Hi, i haven't been on the list for a long time but i'm hoping somebody can help ! i have used the old "family Search disk to compile my family history info. I want to remove it from my main computer which i am disgarding, i'm hoping somebody can tell me how i can do this. I have bought a portable hard drive, can i transfer it onto that. if not --what is the best way to save my info ? Thanks Carole Robinson

Hi, i haven't bean on the list for a long time but i'm hoping somebody can help ! i have used the old "family Search disk to compile my family history info. I want to remove it from my main computer which i am disgarding, i'm hoping somebody can tell me how i can do this. I have bought a portable hard drive, can i transefer it onto that. if not --what is the best way to save my info ? Thanks Carole Robinson

To Listers: Please could someone with a findmypast subscription look at the newly released Chelsea Army Pensioners list for James MELROSE, born Felton, Northumberland, England, baptised at Longframlington Presbyterian Chapelry on 9 June 1760. He is listed in WO97/1250 as a pensioner . He served in the Royal Artillery from 1778 to perhaps 1781. Discharged at age of 21. He married Margaret Robson at Felton, Northumberland, England via banns in the parish church at Felton on 15 May 1783 and they had these children, Mary, 2 Mar 1784; John, 30 Apr 1786; Margaret, 23 Jun 1788; Jane, 11 Oct 1790; James, 12 Nov 1792; Elizabeth and Thomas, twins, baptised 1 Dec 1795, Elizabeth died 19 Apr 1796. Thomas died at Dublin, Ireland on 16 Feb 1834. (these are baptism dates not birth dates, all from the old parish records) I really want the images and the text from the records so can someone email me off list if possible? Thank you very much for your help in breaking this old block wall. I really do not know where my MELROSE family came from but have suspected the borders in Scotland. My great grandfather was Hugh Hudson Melrose, a son of John MELROSE and Hannah HUNTLEY. John's father was the James MELROSE we are seeking more information about. They all lived at Felton from avt. 1760 until 1880. They are mentioned in the Newcastle Courant newspaper hosting flower shows in the 1840's. The inn or pub was known as the WIDDRINGTON ARMS . Another son of John & Hannah's, William Edward Melrose, married Isabella Huntley, and they lived at Amble in Northumberland. He was a butcher and a grocer. Thank you all for any help. Wendell H. Melrose wendelmelrose@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Hoping to contact descendants of Annie HALL b 1880 Stockton Dur. married 1902 Newcastle on Tyne Nbl to William BAILEY RG14PN30654 RG78PN1755 RD588 SD ED15 Newcastle upton Tyne All Saints 13 Hills yard No 1 Byker Newcastle-onp-Tynehill's Yard No 1 Byker Newcastle-On-Tyne Northumberland BAILEY William, head, married M 30 1881 Ashman Whicham Nortd Annie wife Married 9yrs F 30 1881 Stockton Yorkshire Henry son M 11 1900 Northd Newcastle John son M 8 1903 " " Annie daughter F 3 1908 " " Hannah daughter F 1 1910 " " HALL Septina sister-in-law F 20 1891 Diffpers Labourer Newcastle on Tyne Found on the free BDMs the following children born to William and Annie after the 1911 census BAILEY William b Sep¼ 1912 NewcastleT 10b 200 Elizabeth b Mar¼ 1915 " 10b 231 George A. b Jun¼ 1917 " 10b 249 Know that Stockton is in Durham not Yorkshire. Could the Wicham, Nortd be Whickham in Durham as I can't find a parish or village of the name of Whicham in Northumberland.. Does anyone have the above people in their family tree. Regards Rose Morrison in Australia

The area around Blyth and Bedlington is new territory for me. One of my ancestors William Prike sailed up from Cley in Norfolk and by 1851 was a mariner living in Boca Chica, Cambois. What is the local pronunciation of these interesting places? The Enumeration description for 1861 offers a clue, 'Bogie Cheekey'. Some of his census addresses were in High Pans (Panns). I understand that originally this was an area where salt was obtained through evaporation. Were houses built there subsequently? John Buckley from Lancaster (in the south)

These two children appear to be siblings of your Pybus Name: Elsie Christopher Mother's Maiden Surname: Golightly Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1918 Registration district: Easington Registration county: Durham Volume Number: 10a Name: Elizabeth J Christopher Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Mother's Maiden Name: Golightly District: Easington County: Durham Volume: 10a Margaret Hall Wallsend www.margaret-hall-genealogy.com -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stanley Golightly Sent: 08 August 2010 17:17 To: DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUR-NBL] Christophear Hello everyone: I am searching for descendants or siblings of Pybus Christopher. Born in Easington, Durham 1914, died 2006 Father Pybus, Mother Jane Watson (Golightly.) I can find no record of marriage or brothers and sisters. Would appreciate any help. Stan Golightly ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== List Web Page http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello everyone: I am searching for descendants or siblings of Pybus Christopher. Born in Easington, Durham 1914, died 2006 Father Pybus, Mother Jane Watson (Golightly.) I can find no record of marriage or brothers and sisters. Would appreciate any help. Stan Golightly

