Hello Could some kind sole have a look at the wills section on Ancestry for me and give me the details that I can't get too. Many thanks, Paul Name: Richard CooperDeath: dd mm 1870 - Shropshire, England Other: date - location

Hi All The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Deaths: 2,498 for Stafford, registers at Stafford (1851-1858) 1,486 for Castle Church, registers at Stafford (1857-1873) 499 for Rugeley, registers at Newcastle-Under-Lyme (1853-1856) regards Bill ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk

click on search, on next page, on top right is the old search link and hey presto. Jan -----Original Message----- From: JANE DYER Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:46 PM To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Black Country] Ancestry is there an option in the top right, below where it says 'quick links' then there's the tool bar then on my screen it says 'go to new search' which I never do because it's rubbish! Otherwise on 'search' is there a dropdown menu? Failing that go to help, I had to once & it explained how to do it Jane Honey --- On Tue, 25/10/11, Paul Bennett <bennyzin@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Paul Bennett <bennyzin@hotmail.com> Subject: [Black Country] Ancestry To: "Black Country Messages" <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com>, "Sedgley Roots web" <eng-sts-sedgley@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, 25 October, 2011, 23:36 If anyone is still up and awake. can someone remind me how to do an old search on Ancestry. Thanks, Paul ------------------------------------- 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. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com 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. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

is there an option in the top right, below where it says 'quick links' then there's the tool bar then on my screen it says 'go to new search' which I never do because it's rubbish! Otherwise on 'search' is there a dropdown menu? Failing that go to help, I had to once & it explained how to do it Jane Honey --- On Tue, 25/10/11, Paul Bennett <bennyzin@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Paul Bennett <bennyzin@hotmail.com> Subject: [Black Country] Ancestry To: "Black Country Messages" <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com>, "Sedgley Roots web" <eng-sts-sedgley@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, 25 October, 2011, 23:36 If anyone is still up and awake.  can someone remind me how to do an old search on Ancestry. Thanks, Paul                           ------------------------------------- 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. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Jane and Jan found it. Its ok everyone save your energy I have found it. Paul

If anyone is still up and awake. can someone remind me how to do an old search on Ancestry. Thanks, Paul

Robert Holmes wrote: > On 24/10/2011 14:35, Keith wrote: > Often available free is Ancestry e.g Birmingham > > bob holmes And Worcestershire Libraries But it's not the same as sat in a comfy chair in front of the fire with your laptop and a glass of ............................. Mike Fisher in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com

On 24/10/2011 14:35, Keith wrote: Often available free is Ancestry e.g Birmingham bob holmes O > I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such > as Ancestry and Find My Past. Any recommendations from people already > using one of these sites would be most helpful. > > Thanks Keith > > ------------------------------------- > 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. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I've found Ancestry better for searching censuses etc Keith, with occasional forays into FMP for some of the parish registers they have there. Our Family History Group runs drop-in computer classes where we can demonstrate the various sites, both free and subscription, and show people how to get the best out of the searches - lateral thinking and a vivid imagination are useful! You may well find that there's something similar held in your own area which would help you get a taster and make your mind up as to which is most suitable for you. Libraries also sometimes run one-off classes in using Ancestry as a lot of them have subscriptions. Tracy ----- Original Message ----- On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Keith <km004d7392@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such > as Ancestry and Find My Past. Any recommendations from people already > using one of these sites would be most helpful. > > Thanks Keith >

TIMMINS: Hi Lynn, I phoned the number that I had for Ann TIMMINS' mother, but unfortunately the automatic operator told me that there was no connection anymore.The number was:01384-402324. (Since there is no answer I feel that it is okay to display the number here) When I was trying to find people for the reunion, which was many many years ago, I used "www.192.com". May I suggest that you could put in Alfred Timmins and Gornal and see what turns up. If that does not help, just try plugging in other Christian names and look at the addresses in Gornal. Worth a try if you are hitting a brick wall. So many people are doing Genealogy these days, that a phone call from a stranger, may not be so unwelcome as previously. Keep smiling, Joan On 10/13/2011 2:00 AM, eng-black-country-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 191 > (yates.lynn1947@tiscali.co.uk) > > > To contact the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY list administrator, send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY mailing list, send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text.

Hi Keith I have both but prefer Ancestry using the "old search" method. If you want military records of during the 19th century then you need find my past. I find the databases on Ancestry are of more use to me personally and having the London Metropolitan Archives online seem to come into use for all branches of my basically Midlands family. Mike Fisher in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com Keith wrote: > I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such > as Ancestry and Find My Past. Any recommendations from people already > using one of these sites would be most helpful. > > Thanks Keith

I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such as Ancestry and Find My Past. Any recommendations from people already using one of these sites would be most helpful. Thanks Keith

Keith, Not knowing what and where you are researching makes it difficult to give a good recommendation. I am finding I often use familysearch.org to start my search and then findmypast to find and trace families via the census but I have also used Ancestry to start with. The biggest problem I have found with any site is mistakes whether it was the census enumerator, the person giving the information, transcription error or even the parish records as often the record was not written down at the time of the ceremony. My Charlton family has been written with expected Charteton and variations but also Carlton and Charton to give you an example. My suggestion would be to try one for a period of time then switch to the other if you get too frustrated with the difficulty of judging where there is an error. Genealogy is like doing a jigsaw puzzle that you are missing pieces and when you find the missing piece you find you are missing more pieces. Christene On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Keith <km004d7392@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > I'm thinking of buying a subscription to one of the online sites such > as Ancestry and Find My Past.  Any recommendations from people already > using one of these sites would be most helpful. > > Thanks Keith > > ------------------------------------- > 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. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi All The West Midlands BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 5,024 for Walsall South, registers at Walsall Register Office (1943-1947) regards Bill ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk ========================================================================

Hi Christene, Saw your message about looking for Samuel Butler there is a family transcribed as Batley Samuel 30 Sarah 25 Joseph 6 William 3 Ann1 this isn't yours the email address for Sandwell is archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk don't forget the 1841 census ages were rounded up or down to the nearest 5 years. hope you find him Sue On 21/10/2011 08:00, eng-black-country-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER (Christene Hoffert) > > > To contact the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY list administrator, send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY mailing list, send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text.

