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From: "Rob Thompson" <>
Subject: GENUKI Family History News 53
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 16:01:31 +0100


GENUKI Family History News
No 53

20 May 2001

Hi Everyone and welcome to this weeks edition of GENUKI FAMILYHISTORYNEWS.

I was very pleased today to notice we have gone past 2000 subscribers. We
have been gradually increasing over the last year and a bit and it is very
pleasing to reach another landmark. Thank you all for subscribing!

There is the usual mix of website and book reviews this week, and a little
news. Please do remember though that we often rely on your information on
news and events so if you here of anything that relates to UK Family History
please drop me an email: this is often the
way that many people here of events, or record office moves and closures
amongst other things so keep the news rolling in!! (and a big thank you to
those who already keep me informed – some with weekly updates!!)



New Books & CD’s
Succeeding in Family History: Helpful hints and time saving tips, by John
Titford, published by Countryside books, ISBN 1-85306-691-5, price 6.95 UKP
As was made very aware to me at the recent SoG Family History Fair there are
more and more books being published on family history, meaning that you have
to pick very carefully the books you buy in order not to annoy your bank
manager. There are few books that are absolutely vital to own. This book
would not fall into my vital to own category but would nevertheless be a
recommended read to most people. The author has a wealth of information to
pass over, saving you time and money, and no doubt opening up a few of those
dead ends in the process. Written in an amusing way, the book is enjoyable
to read, not at all dry like many family history books can be. Whilst
probably not necessarily for the beginner this book could be a great help to
those researchers getting past the first stage of their enthusiasm for the
subject, and being prepared to dig deeper for there results. It offers hints
on difficulties with names, civil registration, and the census and will
enlighten most people to a new avenue to try. The books will be available
from most genealogical booksellers, and also from the Federation of Family
History Societies at www.familyhistorybooks.co.uk

We have heard a lot recently about the National Burial Index, from the
Federation of Family History Societies, but this week I have actually
managed to have a play with this wonderful toy (sorry tool!!) I found this
CD an absolute delight to use, and never have I so quickly reopened a dead
end in my research! The Interface is remarkably simple, this has definitely
been designed for computer novices, which helps everyone. OK the coverage of
each county varies enormously, but hopefully over time this will change.
Also it must be said that this does not detract form this first edition of
the Index, it is still an unbelievable bonus to have this amount of records
on CD, on your home PC. I am very glad the Federation has gone along this
route, and shown the way into the future of family history research. It was
a very ambitious project and has succeeded in my eyes. One particular bonus
I found was that you can see records on a map of the UK, and a simple click
on another dot on the map will take you to that particular record. I’d be
very surprised if everyone involved in English or Welsh family history
research would not find this useful. You can find out more about the
National Burial Index at www.familyhistorybooks.co.uk , but be warned, the
demand for this CD has been phenomenal, and there will be a delay now whilst
the FFHS catches up with demand, worth the wait though!!

Webpage reviews
http://www.btinternet.com/~johnandsandy.colby/measures/index.html
This site will not help you in your genealogical research in any way,however
for those of us with an interest to dig below the surface and know more of
the lives our ancestors led this will be fascinating. This simple set of web
pages will tell you all about weights, measures and coinage and what it
compares to in todays terms. There is a set of vintners and brewers terms as
well. I found this site absolutely fascinating, although I was a little
irritated by the frames and occasional bursts of retina burning colour, all
in all though good fun

http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/goireland.htm
A great resource for people with Irish ancestry this website is provided by
the national tourist board. There are a couple of searchable databases to do
with basic name history and distribution, although I had little luck with my
own, and my family is definitely Irish. The great part of this site though
is the information and tips for researching in Ireland, together with the
links to the Irish Family History Foundation centres in the county of your
ancestors, you can find out lots about when to visit and how to get the best
out of any visit - the pages for each centre also give a brief list of their
holdings

http://www.isle-of-man.com/interests/genealogy/index.shtml
A resource site for those researching ancestors that did, or might have,
come from the Isle of Man. A comprehensive resource with information on how
to research Manx ancestors, what sources to consult and where to find them,
and a map of the parishes of the Isle of Man. There is also a 'members
interests' of sorts where researchers submit their research lines. The site
also contains a variety of family trees which are worth a look through. I
did not like to format of the trees on the website much, but they can be
downloaded to use in your own genealogical software which may be easier.
Overall a good site, quite easy to find your way around, not very attractive
on the eye, but this is overcome by the content.

