I have a 1914/15 star belonging to Pte W Blues 18680 Durham Light Infantry.It was with my Grandfathers Medals.I think he must have lived in the Birtley area.My grandfather was from Birtley and lived in Model cottages Birtley.Can anyone throw any light on him. Regards Eddie Gregg.

Elizabeth Daglish married William Clark/e born 1841 Swalwell Durham she was born South Moor 1841 Durham married 13th June 1863 Gateshead district.8 children JOHN, 1864 JANE ELIZABETH 1866,WILLIAM, 5 oct 1868 SARAH, 1871THOMAS, 1873 MARGARET ANN,1877CHARLES,1880 JOSEPH,1881.Any info greatly appreciated,my ggrandparents.William the son was my grandfather,resided early days POTTS ST and HARVEY ST NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.married ELIZABETH PARTINGTON in NEWCASTLE 30 OCT 1890 BYKER PARISH CHURCH.Mary

-----Original Message----- From: eng-durham-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-durham-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Harold.scott Sent: 19 April 2009 08:39 To: eng-durham@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-DURHAM] FW: Mc Givern Dear Eng-Durham Listers Please if any would help. I am researching Mc Givern Family living in Gateshead I have them on the 1901 Census but cannot find then on the 1911 Census although their children's births are still being registered. On the 1901 Census RG 13/4757 which is St James's Parish, "looks like" 35,Burns Street. James Mc Givern H M 30 Boilermaker Durham Gateshead Ann -#- W M 29 James -#- S U 11 John -#- S U 5 Nelly -#- D U 3 The spelling on the 1901 Census was not Mc Givern in the index. Any help to get us over the wall. Thank you for reading this email. Yours faithfully Harold ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Eng-Durham Listers Please if any would help. I am researching Mc Givern Family living in Gateshead I have them on the 1901 Census but cannot find then on the 1911 Census although their children's births are still being registered. On the 1901 Census RG 13/4757 which is St James's Parish, "looks like" 35,Burns Street. James Mc Givern H M 30 Boilermaker Durham Gateshead Ann -#- W M 29 -#- -#- James -#- S U 11 -#- -#- John -#- S U 5 -#- -#- Nelly -#- D U 3 -#- -#- David -#- S U 3 -#- -#- The spelling on the 1901 Census was not Mc Givern in the index. Any help to get us over the wall. Thank you for reading this email. Yours faithfully Harold

I notice that I can no longer access the page outlining the progress of the North East Inheritance project - the probate records for County Durham. Why is this, I wonder? The pages I could access previously were through the Durham University Library, a link that no longer works Dare I hope that perhaps the site is almost ready to go live?......... Does anyone have any information on this? -- Nancy McLaughlin Burwood, Christchurch, NZ http://www.archive.org/bookmarks/enzedder

Hi Les I suspect a scam As there are restrictions on certain records which they would be breaking the law having access to and publishing I have to wonder what they do have access to and if you could get the same elsewhere for free or cheaper Phone numbers? Electoral Rolls? If you google for the website address and the word scam you get many hits most advertising their services but others none to pleased with the results of searches paid for on the site I would have to ask what it is you expect to find on there? If it was a good aid to genealogical research I would have expected to have A heard about it and B find it in the archives neither of which is the case Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) does anyone have any info on the following search site before i subscribe www.OnlinePublicRecordsSearch.com thanks les garr

does anyone have any info on the  following search site before i subscribe   www.OnlinePublicRecordsSearch.com   thanks   les  garr

Dear fellow list members, I have long battled with a personal brick wall as regards a great uncle who just seemed to disappear from the planet at an early age. I have a photo of him in his mid teens in the mid 1890's and then nothing. With the help of the 1911 census I found his mother, (my great grandmother), and she lists that she had four children and three were living at that time. This is the first hint of anything having happened to my great uncle but I can't find a death listing in the BDM lists. My question is in two parts. Is it true that someone killed in a military setting isn't listed on civilian death records? Is there a Boer War website which lists those killed in the service of their country. Cheers and Happy Easter to all, Kerry from Brisbane. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4002 (20090411) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi Terry Is that what is on the page or the transcript? Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Hello, > > I have a 1911 census for the above village, which gives an > address of 'SLOAT', Evenwood. > > > > Does anyone know of this location ? Thanks, Terry.

Hello, I have a 1911 census for the above village, which gives an address of 'SLOAT', Evenwood. Does anyone know of this location ? Thanks, Terry.

