Hi Jennifer and group, What a surprise! I read these emails every day and never expected to see my own family pop up. Annie Dobbs (born Mar 1876 in Salt Fleet Bay) is my great great grandmother. I have her parents listed as John Dobbs and Mary Margaret Found. I then have different records for John Dobbs parents, I have William Dobbs and Mary Beacroft. I even have pictures of Annie, John and Mary Dobbs. I will have to look at the other information you have all added and see what I have or what is different. If anyone is interested in this family then please feel free to contact me. Martyn in Sydney (but these Dobbs were from Mt Morgan in QLD)

Hi Jennifer and group, What a surprise! I read these emails every day and never expected to see my own family pop up. Annie Dobbs (born Mar 1876 in Salt Fleet Bay) is my great great grandmother. I have her parents listed as John Dobbs and Mary Margaret Found. I then have different records for John Dobbs parents, I have William Dobbs and Mary Beacroft. I even have pictures of Annie, John and Mary Dobbs. I will have to look at the other information you have all added and see what I have or what is different. If anyone is interested in this family then please feel free to contact me. Martyn in Sydney (but these Dobbs were from Mt Morgan in QLD)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Susan Wann* <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Subject: Old Photos discovered, no names, initials M.E.M. Christchurch and UK. To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Beautiful photograph album located. Album has distinct England pictorial decorations. Leather cover has initials M.E.M in old-style gold letters. Photographers are located in Christchurch New Zealand, and in UK places Bradford, Spalding, Sleaford and Manchester. Only one photo (of a male) has any writing on reverse ".......... Ch Ch NZ Feb 20, 1902" If you recognise any of the description, or think you might know this family or for any further information please contact me. I have sent this message to the New Zealand List at Rootsweb also. Susan Wann

Thanks, Pam. It certainly looks like the family. John Dobbs who emigrated to Australia died in 1926. His parents names were given as Wright Dobbs and Rebecca Doulton. Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com -----Original Message----- From: Pam Downes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 1 January 2015 3:09 PM To: Jennifer Crockett; [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIN] Dobbs family, Louth I don't think Wright is John's father. I think he's a younger brother. Doesn't help that Mary has been mistranscribed as Annie in the 1881 census. Saltfleetby St Peter. RG11/3265 folio 68 page 11 John Dobbs, 25, ag lab, Saltfleetby St Peter Annie, wife, 31, Kilham, Yorkshire Children Annie 5, Samuel 2, George 6 months, all born Salfleetby St Peter Plus a nephew, Tom, aged 3. 1861 Saltfleetby St Peter. RG9/2385 folio 101 page 4 William Dobbs, 47, ag lab, Rebecca, wife, 34, born Legburn Thomas 12, Parker 10, Mary A 9, John 6, Willey (sic) 2, George 9 months, all born Saltfleetby St Peter. 1871 Saltfleetby St Peter. RG10/3407 folio 80 page 4 William W Dobbs, 57, shopkeeper and ag lab, Rebecca, wife, 44, born Legburn Mary Ann 19, George 11, Wright 7, and (next page) Elizabeth 5. Wright died in 1885. John and Wright's father, William Wright Dobbs, died 1887, aged 68. (FreeBMD) William Wright Dobbs and Rebecca Daulton were married 27 Dec 1847 at Saltfleetby St Peter. http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Louth spreadsheet Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.co.uk/ On 01/01/2015 03:02, Jennifer Crockett via wrote: > Through Free BMD, I found records for some members of a family called Dobbs. > Registered in Louth > They emigrated to Australia in Jan 1883. > > I can't find them in the 1881 census > > I there anywhere I can search for more details? > Father is John Dobbs (and his father Wright Dobbs) born about 1856 > Mother is Mary nee Found born about 1853 > > Married - Marriages Dec 1875 > > DOBBS John Louth 7a 1255 > FOUND Mary > > Births Jun 1878 > > Dobbs Samuel Louth 7a 669 > > Births Dec 1880 > > Dobbs George Louth 7a 601 > > Not sure which Ann/Annie > > Births Dec 1875 > > DOBBS Ann Louth 7a 578 > > Births Mar 1876 > > DOBBS Annie Louth 7a 668

