Used with permission. ********************* GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS No 183 16 November 2004 Hi Everyone and welcome to this weeks GENUKI Family History News. As usual quite a bit to let you know about! NEW BOOKS AND CDs The Historical Families Of Dumfriesshire & The Border Wars 1889. Preface: In a previous edition, I alluded too briefly to the important Border war of the reigns of Robert Bruce and Edward I., but as the three claimants to the Scottish throne possessed lands in Dumfriesshire, who naturally took much share in it, I have added a Chapter on the subject. In describing the different families celebrated in past ages, I have given greater prominence to those whose history has never been published before, and who are still represented in the legitimate male line. Owing to the custom of the sons of heiresses inheriting their mother's name, and of lands being rarely entailed exclusively on male heirs, it is a very unusual circumstance to find two branches of one family claiming unbroken male descent from the 15th century, as is the case with the Johnstones, who numbered nine lairds (more than any other house in Dumfriesshire), in 1581, and a tenth laird in Lanarkshire. Family details help to illustrate the manners of a period, and assist in elucidating some obscure points of national history. Old Historical Books on CD. Trade Directories, Maps, County & Local Interest. http://www.youroldbooksandmaps.com JiGraH Resources. Our growing range of books and maps contains the following directories: Pigot's Directory of Norfolk & Northamptonshire 1830 (includes original maps) Cookes' Almanack & Directory of Richmond, Swaledale &c 1911. Spencer's Richmond Almanac, Diary, Directory and Swaledale and Wensleydale Book of Reference 1915. The directories for places outside London typically cover many villages and hamlets around the main town of the title. Full details on our web site at www.jigrah.co.uk DNA and Family History: How Genetic Testing Can Advance Your Genealogical Research ISBN: 1903365708 Publisher: The National Archives RRP: £12.99 Author: Chris Pomery Foreword by Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics, University College London Paperback 168 pages You can buy the book direct from the author at http://www.dnaandfamilyhistory.com/shop.shtml. Your copy can be numbered, signed and dedicated as requested and dispatched worldwide. NEW RELEASES FROM ARCHIVE CD BOOKS Pigot's 1834 Directory of Yorkshire Gore's Liverpool Directory 1796 A very early alphabetical list of the tradesmen, merchants and principal inhabitants of Liverpool. Traditions of Lancashire 1882 A witty little book that will amuse those currently living in Lancashire or those with Lancashire ancestors. Eton School Lists (1791 - 1852) The Eton School list includes the boy's names (and sometimes nicknames), their form, date of death and profession after graduating. The biographical details for some are quite extensive Athenae Oxonienses These vast books, 23cm by 30cm in size contain an exact history of all educated at the University of Oxford. First Aid & Home Nursing A collection of four books on one CD. These books tellsus the medical practices and theories of First Aid in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. If your ancestor worked as a nurse or for the St John's Ambulance then these books will be a treasure, informing you about their life and work. The English Herbal Physician Although this is an incredibly old book, the contents are as fascinating now as ever, especially when more and more people are turning to alternatives medicines for solutions. Fully searchable Fairholt's Costume in England What differentiates this book from others of it's type is the second volume which is a glossary including pictures. From this you get a sense not only of how the clothes were worn but why they were worn and where the idea and name came from. Historical Records of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment. The historical records of the regiment from it's formation in 1755 to 1889 With the Flag to Pretoria A History of the Boer War 1899-1900 A real must for those with ancestors who fought in the Boer War or for those interested in it's history. An exceptionally well-illustrated set of books After Pretoria: The Guerrilla War This book covers all the battles and struggles of people involved in the Guerrilla War, the politics, fighting and feelings of the time Jollie's Cumberland Guide and Directory 1811 Complete with Street Plan of Carlisle.An early directory that lists people living in the area with their trade and address, but this book contains far more than that. It also gives the reader an idea of what it was like to live in this place in 1811 Dialect of Cornwall The ancient language of Cornwall with an enlarged glossary of Cornish provincial words 1871 Census, London Kent - Greenwich Registration District RG10/741-761 Middlesex 1871 Census Registration Districts RG10 /1303-1348 Note: excludes central London parts of Middlesex. For those, see 1871 London set above. Sussex 1861 Census Registration Districts RG 9/557-630 http://wills4all.netfirms.com/entry.htm A nice site, with transcriptions of wills on it. Full