http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/untoldlives/ "The British Library’s collections contain stories of people’s lives worldwide, from the dawn of history to the present day. They are told through the written word, images, audio-visual and digital materials. The Untold Lives blog shares those stories, providing fascinating and unusual insights into the past and bringing out from the shadows lives that have been overlooked or forgotten. "We hope to inspire new research and encourage enjoyment, knowledge and understanding of the British Library and its collections. In addition to stories from the past, we give glimpses of the hidden life of the Library and provide information about events and exhibitions. The blog contains many links to act as signposts to research information and online resources that you can explore for work or pleasure. "Many of you reading Untold Lives will know similar stories– we hope you will share them by commenting on our blog." Don't forget to also share your stories on RootsWeb's lists!
Win a fantastic prize from The Federation of Family History Societies: "Perhaps you have discovered a famous explorer, inventor, politician, activist, merchant or labourer? On the darker side, a convict, murderer or one of the Pendle witches? Maybe someone who struggled to bring up a family against all odds? "Why not enter the new FFHS competition sponsored by findmypast.co.uk, ancestry.co.uk and thegenealogist.co.uk? "Write an account of your most interesting person and bring them to life in no more than 1,000 words. "Entries may be submitted electronically to admin@ffhs.org.uk or by post to The Administrator, FFHS, PO Box 8857, Lutterworth LE17 9BJ by December 31st 2011. Any entries received after the closing date will not be judged. The winners will be announced in February 2012. The judge’s decision will be final. Prizes will be awarded as advertised with no alternatives. "First Prize – One year’s Full Subscription to findmypast.co.uk. <snip> "Second Prize – One year’s Diamond Premium Subscription to thegenealogist.co.uk <snip> "Third Prize – One year’s Premium Membership to ancestry.co.uk <snip> "TheGenealogist.co.uk is sponsor of the Young Persons Category, which is aimed at young people aged 21 and under on the closing date of 31st December 2011. The prize is a laptop." Good luck to all who enter! Whether or not you enter the competition, why not write to the list and tell us about the most interesting person in your tree? We'd love to read your stories! Kind regards, Lynne
>From Lancashire Archives the following good news! - Dear All Lancashire Archives is holding a Preview Day to celebrate the end of a Summer of engineering work and the reopening of a much improved Searchroom on Friday 21 October, 10am-2pm. The day will offer users old and new the chance to see what has been changed and why, view our treasures and explore behind the scenes. All are welcome! Please see our website for further information www.archives.lancashire.gov.uk. We will then reopen to the public as usual on 24 October with the following open hours: Monday - 9am - 5pm Tuesday - 9am - 8.30pm Wednesday - 9am - 5pm Thursday - 9am - 5pm Friday - 9am - 5pm Second Saturday of every month - 10am - 4pm For those of you who have helpfully been advising visitors of our closure over the summer, please do let people know that we will be open for the Preview Event only on 21 October 2011. We will be open for research as normal from Monday 24 October 2011. Thank you Kathryn Kathryn Rooke Archivist Lancashire Archives www.record.office@lancashire.gov.uk
Hello Listers, Here are the latest set of records to be added to the OPC website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 14 October 2011 Burials 1790 to 1793 from the Church of St James, Accrington Baptisms 1813 to 1818, 1850 to 1862 and 1879 to 1885 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1848 to 1881 from the Parish of Chipping Burials 1936 to 1944 from the Church of St Michael, Great Lever Baptisms 1879 to 1896 and Marriages 1895 to 1900 from the Church of St Matthew the Apostle, Habergham Eaves Baptisms 1852 to 1898 from the Church of St John, Old Haymarket, Liverpool Marriages 1943 to 1952 from St Mark, Newtown, Pemberton Marriages 1856 to 1858 and 1873 to 1875 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich Baptisms 1909 to 1917 and Marriages 1914 to 1919 from Christ Church, Salford Marriages 1896 to 1907 from the Church of St Stephen, Salford Burials 1896 to 1903 from St Thomas, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens Regards, Sally
The Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/) have announced that the revised & updated edition (2011) of the Registers in Manchester Archives & Local Studies ("The Pink Book") is now available. The Pink Book is a comprehensive list of the large collection of parish registers available at the Archives and Local Studies Unit in Manchester Central Library (temporarily relocated to City Library and GMCRO at the moment). Registers relate to Manchester and Salford and parts of the counties of Lancashire, Cheshire and the more recent Greater Manchester County, many of which date back to the 16th century. Coverage dates and archive references are provided. An extremely useful reference. Lynne
Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following couple of databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 12 October 2011 Baptisms 1871 to 1932 and Marriages 1900 to 1916 and 1930 to 1947 from Haughton Green Methodist Church in the Parish of Haughton Baptisms 1787 to 1810 from Pitt St Wesleyan Chapel, Liverpool Regards, Sally
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=2797781 Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Ellis Sent: 12 October 2011 16:16 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Westhoughton Soldier Hello List, Whilst wandering around a First World War cemetery on the Somme, I found this inscription. Private J.E. Williams, 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Killed in Action 1st July 1916. Lived at 544 Manchester Road Westhoughton. Son of Catherine Williams.