Jennifer - I think the following may be what you are looking for : John and Annie Dobbs, together with daughter Annie, sons Samuel and George and nephew Tom living at Willow Row Houses, Saltfleet. John was a labourer. Two doors down was another Dobbs family, headed up by James Dobbs, farmer. Ref : RG11; Piece: 3265; Folio: 68; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341778 Leonie Fretwell Burra SA [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett via Sent: Thursday, 1 January 2015 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIN] Dobbs family, Louth Through Free BMD, I found records for some members of a family called Dobbs. Registered in Louth They emigrated to Australia in Jan 1883. I can't find them in the 1881 census I there anywhere I can search for more details? Father is John Dobbs (and his father Wright Dobbs) born about 1856 Mother is Mary nee Found born about 1853 Married - Marriages Dec 1875 DOBBS John Louth 7a 1255 FOUND Mary Births Jun 1878 Dobbs Samuel Louth 7a 669 Births Dec 1880 Dobbs George Louth 7a 601 Not sure which Ann/Annie Births Dec 1875 DOBBS Ann Louth 7a 578 Births Mar 1876 DOBBS Annie Louth 7a 668 Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com ------------------------------- 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

Through Free BMD, I found records for some members of a family called Dobbs. Registered in Louth They emigrated to Australia in Jan 1883. I can't find them in the 1881 census I there anywhere I can search for more details? Father is John Dobbs (and his father Wright Dobbs) born about 1856 Mother is Mary nee Found born about 1853 Married - Marriages Dec 1875 DOBBS John Louth 7a 1255 FOUND Mary Births Jun 1878 Dobbs Samuel Louth 7a 669 Births Dec 1880 Dobbs George Louth 7a 601 Not sure which Ann/Annie Births Dec 1875 DOBBS Ann Louth 7a 578 Births Mar 1876 DOBBS Annie Louth 7a 668 Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com

I don't think Wright is John's father. I think he's a younger brother. Doesn't help that Mary has been mistranscribed as Annie in the 1881 census. Saltfleetby St Peter. RG11/3265 folio 68 page 11 John Dobbs, 25, ag lab, Saltfleetby St Peter Annie, wife, 31, Kilham, Yorkshire Children Annie 5, Samuel 2, George 6 months, all born Salfleetby St Peter Plus a nephew, Tom, aged 3. 1861 Saltfleetby St Peter. RG9/2385 folio 101 page 4 William Dobbs, 47, ag lab, Rebecca, wife, 34, born Legburn Thomas 12, Parker 10, Mary A 9, John 6, Willey (sic) 2, George 9 months, all born Saltfleetby St Peter. 1871 Saltfleetby St Peter. RG10/3407 folio 80 page 4 William W Dobbs, 57, shopkeeper and ag lab, Rebecca, wife, 44, born Legburn Mary Ann 19, George 11, Wright 7, and (next page) Elizabeth 5. Wright died in 1885. John and Wright's father, William Wright Dobbs, died 1887, aged 68. (FreeBMD) William Wright Dobbs and Rebecca Daulton were married 27 Dec 1847 at Saltfleetby St Peter. http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Louth spreadsheet Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.co.uk/ On 01/01/2015 03:02, Jennifer Crockett via wrote: > Through Free BMD, I found records for some members of a family called Dobbs. > Registered in Louth > They emigrated to Australia in Jan 1883. > > I can't find them in the 1881 census > > I there anywhere I can search for more details? > Father is John Dobbs (and his father Wright Dobbs) born about 1856 > Mother is Mary nee Found born about 1853 > > Married - Marriages Dec 1875 > > DOBBS John Louth 7a 1255 > FOUND Mary > > Births Jun 1878 > > Dobbs Samuel Louth 7a 669 > > Births Dec 1880 > > Dobbs George Louth 7a 601 > > Not sure which Ann/Annie > > Births Dec 1875 > > DOBBS Ann Louth 7a 578 > > Births Mar 1876 > > DOBBS Annie Louth 7a 668 > > > Regards, > > Jennifer > http://colston-wenck.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > >

Researching the following families. BUTTSUME, ELSTUB, HUSTED, RATHMELL. Many thanks in advance, John Manning.

