Hello Listers, I am new to this list my name is NANCYE and I live in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, I am trying to trace LUCY M WHITTLE born to JANE & THOMAS WHITTLE in 1924 at WALSALL.. LUCY married HAROLD HARDMAN at BLACKPOOL in 1956. Thank you, Nancye nabrooks@ozemail.com.au 23.02.07 9.55am

As with all administrative messages, this topic is not for discussion on list . . . . RootsWeb has just posted this notice at <http://blogs.rootsweb.com/newsroom> - > We’ve posted a 12-question survey and would really appreciate your > input on why you use RootsWeb and how we can all work together to make > it an even better place to do family history. We’re working hard to > understand your needs better and better - please click here to give us > your thoughts. The survey is at http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey.zgi?p=WEB2266SZ6T5HV Best wishes, Lynne

Forwarded with the author's kind permission. Congratulations and thanks to all volunteers involved in UK BMD. Lynne -------- Original Message -------- Hi New data has been added to the birth indexes at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: 33,533 births for Oldham RD comprising all sub-districts (1881-1885) Thanks to Colin Wood and team for the above 25,727 births for Liverpool RD comprising Kirkdale sub-district (1882; 1907-1919) Thanks to Peter Jolliffe and team for these These additions now bring the total number of records on the site to an astonishing 5 million. This is a good point at which to thank all volunteers, past and present, who have contributed to this increasingly valuable resource. John ++++++++++++ John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD <snip>

If you live in England, you may have already used the site UpMyStreet to find out what your house is worth or to see what real estate is available in your area. The site might also be helpful to those wishing to know how close a cemetery is to a particular town in England or how to get in touch with someone at the cemetery. If you know where someone died and you're trying to figure out in which cemetery that person was buried, this site could be helpful. It's particularly useful for those of us with inconsiderate relatives that insisted upon being buried in a county different to the one in which they died. ;-) See <http://www.upmystreet.com/UK/findmynearest/community/cemeteries-and-crematoria/results/in/blackpool-3944.html> or <http://tinyurl.com/2bghga> for an example of what sort of information can be displayed. Best wishes, Lynne

Dear Listers, A few new mailing lists have been created which may be of interest to you. Two for Lancashire: > ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical > interest in and around the town of Blackburn, the borough of Blackburn > with Darwen, and the surrounding countryside in Lancashire, England. > To subscribe send "subscribe" to > eng-lan-blackburn-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or > eng-lan-blackburn-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). > ENG-LAN-ROSSENDALE. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical > interest in and around the district of Rossendale, Lancashire, > England, including the towns of Bacup, Haslingden, and Rawtenstall, > and the villages and hamlets in the Forest of Rossendale area. To > subscribe send "subscribe" to > eng-lan-rossendale-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or > eng-lan-rossendale-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). And this one of more general interest: > > GEN-WEB-SITES. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of > information regarding the positive and negative aspects of any and all > genealogical websites. To subscribe send "subscribe" to > gen-web-sites-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or > gen-web-sites-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). Enjoy! Best wishes, Lynne

The oldest Church in Blackpool is the Parish Church in Bispham. Poulton le Fylde is still going strong, the early certificates have this district written on them, which is kind of confusing. You need to look at the Poulton le Fylde Historical Society website - http://www.poulton-le-fylde-hcs.co.uk/ You could just type in Google all the township names etc. Olive

> Have you taken a look at GENUKI? From > <http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Blackpool/> Yes, I had already looked at this, thank you. > "Blackpool is a relatively new town which grew up with the fashion to go > to the seaside, and take the waters. It's parish church, St.John, was > built in 1820. The town of Blackpool was built in the area that was > previously the townships of Layton with Warbreck and Bispham with > Norbreck in the parish of Bispham, and the township of Marton in the > parish of Poulton le Fylde." Now, "Poulton Le Fylde" is a name that has cropped up in connection with the same family. Can anyone tell me more about this place? Thanks, Stephen.

