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From: Rob Thompson <>
Subject: GENUKI Family History News 136
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 14:25:19 +0100 (BST)


GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS
No 136

18 May 2003

Hello everyone, and welcome to this 136th GENUKI
Family History News. Sorry there has been a bit of a
gap between issues – I have been in Trinidad for the
week and just got back yesterday. I trust however that
there will be something of interest for you all

BURKE'S PEERAGE AND GENTRY E-MAGAZINE MAGAZINE -
ATAVUS
MAY/JUNE NOW LIVE

Issue 3 is now available and always includes a range
of articles to entertain and inform.
Some of the highlights include -
- The story of Traquair House in Scotland, home to the
Maxwell Stuart
family.
- A look at the work of the Scottish Archive Network
(SCAN), of
interest to
anyone researching their Scottish ancestors.
- American Orders of Chivalry.
- Clan Hunter - The story of a Scots hunting dynasty
and its seat.
- Scottish and Irish Chiefs
- Clan Macleod Society of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Linking McTernan families around the world using DNA
Plus FREE Access feature article - Eton - A Remarkable
Heritage online at www.burkes-atavus.com

NEW RELEASES FROM ARCHIVE CD BOOKS

Kelly's 1920 Directory of Dorset
A comprehensive directory of the county. Each place
has a description of its history, details of local
institutions and directories of trades people and
private residents.

Memorials of Old Warwickshire - Alice Dryden 1908
contains details of the origin and evolution of the
towns, folklore and customs, Warwickshire schools, old
county families and changes in land ownership and much
more.

Kelly's 1885 Directory of Hampshire
Each place in the county is listed with a wonderful
description of its history, topogaphy and details of
local institutions such as churches, schools and
hospitals. This will help you to gain an insight as to
how your ancestors really lived, where they bought
their provisions, where they sent their children to
school and the name of the school master and much much
more besides
Of course, each place also has its own directory of
trades people and private residents with Portsmouth
having a street by street directory

Kelly's 1920 Directory of Hampshire & Isle of Wight
A comprehensive directory of the county. Each place
has a description of its history, details of local
institutions and directories of trades people and
private residents. Portsmouth has its own street by
street directory.

Kelly's 1938 Directory of Bristol & Suburbs
A huge directory of the city with more than 1400 pages
Contains a superb street by street directory which by
this time listed almost every head of household, their
addresses and occupations. Also included is an
alphabetical directory which makes finding your
ancestor's address very easy indeed

Memorials of Old Worcestershire - Francis Andrews 1911
Published in 1911 this is a wonderful history of the
county of Worcestershire from ancient times.

Archive CD Books homepage -
http://www.archivecdbooks.com

WEBPAGE REVIEWS

http://brew.clients.ch/RAF41Sqdn.htm
This is a lovely website dedicated to the history of
RAF’s 41 Fighter Squadron, and more importantly the
men that made up this squadron. It is a fascinating
source of information about the Second World War, The
RAF, and in particular the men who made up this
Squadron. I would personally recommend looking through
the biographies, they give a fabulous insight into the
men who so gallantly put their lives on the line to
defend this country. Well designed, quick and easy to
navigate this is a delight to browse. Have a look as
well at the descriptions of the various medals for
gallantry awarded, there are good descriptions of why
each medal was awarded.

http://users.bigpond.com/aftc/WallOfHonour/VirtualWallOfHonour.htm
This is a simple site, with a simple idea, but one
that I felt could be useful to those of us that seek
to trace a little wider than a direct family tree.
Many of us have a story of an ancestor emigrating,
particularly to Australia, from which point they often
disappear from family records, and out of sight
completely. This site is for Australians, who put
their immigrant ancestor on the ‘wall’ with place of
birth and ship name and date. A quick look through
would easily see if there are any on the site that
could be your family, and each name has an email.
Simple, yet very effective.