New on Genfair
New items on Genfair (http://www.genfair.co.uk) this week include the
following:

The Romany & Travellers FHS have just published three volumes of Memoirs and
Oral History. The titles are Memories of the Marsh, John's Story and Mi
Zeeof Kolliko: My Own Memories. The Society has also released a third volume
of Janet Keet-Black's Some Travellers in the 1891 Census. More than 2000
individuals are transcribed in "as enumerated" format, allowing the
researcher to discover which families were travelling together.

Barnsley FHS have released an 1851 Census Index for Hoyland including
Jump,Elsecar & Stubbin.

Knighton Cemetery is the most recent addition to the Powys FHS MI(monumental
inscription) booklets. They also have a new transcript of the 1861 Census
for Talgarth (Subdistrict of Hay ED)

South Cheshire FHS have published ten more microfiches in their 1891
CensusIndexes series. They cover the parishes of Alsager, Betchton, Hassal,
ChurchLawton, Odd Rode, Smallwood and Wheelock and are all on page 22 of
their GENfair stand

Central Scotland FHS have just added Kilsyth to their list of 1851
CensusIndex booklets

The Braund Society has just published The King of Bucks - The Life of
Captain James Braund 1809-1898

Upcoming Events
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
Recent Changes to the GENUKI pages:

Northumberland <http://www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/genuki/NBL/>; *Links/pages
added/amended: On-Tyne's Front Page; Northern Arts;Directories - Links and
Information; Trade Directories - 1848 SurnameIndexes; John Chew Robinson WW1
Photograph Collection; John Chew Robinson;Berwick Advertiser; Occupations -
Links and Information; [Kirknewton]Photographs and Description; [Rothbury]
1816 Census of Rothbury; [Wooler]Photographs and History.

North Riding <http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/>; *Links/pages
added/amended: [Acklam] St. Mary's Church; [Bulmer]Professions and Trades in
1840; [Crambe] Professions and Trades in 1840;[Crayke] Professions and
Trades in 1840; [Dalby] Professions and Trades in1840; [Filey] War Memorial
Plaque; [Filey] Memorial Plaque; [Filey] WarMemorial - Filey; [Filey] War
Memorial - Gristhorpe; [Lastingham] RosedalePeople; [Leake] All Saints'
Church; [Osmotherley] St. Peter's Church;[Scarborough] Members of
Parliament; [Scarborough] War Memorial; [Seamer]War Memorial; [York Saint
Cuthbert] Professions and Trades in 1840.

