Hi i'm new to the list I'm looking for informaion on John PHILPOTTS b abt 1853 at Neen Savage. I would like to know his parents etc Ray

Hi all I am sure that 1837online.com is probably on the level, but I wish they wouldn't do things like this. It engenders in my mind the old fears of buying from some second-hand used car salesmen! You can search for free on their website for a surname within a certain period of time - usually within a 10 year search - or an individual name, if you wish (which appears to be the St. Catherine's Index). They generally come up with a list that possibly gives your surname, but may not. i.e. I put in searching for Peate (mind you the extra e on the end!) births 1947-1957 and got results which read: Jul-Aug-Sep 1947 PEAT, Janet - PEEL, Daphne G, which means 1947 PEAT alphabetical right up to PEEL, and Jan-Feb-Mar 1950 PEAT, Melinda - PEEL, Sandra M, etc., but which absolutely gives no guarantee that you will find what you are looking for. Of course, then comes up the next image VIEW, which means you go to the next page and VIEW and then have to PAY FOR viewing something that you are blindfolded against! Walking in the dark. And my goodness, no genealogist that I know ever wants to walk in the dark! I am not overly knocking this website for it probably works well for many genealogists, but I just need to understand what this all about - why charge people for something they may not find? That is the acute question. Now, National Archives will give their records over to 1837online.com as of April 20th, so are we going to find the same sort of troubles with the new records? Just wondering. Perhaps the simple answer is that 1837online.com needs to update their software to accommodate this problem so that if I put in Andrew Peate born 1947 and it comes up on the page, making me very excited, THEN I will put my money where my mouth is and pay for it. Seems a sensible solution, does it not? Just can't understand why they cannot see it! PS. I have also tried this with individual names and exact dates of birth with no joy. Cheers Graham Melbourne Oz

Hi everyone Just in case some of you do not receive the regular newsletter from National Archives, here is the latest. Very interesting. cheers Graham Oz Important Announcement Further to our announcement earlier in the year regarding the purchase of our archives by 1837online.com, we are pleased to announce that the transition of the archives to the 1837online.com website will take place in the next few weeks. From Thursday 6 April 2006 the National Archivist will no longer be taking new registrations or purchases for credits. If you already have valid credits with us, you may continue to use these as normal on our website. On Thursday 20 April 2006 the National Archivist website will be closing down and your account will be transferred to 1837online.com along with any units you have remaining. From this date you will be able to search the archives on the 1837online.com website. What will happen to my account? 1837online.com will create a new account for you automatically using the email address with which you registered on National Archivist as your user name and contact email. You will then be emailed with details of how to activate your account. Tip: It is worth setting your email account to allow emails from the 1837online.com domain to ensure you receive the email giving you details of the changes. If you have not received an email by 25 April 2006, you should contact 1837online.com's customer helpdesk on 0870 7771837 or email them on <mailto:info@1837online.com>info@1837online.com. Customers with live credits on National Archivist on 20 April will have their credits converted to 1837online units at a rate of two units per credit. Every registered customer will also receive details of a very special introductory offer to 1837online.com. If you are already registered with 1837online.com using the same email address as registered on National Archivist, your live units will simply be transferred to your existing account.

I agree wholeheartedly Graham. I paid for a year subscription, only get the bmd indexes (have to pay for census) and cannot for the life of me figure out why they cannot just give me a list of pages for that particular name like free bmd. It appears that what I am paying for now I can get free on bmd anyways. I am still not sure what I paid for but that is my own fault not theirs. Very confusing system in my opinion. Jackie (Canada) Graham Price wrote: > Hi all > I am sure that 1837online.com is probably on the level, but I wish > they wouldn't do things like this. It engenders in my mind the old > fears of buying from some second-hand used car salesmen! You can > search for free on their website for a surname within a certain period > of time - usually within a 10 year search - or an individual name, if > you wish (which appears to be the St. Catherine's Index). They > generally come up with a list that possibly gives your surname, but > may not. i.e. I put in searching for Peate (mind you the extra e on > the end!) births 1947-1957 and got results which read: Jul-Aug-Sep > 1947 PEAT, Janet - PEEL, Daphne G, which means 1947 PEAT alphabetical > right up to PEEL, and Jan-Feb-Mar 1950 PEAT, Melinda - PEEL, Sandra M, > etc., but which absolutely gives no guarantee that you will find what > you are looking for. Of course, then comes up the next image VIEW, > which means you go to the next page and VIEW and then have to PAY FOR > viewing something that you are blindfolded against! Walking in the > dark. And my goodness, no genealogist that I know ever wants to walk > in the dark! I am not overly knocking this website for it probably > works well for many genealogists, but I just need to understand what > this all about - why charge people for something they may not find? > That is the acute question. Now, National Archives will give their > records over to 1837online.com as of April 20th, so are we going to > find the same sort of troubles with the new records? Just wondering. > Perhaps the simple answer is that 1837online.com needs to update their > software to accommodate this problem so that if I put in Andrew Peate > born 1947 and it comes up on the page, making me very excited, THEN I > will put my money where my mouth is and pay for it. Seems a sensible > solution, does it not? Just can't understand why they cannot see it! > PS. I have also tried this with individual names and exact dates of > birth with no joy. > Cheers > Graham > Melbourne > Oz > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > 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 > >