I have no interest in any of these names, none of which I've ever come across so I checked the Guild of One-Name Studies www.one-name.org (always a good place look for any unusual surname!) to see if anyone was doing a one-name study of them - but they're not. However, if you enter each name in turn in the search box you will see that there are some instances of all these names (except Buttsume) in Guild indexes. Happy New Year to everyone. Alan R Moorhouse Stroud, Gloucstershire researching Farmerys in Lincolnshire - and worldwide [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "manning.jade via" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:31 AM Subject: [LIN] POSTING INTERESTS > Researching the following families. > BUTTSUME, ELSTUB, HUSTED, RATHMELL. > > Many thanks in advance, John Manning. > > ------------------------------- > 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 Karen, It's simply just another way of saying "married". The word appears so often in old documents that it cannot mean anything else. 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 http://duncalfonenamestudy.tribalpages.com/ Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of KAREN GLASS via Sent: 29 December 2014 23:39 To: Lincolnshire mailList Subject: [LIN] help with a word in an 1811 settlement examination Happy new year! I hope someone can help me understand what this word "intermarried" means in this context. May day 1810 George hired out with a farmer in Hainton and was with him for the whole year. He had been there a few months before he "intermarried with his present Wife" both George and his wife have different surnames. Any help is appreciated. Karen Glass, Illinois LFHS # C6288 Blog: http://familyhistorywithalookingglass.blogspot.com [email protected] PORTEOUS DNA Surname Project (includes PORTAS) - http://www.familytreedna.com/public/porteous Researching in: UK--Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; USA--Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan; CA--Ontario, Alberta; AU and NZ [includes all spelling variations] PORTEOUS; PORTAS; PORTUS; VAMPLEW; VANPLEW; PATCHETT "Give Peace a Chance" ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8838 - Release Date: 12/30/14 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8838 - Release Date: 12/30/14

Hi Karen, Was George from another parish or county? If so intermarriage could refer to this - or to two people of different religious backgrounds? Do you have any more details about the couple? Dot On 29 December 2014 at 23:58, Paul Ellis via <[email protected]> wrote: > On 29/12/2014 23:39, KAREN GLASS via wrote: > > Happy new year! I hope someone can help me understand what this word > "intermarried" means in this context. > > > > May day 1810 George hired out with a farmer in Hainton and was with him > for the whole year. He had been there a few months before he "intermarried > with his present Wife" > > > > both George and his wife have different surnames. > > > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > Karen Glass, Illinois > > LFHS # C6288 > > Blog: http://familyhistorywithalookingglass.blogspot.com > > [email protected] > > PORTEOUS DNA Surname Project (includes PORTAS) - > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/porteous > > > > Researching in: > > UK--Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; > > USA--Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan; > > CA--Ontario, Alberta; AU and NZ > > [includes all spelling variations] > > PORTEOUS; PORTAS; PORTUS; > > VAMPLEW; VANPLEW; > > PATCHETT > > > > "Give Peace a Chance" > > Hi Karen. The dictionary defines it as marrying a member of a different > group i.e. race, caste or religion. Or it can mean marrying a close family > member. > > Regards Paul > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8833 - Release Date: 12/29/14 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Dot Holden Dover Kent UK There are three things that can never be retrieved, the spoken word, time past and the neglected opportunity

On 29/12/2014 23:39, KAREN GLASS via wrote: > Happy new year! I hope someone can help me understand what this word "intermarried" means in this context. > > May day 1810 George hired out with a farmer in Hainton and was with him for the whole year. He had been there a few months before he "intermarried with his present Wife" > > both George and his wife have different surnames. > > > Any help is appreciated. > > Karen Glass, Illinois > LFHS # C6288 > Blog: http://familyhistorywithalookingglass.blogspot.com > [email protected] > PORTEOUS DNA Surname Project (includes PORTAS) - http://www.familytreedna.com/public/porteous > > Researching in: > UK--Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; > USA--Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan; > CA--Ontario, Alberta; AU and NZ > [includes all spelling variations] > PORTEOUS; PORTAS; PORTUS; > VAMPLEW; VANPLEW; > PATCHETT > > "Give Peace a Chance" Hi Karen. The dictionary defines it as marrying a member of a different group i.e. race, caste or religion. Or it can mean marrying a close family member. Regards Paul ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8833 - Release Date: 12/29/14

Happy new year! I hope someone can help me understand what this word "intermarried" means in this context. May day 1810 George hired out with a farmer in Hainton and was with him for the whole year. He had been there a few months before he "intermarried with his present Wife" both George and his wife have different surnames. Any help is appreciated. Karen Glass, Illinois LFHS # C6288 Blog: http://familyhistorywithalookingglass.blogspot.com [email protected] PORTEOUS DNA Surname Project (includes PORTAS) - http://www.familytreedna.com/public/porteous Researching in: UK--Lincolnshire, Yorkshire; USA--Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan; CA--Ontario, Alberta; AU and NZ [includes all spelling variations] PORTEOUS; PORTAS; PORTUS; VAMPLEW; VANPLEW; PATCHETT "Give Peace a Chance"

