Has anyone on the list come across a Jeweller/Watch Repair business that was run by Herbert Ransom from somewhere around 1895, probably based around 41 Waterloo St, Sculcoates? My main interest is whether the business survived any great distance into the 20th Century, so any sightings would be of enormous interest. Thanks, and best wishes Tim Linnell

The new search facility on my website is now up and running. Cheers, Steve Garton Researching: DUFFIN - South Cave, Nafferton & Hull HENNING - Hull GARTON - Cranford EADY - Burton Latimer, Grafton Underwood Visit my website for my family tree, transcripts of Cranford St Andrew & Cranford St John parish records and Pigots 1834 Commercial Directory of Yorkshire. URL: http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton List Administrator for ALLERSTON, DUFFIN, GARTON & HAMPSHIRE surname mailing lists on Rootsweb. Maintainer of Northamptonshire Parish Data Index http://stevejgarton.bravepages.com/NPD.htm

Hi everyone, The following new pages of interest re: RICHES Norfolk/East Riding have been added to: http://www.cavekids2000.com/index.htm http://www.cave-kids.com/index.htm Direct page URLs are as follows and will take you direct to each named. http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/ric/introduction.htm http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/ric/john_thomas.htm ( _ ) http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/ric/robert.htm http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/ric/myrtle.htm http://www.cavekids2000.com/data/ric/john_masters.htm ( _ ) regards Shona

I am currently working on putting a better search engine on my site, so the search facility is temporarily unavailable. Cheers, Steve Garton Researching: DUFFIN - South Cave, Nafferton & Hull HENNING - Hull GARTON - Cranford EADY - Burton Latimer, Grafton Underwood Visit my website for my family tree, transcripts of Cranford St Andrew & Cranford St John parish records and Pigots 1834 Commercial Directory of Yorkshire. URL: http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton List Administrator for ALLERSTON, DUFFIN, GARTON & HAMPSHIRE surname mailing lists on Rootsweb. Maintainer of Northamptonshire Parish Data Index http://stevejgarton.bravepages.com/NPD.htm

I have added a new "button" on my homepage titled "Other Transcripts", on which you will find a transcript of the 1841 Census for Sculcoates Workhouse in Hull. Cheers, Steve Garton Researching: DUFFIN - South Cave, Nafferton & Hull HENNING - Hull GARTON - Cranford EADY - Burton Latimer, Grafton Underwood Visit my website for my family tree, transcripts of Cranford St Andrew & Cranford St John parish records and Pigots 1834 Commercial Directory of Yorkshire. URL: http://website.lineone.net/~stevejgarton List Administrator for ALLERSTON, DUFFIN, GARTON & HAMPSHIRE surname mailing lists on Rootsweb. Maintainer of Northamptonshire Parish Data Index http://stevejgarton.bravepages.com/NPD.htm

Hi there, I have just joined this list looking for some assistance from someone who lives in Hull near the general cemetry. I have just recieved confirmation that my relative Sr Mary Hilda who was a Sister of Mercy nun and based in Endsleigh at the time of her death in 1939. I would like to know if there are headstones on the graves. Her grave number is 8629/59. The burial number is 51788. Is she buried in a section that is reserved for Nuns or is it just a general section? Look forward to someone's assistance in this Liane Perth Western Australia