Hi Stephen You wrote: >Can anyone tell me the history of Blackpool? > Have you taken a look at GENUKI? From <http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Blackpool/> - "Blackpool is a relatively new town which grew up with the fashion to go to the seaside, and take the waters. It's parish church, St.John, was built in 1820. The town of Blackpool was built in the area that was previously the townships of Layton with Warbreck and Bispham with Norbreck in the parish of Bispham, and the township of Marton in the parish of Poulton le Fylde." > >I ask this because I was looking for an address in the 1901 >census. By the way, I found the address and it says "empty": does this >mean that there was no-one at home that night or does it mean empty >as in permanently unoccupied and vacant? > Could mean lots of things. Depends upon the enumerator. Could be that the house was empty for the night, or vacant and waiting for new renters to move in, or empty and awaiting demolition. Or maybe someone was at home and hiding from the enumerator. <g> >I then decided to look for the same address (Clifton Avenue, >Blackpool) in the 1891 census. Whereas the 1901 census has forty-odd >districts for Blackpool, each with forty or more pages, in 1891 the >whole town of Blackpool is covered in sixteen pages in one district! > >Does this mean Blackpool was a small town until the 1900s at which >point it underwent massive expansion? > That's pretty much it. See GENUKI. Also try Googling for Blackpool + history and you should find quite a bit of information, including a page written by our own Olive at http://www.btinternet.com/~stephen.yarwood/Blackpool_history.htm. There are also posts about the development of Blackpool in this list's archives (see links on the list's information page at <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-LAN-FYLDE.html>) Lynne

Hello Stephen I do not know the answer to an empty property, I wish I knew, as I have this problem in my tree. Blackpool did kind of explode, but this is only the name Blackpool. The districts had various names, Layton, Warbreck, Bispham, etc. These are still districts now, but come under the large umbrella of the name Blackpool. I hope some of this makes sense to you. Olive in Blackpool

Hello, Can anyone tell me the history of Blackpool? I ask this because I was looking for an address in the 1901 census. By the way, I found the address and it says "empty": does this mean that there was no-one at home that night or does it mean empty as in permanently unoccupied and vacant? I then decided to look for the same address (Clifton Avenue, Blackpool) in the 1891 census. Whereas the 1901 census has forty-odd districts for Blackpool, each with forty or more pages, in 1891 the whole town of Blackpool is covered in sixteen pages in one district! Does this mean Blackpool was a small town until the 1900s at which point it underwent massive expansion? Thanks, Stephen.

In case anyone is close enough to pop over :-))) Lynne wrote: > The Bracknell Family History Fair will be held Sunday, 28 January, 10 am > to 5 pm, at the Sport & Leisure Centre, Bagshot Rd (A322), Bracknell > RG12 9SE. There is free parking and a cafeteria. With up to 270 stalls, > the fair is billed as the country's largest Sunday family history fair. > > The Manchster & Lancashire FHS will have a bookstall. Books covering > Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Cheadle, Chorley, Haslingden, Helmshore, > Lytham St Anne's, Manchester, Preston, Rossendale, Rivington, Standish > and Wigan will be available, as well as those items mentioned on their > web site. > > There will also be representatives from family history societies from > all over the country. > > If you're in that area on Sunday and can attend the fair, I'm sure > you'll be in for a treat! > > Best wishes, > Lynne > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EXTREMELY USEFUL SITES: > ~~ Lancashire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ > ~~ Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society: http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/ > ~~ Manchester & Lancashire FHS: www.mlfhs.org.uk > ~~ Lancashire Parish Register Society: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/ > ~~ Liverpool & SW Lancs FHS: www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk > > > The list administrator can be reached at ENG-LAN-FYLDE-admin@RootsWeb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-FYLDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- */Nita/**/ No Ordinary G-Grandma /In Historic Alexandria * Virginia, USA no matter where you are in the world there's always a Scouser

The Bracknell Family History Fair will be held Sunday, 28 January, 10 am to 5 pm, at the Sport & Leisure Centre, Bagshot Rd (A322), Bracknell RG12 9SE. There is free parking and a cafeteria. With up to 270 stalls, the fair is billed as the country's largest Sunday family history fair. The Manchster & Lancashire FHS will have a bookstall. Books covering Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Cheadle, Chorley, Haslingden, Helmshore, Lytham St Anne's, Manchester, Preston, Rossendale, Rivington, Standish and Wigan will be available, as well as those items mentioned on their web site. There will also be representatives from family history societies from all over the country. If you're in that area on Sunday and can attend the fair, I'm sure you'll be in for a treat! Best wishes, Lynne