It may be that the ones most interested are not yet born. I have been thrilled with some records found and I wasn't born when the letters or records were made. My surname books are a source of pleasure and pride, although many pages have post-its with to-do notes on them! Also, the children mildly interested now may become more interested when they are older. This is my situation, I hope, haha. I want to donate my work. New Years resolutions are the same forever now, ORGANIZE. Always should have been. Anyway, research keeps the brain young. I also hate the new Familysearch and Ancestry. I have great satisfaction with what I have discovered the really hard way. The last two years I have done very little since my grandchildren have been living with us. I am looking forward to organizing and getting back to work before my eyes get worse. When I hit a slump AKA brick wall I inspire myself by reading history of the times and area. I have gotten very lucrative ideas this way, especially English social history and American military history. It never fails to inspire me. My career was in natural history so my passion with history is funny to me. I am however, really sick of the American French and Indian Wars, haha.....time to sort papers! Kathryne Natale [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Joan Van Daalen via <[email protected]> To: 'lr_mills' <[email protected]>; eng-lincsgen <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 27, 2014 3:18 pm Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping Lou, I guess one is never finished with one's tree, and certainly mine could use more work to tidy it up a bit, but I am quite confused about all the new websites popping up and I can't use Familysearch.org with the same facility as I used to, perhaps it's my aging brain. I do browse through my family sheets, on Excel if you can believe it, and from time to time I feel energized enough to continue, but when I'm faced with the multitude of choices, it seems to sap my will, and I decide I have gone far enough. My children are only mildly interested, so who will derive any benefit from further work on my part? Perhaps someone can inspire me to continue as a New Year Resolution. Happy New Year, Joan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lr_mills via Sent: December 27, 2014 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping I'm glad to see that several of you are on top of the "quota" situation. And sad to see that scammers have found a way to try to cheat us out of a little money. The only money I have lost online so far was when I ordered a telephoto camera lens (quite dear!) and the company went bankrupt and closed after they processed my credit card, but never sent the lens. Luckily, my credit card company waived the charge. I am sure there are other horror stories out there, but this is not the place to list them. So, you've got the new calendar, right? Make an appointment at your local family history center or library or archive. Tell us what you've found. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington via" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:30:48 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping Hi Lou Just as an idea of whats what with gmail as an example (in case some are worried about their allowance) I have just shy of 100,000 emails in my gmail inbox, thats 19% of my 15gb allowance (whether everyones allowance is the same I couldn't say) On gmail webmail to check, when signed in, hover over the gear icon top right and select settings, scroll down and the usage is shown at the bottom I download all my mail to Thunderbird so I have a copy on my PC where I manage my email Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) -snip- ------------------------------- 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

It may help to look back at the reasons we ourselves became interested in this hobby. I m an only child and became interested after my mother's death. I remember looking through her little chest of photos realizing for the first time that I didn't know who some of the people in the pictures were. I felt that responsibility heavy on my shoulder. Some photos had the names and dates written on the backs but a lot didn't. So, on a space on the living room rug (those were the days I could still get down on all fours) I turned all the photos over sorting them into piles by the developer's markings on the photo backs. So between those markings, the size of the photographs against what was written on the backs (hopefully at least one in a group had been written on)I figured out the camera and who took the pictures. So then putting my knowledge of family in the mix I was able to figure out the people & location. Anyways, this hobby has sustained my sanity through thick and thin for over 30 years. It is a very rare day that goes by without me doing a bit of work on my tree. Linda B.C. Canada Main interest: James Plowright Pinchbeck/Boston area and Eliza Hooton Deeping Fen/Boston area.