Maggie, I have searched the 1841 census for my Samuel Butler family without success as they could have moved before the census from West Bromwich to Smethwick. Is there an email address for the Smethwick Archives that I could make an inquiry? Thanks for the information on the possible reason I can't locate them. Christene BC Canada On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Maggie Smith <maggiesmith@fsmail.net> wrote: > > Hello Rita > > The 1841 Census for Oldbury and West Bromwich was written in pencil and has faded too badly to transcribe.  To add to that, a number of census books were water damaged in the basement of West Bromwich Town Hall - so there is quite a lot of it missing.  Smethwick Archives have a searchable list of people in 1841 that they have managed to save, but that might not be on Ancestry.  They do have a chargeable service though, but it might be work contacting them - Tel: 0121 558 2561 > > Maggie > > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Oct 18 2011, 05:15 AM > From: "Rita Robinson" > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Subject: [Black Country] LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER > > > Hi > > I am looking for the deaths of Hannah LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER, born > c1771 and William LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER born c 1775. They were married > at S. Mary's Kingswinford in 1795, some of their children were baptised at > the Presbyterian Church in Oldbury. Hannah's youngest son was born in 1816 > in West Bromwich when she would have been around 44 years of age, but I > cannot find anything for them after that, I have not been able to find them > on the 1841 census. They possibly died somewhere between 1816 and 1823. Any > help would be greatly appreciated. > Kind regards > Rita > South Africa > ------------------------------------- > 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. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > http://thesaltfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > > > www.familytrails.net > > > > Researching :  SALT, BARKLAM/BARTLAM, LOWE, JONES, RILEY, DEAN, SAUNDERS, BURBRIDGE, BURNS, BROWN, FOSTER, HUMPHRIES, STACKHOUSE, SCANLON, SHIRLEY, WEAVER, BENNETT > ------------------------------------- > 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. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Rita The 1841 Census for Oldbury and West Bromwich was written in pencil and has faded too badly to transcribe. To add to that, a number of census books were water damaged in the basement of West Bromwich Town Hall - so there is quite a lot of it missing. Smethwick Archives have a searchable list of people in 1841 that they have managed to save, but that might not be on Ancestry. They do have a chargeable service though, but it might be work contacting them - Tel: 0121 558 2561 Maggie ======================================== Message Received: Oct 18 2011, 05:15 AM From: "Rita Robinson" To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com Cc: Subject: [Black Country] LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER Hi I am looking for the deaths of Hannah LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER, born c1771 and William LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER born c 1775. They were married at S. Mary's Kingswinford in 1795, some of their children were baptised at the Presbyterian Church in Oldbury. Hannah's youngest son was born in 1816 in West Bromwich when she would have been around 44 years of age, but I cannot find anything for them after that, I have not been able to find them on the 1841 census. They possibly died somewhere between 1816 and 1823. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Rita South Africa ------------------------------------- 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. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message http://thesaltfamily.tribalpages.com/ www.familytrails.net Researching : SALT, BARKLAM/BARTLAM, LOWE, JONES, RILEY, DEAN, SAUNDERS, BURBRIDGE, BURNS, BROWN, FOSTER, HUMPHRIES, STACKHOUSE, SCANLON, SHIRLEY, WEAVER, BENNETT

Hi I am looking for the deaths of Hannah LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER, born c1771 and William LATTIMOUR/LATIMORE/LATIMER born c 1775. They were married at S. Mary's Kingswinford in 1795, some of their children were baptised at the Presbyterian Church in Oldbury. Hannah's youngest son was born in 1816 in West Bromwich when she would have been around 44 years of age, but I cannot find anything for them after that, I have not been able to find them on the 1841 census. They possibly died somewhere between 1816 and 1823. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Rita South Africa

Hi All The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 9,989 for Tutbury, registers at East Staffordshire (1837-1884) regards Bill ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk

Thank you Joan for the information about Ann Timmins and her Mother. I would be grateful if you could give her Mum a call but I would do it if she agrees to me having her phone number. I don't want you to run up any phone costs on my behalf. I have received another email from Sandra Yate who has spotted someone on Geanes Reunited who is researching Alfred Timmins from Gornal Wood. Maybe this could be a lead too. Many thanks, Lynn Yates ----Original Message---- From: eng-black-country-request@rootsweb.com Date: 12/10/2011 8:00 To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Subj: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 191 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Will of JONAH TIMMINS (Joan Houken) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:18:32 -0500 From: Joan Houken <stinnie@swbell.net> Subject: Re: [Black Country] Will of JONAH TIMMINS To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4E943418.50000@swbell.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Several years ago I organize a Brierley Hill Grammar School reunion, and Ann TIMMINS was one of the students. Her father's name was William (I think). Ann had died and I spoke with her mother on the phone. The address I have was Kingswinford. Ann's mother may have passed also by now, but I can call the telephone number that I have, if no one else claims the Bible or Will. I live in USA. Had I been local, I would have called the number before writing this email. > 1. Fw: Fwd: WILL OF JONAH TIMMINS - Gornal Wood > (yates.lynn1947@tiscali.co.uk) > > > ------------------------------ To contact the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY list administrator, send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY mailing list, send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 191 *************************************************