Hi Joy, Many thanks for your interest in my posting. My brick wall is starting to take on the proportions of the Berlin Wall at the moment although mine is not coming down but rather going up and up. I thought I may have found the birth registration for my Great Grandfather (he is my big stumbling block at the moment), but when I sent to the GRO they informed me that the regn no I had submitted had different parent names. I believe that I have traced gr,grandfather Henry SIMPSON back to his parents but am now unable to find his birth registration fitting census data nor can I find his marriage regn to Rachel MORRIS. I had thought I would like to visit the UK and stroll down some of the streets my various ancestors strolled and research while I was there but now I am not so sure about the research. Mer thinks it would be cheaper to hire a researcher. Anyway, now that I do not officially exist because my gr,grandfather does not appear to have been born, I may just have to discontinue my emails to this list and that is a shame as everyone is so helpful! Ha, ha, ha!, about the discontinuing part that is! Kind regards, Kerry [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello Black Country list > > > > I have been away for a very long but joined after reading this post. > > > > > > > > Hello Kerry > > > > I read your post while browsing through the archives. To be honest I was a > little shocked that you would come all the way here to do research. It > seems > a very desperate (and I mean that in a nice way) trip to consider. The > reason being I did it myself, but the reverse trip. I had a few additional > reasons for my trip but did research while I was there. I went armed with > all my dates, names photos you name it. I found it a very worthwhile > experience. The downside was - not enough time! Trying to research using > unfamiliar records is very time consuming. If you do decide to visit I > would > plan, plan & plan & get as much done before as possible. Linda's advice > was > good, post your brick walls. In the meantime I have a few ideas for you. > > > > Have you considered ordering the records you require through your local > LDS > church? > > You could ask the list for lookups, some researchers have their own church > records etc they could forward you the original in some cases. I have > known > some very kind soles do look ups at the record office, get photocopies, > scan > them & send them along. > > I can confirm Sammi Hoy is on facebook. > > > > Kerry if you do decide to visit the uk I wish you a fruitful visit & hope > the weather is good for you. Bring your brolly, you will need it during > any > month LOL. > > > > The Black Country folk are very helpful, friendly people with lovely towns > & > villages. A fabulous day out is the black country museum. I guarantee you > will love it! > > > > Happy New Year to you all > > > > Joy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > Living in Australia and having come across a few brick walls with my > research, I am wondering if it is worth my while coming to England and > visiting the various Archives. > If I did decide to do this I would obviously want to see all the other > places of interest but research would be my main purpose. > I know that this is probably a more expensive way of doing things but it > would be nice to see the actual records and I am sure I would be benefit > in > many other ways from this visit. > Kind regards, > Kerry from Queensland, Australia > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 00:21:10 -0000 > From: "JOY ASGHAR" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Black Country] Possible visit to England for research > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Just remembered my Benjamin SIMPSON born 1839 in Bengeworth Evesham > married > Eliza MASON of Rowley Regis. They married at St Luke Cradley. In 1881 they > were living in Malt Mill Lane. > > Joy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JOY ASGHAR > Sent: 01 January 2010 23:56 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Black Country] Possible visit to England for research > > Hello Black Country list > > > > I have been away for a very long but joined after reading this post. > > > > > > > > Hello Kerry > > > > I read your post while browsing through the archives. To be honest I was a > little shocked that you would come all the way here to do research. It > seems > a very desperate (and I mean that in a nice way) trip to consider. The > reason being I did it myself, but the reverse trip. I had a few additional > reasons for my trip but did research while I was there. I went armed with > all my dates, names photos you name it. I found it a very worthwhile > experience. The downside was - not enough time! Trying to research using > unfamiliar records is very time consuming. If you do decide to visit I > would > plan, plan & plan & get as much done before as possible. Linda's advice > was > good, post your brick walls. In the meantime I have a few ideas for you. > > > > Have you considered ordering the records you require through your local > LDS > church? > > You could ask the list for lookups, some researchers have their own church > records etc they could forward you the original in some cases. I have > known > some very kind soles do look ups at the record office, get photocopies, > scan > them & send them along. > > I can confirm Sammi Hoy is on facebook. > > > > Kerry if you do decide to visit the uk I wish you a fruitful visit & hope > the weather is good for you. Bring your brolly, you will need it during > any > month LOL. > > > > The Black Country folk are very helpful, friendly people with lovely towns > & > villages. A fabulous day out is the black country museum. I guarantee you > will love it! > > > > Happy New Year to you all > > > > Joy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > Living in Australia and having come across a few brick walls with my > research, I am wondering if it is worth my while coming to England and > visiting the various Archives. > If I did decide to do this I would obviously want to see all the other > places of interest but research would be my main purpose. > I know that this is probably a more expensive way of doing things but it > would be nice to see the actual records and I am sure I would be benefit > in > many other ways from this visit. > Kind regards, > Kerry from Queensland, Australia > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. 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