Could it be the new Vision of Britain through Time website? _http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.html_ (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.html) Matt Tompkins Blaston, Leics

Hello List, Having just subscribed to this list I have followed the TOMKINS line out Goldington, Beds in to Bucks. John TOMKINS married Anne CHAMPMAN and James TOMKINS married Elizabeth CHAMPMAN in Goldington about 1804. The 1851 census for Goldington states that John was born in BKM. I dont know if that is the county or town. If anyone has come across these folks I would be pleased to hear from you. Regards Bruce A Smith Virginia Beach US

Hi list, I received great news today. Gillian replied to my request for details of the marriage of Mary BUTCHER to William DOVER, for which i am most appreciative. I also asked for assistance as to when the Stock Lane school opened in Whaddon, but being a dumb "aussie" i wrote Sock Lane by mistake. Many thanks to you all Alan Australia

Hi All, Does anyone know what is available at the Buckinghamshire Archives? How is it different from the Local Studies centre? Thanks Alison _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me the history of Burcott Lodge Farm? My gt grandfather was the owner in the early 1900s and i would like to know some more about it. Thanks Alison _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Hi list, Would some kind resident of Whaddon please let me know what year the school in Stock Lane opened? Many thanks Alan Australia

Hi list, I am looking for a marriage of Mary BUTCHER born 31 May 1819 in Whaddon to a William DOVER. Marriage was probably in Whaddon. Mary and William had three children prior to emigrating to Australia in 1847. Charlotte was born in 1845 and Sarah Ann in 1847, third child unkown but possibly born about 1843. I would be very thankful if anybody can help me on the above. Regards Alan Australia

Many thanks for this, John. Maybe this is a clue as to where the SPURRIERS went to? Lizzie --- John Brown <john.dehavilland@btinternet.com> wrote: > "Elizabeth Allen" <lizziecallen@yahoo.co.uk> wrote > : > > > > Has anyone come across the surname SPURRIER in > Bucks? > > > > I have a Maria SPURRIER marrying William NASH in > > Chesham in 1819, but there don't appear to be any > > SPURRIERs around by 1851. > > Not Bucks but, when I was a lad in and around > Wealdstone and Harrow, in the > 50s/60s ish, Spurriers was a local bakers. > > John B > Leic., Eng > Access the latest "Helpful Advice & urls for London > Listers" at > http://tinyurl.com/57ert > > > ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== > Advertising for financial gain is not permitted on > this List, although subscribers may include a link > to their website in their signature. > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Many thanks for this, Eve. I'll make a note of it for future reference. Lizzie --- Eve McLaughlin <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message > <20041027074807.63258.qmail@web86906.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>, > Elizabeth Allen <lizziecallen@yahoo.co.uk> writes > >Has anyone come across the surname SPURRIER in > Bucks? > > > >I have a Maria SPURRIER marrying William NASH in > >Chesham in 1819, but there don't appear to be any > >SPURRIERs around by 1851. > > > There appears to be just one male 16-60 in the whole > of Bucks in 1798 - > a Thomas Spurrier in Chesham. So the possibility is > that he was her > father. > > -- > Eve McLaughlin > > Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family > historians > Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

In message <20041027074807.63258.qmail@web86906.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>, Elizabeth Allen <lizziecallen@yahoo.co.uk> writes >Has anyone come across the surname SPURRIER in Bucks? > >I have a Maria SPURRIER marrying William NASH in >Chesham in 1819, but there don't appear to be any >SPURRIERs around by 1851. > There appears to be just one male 16-60 in the whole of Bucks in 1798 - a Thomas Spurrier in Chesham. So the possibility is that he was her father. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

"Elizabeth Allen" <lizziecallen@yahoo.co.uk> wrote : > Has anyone come across the surname SPURRIER in Bucks? > > I have a Maria SPURRIER marrying William NASH in > Chesham in 1819, but there don't appear to be any > SPURRIERs around by 1851. Not Bucks but, when I was a lad in and around Wealdstone and Harrow, in the 50s/60s ish, Spurriers was a local bakers. John B Leic., Eng Access the latest "Helpful Advice & urls for London Listers" at http://tinyurl.com/57ert

Has anyone come across the surname SPURRIER in Bucks? I have a Maria SPURRIER marrying William NASH in Chesham in 1819, but there don't appear to be any SPURRIERs around by 1851. Does anyone have this name in their tree? Lizzie Allen Cambridge ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Hi Listers, My grandfather Harry Patrick BUSH married in Aylesbury in 1912 and according to family stories served in the Royal Engineers in East Africa during World War 1 - can anyone help me please with ideas on how I can find his military record and details of where the RE were stationed. Very grateful for any ideas, Best regards, Dawn Sayer

Hi Heatha, Any reference to the name CORBY would go down a storm with me, thanks! Kevin, Biggin-on-the-Bump, Kent, England ----- Original Message ----- From: <AndyandHeatha@aol.com> To: <BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 2:03 PM Subject: [BKM] Marlow Magazine - 1887 and 1888 >I have been give copies of these books (bound digests of the monthly > magazine, I presume). They do contain some church records for those years > (baptisms, > marriages, burials) if anyone is interested. > > Heatha > > > ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== > To view recent downloadable photos of Bucks churches and village scenes, > courtesy of Peter and Kevin Quick, visit: > http://www.countyviews.com > >

