These names are intertwined in my family and until recently I could not find the connections. I have limited access to Ancestry and would love some help in my search. This info I have found in census and limited BMD. Edward Aaron Haselden born Windsor Berkshire abt 1811 (no birth info.) who were his parents? Married Susan Tissot born Windsor abt 1816 married at the Parish of St. George Hanover Sq. 3/3/1832 her parents? Ann Tissot born Windsor abt 1808 married Jacopo Berti same date 3/3/1832 same place.her parents? or were they sisters? Are there specific parish registers for Windsor births? Where to look? Haselden is my married name and Berti is very prominent in the Haselden family. Tissot is also but not as much. Any help would be so appreciated as my son Daniel Berti Haselden is about to produce a son and would like to carry on the Berti tradition. I would so love to be able to trace it! Sincerely Katy Haselden

Hi Jeff and all, Thanks for all the general info about the old road services. I am particularly interested in the way roads changed in the early twentieth century. I remember road men mending pot holes, clearing ditches and cutting back overgrown hedgerows - all this in Leicestershire where a track named Coleman Road remained just a strip of grassland and then cinder track between Evington and North Evington from about 1880 to about 1960. The old Road (Way) Men were kept busy all the year round. Most road development took place in the first few years of the century as the motor car became accessible to more than just the very rich. First roads were topped with stones and later tar was sprayed on top. Gas tar became a sticky mess in high Summer and it was not until the mid thirties that asphalt was brought into general use and roads looked as they do today. White lines and cats eyes came in about this time. Nick Furniss. On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:26:13 +0100, Jeff Coleman <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com> wrote: > The Complete Parish Officer 1772 is available on CD from ArchiveCDBooks, > which is now based in Ireland. I have no interest in that organisation. > It > is also available in paperback. This contains details of the duties of > the > Surveyor of Highways. > > A facsimile of the 1734 edition of The Compleat Parish Officer, > published by > Wiltshire Family History Society is available via 'The Family History > Partnership'. Again I have no interest in the publishers or the online > sales > organisations through which it is available. I have not seen this one but > presumably it covers the same details, based on an earlier version of the > applicable laws. > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jimone2@telepak.net> > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:33 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > > >> Ms Fidler, >> >> Thank you for the prompt reply. It is very much appreciated and answers >> my >> question >> >> Jim WARD >> MS USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Moira Fidler" <mofid42@tiscali.co.uk> >> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman >> >> >>> Hi Jim >>>> From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is >>> described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright >>> and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework >>> >>> As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I >>> would >>> have thought the former description more likely >>> Hope that helps >>> regards >>> MOIRA >>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

The Complete Parish Officer 1772 is available on CD from ArchiveCDBooks, which is now based in Ireland. I have no interest in that organisation. It is also available in paperback. This contains details of the duties of the Surveyor of Highways. A facsimile of the 1734 edition of The Compleat Parish Officer, published by Wiltshire Family History Society is available via 'The Family History Partnership'. Again I have no interest in the publishers or the online sales organisations through which it is available. I have not seen this one but presumably it covers the same details, based on an earlier version of the applicable laws. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: <jimone2@telepak.net> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > Ms Fidler, > > Thank you for the prompt reply. It is very much appreciated and answers my > question > > Jim WARD > MS USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Moira Fidler" <mofid42@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > > >> Hi Jim >>>From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is >> described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright >> and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework >> >> As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I >> would >> have thought the former description more likely >> Hope that helps >> regards >> MOIRA >>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish has a section on 'The responsibilities of the ecclesiastical parish's vestry' which is reasonably accurate. There were variations in the names given locally to various parish roles. As Brightwalton seems to have contained a part of the main road from Newbury to Wantage (now the B4494) as it climbed the southern side of the Berkshire Downs the role of wayman might have been quite important, even onerous. Chalk is quite a soft rock, and there is quite a shallow soil overlying it in that area. The effect of horse-drawn wheeled transport on chalk in wet conditions would have produced ruts in a sticky mess of a road surface. I assume that before the invention of tarmacadam it would have been necessary to gather flints to attempt to give a solid base for traffic. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=4514 gives you a few statistics about the parish of Brightwalton. The total number of houses in it, and the population density, give an idea of the area. Clicking on the map to find the Ordnance Survey first series map, which instead of contour lines has shading to indicate slopes, may also help visualise the location. Jeff (my wife's family were in Leckhampstead and Chaddleworth nearby) ----- Original Message ----- From: <jimone2@telepak.net> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > Ms Fidler, > > Thank you for the prompt reply. It is very much appreciated and answers my > question > > Jim WARD > MS USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Moira Fidler" <mofid42@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > > >> Hi Jim >>>From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is >> described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright >> and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework >> >> As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I >> would >> have thought the former description more likely >> Hope that helps >> regards >> MOIRA >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Jim >From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I would have thought the former description more likely Hope that helps regards MOIRA ----- Original Message ----- From: <jimone2@telepak.net> To: <Berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:04 PM Subject: [BRK] Wayman > On 27 December 1736, in the parish records of Brightwalton, BRK my > ancestor was chosen to be a WAYMAN. > > What was a WAYMAN and what were the duties? > > Jim WARD > MS USA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ms Fidler, Thank you for the prompt reply. It is very much appreciated and answers my question Jim WARD MS USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moira Fidler" <mofid42@tiscali.co.uk> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Wayman > Hi Jim >>From the Dictionary of Old Trades. Titles and Occupations a Wayman is > described as a Surveyor of Highways. Also used to describe a shipwright > and/or platelayer who is working on a ship launch framework > > As Berkshire is a landlocked county, other than rivers and canals, I would > have thought the former description more likely > Hope that helps > regards > MOIRA >