Don't forget, you can always look at the archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DUR-NBL/ if you misplace a message. Regards Steve On 05/08/2010 14:27, topoisomer@yahoo.com wrote: > Hi all > it looks like my mailserver is throwing a wobbly, by either removing mails or making them up :-) > > Someone sent a link this morning /last night on photos of Coldstream guards at DRO. > I saw it first thing upon waking this morning in my inbox, however, it promptly disappeared. > Please could someone forward it to me off list. > > Worryingly I saw Inception last night........so i am more worried than I would normally be over a possbibly imaginary email > > Cheers > > Jack > > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

> Hi all > it looks like my mailserver is throwing a wobbly, by either > removing mails or making them up :-) > > Someone sent a link this morning /last night  on > photos of Coldstream guards at DRO. > I saw it first thing upon waking this morning in my inbox, > however, it promptly disappeared. > Please could someone forward it to me off list. > > Worryingly I saw Inception last night........so i am more > worried than I would normally be over a possbibly imaginary > email > > Cheers > > Jack > > > >

Hi all it looks like my mailserver is throwing a wobbly, by either removing mails or making them up :-) Someone sent a link this morning /last night on photos of Coldstream guards at DRO. I saw it first thing upon waking this morning in my inbox, however, it promptly disappeared. Please could someone forward it to me off list. Worryingly I saw Inception last night........so i am more worried than I would normally be over a possbibly imaginary email Cheers Jack

I really want to get my hands on the parish registers for Belsay and Bolam around 1775. Can anyone tell me whether these are available anywhere? CD-ROMs? Microfiche? Book form? Anything?

I am trying to find a photo of my great grandfather, any photo, I have a suitcase full of photos from my late grandmother, and don't know which is my great grandfather. There were no obvious photos of a Coldstreamer (I have posted on The Great War forum you mention and ruled out the uniformed photos I have) He had a military funeral in Gateshead after 16 years service with 2 medals and 5 bars, with a contingent from the DLI (despite him being a Coldstreamer) performing a gun salute, it made the local paper, and had two photos from the funeral (none of him alive), which based on other funerals of the day appears to be quite unusual. I have the military/pension records have checked the local papers, know all about where he served and battles etc the pension details, the dependents etc, have the death certificate. I know his chest size, he had "slight varicose veins on both legs", height, etc where and when he was shot, and that he made it home alive, I know a 14 strong firing party. fired three volleys over the coffin under the command of Lieut H V Chisholm, heading the cortege. The buglers present were Simmons and Bosomworth. Father Jacobs of ST Josephs conducted the service. He had a large number of wreaths including one from the Naval Inspection Department Newcastle (I am yet to figure out why) Jack Dear Jack, You might of already done this, but have you contacted the Local Coldstream Guards Association? If not http://www.shinycapstar.com/contacts.htm#8assoc scroll to the bottom of the page where there is contact address. There is branches in Newcastle & Ashington . I would of thought that they might have a record of him, or even a photograph. Or write to the http://www.theguardsmuseum.com/ they have all the guards records. If you do not mind me asking, what medals was he awarded & which of these were the 5 bars attached. John little.blobby2@btinternet.com

> Hi all, > Another long shot, but this seems to be one of the two best places to > start. > Does anyone know if they have ancestors from the NE who were in the 4th > Battalion Coldstream guards? (1915-1918) > Cheers > Jack Dear Jack, You do not mention the reason why you want Listers to contact you whose ancestors were in 4th Bn. Coldstream Guards. If it is just Regimental History about the 4th. Bn. in WW1 then try sites http://www.1914-1918.net/coldguards.htm photos of the 4th. Bn. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnybrook100/1502437743/ Information on all Bns http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/regiment002.htm Or you could join this list which is very good & helpful britregiments@yahoogroup.com or try join the Great War Forum http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php Or post the question on the list & one of the listers, might have the information you require. John little.blobby2@btinternet.com

John, Many thanks, somehow the presence of a Branch in Newcastle and Ashington managed to slip under my radar for the past 3 years (on and off). That will be my first port of call. One of the guys on GWF interpreted his medal card for me, however since updating the website i can't access my old posts (nor PMs) on that website currently, so can;t get the exact wording but in an email around the same time to Gateshead Cemetery a few years ago i wrote: "Laurence Allen is mentioned in the supplements 1914-15 star and And the QSA bars Driefontein, Diamond Hill, Belfast and cape colony The Silver war badge list 49, 1036 Pte Lawrence Allen, joined 22/8/14 , discharged 9/8/15 - GSW left fore arm and head" and he was only the same height as my mom! The newspaper report at the time also agrees, but I am not a military expert hence I got the excellent and knowledgable guys on GWF to explain this to me, and also rule out the uniforms of the other armed forces heroes in my grans suitcase, but none were of any known relatives' Corps Many, many thanks for the pointer for the local branch, I feel a bit embarrassed that somehow this slipped me by, but am equally excited as i feel this is has a much higher likelihood of success! Jack --- On Sun, 1/8/10, John Gallon <little.blobby2@btinternet.com> wrote: > Dear Jack, > > You might of already done this, but have you contacted the > Local Coldstream Guards Association? If not http://www.shinycapstar.com/contacts.htm#8assoc scroll > to the bottom of the page where there is contact address. > There is branches in Newcastle & Ashington . I would of > thought that they might have a record of him, or even a > photograph. Or write to the http://www.theguardsmuseum.com/ they have all the > guards records. > > If you do not mind me asking, what medals was he awarded > & which of these were the 5 bars attached. > > John > little.blobby2@btinternet.com > > > > > >

My dad's brother was in the Coldstream Guards in WW1, his medal card gives his date of entry as 15th Dec 1915 but it doesn't state which Battalion he was in. Margaret Hall Wallsend www.margaret-hall-genealogy.com -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of topoisomer@yahoo.com Sent: 01 August 2010 11:33 To: DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUR-NBL] Relatives in the 4th Btn Coldstream Guards? Hi all, Another long shot, but this seems to be one of the two best places to start. Does anyone know if they have ancestors from the NE who were in the 4th Battalion Coldstream guards? (1915-1918) Cheers Jack

Thanks Gillian, it was only the transcript that I had looked at. Very much appreciated. Jan. On Aug 1, 2010 10:01am, SMITH ROBERT <r.smith45@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Hi Jan, > It is Cotherstone. I've checked the image and that is what it says. > Gillian

Hi Jan, It is Cotherstone. I've checked the image and that is what it says. Gillian On 31 July 2010 23:27, Jan Jackson <jan.jackson.475@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi List, > > On the 1911 census I have a persons place of birth being given as DURHAM > COTTURSTONE. > After much searching the nearest I can find is COTHERSTONE,Barnard Castle. > Could this > be the same place? The occupation of the person is given as, Workhouse > Childrens attendant > and the address is TEESDALE UNION WORK HOUSE AND CASUAL WARDS,107 GALGATE, > BARNARD CASTLE. Any help appreciated. > Jan. > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi John and (all), I am trying to find a photo of my great grandfather, any photo, I have a suitcase full of photos from my late grandmother, and don't know which is my great grandfather. There were no obvious photos of a Coldstreamer (I have posted on The Great War forum you mention and ruled out the uniformed photos I have) He had a military funeral in Gateshead after 16 years service with 2 medals and 5 bars, with a contingent from the DLI (despite him being a Coldstreamer) performing a gun salute, it made the local paper, and had two photos from the funeral (none of him alive), which based on other funerals of the day appears to be quite unusual. I have the military/pension records have checked the local papers, know all about where he served and battles etc the pension details, the dependents etc, have the death certificate. I know his chest size, he had "slight varicose veins on both legs", height, etc where and when he was shot, and that he made it home alive, I know a 14 strong firing party. fired three volleys over the coffin under the command of Lieut H V Chisholm, heading the cortege. The buglers present were Simmons and Bosomworth. Father Jacobs of ST Josephs conducted the service. He had a large number of wreaths including one from the Naval Inspection Department Newcastle (I am yet to figure out why) Despite all this fantastic information on this hero, I don't have a photo, I have such a mental picture of my G Grandfather, but would really like to know what he looks like I know I am very lucky and many people just have a photo and not this kind of detailed information, but I would just like to know what he looked like, and so hopefully recognise him in the photos I have. And was hoping that there might be some friends who he signed up with in the area, and their descendants might have some photos they could copy for me. Am simultaneously trying the Coldstreamers nationally too. Long shot? Yup, but am aiming for the stars and might just hit the moon. Cheers for any pointers Jack --- On Sun, 1/8/10, John Gallon <little.blobby2@btinternet.com> wrote: > From: John Gallon <little.blobby2@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Relatives in the 4th Btn Coldstream Guards? > To: topoisomer@yahoo.com, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, 1 August, 2010, 12:54 > > Hi all, > > Another long shot, but this seems to be one of the two > best places to start. > > Does anyone know if they have ancestors from the NE > who were in the 4th Battalion Coldstream guards? > (1915-1918) > > Cheers > > Jack > > Dear Jack, > > You do not mention the reason why you want Listers to > contact you whose ancestors were in 4th Bn. Coldstream > Guards. If it is just Regimental > History   about the 4th. Bn. in WW1 then try > sites > > http://www.1914-1918.net/coldguards.htm > photos of the 4th. Bn. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnybrook100/1502437743/ > Information on all Bns > http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/regiment002.htm > > Or you could join this list which is very good & > helpful britregiments@yahoogroup.com  > or try join the Great War Forum http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php > > Or post the question on the list & one of the listers, > might have the information you require. > > John > little.blobby2@btinternet.com > >

Hi all, Another long shot, but this seems to be one of the two best places to start. Does anyone know if they have ancestors from the NE who were in the 4th Battalion Coldstream guards? (1915-1918) Cheers Jack

Hi List, On the 1911 census I have a persons place of birth being given as DURHAM COTTURSTONE. After much searching the nearest I can find is COTHERSTONE,Barnard Castle. Could this be the same place? The occupation of the person is given as, Workhouse Childrens attendant and the address is TEESDALE UNION WORK HOUSE AND CASUAL WARDS,107 GALGATE, BARNARD CASTLE. Any help appreciated. Jan.