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From: "Rob Thompson" <>
Subject: GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS 75
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:56:38 -0000
GENUKI Family History News
No 75
19th November 2001
HI Everyone, and welcome to this weeks (late) GENUKI Family History News.
I was very pleased this week to see our subscribers have gone over 5000,
thank you everyone for continuing to subscribe, and hope it continues to
give you information!
Wolverhampton
Archives (at Snow Hill, Wolverhampton) will be closed from Monday 19th
November to Friday 30th November inclusive for their annual stock
review.
During this time they will be unable to deal with any enquiries or take
bookings for machines, and apologise for any inconvenience caused. They
will be open as usual on Saturday 17th November and Saturday 1st
December.
>From Thursday 29th November 2001 until Tuesday 11th December 2001
Sheffield
Archives will be closed for redecoration.
We will reopen at 9.30am on Wednesday 12th December 2001 (freshly
painted!)
and our opening hours will be as follows:
MONDAY CLOSED
TUESDAY to THURSDAY 9.30am - 1.00pm, 2.00pm - 5.30pm
(The morning issue period will be extended to 12.30pm. Any documents
ordered after 12.30pm will be available at 2.00pm.)
FRIDAY CLOSED
SATURDAY 9.00am - 1.00pm, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
We are sorry for any inconvenience this closure will cause
The change to our opening hours (October 2001 - January 2002) is due to
recruitment difficulties and we regret the inconvenience caused as a
result.
We hope to resume our normal service in January when a further notice
will
be issued.
I noticed from a brief look at the Society of Genealogists Bookshop this
week that they have started selling on line vouchers fro use with the PRO
Census. You can find them at www.sog.org.uk/acatalog
New Books & CDs
The Genealogists Internet
By Peter Christian, published by the Public Record Office
A substantial and comprehensive look at the Internet and its uses for family
history. A nice book, rather pricey at 9.99 UKP but still a worthwhile
investment, should be available from all good genealogical suppliers
British Family History on CD
By Stuart Raymond
Published by the Federation of Family History Societies
A useful directory of published CDs in the UK, with supplier details and
addresses. Basically little more than a catalogue, but from various sources,
and the information is not available elsewhere. Priced at 5.95 UKP, should
be available from your usual genealogical supplier
Certificates
BIRTH
CLEMENTS, Elizabeth, 23 Oct 1868, dau of William Clements, Plymouth, DEV
EDEN, Thomas 11.2.1857, Wellesbourne, son of Elisa Eden (father not known).
FLOOK, Henry 6.12.1838, Clifton (Registration District) son of Moses & Ann
JOHNSON, Henry Charles, 27 Aug 1896, son of Henry Arnold Johnson, Southgate,
MDX
MARRIAGE
ROGERS, George and HURWORTH Catherine, 3 Nov 1867
If this is of use to you in your own personal research, drop me a line at
and I will put you in touch with the
current holder
Meanwhile, if you have a certificate you dont need that may be of use to
someone else then drop me a line, and we will advertise it in an upcoming
newsletter.
The Following are Marriages in Manchester Cathedral in 1811, from a copy of
the Register, they might be of use to you:
Manchester Cathedral 1811
Joseph Taylor - Bookkeeper and Elisbeth Crawford - Spinster by licence - 19
February, 1811
John Smithurst - Weaver and Mary Worthington - widow - by Banns - 19
February, 1811
George Haslam - Labourer and Margaret (Jorden) - by Banns - 19 February,
1811
Newbold Pacy
Thomas Mills of Tachbrook and Esther Parker - by Banns - 13 March, 1824
James Avery and Phoebe Heritage - by Banns - 221.10.1824.
Coventry - Holy Trinity
Charles Wall - Scuttleman and Jane Hall - December 20, 1843
Webpage reviews
http://www.kasresearch.com/Mis/MIslist.htm
A superb site in development. This is a collection of Monumental
Inscriptions for the Kent area, collected by Leland Duncan in the 1920s and
1930s they have been transcribed by members of the Kent Archaeological
Society. Nicely laid out and very simple to use and understand this is
again, a superb resource on line (or will be when fully developed) They have
even been so nice as to show the size of the page for each churchyard,
meaning you can be well aware of the download times, well done!
http://www.yorksview.co.uk/
A nice , if somewhat frivolous look at Yorkshire, this site contains quite a
bit of information about Yorkshire and will be very useful to people
researching in Yorkshire who know little of the area. Most of the
information is geographical, and most of the picture (some of which are too
large!) are modern, but you may still find the site very useful
Forthcoming Events
My Ancestors were Civil Servants
A half-day course with
Alan Ruston
Saturday 1st December 2001at 10.30am
Cost £10 (or £8 to members)
This talk will cover the evolution of the civil service, its departments
and offices, and sources for the family historian, highlighting the
material held by the Society of Genealogists.
