>From Hull Daily Mail web site...Flashback page Interesting reading Victor ON A TRAIL FOR EAST YORKSHIRE'S MICE Hull has its Fish Trail. But what about a Mouse Trail for East Yorkshire? To reassure the squeamish who have no great affection for tiny rodents, I have to stress that I am referring to the wooden mice on work carved by Robert Thompson, the Mouseman of Kilburn, and by the family firm which still flourishes there, now in the hands of his great-grandsons. I can't take credit for the idea. An attractive book I happened to see in an Ilkley bookshop suggests a number of Mouse Trails, though the route for our area covers only a fraction of the interesting places which could be visited. The author, Patricia Lennon, also provides a useful summary of the life and work of this remarkable craftsman, who has left his mark on so many local churches. Born in 1876 in Kilburn, North Yorkshire, when he was 15 he went most reluctantly, at the insistence of his father, a joiner, to take up an engineering apprenticeship in Cleckheaton in the West Riding, a period he later described as "five years of penal servitude". Temporary relief came when he passed through Ripon on his journeys between home and work. Calling in at the Cathedral, he would stand gazing in admiration at the magnificence of its medieval woodcarvings, profound experiences which gave him the inspiration for what became his life's work. When he was 20 his father allowed him to return to Kilburn and help in his joinery business. For a long time the work was mostly mundane, constructing and repairing farm buildings, but the breakthrough came in 1919 when he was commissioned to carve a crucifix for Ampleforth Abbey. At last he had found his vocation. His career took flight. East Yorkshire has fewer examples of Thompson's work than the North - yet a surprisingly large number. Both the Minster and St Mary's in Beverley have Thompson work: in the military chapel at the Minster and at St Mary's in the fine oak door (completed by his grandsons) which acts as a war memorial. Bridlington's Priory Church contains superb Thompson carving, Pocklington church has altar rails and Brantingham "two unusual wooden crosses in the churchyard". All these are highlighted in Patricia Lennon's book but there are many more to be discovered. Holy Trinity, Hull, has a Thompson door, screen and desks, St Mary's, Sculcoates, pews, and whichever direction you take you will sooner or later come across Thompson carving. To the east there are Hornsea and Skeffling, to the north Driffield and Burton Agnes, and, moving west, Kirk Ella, South Cave and North Cave - and many more. One great advantage of following the Mouse Trail is that (like tracing your family tree) it takes you to places you might otherwise have no reason to visit but which it would be a pity to miss. Each church contains far more than a carved mouse. The carvings apparently can be dated by mouse experts. Pieces before c1920 do not have a mouse, and those done 1920-30 have a mouse with front paws. Other styles identify individual craftsmen - but all a fitting tribute to a man whose modest motto was "Industry in quiet places". The Tale of the Mouse by Patricia Lennon is published by Great Northern Books, price £8.99.

Hi All Hope you have had as much success in 2002 as I had have and that it continues into 2003. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Regards Andrew Entwistle Leeds, West Yorkshire, England Personal/research data: www.raentwistle.org.uk Main EFHA site: www.entwistlefamily.org.uk/ EFHA St Cats database: www.raentwistle.org.uk/efha_login2.html Researching surnames: ARMITAGE (Leeds, W Yorks) BIRCH (Leeds, W Yorks) CLARK (Huddersfield/Leeds, W Yorks) DEIGHTON (Leeds, W Yorks) ENTWISTLE (Prestwich, Lancs / Worksop, Notts / Sheffield, W Yorks Hull, E Yorks / Leeds, W Yorks) HAINSWORTH (Rothwell/Leeds, W Yorks) KEARY (Leeds, W Yorks / Manchester, Lancs) PECK (Hull, E Yorks) WHITE (Allerton/Castleford/Rothwell/Leeds, W Yorks) WILSON (Leeds, W Yorks) WILKINSON (Leeds, W Yorks)

Firstly I would like to thank all our Australian cousins, members of this list who kindly answered my recent appeal for help. I thanked most of you individually, but in the middle of my enquiries I was taken ill and got into a bit of a mess, and may have missed some of you - Thank you. I am surprised at how many Australians are members of this list! A question! Are there any equivalent lists in Oz? A site I recently discovered and found most useful - Service Records for Australian personnel who served in WW1 - http://www.ww2roll.gov.au Thanks to all again, and wishing one and all a Most Superb Christmas and genealogically speaking - Great strides in 2003. Peter Fewson.

Hi List, Furhter to my earlier update please feel free to contact me offlist at lesdarley@optusnet.com.au , especially East Yorks list as I am not subscribed at the moment. Les from Oz

Hi list, Thought it might be a good idea to post an update of names and dates in the tree. May even get a Christmas present from somebody I don't yet know. Trunk: DARLEY (Ripon 1800s, Huttons Ambo, Rillington, Malton/Norton 1800-1910, York 1900-1910, Great Ouseburn 1910-1920, Selby 1920-1930, Leeds 1930-1939, Howden 1939-1960) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big branches: BAINBRIDGE (Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York 1840-1910). HARDWICK (Henderskelf Bulmer 1800-1825). HESELTINE (HESELTON, HASLETON) (Easington 1700-1800, Pickering 1800-1885, Malton/Norton 1885-?). MORRITT (Bossall mid 1700s, Haxby 1773, York 1811, Westow 1830-1860). OATES (Ripon Hutton Conyers 1750-1800). POOLE Leeds, Howden 1930-?) TAYLOR (Scrayingham, Bishop Wilton 1750-1800). WHEELER (Gillingham, Kent). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little branches: ALLEN (Malton1800s) DALE (Ebberston 1820s) FORTH (Ellerton Priory 1850s) HAYES (Easingwold 1780s-1800s) HODGSON (Malton/Norton 1900s) KNAPTON LEAPER (Cawood) MANN (Staveley) MARSHALL (Norton) MATTERSON (Richmond 1850s) MEGGINSON (Malton, Spalding 1900s) MILNER (Easingwold, Settrington 1760-1850) POAD (Fylingdales) RHODES (Terrington) ROBSON (Malton, Newton le Willows 1900s) SLEIGHTHOLME (Malton) SMITH (Tadcaster 1840s) WARSTER WILLIAMSON (Settrington) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Too many twigs to list. Hope to hear from anybody with similar interests. Les (In a hot and sticky Sydney)

I have FROST ancestors in Bridlington. The LDS pre 1700 film of the Bishop's Trancripts is fragmentory. They do not have the Parish Records but I believe they are at Beverley at least. Has anyone looked at this film and can tell me how complete it is? In the IGI there are two FROST's in the early 1700's at the ZION church. Does any information exist on the records of this church beyond the LDS film? Regards Noel Flower Wellington New Zealand *************************************************************** CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that is CONFIDENTIAL and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Thank you. ***************************************************************

Hi Folks Can anyone help? I'm trying to confirm details of a marriage between WILLIAM TURGOOSE and SUSANNA WALES on 23 Jul 1804 at Whitgift. Does anyone have access to the register and can obtain further details of this such as ages and where they were from, also fathers if possible? I'm trying to link up the "northern" branch of the Turgooses to the "southern" and hope this may be the missing link. TIA Sandra McLaughlin

Have you checked the yorksfreebmd site you may be lucky and find the details on there. If not keep checking. For the GRO BMD you don't have to go to Hull for this as there are filches all over the country or at LDS centres. Victor On 9 Dec 2002 at 9:43, Joseph Miller wrote: > Is there anyone out there who would be willing to do a look-up in the GRO > index at Hull Central Library? I’m looking for information about my > great-grandparent’s marriage in 1905. If I can find out the date, then I > can obtain a copy of their marriage certificate. Can anyone help? > Stephe Miller > > > --- Joseph Miller > --- jcandsmmiller@earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > > ==== 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 >

Can someone give me any information about a Convent in Whitby. My Great - Aunt was a Nun at this convent, and she died in it in the 1990's. Her forename was Emma and her surname was Rayment. In the convent she was Sister Christine. Hoping that someone can help me Diane Sowden

Hi folks I'm wondering if anyone has connections with the above names so am posting my interests for the first time: William BRAITHWAITE born Newport 1850 (probably) , married in 1872 in POCKLINGTON to Sophie THACKRAY; mother of the same name( her father was Thomas STEWARDSON of Pocklington). One son was Ernest George Braithwaite, my gt grandfather who married Emily GILES in Pocklington. Her father was Henry Giles born in Barmby Moor in 1859. Mother Annie GORDON of Kilnwick Percy born 1855. Also Betsy Ann EVISON of WRANGLE Lincs. born 1868 whose mother was Betsy HUVIS on her cert. (could it be Hoves? as I've never found any other of that name) Also researching Entwistles in Bradford and Varleys in Wilsden near Bradford and in New Zealand. Thanks for your attention Elaine in Ireland