transcriptions are provided. OK, there are not that many on the site at the moment, but you never know how the site will grow, and in the meantime it deserves our support. Easy to navigate, and the information is provided in an easily understandable format, this is a great little site, and there are not enough sites with probate information on them! Well indexed, the only reservation I have is that some of the fonts I found were small, and could be a problem for some people. http://www.iahs.org.uk/ Web site of the Islington Archaeology and History Society. Lots of detail about the history of Islington as well as general details about the Society and its events. I found the history if Islington section very informative indeed . There were also lots of pictures of historical places in Islington, including Lenins house! If you have family roots in the Islington area of London, and lots of us do, this site will be very useful to you, and probably very interesting too. Nicely designed, and easy to navigate this web site is a real pleasure to browse CERTIFICATES BIRTH LLOYD, Jane, dau of Robert & Dorothy, 11 Sep 1844, Whitford, Flint TIDEY, Mollie Martha, dau of James & Minnie, 9 Jan 1888, Ashford, Kent DEATH BULLOCK, Benjamin, aged 71 Years, 19 Sep 1887, Stourbridge, Worcestershire OGDEN, Peter, aged 62, 28 June 1890, Blackburn, Lancashire SUMMER, Eliza, aged 24 years, 13 Dec 1855, Audley, Staffordshire THOMPSON, Joseph, aged 10 Years, 17 Sep 1851, Bradford, Yorkshire THOMPSON, Joseph, aged 25 Years. 21 Jan 1852, Bradford, Yorkshire If this is of use to you in your own personal research, drop me a line At gfhn@thompson04.wanadoo.co.uk 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 where possible pass them on to any relevant one name studies registered with the Guild of One Name Studies. We only publish certificates more than 100 years old, but pass all certificates on. The address for spare certificates to be sent to is: Rob Thompson, GFHN, 6 Sinclair Road, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4SG READERS QUERIES I am very new to researching the family history, but with the help of others I have got back to 1711 for the marriage of John Warboys to Elizabeth Wilson. They married in Abbington Piggots, Cambridgeshire, England. The name Warboys changed over the years to Worboys, but they all came from the Cambridge and Hertfordshire areas. I wonder if you have others over the years researching this name? I would love to hear from you if you have please. Best wishes. June Smith june76@btinternet.com Need proof of parents and birthplace for Richard Harwood, born about 1795 as he was 55 on US 1850 census,states bp England LDS IGI file has a record of birth for a Richard Harwood born 4 May 1794 so this is a good bet, parents William Harwood and Frances Kirklington, Nottingham, England. My Richard came to America about 1825. How do I search Kirklington, Nottingham records? please send response to aaf@alltel.net thanks Janice William HOMER migrated to Rockhampton Queensland Australia 1879 aged 19-21 aboard "Scottish Lassie". He left London/Birmingham 2.2.1879. William was born at either London or Birmingham. Catherine House records a William HOMER born 1860 at Walsall ( 6b. 627 ) and a William HOMER at London, although family stories favour the Birmingham entry. He died in Queensland 1914 and his death certificate states that his parents were William-again-and Sarah Davis- a marraige listed in 1851 in Aston XV1 William Snr. supposedly had "a big glass orchard in Birmingham growing fruit and vegetables, a brother John was watchmaker-had two jewellry shops when he died in 1915." My father Edward HOMER died when I was six and his father-William Jnr.died when Edward was ten so the above information is all I have to hand. Are there any relatives researching this family? Sincerely Del Ward deward@austarnet. com.au To get a query published you must: Make it less than 200 words in length Include your name & email address for direct response from subscribers Send it to gfhn@thompson04.wanadoo.co.uk making the email title reader query Be a subscriber to the newsletter 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! READERS INTERESTS BLOUNT/BLUNT-All names -1500`s-1700`s Mixbury , and that area of Oxon/Warks/Northants/Bucks border.My Name -Kate E-Mail :- addick@tinyworld.co.uk FORRESTER, George, b c1836, d1905, Hackney, Middlesex, cnardone45-familyhistory@yahoo.co.uk HORNER. John born about 1780, Chardstock, Dorset. ehomewood@charter.net RÖHSS Lewis Godfrey born c. 1778 'in foreign parts' megmurray@lineone.net This is our newest section readers are invited to submit interests, as many as you want, but remember multiple interests will be more delayed. To submit an interets to be published please submit it in the following format: SURNAME, First Name (if applicable), Date, Village/Town, County, Your Email To: gfhn@thompson04.wanadoo.co.uk Subject Header Readers Interests There will be a delay, as all our services are free and oversubscribed! But we will try to keep it at a minimum! AND FINALLY Thats all for this week hope you found something of interest. Please keep your news and views coming in! 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