The lecture will also include material on postal workers in the Post Office
(now Consigna) archives and emphasize the unique collections relating to
the Civil Service Evidences of Age papers held at the Society.
Alan Ruston was a Civil Servant in HM customs and excise for 40 years
(retired November 2000). He has researched this subject over many years and
presented several talks on Civil Servants to Family History Societies. He
is a former chairman of Herts FHS as well as editor of its journal
Hertfordshire people.
Programme:
10.30 - 11.30amSession 1
11.30 12.00Tea/Coffee
12.00 - 1.00pmSession 2
1pmQuestions and answers
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The London Diaspora. Records of the Jewish community in the London
Metropolitan Archives.
by Charlotte Shaw of the LMA
Wednesday 16th January 2002 at 2.00pm
In the past decade the LMA has taken in collections from many leading
Anglo-Jewish organisations based in London. This lecture will give an
introduction to the range and diversity of these collections and will
explain the context of the modern (post 1657) Anglo-Jewishcommunity. Advice
will also be given on the use of and access to the archives. Sources which
may be of particular interest to genealogists will be explored.
Cost: £4.00 or £3.20 (members)
Both of these above events take place at the Society of Genealogists in
London
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 Genfair
New Stands at GENfair
Hidden Heritage
Hidden Heritage bids you Welcome to Glorious Gloucestershire with a series
of CDs containing photographs of the all the parish churches of the county.
Liz Jack says: Our aim is to provide you with a glimpse of the parishes in
which your ancestors lived and worked. We have taken photographs of a range
of old buildings and views in each of the ancient parishes of glorious
Gloucestershire.
The Ulster Historical Foundation
The Ulster Historical Foundation was founded in 1956 and has built up an
impressive publications list of books, booklets and microfiches, covering
many aspects of the genealogy and history of the northernmost province of
Ireland. Membership of the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild is also
available at this GENfair stand
Genealogy Printers
Genealogy Printers offer both Blank Tree Charts and complete Printed Charts
of your genealogy taken from your GEDCOM file. We can print a full family
tree chart containing every person on your tree or a single person ancestor
tree, from today back through all of the ancestors. All Genealogy programs
are capable of creating a GEDCOM file. You will need to send a GEDCOM file
in order for us to create your tree. Once you have submitted your order, go
to the Upload Tree page, where you will find simple instructions on how to
do this.
New items for sale on GENFAIR Stands
Hampshire Genealogical Society are now offering their 1891 Census Surname
Index fiches of Romsey as a complete set for £6.00. Also on their GENfair
stand are two more of the excellent "Memories of..." series published by
Portsmouth WEA. These deal with Charlotte Street and Fratton
A Parcel of Gold for Edith is a new book by Joyce Stevens published by John
Owen Smith consisting of Letters from Australia to England from the period
1853-1875. The discovery of seven letters in an old bureau leads to a
30-year search for the identity of an Australian Pioneer Woman.
The Ogmore Valley Local History and Heritage Society is about to publish its
second annual Journal with a wide range of articles about this South Wales
Valley. Advance orders are now being taken for dispatch early December.
There are now forty new Electoral Register Indexes on the Isle of Wight FHS
stand at GENfair. There are several other new publications including
Crematorium Records, an RAF Retired Officers' Index on CD and two volumes of
Indexes to Debtors' Courts Records (also on CD). Finally several more recent
back issues of the Society's Journal are now available.
Leics and Rutland FHS have added another CD to their growing collection.
It's an 1891 Census Index and Full Transcription for Shepshed
New MI (monumental inscription) booklets from Hertfordshire Family and
Population History Society cover the churches of Hertford Heath (Little
Amwell), Hoddesdon & Rye Park and Essendon including Woodhill
Felixtowe FHS have added the parish of Walton St Mary the Virgin to their
Monumental Inscriptions series and back issues of their journal Roots and
Branches are now available up to September 2001.