http://halefamily.net/
An excellent source of information for anyone with
Hale family this website is a large list of
information from parish registers, census returns and
other information, including the history of the name.
There is a lot of information on the site, and
navigation is easy so it is quick to find what you
want. Browsing I found a little more difficult as the
graphics and images made the pages look a little
complicated, but I have to stress that this is merely
my taste, and others will find it less irritating. I
prefer a simpler graphic design! Otherwise there is no
doubt that this site has been extremely well put
together

CERTIFICATES

BIRTH
GRANT, Robert McWilliam, son of Jas Grant & Elizabeth
Salmon, 30 Aug 1893, East Plumstead
JONES, Ernest Howard, son of David & Adeline, 5 Sep
1866, Portsea, HAM
PRESTON, Harriet, dau of John & Hannah, 20 Nov 1866,
Beaksbourne, KEN
SWAN, Amy, dau of George & Mary, 20 Aug 1876, Lambeth,
SRY
SWAN, Martha Mary, dau of Sergt. Swan & Sarah Jane
Cooke, 31 May 1880, Woolwich
SWAN, Annie Mand, dau of Robert & Sarah Jane Cook, 31
May 1880, Woolwich
SWAN, Letitia, dau of Robert & Sarah Jane Cook, 10 Mar
1882, Woolwich

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 don't need
that may be of use to someone else then drop me a
line, and we will advertise it in an upcoming
newsletter .

If you have a spare certificate that is of no use to
you at all then you can either send me the details via
email, or send me the certificate. If the certificate
is sent to me then it will be sent on to any
enquiries. After six months if nobody has claimed the
certificates as interesting to their research then
they will be deposited at the SoG library. I will
however keep all the details of the certificate on
file and pass them on to any relevant one name studies
registered with the Guild of One Name Studies.

The address for spare certificates to be sent to is:
GFHN, 66 Northern Road, Aylesbury, HP19 9QY

READERS QUERIES

I have a two-part query about genealogical software:
what is the easiest package to use and does it run
under Windows XP?
Mark Harris

Looking for info on Richard Harwood born about 1794
England (London) listed on USA 1850 census. Said to be
related to a member of Parliament, no proof. I did
check "Members of Parliament" and did not see Harwood
listed so could be related on maternal side. Did see
some LesCellas names that were listed as Earl of
HAREWOOD. Need Birth, parents info and when he left
England for America. He was a school teacher in
Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.
"jsmith" <

I am trying to come up with a Time Line or Historical
Facts sheet for the UK and Ireland.
I have one for the US which is most helpful with many
of the diseases and disasters. I obviously have many
historical facts but would appreciate having events
all in one place, and in date order, for the UK and
Ireland. Does such a Time Line exist? Thanks for any
help.....
"Mary Gately"

As mentioned previously this is our ‘new’ section,
well not so new now!, although of course it is an old
method of picking others brains! I get a lot of
enquiries and are realistically unable to answer them
all as I don’t have the expertise

We will publish one query a week, and they will be on
first come first served basis.

To get a query published you must:
Make it less than 200 words in length
Include your name & email address for direct response
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Send it to (please note this
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To Respond:
Please respond directly to the reader, replies sent to
me will be forward, but by nature they will be
received much later

All we ask in return for a free entry is that the
person submitting tells us if it has been successful
and gives us a brief summary of the responses – this
will allow others interested to learn as well

Please help out other readers when you can!
Information sharing is one of the best aspects of
Family History, and kindness will often be returned.
Above all Information sharing is the reason this
newsletter exists!

