"Brian Foster" <blf@paradise.net.nz> wrote : >i have just joined this list and would like some advise on joseph >WOODBRIDGE. >The 1871 census gives Joseph born about 1843 ALSHAM Bucks. >However >according the Family History Site this place doesn't exist. On the >1881 census he >said he was born in the "Country". There is a Joseph WOODBRIDGE in the 1851 census, aged 7, born and living in Haddenham; parents Matthew and Anne, siblings Edward and Thomas. I could see a badly heard or written 'Haddenham' eventually getting mangled to 'Alsham', I think. John B Leic., Eng Access the latest "Helpful Advice & urls for London Listers" at http://tinyurl.com/57ert

Hello everybody, This time i am pursuing an Elizabeth Poole who was born in Tonbridge, Kent on 25 January, 1824. Her parents were George and Sarah, possibly with a sister Jane and probably other siblings. Would some kind person who has access to the 1841 Census please be able to look it up for me. Maybe i am doing this incorrectly and should be contacting the Kent site if one exists, if so, could somebody please advise me how to go about it. You are a great bunch of people who always respond to my queries for which i thank you. Thanks very much Alan Australia

Hello All, Silly dumb aussie again. My query recently on which member of the BUCHER family that Hannah WESTLEY married in 1834 should have read 1734. Hannah BUTCHER (Nee WESTLEY) died on 6 July 1755, aged 40 years. I realise i should give all the information i have that would make it easier for you good people to pursue. Sorry for my mistake. Thanks to Richard and Paul who replied to my query. Alan Australia

ictorian schoolchildren were not always the obedient little angels learning everything by rote from their schoolteachers. Some of them got up to naughty pranks in school and a lot of them were truants. Sometimes this was under the orders of their parents, who needed little Johnnie to earn money or little Jenny to babysit whole Mum did. But eevry truancy or bad behaviour was punished with a firm hand and a stout cane. On Saturday Nov 13, Dr Pamela Horn, the great expert on Victorian children, will be talking about what school log books reveal in HOLD YOUR HAND OUT, NAUGHTY BOY! at 3pm at the Hartwell Day Centre, Thame Rd South (off A418, main Oxford road) west side of Aylesbury centre. Doors open 2pm for an hour's research, problame solving and computer advice. Further details and directions from Eve McLaughlin 01844 291631 or e-mail -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

Hello Everyone, Once again i seeking assistance from you good people. Hannah WESTLEY married a ? BUTCHER (Christian name unknown) about 1834, i would think in Middle Clayton. Does anybody on the list have these people in their family or could some kindperson help me in this matter. Many thanks Alan Australia

Hello everyone I am hoping that someone may be able to help me on this list,but I am wondering if someone is also on the Oxfordshire list,or a member of their family history society? My brick wall is Christopher Pymm[or variation]who married in Little Marlow[1]Ann Stanworth in 1683.He dosn`t appear to have been born in Bucks,so I wonder? [a]if anybody has any details of his birth and parents? [b]Does anyone know if you can get baptism details for someone born in Oxfordshire,if you don`t know the place of birth? [c]can you obtain details from the history society if you are not a member? Many Thanks Kate CHESTER --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/04

Married at Lubenham, Leicestershire 20 Apr 1780 or 1781 Hrnry BUNYAN of Moulsoe and Mary NEAL of this parish, spinster Banns Bath St Michael, Somerset 21 Jul 1804 Maurice SWABEY esq widower of Langley Marish and Elizabeth WEBB Licence Bathford, Somerset 6 Sep 1846 Edwin Staddon SELLICK of Buckingham, full age, bach, attorney's clerk, father Thomas, steward Elizabeth Olive STRANGE otp, full age, spinster, servant, father Abraham, labourer Cheers Marilyn British Columbia http://www.northants1841.fsnet.co.uk/

Is there anyone who is able to help me find the following family in the 1861 census John Boughton aged 35 born Padbury & his wife Ann Boughton aged 33 born Whaddon & their children William J aged 9 born London John S aged 7 born London Sarah Ann aged 3 born Newton Longville. John & Ann seemed to move backwards and forwards to London quiite a lot, but he was in Newton Longville in September 1860 when Sarah Ann was christened. The two older boys were not christened until 1866 in London, so they were certainly alive in 1861. By the time of the 1881 census, John has remarried, but I can find no trace of the children, or even find the death of his first wife! many thanks Jean