On 27 December 1736, in the parish records of Brightwalton, BRK my ancestor was chosen to be a WAYMAN. What was a WAYMAN and what were the duties? Jim WARD MS USA

Hello, researching Peter Charles (or Charles Peter) CARTER born in Reading 1917 to Dorothy May Carter (nee LAMBDEN) of 42 Foxhill Road, Reading and Charles Carter. Dorothy born 1900 is supposed to have died in the 1920s - have traced extensively on Ancestry under both Carter and Lambden and cannot find anything that fits. It may well be wrong info that she died then. Her parents were William Lambden b 1862 (worked in biscuit factory) and Mary J b 1863 who lived in Foxhill Road for a considerable time. If anyone has any knowledge of Peter/Charles Carter or his mother Dorothy, or knowledge of any other Foxhill Road residents, I would be most grateful. Thanks! Nicola

Berkshire Family History Society has a marriage index which is at present being checked and maybe published early next year. However you can be visiting the web-site place an enquiry for a search, or visit our Centre in Reading. Jean -------------------------------------------------- From: "Diane Johansen" <lizzy.johansen@btinternet.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:30 AM To: <BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BRK] PRICE - Marriages All Saints Wokingham > I am returning to this area of my family history research after a bit of > an absence and would welcome any assistance with two marriages that took > place within the District of Wokingham. > > George Henry PRICE and his wife Emma (SIMS) lived at 52 Peach Street, > Wokingham, from 1880 to 1925. They had 8 children: Frederick Sims > (1880-1898), Annie, 1882, Susan, 1883, Arthur, 1884, Elizabeth, 1885, > Louisa, 1887, Ethel, 1890, and Emily 1892. > > I know that Arthur married Alice Florence MILES at All Saints Church, > Wokingham, in 1912 and that Annie married William GILBERT at the same > church in 1907. > > George Henry PRICE, the father, died in April 1925 and I have now found a > possible marriage for an Emily PRICE (who could be his youngest daughter) > to a William A ROY in the June Qtr of 1925, Wokingham District. > > Also, back in the December Qtr of 1911 there is a possible marriage for an > Elizabeth PRICE to either Percy BUTEUX or an Alfred E. HORNE, also in the > Wokingham District. > > If anyone is due to be searching the Wokingham All Saints Church marriage > records this summer, could I possibly ask you to see if either of these > marriages appears in the registers and shows "George Henry PRICE" as the > father of the bride? > > Thank you > Diane J. > Researching George Henry PRICE, born Lyonshall, Herefordshire, 1857 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am returning to this area of my family history research after a bit of an absence and would welcome any assistance with two marriages that took place within the District of Wokingham. George Henry PRICE and his wife Emma (SIMS) lived at 52 Peach Street, Wokingham, from 1880 to 1925. They had 8 children: Frederick Sims (1880-1898), Annie, 1882, Susan, 1883, Arthur, 1884, Elizabeth, 1885, Louisa, 1887, Ethel, 1890, and Emily 1892. I know that Arthur married Alice Florence MILES at All Saints Church, Wokingham, in 1912 and that Annie married William GILBERT at the same church in 1907. George Henry PRICE, the father, died in April 1925 and I have now found a possible marriage for an Emily PRICE (who could be his youngest daughter) to a William A ROY in the June Qtr of 1925, Wokingham District. Also, back in the December Qtr of 1911 there is a possible marriage for an Elizabeth PRICE to either Percy BUTEUX or an Alfred E. HORNE, also in the Wokingham District. If anyone is due to be searching the Wokingham All Saints Church marriage records this summer, could I possibly ask you to see if either of these marriages appears in the registers and shows "George Henry PRICE" as the father of the bride? Thank you Diane J. Researching George Henry PRICE, born Lyonshall, Herefordshire, 1857