Hello all, I am very pleased to announce the arrival of a new publication from the City of York & District Family History Society. The latest volume, in the ongoing 1891 census index project, is a part of the Wetherby Registration District (See list below). This index is on a CD, in .pdf format, requiring 'Acrobat Reader' which is included on the CD. All the Society's publications are now available from www.yorkshireancestors.com, where most major credit cards are accepted. The City of York & District Family History Society covers the modern Archdeaconry of York which stretches from Coxwold, Hovingham and Sherburn in Harfordlythe in the North to Ledsham, Birkin, Selby and Drax in the South.As well as from Bramham, Bilton and Sherburn in Elmet in the West to Huggate and Bubwith in the East. The Society's area overlaps parishes covered in the West by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society and in the East by The East Yorkshire Family History Society. 1891 Census Index, Volume 2. Piece Nos. 3522 & 3523, Registration District: Wetherby (part)covers the following places: Angram, Bardsey, Bickerton, Bilton, Boston Spa, Bramham, Clifford, Clifford cum Boston, Clifford Deaf & Dumb School, Collingham, Cowthorpe, Dun Keswick, East Keswick, East Rigton, Harewood, Hutton Wandesley, Kearby, Kirby Overblow, Kirk Deighton, Licklinghall, Linton, Little Ribstone, Long Marston, Micklethwaite, Rigton, Scarcroft, Shadwell, Shadwell Industrial School, Spofforth, Spofforth with Stockeld, Stebbingmoor, Thorner, Thorp Arch, Tockwith, Walton, Weardley, Weeton, Wetherby, Wighill, Wigton, Wike, Wilstrop, Wothersome Volunteers are still needed to help with this and other very useful projects. If you have half an hour a day to spare, please contact me or email to yorkfamilyhistory@btopenworld.com Regards, Janice Wood www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk www.yorkshireancestors.com

Hi: I was hoping someone can help me. I finally went to the library and found a book called "Discovering your English Ancestors" by Paul Milner and Linda Jonas. It has some good advice which I should have read before I started my search. Anyway, it says that some names are interchangeable and some have nicknames and, that, "ANN, HANNAH, AND NANCY are variations on the same name. My great great grandmother is listed as Hannah on her son's marriage record. No last name. The last name I am researching is "SPECK". The book also says to search Passenger and Immigration Lists Indexes and that there is a a CD 354 by William Filby and Mary Meyer called PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX 1538-1940. If anyone has this CD, could they look up George Speck and Hannah Speck (but it could also be Ann Speck or Nancy Speck) coming to Canada sometime before 1852, or even 1852. My great grandfather George Travis Speck was born in Canada in 1852. One census says 1855. I really would appreciate it. Thank you. Gerri "the love you take is equal to the love you make"

Hi Nancy You could try http://www.ukbdm.org.uk/ to get pass on unwanted certificates Maria

Hi all-- I have several birth certificates and death certificates that turned out not to belong to my lines. I'd be willing to send them to family members if you email me privately at nancy@shepcat.com. They are... John William Shepherdson, son of Henry Shepherdson and Martha Stebbins, b. 1859 in Southcoates. William Lazenby, son of William Lazenby and Ann Wood, b. 1866 in W. Heslerton Edwin Earlsman Franks, son of Hubert Franks and Vina Hutchinson, b. 1942 in Thorngumbald Elizabeth Shepherdson, of Beverley, widow of John Shepherdson, died 1875 William Lazenby, in Hull, plumber, 1908. Hope this helps someone. Nancy Shepherdson

G'day Cobbers, Am researching my BIRCH & REEVES ancestry from Kingston Upon Hull. Any relatives out there who want to exchange genealogical information. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, UK. BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, UK BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Ross Shire, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, UK. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), UK REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand email to: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Australian Genealogy: http://www.ke.com.au/bdmaus/index.html

G'day Cobbers, Am researching my BIRCH ancestry from Hull, Yorkshire and have found Samuel Spours BIRCH in the 1881 Census, details as below: 1881 Census Dwelling: Stable Yard Census Place: St Mary, Kingston-upon-Hull, York, England Source: FHL Film 1342151 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4767 Folio 72 Page 40 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Samuel S. BIRCH M 65 M Hull Charlotte BIRCH M 63 F Hull John BIRCH U 20 M Hull Charlotte BIRCH U 18 F Hull Any descendants out there? If so, please contact me as we are related. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, Eng. BAILEY - Plymouth, Eng>New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ BALDWIN - Kent, Eng>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, Eng BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT BROWN - Wellington, NZ CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT COKER - Rongeta, Wellington, NZ CROALL - Scotland > NZ CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, Eng. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, Eng>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LANGDON - NZ LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, Eng. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), Eng. REYNOLDS - Cornwall, Eng. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WARBURTON - New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, Eng. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand email to: kennethb@melbpc.org.au My Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Australian Genealogy: http://www.ke.com.au/bdmaus/index.html Australian On-Line Surname List: http://www.users.on.net/proformat/ausnames.html Aussie Slang: http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/garden/386/kev.htm Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by VET anti-virus software