Lou, I guess one is never finished with one's tree, and certainly mine could use more work to tidy it up a bit, but I am quite confused about all the new websites popping up and I can't use Familysearch.org with the same facility as I used to, perhaps it's my aging brain. I do browse through my family sheets, on Excel if you can believe it, and from time to time I feel energized enough to continue, but when I'm faced with the multitude of choices, it seems to sap my will, and I decide I have gone far enough. My children are only mildly interested, so who will derive any benefit from further work on my part? Perhaps someone can inspire me to continue as a New Year Resolution. Happy New Year, Joan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of lr_mills via Sent: December 27, 2014 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping I'm glad to see that several of you are on top of the "quota" situation. And sad to see that scammers have found a way to try to cheat us out of a little money. The only money I have lost online so far was when I ordered a telephoto camera lens (quite dear!) and the company went bankrupt and closed after they processed my credit card, but never sent the lens. Luckily, my credit card company waived the charge. I am sure there are other horror stories out there, but this is not the place to list them. So, you've got the new calendar, right? Make an appointment at your local family history center or library or archive. Tell us what you've found. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington via" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:30:48 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping Hi Lou Just as an idea of whats what with gmail as an example (in case some are worried about their allowance) I have just shy of 100,000 emails in my gmail inbox, thats 19% of my 15gb allowance (whether everyones allowance is the same I couldn't say) On gmail webmail to check, when signed in, hover over the gear icon top right and select settings, scroll down and the usage is shown at the bottom I download all my mail to Thunderbird so I have a copy on my PC where I manage my email Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) -snip- ------------------------------- 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'm glad to see that several of you are on top of the "quota" situation. And sad to see that scammers have found a way to try to cheat us out of a little money. The only money I have lost online so far was when I ordered a telephoto camera lens (quite dear!) and the company went bankrupt and closed after they processed my credit card, but never sent the lens. Luckily, my credit card company waived the charge. I am sure there are other horror stories out there, but this is not the place to list them. So, you've got the new calendar, right? Make an appointment at your local family history center or library or archive. Tell us what you've found. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington via" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 2:30:48 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin. note: Housekeeping Hi Lou Just as an idea of whats what with gmail as an example (in case some are worried about their allowance) I have just shy of 100,000 emails in my gmail inbox, thats 19% of my 15gb allowance (whether everyones allowance is the same I couldn't say) On gmail webmail to check, when signed in, hover over the gear icon top right and select settings, scroll down and the usage is shown at the bottom I download all my mail to Thunderbird so I have a copy on my PC where I manage my email Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) -snip-

Can SKS help with marriage details of a William GIBBS and Abigail Unknown who were married about 1779. Their first child Elizabeth was baptized 1780 in the parish of St Mary in Lincoln. My search on FreeREG was not successful. Thanks, John Rylatt.

Hi Lou I have had quite a few messages over the past few weeks telling me my in box is full and I need to upgrade to allow more storage. Trouble is these messages come from different organisations and have nothing to do with what I use. These are simply spam messages trying to fool people to take extra storage. The chances are that in the end, if anyone does pay the extra, there is no storage at all and those who sent the message just got your money. I use Thunderbird and any messages I want to keep (especially those about family search) I simply move them to a folder I have set up for the particular surname which is not stored on the web site. Victor On 21/12/2014 10:11 PM, lr_mills via wrote: > Hi, Missing Lincs, > > If you have web-based e-mail, like I do, you have a limit set on how much storage you can have on your ISP's server. This disk space is called your "quota". Most vendors give you at least 3 million characters (3Mb) of storage. Others give you twice as much or more. Some vendors will be happy to SELL you additional storage because they know that you feel a compulsion to keep everything. > > Now, if your Quota fills up, what happens? Either your ISP shrugs and says, "OK, let her have another Megabyte" or they just let your incoming e-mail get bounced back to the sender. At this point, no one can contact you to let you know. > > So what is your Quota? Some systems tell you when you log in: "You have used 80% of your assigned space" or something similar. My ISP doesn't tell me anything. > > If you are using web-based e-mail, clean out your folders first (you can download some of the important stuff to your local hard drive). And clean out the backlog of e-mail you have read, but not filed. This is your first job for 2015. Cleaning House! > > Lou > > ------------------------------- > 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 Lou Just as an idea of whats what with gmail as an example (in case some are worried about their allowance) I have just shy of 100,000 emails in my gmail inbox, thats 19% of my 15gb allowance (whether everyones allowance is the same I couldn't say) On gmail webmail to check, when signed in, hover over the gear icon top right and select settings, scroll down and the usage is shown at the bottom I download all my mail to Thunderbird so I have a copy on my PC where I manage my email Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 21/12/2014 22:11, lr_mills via wrote: > Hi, Missing Lincs, > > If you have web-based e-mail, like I do, you have a limit set on how much storage you can have on your ISP's server. This disk space is called your "quota". Most vendors give you at least 3 million characters (3Mb) of storage. Others give you twice as much or more. Some vendors will be happy to SELL you additional storage because they know that you feel a compulsion to keep everything. > > Now, if your Quota fills up, what happens? Either your ISP shrugs and says, "OK, let her have another Megabyte" or they just let your incoming e-mail get bounced back to the sender. At this point, no one can contact you to let you know. > > So what is your Quota? Some systems tell you when you log in: "You have used 80% of your assigned space" or something similar. My ISP doesn't tell me anything. > > If you are using web-based e-mail, clean out your folders first (you can download some of the important stuff to your local hard drive). And clean out the backlog of e-mail you have read, but not filed. This is your first job for 2015. Cleaning House! > > Lou