I thought I would invite you all to my "Virtual" Tuesday morning family history gathering! You get a free cup of tea or coffee...I'm afraid you'll have to go and make it yourselves unless you really want to turn up on a Tuesday:-) One of my favourite subjects is "have you killed off your ancestors?" and I know when we get a new member of the group that as soon as my back is turned, the regulars who have been coming for up to 9 years, start discussing this with the newcomers. So, let's get started! Most of you will have some form of family history software which should allow you to show an Ancestral Tree. Open it up and put yourselves at the base and give yourselves 5 generations. For this exercise, I'm actually going to start with my daughter's father at the bottom as my family will only show one person in Bristol. If you haven't got any software yet, get yourselves a large sheet of wallpaper lining (about a yard or meter). The software always puts your paternal line on the left and females on the right. Once you've done this, there are 3 important dates you need to check - births and/or baptisms, marriages and deaths or burials of course! This takes you back to 2xg grandparents. Now, what are you missing????? Deaths/burials of course. Yes, this is the one thing we all fail to complete. So, there are several reasons why you haven't found the deaths/burials: 1. The person emigrated. 2. The female has married again having been widowed and you've missed that. 3. It's a very common name so you really are struggling. 4. They died at sea. 5. They changed their names for a variety of reasons. Any more suggestions? I hope you will not look at your trees as I am doing and let us have your lost women ancestors in the Bristol area (25 mile radius). It could be that they were in Bristol at some stage, either born, married or just passing through so I'm sure Charani is not going to complain if your ancestor is found elsewhere. I'm now going to start an email with those that I am missing to see if anyone can help me. Good hunting. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset

I had several families who just disappeared in the latter part of the 19th century. They were in earlier census then disappeared even though still quite young. There was the obvious possibility that they emigrated but without any clue they could have gone anywhere. The possibility increased as several siblings also disappeared One family was Mark Flook COX who married Elizabeth PARFITT in June 1870, but they do not appear in the 1871 census only about 9 months later. Eventually I did a search for Elizabeth COX in the 1871 census, something I would normally have done immediately had they been married a little longer. There she was a Widow age 20 living with her widowed mother. A search on FreeBMD for a death for husband Mark found it in Dec Q 1870, so she was widowed after less than 6 months marriage. Chris Jefferies Cheltenham Glos -----Original Message----- From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Liz Sent: 17 January 2010 12:00 To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!! I thought I would invite you all to my "Virtual" Tuesday morning family history gathering! You get a free cup of tea or coffee...I'm afraid you'll have to go and make it yourselves unless you really want to turn up on a Tuesday:-) One of my favourite subjects is "have you killed off your ancestors?" and I know when we get a new member of the group that as soon as my back is turned, the regulars who have been coming for up to 9 years, start discussing this with the newcomers. So, let's get started! Most of you will have some form of family history software which should allow you to show an Ancestral Tree. Open it up and put yourselves at the base and give yourselves 5 generations. For this exercise, I'm actually going to start with my daughter's father at the bottom as my family will only show one person in Bristol. If you haven't got any software yet, get yourselves a large sheet of wallpaper lining (about a yard or meter). The software always puts your paternal line on the left and females on the right. Once you've done this, there are 3 important dates you need to check - births and/or baptisms, marriages and deaths or burials of course! This takes you back to 2xg grandparents. Now, what are you missing????? Deaths/burials of course. Yes, this is the one thing we all fail to complete. So, there are several reasons why you haven't found the deaths/burials: 1. The person emigrated. 2. The female has married again having been widowed and you've missed that. 3. It's a very common name so you really are struggling. 4. They died at sea. 5. They changed their names for a variety of reasons. Any more suggestions? I hope you will not look at your trees as I am doing and let us have your lost women ancestors in the Bristol area (25 mile radius). It could be that they were in Bristol at some stage, either born, married or just passing through so I'm sure Charani is not going to complain if your ancestor is found elsewhere. I'm now going to start an email with those that I am missing to see if anyone can help me. Good hunting. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.147/2628 - Release Date: 01/17/10 07:35:00

