Hi Sandra It was originally known as the Portsmouth Sailors Rest, opened on 13 June 1881, this was one of the hostels opened by Agnes Weston to keep sailors out of the public houses etc. They had reading rooms and a restaurant, accommodation came at a later date I would say. Your Gfather could have just had a room for the night of the census. The Royal part would have come later as well. HTH Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth > Thank you Brian. I wonder if there is any significance that the place was > called Royal Sailors? My grandfather was a stoker on board the Royal > Yacht > "Victoria and Albert" at the time and I wonder whether this place was > where > the crew stayed when not on duty. > Sandra >

Yes, this is very good. However, they still seem to be playing around with it and on different days, different sets of records are available. E.g. yesterday Births 1916 to 2005 was exactly that. Today, despite what the heading says, it is 1984 to 2005 only. One word of warning when searching. I found a birth in Bournemouth reg dist as it should have been but the county given was "Sussex, Isle of Wight" ! So even when all the records are up and running, transcriptions may once again be a problem. Francis Auckland, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Coleman" <dickcoleman@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com>; "Cheshire@Rootsweb. Com" <cheshire@rootsweb.com>; <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com>; "Com" <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:48 AM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] GRO births on Ancestry 1916-2005 > > Forwarded from the Dyfed list > >> Hi all, >> Ancestry.com have launched today indexed searches for births from 1916 >> to 2005. The headings have not been updated yet, so just follow the >> links to the 1984-2005 category. This is a complete individuals search, >> not just for GRO pages. The result of the search links to the image, so >> that you can check the accuracy of the search. It is also possible to >> search just on Mother's maiden (Sur)name, so a great benefit for those >> of us doing one-name studies on uncommon names. >> >> My apologies for those who have no access to Ancestry, but a great >> benefit of those who have >> >> enjoy! >> >> Dai > > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jo, You could try < http://www.knightroots.co.uk/> Best wishes Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo" <granite@waitrose.com> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:53 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Look up request - baptism in 1809 > > Would anybody be willing to look something up for me? I'm trying to find > out when my gt-gt-gt grandfather was born and who his parents were. > > His name was Daniel Quinn or Quin. According to his Naval records, his > date > of birth was 20th September 1809 in Portsea, Hampshire. I'm assuming that > he was baptised but I don't know whether it would have been Church of > England or Roman Catholic. > > I'm assuming that his father's name was Henry because that's the name of > his > eldest son, but I could be mistaken. I have no idea what his mother's > name > could have been, although a Catherine is mentioned briefly in his Naval > record. > > I'd be grateful if anyone could shed some light on this. The records > don't > appear to have been added to the LDS. > > Many thanks > > > Jo > > > > I use BullGuard Spamfilter to keep my inbox clean. > It is completely free: www.bullguard.com/freespamfilter > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Would anybody be willing to look something up for me? I'm trying to find out when my gt-gt-gt grandfather was born and who his parents were. His name was Daniel Quinn or Quin. According to his Naval records, his date of birth was 20th September 1809 in Portsea, Hampshire. I'm assuming that he was baptised but I don't know whether it would have been Church of England or Roman Catholic. I'm assuming that his father's name was Henry because that's the name of his eldest son, but I could be mistaken. I have no idea what his mother's name could have been, although a Catherine is mentioned briefly in his Naval record. I'd be grateful if anyone could shed some light on this. The records don't appear to have been added to the LDS. Many thanks Jo I use BullGuard Spamfilter to keep my inbox clean. It is completely free: www.bullguard.com/freespamfilter

Hi Geoff It was working earlier, then it went a bit weird and started returning results that weren't anything to do with my criteria - perhaps it overloaded. I wouldn't be surprised because it was epic while it lasted. Kate -----Original Message----- From: eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Geoff Rogers Sent: 29 January 2009 17:03 To: Dick Coleman; eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] GRO births on Ancestry 1916-2005 Has anyone tried this, I only get results from the original period 1984 - 2005 Geoff

