Hi Paul, This is not specific to either of the two sites or even to genealogical mailing lists in general - it seems far wider than that. I've been active in genealogy for over 20 years now and I've watched the interest (and internet traffic) rise until about 5 or 6 years ago. Since then it seems to have steadily waned. I think that more and more historical records have now been put online and by subscribing to a couple of sites, you can obtain most of the information you want - very few questions need to be asked. Secondly the advent of broadband has made the downloading of films and music simplicity itself and people have tended to get lazy and become couch potatoes. That has affected areas other than genealogy as I've noticed even out here where I live in Crete. Getting people off their comfy sofas to partake in anything other than being glued to a video screen is getting more and more difficult! It will be interesting to see other listers' reaction to your question. Regards, Maurice at The LONGMORE Pages http://www.msheppard.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bennett" <[email protected]> To: "Black Country Messages" <[email protected]>; "Sedgley Roots web" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:59 PM Subject: [Black Country] emails > > > > Hello Listers > > > > Not sure what is happening I used to get loads of messages thru from both > sites and now if I get a couple a week thats all. Surely there are others > out there asking questions all the time. Do I have a problem with my > computer. If anyone is out there can you give me any help but if I am not > receiving messages I won't know. > > > > > > I will keep my fingers crossed. > > > > Paul > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'm inclined to agree, as suggested, it's associated with the growth of on line databases but the following may also be of interest; its an article which suggests email discussion lists are on the wane as a result of people using social networking sites or other internet based services. http://deb-tech.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!49551AC4A11853DE!2130.entry I don't tend to use these so can't say if it applies to us or not but it does suggest it's a wider trend than just genealogy lists. regards Peter Wharton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jan rockett Sent: 04 March 2010 15:09 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Black Country] emails I too have noticed that the traffic has declined on this and the Staffs list a lot recently, I asked a question recently and had no replies at all, very unusual. In contrast there is a lot of traffic on the Middlesex/London groups I am a member of. Jan

I too have noticed that the traffic has declined on this and the Staffs list a lot recently, I asked a question recently and had no replies at all, very unusual. In contrast there is a lot of traffic on the Middlesex/London groups I am a member of. Jan ---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:39:18 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Black Country] emails > > Hi Paul, > > This is not specific to either of the two sites or even to genealogical > mailing lists in general - it seems far wider than that. I've been active in > genealogy for over 20 years now and I've watched the interest (and internet > traffic) rise until about 5 or 6 years ago. Since then it seems to have > steadily waned. > > I think that more and more historical records have now been put online and > by subscribing to a couple of sites, you can obtain most of the information > you want - very few questions need to be asked. > > Secondly the advent of broadband has made the downloading of films and music > simplicity itself and people have tended to get lazy and become couch > potatoes. That has affected areas other than genealogy as I've noticed even > out here where I live in Crete. > > Getting people off their comfy sofas to partake in anything other than being > glued to a video screen is getting more and more difficult! > > It will be interesting to see other listers' reaction to your question. > > Regards, > > Maurice at The LONGMORE Pages > http://www.msheppard.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Bennett" > To: "Black Country Messages" ; "Sedgley > Roots web" > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:59 PM > Subject: [Black Country] emails > > >> >> >> >> Hello Listers >> >> >> >> Not sure what is happening I used to get loads of messages thru from both >> sites and now if I get a couple a week thats all. Surely there are others >> out there asking questions all the time. Do I have a problem with my >> computer. If anyone is out there can you give me any help but if I am not >> receiving messages I won't know. >> >> >> >> >> >> I will keep my fingers crossed. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories >> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ >> ------------------------------------- >> The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run >> by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/

Hi Judy Between 1754 and 1837 the only legal place to get married was a Church of England church, a Quaker Meeting House or a Synagog. Therefore they married twice, once a legal marriage and once a marriage according with the tenants of their faith. As to the baptism query, it is quite possible that no records of earlier baptims were kept or survived. HTH Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Evans" <[email protected]> To: "Staffordshire-L" <[email protected]>; "ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:46 AM Subject: [Black Country] Early Catholic baptisms in Walsall and Catholicdouble marriages re ROSS family Hi, Some of my husband's ROSS and WILCOX family from the Pleck area of Walsall seem to have been Catholic pre 1850. I have some Catholic baptisms for both families from 1805 at Bloxwich RC but does anyone know where Catholics may have been baptised before this? I'm specifically looking for the baptisms of RHODA ROSS, SIMON ROSS, JEREMIAH ROSS born between 1775 and 1790. A second question connected to the ROSS family and Catholics is that both Rhoda Ross and Jeremiah Ross seem to have married the same person twice. Rhoda married Thomas WILCOX at St. Bartholomew's C of E, Wednesbury on 7 Sep 1810 but then again at Bloxwich RC on 17th Sep 1810. Jeremiah married his second wife Ann HURBIDGE (both widows) on 26 July 1812 at Bloxwich RC and then on the next day 27 July 1812 at St. Martin's, Birmingham. Why would they have married twice? Thanks, Judy ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers Not sure what is happening I used to get loads of messages thru from both sites and now if I get a couple a week thats all. Surely there are others out there asking questions all the time. Do I have a problem with my computer. If anyone is out there can you give me any help but if I am not receiving messages I won't know. I will keep my fingers crossed. Paul _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/

I'm still here, as I have been for some years now. And I'm still stuck - as I have been for some years now! But I won't bore everyone with the problem yet again - it's unanswerable. I just have to figure out another way of trying to acquire some information. And I'm about to have a big splurge [spending my birthday money from last year] on certificates, before the price increase. I guess we'll all have a very long wait for them though. Dudley Register Office won't know what's hit it when my pile arrives. And like someone else - I have an enormous pile of papers to get into some sort of order...... but the sun's shining in north Devon. Carol