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
The South West Group of Family History Societies is
holding a Family History Fair at the Winter Gardens,
Weston Super Mare on 5th July from 10am to 4pm.
Admission is £1.50

The Central England Family History Fair will be held
at Buxton Pavillion Gardens on Sunday 1st June from
10am to 5pm, admission is £2

On 28th. May North Cheshire FHS, Wilmslow Branch are
holding a talk on Probate Records for Family
Historians, by David Lambert, at The Conservative
Club, Grove Avenue, Wilmslow at 7.30 pm

See more events at: -
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/geneva/

NEW ON GENUKI

Cornwall Links/Pages added/amended:
[Lamorran] strays found in the 1881 Census
[Lamorran] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Lamorran] Hearth Tax entries for Lamorran
[Laneast] Map of the Area
[Lanhydrock] Map of the Area
[Lanivet] Map of the Area
[Lanivet] Marriages at Lanivet - 1608 to 1812
[Lanlivery] Map of the Area
[Lanlivery] Marriages at Lanlivery - 1600 to 1812
[Lanlivery] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Lanreath] Map of the Area
[Lansallos] Map of the Area
[Lansallos] Polperro
[Lansallos] Further information on the church
[Lansallos] Polperro Family History Society
[Lansallos] Membership Application Form
[Lanteglos By Fowey] Map of the Area
[Launcells] Devon
[Launcells] Map of the Area
[Launceston, St Mary Magdalane] Map of the Area
[Lawhitton] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Lelant] Map of the Area
[Lewannick] Map of the Area
[Lezant] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Linkinhorne] Map of the Area
[Linkinhorne] War Memorial
[Linkinhorne] Quarter Session Records
[Linkinhorne] Strays from Linkinhorne
[Linkinhorne] Family History website
[Linkinhorne] adjoining parishes on the river Lynher
[Linkinhorne] Free & Voluntary Present
[Linkinhorne] Bastardy Bonds for Linkinhorne parish
[Linkinhorne] Wills &Admons for Linkinhorne parish
[Linkinhorne] Extracts from Linkinhorne Parish
Council Minute Book to 1950
[Linkinhorne] Churchwardens'accounts 1715 to 1754
[Linkinhorne] St Ive, Linkinhorne & Southill
[Liskeard] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Little Petherick] Map of the Area
[Lostwithiel] Map of the Area
[Lostwithiel] The Protestation Returns of 1642
[Ludgvan] Map of the Area
[Luxulyan] Map of the Area

Durham Links/Pages added/amended:
Details of Co Durham Libraries
Details of Gateshead Libraries
Details of South Tyneside Libraries
Details of Northumberland Libraries
Details of Newcastle Libraries
Details of North Tyneside Libraries
Details of Cumbria Libraries.

Sussex Links/Pages added/amended:
Access to Archives
East Sussex and A2A
West Sussex and A2A
Genealogy holdings
200 years of the Census in Sussex
Bishops
Diocese of Chichester
Current Administrative Organization
Sussex Baptismal Index
Sussex Marriage Index
National Burial Index
Lady Teviot
Photographic Database
Sussex Gallery
Images of England
images of Sussex
Ye Old Sussex Pages
Photographs of Sussex
Sussex Look-up Exchange
Members' Interests
Genmaps
Old-maps
Sussex
East Sussex
West Sussex
Archives
The Royal Sussex Regiment in 1914-1918
Victoria Cross recipients
The Sussex Yeomanry
Sussex Men at Waterloo
Sussex place names
The Sussex Place-Names Net
Thin Blue Line
19th Century Photographers of Sussex
Sussex Workhouses
Sussex Electoral Poll of 1734
[Brighton] Fuller description
[Brighton] Kelly's 1867.

Selkirkshire Links/Pages added/amended: Familia -
Scottish Borders.

Cardiganshire Links/Pages added/amended: Cardiganshire
Library Holdings.

