I Wonder if SKS can help with my query if so I would be most grateful - My 2 x gt. Grandmother was Betty/Elizabeth Higham married to Thomas Higham - I have looked at the Cheshire Parish Lists and have found that she was buried 28/03/1838 aged 42yrs at Edgeley, Cheadle, but don't know where the church would be (or which one) she is recorded on Free BMD, Stockport, so I wonder which Register Office I would have to contact to obtain a Death Certificate. Her husband Thomas married a few months later to a widow (Mary Harrop) and on the 1841 census they are living Gate Street North, Cheadle, Cheshire, he is also recorded in 1851 with Mary and 2 children at 34 Pool Lane, Brinnington, Stockport. He is recorded on the Cheshire Parish Project buried at Larkhill 01/09/1857, aged 64yrs but I can't find him on Free BMD. I would also like to purchase his death certificate, but again don't know which office I would need to contact. I had given up for some while on the Higham Family, but have now had my appetite whetted once more as I have found through the Cheshire Registers that their daughter also Elizabeth/Betty (my gt. Grandmother)had a twin sister named Ann, both baptised Edgeley, but have not had any luck in finding Ann on the 1841 census with her brothers and sisters, so she may have died. Thank you Lilian

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Hi Ruth, I've had a look on the Macclesfield & District MI's CD's where Prestbury is listed. I can't find any record for memorials inside the church. They all seem to be for the graveyard itself. Someone may be able to go to the church and have a look for you though - I'm a bit too far away. Regards Lesley Baxendale Colwyn Bay On 04/02/2014 08:41, Ruth J wrote: > I posted the following on 30 Dec - not the most salubrious time to do it > (!) - so I'm reposting. > > <<George WATTS of Adlington was buried at St Peter's Church, Prestbury, 26 > April 1662, and listed in Prestbury PRs as being buried 'in templo' (inside > the church). > > I believe that MI's have been recorded for this church graveyard. They may > include memorials inside the church, too. > > Is anyone visiting the church in the near future who might be able to take a > photograph of any memorial to him there? Failing that, perhaps they would be > kind enough to note the inscription which might give me a clue to his age at > death and any names of family members buried with him.>> > > As I'm researching in the dim and dark past here I would be very grateful > for any sightings of this man. I know that he married Thomasin ? and had 7 > children, William, Anne, Thomas, George, Henrie, Robert and a second Henry > all born between 1627/8 and 1641/2. > > Ruth > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I posted the following on 30 Dec - not the most salubrious time to do it (!) - so I'm reposting. <<George WATTS of Adlington was buried at St Peter's Church, Prestbury, 26 April 1662, and listed in Prestbury PRs as being buried 'in templo' (inside the church). I believe that MI's have been recorded for this church graveyard. They may include memorials inside the church, too. Is anyone visiting the church in the near future who might be able to take a photograph of any memorial to him there? Failing that, perhaps they would be kind enough to note the inscription which might give me a clue to his age at death and any names of family members buried with him.>> As I'm researching in the dim and dark past here I would be very grateful for any sightings of this man. I know that he married Thomasin ? and had 7 children, William, Anne, Thomas, George, Henrie, Robert and a second Henry all born between 1627/8 and 1641/2. Ruth

Hi Ray Unfortunately, those of us who do subscribe to the BNL archive are not encouraged to copy pages for the use of others. The article is VERY long as the case at Chester Assizes in which Ahab Whittingham is a witness lasts over two days. But, you may not be missing much at all. The case concerns a MALICIOUS PROSECUTION: Miller v. Ackerley. Miller was 'a respectable brewer in Chester and the defendant '[indecipherable] Hawksey Ackerley, Esq. was a barrister-at-law [indecipherable]ing in Bath. The plaintiff became the tenant of the defendant .' The dispute arose over trees blown down in a hurricane which the tenant was told he could have to use for repair work but later was accused of stealing them. AW testifies that 'I am a brewer to the plaintiff; Mr Holland the late agent came to the plaintiff's about the damage done by the hurricane; and he told the plaintiff that he had got a letter from defendant about the windblows, and he told him to give them to his tenant Mr. Miller.' That is AW's only mention in the case. The case goes on and on . with a number of witness statements and summings up. 'Verdict for the plaintiff - damages £300. The result gave satisfaction to a crowded court.' Re AW: if all you wanted was confirmation of his occupation/role in the case than that is all there is. If you wanted to know more about the case then you will need to take out a short subscription yourself. BTW, Findmypast has an 1844 will for him - have you seen that? Hope this helps. Ruth

I would appreciate if sks with access to the British Newspaper Archives would please make a copy for me of the April 8th., 1842 article in the Chester Chronicle referencing AHAB WHITTINGHAM. Thanks, Ray Jones

Dear All Like Roy I am skeptical about the benefit of on-line petitions - still sign them though just in case. Obviously it would be great to see the census early lots of questions would be answered. As far as the 100 year confidentiality is concerned I for one would love to see myself on a census with my family! As I was born just after the 1951 census I would need to be 110 to see myself! So much information on people is available now not sure that anything can be confidential now. I shall sign but wont hold my breath; as has been said, the wants of family historians is of no urgency. Linda in soggy Dorset Cheshire interest: WRIGHT in Grappenhall and Mobberley 1700's - 1800's

Hi Carole, That's very kind of you. I wouldn't want to impose on anyone on the list. How about this - I will puzzle through as much as I can, and once I get stuck I'll send out a note with the image and the question(s) I have? It's too much to ask folks to plow through 35-40 lines of text without some guidance. That will take me some time. The will from 1618 fills up most of a page of parchment, so will be challenging. I haven't looked too closely at the 1580 will yet. I really appreciate your offer of help. Warmly, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:15 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com>wrote: > Great! > > Maybe... if you could scan or photograph a specific part, you could either > upload it by attaching it to or copy-pasting it in to your message, we > could try to transcribe it for you on-line... But maybe the mailing list > can't handle this idea... I've used it on a genealogy group site on > Facebook to get others' views on a census entry. > > Carole > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:08:37 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: carolewill28@hotmail.com > CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Hi Carole, > > Good old Amazon found a used copy for a very cheap price. It's on the > way. Hopefully I'll be able to puzzle out these wills with the websites > and the book. Thanks again for your help! > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:02 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > Hi Tony > > So pleased it has helped you already. > > The best book I've read on palaeography is chapter 2 in 'Further Steps in > Family History' by Eve McLaughlin ISBN 1-85306-062-3. I have the > 1990 edition, reprinted 1995. You may be able to buy a copy from Amazon. > > Good luck, Carole > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:55:02 -0500 > Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: carolewill28@hotmail.com > CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > > Hi Carole, > > Thank you very much for the suggestion. Document 2 on this site is a will > with similar handwriting, and the stock phrases indicated seem to appear in > Randle's will from 1618. Hooray! This will help a great deal. Thanks > again. > > Any other suggestions would be appreciated. > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:47 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > Hi Tony > > Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ > > Good luck, Carole > > > > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > > > > Hello, > > > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > > assist? Please let me know. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony Vernon > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Great! Maybe... if you could scan or photograph a specific part, you could either upload it by attaching it to or copy-pasting it in to your message, we could try to transcribe it for you on-line... But maybe the mailing list can't handle this idea... I've used it on a genealogy group site on Facebook to get others' views on a census entry. Carole Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:08:37 -0500 Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com To: carolewill28@hotmail.com CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com Hi Carole, Good old Amazon found a used copy for a very cheap price. It's on the way. Hopefully I'll be able to puzzle out these wills with the websites and the book. Thanks again for your help! Cheers, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:02 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Tony So pleased it has helped you already. The best book I've read on palaeography is chapter 2 in 'Further Steps in Family History' by Eve McLaughlin ISBN 1-85306-062-3. I have the 1990 edition, reprinted 1995. You may be able to buy a copy from Amazon. Good luck, Carole Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:55:02 -0500 Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com To: carolewill28@hotmail.com CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com Hi Carole, Thank you very much for the suggestion. Document 2 on this site is a will with similar handwriting, and the stock phrases indicated seem to appear in Randle's will from 1618. Hooray! This will help a great deal. Thanks again. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:47 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Tony Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Good luck, Carole > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > Hello, > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > assist? Please let me know. > > Cheers, > Tony Vernon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tony So pleased it has helped you already. The best book I've read on palaeography is chapter 2 in 'Further Steps in Family History' by Eve McLaughlin ISBN 1-85306-062-3. I have the 1990 edition, reprinted 1995. You may be able to buy a copy from Amazon. Good luck, Carole Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:55:02 -0500 Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com To: carolewill28@hotmail.com CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com Hi Carole, Thank you very much for the suggestion. Document 2 on this site is a will with similar handwriting, and the stock phrases indicated seem to appear in Randle's will from 1618. Hooray! This will help a great deal. Thanks again. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:47 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Tony Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Good luck, Carole > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > Hello, > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > assist? Please let me know. > > Cheers, > Tony Vernon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tony Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Good luck, Carole > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > Hello, > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > assist? Please let me know. > > Cheers, > Tony Vernon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I agree with Ruth. I think that genealogists are just becoming greedy in the search for ever more information. Peter Calver, in his latest Lost Cousins Newsletter, also makes the point that we are fighting to keep future censuses happening as they have in the past. It will make it that much more difficult to persuade people to divulge their information if they think that any promise given at the time to keep that information private can be overturned on a whim, or by pressure from a special interest group. Graham On 23/01/2014 17:16, Acorn Cottage wrote: > Personally, despite having to wait several more years, I would hope that > they do NOT release the census early. The people in the census provided > confidential information, having been told by the government that it would > be protected for 100 years. I would hope that we would be able to honour > that promise, and that future generations would do the same for our data. > As the population gets older, there is every likelihood that people in the > 1921 census are still living. > > Ruth > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>> On Behalf Of HughesCJ >>> Sent: 23 January 2014 15:00 >>> To: cheshire@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [CHS] 1921 Census >>> >>> If this has been publicised on List previously, I apologise >> for having >>> missed it, but feel it is well worth mentioning whether for >> the first >>> time or not!!! >>> >>> There is a petition gathering signatures at present to seek early >>> release of the 1921 Census as follows: >>> >>> * Amend the 1920 Census Act to make the publication of the >> census data >>> exempt from the 100 year rule so that the data can be published now. >>> * It is already 90 years since that 1921 census took place. >> The 1931 >>> census data for England was destroyed in WW2 and no census >> took place >>> in 1941. >>> * Considering there is no other census available until the >> 1951 one, >>> th original release date of 2022 will be too late. >>> * Most people named in the 1921 census are no longer amongst us. >>> >>> The petition closes on 24th April 2014 and I hope Listers and their >>> friends and families will support it. If you agree please you could >>> all take time to sign up to it. >>> >>> Signing the petition is very simple just follow the link below and >>> fill in your details it only takes a minute. Your adult >> spouses Griens >>> and relatives are all eligible to sign too. >>> Please go to >>> http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49199 >>> >> <http://dada.fhscheshire.org.uk/dada/mail.cgi/r/FHSC1/589258009755/hug >>> hes.11 >>> /btinternet.com/> >>> and follow their instructions >>> >>> Christopher Hughes >>> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Subject: Re: [CHS] Ancestry: England, Select Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950 > > There is a copy of an admission register 1873-1906 lodged in Ellesmere Port library,Cheshire record office and the Boat Museum. It relates to Ellesmere Port National School, later Christ Church Primary. It is searchable by surname,fathers occupation and address. > I also hold a copy if anyone needs a family lookup > Gill > > Sent from my iPad > > On 22 Jan 2014, at 10:54, "Adrian Bruce" <abruce@madasafish.com> wrote: > >> <<snipped>> >> Ancestry has added this set of records. >> England, Select Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950 >> Not sure what is the significance of 'Select', they have a lot showing that >> and added in the last day. >> <<snipped>> >> >> These are part of the results of the co-operation between Ancestry and >> FamilySearch. It's just a copy of the FS index. "Select" is presumably >> Ancestry covering themselves by implying these are just "selected" records, >> not necessarily all. Ancestry's info on the dataset says: >> >> "About England, Select Cheshire, School Records, 1796-1950 >> "This collection includes school record entries from Cheshire, England. >> "You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website." >> >> Nothing will show on Ancestry that isn't on FS. There are advantages to >> being able to search from Ancestry (or vice versa, when FS is able to search >> Ancestry data) - if you're used to one search mechanism, then you can >> continue to use it without moving. Also, I have just looked at one set of >> results on one (other Cheshire) dataset and the Ancestry results are - with >> the peculiar exception of the first 5 - in date order, whereas FS >> programmers can't seem to do anything other than throw the stuff at the >> screen in random order. I might, therefore, be able to tick off Cheshire >> baptisms (say) for one family against my