Wiltshire <http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/>;
*Links/pages added/amended: Map of the area; Wiltshire and SwindonRecord
Office; Swindon Borough Council; National Burial Index; Federation ofFamily
History Societies; Pigot's Wiltshire Directory of 1830; 1848Directory for
Bradford, Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Malmesbury, Marlborough,Melksham; 1848
Directory for Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge, and Warminster;Wiltshire Poll
of 1772; [Aldbourne] Map of the area; [Alderbury] Map of thearea; [Alderton]
Map of the area; [All Cannings] Map of the area;[Allington] Map of the area;
[Alton Barnes] Map of the area; [Alton Priors]Map of the area; [Alvediston]
Map of the area; [Amesbury] Map of the area;[Ansty] Map of the area;
[Ashley] Map of the area; [Ashton Keynes] Map ofthe area; [Atworth] Map of
the area; [Avebury] Map of the area; Barford;[Barford] Map of the area;
[Baverstock] Map of the area; Baydon; [Baydon]Map of the area;
Beechingstoke; [Beechingstoke] Map of the area; Bemerton;[Bemerton] Map of
the area; Berwick Bassett; [Berwick Bassett] Map of thearea; Berwick St
James; [Berwick St James] Map of the area; Berwick St John;[Berwick St John]
Map of the area; [Berwick St Leonard] Map of the area;Biddestone;
[Biddestone] Map of the area; Bishops Cannings; [BishopsCannings] Map of the
area; Bishopstone (North Wilts); [Bishopstone (NorthWilts)] Map of the area;
Bishopstone (South Wilts); [Bishopstone (SouthWilts)] Map of the area;
Bishopstrow; [Bishopstrow] Map of the area;Blackland; [Blackland] Map of the
area; Blunsdon St Andrew; [Blunsdon StAndrew] Map of the area; Boscombe;
[Boscombe] Map of the area; Bowerchalke;[Bowerchalke] Map of the area; Box;
[Box] Map of the area; Boyton; [Boyton]Map of the area; [Bradford on Avon]
Map of the area; Bramshaw; [Bramshaw]Map of the area; Bratton; [Bratton] Map
of the area; Bremhill; [Bremhill]Map of the area; Bremilham; [Bremilham] Map
of the area; Brinkworth;[Brinkworth] Map of the area; [Brinkworth] Index to
Baptisms Names A - C;[Brinkworth] Index to Baptisms Names D - G;
[Brinkworth] Index to BaptismsNames H - L; [Brinkworth] Index to Baptisms
Names M - O; [Brinkworth] Indexto Baptisms Names P - R; [Brinkworth] Index
to Baptisms Names S - T;[Brinkworth] Index to Baptisms Names V - Y;
[Brinkworth] Index to MarriageBanns Names A - L; [Brinkworth] Index to
Marriage Banns Names M - Y;[Brinkworth] Index to Marriages Names A - F;
[Brinkworth] Index to MarriagesNames G - K; [Brinkworth] Index to Marriages
Names L - O; [Brinkworth] Indexto Marriages Names P - S; [Brinkworth] Index
to Marriages Names T - Y;[Brinkworth] Index to Burials Names A - G;
[Brinkworth] Index to BurialsNames H - M; [Brinkworth] Index to Burials
Names N - S; [Brinkworth] Indexto Burials Names T - Y; [Brinkworth] Tithe
Awards 1840; [Brinkworth] Surveyof the Manor; [Brinkworth] Survey of the
Manor; [Brinkworth] BrinkworthLeases; [Brinkworth] Survey of the Manors;
[Brinkworth] Survey of the Manor;[Brinkworth] Tenants and Indenture Holders;
[Brinkworth] List of Wills;[Brinkworth] Texts of Wills, pp. 6-40;
[Brinkworth] Texts of Wills, pp.41-75; [Brinkworth] Name Index; Britford;
[Britford] Map of the area;Brixton Deverill; [Brixton Deverill] Map of the
area; Broad Blunsdon; [BroadBlunsdon] Map of the area; Broad Chalke; [Broad
Chalke] Map of the area;Broad Hinton; [Broad Hinton] Map of the area; Broad
Town; [Broad Town] Mapof the area; Brokenborough; [Brokenborough] Map of the
area; Bromham;[Bromham] Map of the area; Broughton Gifford; [Broughton
Gifford] Map of thearea; Bulford; [Bulford] Map of the area; [Burbage] Map
of the area;Burcombe; [Burcombe] Map of the area; Buttermere; [Buttermere]
Map of thearea; Calne; [Calne] Map of the area; Calstone Wellington;
[CalstoneWellington] Map of the area; Castle Coombe; [Castle Coombe] Map of
the area;Castle Eaton; [Castle Eaton] Map of the area; Chalfield Magna;
[ChalfieldMagna] Map of the area; Charlton (near Hankerton & Malmesbury);
[Charlton(near Hankerton & Malmesbury)] Map of the area; Charlton (nr
Rushall &Pewsey); [Charlton (nr Rushall & Pewsey)] Map of the area;
Cherhill;[Cherhill] Map of the area; Chicklade; [Chicklade] Map of the
area;[Chilmark] Map of the area; Chilton Foliatt; [Chilton Foliatt] Map of
thearea; Chippenham; [Chippenham] Map of the area; Chirton; [Chirton] Map
ofthe area; Chisenbury; [Chisenbury] Map of the area; Chisledon;
[Chisledon]Map of the area; Chitterne All Saints; [Chitterne All Saints] Map
of thearea; Chitterne St Mary; [Chitterne St Mary] Map of the area;
Chittoe;[Chittoe] Map of the area; Cholderton; [Cholderton] Map of the
area;Christian Malford; [Christian Malford] Map of the area; Chute; [Chute]
Mapof the area; Chute Forest; [Chute Forest] Map of the area; Clarendon
Park;[Clarendon Park] Map of the area; Clyffe Pypard; [Clyffe Pypard] Map of
thearea; Codford St Mary; [Codford St Mary] Map of the area; Codford St
Peter;[Codford St Peter] Map of the area; [Colerne] Map of the area;
CollingbourneDucis; [Collingbourne Ducis] Map of the area; Collingbourne
Kingston;[Collingbourne Kingston] Map of the area; Compton Bassett; [Compton
Bassett]Map of the area; Compton Chamberlain; [Compton Chamberlain] Map of
the area;Coombe Bisset; [Coombe Bisset] Map of the area; Corsham; [Corsham]
Map ofthe area; Corsley; [Corsley] Map of the area; Cricklade St Mary;
[CrickladeSt Mary] Map of the area; Cricklade St Sampson; [Cricklade St
Sampson] Mapof the area; Crudwell; [Crudwell] Map of the area.


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, that’s all for this week, and I hope you have found something useful
in this issue.

Remember, keep news or website recommendations, or comments on the
newsletter, coming to even if you have to
disagree with my views, or can correct any facts in the newsletter, I will
be happy to know!!

Next weeks news will be a little late due to our bank holiday, but I will
have it out to you in the early part of the following week

Have a Good Week

Rob

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