Used with permission. ********************* GENUKI FAMILY HISTORY NEWS No 177 5 September 2004 Hi Everyone, and welcome to this weeks GENUKI Family History News, trust there will be something of interest to you! Having not managed to work out those things on how to point people to Amazon – I am still having a clear out – so anyone interested in 1851 census ’s of Buckinghamshire, I have some on ebay. You can get to them via the Marlow one at: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=69486&item=69247820 56 Then view sellers other items! – All are Buckinghamshire and 1851. NEW BOOKS AND CD’s Back to Roots have brought out the following new CD's: School / College Registers for St. Peter's College, Radley 1847 - 1925. These list all of the master's, warden's and students and also give a potted family history of each one, including war service etc. Weddings at St. Saviour's, Southwark 1606 - 1625. Kelly's 1885 Bedfordshire Courts, Trades & Professions. Kelly's 1898 Bedfordshire Private Residents, Trades & Professionns. Slaters 1863 Liverpool National Commercial Directory. Ward's 1897 - 98 Gateshead Directory - Streets with Residents & Private Residents with occupations. Slaters 1863 Glasgow Commercial Directory. www.backtoroots.co.uk mike@backtoroots.co.uk New from Your Old Books & Maps: *1847 History, Gazetteer & Directory of Cumberland.* A General History and Description of the County, with the whole of the Lake District; and of the Diocese of Carlisle, from the foundation of the See to the present period; followed by a separate History and Directory of the City of Carlisle, and of every Borough, Town, Parish, Chapelry, Township, Village, Hamlet, Barony, Liberty, and Honour ; arranged under the heads of the Six Wards into which Cumberland is now divided-thus affording, with the aid of a copious Index of Places, Persons, and Subjects, all the advantages of an Alphabetical Gazetteer ; and it is hoped that this arrangement, in accordance with the recent Division of the County, will increase the utility of the work, and enhance its value. *KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF CHESHIRE 1928* (Excluding those suburbs of Liverpool and Manchester which appear in Kelly's directories for those cities) Though primarily a Directory, the book is also in some measure a gazetteer, giving as it does topographical accounts of the Towns, Parishes, Villages and Townships, and descriptions of the principal buildings and objects of interest. Full information is given as to the County Council ; the Hundreds, Unions and County Court Districts ; the Cathedral ; the Churches, with the value of the Livings and the names of the Patrons and Incumbents ; the chief Landowners, with details as to the Principal Seats ; the Hospitals and Charities, whether general or local ; the Acreage, Soils and Crops ; the Markets and Fairs ; the means of Conveyance by Railway, etc. http://www.youroldbooksandmaps.com NEW RELEASES FROM ARCHIVE CD BOOKS Parish Register of the Holy & Undivided Trinity in the City of Chester, 1598-1837. A transcript of the parish baptism, marriage and burial registers. Fully indexed. A huge book of 870 pages. Lincolnshire 1841 Census HO107/606-651 Our 1841 scans of censuses are second to none! Dorset 1871 Census Registration Districts RG10/1967-2030 1861 Census - RG9/3274-3304 Halifax Registration District (Yorks. West Riding) Harrod's Directory for Berkshire 1876 Lists people with their name, address and trade Highways and Byways of Berkshire This book will always be popular with those having Berkshire ancestors. The Comprehensive History of Exeter An amazing opportunity for those with Exeter interests, this CD contains four histories of the city written from different times and perspectives. They span Exeter's history from its foundation to the 1800s when the last book was published. Titles included are, The Remarkable Antiquities of the City of Exeter 1049-1677 (Published 1741) Hoker's Description and Account of the City of Exeter. (published 1765) Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the City of Exeter (Published 1841) History of the City of Exeter (published 1861) White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk, 1864 This directory, like other White's directories is incredibly comprehensive. Most important of all for family historians this book has hundreds of pages listing people in the county along with their address and profession. Harrod's Directory for Oxfordshire 1876 The directory lists people with their name, address and trade. It also gives interesting information about every village and town in the county. Three Oxfordshire Parishes; A History of Kidlington, Yarnton and Begbroke. Written in 1893 and printed for the Oxford Historical Society, this book gives the general history of these places with thought to their connection to National events. For each there are also pages of extracts from the Hundred Rolls. History of Watford Chapters cover the town's Saxon history, the Domesday book, Abbey Rolls, Peasants Rebellion, War of the Roses and other historic events as well as the traditions of the time and recollections of the past. Highways and Byways in Hertfordshire Written in 1902, it gives a tour around all of the towns and villages explaining their history, antiquities, churches and people. Fascinating reading and great background information for your family history. Circuit Journeys By the late Lord Cockburn Lord Cockburn, a Criminal Judge, as part of his work, rode around Scotland in "circuits", he began to note down cases of particular interest in diary form and this forms the basis of the CD. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways The author's intention was "to try to get glimpses of the social life which passed to and fro between London and the provinces…I shall show our ancestors of all ages in all kinds of costumes...busy at the nothings which make travelled life, eating, drinking, flirting, quarrelling, delivering up their purses, grumbling over their bills." The Old Engravers of England Malcolm C Salaman traces the art of copper plate engraving through the most interesting period of its history, from its introduction in the middle of the sixteenth century to its climax at the end of the eighteenth. The Registers Of Ulverston Parish Church 1545-1812 A transcript of the parish baptism, marriage and burial registers. Fully indexed. A huge book of over 800 pages. Archive CD Books homepage - http://www.archivecdbooks.com WEBPAGE REVIEWS http://www.harrold.biz/ This site contains the genealogy of the Harrold family of Dursley in Gloucestershire. It is notable for two reasons – there is a good amount of family tree information if this family happens to link in to yours, and there is a good amount of information on Dursely and its surrounds, including a brief history of the town and parish maps. There is a brief outline of the development of the name Harrold as well on the site. This site is ruined in many ways by the double frames, in fact the pages are framed three ways, to the left, right and top, restricting the viewing space considerably, which is a real shame. It could do with a redesign, but holds some good content. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/AlmondsLane.html A really nice site if you have ancestors in Stevenage that you are trying to trace, this site contains the Monumental Inscriptions of the Almonds Lane Cemetary. Many of the inscriptions are quite modern, but there are plenty from a little earlier, and the main thing I liked about this site was the layout, it is a good way to show Monumental Inscriptions on the web. There is a plan of the cemetery at the top. It could have doen with an index, but that would be quite a task, but even without the index it is a good site, and plenty of useful information. http://www.great-harwood.org.uk/genealogy/index.htm A great site containing many genealogical resources and guides for Great Harwood in Lancashire. On this site I found lots of family information, large files of census information. A history of the area, and its buildings and industries is also fascinating. This really is a great site and contains a lot of information that will be of help to researchers, or people wanting a background on the area. Nicely designed and extremely easy to move around this site will help many people, and is another great collections of actual records online. It could do with some development – I would like to see Parish register entries, directory information and monumental inscriptions on there too, but not withstanding, it is already a great site. CERTIFICATES BIRTH HILL, Elizabeth May, dau of Frederick & Mary, 28 May 1889, St Pancras, MDX MILLER, Samuel, son of Thomas and Hannah, 22 September 1868 ,Holbeck, Yorkshire* MITCHELL, Mary, dau of James & Mary, 22 Mar 1853, Marylebone, MDX MARRIAGE HILL, Frederick & FOLEY, Mary Ann, 14 Feb 1889, St Pancras, MDX 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, 15 Honor Link, Chelmsford, CM1 6BB READERS QUERIES Need to find the parents of John DUKELOW, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He m. lst a Miss Swanton and had 2 children: Thomas, b. March 1812, and Katherine-of whom I know nothing. John's wife died and he m. 2nd Nancy Capithorn JOHNSON. Their children were: Elizabeth b. 1820 m. Wm. Connell, 1841 in Lake Genesee, NY. John, 1822-1878 Samuel 1823-1909 Richard, 1826-1881 Peter 1831 - Frank 1835- and Phyllis Jane b. 1839. All b. Co. Cork. By 1850, Thomas is in Dodge Co. WI and Nancy and all her children are in Washington Co., WI. Would like any info on John DUKELOW, his 1st wife, and his parents. Thomas was the only one whose surname gradually changed to DUCKLOW. educklow@pressenter.com My problem is about a George Myers who married my grandma - Sarah Heath in 1900 and on the first of April, their son John Thomas Myers was born in 1901. In 1904 Sarah was living with a Thomas Ford who she later married in 1913 and had the first of seven children to him in 1905. Sarah was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, George was born in Normanton,Yorkshire. In 1881 census George and Sarah are at her parents house in West Bromwich, their son was born at 13, Golds Green West Bromwich. I am unable to find any trace as to what became of George and his son John Thomas Myers after John Thomas's birth. Rumours in my family seem to think that George emigrated to Australia but as I don't know the names of any ships or even the year he may have emigrated, that's if he did, what would be my next step to try and find out what happened to him? cnewbould@btinternet.com I wonder if anyone could help me trace my Grandfather John William Robinson.I have him on the 1901 census married to Mary Ann Hird, with a family and living in Wheatley Hill County Durham.He was born in Cramlington Northumberland in 1863 and married I believe in Easington in March 1886.I would love some help to trace this elusive member on the 1881 census. Thanking you Regards David Musgrave dmusgrave7@yahoo.com.au I have a marriage certificate for William LAVIS & Jane TALL (both of "full age"), at Plympton St Mary Parish Church on 7th September 1845, after Banns. My problem is that I cannot make out the surname of William's father - it is not LAVIS, but looks like Lympetry or something similar. Looking at a L*mp* printout from the DFHS, the nearest name is probably Lympany. His first name is Thomas and he was an Excise Officer. The 1851 census suggests that William was born in Devonport about 1807. William Lavis enlisted in the Royal Marines in 1824, aged 19, at Exexter. The Stoke Damerel baptisms, courtesy of the OPC, show : 11 May 1806 William, son of Thomas & Mary LYMPANY (?) born 10 Feb 1806. The difference in Thomas' & William's surnames suggests that Thomas may have died, his wife re- married (to a Lavis) and William adopted his mother's new husband's surname. My query is: Do the baptism, enlistment and marriage certificate all relate to the same William, and how can I prove it? 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