A short while ago I promised to post some extracts from my mother's cousin's letters, sent while he was serving in the RAF during the first part of the Second World War. His name was William "Bill" Aubrey SEYMOUR and his family lived in Amber Hill, near Boston. He was an Air Gunner/Radio Operator in the RAF. The letters are from his training and operational service to my grandparents (Joseph and Katherine HUGGINS) and my uncle (Herbert HUGGINS). Bill died on 30 April 1940 during mission, I believe over Norway. Because letters were delivered so quickly in those days, they aren't dated as we would today, but rather say such things as "Sunday morning" or "Thursday Dinner-time"; quaint but not much help with exact dating. We have envelopes, some of which have postmarks but there are fewer envelopes than letters with several letters in each envelope and a virtual guarantee that they have been shuffled at some point. A few years ago I started trying to trace a lot of the references in the letter, some of which help with placement, others with dating, my cousin, who is also ex-RAF, did some work on them too. Maybe some day I will spend some real time on them, and maybe even publish them in their entirety, and with full annotation, so I won't post the full text but I will dig out some Lincolnshire references. Searching my email archive I found that I already posted an extract of one letter on the list in 2005. Here goes again with that one... (Monday Night, RAF Feltwell, Norfolk) I get bags of flying now, when the weather is O.K. in fact I think I shall soon want a new Log Book to keep my flying times in. We have been over to Berner's Heath two or three times for shooting practice, I bet there must be a lot of dead rabbits there now. On the Saturday after I got back, we went up to Catfoss, near Scarboro' in Yorkshire to do some practice bombing and air firing. We flew just over the outskirts of Boston, dead over Hubbert's Bridge, Amber Hill and South Kyme. I saw our house very plainly (we were only about 1,000 feet up) and I could even see the postman going down the fen. We ran into a lot of fog over North Lincolnshire, somewhere around Scunthorpe Way and we went up to 4,000 feet to get above it, and it wasn't very hot up there on that particular morning, I can tell you. We didn't land at Catfoss, we just did our bombing and firing and then returned home, the whole trip taking 3 hours. I was perched in my "nest" the whole of the time, and only once did the pilot call me up on the inter-comm. I sang to myself to pass the time away coming back. I had a good mind to switch the microphone on, I bet somebody would have had something to say to me then. I think we are going to Catfoss again next Saturday, so look out for us about 9 or 10 o'clock time. We were coming up Boston way today to do some air firing over the Wash but visibility was rather bad this morning so the programme was postponed until tomorrow. However, we had a little "flip" over to Mildenhall and Newmarket this morning to practise "ZZ" landings, which is a method by which a 'plane can be brought right over the aerodrome by wireless, when visibility is practically zero. Regards Simon

Hi there. I've found my 4x great-grandmother, Martha Mountain, being christened at St Botolphs (Boston Stump) on 2 January 1821. Her parents were William & Mary Mountain. (I've got this record off the new Family Search site). I can't find any other children to William & Mary or their marriage. Does anyone have info on this family? I know that William Mountain was a Shoemaker. Martha Mountain married William Thompson in Lincoln in 1837 - at the time Martha's residence is Waterside, Lincoln. Thanks Sue New Zealand

Frank Does the marriage certificate state where she was living? This may narrow down your search. Good luck Richard Brown Sent from my iPad On 28 Feb 2012, at 16:16, Frank Wilson <stamps@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have requested Birth Certificate for my Great Grandmother ELIZABETH ..RY BLACKAMOOR, whom I know was born at Leake, Lincs in 1862. I know that she married JOHN HENRY KING in 1885. What I cannot find is any trace of her (in any suname name variation) in the 1871 census or 1881 Census. I know that her names were Elizabeth Mary G. Balckmoor. As I am getting rather frustrated at her disappeance I was wondering if anyone could help me trace her family. I can trace her after her marriage in later Census. > > Best wishes > > Frank J. Wilson in Spalding > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have requested  Birth Certificate for my Great Grandmother ELIZABETH ..RY BLACKAMOOR, whom I know was born at Leake, Lincs in 1862.  I know that she married JOHN HENRY KING in 1885.  What I cannot find is any trace of her (in any suname name variation) in the 1871 census or 1881 Census.  I know that her names were Elizabeth Mary G. Balckmoor.   As I am getting rather frustrated at her disappeance I was wondering if anyone could help me trace her family.  I can trace her after her marriage in later Census. Best wishes Frank J. Wilson in Spalding

You'll find some MOUNTAIN entries on the parish register extract noted under Church Records on the Boston parish profile: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Boston/index.html     Lou ________________________________ From: Sue & Debbie Cullen <dcullen@xtra.co.nz> To: Lincolnshire mailing list <ENG-LINCSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:56 PM Subject: [LIN] Mountain - St Botlophs, Boston Hi there.  I've found my 4x great-grandmother, Martha Mountain, being christened at St Botolphs (Boston Stump) on 2 January 1821.  Her parents were William & Mary Mountain.  (I've got this record off the new Family Search site).  I can't find any other children to William & Mary or their marriage.  Does anyone have info on this family?  I know that William Mountain was a Shoemaker.  Martha Mountain married William Thompson in Lincoln in 1837 - at the time Martha's residence is Waterside, Lincoln.  Thanks Sue New Zealand ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks PamI always forget about lincstothepast - just spent a couple of hours going through the Baptisms and Burials for Lusby and found many of my Lills. But what surprised me was the number of mentions of people in other towns, such as Boston and Louth, and in the marriages, under the Lusby registrations were also marriages in Hagenworth.Takes time to look but how wonderful to actually see the old records mentioning your family.Jan > > Pam > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > > On 27/02/2012 09:57, Jan Moon wrote: > > > > > > > > If someone died or married in Lusby, would the record be under Lusby of something else?Thank youJan > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have spent quite a few hours today looking at Lusby Parish Records and have noted many strays - Boston, Hagmanworth, and Louth are just two of the places. Again, we have to look wider for our ancestors. - just mentioningJan

I am trying to unsubscribe before a two week trip. I thought the Unsubscribe e-mail I sent the other day we successful but I am still getting e-mails from the LINCS group. Mike Phoenix GRRENWAY ACT AUSTRALIA 28/2/2012

Mike, There is another way of course. Set up a rule/filter for the emails coming in from Lincolnshire list so that on arrival, they automatically divert to the "deleted" mail box, Then on your return, alter the rule/filter back to "normal service". Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Phoenix Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2012 4:53 AM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Trying to unsubscribe I am trying to unsubscribe before a two week trip. I thought the Unsubscribe e-mail I sent the other day we successful but I am still getting e-mails from the LINCS group.

Mike To unsubscribe go to the bottom of the message and send a message via that link. Subscribers here cannot do that Victor ------Original Message------ From: Mike Phoenix Sender: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com ReplyTo: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Trying to unsubscribe Sent: 27 Feb 2012 20:53 I am trying to unsubscribe before a two week trip. I thought the Unsubscribe e-mail I sent the other day we successful but I am still getting e-mails from the LINCS group. Mike Phoenix GRRENWAY ACT AUSTRALIA 28/2/2012 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

If someone died or married in Lusby, would the record be under Lusby of something else?Thank youJan

The problem that many people have in unsubscribing is that they don't use the correct e-mail address.  Most "listservers", which is the e-mail that manages a list of subscribers have three addresses: 1.  For list mail - which is what you use to post to the list. 2.  For the list owner - to tell me off or to tell me "I want Digest mode", etc. 3.  A Command address - to tell the software to do something, like unsubscribe you.  That's why there's a "-request" in the e-mail address (see below). I find that people have their e-mail set to "auto-fill" the addresses they use, and if you've just posted to the list, your software will "auto-fill" the posting address.  If that happens, you need to take your e-mail software by the neck (No, No!) and correct it.     Lou (list admin.) ________________________________ From: Mike Phoenix <mjphoenix@bigpond.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 12:53 PM Subject: [LIN] Trying to unsubscribe I am trying to unsubscribe before a two week trip. I thought the Unsubscribe e-mail I sent the other day we successful but I am still getting e-mails from the LINCS group. Mike Phoenix GRRENWAY  ACT AUSTRALIA 28/2/2012 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lusby, it is a parish. Baptisms 1690-1812, marriages 1691-1836, burials 1691-1812 are deposited at Lincolnshire Archives. BTs begin in 1562 but there will be many gaps. Anne Anne Cole, President, Lincolnshire Family History Society Duncalf(e)/Duncuff/Duncuft One-name Study GOONS member 513 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/duncalf.html Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan Moon > Sent: 27 February 2012 09:58 > To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LIN] Death or Marriage in Lusby > > > > > > If someone died or married in Lusby, would the record be under Lusby of > something else?Thank youJan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message

If you mean after the introduction of civil registration on 1st July 1837, then an event *if registered* (because some of the early ones slipped through the net) will be in Horncastle registration district. (You're obviously in great need of that outstanding email from me! <g>) Prior to civil registration, then if you say someone married in Lusby, it usually means that they married in the parish church (which would have been Church of England) of Lusby. Scroll down to 'church records' for a little more information. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Lusby/ Online parish registers for St Peter's church, Lusby http://www.lincstothepast.com/SearchResults.aspx Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 27/02/2012 09:57, Jan Moon wrote: > > > > If someone died or married in Lusby, would the record be under Lusby of something else?Thank youJan > > ------------------------------- > >

If you are looking for Alice BROOM in 1891 (From Easton, Lincs) she's in Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire, RG 12 / 2494, listed as a widowed Mother-in-law in the SPRINGTHORPE household. There's also a Maryann RUSSELL, age 4, born Alford     Lou

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Thank you for finding my Johnson family. Now all I have to do is find out where they fit into my family Bev Bribie Island

Bev, I posted the following to the list on 30 Dec 2011. Leonard I have just found I can do an address search on Ancestry for the 1911 census. I was looking for the person living at 55 Ward Street, Cleethorpes where a MACKRILL death had been recordes in 1909. I was hoping for a SMITH but no luck it was a HEMMINGWAY family. Go to the census summary books search page and enter the address in the Keyword box. This brings up the results page and your address should be the first entry. Take note of the resident and go back to the census search page and fill in boxes, last name eg "HEMMINGWAY" lived in eg "Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England", and the Keyword box eg "55 Ward Street" and you will have the residents. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J & B.H. Stegeman" <beverley.stegeman@bigpond.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 2:43 PM Subject: [LIN] Johnson > Can someone please tell me how I can find out who lived at 6 Edna St > Lincoln in 1911. > I have a Ernest Johnson sent a post card to my great grand mother in > 1911 his address is 6 Edna St Lincoln > then I have another post card dated 1914 from Ernest Johnson (Royal > Navy) prisoner of War in Germany, > Bev on Bribie Island > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Trying to find this lady before her marriage, when she arrived in the UK. In 1861, after their marriage they lived in Legsby. Different census say she was from Canada, or American Samoa. I have no idea where to go with this.RegardsJan

Can someone please tell me how I can find out who lived at 6 Edna St Lincoln in 1911. I have a Ernest Johnson sent a post card to my great grand mother in 1911 his address is 6 Edna St Lincoln then I have another post card dated 1914 from Ernest Johnson (Royal Navy) prisoner of War in Germany, Bev on Bribie Island