From: "John Robinson" <jrob@dsl.pipex.com> {not a subscriber} Hi All, could you tell me if there is anything for Robinson in Wrockwardine Wood/Donnington Wood area ,particularly a Samuel or John (both miners) regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "rt17xxl" <rt17xxl@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:26 PM Subject: RE: [ENG-SHROP] Re: Wrockwardine Poor Law papers CD > Rosemary, > All I can say is drat, there aren't any PROBERT's listed on the SFHS > WPLP CD however it does have:- PRENTICE, PRICE (loads), PRICHARD, PRITCHARD > (loads), PRITTY, PRITY, PROCTOR, PROFFITT, PROUDFOOT, PRYCE, PRYNOLD, PRY, > but alas no PROBERT's! > > Graham WILLIAMS > Shropshire Family History Society

From: "John B Davies" <jbdavies@maxitec.co.za> {not a subscriber} Hello Alejandro Kelly's Directory for Shropshire 1870 under Shrewsbury, Improvement Commissioners lists the Borough Surveyor and next to him "Inspector, Joseph Davies". He is also listed in the trades section as "Borough Inspector - Joseph Davies, Claremont Hill". >From this I imagine that if this is your man, his duties probably included the inspection of buildings, roads, bridges, and all sorts of other structures and to report to the Borough Surveyor. John B Davies Hermanus, South Africa -----Original Message----- From: Michael J Hulme [mailto:mike@mjhulme.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 31 March 2006 10:26 Hello Alejandro It is just possible that your relative was a Police Inspector in the Shrewsbury Borough Police but I think it is much more likely that he was an Inspector of {{??}} within the Borough, possibly highways or shops or goodness knows what. Your only way to find a proper answer to this question is to employ a researcher to look through the (unindexed) Shrewsbury Borough Quarter Sessions records for that year and possibly a few years either side to see if his name is mentioned. Please note that the Quarter Sessions CD produced by Shropshire FHS is for the County Quarter Sessions and does not include Shrewsbury Borough. Mike ______________________________________________________ AMilb36287@aol.com wrote: > I have just found a relative in the 1871 Census and his occupation is given > as Borough Inspector, Shrewsbury. He was 31, single and a boarder at the > Pineapple Inn, Shrewsbury. Can anyone tell me what would have been his duties? > Thanks! > Alejandro Milberg > Boston, Mass.

Hi al I am posting this for Shirley, explanation as below: Her address is: FrostSES@aol.com Hi Graham I hope you do mind me asking you for a favour ~ I wonder if you would mind posting this on the ENG-SHROP mailing list, I have tried again today and it is just returned to me, I can't fathom out what is wrong I have unsubscribed and subscribed again and still no good. The funny thing is I am receiving everyone elses mailings on Eng-Shrop. TIA Graham Kind regards Shirley Hi Listers ~ You may have received this request before, but it was around the time I was having problems with AOL/Rootsweb, as I didn't receive any response, it may be because no one could help or there were technical problems, so I hope you don't mind me re-listing as I am really stuck: Could SKS please look in any Parish Registers for Shropshire they may have for the baptism of James Staley abt 1769. He married Margaret Corns on 20 Jun 1790 in Lydbury North all of their six children were born in Lydbury North, Shropshire and I thought James was born there also, but he is not listed. Their first child was also James Staley born 8 May 1761 Lydbury North. I think James Staley (Senior) will be in Shropshire somewhere or the border counties of Wales. IF you do a look up and James Staley is not in your Parish Register could you let me know please ~ it will help me to narrow the field when I send for any more Parish Registers. Many thanks in advance Shirley

William Dunn married Sarah Williams (my line). They were living in Totterton in 1901 with children..Annie(1886),Edith May (1891)James Edward(1898), and Elsie Elzabeth (1891).Sarah was born in Downton (1865)dau of Benjamin Williams and Sarah Thomas. Diane in Moose Jaw, Canada

