Sorry Bill, no message attached to your last Email, hope you are OK. Bazza On 19 May 2014 10:15, <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: Barry Wilson > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet > > > Well > > Back to Navy day's as an Rader Plotter in the Royal Canadian Navy > > The wording is Read from right to left and the best part is that it's > looks like it is in reverse "Mirror Image " > > so maybe the printer is printing in reverse ? and maybe the message is > being printed in Properties message stage showing all the steps of the > message Also going tp Google and typing the problem > > > >From Google > This sounds like an advanced setting on your printer setup. When you get > to the print dialog, hit Properties for your printer, then look around > there for a "mirror" or "reverse" setting. Different printers use different > drivers, so your configuration options are difficult to predict. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barry Wilson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:32 PM > Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet > > > Hi Bill, nice of you to get back to me, > The prints are always in English on my computer, but when printed, they > come out in, well it could be Russian, Hebrew, > or something similar. > I have attached a copy of what I am getting from Family search. > The information concerned is Family birth & Marriage details. > I am using Goggle Chrome normally, but it is the same on Yahoo. > The information that I am particularly chasing, is related to my wife's > Gr.Gr Grandfather William Andrew. > There is some discrepancy, about where he did come from, was it > Wellingore Lincolnshire, or Collingham Nottinghamshire abt 1807. In fact > even William himself in the census changed between the two different > address's. > The reason it is a problem to me, is because we cannot progress further > back until we know for sure, which family is the correct one, as you can > well imagine. > Regards Barry J D Wilson ( Bazza ) Lincoln England > > > > On 16 May 2014 17:47, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Bazza > > Just what are you looking for ? > > The thing that makes me mad is answering a query for someone and not > getting a reply back that they received the answer > > Bill Stratton > Cole Harbour NS Canada > > It helps past time between Dialysis day's and doing Freereg > Lincs.scribing > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Wilson" < > [email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet > > > > > As we seem to be discussing message problems, I wonder if anyone can > tell > me why Family Search prints downloads in a Foreign Language, this > has been > going on now for 2 months, and although I have been in touch with > the site, > there appears to be on answer from them. I have even enlisted the > help of > the Ancestry insider, and although we have tried several different > solutions, I seem to be stuck with the problem. Bazza > > > On 16 May 2014 17:27, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > My personal opinion is its a mixture of all sorts of things > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I was answering your question your printer printing Greek Russian or what ever nothing attached Bill ----- Original Message ----- > Sorry Bill, no message attached to your last Email, hope you are OK. > Bazza > > > On 19 May 2014 10:15, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> Well >> >> Back to Navy day's as an Rader Plotter in the Royal Canadian Navy >> >> The wording is Read from right to left and the best part is that it's >> looks like it is in reverse "Mirror Image " >> >> so maybe the printer is printing in reverse ? and maybe the message is >> being printed in Properties message stage showing all the steps of the >> message Also going tp Google and typing the problem >> >> >> >From Google >> This sounds like an advanced setting on your printer setup. When you get >> to the print dialog, hit Properties for your printer, then look around >> there for a "mirror" or "reverse" setting. Different printers use >> different >> drivers, so your configuration options are difficult to predict. >> >> Bill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Barry Wilson >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet >> >> >> Hi Bill, nice of you to get back to me, >> The prints are always in English on my computer, but when printed, they >> come out in, well it could be Russian, Hebrew, >> or something similar. >> I have attached a copy of what I am getting from Family search. >> The information concerned is Family birth & Marriage details.