Hello List, Whilst wandering around a First World War cemetery on the Somme, I found this inscription. Private J.E. Williams, 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Killed in Action 1st July 1916. Lived at 544 Manchester Road Westhoughton. Son of Catherine Williams. Is this a relative of someone on the list? If so, I can let you have some brief details. Regards John Ellis
If your Lancashire ancestor traveled or moved to the US, you may find these National Archives resources helpful: Resources for Genealogists - <http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html> Federal Agency Websites with Information Useful in Genealogical Research - <http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/other-websites/related-federal-websites.html> Research Topics: Women - <http://www.archives.gov/research/topics/women.html> Research Topics of Genealogical Interest (online essays, data, and links)- <http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/topics/index.html> Immigration Records (Ship Passenger Arrival Records) - <http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/> Hope this helps someone! Kind regards, Lynne
> Perle, have you tried looking at the American or Canadian census for > Daniel > Bentley. It's possible that he may have gone there looking for work, > decided > he didn't want to stay, and returned to this country (as happened in the > family of a cousin of mine). > > Valerie Thanks for that Valerie. I never thought of that, I'll give it a try. Perle.
Hospitals are listed on normal census sheets and patients should be found on a regular search. However, some hospitals listed patients only under their initials. Can you tell us his year of birth? That will help us. Jean Hello Jean. Thanks for your reply, he was born 1853. Perle
Hi List. Does the 1881 census have a special place for looking at hospitals I am clutching at straws with trying to find my Daniel Bentley, I have his family but not he. Then he appears on the 1891 with his family. Perle Brooking. Younghusband South Australia
Perle, have you tried looking at the American or Canadian census for Daniel Bentley. It's possible that he may have gone there looking for work, decided he didn't want to stay, and returned to this country (as happened in the family of a cousin of mine). Valerie On 7 October 2011 07:07, Perle <perle@baonline.com.au> wrote: > Hi List. > > Does the 1881 census have a special place for looking at hospitals I am > clutching at straws with trying to find my Daniel Bentley, I have his family > but not he. Then he appears on the 1891 with his family. > > > Perle Brooking. > Younghusband South Australia > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LAN-BOLTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Oh I agree except that in his case he died of pneumonia a year after the Census so I think he must have been fairly ill at the time so not sure vanity came into it although he was a widower, his wife having died in childbirth just 6 months after their marriage in 1891. Perhaps he had been knocking a few years off his age for a while. The fact remains though that it is likely that ages can be wrong when people are in institutions, not least as there is nobody else in the family to verify things. Meg Magdalen Galley-Taylor 01409 261804 meg@taylor.it -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bob Thornley Sent: 07 October 2011 10:42 To: eng-lan-bolton@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] 1881 census Meg, I wonder if it might not be more likely that then, as now, many people for reasons from vanity to villainy found it advantageous to massage their ages up or down when asked. In the ten years between each census the ages of man move on as do the reasons to wish to advertise an older or younger age than the bum-fluff or the wrinkles might suggest. Regards, Bob (who's been in his prime for several decades). On 07/10/2011 09:43, Meg Galley-Taylor wrote: I also found that years of birth are often very inaccurate. It took me ages to find my great grandfather in the 1901 census when he was in the Union Workhouse in Atherton as a patient. They had his age as 36 when he was 39 so I guess it might be even worse than this 20 years earlier if someone just couldn't be bothered to check on ages and just estimated them. Hope this helps. Meg Magdalen Galley-Taylor 01409 261804 [1]meg@taylor.it References 1. mailto:meg@taylor.it :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Meg, I wonder if it might not be more likely that then, as now, many people for reasons from vanity to villainy found it advantageous to massage their ages up or down when asked. In the ten years between each census the ages of man move on as do the reasons to wish to advertise an older or younger age than the bum-fluff or the wrinkles might suggest. Regards, Bob (who's been in his prime for several decades). On 07/10/2011 09:43, Meg Galley-Taylor wrote: I also found that years of birth are often very inaccurate. It took me ages to find my great grandfather in the 1901 census when he was in the Union Workhouse in Atherton as a patient. They had his age as 36 when he was 39 so I guess it might be even worse than this 20 years earlier if someone just couldn't be bothered to check on ages and just estimated them. Hope this helps. Meg Magdalen Galley-Taylor 01409 261804 [1]meg@taylor.it References 1. mailto:meg@taylor.it
