Hi Sue I should have said there are many cemetery records online also in NZ. They seem to be run by various councils but I have found some missing people by searching through them. Also NZ BDMs: https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz Robyn

Hi Sue Try Papers Past: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Happy hunting Robyn

Hi can any tell me if NZ has anything like Trove? I'm trying to get around a missing death certificate and thought there might be a funeral / death notice in the paper. many thanks -- *Sue Sifa*

Josie, sorry about the typos on the earlier answer (I should have read it more carefully before hitting 'send'). That place name was Bridens Camp (you can find it on Google maps). The children were those of Henry & Eliza. New stuff: That family, Henry through to Emma, are in Great Gaddesden in the 1841 census, on the first page of District 7, with an interesting address 'Old Kill'. (Bridens Camp is on the next page.) In 1851 it seems Sarah was captured twice by the enumerators, once with her sister (ie. the Butterfields), then again at home with her mother & siblings (and grandmother) at 57 Gaddesden Row: Eliza Hooker widow, straw platter, b. abt 1807; Anne Hooker daughter b. abt 1836; Sarah Hooker, daughter b. abt 1838; Emma Hooker, daughter born abt 1840, Charlott Mitchel, mother, b.abt 1779 (out of county), William Lovett, son-in-law b. abt 1827, Charlotte Lovett, daughter b. abt 1830. Henry Hooker married Eliza Mitchel (sic) 18 Feb 1827 Redbourne, Hertfordshire (FHL File No 991319) Elizar (sic) Mitchel was baptised 15 Jun 1806 Great Gaddisden, daughter of William Michel & Charlotta (FHL Film no 1537873) rgds, Barry

Hi As the voluntary coordinator of National Family History Month an initiative of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations, one of my tasks is to promote NFHM throughout August. There are some great events happening in SA plus there are online events to so check out the NFHM web calendar. http://www.familyhistorymonth.org.au/ Also take a look at the NFHM prize sponsors and the great prizes for individuals. http://www.familyhistorymonth.org.au/sponsors How to enter the giveaway prize draw is on the home page. Thanks Shauna Shauna Hicks www.shaunahicks.com.au http://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com.au

Hi, I am still trying to trace the Hooker Family in Gt Gaddesden Hertfordshire UK I have henry Hooker married to Eliza Mitchell. Also Have a child Sarah born abt 1835. But i can not find any info on her, or even if she is a child of henry and Eliza. I think they had maybe 7 children-6 daughters 1 son but that is not guaranteed. Hoping someone out there can help me. regards josie

