nzsghamilton newsUsed with permission. ********************* nzsghamilton news No 50 12th December 2004 A BOOK Some time ago Patricia Roberts-Pichette spoke to our Hamilton members. Patricia phoned Elizabeth Heaphy the other night to say her new book is out and she is staying at St Andrews until end January. "Not a Pioneer!" edited and annotated by Patricia R. Roberts. Published in 2004 by Deed Printing, Waiuku. Copies at a cost of $40 plus postage and packaging, are available from 25 St Andrews Terrace, Hamilton. "This is the story of Bernice Monrath (Alexander) Johnstone, born January 8 1871, in Howick, of an English father and a Danish mother. A lively story teller, Bernice wrote continuously from the 1920s almost to her death in 1960. Although she was describing her family, her childhood, her schooling, her days as a teacher and her later life, much of what she wrote is a social history of her times, detailing the lives of farmers and their families and how their lives changed through the years. Her life, though happy and carefree in youth, had its full share of hard work and tragedy. Bernice grew up in Mangapiko, halfway between Te Awamutu and Pirongia (then Alexandra). After her marriage, she lived first in Raglan, then at the top of the Old Mountain Road to Raglan and finally between Whatawhata and Karamu at "Three Oaks", her home on the Waipa River. Most of the text is Bernice's own, except for bridges and lead-ins edited or added to make a logical flow to the story. The text boxes, footnotes, family photographs and documents were added to illustrate and provide context to the events that Bernice described. An all-name index has been included." AUS TAS LAUNCESTON TRANSCRIPTIONS 1800S are 2 volumes of transcriptions, both of which relate to early Launceston in the 1800s. The first transcription is of GEORGE FULLER's "RECOLLECTIONS OF LAUNCESTON 1836 - 1847" & related unpublished works held is a hand-written unpublished work, written between 1894 & 1897, held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. 115 pages in the original, the Recollections comprise his notes on Old Launceston, giving a street-by-street description of the town, its buildings and their occupants, together with his personal recollections and stories of the town and its residents in the years 1836 to 1847 - including his version of the "Whale in the Cataract" story. These notes also include a collection of his letters dated 1897, to Ernest Whitfeld of Launceston, as well as other historical submissions collected by Mr Whitfeld, as material for public lectures he gave on Old Launceston in the late 1890s. INDEXED The second transcription is of Ernest Whitfeld's series of articles on "Early Launceston" published in the Launceston Examiner in 1897. Whitfeld's public lectures covered many aspect of early life in Tasmania (VDL) from first settlement in 1803 up to 1897 - early settlement, the aboriginals, growth of the town, local stories, cultural activities, currency and tokens, the legal system and punishment, and the impact of events on the mainland, such as the gold rushes. INDEXED George Fuller's "Recollections" costs $20 including postage within Australia, and the Early Launceston articles cost $15 including postage within Australia. If you are interested in buying both at same time, so they can be mailed together, the cost is $30 for the two, postage included. If you are interested, just drop a line to M Szalay, PO Box 305, Cremorne NSW 2090 - enclosing your cheque, or money order, made out to M Szalay. Include your email address in the note, and I will let you know when they are on the way. AUS TAS http://www.genseek.net The Genseek Genealogy website has now moved to a permanent home. If you have links in you “Favourites” you will want to amend the link. AUS VIC http://www.genseek.net/new.htm An index to BDM's from newspapers, 1877,1897,1898,& 1861 covering the Port Fairy district has been added on line AUS VIC First Families (Victoria) Data Base funding by the State Library is ceasing at the end of 2004. www.firstfamilies2001.net.au The site is to be removed at the end of December. CAN http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/sundriesS.html Upper Canada Sundries This new index to the Upper Canada Sundries (also known as the correspondence of the civil secretary) will help you find your ancestor's name in documents such as petitions for land, requests for government jobs, military communications, requests for compensation due to war losses (when the militia destroyed farm property, etc.), lists of people wanting to settle in Upper Canada, testimonies regarding traitors in the war of 1812 and the rebellion of 1837/8, complaints about unfulfilled promises of assistance, petitions for clemency for neighbours convicted of treason and murder, and many other matters. The index now covers the years 1766 to 1815 (and a few pages of 1816, 1817, 1828, 1833, and 1838) and includes 4173 names. CAN CENSUS http://allcensusrecords.com/ AllCensusRecords.com USA & Canadian Census Records online. ENG http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/ ENG http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/time/time.htm Here's an interesting website for estimating the date of 19th century photographs you may have in your collections. ENG http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dadds/MERSEYSIDE.index.html ENGLAND. Newspaper extracts from old newspapers in the Merseyside area, lots of updates from January 1899 -- continually updating. ENG http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/about/index.html#Timetable The website now includes 53,000 