sources to ensure I've got them >> all. >> >> NB - on the name and dataset that I chose, I got 317 answers on Ancestry, in >> date order apart from the first 5, versus 366 on FS, in random order. I >> suspect the difference is entirely accounted for by Ancestry's surname >> selection on phonetic matching being tighter than FS's matching of surnames. >> >> Adrian B >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not sure on this but Google seems to suggest this is at least the 3rd petition on this topic. http://www.1911census.org.uk/petition.htm mentions one such (in 2007?) which attracted 23,600 names. It was rejected by the UK government "in particular arguing that to release the information earlier would undermine public confidence in the privacy of information which people would be asked to provide in future censuses." Peter Calver (of Lost Cousins) also makes the point that if we want the 2021 census to continue in conventional form, then it's important that people who fill it in, believe the promise of confidentiality. Personally, I do not agree with the proposal. The vast majority of us do not need the 1921 to sort out our ancestors. Sure, it would be nice to know exactly which street grandpa lived on in 1921, but I can find the full list from the electoral registers, not just 1921. It seems to me that most new information from the 1921 will be about more distant relatives, people who are not our ancestors but are someone else's. As family historians we need to be mindful that others out there see our activities as unwarranted intrusion, and this enquiring into someone else's living ancestors, in flagrant disregard of the promises made at the time (that's how it will be presented), is risking our reputation for being careful of privacy. We should think of the nonsense about the SSDI in the USA, where access to later records has been curtailed despite all the logic being that the measures implemented will increase identity theft. That sort of attitude will almost certainly come our way soon and asking the government to go back on its word (or what everyone thinks its word was) will stack the deck against us. For no good reason. Frankly, I also don't care for the logic that "Most people named in the 1921 census are no longer amongst us" and its implication that those who are, don't matter. Adrian B

Hi Carole, Good old Amazon found a used copy for a very cheap price. It's on the way. Hopefully I'll be able to puzzle out these wills with the websites and the book. Thanks again for your help! Cheers, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:02 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Tony > > So pleased it has helped you already. > > The best book I've read on palaeography is chapter 2 in 'Further Steps in > Family History' by Eve McLaughlin ISBN 1-85306-062-3. I have the > 1990 edition, reprinted 1995. You may be able to buy a copy from Amazon. > > Good luck, Carole > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:55:02 -0500 > Subject: Re: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > To: carolewill28@hotmail.com > CC: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > > Hi Carole, > > Thank you very much for the suggestion. Document 2 on this site is a will > with similar handwriting, and the stock phrases indicated seem to appear in > Randle's will from 1618. Hooray! This will help a great deal. Thanks > again. > > Any other suggestions would be appreciated. > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:47 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > Hi Tony > > Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ > > Good luck, Carole > > > > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > > > > Hello, > > > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > > assist? Please let me know. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony Vernon > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi Carole, Thank you very much for the suggestion. Document 2 on this site is a will with similar handwriting, and the stock phrases indicated seem to appear in Randle's will from 1618. Hooray! This will help a great deal. Thanks again. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers, Tony On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:47 PM, carole williams <carolewill28@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Tony > > Try The National Archives website tutorials on this: > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ > > Good luck, Carole > > > > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:39:39 -0500 > > From: tonyvernon4@gmail.com > > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CHS] Decoding early English wills > > > > > Hello, > > > > I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 > > and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site > > called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still > > difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to > > assist? Please let me know. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony Vernon > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

