Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox > Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she > explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's > changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. > > The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, > Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the > nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages > where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original > residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the > weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to > sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution > progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the > town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. > > Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The > Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll > discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family > history research and reflect on what future family historians would > lose if the Census is abolished. > > And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first > time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's > past from previous census records. To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx>

This was interesting to listen to. I'm in the US (California). What's particularly exciting is I COULD HEAR IT! :) Have changes been made that BBC is now available to hear in the US?? Gail -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:34 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [ENG-MAN] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; MARSDEN, THRELFALL Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox > Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she > explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's > changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. > > The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, > Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the > nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages > where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original > residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the > weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to > sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution > progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the > town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. > > Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The > Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll > discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family > history research and reflect on what future family historians would > lose if the Census is abolished. > > And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first > time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's > past from previous census records. To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx> ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ ------------------------------- 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

Hey, a fellow Californian! I'm in the SF Bay Area. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Gail Barbitta <[email protected]> wrote: > This was interesting to listen to.  I'm in the US (California).  What's > particularly exciting is I COULD HEAR IT!  :)  Have changes been made that > BBC is now available to hear in the US??  Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynne > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:34 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-MAN] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; > MARSDEN, THRELFALL > > Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > >> In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox >> Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she >> explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's >> changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. >> >> The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, >> Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the >> nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages >> where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original >> residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the >> weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to >> sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution >> progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the >> town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. >> >> Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The >> Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll >> discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family >> history research and reflect on what future family historians would >> lose if the Census is abolished. >> >> And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first >> time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's >> past from previous census records. > > > To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx> > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thanks to Lynne for this fascinating broadcast. It was just fascinating. I've passed to friends and family here in Australia and UK. regards Elizabeth from Victoria, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:33 AM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; MARSDEN, THRELFALL > Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > >> In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox >> Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she >> explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's >> changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. >> >> The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, >> Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the >> nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages >> where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original >> residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the >> weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to >> sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution >> progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the >> town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. >> >> Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The >> Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll >> discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family >> history research and reflect on what future family historians would >> lose if the Census is abolished. >> >> And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first >> time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's >> past from previous census records. > > > To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx> > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Elizabeth I'm so glad you enjoyed the broadcast. I'd love to take credit for letting the lists know about it, but I'm embarrassed to see that our friend Martin had previously posted the information and I missed his message. Mea culpa. Kind regards, Lynne elizabeth kraus wrote: >Thanks to Lynne for this fascinating broadcast. >It was just fascinating. I've passed to friends and family here in Australia >and UK. >regards >Elizabeth from Victoria, Australia >