trials, from April 1674 to December 1799. The release of the remaining trials (covering 1800 to October 1834) will occur on December 16th 2004. ENG http://www.genesreunited.co.uk The UK's largest family tree and ancestry website. Genes Reunited is the UK’s largest family tree, genealogy and ancestry site - with over 22 million people listed. It’s easy to use, free to search and free to register. ENG http://southernlife.org.uk or http://www.southernlife.org.uk The new address as above. We now have our new domain up and running for SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) This is the website that gives you an insight into the villages of the counties of BERKSHIRE, DORSET, HAMPSHIRE, ISLE OF WIGHT, SURRY, WEST SUSSEX and WILTSHIRE along with lots of other information such as history, genealogy etc. ENG CENSUS http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/ The National Archives are now linking to 1881 and 1891 census material (indexes and images) on Ancestry's website. They cover England, Wales, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: ENG CENSUS http://www.1861census.co.uk 1861census.co.uk Searchable name index for the 1861 UK census, starting with areas of Yorkshire. Search for full names, date of birth and area lived. A PRO reference and transcription service is available too. ENG DBY http://www.magicattic.org.uk/ The Magic Attic is a local history archive situated at The Sharpe's Heritage Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England. The archive holds newspapers; old maps; catalogues from local works; some old company papers; old photographs; records of baptisms, burials and marriages; census returns and other local history memorabilia. Although strongly South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire orientated the archive material also covers East Staffordshire and other parts of Derbyshire. The regular readers at the attic have a wide range of interests and a vast local knowledge. The archive is a valuable source of information for research students, family historians, village history groups et al. ENG GLS http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/marshfieldfamilies/ MARSHFIELD FAMILIES A group for sharing information on the Families of MARSHFIELD Gloucestershire and other towns and villages in the local area. Files, Photos and Links. Files of PR Transcriptions and other data (by Surname). Join in. Share and pool information; favourite links; identify old photos. ENG NTH http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/ Little Bowden - indexed the marriages from 1654-1876. They are included in the Northamptonshire Marriage Index, and the 1841 Little Bowden census is included in Alan Clarke's 1841 census transcription of the county of Northamptonshire. ENG SETTLEMENT From the Leicestershire Mailing List. From "Ancestral Trails" by Herber: The Settlement Act of 1662 (and later acts) provided that a person was only entitled to relief from a parish if that person was: a) someone who held public office in the parish, or paid the parish rate b) someone who rented property in the parish worth over 10 pounds per annum c) an unmarried person who had worked in the parish for one year d) a woman who had married a man of the parish e) a legitimate child, aged under 7, whose father lived in the parish f) a child who was illegitimate and born in the parish g) apprenticed to a master in the parish h) a person resident in the parish for 40 days after having given the parish authorities prior written notice of his intention to do so The rules were often strictly enforced ! MILITARY www.wartimesindex.co.uk Compiled from dispatches published in the London Times & London Gazette it lists British Officers and men serving in the famous and lesser known Victorian conflicts. It is a pay per view site but does have a free surname search facility. SCT http://http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/89169/ Scottpix Edinburgh People and Places Travel pages that anyone traveling in Scotland may find useful. Many photos of Edinburgh and Scotland. SCT ABD http://www.visual-evidence.ac.uk/aberdeen/controller/textsearch?text=New+Dee r&Go.x=13&Go.y=15 Take a look at these photos of New Deer. You can select other areas other areas. They are worth looking at if you have not seen them before. SEARCH ENGINES http://www.ancestorhunt.com/index.html Ancestor Hunt Free Genealogy Search Engines Collection of free genealogy searches to help you locate ancestors. Searches include our unique Obituary Search Portal and Surname Search Portal along with family Bibles we have transcribed and indexed. USA http://www.genesearch.com/boston/ Boston Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1943 A list of research material for locating Boston passenger records. Included are microfilmed records and indexes, a CD-Rom, and an online index. USA CENSUS http://allcensusrecords.com/ AllCensusRecords.com USA & Canadian Census Records online. WLS http://groups.msn.com/FamilyHistoryintheValeofGlamorgan Family History in the Vale of Glamorgan Forum A new forum for anyone who is interested in family history in the Vale of Glamorgan and includes the villages of Llancarfan, Llanbethery, Llantrithyd, Llantrisant, St George's, St Lythans, Wenvoe etc. You can add your surname interests, pictures, queries, places your ancestors lived, their occupations, ask for help or even the location of their graves. New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Hamilton Branch http://www.nzsghamilton.co.nz Contact address for subscribing to nzsghamilton news nzsghamiltonnews@ihug.co.nz Bryan A Curran Hamilton, New Zealand