I also found that years of birth are often very inaccurate. It took me ages to find my great grandfather in the 1901 census when he was in the Union Workhouse in Atherton as a patient. They had his age as 36 when he was 39 so I guess it might be even worse than this 20 years earlier if someone just couldn't be bothered to check on ages and just estimated them. Hope this helps. Meg Magdalen Galley-Taylor 01409 261804 meg@taylor.it -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Perle Sent: 07 October 2011 07:07 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] 1881 census Hi List. Does the 1881 census have a special place for looking at hospitals I am clutching at straws with trying to find my Daniel Bentley, I have his family but not he. Then he appears on the 1891 with his family. Perle Brooking. Younghusband South Australia :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hospitals are listed on normal census sheets and patients should be found on a regular search. However, some hospitals listed patients only under their initials. Can you tell us his year of birth? That will help us. Jean ________________________________ From: Perle <perle@baonline.com.au> To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 7 October 2011, 7:07 Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] 1881 census Hi List. Does the 1881 census have a special place for looking at hospitals I am clutching at straws with trying to find my Daniel Bentley, I have his family but not he. Then he appears on the 1891 with his family. Perle Brooking. Younghusband South Australia
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My email address has changed from mikew423@aol.com to mikew423@btinternet.com Rgds Mike Walker eng-lan-bolton-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >To post to the list, send your message to ENG-LAN-BOLTON@RootsWeb.com. Be sure mail to the list is in plain text. >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >Plees use a subject line that is pertinent to your message and that you snip out any text not relevant to your post. >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Lancs OPC update - 6 Oct 2011 (sally roberts) > 2. 1881 census (Perle) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:15:06 +0000 >From: sally roberts <sallyroberts55@hotmail.com> >Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Lancs OPC update - 6 Oct 2011 >To: <eng-lan-eccles@rootsweb.com>, <eng-lan-bolton@rootsweb.com>, > <eng-lan-blackburn@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <SNT110-W3269DB3AEE0AD9F4E6225ECBF90@phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > >Hello Listers, > >Todays visit to the Lancashire OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ > >5 October 2011 > >Marriages 1887 to 1895 and Burials 1806 to 1812 from the Church of St James, Accrington > >Baptisms 1725 to 1758 and Burials 1724 to 1758 from the Parish of Broughton > >Banns 1819 to 1823 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley > >Baptisms 1892 to 1901 from the Church of St James, in the District of Gorton, Manchester > >Marriages 1906 to 1909 from the Church of St Mark, in the District of Gorton, Manchester > >Marriages 1880 to 1915 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Great Lever > >Baptisms 1879 to 1881 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Habergham Eaves > >Marriages 1899 to 1906 from the Church of All Saints, Liverpool > >Baptisms 1834 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool > >Burials 1807 from the Collegiate Church, in the City of Manchester > >Marriages 1859 to 1860 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich > >Baptisms 1856 to 1866 from St Thomas, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens > > >Regards, >Sally > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:37:23 +0930 >From: "Perle" <perle@baonline.com.au> >Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] 1881 census >To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <005801cc84b7$63429010$b039a8c0@perlesdesktop> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hi List. > >Does the 1881 census have a special place for looking at hospitals I am clutching at straws with trying to find my Daniel Bentley, I have his family but not he. Then he appears on the 1891 with his family. > > >Perle Brooking. >Younghusband South Australia > >------------------------------ > >To contact the ENG-LAN-BOLTON list administrator, send an email to >ENG-LAN-BOLTON-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the ENG-LAN-BOLTON mailing list, send an email to ENG-LAN-BOLTON@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of ENG-LAN-BOLTON Digest, Vol 6, Issue 156 >**********************************************
Hello Listers, Todays visit to the Lancashire OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ 5 October 2011 Marriages 1887 to 1895 and Burials 1806 to 1812 from the Church of St James, Accrington Baptisms 1725 to 1758 and Burials 1724 to 1758 from the Parish of Broughton Banns 1819 to 1823 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1892 to 1901 from the Church of St James, in the District of Gorton, Manchester Marriages 1906 to 1909 from the Church of St Mark, in the District of Gorton, Manchester Marriages 1880 to 1915 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Great Lever Baptisms 1879 to 1881 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Habergham Eaves Marriages 1899 to 1906 from the Church of All Saints, Liverpool Baptisms 1834 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool Burials 1807 from the Collegiate Church, in the City of Manchester Marriages 1859 to 1860 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich Baptisms 1856 to 1866 from St Thomas, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens Regards, Sally