Gordon (List Admin) has kindly given permission for me to post this request on this list. Please send any queries to me OFF-list. Thanks. Questionnaire about Old Family Photos in Family History Research You are invited to complete a questionnaire which forms part of my dissertation research for my MSc in Information Management. I am interested in researching my own family history and particularly intrigued by the Victorian photo albums in our family. This has motivated me to find out more about the information needs and behaviours of family historians with special regard to old family photos (c.1840-c.1901). This questionnaire explores various aspects of the importance of old family photos to your family history research, questions about identifying and labelling old photos, and about storing both original and digital versions of these photos. To read more about the questionnaire and access it, please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rZN_2fhfPk0ITnVhluANR89g_3d_3d Additionally I also need to interview people about this topic. If you live within driving distance from Sheffield and would be willing to participate, please contact me via [email protected] to find out what it entails (without obligation). It does not matter whether you choose to complete the survey as well or not, although if you do, please leave your contact details at the end of the survey even if you have emailed me separately. Thank you for any help you can give. Any questions can be addressed to me: Fiona Wilson MSc Information Management Student University of Sheffield, UK email: [email protected]

It's a long time since I posted and I've just found a query so I'm crossing my fingers that someone can help me please. On the 1841 census there is Thomas CARRIER 25 Edge tool maker living with his wife Sarah. In the house is a female servant - Mary TAYLOR described as 10 years old. I think this must have been an error on the part of the enumerator when he transferred the work to his enumeration sheets and the possibility is that she was 18. Mary TAYLOR (now Mary NEEDHAM) was visiting them in 1861 (with her youngest son)....she was born c.1822/3. Thomas CARRIER and Sarah would have married just before the GRO started in 1837. I would like to know more about them. Mary TAYLOR has always been a difficult one for me and I still don't have her baptism...but I do know her father was Robert TAYLOR. All my work for these people is pre-1841. Thank you. Cheers LIZ www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset

Hello Liz, Sarah may be a sister of Mary as she is also a TAYLOR. Marriage at Sheffield Parish Church (St Peter's) ref: Volume F page 134 entry 402 (volume covers Oct 1835-Jul 1836) Thomas CARRIER Sarah TAYLOR This is from the SDFHS index. For further details (e.g. exact date and witnesses) you would need to access the original in Sheffield Archives. Hugh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:30 PM Subject: [SHEFF] Thomas CARRIER/CARREER c.1816 > It's a long time since I posted and I've just found a query so I'm crossing > my fingers that someone can help me please. > > On the 1841 census there is Thomas CARRIER 25 Edge tool maker living with > his wife Sarah. In the house is a female servant - Mary TAYLOR described as > 10 years old. I think this must have been an error on the part of the > enumerator when he transferred the work to his enumeration sheets and the > possibility is that she was 18. > > Mary TAYLOR (now Mary NEEDHAM) was visiting them in 1861 (with her youngest > son)....she was born c.1822/3. > > Thomas CARRIER and Sarah would have married just before the GRO started in > 1837. I would like to know more about them. > > Mary TAYLOR has always been a difficult one for me and I still don't have > her baptism...but I do know her father was Robert TAYLOR. > > All my work for these people is pre-1841. > > Thank you. > Cheers > LIZ > www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery > OPC for Street, Somerset