Researching LLOYD or looking for links to Lytham? This site may help. And there are a few very nice pics! From Cyndi's List: >URL: http://www.lloydfamilylytham.com >TITLE: A History of Lloyds of Lytham >DESCRIPTION: A history of the Lloyd family >from Lytham, Lancashire in the UK. Ancestors >surnames include Spring and Human. Locations >include many UK counties, New Jersey and South Africa. > Best wishes, Lynne

Not for discussion on list, since there's already a list for that (see <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Census-UK/UK-1911-CENSUS.html>. I'm sure most of you are already aware of news that has been circulating among the lists of a petition to reduce the classified period for census data from 100 years to 70 years (see <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/CensusInfoFreed/?ref=censusinfofreed>). You may also be interested in the Federation of Family History Societies' news about the 1911 census. See <http://www.ffhs.org.uk/Societies/Latest/index.htm>. Be sure to read the entire page. Best wishes, Lynne

A hugh amount of new data has been added to LancashireBMD, both very recently and over the Christmas holiday (I was remiss in not informing you of these updates -- sorry!) If you haven't checked in a while, dash over to <www.lancashirebmd.org.uk>. Perhaps that birth, marriage, or death that you've been seeking has been added. Best wishes, Lynne

Hello again Fylde - and many thanks to Janet C for her prompt and exciting response. Wonderful - another piece of the jigsaw in place. regards Alan

I've found the family after a bit of creative searching, and yes a son Thomas Ed. aged 7 is there too. I'll send the image to you off-list. Janet C >From: "Alan Booth" <alanbooth@tiscali.co.uk> >Reply-To: eng-lan-fylde@rootsweb.com >To: <ENG-LAN-FYLDE@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [FYLDE] Rothwell >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:24:43 -0000 > >Hello Fylde, >Joined today to follow the life of John Poritt Rothwell, Veterinary Surgeon >who I believe moved to Blackpool around 1890 after having practices >previously in Lytham and Rochdale. >Could sks with access to the 1891 census kindly look for him and his wife >Betsy with several children. >Anxious to know his address and to learn if a son Thomas is with him. >many thanks >Alan Booth, Cheltenham > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EXTREMELY USEFUL SITES: >~~ Lancashire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ >~~ Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society: http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/ >~~ Manchester & Lancashire FHS: www.mlfhs.org.uk >~~ Lancashire Parish Register Society: >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/ >~~ Liverpool & SW Lancs FHS: www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk > > >The list administrator can be reached at ENG-LAN-FYLDE-admin@RootsWeb.com > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-LAN-FYLDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Find Love This New Year With match.com! http://msnuk.match.com

Hi Alan Unless someone else has already found him for you, could you please provide further details to aid our search, as 'John Rothwell' is a very common name in Lancashire!! His age, his wife's age, places of birth, or any or the children's names/ages would be useful. Thanks Janet C >From: "Alan Booth" <alanbooth@tiscali.co.uk> >Reply-To: eng-lan-fylde@rootsweb.com >To: <ENG-LAN-FYLDE@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [FYLDE] Rothwell >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:24:43 -0000 > >Hello Fylde, >Joined today to follow the life of John Poritt Rothwell, Veterinary Surgeon >who I believe moved to Blackpool around 1890 after having practices >previously in Lytham and Rochdale. >Could sks with access to the 1891 census kindly look for him and his wife >Betsy with several children. >Anxious to know his address and to learn if a son Thomas is with him. >many thanks >Alan Booth, Cheltenham _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb

Hello Fylde, Joined today to follow the life of John Poritt Rothwell, Veterinary Surgeon who I believe moved to Blackpool around 1890 after having practices previously in Lytham and Rochdale. Could sks with access to the 1891 census kindly look for him and his wife Betsy with several children. Anxious to know his address and to learn if a son Thomas is with him. many thanks Alan Booth, Cheltenham

Hello again, I found a medal record on the National Archives' web site for my Great(x2) Grandfather. The strange thing is he has two numbers next to his name. Why would he have two numbers? Now that I know his number(s) and regiment, etc. I am wondering whether I might be very lucky and find his records in the surviving 30% at Kew. Is there a way to find out in advance whether his records survive? I don't mind visiting the National Archives myself if they are there but it would be an expensive waste of time to go all that way and find that they were in the 70% lost to the fire. Thanks, Stephen.