Just a quick note to say that with your help I have located the marriage of Robert & Jenny Youll in ------------- Newcastle upon Tyne! Peter (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Many thanks to Pauline, Ann, Mary, Trisha, and especially Jean who got there first with the info I needed. I guess I had not searched the 1881 census correctly. Just by entering Youll in the index would have given me over 3000 alternative spellings. I have also been on the PRO 1901 census with success. Happy hunting Peter(Newcastle upon Tyne)

Many thanks to Karen for recommending what looks to be a great book. I looked for it on Amazon and found it was available "used" from Wey Valley Books at about two thirds the new price. I ordered it yesterday and it arrived today, in perfect condition! May I also take this opportunity to direct anyone interested in life in the ERY in the 19th century to my transcription of "The British Workman" on the GENUKI website. Regards to all, Graham, City Of York. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Anne - Perhaps the following explanation might help, from: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Books/FolkTalk/B.html. "Brant, Brat, adj. C. Steep; generally applied to a hill side or road up a steep hill, such as the road down to the North Landing at Flamborough. The word brat, which is the Danish form, is still retained in place-names, e.g. Nunburnbolme Brat, which is a very steep wooded hillside. The word also is used with a secondary meaning, in the sense of pompous, or stiff in manner. Dan. Brat (steep) ; Swedish Brant (steep). Ex.Aye! but it's a bit brant; it's t' rooad t' bait lasses gans ti gether flithers." Conrad I have the birthplace of an ancestor in the 1861 census for Flambro' which looks like Belk. His wife and children were all born in Swine. Has anyone any idea what Belk could be please? I can't find it on a map or on the GenUKI list of places in Yorkshire. There is a Balk in West Yorkshire but this seems unlikely. Regards Anne

My grgrandmothers death cert of 1902 shows the informant as J.Youll, daughter, present at death, Branch Arms,Grimsby Lane,Hull. I have been unable to find any trace of the name Youll, a daughter, or the Branch Arms. If the surname was spoken in a Yorkshire accent what perhaps could be an alternative spelling. It could be the informant lied and gave false details, as my grgrandfather in the 1901 census was shown as having a stroke. Could therefore this person gain anything as my grandfather and grandmother still lived in Hull. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Peter (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Thank you Peter and everyone else who has replied. I'm sure that Kelk is the place I'm after. Anne

How about Kelk near Burton Agnes? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Margolis" <anne.margolis@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: [ERY] Belk (?) yorkshire > I have the birthplace of an ancestor in the 1861 census for Flambro' which looks like Belk. > His wife and children were all born in Swine. > Has anyone any idea what Belk could be please? I can't find it on a map or on the GenUKI list of places in Yorkshire. There is a Balk in West Yorkshire but this seems unlikely. > Regards > Anne > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > LOST? please use the "Where is it in Yorkshire?" index > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Where/index.html > The Maintainer of the Genuki Yorkshire pages is Colin Hinson > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Hi Alan This looks like your family on the 1881 census:RG11 piece 4777/fol.33 Page no. 16 Name relation marital age Birthplace Occ. status Elijah HALES Head M 38 Foncett Fisherman Norfolk Lavinia " wife M 36 Hull Harry C " son 15 " Shipwright apprentice Albert E " " 12 " scholar Best wishes Julie Nicholls(nee WEST) Gt Yarmouth Norfolk ERY interests WALLIS - Sculcoates BEAN - Garton with Grimston HALL - Hull PETCHELL-?