There would be no attachment to a Rootsweb mailing list message.  List message processing software often refused to process attachments, Bazza, because they can overload inboxes.  It's the same reason the US Pentagon won't allow Powerpoint files to be send by e-mail.  They were overloading the network. And, yes, the list has been quiet.  We've also lost about 60 members from the list because of problems with Yahoo and AOL setting up DMARC.  Rootsweb is working with them but is running into the "so what" attitude.  E-mail is not a money maker for AOL and Yahoo. I'll be changing my e-mail address soon because my ATT.NET account is hosted by Yahoo and they won't deliver some of my list mail. DMARC is a great concept, but it needs to be implemented carefully.  Lordy, you'd think politicians made this stuff up.     Lou > On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:51 AM, Barry Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry Bill, no message attached to your last Email, hope you are OK.  Bazza > > > On 19 May 2014 10:15, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: Barry Wilson >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 4:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet >> >> >> Well >> >> Back to Navy day's as an Rader Plotter in the Royal Canadian Navy >> >> The wording  is Read from right to left and the best part is that it's >> looks like it is in reverse "Mirror Image " >> >> so maybe the printer is printing in reverse ? and maybe the message is >> being printed in Properties message stage showing all the steps of the >> message Also going tp Google and typing the problem >> >> >> >From Google >> This sounds like an advanced setting on your printer setup. When you get >> to the print dialog, hit Properties for your printer, then look around >> there for a "mirror" or "reverse" setting. Different > printers use different >> drivers, so your configuration options are difficult to predict. >> >> Bill >> >>   ----- Original Message ----- >>   From: Barry Wilson >>   To: [email protected] >>   Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:32 PM >>   Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet >> >> >>   Hi Bill, nice of you to get back to me, >>   The prints are always in English on my computer, but when printed, they >> come out in, well it could be Russian, Hebrew, >>   or something similar. >>   I have attached a copy of what I am getting from Family search. >>   The information concerned is Family birth & Marriage details. >>   I am using Goggle Chrome normally, but it is the same on Yahoo. >>   The information that I am particularly chasing, is related to my > wife's >> Gr.Gr Grandfather William Andrew. >>   There is some discrepancy, about where he did come from, was it >> Wellingore  Lincolnshire, or Collingham Nottinghamshire abt 1807. In fact >> even William himself in the census changed between the two different >> address's. >>   The reason it is a problem to me, is because we cannot progress further >> back until we know for sure, which family is the correct one, as you can >> well imagine. >>   Regards  Barry J D Wilson  ( Bazza )  Lincoln England >> >> >> >>   On 16 May 2014 17:47, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>     Hi Bazza >> >>     Just what are you looking for ? >> >>     The thing that makes me mad is answering a query for someone and not >> getting a reply back that they received the answer >> >>     Bill Stratton >>     Cole Harbour NS Canada >> >>     It helps past time between Dialysis day's and doing Freereg >> Lincs.scribing >>     ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Wilson" < >> [email protected]> >>     To: <[email protected]> >>     Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:33 PM >>     Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet >> >> >> >> >>       As we seem to be discussing message problems, I wonder if anyone can >> tell >>       me why Family Search prints downloads in a Foreign Language, this >> has been >>       going on now for 2 months, and although I have been in touch with >> the site, >>       there appears to be on answer from them. I have even enlisted the >> help of >>       the Ancestry insider, and although we have tried several different >>       solutions, I seem to be stuck with the problem.  Bazza >> >> >>       On 16 May 2014 17:27, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>         My personal opinion is its a mixture of all sorts of things >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

George BOOLE (1815 -1864), was one of Lincolnshire's famous sons. He was the first Professor of Mathematics at Queen's College Cork, now University College Cork. George Boole is most recognized as the inventor of Boolean Logic, which is the basis of modern digital computer logic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole The University College in Cork has now officially made available their collection of Boole Papers to the online community at http://georgeboole.ucc.ie/ George's great aunt Sarah BOOLE (1742-1766) was my Great Great Great Great Great Grandmother. Coincidently there is an article on Boole in the latest LFHS Journal (Vol. 25, No. 2) by another of his relatives Ann Perkins. Terry Wells