Particuarly interested in tracing any offspring of Edward Thomas Charmer and Emma Williams who were first cousins. They married in Ludlow in 1902. Diane Milton Smith in Moose Jaw, Canada

Just an email promise will not return to this subject in public. Surely National Archivist (Thursted Third Party Limited) UK company registration 3745789, is entirely different to the National Archives. The former do however give a link to the National Archives as to how to search for wills etc. Even in the UK, transport costs and time required, and of course for many people who later in life have time, the ambulatory ability, make it much cheaper to pay for a good site (and there are more than one although I use only one), than to try and travel. Keeping a computer system going, needs knowledge, and is most cases is not free. Jo.

Hi Catherine, Have you got a death certificate stating the cause of death as suicide? And does it have a date of an inquest held? If so, inquest reports are usually reported in the local newspaper within a few days of when the inquest took place, and you would be able to get a copy of the report. I had a death certificate where the man was found floating in the river, and there was an inquest held, when his sister gave evidence of identification and when she last saw him. It gave a very good description of him and his clothing etc. And the background of his life some weeks beforehand. They can make very interesting reading, and well worth the effort of getting a copy whenever there is an inquest. Anouska ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Hulme" <mike@mjhulme.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] Fw: Border Advertizer OR local papers for Worthenbury AREA > Hello Catherine > > You will no doubt be pleased to know that the Oswestry & Border Counties > Advertiser is name indexed on cards at Oswestry Library. If you can't get > there yourself to look through the cards they will probably be prepared to > look up a specific entry for you. See > http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/library.nsf/open/5FDAE21A8C5F294380256C990037C1F1 > for details. > > They may also be prepared to print the article from the microfilm of the > newspaper but there would probably be a charge for this and the postage. > > Mike > ______________________________________________________ > > > > Catherine Salt wrote: >> Hi All, >> Can Anyone tell me when the Border Counties Advertizer was first in print >> ???? >> >> Have just received info that one of my folk committed Suicide at the age >> of 37. in 1849 >> >> The local paper "Whitchurch Herald" was not established until 1869, and >> I would expect this to be a note worthy incident. Any other suggestions >> as to find further information ? >> >> Hardman LLOYD b 1813 Overton Flints married Sarah BATTARBEE in 1837 >> Worthenbury >> they had at least 5 children............. the last one born soon after >> this death. >> >> Thanks >> Catherine >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== 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. >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >> Learn more: >> http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> >> >> >> > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > List archives can found at ~ > Searchable ~ > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS > Threaded ~ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hello Catherine You will no doubt be pleased to know that the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertiser is name indexed on cards at Oswestry Library. If you can't get there yourself to look through the cards they will probably be prepared to look up a specific entry for you. See http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/library.nsf/open/5FDAE21A8C5F294380256C990037C1F1 for details. They may also be prepared to print the article from the microfilm of the newspaper but there would probably be a charge for this and the postage. Mike ______________________________________________________ Catherine Salt wrote: > Hi All, > Can Anyone tell me when the Border Counties Advertizer was first in print ???? > > Have just received info that one of my folk committed Suicide at the age of 37. in 1849 > > The local paper "Whitchurch Herald" was not established until 1869, and I would expect this to be a note worthy incident. Any other suggestions as to find further information ? > > Hardman LLOYD b 1813 Overton Flints married Sarah BATTARBEE in 1837 Worthenbury > they had at least 5 children............. the last one born soon after this death. > > Thanks > Catherine > > > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > >

Whilst we do not - yet - have surname you are researching, an 1870 directory gives the following for Shrewsbury: Town Improvement Act Office, The Square, Shrewsbury. Joseph Davis, borough inspector. May be worth going into a2a to see if anything on the Town Improvement Act. Jo. Shropshire with lighter evenings.