I am collecting references to the sizes of yardlands and acres in different parishes in Buckinghamshire. If anyone knows of any source for the size of the local yardland or acre in any parish or township or manor in the county I would be very grateful for details of it. And since the size of the local acre itself depended on the length of the rod/pole/perch used to measure land in that place, any information on those would also be received with gratitude. Some explanation of what I mean by the local yardland, acre and rod/pole/perch might be useful. YARDLAND: in the late middle ages, and in some places well into the modern period, the standard landholding unit was the yardland, also known as the virgate. Its size varied from place to place. It could be as little as 10 acres, or as big as 80 acres or more, though 25-30 acres was probably the most typical size. However all the yardlands in any given manor were always the same size - the variation was only between the yardlands of different manors or parishes. Quite often old records will mention the size of the local yardland - it is references of this sort that I am hoping to hear about. ACRE, and ROD/POLE/PERCH: again, the size of the acre varied from place to place. A measured acre was always an area 4 rods wide and 40 rods long, but the length of a rod (also called a pole or perch) varied throughout England. The most common length was the statutory one of 16 and a half feet (which is the one we use today), but in many places shorter or longer rods were in use, and these resulted in smaller or bigger acres. Common lengths for local or customary rods were 16 feet (which gave a customary acre equal to only 0.94 of a modern acre), 18, 20, 22 and 24 feet (respectively 1.19, 1.47, 1.78 and 2.12 modern acres). Old records almost never stated explicitly how long the local customary rod/pole/perch was, but they did sometimes give the area of the same piece of land in both statutory and local acres - which makes it possible to work out the ratio. If anyone knows of any such document I'd be very pleased to be told about it. Thank you, Matt Tompkins Blaston, Leics

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Hi everybody, Can anyone give me information on the above and his wife Ann. They had a daughter Catharine born in Gawcott in 1813 and Married John Buckingham in 1841. They also had a son Robert born in 1810. Your help would be appreciated. Regards Colin in Queensland.

Hi, Anyone looking at TIDDER in Aston Clinton? Come across Richard TIDDER, probably born about 1610? Thanks. Andrew -- My genealogy page: http://w1.300.telia.com/~u30014342/gen.htm

Hello Kevin, Thanks very much for that. I shall be patient!! Best wishes, Jane -----Original Message----- From: Kevin A. Quick [mailto:k.a.quick@open.ac.uk] Sent: 25 October 2004 11:08 To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project Hello Jane > > >Is there any news yet of when we will receive our pre-ordered CD-ROMs??? >Not 'pushing' at all, just hoping I haven't been forgotten! No you have not been forgotten. > > The short answer is I don't have a definitive date when the CD-ROMs will be ready, but we are hoping it will not be too long now, so I can only request that people are patient for a while longer - I am personally very keen to see the end product from all the hard work we have put into this. As members of this list are probably aware, we completed the transcription and checking stages of the project some months back, and at that point all the data was passed over to the software company which is responsible for creating the CD-ROMs - the completion is now entirely in their hands. They have to take the census data and import it into their search engine software - the search engine is superb, allowing mapping of data and complex searches etc. but to do this requires the porting of the data (as provided by the BGS) to the format of the CD database and the creation extra relational indexes etc. and its this process which is being worked on. Regards Kevin Quick > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Quick [mailto:k.a.quick@open.ac.uk] >Sent: 17 July 2004 18:52 >To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project > > > > >The BGS is taking pre-release orders. The cost of the CD-ROM is 21 >pounds (postage 1 pound UK and 1 pound and 75 pence overseas). However >for our own BGS members ordering pre-release, we are offering a special >price of 18 pounds, plus postage (as above). Orders should be sent to >Antony McLaughlin, Varneys, Rudds Lane, Haddenham HP17 8JP (cheques >should be made payable to 'Bucks GS' - and should be in pounds sterling) > > >Kevin Quick >BGS 1861 Census Coordinator ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== Questions about the list administration? Contact the listowners: Dave Carlsen - davidcarlsen@charter.net; Judith Young - Arkleside@btinternet.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 19/10/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 19/10/2004

Hello Jane > > >Is there any news yet of when we will receive our pre-ordered CD-ROMs??? >Not 'pushing' at all, just hoping I haven't been forgotten! No you have not been forgotten. > > The short answer is I don't have a definitive date when the CD-ROMs will be ready, but we are hoping it will not be too long now, so I can only request that people are patient for a while longer - I am personally very keen to see the end product from all the hard work we have put into this. As members of this list are probably aware, we completed the transcription and checking stages of the project some months back, and at that point all the data was passed over to the software company which is responsible for creating the CD-ROMs - the completion is now entirely in their hands. They have to take the census data and import it into their search engine software - the search engine is superb, allowing mapping of data and complex searches etc. but to do this requires the porting of the data (as provided by the BGS) to the format of the CD database and the creation extra relational indexes etc. and its this process which is being worked on. Regards Kevin Quick > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Quick [mailto:k.a.quick@open.ac.uk] >Sent: 17 July 2004 18:52 >To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project > > > > >The BGS is taking pre-release orders. The cost of the CD-ROM is 21 >pounds (postage 1 pound UK and 1 pound and 75 pence overseas). However >for our own BGS members ordering pre-release, we are offering a special >price of 18 pounds, plus postage (as above). Orders should be sent to >Antony McLaughlin, Varneys, Rudds Lane, Haddenham HP17 8JP (cheques >should be made payable to 'Bucks GS' - and should be in pounds sterling) > > >Kevin Quick >BGS 1861 Census Coordinator