Hi Kerry Try http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Boer/ It seems to pull together many sites but also has a database of the dead Fiona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerry.willson@three.com.au> To: "DURHAM LIST" <eng-durham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 6:38 AM Subject: [ENG-DURHAM] Possible Boer War website. I have long battled with a personal brick wall as regards a great uncle who just seemed to disappear from the planet at an early age. I have a photo of him in his mid teens in the mid 1890's and then nothing. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4002 (20090411) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi Kerry To the best of my knowledge there is no one single site such as the CWGC which covers Boer War deaths War deaths are recorded in separate GRO indexes and as you found not with the usual BMDs You can access them at various sites but one has some of them free to access (it is a pay per view site though) http://www.familyrelatives.com/ Look for overseas records The following are two sites I had saved which may be of help http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Boer/ http://www.genealogyworld.net/boer/ Although the symptoms you describe seem to effect many of us, with people seemingly disappearing into thin air Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Dear fellow list members, > > I have long battled with a personal brick wall as regards a great uncle > who just seemed to disappear from the planet at an early age. I have a > photo of him in his mid teens in the mid 1890's and then nothing. > > With the help of the 1911 census I found his mother, (my great > grandmother), and she lists that she had four children and three were > living at that time. This is the first hint of anything having happened > to my great uncle but I can't find a death listing in the BDM lists. > > My question is in two parts. Is it true that someone killed in a military > setting isn't listed on civilian death records? Is there a Boer War > website which lists those killed in the service of their country. > > Cheers and Happy Easter to all, > Kerry from Brisbane.

Does anyone have this family out there, as I found on the 1911 census: George Turner, born about 1868, his wife Margaret, and the following children: John, Lizzie, Katie, May, Lily, Jane, and George. Lily and Jane Turner were twins, born 1907. I have a family photograph, of a wedding that took place in 1913, of Catherine Robinson and William Pegram, and the Turner twins were flower girls at that wedding. It took place in Gateshead, at St. Mary's Church. I can share the photo. (George Turner was the uncle of my great-grandmother Catherine Robinson) Janet Hopkins in Canada _________________________________________________________________ Share photos with friends on Windows Live Messenger http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650734

Hello there, I am looking for any connections to Thomas EMBLETON and Lillian BROWN. I have a possible marriage in Dec Q 1931 at Darlington. Lillian BROWN was the daughter of Robert and Mary BROWN born at Gateshead about 1910. Look forward to hearing from anyone with any knowledge of this couple Best wishes Pat

In a message dated 04/04/2009 18:17:34 GMT Daylight Time, ct65as@yahoo.com writes: Thanks Stan, As it was the Durham "County" Council site I thought it was for all of the County. ___________________________________________________________________ This map shows the administrative area of County Durham Council as it is now. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/uk_cty_ua.pdf Stan Mapstone

In a message dated 04/04/2009 17:44:54 GMT Daylight Time, ct65as@yahoo.com writes: Durham says "all" marriages are covered but I did not find my William MAINS and Martha REAY 30th March 1907 (from cert.). ____________________________________________________________________________ Hi Lynne As that marriage was in Gateshead it will not be on the Durham County Council site. Stan Mapstone

Thanks Stan, As it was the Durham "County" Council site I thought it was for all of the County. I guess I should have used the Office "drop down" feature and would have found Durham Central, Eastern, Northern and Western regions. I was born in England so I do understand, or did, about Durham City and County, but for those born elsewhere, perhaps confusing? Lynne. __________________________________________________________________________ Hi Lynne As that marriage was in Gateshead it will not be on the Durham County Council site.

Many thanks to all who answered my question and to all who had a hand in putting these records online. I have a lot of birth, marriage and death certs. for my family members and was looking at the Durham and Gateshead sites for them. At Gateshead I had missed the "record coverage" button and my records are not yet online. For Durham it says "many" births are online, I did not find my MAINS Annie 1907 or Eliza 1909. Durham says "all" marriages are covered but I did not find my William MAINS and Martha REAY 30th March 1907 (from cert.). All of the above are on freebmd. I wonder if there are plans to expand the coverage, perhaps not in these tough economic times. All help is greatly appreciated, Lynne.

In a message dated 03/04/2009 00:02:09 GMT Daylight Time, ct65as@yahoo.com writes: Hi Stan, Thank you for the website. I have tried several of my family births, they should be there, and am not getting any results, Lynne. ___________________________________________________________________________ Hi Lynne, Remember the site does not cover the whole of the original County of Durham just the present County Council Area, and does not have all the birth indexes. The whole of the city of Sunderland is excluded, as are the areas of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Tees Side, which have their own sites. FreeBmd have all births from 1837-1915 Stan Mapstone

Durham County Council have redesigned their web site, you now go to "Registrars Certificates" at "Online services" http://www.durham.gov.uk/pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6604 Stan Mapstone