Cornish Forefathers have now issued all their parish register transcriptions
on CD in portable document format (PDF). An Acrobat reader is included on
every disc so no further software is needed. New transcriptions added to the
lists are for the parishes of St. Ervan, St. Columb and Redruth
Stuart Raymond's Internet Genealogical Bookshop has several new titles:
Irish Family History on the Web : A Directory
Using Libraries; Workshops for Family Historians
Surrey and Sussex Parish Registers, Monumental Inscriptions and Wills
Surrey and Sussex Occupations: a genealogical guide
Surrey and Sussex Family Histories and Pedigrees
He now also has in stock the latest (4th) Edition of Militia Lists &
Musters, 1757-1876, a directory of holdings in the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire FHS have published a Memorial Inscriptions booklet for
Llanerfyl PParish Church and two volumes of burial registers for
Llanbrynmair.
A new 1851 Census Index booklet from Highland FHS covers the parish of
Canisbay in Caithness.
New microfiches from Huntingdonshire FHS cover Parish Register
transcriptions for Stilton, Little Gidding, Little Raveley, Little Stukeley
and Kimbolton, an 1891 Census transcription for Peterborough and monumental
inscriptions of Everton cum Tetworth and Wood Lane Cemetery Ramsey
There's a load of new 1851 Census booklets on the GENfair stand of
Calderdale FHS which covers the Halifax area. The parishes covered are
Clifton-cum-Hartshead, Midgley, Norland, Skircoat, Southowram and Sowerby
Cornish Forefathers have added baptisms from the Lelant parish register to
their series on 3.5 inch diskette.
Hampshire Genealogical Society have issued a new Illustrated version of the
1981 Going to Work. This reprint contains memories of starting work in the
Portsmouth-Portsea areas in a variety of trades and occupations.
A new data CD from Doncaster & District FHS contains a full transcripton of
the 1871 Census for Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
Wiltshire 1851 Census Productionshave issued the Devizes Registration
District transcriptions on disc covering the parishes of All Cannings,
Allington nr. Devizes, Alton Barnes, Beechingstoke, Bishops Cannings,
Bromham, Chirton, Chittoe, Coate, Devizes, Easterton, Erlestoke,
Etchilhampton, Fiddington, Great Cheverell, Little Cheverell, Littleton
Pannell, Marden, Market Lavington, Marston nr. Devizes, Patney, Potterne,
Poulshott, Rowde, Stanton St Bernard, Stert, Urchfont, Wedhampton, West
Lavington and Worton and also Devizes Union Workhouse and Fiddington House
Lunatic Asylum.
South Cheshire FHS have published MIs (monumental inscriptions) for Nantwich
and Wybunbury and parish registers on microfiche for Barthomley
Two new publications from Warwickshire FHS are school log books of Bedworth
Central Girls School and adnmission registers (on disc) of Ansty and Shilton
School
Hillingdon FHS (Middlesex) have issued the parish records of Ickenham in
three separate sets of microfiches for birth, marriages and burials. They
have also published a History of Heathrow from prehistory to the development
of the airport.
A new parish register published on 3.5 inch disc by Cornish Forefathers
covers baptisms at Ruan Minor
GenFair is an online Family History Fair, in which you can buy from many
different stands in one transaction. You can find Genfair at
www.genfair.co.uk
New on GENUKI
GENUKI Home Page
Links/Pages added/amended: PRO Leaflets Index.
East Riding
Links/Pages added/amended: [Bridlington] St Nicholas' Church, Gindale;
[Burton Agnes] St. Martin's Church; [Burton Agnes] Woldgate Methodist
Church; [Burton Fleming] St. Cuthbert's Church; [Burton Fleming] The
Methodist Church; [Carnaby] St. John The Baptist's Church; [Hemingborough]
The Methodist Church, Barlby; [Holme On Spalding Moor] The Chapel, Bursea.
Wales
Links/Pages added/amended: PRO information leaflets; Census, statistical
information.; Births, Marriages and Deaths; ABYZ News; South Wales Unitarian
Association; Index to "Welsh Murders Volume 1: 1770-1918"
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
I hope there has been something for your interests in this issue if not why
not suggest something for me to reviews or mention! You can always drop me a
line to
I am off on business yet again over the next couple of weeks. I am hoping to
bring shorter versions of the News to you though, technology permitting,
from the other side of the Atlantic. You can still reach me at this email
address though there will be a delay in responding.
If technology does not work I will be back with you in a couple of weeks
Rob
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