Hi, Some of my husband's ROSS and WILCOX family from the Pleck area of Walsall seem to have been Catholic pre 1850. I have some Catholic baptisms for both families from 1805 at Bloxwich RC but does anyone know where Catholics may have been baptised before this? I'm specifically looking for the baptisms of RHODA ROSS, SIMON ROSS, JEREMIAH ROSS born between 1775 and 1790. A second question connected to the ROSS family and Catholics is that both Rhoda Ross and Jeremiah Ross seem to have married the same person twice. Rhoda married Thomas WILCOX at St. Bartholomew's C of E, Wednesbury on 7 Sep 1810 but then again at Bloxwich RC on 17th Sep 1810. Jeremiah married his second wife Ann HURBIDGE (both widows) on 26 July 1812 at Bloxwich RC and then on the next day 27 July 1812 at St. Martin's, Birmingham. Why would they have married twice? Thanks, Judy

Hello Paul and all, Speaking for myself, I am leaning up against so many brick walls, guess I am getting lazy from leaning, plus I have so many papers to sort. Still interested, still here. I guess I got discouraged after the excitement of discovery with the "accidental death, fracture of left collar bone, run over by horse and cart" of my Charles DENSTON in Ladywood 16 Jun 1878. I want to find something in the paper, well let's be honest, anywhere, on this. Interesting fellow, my ggggf. He went from waggoner in his youth to gold beater, metal roller and then back to carter, his occupation when he had his accident. He really had to be strong to be a gold beater and a metal roller. In my imagination, I see him becoming injured and then driving a cart perhaps for the company. Would like to know which!! He lived in the Glydon's Building at one point: I think this may have been a company building. Kathryne In a message dated 3/4/2010 7:00:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Listers Not sure what is happening I used to get loads of messages thru from both sites and now if I get a couple a week thats all. Surely there are others out there asking questions all the time. Do I have a problem with my computer. If anyone is out there can you give me any help but if I am not receiving messages I won't know. I will keep my fingers crossed. Paul _________________________________________________________________ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Marriages: 267 for Civil Marriage (Stoke), registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1974-1980) Deaths: 479 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1837-1839) 1,000 for Stoke, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1864-1867) Births: 1,500 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1853-1874) 499 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1911-1911) 4,986 for Longton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1850-1869) 2,055 for Shelton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1842-1846) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi All Can anyone help me with this please I am looking for a Jooseph and Mary Taylor from Tipton Think they should be on the 1841 census , they children who should of been with them on the 1841 census where William Taylor born Tipton 1822 Rebecca Taylor born Tipton 1824 Joseph Taylor born Tipton 1826 I think they married about 1814 not sure but where proberly born in the mid to late 1780s or 1790s There other children that I know to, where married at this time of the 1841 census where Lydia Taylor who married a James Jones in 1833 born Tipton 1815 Mary Taylor who married a John Hickman in 1837 born Tipton 1820 (direct line ) Grateful for any help Cassy List Owner Griffiths , List Admin BC Wolverhampton , Potteries

Get your certificate orders in quickly the price is going up on April 6th, £7 to £9.25! See: http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/1569.htm Polly

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Deaths: 7,770 for Kinver, registers at South Staffordshire (1839-1953) Births: 14,997 for Burton-on-Trent, registers at East Staffordshire (1903-1915) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 9,457 for Brewood, registers at South Staffordshire (1837-1894) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers Just to apologise for saying that the updates for FreeREG would be online this week. There was a server problem, which has delayed the update. As soon as I know when they're online will let you all know Lesley Staffordshire Coordinator, FreeREG

Hi Listers The WestMidlands BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 3,764 for Walsall South, registers at Walsall Register Office (1939-1943) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Deaths: 1,494 for Stoke, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1855-1860) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The West Midlands BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 4,508 for Walsall First, registers at Walsall Register Office (1963-1966) 5,020 for Walsall South, registers at Walsall Register Office (1935-1939) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 14,996 for Burton-on-Trent, registers at East Staffordshire (1865-1878) 39,751 for Burton-on-Trent, registers at East Staffordshire (1878-1903) 1,002 for Kinver, registers at South Staffordshire (1935-1953) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 39,751 for Burton-on-Trent, registers at East Staffordshire (1878-1903) 1,002 for Kinver, registers at South Staffordshire (1935-1953) 2,988 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1856-1859, 1873-1874) 1,497 for Longton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1863-1865) 8,493 for Shelton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1847-1860) Deaths: 3,898 for Penkridge, registers at South Staffordshire (1837-1886) 11,608 for Brewood, registers at South Staffordshire (1837-1935) 1,498 for Cheslyn Hay, registers at South Staffordshire (1935-1951) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 39,751 for Burton-on-Trent, registers at East Staffordshire (1878-1903) 1,002 for Kinver, registers at South Staffordshire (1935-1953) 2,988 for Hanley, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1856-1859, 1873-1874) 1,497 for Longton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1863-1865) 8,493 for Shelton, registers at Stoke-On-Trent (1847-1860) Deaths: 3,898 for Penkridge, registers at South Staffordshire (1837-1886) 11,608 for Brewood, registers at South Staffordshire (1837-1935) 1,498 for Cheslyn Hay, registers at South Staffordshire (1935-1951) regards Bill Many Thanks to you all for your hard work in making this possible..... ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================