Hi Rod, Although not from the time period you're looking at, I went to school with (and am still in contact with) a Rachel Strong, in the Bristol area. Let me know if interested and I'll forward you some details. Tony Rod Strong wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a recent list member researching the STRONG family. I've found some of > them in South Lincolnshire in the 'Suttons'. Does anyone have access to the > Parish Registers in the villages on the Cambridge side. I'm after a Thomas > Strong around the 1790- 1820 period. > > Rod S. > > > ------------------------------- > 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, I'm a recent list member researching the STRONG family. I've found some of them in South Lincolnshire in the 'Suttons'. Does anyone have access to the Parish Registers in the villages on the Cambridge side. I'm after a Thomas Strong around the 1790- 1820 period. Rod S.

Hi Jackie Re your Serjeants Yes they are in the main tree and I have them with minor differences I will extract some details from my tree and send to you off line a bit later today Thanks for getting in touch Fay

Hello Rod, I checked the parishes of Thorney, Newton in the Isle, Leverington, March, Doddington, Whittlesey St Mary, and Whittlesey St Andrew without success. In fact, I did not see any Strongs listed at all in any of the indexes. Best of luck in your research, Julia > I'm a recent list member researching the STRONG family. I've found some of > them in South Lincolnshire in the 'Suttons'. Does anyone have access to > the > Parish Registers in the villages on the Cambridge side. I'm after a Thomas > Strong around the 1790- 1820 period. > > Rod S.

But we don't want you to be cremated just yet, Chris - you are far too helpful to people on this list (and elsewhere). Getting back to the subject in hand - I imagine that way back in the past, very few people would have had expensive coffins - they would have rotted down fairly quickly, and the site would have been reused. You only have to look at a parish burial register, then go and look at the site of the graveyard to realise this. Green burials would appear to be nothing new. I'd prefer not to be re-used, thank you very much. Cremation would be good > enough for me > > Sorry about the pun, couldn't resist the subject heading > > Chris Graves, Colchester > >

On 5 Jun 2007, at 22:55, Tony Pottrell wrote: > If I knew where my ancestors were buried, I wouldn't have any > objection > to "doing my duty". I'm sure many people would feel the same. > > So far I've only found 5, So presumably you are now paying the local councils or parish officers to tend them, or can you visit them all? > which is better than I had hoped for but still > a long cry from the 50 or so burials records I've found... There is usually more in a burial register than on a tombstone, so perhaps you are luckier than you think. > If the councils made an effort to track down the family before > deciding > to recycle a grave then fair enough, but I doubt that will happen. I do hope my council concentrates its efforts and finances on educating the children, lighting the street, keeping up the weekly refuse collections, plus the myriad other items on the list, before attempting this exercise, AND especially the care of the documents I want to look in order to do my research! If descendants don't already know where their ancestors' graves are, presumably one or more of the intervening generations didn't think it important enough to pass on that information. I live nowhere near any of my ancestors' burial places, and if the various local councils need to re-use the space, so be it. I shall continue lighting candles and saying prayers for the souls of all my relatives, known and unknown. Viewing a stone wouldn't change that. Neither of my parents have a burial place, nor a memorial of any kind. So unless someone reads my paperwork they could be wasting a lot of time looking. Oh yes, they were decently done! Cremation and scattering - as per instructions - no money for memorial entry in the book. Maybe if I win the lottery I might do that, but the cost is huge. As for me - medical science can have me - then I shan't take up earth space! Then it's cremation and scattering for me too. With family scattered (no pun intended) all over the country (and world) it really is no use expecting or hoping anyone to have the time and money and inclination to tend my grave. Maybe I wouldn't want to be remembered either! > T > > Ps. Aye, I meant genealogical... I have a new laptop and the > keyboard's > a bit different ;) PS - I'm using a laptop which has been with the engineers for over three months, and am having to dredge my poor memory for all those keyboard shortcuts I used to know! 'Tis a wonder I can still type at all! J > Gen Mail 2 wrote: >> Perhaps we should return to the days of Charnel Houses. >> >> In any case if families looked after the graves there probably >> wouldn't be a problem, provided each successive generation did their >> duty, and perhaps stayed living near enough to do the caring. >> >> Also the burial registers will contain more information than the >> average tombstone, particularly those which have deteriorated over >> the 100+ years referred to in the quoted article. >> >> Perhaps others could suggest an alternative solution to those of us >> wishing to bury our dead somewhere? >> >> J >> >> ps geanlogical presumably genealogical? >> >> >> >> On 5 Jun 2007, at 12:42, Tony Pottrell wrote: >> >>> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2362291.html?menu= >>> >>> Am I the only one who finds this very worrying? Not only from a >>> geanlogical point of view (trying trace a grave is hard enough!) but >>> seems somewhat disrespectful as well... >>> >>> T