From: lynnecharles7@hotmail.com To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!! Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:01:16 +0000 Hi I have been looking for Rachel Charles b.c.1780, Rachel married a William Charles in Bedminster St John's in 1808 Rachel and William had five children the last being Bpt. in St. Nicholas Bristol in 1820, Charles Charles who is my G/G/grandfather. Rachel does not appear on the 1841 census, but Charles Charles married a Rhoda Evans in Clifton 1844. What even happened to RACHEL. Rg Lynne > From: chris.jefferies@blueyonder.co.uk > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:30:44 +0000 > Subject: Re: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!! > > I had several families who just disappeared in the latter part of the 19th > century. They were in earlier census then disappeared even though still > quite young. There was the obvious possibility that they emigrated but > without any clue they could have gone anywhere. The possibility increased as > several siblings also disappeared > > One family was Mark Flook COX who married Elizabeth PARFITT in June 1870, > but they do not appear in the 1871 census only about 9 months later. > Eventually I did a search for Elizabeth COX in the 1871 census, something I > would normally have done immediately had they been married a little longer. > There she was a Widow age 20 living with her widowed mother. A search on > FreeBMD for a death for husband Mark found it in Dec Q 1870, so she was > widowed after less than 6 months marriage. > > Chris Jefferies > Cheltenham > Glos > > -----Original Message----- > From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Liz > Sent: 17 January 2010 12:00 > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Subject: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!! > > I thought I would invite you all to my "Virtual" Tuesday morning family > history gathering! You get a free cup of tea or coffee...I'm afraid you'll > have to go and make it yourselves unless you really want to turn up on a > Tuesday:-) > > One of my favourite subjects is "have you killed off your ancestors?" and I > know when we get a new member of the group that as soon as my back is > turned, the regulars who have been coming for up to 9 years, start > discussing this with the newcomers. > > So, let's get started! > > Most of you will have some form of family history software which should > allow you to show an Ancestral Tree. Open it up and put yourselves at the > base and give yourselves 5 generations. For this exercise, I'm actually > going to start with my daughter's father at the bottom as my family will > only show one person in Bristol. If you haven't got any software yet, get > yourselves a large sheet of wallpaper lining (about a yard or meter). The > software always puts your paternal line on the left and females on the > right. Once you've done this, there are 3 important dates you need to > check - births and/or baptisms, marriages and deaths or burials of course! > This takes you back to 2xg grandparents. > > Now, what are you missing????? Deaths/burials of course. Yes, this is the > one thing we all fail to complete. > > So, there are several reasons why you haven't found the deaths/burials: > 1. The person emigrated. > 2. The female has married again having been widowed and you've missed > that. > 3. It's a very common name so you really are struggling. > 4. They died at sea. > 5. They changed their names for a variety of reasons. > > Any more suggestions? > > I hope you will not look at your trees as I am doing and let us have your > lost women ancestors in the Bristol area (25 mile radius). It could be that > > they were in Bristol at some stage, either born, married or just passing > through so I'm sure Charani is not going to complain if your ancestor is > found elsewhere. > > I'm now going to start an email with those that I am missing to see if > anyone can help me. > > Good hunting. > Liz > www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery > OPC for Street, Somerset > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.147/2628 - Release Date: 01/17/10 > 07:35:00 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now _________________________________________________________________ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/

> I hope you will now look at your trees as I am doing and let us have your > lost women ancestors in the Bristol area (25 mile radius). It could be > that > they were in Bristol at some stage, either born, married or just passing > through so I'm sure Charani is not going to complain if your ancestor is > found elsewhere. Taking up Liz's challenge I have two lost ladies Betty Jones b 1778 in Awre married Joseph Birt in Awre 28 April 1796 they moved to Bristol in 1806 and had several children there including Ann Jones Birt in 1813( In BAFHS baptism as BOIT) they lived at 42 Castle Green (1828) and were still there in Aug 1830 after which they disappear. So my two lost ladies are Betty Birt b 1778 in Awre and Ann Jones Birt b 1813 in Bristol. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz" <e.newbery@btinternet.com> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:59 AM Subject: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!!

Liz I love your virtual class, great fun, should be more! Cheers Di Haywood Fremantle Western Australia

Thank you Di. There's a problem though, all the people have come and joined us but they are all sitting here drinking my coffee and tea and not joining in:-( Now, come on everyone...you've been sat there long enough. Have you looked at the 5 generations and checked to see whose death is missing? I bet you've got one or two, you can't have completed them all...I'm speaking from experience. Take another look at your tree and let's see if we can help you. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne" <justoz@iinet.net.au> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:53 AM Subject: Re: [B&D] Deaths and burials!!! > Liz I love your virtual class, great fun, should be more! > > Cheers Di Haywood > Fremantle Western Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Liz Wish I could come. I'm having enormous problems with broadband, and am in library, deleting 150 emails. Joy ---- Liz <e.newbery@btinternet.com> wrote: > I thought I would invite you all to my "Virtual" Tuesday morning family > history gathering! You get a free cup of tea or coffee...I'm afraid you'll > have to go and make it yourselves unless you really want to turn up on a > Tuesday:-) > > One of my favourite subjects is "have you killed off your ancestors?" and I > know when we get a new member of the group that as soon as my back is > turned, the regulars who have been coming for up to 9 years, start > discussing this with the newcomers. > > So, let's get started! > > Most of you will have some form of family history software which should > allow you to show an Ancestral Tree. Open it up and put yourselves at the > base and give yourselves 5 generations. For this exercise, I'm actually > going to start with my daughter's father at the bottom as my family will > only show one person in Bristol. If you haven't got any software yet, get > yourselves a large sheet of wallpaper lining (about a yard or meter). The > software always puts your paternal line on the left and females on the > right. Once you've done this, there are 3 important dates you need to > check - births and/or baptisms, marriages and deaths or burials of course! > This takes you back to 2xg grandparents. > > Now, what are you missing????? Deaths/burials of course. Yes, this is the > one thing we all fail to complete. > > So, there are several reasons why you haven't found the deaths/burials: > 1. The person emigrated. > 2. The female has married again having been widowed and you've missed > that. > 3. It's a very common name so you really are struggling. > 4. They died at sea. > 5. They changed their names for a variety of reasons. > > Any more suggestions? > > I hope you will not look at your trees as I am doing and let us have your > lost women ancestors in the Bristol area (25 mile radius). It could be that > they were in Bristol at some stage, either born, married or just passing > through so I'm sure Charani is not going to complain if your ancestor is > found elsewhere. > > I'm now going to start an email with those that I am missing to see if > anyone can help me. > > Good hunting. > Liz > www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery > OPC for Street, Somerset > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message