East Riding Links/Pages added/amended:
[Acklam] Leavening from the This is Ryedale site
[Atwick] Atwick from Driffield online
[Bainton] Bainton from Driffield online
[Barmston] Barmston from Driffield online
[Beeford] Beeford from Driffield online
[Beeford] Lissett from Driffield online
[Bempton] Bempton
[Beverley] Beverley
[Bishop Wilton] Proprietors of Bishop Wilton
[Bishop Wilton] Tenants of the Manor of Bishop Wilton
1610
[Brandesburton] Brandesburton from Driffield online
[Bridlington] Harbourside Evangelical Church
[Bridlington] Bridlington
[Bridlington] Sewerby Hall
[Bugthorpe] Bugthorpe from the This is Ryedale site
[Burton Agnes] Burton-Agnes from Driffield online
[Burton Agnes] Gransmoor from Driffield online
[Burton Agnes] Haisthorpe from Driffield online
[Burton Agnes] Burton Agnes
[Burton Fleming] Burton Fleming from Driffield online
[Burythorpe] Burythorpe from the This is Ryedale site
[Cowlam] Cowlam from Driffield online
[Dunnington] Dunnington from Driffield online
[Flamborough] Flamborough Head
[Folkton] Folkton from the This is Ryedale site
[Foston On The Wolds] Brigham from Driffield online
[Foston On The Wolds] Foston-on-the-Wolds from
Driffield online
[Foston On The Wolds] Gembling from Driffield online
[Foston On The Wolds] Kelk from Driffield online
[Foxholes] Butterwick from Driffield online
[Foxholes] Foxholes from Driffield online
[Fridaythorpe] Fridaythorpe from Driffield online
[Garton On The Wolds] Garton-on-the-Wolds from
Driffield online
[Great Driffield] Elmswell from Driffield online
[Great Driffield] Kelleythorpe from Driffield online
[Great Driffield] Little Driffield from Driffield
online

North Riding Links/Pages added/amended:
[Extraparochial] Castle Howard
[Ampleforth] Ampleforth
[Appleton Le Street] Amotherby
[Arkengarthdale] Christine Amsden's Census pages
[Aysgarth] Askrigg on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site
[Aysgarth] Aysgarth on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site
[Aysgarth] Hardraw Force on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk
site
[Aysgarth] Hawes on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site
[Aysgarth] Semer Water on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk
site
[Bedale] St. Gregory's, Bedale
[Bedale] Bedale-town.com
[Bedale] Bedale, Yorkshire
[Bedale] Bedale.com
[Brafferton] Helperby and Brafferton
[Bulmer] Welburn
[Burneston] 1738-9 Baptisms and marriages
[Burneston] 1754-5 Baptisms and marriages
[Burneston] 1780 Marriages
[Burneston] 1784-5 Baptisms
[Catterick] St. Mary's Church
[Cayton] Cayton
[Cowesby] The Church of St. Michael and All Angels
[Cowesby] The Memorial Chapel
[Easby] St. Agatha's Church
[Easby] St. Paul's Church
[Easby] St. Agatha's Church
[Ebberston] Ebberston
[Felixkirk] St. Felix' Church
[Felixkirk] Holy Trinity Church
[Forcett] St. Cuthbert's Church
[Fylingdales] Robin Hood's Bay
[Great Ayton] Ayton
[Grinton] Muker on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site
[Grinton] Reeth on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site
[Grinton] Tanhill on the Yorkshire tour.co.uk site

Peeblesshire Links/Pages added/amended: Familia -
Scottish Borders.

Northamptonshire Links/Pages added/amended:
[Towcester] Lookup facilty for various Towcester
Records.

Clackmannanshire Links/Pages added/amended:
The Ministers of the Clackmannanshire, and Their Names
The Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust
[Alloa] Old photographs of Alloa
[Fishcross] Fishcross As It Used to Look
[New Sauchie] Sauchie Community Group
[New Sauchie] New Sauchie As It Used to Look.

Kinross-shire Links/Pages added/amended:
Familia - Perthshire, Kinross-shire
1851 Census - Kinross - Name Index
"The Friends of Dundee City Archives"
[Kinross] Kinross House and Gardens
[Kinross] Photographs of Kinross from the Past.

GENUKI’s Home Page – www.genuki.org.uk

AND FINALLY

Well that’s all for this week – hope you found
something of interest for you. Please do keep all your
news and reviews coming in to me!

Have a good week

Rob

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