If I knew where my ancestors were buried, I wouldn't have any objection to "doing my duty". I'm sure many people would feel the same. So far I've only found 5, which is better than I had hoped for but still a long cry from the 50 or so burials records I've found... If the councils made an effort to track down the family before deciding to recycle a grave then fair enough, but I doubt that will happen. T Ps. Aye, I meant genealogical... I have a new laptop and the keyboard's a bit different ;) Gen Mail 2 wrote: > Perhaps we should return to the days of Charnel Houses. > > In any case if families looked after the graves there probably > wouldn't be a problem, provided each successive generation did their > duty, and perhaps stayed living near enough to do the caring. > > Also the burial registers will contain more information than the > average tombstone, particularly those which have deteriorated over > the 100+ years referred to in the quoted article. > > Perhaps others could suggest an alternative solution to those of us > wishing to bury our dead somewhere? > > J > > ps geanlogical presumably genealogical? > > > > On 5 Jun 2007, at 12:42, Tony Pottrell wrote: > > >> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2362291.html?menu= >> >> Am I the only one who finds this very worrying? Not only from a >> geanlogical point of view (trying trace a grave is hard enough!) but >> seems somewhat disrespectful as well... >> >> T >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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'd prefer not to be re-used, thank you very much. Cremation would be good enough for me Sorry about the pun, couldn't resist the subject heading Chris Graves, Colchester ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gen Mail 2" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Gov't Plans to re-use graves?? > Perhaps we should return to the days of Charnel Houses. > > In any case if families looked after the graves there probably > wouldn't be a problem, provided each successive generation did their > duty, and perhaps stayed living near enough to do the caring. > > Also the burial registers will contain more information than the > average tombstone, particularly those which have deteriorated over > the 100+ years referred to in the quoted article. > > Perhaps others could suggest an alternative solution to those of us > wishing to bury our dead somewhere? > > J > > ps geanlogical presumably genealogical? > > > > On 5 Jun 2007, at 12:42, Tony Pottrell wrote: > >> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2362291.html?menu= >> >> Am I the only one who finds this very worrying? Not only from a >> geanlogical point of view (trying trace a grave is hard enough!) but >> seems somewhat disrespectful as well... >> >> T > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Perhaps we should return to the days of Charnel Houses. In any case if families looked after the graves there probably wouldn't be a problem, provided each successive generation did their duty, and perhaps stayed living near enough to do the caring. Also the burial registers will contain more information than the average tombstone, particularly those which have deteriorated over the 100+ years referred to in the quoted article. Perhaps others could suggest an alternative solution to those of us wishing to bury our dead somewhere? J ps geanlogical presumably genealogical? On 5 Jun 2007, at 12:42, Tony Pottrell wrote: > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2362291.html?menu= > > Am I the only one who finds this very worrying? Not only from a > geanlogical point of view (trying trace a grave is hard enough!) but > seems somewhat disrespectful as well... > > T

Hi Paula I would love the census image if you wouldn't mind and any other information that you have. Thank you so much for your help. Warm Regards Julia ----

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2362291.html?menu= Am I the only one who finds this very worrying? Not only from a geanlogical point of view (trying trace a grave is hard enough!) but seems somewhat disrespectful as well... T

Julia I've found a baptism of a Mary BRAY on the IGI which fits the age of your Mary. This Mary had parents Joseph & Mary and siblings which include Benjamin, Jane, Susannah, Elizabeth, Samuel, Rachel, Charlotte and Sarah. I've also found Joseph, Mary and family in the 1841 census and a possible marriage in Farcet, Huntingdonshire in 1814 which fits well. Mary seems to have been buried 12 May 1842 (aged 52) [10 days before a 1 year old Emma BRAY was buried] and Joseph was buried on 19 Feb 1855 (aged 67) - all burials at St John the Baptist, Peterborough. Let me know if you want the census image from 1841 or any of my other musings! Paula