Hi Rowena Thank you for your comprehensive guide to using Trove. Please forgive for pointing out a minor omission in your text.  Readers should note that in many newspapers Funeral Notices are in the Advertising section and not in Family Notices of Trove. This is annoying when looking for Funeral Notices as all sorts of advertising is included but when one thinks about it they are strictly advertising. Cheers Ian in Perth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowena Gough" To: Cc: Sent:Thu, 7 Aug 2014 15:53:13 +1000 Subject:[AUS-SAGEN] Trove Correction Tips Dear List Just to confirm that I'm not actually organizing anyone to do anything, just putting forward a suggestion. I also realize that correcting material on Trove may not seem straightforward at first. Some tips on using Trove may be useful, below. ***First sign up a username and password to login, otherwise as an anonymous user, your changes will require you to continuously resubmit through a security system. ***Always go into the "Advanced search" page for "Digitized newspapers". ***The top selection boxes allow you to search in various ways. I generally only use the top box, and search on a specific family surname. If correcting "Family Notices" in general in a newspaper, I would leave this area blank. You could also search on the words "obituary". You could use the 2nd box for a phrase, and insert "killed in action" if searching for war dead notices (however, these may be reprinted state lists from a capital city newspaper). ***Next go into the "State and Titles" box, click on the state "Shoe Titles" and then scroll through to find the specific newspaper that you want to search and click in the small box to the left. You can choose as many papers as you want in a search (useful if you are searching on a particular surname). ***If the newspaper has been scanned beyond the 1914-1918 time frame, you can go into the "Publication Date" boxes and specify the years and dates. ***Scroll to the bottom selection boxes under "Article Category", and select "Family Notices" and/or "Article". ***Having pressed the green search button and brought up a list of newspapers, open the "Family Notice" Your page is broken into 2 sections - on the right an image of the newspaper print, and on the left a column which you can type into You can scroll down the left column until you find your search word highlighted in yellow. Clicking on "Fix this Text" will allow you to retype any text which needs to be corrected, including commas, full stops, hyphens, etc. ***If you can't read the text of the newspaper clearly, blow it up to a size that allows you to read the print by using the zoom button on the bottom right hand side. This will allow you to clearly read the text. If it is so faded or blobbed with ink that you can't read it, leave the text and don't correct it. best not to make guesses with someone else's name. Do re-size your newsprint page before beginning to make corrections or it will keep asking if you want to leave the page. ***Do save your corrections regularly. If the system freezes for some reason, all your hard work will be lost. ***Note, after you click on "Fix this text", a very useful grey box called "Insert Symbol" appears. It has a range of fractions, lengthened hyphens, pound signs etc, commonly used in the old newspapers. ***Also, if you are correcting text and run out of space, and pink box will appear which gives you the option to click in it to lengthen the line and keep typing. Trust this will be useful information. Kind regards, Rowena AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ Websites of Interest on our Blog: http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks , Rowena Much appreciated Ray NZ On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Rowena Gough via <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear List > > Just to confirm that I'm not actually organizing anyone to do anything, > just > putting forward a suggestion. > > I also realize that correcting material on Trove may not seem > straightforward at first. > > Some tips on using Trove may be useful, below. > > ***First sign up a username and password to login, otherwise as an > anonymous > user, your changes will require you to continuously resubmit through a > security system. > > ***Always go into the "Advanced search" page for "Digitized newspapers". > > ***The top selection boxes allow you to search in various ways. I generally > only use the top box, and search on a specific family surname. If > correcting > "Family Notices" in general in a newspaper, I would leave this area blank. > You could also search on the words "obituary". You could use the 2nd box > for > a phrase, and insert "killed in action" if searching for war dead notices > (however, these may be reprinted state lists from a capital city > newspaper). > > ***Next go into the "State and Titles" box, click on the state "Shoe > Titles" > and then scroll through to find the specific newspaper that you want to > search and click in the small box to the left. You can choose as many > papers > as you want in a search (useful if you are searching on a particular > surname). > > ***If the newspaper has been scanned beyond the 1914-1918 time frame, you > can go into the "Publication Date" boxes and specify the years and dates. > > ***Scroll to the bottom selection boxes under "Article Category", and > select > "Family Notices" and/or "Article". > > ***Having pressed the green search button and brought up a list of > newspapers, open the "Family Notice". Your page is broken into 2 sections - > on the right an image of the newspaper print, and on the left a column > which > you can type into. You can scroll down the left column until you find your > search word highlighted in yellow. Clicking on "Fix this Text" will allow > you to retype any text which needs to be corrected, including commas, full > stops, hyphens, etc. > > ***If you can't read the text of the newspaper clearly, blow it up to a > size > that allows you to read the print by using the zoom button on the bottom > right hand side. This will allow you to clearly read the text. If it is so > faded or blobbed with ink that you can't read it, leave the text and don't > correct it. best not to make guesses with someone else's name. Do re-size > your newsprint page before beginning to make corrections or it will keep > asking if you want to leave the page. > > ***Do save your corrections regularly. If the system freezes for some > reason, all your hard work will be lost. > > ***Note, after you click on "Fix this text", a very useful grey box called > "Insert Symbol" appears. It has a range of fractions, lengthened hyphens, > pound signs etc, commonly used in the old newspapers. > > ***Also, if you are correcting text and run out of space, and pink box will > appear which gives you the option to click in it to lengthen the line and > keep typing. > > Trust this will be useful information. > > Kind regards, Rowena > > AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ > > Websites of Interest on our Blog: > http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear List Just to confirm that I'm not actually organizing anyone to do anything, just putting forward a suggestion. I also realize that correcting material on Trove may not seem straightforward at first. Some tips on using Trove may be useful, below. ***First sign up a username and password to login, otherwise as an anonymous user, your changes will require you to continuously resubmit through a security system. ***Always go into the "Advanced search" page for "Digitized newspapers". ***The top selection boxes allow you to search in various ways. I generally only use the top box, and search on a specific family surname. If correcting "Family Notices" in general in a newspaper, I would leave this area blank. You could also search on the words "obituary". You could use the 2nd box for a phrase, and insert "killed in action" if searching for war dead notices (however, these may be reprinted state lists from a capital city newspaper). ***Next go into the "State and Titles" box, click on the state "Shoe Titles" and then scroll through to find the specific newspaper that you want to search and click in the small box to the left. You can choose as many papers as you want in a search (useful if you are searching on a particular surname). ***If the newspaper has been scanned beyond the 1914-1918 time frame, you can go into the "Publication Date" boxes and specify the years and dates. ***Scroll to the bottom selection boxes under "Article Category", and select "Family Notices" and/or "Article". ***Having pressed the green search button and brought up a list of newspapers, open the "Family Notice". Your page is broken into 2 sections - on the right an image of the newspaper print, and on the left a column which you can type into. You can scroll down the left column until you find your search word highlighted in yellow. Clicking on "Fix this Text" will allow you to retype any text which needs to be corrected, including commas, full stops, hyphens, etc. ***If you can't read the text of the newspaper clearly, blow it up to a size that allows you to read the print by using the zoom button on the bottom right hand side. This will allow you to clearly read the text. If it is so faded or blobbed with ink that you can't read it, leave the text and don't correct it. best not to make guesses with someone else's name. Do re-size your newsprint page before beginning to make corrections or it will keep asking if you want to leave the page. ***Do save your corrections regularly. If the system freezes for some reason, all your hard work will be lost. ***Note, after you click on "Fix this text", a very useful grey box called "Insert Symbol" appears. It has a range of fractions, lengthened hyphens, pound signs etc, commonly used in the old newspapers. ***Also, if you are correcting text and run out of space, and pink box will appear which gives you the option to click in it to lengthen the line and keep typing. Trust this will be useful information. Kind regards, Rowena