Hi Nivard, Thank you for your kind reply to my request, it is much appreciated - it is so good to hear from you once again. You have cleared the question regarding Ann (x1839) and Ann (x1841) being the same person, thank you. On the 1901 Census return I have found a Frederick with brothers James and Albert - James and Albert are the names of my grandfather Frederick's brothers, his mothers name was Ann/Annie It is very possible that these are the people I am looking for. How will I be able to know when James and Ann died? Nivard, I do thank you for your kindness, keep well and enjoy the day, Karin. Hi Karin With this sort of enquiry its always best to quote the census reference or at least sufficient information to find the targets easily The only Ann SMITH I can find born 1841 Maidenhead with a hubby James is this one Name: Ann Smith Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Wife Spouse's name: James Gender: Female Where born: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Civil parish: Cookham County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Street Address: North Town Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: Cookham Sub-registration district: Cookham ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Smith 42 Ann Smith 40 James Smith 13 Ernest Smith 10 Albert Smith 6 Nelly Smith 3 RG11; Piece: 1316; Folio: 84; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1341319. Is this the right family? And the 1891? Name: Ann Smith Age: 52 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Civil parish: Cookham Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke Town: Maidenhead County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Registration district: Cookham Sub-registration district: Cookham ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Smith 52 Albert Smith 15 Ellen C Smith 13 Fredk A Smith 7 RG12; Piece: 1005; Folio 5; Page 6; GSU roll: 6096115. If these are the ones then they are very likely to be the same Ann, they appear in the same address in both with the same neighbours They are not leaping out in 1871 though Depending upon the children with them in 1871 you might say the chances are they married around 1865-8 but may be earlier or later The most likely given the location is :- Marriages Dec 1870 GRAY Ann Cookham 2c 863 Smith James Cookham 2c 863 But that would mean they married after James b1868 OR Ann may be a second wife The way to tell her maiden name would be one of the childrens birth certs With a name like SMITH you may have problems proving it any other way Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5321 (20100728) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi Karin With this sort of enquiry its always best to quote the census reference or at least sufficient information to find the targets easily The only Ann SMITH I can find born 1841 Maidenhead with a hubby James is this one Name: Ann Smith Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Wife Spouse's name: James Gender: Female Where born: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Civil parish: Cookham County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Street Address: North Town Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: Cookham Sub-registration district: Cookham ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Smith 42 Ann Smith 40 James Smith 13 Ernest Smith 10 Albert Smith 6 Nelly Smith 3 RG11; Piece: 1316; Folio: 84; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1341319. Is this the right family? And the 1891? Name: Ann Smith Age: 52 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Civil parish: Cookham Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke Town: Maidenhead County/Island: Berkshire Country: England Registration district: Cookham Sub-registration district: Cookham ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Smith 52 Albert Smith 15 Ellen C Smith 13 Fredk A Smith 7 RG12; Piece: 1005; Folio 5; Page 6; GSU roll: 6096115. If these are the ones then they are very likely to be the same Ann, they appear in the same address in both with the same neighbours They are not leaping out in 1871 though Depending upon the children with them in 1871 you might say the chances are they married around 1865-8 but may be earlier or later The most likely given the location is :- Marriages Dec 1870 GRAY Ann Cookham 2c 863 Smith James Cookham 2c 863 But that would mean they married after James b1868 OR Ann may be a second wife The way to tell her maiden name would be one of the childrens birth certs With a name like SMITH you may have problems proving it any other way Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Dear List, > > I am trying first of all to establish if Ann Smith born 1841 in Maidenhead > x > to James Smith (Census of 1881) was the same person as Ann Smith born 1839 > (1891 Census) was the same person. > I would also like to know if you can help me in knowing what Ann Smiths > maiden name was. > > Thank you in advance for your kind help, > > Regards from South Africa, > > Karin Serfontein nee Smith.

Dear List, I am trying first of all to establish if Ann Smith born 1841 in Maidenhead x to James Smith (Census of 1881) was the same person as Ann Smith born 1839 (1891 Census) was the same person. I would also like to know if you can help me in knowing what Ann Smiths maiden name was. Thank you in advance for your kind help, Regards from South Africa, Karin Serfontein nee Smith.

Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will be a computer meeting, which will take place on Monday 2 August 2010. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. The talk starts at 7.30pm, and will finish at around 9.00pm. Our speaker will be Jon Nixey, whose sight has been affected since birth and who has been completely blind since the age of twenty. Jon has entitled his talk :- Researching in the darkness and silence – how blind and deaf-blind genealogists use their computers. The talk will feature the use of Assistive Technology, and its application to family history research. Assistive Technology enables visually impaired people to read text-based information both on their computer and on the internet. Jon will consider the three main ways a blind or deaf-blind person can access information :- - Screen Reader - suitable for a person with total sight loss. A synthetic voice speaks the text aloud. - Screen Magnification - frequently used by those with impaired sight, the text to be read is made significantly larger. - Braille Display - primarily used by the deaf-blind, this display turns written text into electronic braille. He will then go on to demonstrate how impaired people use Assistive Technology to independently access the wide range of transcribed BMD, census and parish records that are vital to family history research. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. Admission is free, and there is plenty of free parking at the Exeter Hall, as well as easy access to the meeting room. Society members will be on hand to help from 7.00pm, and we will endeavour to ensure that the talk has appropriate support for visually and hearing impaired people. However, anyone with other specific requirements should contact us so that we can try our best to meet them. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact Leslie Binns by e-mail - _binns132@tiscali.co.uk_ (mailto:binns132@tiscali.co.uk) - or by telephone on +44(0)1865 863938. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 26 July 2010. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "The ABC of Disease, Decline and Death", which will be presented by Joan Grundy. The latter has just retired after 45 years in the NHS as a nurse, midwife, family planning nurse and, for the past 21 years, as a practice nurse with a local GPs surgery. Joan has been researching her own family history since the early 1970's, and was previously MI's co-ordinator and secretary of Doncaster FHS. She is currently a member of Doncaster, Suffolk, Cleveland and the Metcalfe Society. Joan has written two books, and her talk is based on her second book, which is entitled "A Dictionary of Medical and Related Terms". This was written to help family historians understand some of the old medical terms found in parish registers, death certificates and in eighteenth and nineteenth century books. It gives descriptions of the symptoms and sufferings of our ancestors before the discovery of antibiotics, anaesthetics and pain killers. Joan has also asked me to mention that she will have supplies of her own books on sale at the meeting - which she will be selling at a discounted price ! All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Thank you for this - the details have been added to the Berkshire Strays Index Margaret Young In article <fb3d3.5037460.39722402@aol.com>, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com writes > >This site gives the actual image of some Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in >the Medway, Kent area, & we have permission, from the City Ark Archivists, >to add any "out of area" BMD's to the relevant Rootsweb lists. > >http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ > >We have noticed a Baptism of Harry Roland LEE on 31st Dec 1911, son of >Harry & Jessie LEE , of 154, Beecham Road, Reading, which may interest a >lister. Harry senior was an Engineer. Harry junior was Baptised by E. H. >Clarke, at Northfleet St Botolph. Document Scan: >00000392. jpg. Page 42. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE- >request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

This site gives the actual image of some Baptisms, Marriages & Burials in the Medway, Kent area, & we have permission, from the City Ark Archivists, to add any "out of area" BMD's to the relevant Rootsweb lists. http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ We have noticed a Baptism of Harry Roland LEE on 31st Dec 1911, son of Harry & Jessie LEE , of 154, Beecham Road, Reading, which may interest a lister. Harry senior was an Engineer. Harry junior was Baptised by E. H. Clarke, at Northfleet St Botolph. Document Scan: 00000392. jpg. Page 42.

Hello Just a quick thank you to all those who have responded to my posting re JOHN LAMBOURN. Although they havent as yet enabled me to break down a very long standing brickwall, they are ALL greatly appreciated. There are certainly one or two things I must look into. Didnt know about the beta version of the IGI and the Wiltshire Regiment serving in Canada, returning to Ireland etc interested me greatly. THANKS everyone Vera Lennard g3vps@tinyworld.co.uk

Hi British Army records are now available online from the National Archives at very little cost... about 2 pounds. I requested my Irish 2xgreat-grandfather's Army records about 2 years ago and received them (five A3 photocopies) by post to Australia all for the sum above. You need to know the regiment but there are various ways of finding out. I did not know my relative's regiment initially only that he served in Canada. If you know where he served and the period involved then you can narrow it down considerably. Regards, Elissa Kester

Hi, When I enquired about a month or so ago I was told that they have moved to a "per hour" charge, basically a search fee. They charge £15 per hour if I recall correctly, with a one hour minimum charge. They were unable to provide an estimate of the total cost before they started the work. The independent researcher I used provided copies of the records for two soldiers for not much more than one hour of the NA hourly charge. Hope that helps. Cheers Darren. On 12 Jul 2010, at 14:48, Elissa wrote: > Hi > British Army records are now available online from the National Archives at very little cost... about 2 pounds. > > I requested my Irish 2xgreat-grandfather's Army records about 2 years ago and received them (five A3 photocopies) by post to Australia all for the sum above. > > You need to know the regiment but there are various ways of finding out. I did not know my relative's regiment initially only that he served in Canada. If you know where he served and the period involved then you can narrow it down considerably. > > Regards, > Elissa Kester > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message