Hi Paula Thought I'd let you know you were right in thinking Samuel was Mary's son, I received his birth cert today, no father listed though. Thank you once again, I don't know why we didn't think of it. Warm Regards Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Patterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] Look Up Request > Julie ( & Sylvia) > > I don't suppose that Samuel was Mary's son born before she married > William RIPPINGALE was he? > There's a birth for a Samuel Robert Plator BRAY in June quarter 1845 > Peterborough vol 15 page 355 > > This would tie in with the Marriage of Mary to William in 1848. > > Paula > > Sylvia Rawlings wrote: >> Hi Julie >> I have spent quite a lot of time in looking for your Samuel >> Ripingale/Ripingale. I couldn't find anything so decided to go back >> to base and look at the 1851 census image to verify your information. >> And I found this: >> >> 1851 - HO107; Piece: 1747; Folio: 384; Page: 35 >> Bridge Street, Peterborough St John the Baptist >> >> Susanna Bray 26 abt 1825 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Head Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire.....Straw >> Bonnet Maker >> >> Rachael Bray 24 abt 1827 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Sister Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire.....Straw >> Bonnet Maker >> >> Benjamin Bray 2 abt 1849 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Nephew Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire >> >> Samuel Rippingah 6 abt 1845 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Nephew Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire.....Scholar >> >> Mary Rippingah 30 abt 1821 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Sister Peterborough St John The Baptist >> Northamptonshire.....Sailor's Wife >> >> So Samuel is Susannah's nephew, but nowhere does it suggest that he is >> a stepson to Mary. >> >> Also I checked the 1861 census with this result: >> >> 1861 - RG9; Piece: 967; Folio: 28; Page: 18 >> Bridge Street, Peterborough St John the Baptist >> >> Mary Rippingale 40 abt 1821 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Head Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire.....Laundress >> >> Lam (verified on image as 'Sam') Rippingale 15 abt 1846 >> Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England Son Peterborough St John The >> Baptist Northamptonshire......Gra-----? cannot read this >> >> John W Rippingale 7 abt 1854 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England >> Son Peterborough St John The Baptist Northamptonshire. >> >> So I am not sure if this is the correct Samuel you were wanting. I >> couldn't find a birth registration on freeBMD - only a Samuel >> Nightingale born in 1845/6 >> >> Over to you! >> Sylvia in Perth, Western Australia >> >> >> On 5/22/07, julia robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> I'm looking for the birth details of Samuel Ripingill [ >>> >> >> He was born c, 1845/6 to William Ripingill and I think Rebecca >> Webster. William and Rebecca were married in Wisbech St Peter May 13th >> 1840, on the 1851 census Samuel was living with his step mother Mary >> in Peterborough, his birth place is listed as Peterborough. I applied >> for his birth cert but the reg office has no record of it, maybe he >> wasn't registered >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> -- >> This email has been verified as Virus free >> Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thank you Nancy, I found photos of my gt Grandfathers brother Wadsworth which was thriiling! Julie. On 03/06/07, Nancy <[email protected]> wrote: > I stumbled upon these online photos tonight. > http://hipweb.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cambscoll/index.html > > I'm sure many of you have already seen them, but for those who haven't - > enjoy. > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Best wishes, Julie. Have you tried - http://www.bmdshare.com

Alice Elizabeth Orchard born 1885 appears on census 1891 and 1901. In 1881 she is with her family (parents and quite a few sibs) in Thorpe, Surrey. On the 1901 she is a housemaid in Watford Hertfordshire age 15. Images sent off list. Christine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 02 June 2007 19:45 To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Great Abington Alice Orchard and at least one sibling was born at Great Abington. In her case the birth was in 1885 Has any lister access to relevant records and are able to trace the family, believed to have been gardeners or small holders, and provide me with an address of some kind so that I can possibly visit to see if locations still exists. Also would be pleased to hear from anyone researching the ORCHARD name John Colchester ------------------------------- 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

Christine Thanks very much for your help and the copies of census returns John Colchester_My Macey Family Index_ (http://maceys.netfirms.com/)

Thank you so much for this link. I have had a wonderful morning browsing the villages of my childhood. There was even a picture of some of my father's relatives in one of the village photographs. I had seen it before, but it was nice to see on the screen. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Sent: 03 June 2007 05:54 To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-CAMS] Cambridgeshire Collection I stumbled upon these online photos tonight. http://hipweb.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cambscoll/index.html I'm sure many of you have already seen them, but for those who haven't - enjoy. ------------------------------- 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 stumbled upon these online photos tonight. http://hipweb.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cambscoll/index.html I'm sure many of you have already seen them, but for those who haven't - enjoy.

Alice Orchard and at least one sibling was born at Great Abington. In her case the birth was in 1885 Has any lister access to relevant records and are able to trace the family, believed to have been gardeners or small holders, and provide me with an address of some kind so that I can possibly visit to see if locations still exists. Also would be pleased to hear from anyone researching the ORCHARD name John Colchester

Alice Orchard and at least one sibling was born at Great Abington. In her case the birth was in 1885 Has any lister access to relevant records and are able to trace the family, believed to have been gardeners or small holders, and provide me with an address of some kind so that I can possibly visit to see if locations still exists. Also would be pleased to hear from anyone researching the ORCHARD name John Colchester