Has anyone tried this, I only get results from the original period 1984 - 2005 Geoff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Coleman" <dickcoleman@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com>; "Cheshire@Rootsweb. Com" <cheshire@rootsweb.com>; <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com>; "Com" <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] GRO births on Ancestry 1916-2005 > > Forwarded from the Dyfed list > >> Hi all, >> Ancestry.com have launched today indexed searches for births from >> 1916 >> to 2005. The headings have not been updated yet, so just follow >> the >> links to the 1984-2005 category. This is a complete individuals >> search, >> not just for GRO pages. The result of the search links to the >> image, so >> that you can check the accuracy of the search. It is also possible >> to >> search just on Mother's maiden (Sur)name, so a great benefit for >> those >> of us doing one-name studies on uncommon names. >> >> My apologies for those who have no access to Ancestry, but a great >> benefit of those who have >> >> enjoy! >> >> Dai > > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Brian. I wonder if there is any significance that the place was called Royal Sailors? My grandfather was a stoker on board the Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert" at the time and I wonder whether this place was where the crew stayed when not on duty. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Vine" <bovine@upnaway.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:20 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth > Hi Sandra > The Royal Sailors Rest & Peoples Cafe > regards > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:38 PM > Subject: [ENG-HANTS] 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth > > >> Hi List, >> I wonder if someone could tell me what kind of "Institution" was at >> 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth in 1911. >> My grandfather was in the Royal Navy and I wonder if it was some kind of >> hostel for land-based sailors? >> Thanks >> Sandra >> >> _______________________________________ >> No viruses found in this outgoing message >> Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 >> http://www.iolo.com >> >> ............................................. >> Want to contact the local community? >> Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >> http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >> ............................................. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com

Hi Sandra The Royal Sailors Rest & Peoples Cafe regards Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:38 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth > Hi List, > I wonder if someone could tell me what kind of "Institution" was at > 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth in 1911. > My grandfather was in the Royal Navy and I wonder if it was some kind of > hostel for land-based sailors? > Thanks > Sandra > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this outgoing message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Forwarded from the Dyfed list > Hi all, > Ancestry.com have launched today indexed searches for births from 1916 > to 2005. The headings have not been updated yet, so just follow the > links to the 1984-2005 category. This is a complete individuals search, > not just for GRO pages. The result of the search links to the image, so > that you can check the accuracy of the search. It is also possible to > search just on Mother's maiden (Sur)name, so a great benefit for those > of us doing one-name studies on uncommon names. > > My apologies for those who have no access to Ancestry, but a great > benefit of those who have > > enjoy! > > Dai

Hi List, I wonder if someone could tell me what kind of "Institution" was at 172-174 Commercial Road, Portsmouth in 1911. My grandfather was in the Royal Navy and I wonder if it was some kind of hostel for land-based sailors? Thanks Sandra _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com

Jmany hanks to all who replied ref sending cash to the UK from the US The main problem is it is two private individuals and no commercial outlet is involved The favourite at present is to include the notes in a letter Once again folks many thanks Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) History of the villages of Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight http://southernlife.org.uk

Hello, Can anyone tell me the names of any schools in Aldershot in the 1890s, please? I am looking for a Rose Emma Kathleen BRANT who was born in 1886 in Kent, the illegitimate daughter of Minnie BRANT(details from her birth certificate), Rose was living with William & Pheobe CONSTANT in Aldershot, Hants. on the 1901census as their adopted daughter, and on the 1911 census is still with them as their adopted daughter but by this time she is married to a soldier. On both census her place of birth is given as MALDON, ESSEX Also was she baptised at Aldershot? The CONSTANT family were living in Selsey, Sussex but left there sometime after 1866 and are on the 1871 census for Union Street, Aldershot. I haven't been able to locate either the CONSTANT family or Rose on the 1891 census, anywhere. On the 1901 census Rose is 14 yrs. of age and her name is listed as BRANT not CONSTANT. Myrtle

Mine from Canada was rejected by TSB & I had to go to main PO with proof of ID Ann > > When wanting to make a purchase abroad, I use travellers cheques in > the currency of the country in question, signed and countersigned. > I've never had any problems and it's worked out cheaper than getting a > sterling cheque drawn up or a bankers draft. > > A Canadian friend sent money to me by International Money Order which > I was able to cash at the post office with no problems. My bank > didn't know how to deal it the IMO! > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi Chris, PayPal is easy, but the reciver picks up the fees. I think the sender can opt in the UK to have the fees included in his payment, but that isn't an option on our Aussie site. I also send Sterling cheques purchased from my local credit union where I pay the bank fees - as far as I know, what ever Sterling value I purchase the cheque for is honoured in the UK. Some of the Family History Societies I purchase indexes from only have this option for overseas payments, but they do stipulate that it must be a Sterling cheque. Yvonne Scrivener Canberra ACT Australia -----Original Message----- From: eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brad Rogers Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2009 7:12 PM To: eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] payment from US query On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:06:51 -0000 "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com> wrote: Hello Chris, > He says he can only pay by visa etc but the author is just an ordinary > chap with no facilities. He recommends sending a cheque made out into > GB pounds. to himself. A cheque from a US bank made out in £ would attract heavy charges, assuming it was honoured at all. Most likely it would simply be returned. > Anyone know if this is OK or know of a better way. The sum is for > 14GBP Several suggestions have been made, but I'd veto Western Union, not just because of cost, but it's also very insecure. PayPal is good, and cheap, too. The US purchaser could get £15.00 and post the cash. I know many people frown on this, and understandably so. However, it's something I've done many times in the past, and as long as the money is suitably disguised, wrapped inside a covering letter for example, it's pretty safe. Having suggested that, I'd still opt for PayPal, as it offers certain guarantees for both buyer and seller. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" I'm surfing on a wave of nostalgia for an age yet to come Nostalgia - The Buzzcocks ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk ............................................. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Sandra I think your Charles Horton was a a soldier in one of the foot regiments, his daughter Mareb was born in Dagshai - India the colonel Frampton on page 1 (1881) was CO of the 30th Regiment (1891 census) I do not think that the Marines went to Dagshai In the 1891 census the New Barracks are still there, the Marines are all at Forton Barracks. HTH Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] New Barracks, Alverstoske, 1881

