A word of warning though - it is very new and doesn't have many diosceses on it yet. However I'm sure that it will be a great resource in years to come (or now if you've rellies in the diosceses already on its database!) Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: <fh@brazell.net> To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [HRT] CoE Clergy careers > Perhaps this new website will help track him down: > > http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/ > > I quote: "The Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd) is a > collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council > and bringing together scholars from King's College London, the University > of > Kent at Canterbury and the University of Reading. Its objective is to > create > a relational database documenting the careers of all Church of England > clergymen between 1540 and 1835." > > hth > > Paul Brazell > Berlin, Germany > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:44 AM > Subject: Re: [HRT] > > >> Hi Cynthia, >> I dont know whether this might help, but at the time in which you are >> interested, all clergymen attended either Oxford or Cambridge >> University. The letters after his name are indicative of the degree he >> read at one of the universities. Both Universities have produced >> published works of all who attended their institutions and, with luck >> there is sometimes a "potted" history of the person concerned. I have >> checked the Alumni for Cambridge and there is no Maurice Phillips, so >> you need to check Alumni Oxoniensis (sp?). I'm afraid I dont have >> access to this, but you may find it in a good university or public >> library, or someone on the list may have access to a copy. >> Hope this helps >> Sandra >> >> Cynthia Foley wrote: >> >> >I'm at a complete dead end. Can anyone help. I am looking for Esther > Phillips who was the wife and executor of her husband's Rev Maurice/Morris > Phillips will when he died in 1822. >> >The will was written in 1816 and her address at this time is Harpenden, > HRT. >> >Rev Maurice died at Mill Hill (?) MDX 1822. >> >The will was proved at (looks like Soudon although it is probably > London). >> >I am looking for anything on Rev Maurice Phillips born 1767, and/or his > wife Esther Phillips who at some stage was living at Harpenden. >> >Perhaps Rev Phillips was a rector of the CoE Church in Harpenden in >> >1816. >> >His will states his name as Maurice Phillips and in small circle similar > to a handwritten copyright mark are the capital letters (LL) or (LS), > (LT). > Does anyone know what this means? >> >Keeping my fingers crossed. Actually we have a morturary broach of the > Rev Maurice Phillips with the inscription on the reverse side. Rev Maurice > Phillips, died 1822 age 55 years. >> >The only connection I can make between myself and Rev Maurice is that my > great grandmother was Hannah Ada Sylvia Phillips, daughter of John > Phillips > born 'nr Bristol' 1840s. As the broach has been in the family for more > than > 100 years, I can only presume/hope that she brought it with her and that > she > is the granddaughter of Rev Maurice. >> >Long shot, but I would love to solve the riddle of the morturary broach. >> >Thanking you for your interest. >> >Cynthia Foley >> >Dubbo NSW Australia >> > >> > >> >==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> >This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration > patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, > family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Hertfordshire FHS: >> http://www.btinternet.com/~hfphs/index.htm >> > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration > patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, > family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged. > >

Wonderful, just found one of mine!!! Jeanne Paula Patterson <prawm@hotmail.com> wrote: A word of warning though - it is very new and doesn't have many diosceses on it yet. However I'm sure that it will be a great resource in years to come (or now if you've rellies in the diosceses already on its database!) Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [HRT] CoE Clergy careers > Perhaps this new website will help track him down: > > http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/ > > I quote: "The Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd) is a > collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council > and bringing together scholars from King's College London, the University > of > Kent at Canterbury and the University of Reading. Its objective is to > create > a relational database documenting the careers of all Church of England > clergymen between 1540 and 1835." > > hth > > Paul Brazell > Berlin, Germany > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra J Smith" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:44 AM > Subject: Re: [HRT] > > >> Hi Cynthia, >> I dont know whether this might help, but at the time in which you are >> interested, all clergymen attended either Oxford or Cambridge >> University. The letters after his name are indicative of the degree he >> read at one of the universities. Both Universities have produced >> published works of all who attended their institutions and, with luck >> there is sometimes a "potted" history of the person concerned. I have >> checked the Alumni for Cambridge and there is no Maurice Phillips, so >> you need to check Alumni Oxoniensis (sp?). I'm afraid I dont have >> access to this, but you may find it in a good university or public >> library, or someone on the list may have access to a copy. >> Hope this helps >> Sandra >> >> Cynthia Foley wrote: >> >> >I'm at a complete dead end. Can anyone help. I am looking for Esther > Phillips who was the wife and executor of her husband's Rev Maurice/Morris > Phillips will when he died in 1822. >> >The will was written in 1816 and her address at this time is Harpenden, > HRT. >> >Rev Maurice died at Mill Hill (?) MDX 1822. >> >The will was proved at (looks like Soudon although it is probably > London). >> >I am looking for anything on Rev Maurice Phillips born 1767, and/or his > wife Esther Phillips who at some stage was living at Harpenden. >> >Perhaps Rev Phillips was a rector of the CoE Church in Harpenden in >> >1816. >> >His will states his name as Maurice Phillips and in small circle similar > to a handwritten copyright mark are the capital letters (LL) or (LS), > (LT). > Does anyone know what this means? >> >Keeping my fingers crossed. Actually we have a morturary broach of the > Rev Maurice Phillips with the inscription on the reverse side. Rev Maurice > Phillips, died 1822 age 55 years. >> >The only connection I can make between myself and Rev Maurice is that my > great grandmother was Hannah Ada Sylvia Phillips, daughter of John > Phillips > born 'nr Bristol' 1840s. As the broach has been in the family for more > than > 100 years, I can only presume/hope that she brought it with her and that > she > is the granddaughter of Rev Maurice. >> >Long shot, but I would love to solve the riddle of the morturary broach. >> >Thanking you for your interest. >> >Cynthia Foley >> >Dubbo NSW Australia >> > >> > >> >==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> >This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration > patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, > family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Hertfordshire FHS: >> http://www.btinternet.com/~hfphs/index.htm >> > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration > patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, > family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged. > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== To POST a message to this list use the address: eng-hertfordshire-l@rootsweb.com 2) To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving the messages individually or want them individually) or ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a digest of multiple messages or want this mode) In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe or unsubscribe.