Dear List, We all know that it is the 100th anniversary of the First World War. In commemoration, Trove has aimed to put all newspapers published in Australia between 1914-1918 on their website. For those of you unfamiliar with Trove, it is a massive digization project being undertaken by the National Library of Australia. Most of these newspapers need corrections to the printed material, as the electronic scanners rarely read the print clearly. For instance names may appear quite scrambled, and this can throw search results off. Correcting the text does help folk who are doing specific name searches. As a personal project for myself, and in memory of the members of my family who fell in WW1, I have been working to correct the family notices, obituaries, lists of those injured or killed in action, for the newspaper of my home town. I thought that this may be helpful for other folk researching their families. I like to suggest that if you have some time to devote to correcting Trove newspapers, perhaps for the town that you were born in or that your family came from, or your family name, that this is a fine year to start such a personal and community project. The rules governing the correction of text of published newspapers in Trove, are pretty straightforward, and can be read on the website. Basically, text and dates must be corrected as it appears on the page of the newspaper. This includes spelling, date and grammatical errors, even if you personally know that the date or the spelling of the name is different, you must duplicate the visual material as it appears in the published text. You are not meant to change things, or simplify them. I hope that some of you will be interested to be involved, or just to have a go, and together we can make a personal contribution to commemorate those who went before. Kind regards to all, Rowena

Many thanks to Lyn, Ian and Mary Ann, for their help with my Smiths. Neither father's name was listed on the wedding certificate- is it any wonder i spend my time at family get togethers nagging about - write it down - fill in the form - and tick the box on the census so your info is kept! -- *Sue Sifa*