On Tuesday 27 January 2009 13:20:18 Firebird wrote: > When wanting to make a purchase abroad, I use travellers cheques in > the currency of the country in question, signed and countersigned. > I've never had any problems and it's worked out cheaper than getting a > sterling cheque drawn up or a bankers draft. > > A Canadian friend sent money to me by International Money Order which > I was able to cash at the post office with no problems.  My bank > didn't know how to deal it the IMO! My experience is that for an amount as small as £14 the charges for an IMO would probably be at least as much again and for some currencies they are no longer available because of government worries over money laundering. In payment for an obituary lookup by staff at a library in Canada last year I sent cash, the only viable option for the small amount in question (£20 iirc). I exchanged the money at the Post Office (no commission) and sent it in Canadian dollars with a covering letter. Of course I agreed this with them via email first. -- Stuart Morgan

Chris & Caroline wrote: > Hope the list owners do not mind but I have noticed a few people > roups in the past have encountered this problem so I hope they can > help. I have received an email from list subscriber asking how to > pay for a book advertised on my website about N Stoneham. He says > he can only pay by visa etc but the author is just an ordinary chap > with no facilities. He recommends sending a cheque made out into GB > pounds. to himself. Anyone know if this is OK or know of a better > way. The sum is for 14GBP When wanting to make a purchase abroad, I use travellers cheques in the currency of the country in question, signed and countersigned. I've never had any problems and it's worked out cheaper than getting a sterling cheque drawn up or a bankers draft. A Canadian friend sent money to me by International Money Order which I was able to cash at the post office with no problems. My bank didn't know how to deal it the IMO!

Hi Brian, Thank you for that information. I will follow it up. Kind regards Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Vine" <bovine@upnaway.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] New Barracks, Alverstoske, 1881 > Hi Sandra > I think your Charles Horton was a a soldier in one of the foot regiments, > his daughter Mareb was born in Dagshai - India > the colonel Frampton on page 1 (1881) was CO of the 30th Regiment (1891 > census) > I do not think that the Marines went to Dagshai > In the 1891 census the New Barracks are still there, the Marines are all > at > Forton Barracks. > HTH > Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] New Barracks, Alverstoske, 1881 > > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com

On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:06:51 -0000 "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com> wrote: Hello Chris, > He says he can only pay by visa etc but the author is just an ordinary > chap with no facilities. He recommends sending a cheque made out into > GB pounds. to himself. A cheque from a US bank made out in £ would attract heavy charges, assuming it was honoured at all. Most likely it would simply be returned. > Anyone know if this is OK or know of a better way. The sum is for > 14GBP Several suggestions have been made, but I'd veto Western Union, not just because of cost, but it's also very insecure. PayPal is good, and cheap, too. The US purchaser could get £15.00 and post the cash. I know many people frown on this, and understandably so. However, it's something I've done many times in the past, and as long as the money is suitably disguised, wrapped inside a covering letter for example, it's pretty safe. Having suggested that, I'd still opt for PayPal, as it offers certain guarantees for both buyer and seller. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" I'm surfing on a wave of nostalgia for an age yet to come Nostalgia - The Buzzcocks

Chris, The difficulty about the cheque is that the Bank would make such extortionate charges (£10 minimum the last time I heard some years ago) that almost the whole sum is lost in those charges. All I can suggest is that the seller finds someone with a computer and a paypal account and ask them to do the transaction for him. The paypal fees for drawing down the sum would be less than £1. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com> To: "Hampshire Life" <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com>; <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:06 AM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] payment from US query > Hope the list owners do not mind but I have noticed a few people roups in > the past have encountered this problem so I hope they can help. > I have received an email from list subscriber asking how to pay for a book > advertised on my website about N Stoneham. > He says he can only pay by visa etc but the author is just an ordinary > chap with no facilities. He recommends sending a cheque > made out into GB pounds. to himself. > Anyone know if this is OK or know of a better way. The sum is for 14GBP > > > Chris > SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > History of the villages of > Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight > http://southernlife.org.uk > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com