontrhydyfen; [Michaelston-super-avon] Description,
with Images, of Pontrydyfen; [Michaelston super Ely] Cardiff Christian
Heritage; [Neath] Neath's Wicked World; [Neath] Images and History; [Neath]
List of Accomodation; [Neath] The Town of Neath; [Neath] Gnoll Estate;
[Newcastle] Old Bridgend in Photographs; [Newcastle] list of accomodation;
[Newton Nottage] list of accomodation; [Oystermouth] A history of All
Saints' Church, Oystermouth; [Oystermouth] Black Pill; [Oystermouth] Once
upon a village; [Oystermouth] Inklemakers; [Oystermouth] The Men of the
Mumbles Head; [Oystermouth] The story of the village of Mumbles;
[Oystermouth] Of Swansea West : Mumbles Past and Present; [Oystermouth]
Llwynderw Parish Churches; [Penarth] List of Accomodation; [Penllyn] Penllyn
Church; [Penllyn] Craig & Penllyn; [Penllyn] Llanfrynach Churchyard;
[Penllyn] Llanfrynach Church; [Penllyn] Llanfrynach Church; [Penmark]
Fontygary; [Pentrych] Gwaelod-y-Garth; [Pyle & Kenfig] Vale Christian
Heritage; [Radyr] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Roath] St. Edwards; [Roath]
Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Roath] Adamsdown; [Roath] Cardiff Christian
Heritage; [Roath] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [St Andrews Major] Glimpses of
old Dinas Powys; [St Bride's Major] St. Brides Major, Southerndown & Ogmore
by Sea; [St Bride's Major] List of Names; [St Bride's Major] St. Brides
Major Church; [St Bride's Major] Some history; [St Hilary] St. Hilary, a
History of the Place and its People; [St Hilary] St. Hilary Church; [St
Lythan's] Wenvoe and St. Lythans; [St. Mary Church] St Mary Church
Churchyard; [St. Mary Church] St. Mary, at St. Mary Church; [St. Nicholas]
St. Nicholas; [Swansea] Swansea - Reflections in Black and White; [Swansea]
Jubilee Swansea - A town in the 1890's; [Swansea] Jubilee Swansea II;
[Swansea] Extracts from the 1871 census; [Swansea] The Quaker Church;
[Swansea] Swansea and the Gower; [Swansea] List of Accomodation; [Swansea]
Swansea History Web; [Swansea] Killay; [Swansea] Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church; [Whitchurch] Bethel Baptist Church; [Whitchurch] Parish Church of
St. Mary, Whitchurch; [Whitchurch] Cardiff Christian Heritage; [Ystradowen]
Ystradowen Church; [Ystradyfodwg] Ferndale Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Maerdy
Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Penygraig Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Ton Pentre
Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Tonypandy Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Treherbert
Library; [Ystradyfodwg] Online guide; [Ystradyfodwg] Tylorstown Library;
[Ystradyfodwg] Ynyshir Library.

GENUKI's Home Page - http://www.genuki.org.uk/
GENUKI's Listings of:Family history Societies -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/Societies/ Genealogy Mailing Lists -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html Surname Lists -
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html
GENUKI's Frequently Asked Questions File -
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/faq.html

And finally…
Well, I hope you enjoyed this weeks newsletter and I hope there is something
in it for you.

With the new association with GENUKI you will be able to find information
about the newsletter at : http://www.genuki.org.uk/news/ This will also be
the new home for the newsletters archive which will be far more extensive
than it ever was before!

Please keep comments and news coming in to me at


Have A good week

Rob

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