Her death is registered Sept Q 1946 Lincoln ________________________________ From: elaine westaway <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 19 May 2014, 21:02 Subject: [LIN] Beatrice Hackney I am trying to find any newpaper articles on the death in 1945 of Beatrice Hackney. She weighed in at 38 stone (before it was fashionable to weigh in at such amounts) and apparently was the largest lady in Lincoln, and they had to take most of the front of the house off to get her body out, she was the owner of the a fish and chip shop on steep hill, which probably explains as fish and chips were not rationed how she got to such a weight in times of rationing, she was also my great grandmother, any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Elaine Westaway Hampshire UK ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Presumably you have a date of death, and if so the staff at Lincoln Central library might be willing to look for any newspaper articles (for free) and send you copies , though you might have to pay for the latter. Worth asking. http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/discover-libraries/what-we-offer/lincoln-central-library/ The British Newspaper Archive doesn't seem to have Lincoln papers covering 1945 yet. It does have the Stamford Mercury to 1945 but I'm not sure just how much county-wide coverage would have been in the paper then. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.co.uk/ On 19/05/2014 21:02, elaine westaway wrote: > I am trying to find any newpaper articles on the death in 1945 of Beatrice Hackney. She weighed in at 38 stone (before it was fashionable to weigh in at such amounts) and apparently was the largest lady in Lincoln, and they had to take most of the front of the house off to get her body out, she was the owner of the a fish and chip shop on steep hill, which probably explains as fish and chips were not rationed how she got to such a weight in times of rationing, she was also my great grandmother, any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > Elaine Westaway > Hampshire UK > > ------------------------------- >

Hello Sara That is right, you probably know that Sir Isaac did not marry, but there are a lot of 'cousins' in the Newton family and it may be there. I am back to within 50 years maximum to Benjamin and his family and have not yet met a Bacon family. if that helps. Will certainly tell you if I do. There has been no Smith so far either so this could mean that the connection is through a daughter, grandaughter etc. The Newton project could be interesting if they look at the Smith side too. However there has been some perhaps 'disinterest' for the Smith side from the Newton side. However that was years ago. Will have a look at that project. Have started to look at Russ's information. Would love to contact him though. Mary

I am trying to find any newpaper articles on the death in 1945 of Beatrice Hackney. She weighed in at 38 stone (before it was fashionable to weigh in at such amounts) and apparently was the largest lady in Lincoln, and they had to take most of the front of the house off to get her body out, she was the owner of the a fish and chip shop on steep hill, which probably explains as fish and chips were not rationed how she got to such a weight in times of rationing, she was also my great grandmother, any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Elaine Westaway Hampshire UK

Thank you for your help Bill. I did know about the Grocock/Hall marriage. It was after their marriage I had been unable to find them. Until last night that was. I have finally found them here in Australia. Cheers, Pat.

Yes Elaine, we've all heard of Illegitimate children - and fornication and adultery. Have you heard of abstinence, celibacy and self control? But please, if you know more about Isaac Newton that his biographers and the historians, please let us all know. It could be interesting. Judith On 19/05/2014 6:50 a.m., [email protected] wrote: > Have none of you ever heard of illegitimate children? Unless the father was gay, but let's face it that doesn't rule children out either, and gentlemen of those times were quite literally expected to have relations with the staff. > > Elaine Westaway > Hampshire UK > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Barry Wilson Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet Well Back to Navy day's as an Rader Plotter in the Royal Canadian Navy The wording is Read from right to left and the best part is that it's looks like it is in reverse "Mirror Image " so maybe the printer is printing in reverse ? and maybe the message is being printed in Properties message stage showing all the steps of the message Also going tp Google and typing the problem >From Google This sounds like an advanced setting on your printer setup. When you get to the print dialog, hit Properties for your printer, then look around there for a "mirror" or "reverse" setting. Different printers use different drivers, so your configuration options are difficult to predict. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Wilson To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet Hi Bill, nice of you to get back to me, The prints are always in English on my computer, but when printed, they come out in, well it could be Russian, Hebrew, or something similar. I have attached a copy of what I am getting from Family search. The information concerned is Family birth & Marriage details. I am using Goggle Chrome normally, but it is the same on Yahoo. The information that I am particularly chasing, is related to my wife's Gr.Gr Grandfather William Andrew. There is some discrepancy, about where he did come from, was it Wellingore Lincolnshire, or Collingham Nottinghamshire abt 1807. In fact even William himself in the census changed between the two different address's. The reason it is a problem to me, is because we cannot progress further back until we know for sure, which family is the correct one, as you can well imagine. Regards Barry J D Wilson ( Bazza ) Lincoln England On 16 May 2014 17:47, <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Bazza Just what are you looking for ? The thing that makes me mad is answering a query for someone and not getting a reply back that they received the answer Bill Stratton Cole Harbour NS Canada It helps past time between Dialysis day's and doing Freereg Lincs.scribing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Lincs list seems to be quiet As we seem to be discussing message problems, I wonder if anyone can tell me why Family Search prints downloads in a Foreign Language, this has been going on now for 2 months, and although I have been in touch with the site, there appears to be on answer from them. I have even enlisted the help of the Ancestry insider, and although we have tried several different solutions, I seem to be stuck with the problem. Bazza On 16 May 2014 17:27, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: My personal opinion is its a mixture of all sorts of things

Sara You say "this isn't possible". Does that mean you are aware that Sir Isaac Newton never married and didn't have children. So, a connection of the extended family perhaps but not a descendant of the great man himself. Regards Judith On 18/05/2014 9:18 p.m., Sara Reid wrote: > I'd be interested in any findings on this topic too. In the 70s a paternal > relative of my husband's claimed to have found that his BACON line was > "descended from Sir Isaac Newton". I know this isn't possible and have been > very sceptical about it. Our Bacons were in Essex in the C17th but a link > with the BALMs in Lincs is a possibility. Strangely there is an Ayscough > connection on my husband's TEAT line but the relatives who had done the > research in the 70s have no connection with the TEATs. > > I noticed news reports online that there is a project to look for living > relatives of Sir Isaac. Perhaps they have more documentation. > > Sara > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Pat I too failed to find them after 1863 Neither appear to be in the Country in the later census Mary Ann HALL appears to have been born 1842, no fix on Charles The only Charles I found with a father James was born 1837 in Leicestershire but he is a Charles M and married to an Anne in 1871 Lancashire, she born Middlesex Did they emigrate perhaps, change of name? or did one or other die young What was Charles occupation and age on the 1863 marriage? and what was his fathers? unfortunately freereg doesn't record those Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 18/05/2014 08:05, [email protected] wrote: > Can someone help with my long standing brick wall please. Charles > James Grocock married Mary Ann Hall at Kirton Parish Church 14 May > 1863. I have been unable to find either of these people on any > census after this date. I know Mary Ann was born in Kirton, and I > think Charles was born Lincolnshire also. Any information on this > family would be most appreciated. Cheers, Pat

Can someone help with my long standing brick wall please. Charles James Grocock married Mary Ann Hall at Kirton Parish Church 14 May 1863. I have been unable to find either of these people on any census after this date. I know Mary Ann was born in Kirton, and I think Charles was born Lincolnshire also. Any information on this family would be most appreciated. Cheers, Pat

I am amazed with what you seem to get through Lou. and that goes to all the clever and helpful Listers out there, and there are many of them, thanks for your service. Bazza On 17 May 2014 19:28, Louis Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > They say that there are no guarantees in life. E-mail is one of them. > > It's free, but that doesn't mean you get a certificate of delivery. You > can blame the government for "eating" your e-mail, but there are dozens of > reasons. I once sent an e-mail from my office to me home and it took 7 > days to get there! That's pretty slow for a 16 mile trip. Internet > Service Providers don't make a farthing off of e-mail, so some of them give > it very little attention. > > I'll admit, sometimes the problem is at Rootsweb. But most of the time > the problem is with your own service provider. I feel sorry for a lot of > you when British Telecom decides to reconfigure its e-mail servers. I lost > a ton of e-mail when my service provider "upgraded" their e-mail system in > 2010. So, here's hoping they don't the same to you. > > I just keep on plugging along. If I don't get an answer or see my e-mail > posted, I just go off and do other things (after making a note to check on > it later). I have a white binder that's bulging with family history sheets > with questions written all over them. That'll keep me busy. > > Lou (list admin.) > > > > > > On Saturday, May 17, 2014 3:33 AM, Nivard Ovington < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Victor > > > >> May be for us but not the younger generation. > > > > But it behoves us to teach the younger generation how to do things > > properly doesn't it? > > > > Splitting hairs I know but really don't see any speed difference between > > lists and facebook, only with lists its far better organised and easier > > to follow > > > > I don't often have the need for a translator add on but will keep that > > in mind in case I find a long lost foreign speaking person :-) > > I use firefox and like the way you can have add ons for various things > > > > I also use Thunderbird but gave up filing emails in folders as its just > > unnecessary IMHO with Thunderbird as its search is so good I just > > archive by year after deleting those I don't want to save > > > > I use rootsweb archive search everyday, I do a fair amount of research > > for others and in so doing need to know what has been posted before or > > what that enquirer has asked before (as often the enquirer gives too > > little information to deal with the enquiry, and you often find they > > have asked the same question before, and often had it answered :-) > > Also, I am on over 80 lists but can't see every mention of my > > surnames/subjects of interests, so the archives are a mine of useful > > information > > > > For example there are 16 posts in the archives regarding the name > > MARKHAM in May 2014, some involving your good self of course, but if you > > don't periodically check you may be missing a vital and hitherto unknown > > link posted on some far flung list you would never have thought of > joining > > > > I don't generally find it a problem keeping track of list posts (unlike > > facebook which I find a nightmare) if someone replies without including > > part of the previous post it should refer to, or changes the subject > > line, I will normally have it on my computer or can find it in the > > archives in a few seconds > > > > I am not saying facebook is useless, far from it, but horses for > > courses, for swapping chit chat, keeping in contact or funny pictures of > > cats, facebook is great, but for more structured research and following > > a line of thought or research, and keeping an easily found record of it, > > there is nothing IMHO to better the rootsweb lists > > > > List posts are much easier on the eye and my screen is not taken up by a > > hoard of adverts I don't want to see, on facebook I can only actually > > see a third of the screen for messages, the rest is adverts and things > > they want me to see, games etc I have zero interest in > > I know you can avoid adverts using a smart phone or tablet but they have > > their own drawbacks) > > > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Murray, I have to agree with you about Nivard's helpfulness and generosity. I belong to several lists that Nivard is on and he treats each question he responds to in the same way, with good solid information, beautifully expressed and so thorough. I've told him this off list but will say it here - you are a gem Nivard, and we appreciate you. But having an idea how many lists you are on, perhaps five posts per day is asking a bit much. I don't know how you fit in what you do as it is. Regards Judith On 18/05/2014 2:20 p.m., Murray Reid wrote: > I think all list administrators should decree that Nivard submits at least 5 > posts per day. > That would improve the lot of all of us. > Our genealogy knowledge, use of English and good grammar would all be > enhanced > > Murray > NZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:55 PM > Subject: Re: [LIN] Disappearing Lists > > >> Hi Phyllis >> >> I can only assume you are lumping other lists in with Rootsweb lists >> >> Unless its relevant to an enquiry, politics and religion are banned from >> rootsweb, as is advertising >> >> You do on occasion get an irate post but thats rare and quite often from >> the same person(s) trying to get a response to their posts, the best >> method is the delete key >> >> Rude? yes on occasion but generally A is reading an email posted by B >> and taking umbrage, usually incorrectly, email is a hard medium to get >> emotion across, what one person posts may be innocuous to 99% of >> readers, but one may read it as insulting or whatever they feel it is on >> that day, we all have bad days and get out of bed the wrong side, I find >> its best to read and reread several times if I think its inflammatory >> >> With rootsweb, generally the list admin will step in if they feel there >> is a potential problem, more often than not before it evolves into >> anything >> >> Regarding no replies, generally it means no one has the answer or the >> question is not very well composed, if I get no reply I re-frame the >> enquiry or try another list >> >> Regarding the lack of courtesy, for my part I do not reply to enquiries >> to get a slap on the back (although its nice when you get a thank you of >> course) I long ago gave up losing sleep over a lack of response from an >> enquirer, if they do, thats fine, if they don't, its a pity but so what, >> people are busy with house, garden, children and a multitude of things >> to remember to do everything they should, I am guilty of not replying >> when someone has given me a tasty snippet, when you receive something >> you are off on the chase and sometimes forget to say thanks >> >> The best time to post is of course when its quiet, so was there anything >> in Lincolnshire we can help you with? >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> >> >> On 17/05/2014 01:42, [email protected] wrote: >>> HI All, >>> I was very active on dozens of lists since the 1980s. Here is a list of >>> why I am down to this one and the Yorkshire list: >>> ? >>> -No reply whatsoever to my queries >>> -Rude, angry or flaming replies from members or the person in charge of >>> the list >>> -some members refusing to consider new information and insisting >>> that?their information was the only right information even when problems >>> were pointed out >>> -lists charging members annual dues for upkeep of a website somewhere >>> - lack of courtesy (ex- "Thank you for taking the time to look that up >>> for me!") >>> -off-topic political or personal rants >>> - lately, no time. >>> ? >>> I am interested in this list and need a lot more information but I need >>> the time and also to find out where I can get more information before I >>> ask for help. In other words, I don't know enough to know the questions >>> to ask. >>> It looks like a great list! >>> Phyllis >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think all list administrators should decree that Nivard submits at least 5 posts per day. That would improve the lot of all of us. Our genealogy knowledge, use of English and good grammar would all be enhanced Murray NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Disappearing Lists > Hi Phyllis > > I can only assume you are lumping other lists in with Rootsweb lists > > Unless its relevant to an enquiry, politics and religion are banned from > rootsweb, as is advertising > > You do on occasion get an irate post but thats rare and quite often from > the same person(s) trying to get a response to their posts, the best > method is the delete key > > Rude? yes on occasion but generally A is reading an email posted by B > and taking umbrage, usually incorrectly, email is a hard medium to get > emotion across, what one person posts may be innocuous to 99% of > readers, but one may read it as insulting or whatever they feel it is on > that day, we all have bad days and get out of bed the wrong side, I find > its best to read and reread several times if I think its inflammatory > > With rootsweb, generally the list admin will step in if they feel there > is a potential problem, more often than not before it evolves into > anything > > Regarding no replies, generally it means no one has the answer or the > question is not very well composed, if I get no reply I re-frame the > enquiry or try another list > > Regarding the lack of courtesy, for my part I do not reply to enquiries > to get a slap on the back (although its nice when you get a thank you of > course) I long ago gave up losing sleep over a lack of response from an > enquirer, if they do, thats fine, if they don't, its a pity but so what, > people are busy with house, garden, children and a multitude of things > to remember to do everything they should, I am guilty of not replying > when someone has given me a tasty snippet, when you receive something > you are off on the chase and sometimes forget to say thanks > > The best time to post is of course when its quiet, so was there anything > in Lincolnshire we can help you with? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > On 17/05/2014 01:42, [email protected] wrote: >> HI All, >> I was very active on dozens of lists since the 1980s. Here is a list of >> why I am down to this one and the Yorkshire list: >> ? >> -No reply whatsoever to my queries >> -Rude, angry or flaming replies from members or the person in charge of >> the list >> -some members refusing to consider new information and insisting >> that?their information was the only right information even when problems >> were pointed out >> -lists charging members annual dues for upkeep of a website somewhere >> - lack of courtesy (ex- "Thank you for taking the time to look that up >> for me!") >> -off-topic political or personal rants >> - lately, no time. >> ? >> I am interested in this list and need a lot more information but I need >> the time and also to find out where I can get more information before I >> ask for help. In other words, I don't know enough to know the questions >> to ask. >> It looks like a great list! >> Phyllis > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello again I have just found this archived post from 2000 from Russ Walley. Russ are you still on the list? Isn't it amazing you look and look for years and come across this when I asked a question! Must have missed this!!! Best wishes Mary ---Original Message----- > From: Russ Walley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, May 25, 2000 8:02 AM > Subject: [LIN] Remarriage of Isaac Newton's mother H.Ayscough to B Smith Researching the descendents of Hannah Newton (nee Ayscough) and Rev Barnabus Smith of South Witham Lincolnshire. They had three children (half brothers/sisters to Sir Isaac;) Mary Smith b 1647, Benjamin Smith b1651 and Hannah Smith b1652. Benjamin married Sarah Bishop, they had Newton Smith b 1696 and Hannah Smith b1694. Mary married Pilkington Sheriff of Rutland and had two sons Thomas and George. Hannah married Rob Barton and they had Robert, Catherine and Margaret. Newton Smith and Catherine had Isaac Newton Smith b 1718, Catherine Smith b 1716 and Sarah Smith b1719. If anyone else is researching this tree I would love to correspond, as I appear to be only a couple of generations away from proving the family tradition of being linked into this tree. Kind regards Russell Walley Melbourne Australia

Hello all As the list is quiet perhaps no one will mind if I ask about our family puzzle please. Family legend has it that my mother's maternal family is descended from Isaac Newton's half brother, Benjamin Smith. My mother told me that she and her mother had researched it and it was true. This was a conversation with my mother of over 70 years ago. I have never been able to get back that far, although they perhaps were both nearer to the puzzle both in generation and in place. So perhaps I can connect from both ends and try and find out something about Benjamin and his descendants. I know he was born in 1651, the son of Hannah Ayscough and her second husband Rev Barnabus Smith. Benjamin had two sisters whose lives are well known. I believe Benjamin followed his father into the Church and may have lived in Stamford. Certainly his mother died there. I would love to know more about Benjamin. Did he marry? Did he have any children? When did he die? Are there any records of Church Ministers in Lincolnshire anywhere please? I have been looking for some years, but not found much at all. Perhaps he lived a quiet life like his father. It seems a shame that so much is known about his sisters and his half brother, but little is known about Benjamin. I would love to know - whether or not he turns out to be my ancestor! My thanks for any help at all. Mary

Judith Nothing new there. My ex family said they were descended from William Blake and they (son, father and grandfather) had been given the middle name of Blake. I have searched William Blake and found he never had any children. So it beats me how they could be descended from him. I also recalled watching the Antiques Road show where one lady, from Jersey, said she was descended from William Blake. I never even met or knew about her when I was still with my ex Victor On 18/05/2014 10:32 AM, Judith Harper wrote: > Sara > > You say "this isn't possible". Does that mean you are aware that Sir > Isaac Newton never married and didn't have children. > > So, a connection of the extended family perhaps but not a descendant > of the great man himself. > > Regards > Judith > > > > > On 18/05/2014 9:18 p.m., Sara Reid wrote: >> I'd be interested in any findings on this topic too. In the 70s a paternal >> relative of my husband's claimed to have found that his BACON line was >> "descended from Sir Isaac Newton". I know this isn't possible and have been >> very sceptical about it. Our Bacons were in Essex in the C17th but a link >> with the BALMs in Lincs is a possibility. Strangely there is an Ayscough >> connection on my husband's TEAT line but the relatives who had done the >> research in the 70s have no connection with the TEATs. >> >> I noticed news reports online that there is a project to look for living >> relatives of Sir Isaac. Perhaps they have more documentation. >> >> Sara >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message