Dear Listers Am new to this list with just some very specific queries to air. I hope that SKS out there may be able to help. Re: William Hickey and William Munnew (Munnoo, his Indian servant) during the years 1808 - 1830 I am researching the above relationship and the eventual fate of William Munnew. My great aunt married William Munnew's grandson, and although the Munnews are not in my direct line their story is such a fascinating one that I can't resist following it further. William HICKEY was an attorney and diarist of Irish extraction who had lived and worked in Calcutta for many years. He returned from India in 1808 bringing with him an Indian servant boy of 13 named Munnoo. Munnoo, a Hindu, converted to Christianity and was baptised in February 1809 in Beaconsfield (where they were then living at Little Hill Barn) adopting the name William MUNNEW. [I have a copy.] William Hickey's diary is held in the British Library and a portrait of them both, painted in 1819, is in the National Portrait Gallery. I believe the diary ends in 1813. In 1814 the birth of a daughter was registered in Beaconsfield to William Munnew and his wife Ann. [I have a copy.] At some point after this, William Hickey and William Munnew went to live in Richmond. In 1820, the birth of a son was registered in Richmond to William Munnew and Ann his wife. [I have a copy.] William Munnew's occupation was given as 'servant'. It is possible that William Hickey died in 1830 in Bedford Square, St. Pancras, although his death and burial registrations have not yet been found to confirm this. On 7th June 1840 William Munnew's son was married and on the certificate WM is listed as a Licensed Victualler (deceased). Neither the registration of death of WM or his wife nor their burial has been found although much more is known about their grandchildren and later descendants. These are the few tantalising facts I have to go on. So my questions/gaps with which I need help are: 1. When was William Munnew married to Ann his wife? Is there more than one church in Beaconsfield where they might have married? 2. Was Ann also a servant in William Hickey's household? 3. Did William & Ann Munnew have more children than the two found so far? 4. Is Little Hill Barn still standing in Beaconsfield? Does anyone know of any photographs? I would be very grateful for any help or pointers with these questions. As I'm not familiar with the Beaconsfield area I don't know what information is available but if anyone has access to the Beaconsfield PRs and would be willing to do a look up for me that would be wonderful. TIA Ruth Genda in Leicester (very willing to do look-ups here)

Hello again List, In my original message, regarding the new edition to the 'Leighton Buzzard Observer' newspaper, I gave the wrong addresses. I am very sorry about this. The correct addresses are - For the LBO www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/ For the related Leighton-Linslade site - www.leighton-linslade.com Barbara Quick.

Hi Barbara, Many thanks for the information, however it would seem that the pages are unavailable at the moment. Best wishes, John --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/04

Hi Tina A couple of suggestions: Bookmark this site: http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/places/ You can look up any village and it will tell you the county and registration district it falls into - very handy! Also you might want to download the Parloc program - you can use this software to locate (for example) Horton and Amersham parishes, find out how close they are to each other, then assess for yourself whether it is likely they could have been in that area or if it's a real long shot. http://www.parloc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Frame.htm then go to Parish Locator Program to find the links to the downloads. Alex in Auckland NZ --- Tina Connell <tcconnell@bigpond.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have a family member listed as being born in > Horton on the census in the early 1840's and I was > just wondering if somebody could please tell me > which registration district I might look for when > looking for his birth registration in the indexes > please? Only he has quite a popular name so there > are many with his name in the different quarters and > I wasn't quite sure which place name to look for. I > had thought maybe Eton but have found one with his > name in what seems like an appropriate quarter under > Amersham and wonder if that could be a possibility? > Thankyou very much for your kind advice. > Regards, Tina Connell Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

Hello List, Just to let you know that another section has been added to the 'Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette' Index website. This local newspaper covers a much larger area than just Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. Please remember, that although all personal names, and most of the place names mentioned in the articles, and advertisements, are added to the index, and notes of the contents of articles are included, there is often still more content to be found in the actual article. Also, please note, there is a related website giving historical information about the the towns of Leighton Buzzard, Beds. and Linslade, which was formerly in Bucks, but is now joined with Leighton to become Leighton-Linslade. Also, several of the related, surrounding villages are included on this site. Both of these sites continue to be added to at fairly regular intervals. The Leighton - Linslade website can be found at - www.leighton-linslade and the LBO Index at www.leighton-linslade/lbo/ Barbara and Kevin Quick.

