Hi Rita I would be very interested if you could let me know this person who specialises in Coastguard research at Kew as I too have someone I would like researched. What were the rates like. Thank you Regards Stacey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Newton" <newton.r@tesco.net> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Good news re my PRIEST family > Hi all > As it is so quiet on the list, I assume you have all been glued to BBC > News 24 and the Trafalgar 200 celebrations. (If you haven't, try going to > BBC News 24 on the internet, as earlier this afternoon they had a long > video of last nights events - the Battle of Trafalgar & the fireworks. > This evening they may have something from the Drumhead ceremony at > Southsea). > > Anyway, my good news. I knew from various sources that my gggranddad John > PRIEST, was a Coastguard at Telscombe in Sussex, his first children were > baptised in Gosport & later ones at Telscombe. He returned to Gosport > after retiring as a Coastguard and is buried at Anns Hill Cemetery (found > his grave on my last visit to Gosport). > I had contacted someone in April 2004 (that is not a typo) who specialises > in looking up Coastguard records at Kew & yesterday I had an amazing > package in my post. > She supplied so much info, I haven't been able to take it all in yet. But > I now know John Priest was born in Boston Lincs on 16 May 1806. > Sods Law - Boston for that time is is not on IGI, but contacted someone > on the Lincs lookup who may be able to find a baptism. So that is a > brickwall 1/2 way knocked down! > > Just though I'll let you know > > Rita > > PS - Trafalgar 200 is on BBC Anglia East at 7pm tomorrow (Thursday night). > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect > > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >