I have a brick wall I want to break down. In the 1851 census I have the following HO/07/989 page 14 Madeley Wood Sarah POTTS and Andrew POTTS plus Elizabeth DELVES Aunt, widow, 81, pauper. Andrew would have been born 1811 and Sarah 1818.They were living Madeley Wood area. Has anyone got this couple in their tree...........I am trying to find out what Elizabeth DELVES maiden name is. I have never been able to find her marriage to Thomas DELVES. So by a matter of elimination I should be able to do so by this couple as long as she was a REAL aunt. Thanks to all, Sandi -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 26/04/2006

Hi Sandi I have a marriage 1860s with four folk as witnesses, but I guess that doesn't help your problem, eh? Good luck Graham

You may well ask Graham how I have two sets of witnesses.. Think I must have somehow entered wrong ones into FTM and now need to sort out which names are right. Not sure how I made the mistake, obviously not as efficient as I should be. Sandi -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 26/04/2006

I have a marriage of William Edwards and Hannah Stedman in 27 November 1828 at Madeley St Michaels. I appear to have 2 different sets of witnesses. Does anyone have access to the records who could confirm who the witnesses were? Sandi -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 26/04/2006

At 08:46 PM 29/04/2006, Sandi Halling wrote: >I have a marriage of William Edwards and Hannah Stedman in 27 November >1828 at Madeley St Michaels. I appear to have 2 different sets of witnesses. ???? How is it that you have two different sets of witnesses? Can you explain more fully? Cheers Graham

At 07:46 PM 29/04/2006, Louise Reynolds wrote: >Hi Graham, >Well done! I have been having a lot of fun with this site over the last >days, not only Shropshire but Devon and Cornwall. Hi Louise Yes, must admit it was an eye-opener. Here's a few more thoughts on the matter. (Similar thoughts posted to the Clwyd list). Must admit it was not all that easy at first, as one needs an ordnance map in front of one to work out the grids, but once you have done that you can put your selected house or any building picture on the website for all to look at for posterity. Just needs a little patience. And then you can add more and more of your own photos and the copyright of them stays with you. Also, you can add in connections so that you can be personally contacted. Terrific idea. PS. Ordnance maps for your local district can usually be obtained through your local newsagent or bookseller. The Landranger series is excellent. I have ten of these covering various districts, but the most important to me are Landranger 126 Shrewsbury & surrounding area, and Landranger 117 Chester, Wrexham & surrounding area, of course not forgetting one of the newer ones Explorer 256, Wrexham/Wrecsam & Llangollen. I rarely see reference to these maps on the Shropshire list and find it difficult to understand why more researchers do not obtain these maps for they are full of vital detail, even to the extent of naming local farms, etc. You have only to look at the Llangollen/Llantysilio district, for instance, and it opens up a new world with mountain and hill contours, etc. You can certainly see your ancestors huffing & puffing up and down the hills perhaps with or without their one horse and cart on their way to market, or...... (Church or chapel on Sundays, more likely no doubt!). Phew, I'm tired already. Cheers Graham

Hi Graham, Well done! I have been having a lot of fun with this site over the last days, not only Shropshire but Devon and Cornwall. I have OS maps for all the areas my family lived. I have also taken lots of photos on my travels - houses, countryside, etc. If one submits a photo for a certain grid which is already represented, do they show both, or select the first, or the best one? Regards, Louise Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Price" <genetree@pacific.net.au> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] Shropshire Pics > At 02:02 PM 27/04/2006, twigs wrote: > >Modern pics, many countryside & older buildings, though one of a modern > >retail park. Probably needs broadband. Last time I looked Shropshire was > >poorly represented but now have plenty pages, tempted to see about > >downloading some of my own digital photos. > >http://www.geograph.org.uk/ > >go into Search Images, type Shropshire > > Hi Jo > I followed this up and have already put one of my pics on the site. Must > admit it is not real easy as you need an ordnance map at hand to be able to > work out the grids, but I did it after sticking with it for some time. > Check out "Weston House, Gresford." (I'm amazed that I did that!) Lots of > pics there, let's keep filling it up. Good way to allow other research folk > to contact you as well because you can leave your details on the website, > particularly if you have a site of your own with an email address attached. > Cheers > Graham > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send 'Unsubscribe' requests to the list. Send a new e-mail with just the word - unsubscribe - in the message body to ~ ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com ~ Substitute -D- for -L- if in 'Digest' mode. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

At 02:02 PM 27/04/2006, twigs wrote: >Modern pics, many countryside & older buildings, though one of a modern >retail park. Probably needs broadband. Last time I looked Shropshire was >poorly represented but now have plenty pages, tempted to see about >downloading some of my own digital photos. >http://www.geograph.org.uk/ >go into Search Images, type Shropshire Hi Jo I followed this up and have already put one of my pics on the site. Must admit it is not real easy as you need an ordnance map at hand to be able to work out the grids, but I did it after sticking with it for some time. Check out "Weston House, Gresford." (I'm amazed that I did that!) Lots of pics there, let's keep filling it up. Good way to allow other research folk to contact you as well because you can leave your details on the website, particularly if you have a site of your own with an email address attached. Cheers Graham

Whilst I have stacks of maps, will check what I reckon a reference should be, by going into multimap.com and double checking.Especially as some of mine are for not-yet-covered squares. Congratulations to Graham for speeding ahead. Jo.