From: "HughesCJ" <hughes.11@btinternet.com> > Ruth, there is a precedent in the way the 1911 was released ahead of time. > The sensitive info column was blanked until originally due. I assume > something similar could be arranged for the 1921. > C.> The two are not strictly comparable, I'm afraid. The 1911 census, as far as I recall, promised confidentiality but no specific time period was mentioned, therefore it was released without legal adjustment being necessary, but the 1921 specifically stated that it would be confidential for 100 years. As I said in my previous message, parliamentary legislation would be required to amend the 1920 Act and I fear the excuse will be used that there isn't the time to do it. It has been forgotten - or maybe many people never knew - that whichever government it was in the 1960s "moved the goalposts" and introduced the 100-year closure rule to make it retrospective. Up to then, theoretically any of the Victorian censuses could have been made available. I don't believe there was any great hoo-ha about it because genealogy and family history was little known then to ordinary people! That's what I meant when I said government moves the goalposts when it suits them. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Ruth, there is a precedent in the way the 1911 was released ahead of time. The sensitive info column was blanked until originally due. I assume something similar could be arranged for the 1921. C. -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Acorn Cottage Sent: 23 January 2014 17:17 To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHS] 1921 Census Personally, despite having to wait several more years, I would hope that they do NOT release the census early. The people in the census provided confidential information, having been told by the government that it would be protected for 100 years. I would hope that we would be able to honour that promise, and that future generations would do the same for our data. As the population gets older, there is every likelihood that people in the 1921 census are still living. Ruth > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of HughesCJ > > Sent: 23 January 2014 15:00 > > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CHS] 1921 Census > > > > If this has been publicised on List previously, I apologise > for having > > missed it, but feel it is well worth mentioning whether for > the first > > time or not!!! > > > > There is a petition gathering signatures at present to seek early > > release of the 1921 Census as follows: > > > > * Amend the 1920 Census Act to make the publication of the > census data > > exempt from the 100 year rule so that the data can be published now. > > * It is already 90 years since that 1921 census took place. > The 1931 > > census data for England was destroyed in WW2 and no census > took place > > in 1941. > > * Considering there is no other census available until the > 1951 one, > > th original release date of 2022 will be too late. > > * Most people named in the 1921 census are no longer amongst us. > > > > The petition closes on 24th April 2014 and I hope Listers and their > > friends and families will support it. If you agree please you could > > all take time to sign up to it. > > > > Signing the petition is very simple just follow the link below and > > fill in your details it only takes a minute. Your adult > spouses Griens > > and relatives are all eligible to sign too. > > Please go to > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49199 > > > <http://dada.fhscheshire.org.uk/dada/mail.cgi/r/FHSC1/589258009755/hug > > hes.11 > > /btinternet.com/> > > and follow their instructions > > > > Christopher Hughes > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, I have found wills for two potential ancestors of mine, who died in 1580 and 1618. I am making some progress with the first will, with a site called paleo-Norman that has a period alphabet page. It is still difficult. Does anyone have suggestions on paleography resources to assist? Please let me know. Cheers, Tony Vernon

Personally, despite having to wait several more years, I would hope that they do NOT release the census early. The people in the census provided confidential information, having been told by the government that it would be protected for 100 years. I would hope that we would be able to honour that promise, and that future generations would do the same for our data. As the population gets older, there is every likelihood that people in the 1921 census are still living. Ruth > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of HughesCJ > > Sent: 23 January 2014 15:00 > > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CHS] 1921 Census > > > > If this has been publicised on List previously, I apologise > for having > > missed it, but feel it is well worth mentioning whether for > the first > > time or not!!! > > > > There is a petition gathering signatures at present to seek early > > release of the 1921 Census as follows: > > > > * Amend the 1920 Census Act to make the publication of the > census data > > exempt from the 100 year rule so that the data can be published now. > > * It is already 90 years since that 1921 census took place. > The 1931 > > census data for England was destroyed in WW2 and no census > took place > > in 1941. > > * Considering there is no other census available until the > 1951 one, > > th original release date of 2022 will be too late. > > * Most people named in the 1921 census are no longer amongst us. > > > > The petition closes on 24th April 2014 and I hope Listers and their > > friends and families will support it. If you agree please you could > > all take time to sign up to it. > > > > Signing the petition is very simple just follow the link below and > > fill in your details it only takes a minute. Your adult > spouses Griens > > and relatives are all eligible to sign too. > > Please go to > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49199 > > > <http://dada.fhscheshire.org.uk/dada/mail.cgi/r/FHSC1/589258009755/hug > > hes.11 > > /btinternet.com/> > > and follow their instructions > > > > Christopher Hughes > >