Henry Oddie It is a pure coincidence that I am researching Hothersalls. Hothersall is my wife's maiden name and there is no blood connection. My Dawson lived in the East Ridingt of Yorks from at least the early 18th. century. We are stuck on my wife's grandfather who died in 1901 at Shoreham Sussex(he was a methodist minister) aged about 50. Hiis obituary stated that he was born in Lancashire but gave no other details. Family legend has it that he came of humble stock and we have on birth certificate but the dates are not quite right. The Preston area is wall to wall Hothersalls as you probably know so there may not be any connection. My info is clearly of no help to you although one day I migfht be able to make us of yours. Richard Dawson

Is there anyone out there who would be willing to do a look-up in the GRO index at Hull Central Library? I�m looking for information about my great-grandparent�s marriage in 1905. If I can find out the date, then I can obtain a copy of their marriage certificate. Can anyone help? Stephe Miller --- Joseph Miller --- jcandsmmiller@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.

Dear fellow researchers, I am always trying to add to my Jobling family tree. My GGGrandfather was GEORGE JOBLING who lived in ALDBROUGH for the latter half of his life. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland around 1786, but I can find neither his birth nor his marriage to Rebecca, which must have been around 1804. Their first child was born at Sutton-in-Holderness in 1805. Can anyone tell me about any Joblings or even about Aldbrough, every little helps! Barbara

Is anyone searching the family of Thomas Dunn who died in 1748 at Brandesburton or Richard Mosey of Brandesburton and later Heigholme who died in 1793 Peter B

Good Morning, A few years ago now I accessed a Register kept in the Hull Archives, which listed serving soldiers etc., who had chosen to vote in local and General Elections by Proxy. I was able to find an Uncle who was in France in 1914-18, but had still registered his vote in this fashion. The Register contained his full details including Regiment and Army No. This procedure applied to all eligble voters who were absent from home on the date of an Election and wished to register their vote.. Well worth a Try. Robert, Kirk Ella, East Yorks.,

Hello to all, If anyone is researching or has any information on the above names, I would love to hear from you. Kind regards Jean Garforth Researching: HUNNEYBELL - Suffolk & W. Riding of Yorkshire VANN GARFORTH GIBBINS - Hull, Grimsby & Boston FRITH - Hull & Grimsby THOMPSON - Salford & Penrith WHITEHEAD- Hull & the Isle of Axholme

I found this site tonight - it looks very interesting and gives lots of info about the Boer War. http://www.bowlerhat.com.au/sawvl//index.html It won't find you the soldiers who were away from home on census night it but does have casualty lists as well as other information. Worth a look. Regards Mary Pendlebury Oldham, Lancashire

Hi Freda, I am having the same problem but as far as I know there is no way you can find out. There will not have been a census in South Africa. I guess the only way you can find out is from the regiment but I don't think that will be a very easy task. I am 100% that my Grandfather was in South Africa because he had the medals to prove it. Guess we will just have to mark them absent! Jean Garforth ----- Original Message ----- From: "TheGoods" <thegoods@talk21.com> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: [ERY] 1901 census - serving soldiers. > Hi, > Could some very kind person tell me how one can trace a relative who was > away in the forces during the 1901 census. > > I believe my grandfather - JOSEPH GOOD was serving in the KINGS ROYAL RIFLE > CORPS at this time, possibly in South Africa, I cannot find him on the 1901 > census. > > Many thanks > Freda Good > Malvern > > > ==== 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 > >

Is there anyone out there who could help me unravel a very tangled family history? I'm looking for two families: 1) The family of Samuel Feldman (?) a "Russian-Jewish" immigrant who arrived in the 1860's. He married (we think outside the faith) Mary Ann Keys who was in-service near Gilberdyke when they met. They went on to have 10 children including my great-grandfather. Here's the wrinkle, by the time he married in 1905, Herbert Feldman had become Herbert Fielding (I think I've found him as "Fielding" in the 1901census). 2) The parents and siblings of Susan Wilkinson, born c. 1855 at Immingham, Lincs. I'm very certain that her father was Joseph Wilkinson (from her marriage cert.) and that she married a man named William J. Smith at Beverley in 1874. I'm also certain that she gave birth to a daughter, Hannah, before her marriage. This makes Hannah my g-grandmother and Susan my g-g-grandmother. Maybe one of the Wilkinson researchers could shed some light. Thanks in Advance Stephe Miller --- Joseph Miller --- jcandsmmiller@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.

Hi, Could some very kind person tell me how one can trace a relative who was away in the forces during the 1901 census. I believe my grandfather - JOSEPH GOOD was serving in the KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS at this time, possibly in South Africa, I cannot find him on the 1901 census. Many thanks Freda Good Malvern