Hello Janice If you go to the Shropshire Archives web site at http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf then click on Shropshire Archives Online Catalogue near the bottom of the page. When the next window comes up enter the two words "school wem" (without the quotes) and just below in the word options click the middle dot to select 'And'. Click the search button and hopefully you will be presented with 13 records to look at. Mike ______________________________________________________ Abbotale30@aol.com wrote: > Hi List > > Could anyone tell me the schools in Wem area in the circa 1840's. Ive > searched the net and looked on genuki, but could not find anything. > Could anyone advise me of a website or have the information about the > schools for that period. > > I visited Wem, many years ago and came across a church, Im sure a resident > told me it used to be a School in the 1800's....Memory's going a bit, so maybe > wrong. > Kind regards > Janice > Researching: > HAMPSON, STYCHE, GLADWIN, ABBOTT, ESBERGER, HOLLINGWORTH, HEMMINGWAY, > CRESSWELL, KING, MATHER, ECKERSLEY, GOODALL, ROBINSON, ARAM, GEE, GRAFTON > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > WHY not visit the Shropshire Genuki site. > It really is a mine of information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > >

Hello Janice, The 1844 Directory for Wem, Prees & Neighbours, has ten entries under Academies & Schools. Page 49. Of these one for Prees and one for Quinabrook. Of the remaining included are : British School, Grammar School, Infants' School, National School. Rest sound like being private schoolmasters/mistresses. Jo. Shropshire UK.

Hi mike thank you for that link, it will take me a month to soak all that up. Well, here goes.......Lets hope I knock the major brick wall down with this... Warm regards Janice

Hello Rose As Benthall was so very close to Alberbury, the "glamorous" collegiate church of the district, it may have been that some of your Phillips were christened/married there. This is an index of those from the BVR disks. If you wish any of the full records, please email me off-list. Cheers Graham PHILIPS, Thomas Marr 1677 Engl Shro Alberb Sp: Jane POOLE PHILLIPS, Alice Marr 1718 Engl Shro Alberb Sp: John SHELVOCK PHILLIPS, Thomas Marr 1751 Engl Shro Alberb Sp: Martha BRISCOE PHILLIPS, Margaret Marr 1761 Engl Shro Alberb Sp: John HUGHES PHILLIPS, Mary Marr 1769 Engl Shro Alberb Sp: William CAND The christenings I have sent off-list as there are too many. Cheers Graham

Hi Jo Can any records be obtained for that period 1844 or earlier. Do you think there would be anything on film or disc as to who attended? Just a thought. Thank you for your help Kind regards Janice

Hi List Could anyone tell me the schools in Wem area in the circa 1840's. Ive searched the net and looked on genuki, but could not find anything. Could anyone advise me of a website or have the information about the schools for that period. I visited Wem, many years ago and came across a church, Im sure a resident told me it used to be a School in the 1800's....Memory's going a bit, so maybe wrong. Kind regards Janice Researching: HAMPSON, STYCHE, GLADWIN, ABBOTT, ESBERGER, HOLLINGWORTH, HEMMINGWAY, CRESSWELL, KING, MATHER, ECKERSLEY, GOODALL, ROBINSON, ARAM, GEE, GRAFTON

Hello all - My research ends, so far, with a Robert Wynne b: abt 1563 in Old Salop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK as we US cuz know it. I have been into the A2A & so far have found nothing useful as far as Robert goes. What is my next best step ? I am looking for his birth & his parents. Any help would be most welcome. Thank you. Herb Winn, Michigan, USA

Graham, Thank you very much, it is greatly appreciated. Rose Epsom Downs/UK

Thank you to everyone for your help. Renee L. Waring Owner Operator The Center for Waring Family History "We live as long as we are remembered." F = Luther Perks Waring m. Leah Jane Vaughn Clearfield Co., PA, USA GF = Edmund Luther Waring m. Eva Ruth Breth Clearfield Co., PA, USA GGF = Franklin Bowman Waring m. Florence Curley Clearfield Co., PA, USA GGGF = Thomas Waring m. Margery Beers 1836 Clearfield Co., PA, USA GGGGF = William Waring (Grandfather of William Griffith Waring) m. Gynnllian Hancorn 1793 Herefordshire, Engl. GGGGGF = Edmund Waring m. Anne Cooke 1748 Leominster, Herefordshire, England GGGGGGF = William Waring m. Margery Barley (Barloe) 1719 Leominster, Herefordshire, England GGGGGGGF = Andrew Waring (1665 - ) m. Ann Leominster, Herefordshire, England GGGGGGGGF = Andrew Waring m .Margaret Hays 1662 Shropshire, England GGGGGGGGGF = Henry Waring m. Joanne Pierce 1639 Shropshire, England

Hello Jaquie It comes up in several current listings on Google but doesn't appear to have its own web site. None of the ones I looked at included a photograph. At least you can now book your next trip. Have a look at http://www.ellesmere.co.uk/ and http://www.ellesmere.info/ Mike ______________________________________________________ Jaquie Cook wrote: > > > Does this pub still exist on Cross Street? On 1891 and 1901 census my > ancestor is the inn keeper here. > > Just wondered if it was still around. > > Jaquie > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send 'Unsubscribe' requests to the list. Send a new e-mail with just the word - unsubscribe - in the message body to ~ ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com ~ Substitute -D- for -L- if in 'Digest' mode. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > >

Does this pub still exist on Cross Street? On 1891 and 1901 census my ancestor is the inn keeper here. Just wondered if it was still around. Jaquie