"Tina Connell" <tcconnell@bigpond.com> wrote : >I have a family member listed as being born in Horton on the census in the > >early 1840's and I was just wondering if somebody could please tell me > >which registration district I might look for when looking for his birth > >registration in the indexes please? A visit to the relevant Genuki page at http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/REG/bkm.htm#eton suggests that it is Eton. >Only he has quite a popular name so there are many with his name in the > >different quarters and I wasn't quite sure which place name to look for. I >had >thought maybe Eton but have found one with his name in what seems like >an >appropriate quarter under Amersham and wonder if that could be a > >possibility? My map shows 2 Hortons; one east of Datchett and the other south of Leighton Buzzard, but neither anywhere near Amersham. There are also numerous other Hortons in other parts of the country. John B Leic., Eng

There are a number of Horton's but I think the one you are looking for is the Horton near Windsor which is in the ETON Reg District - I have family who originated there. There is also a Horton but in Bucks just south of Leighton Buzzard. Cheers, Ken in Brussels -----Original Message----- From: Tina Connell [mailto:tcconnell@bigpond.com] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 5:00 AM To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BKM] Registration district for Horton? Hi, I have a family member listed as being born in Horton on the census in the early 1840's and I was just wondering if somebody could please tell me which registration district I might look for when looking for his birth registration in the indexes please? Only he has quite a popular name so there are many with his name in the different quarters and I wasn't quite sure which place name to look for. I had thought maybe Eton but have found one with his name in what seems like an appropriate quarter under Amersham and wonder if that could be a possibility? Thankyou very much for your kind advice. Regards, Tina Connell ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/

Hi, I have a family member listed as being born in Horton on the census in the early 1840's and I was just wondering if somebody could please tell me which registration district I might look for when looking for his birth registration in the indexes please? Only he has quite a popular name so there are many with his name in the different quarters and I wasn't quite sure which place name to look for. I had thought maybe Eton but have found one with his name in what seems like an appropriate quarter under Amersham and wonder if that could be a possibility? Thankyou very much for your kind advice. Regards, Tina Connell

> This is one we (Bucks GS) never miss - well worth the effort to travel > quite a distance. See you there? > Eve McLaughlin > Yes Eve, we'll be there. I might add to the previous message that a lot of FHS's will also be there, not just the Surrey ones. Kind regards Ron O'Neill www.genealogyprinters.com

In message <01be01c4bea1$17aad420$1a02a8c0@Belkin>, Ron & Carol <roneil@blueyonder.co.uk> writes >There's a cracking fair taking place next Saturday. It's organised by the >West Surrey F.H.S. and is being held at the Woking Leisure Centre. It takes >the usual format of lots of traders selling just about everything you can >think of BUT there is also another large hall dedicated to research, Fiche >Readers, Computers, Records, you name it, are all available for FREE for you >to browse through. If your researching in the Surrey area you cannot miss >this one, it's FREE admission as well. This is one we (Bucks GS) never miss - well worth the effort to travel quite a distance. See you there? -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

Greetings: My great-grandfather, Samuel Ward, is said to have been born on 8th March, 1844. He was a provision merchant who married Ann Stockley. My grandfather, William Stockley Ward was born in 1866 in Olney so it is possible that Samuel Ward may have been born in Bucks. Does anyone have any information that will help me to locate Samuel? And Ann? With my regards Arnold Ward

There's a cracking fair taking place next Saturday. It's organised by the West Surrey F.H.S. and is being held at the Woking Leisure Centre. It takes the usual format of lots of traders selling just about everything you can think of BUT there is also another large hall dedicated to research, Fiche Readers, Computers, Records, you name it, are all available for FREE for you to browse through. If your researching in the Surrey area you cannot miss this one, it's FREE admission as well. Kind regards Ron O'Neill www.genealogyprinters.com