Information sent to Sue offlist. Ian in Perth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Sifa" To:"AUS - SAGEN" Cc: Sent:Sat, 2 Aug 2014 20:10:12 +0930 Subject:[AUS-SAGEN] Marriage look up - Smith Dear all, I'm hoping someone could look up the marriage of James Smith to Mary Gilbert 23 May 1855 Wesleyan Chapel. with Smith as a surname i need as much ifo as possible to i'm hoping for some listing of their fathers' names. thanks Sue Sifa -- *Sue Sifa* AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ Websites of Interest on our Blog: http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear all, I'm hoping someone could look up the marriage of James Smith to Mary Gilbert 23 May 1855 Wesleyan Chapel. with Smith as a surname i need as much ifo as possible to i'm hoping for some listing of their fathers' names. thanks Sue Sifa -- *Sue Sifa*

Hi , Can any one help me with details on the passenger ship Benan supposedly arrived pt Adelaide from Plymouth on 13 may 1876. i am trying to locate Wilhelm Eduard GASS. Please hopefully some one can help. regards Josie

Hi, I am trying to track the gass family back in time the last Gass i have is Johann Jacob born 1793 Rothenfluh Basel married Maria Magdalena Roeslin born 1791 loerrach Baden His parents i believe are Hans & Barbara(i think )??? can any one give me lead in going back as i have a few Gass members that i do not know if they are related or belong to another Gass Sibling or family. e.g. Hans b 1690 Rothenfluh married Chrichona Link born abt 1694 Rothenfluh Jacob b 1619 Buckhten baseland married Margreth Eyenbergerin b abt 1621 Thanks Josie

Hi all Marraige details sent to Helen. Freda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Carter via" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 3:26 PM Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Herbert Walter/William HOBBY I have a number of references to Herbert William & Herbert Walter HOBBY who I believe is the same person Herbert W HOBBY was born 1904 at Broken Hill to William Edward HOBBY & Mary Johanna C LACEY, Herbert William HOBBY died 1958 in Vic same parents A Herbert Walter HOBBY married and divorced a Olive TOMLINSON in SA ? the same person My Herbert HOBBY was in SA at that time (his family moved to SA by 1925 when his mother died in SA) Can someone please lookup this marriage so I can see who the father was Helen AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ Websites of Interest on our Blog: http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a number of references to Herbert William & Herbert Walter HOBBY who I believe is the same person Herbert W HOBBY was born 1904 at Broken Hill to William Edward HOBBY & Mary Johanna C LACEY, Herbert William HOBBY died 1958 in Vic same parents A Herbert Walter HOBBY married and divorced a Olive TOMLINSON in SA ? the same person My Herbert HOBBY was in SA at that time (his family moved to SA by 1925 when his mother died in SA) Can someone please lookup this marriage so I can see who the father was Helen

Thankyou for the graves photos very much appreciated Sincerely Jill

Could this be your man? Groom: COOK Given names: Francis Bride: WARN Given names: Hilda Grace Date: 1918-05-30 Groom Age: 21 Status: S Groom's Father: Samson COOK Bride Age: 23 Status: S Bride's Father: Richard William WARN Place: Registry Office Adelaide District: Ade Symbol: Book/Page: 275/599 Cross Reference: -------Original Message------- From: Helen Carter via Date: 24/07/2014 3:53:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Francis COOK Can someone please lookup a marriage Francis COOK found on SAGHS site to have married Hilda Grace WARN 1918 ?? this is my man he was born 1896 in WA, father Samson or Sampson, the family were living in SA from c1912, his brothers death notice 1920 gives his wife as Grace Helen AUS-SAGEN Archives are here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/AUS-SAGEN/ Websites of Interest on our Blog: http://aus-sagen-genealogy-websites.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can someone please lookup a marriage Francis COOK found on SAGHS site to have married Hilda Grace WARN 1918 ?? this is my man he was born 1896 in WA, father Samson or Sampson, the family were living in SA from c1912, his brothers death notice 1920 gives his wife as Grace Helen