Have had a look in The Times. 12 hits included about 3 false matches. Most references to Borough Inspector were to do with animal diseases, a couple were for food stuffs (quality of milk and contaminated beer) and one was to do with weights and measures. Judy

Quite possibly an inspector of public works such as drains and sewers. What else is know about this person. What is his name (good start)!. Judy On 31 Mar 2006, at 09:25, Michael J Hulme wrote: > Hello Alejandro > > It is just possible that your relative was a Police Inspector in > the Shrewsbury Borough Police but I think it is much more likely > that he was an Inspector of {{??}} within the Borough, possibly > highways or shops or goodness knows what. > > Your only way to find a proper answer to this question is to employ > a researcher to look through the (unindexed) Shrewsbury Borough > Quarter Sessions records for that year and possibly a few years > either side to see if his name is mentioned. > > Please note that the Quarter Sessions CD produced by Shropshire FHS > is for the County Quarter Sessions and does not include Shrewsbury > Borough. > > Mike > ______________________________________________________ > > > > AMilb36287@aol.com wrote: >> I have just found a relative in the 1871 Census and his occupation >> is given as Borough Inspector, Shrewsbury. He was 31, single and a >> boarder at the Pineapple Inn, Shrewsbury. Can anyone tell me what >> would have been his duties? >> Thanks! >> Alejandro Milberg >> Boston, Mass. >> >> >> ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== >> TO post a message to the list for *every* subscriber to read, >> please *always* use - >> ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com >> >> ============================== >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > TIPS on list etiquette and how to maximise your chances of > receiving help can be found at ~ http:// > freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donaghmore1/expectations.htm > > ============================== > 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 >

Besides thanking all of you who were so kind as to reply to my query, I wanted to add that the relative who was the borough inspector in the 1871 census was William THORNES (Denise, prick up your ears!!), born ca. 1840 in Philadelphia, USA. The funny thing is that the Ancestry entry has his surname indexed as THOMAS, a very common mistake, and born in the Philippines (not so common this one...). It's an interesting story. The 1851 census shows William living with his grandmother Charlotte THORNES at Holywell Terrace, Holy Cross & St. Giles parish, Shrewsbury. He was 11, and since he had been born in Philadelphia around 1840 I checked the 1840 US census. Lo and behold, there's a Thomas THORNES there, with two sons and a daughter in the 0-5 age group. Unfortunately, this census doesn't give the names of the other members of the family or nationality or any immigration data. I'm pretty sure that William is one of the children shown here and Thomas his father was probably the son of Edward of Argoed THORNES and his wife Charlotte, also a THORNES, and a cousin. There's a large tomb in the Kinnerley churchyard for these Thornes, probably built by Charlotte, although Edward is not buried there. My friend Denise Downes, who is on this list, was kind enough to supply the information on the tomb. Thanks again to all, Alejandro Milberg Boston, Mass.

Hi Graham, Thank you very much for the Bostock information from the WPLP CD. I will save it in my records in case I do eventually find any other Bostock information in Shropshire. It is interesting that they are 'Jones' who are claiming for a Young Bostock. I wonder if he had no family of Bostocks. And also interesting that a 'Jones' was also mentioned with Ann Bostock, I wonder if the two family names were related. Would I be right in thinking that there would be no more information for Bostock on the CD? Thanks, Anouska ----- Original Message ----- From: "rt17xxl" <rt17xxl@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: RE: [ENG-SHROP] Re: Wrockwardine Poor Law papers CD > Anouska, > There are mentions of BOSTOCK in WPLP CD, Thomas, Ann & "Young". > They are each mentioned in separate entries:- > > Dec 8th 1819 - Receipted a/c from Elizabeth (X) JONES (for John > JONES) for making clothes (Jacket for Thomas Speak 1s 6d; [various other > articles and names...]; Jacket and Trousers for Young BOSTOCK 3s 6d) Total > 12s 0d. Witness Wm. Furber. > > Jan 5th 1826 - Thos.BOSTOCK for 5 days work Ganting? And Thatching > Bldg 12s 6d, paid him for 2? Burn of shingles 2s 6d, Neal & Gads? 1s, 1 > 1/2 > ? of Tare cord 10 1/2d. Total 19s 10 1/2d. > > Dec 3rd 1821 Ann BOSTOCK exam & espl. Warrant Edwd.Jones 2s6d > > This wonderful and unusual resource can still be ordered by > downloading a form from our Web-site at > http://www.sfhs.org.uk/wrockwardine_poor_law_papers.asp > > Graham WILLIAMS > Shropshire Family History Society > > -----Original Message----- > From: M.A.Reynolds [mailto:anouska.reynolds@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 30 March 2006 23:34 > To: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-SHROP] Re: Wrockwardine Poor Law papers CD > > Please could anyone that has the CD let me know if there is a Joseph, > Elizabeth or Catherine Bostock listed in the index? > > Catherine was born in Baschurch, Shropshire, but I have not yet > established > why. > Her parents were Joseph & Elizabeth Bostock, and the only ones I have > found > of those names up to now are living in Nantwich area of Cheshire, where > Catherine got married in 1830. > If anyone could help it would be much appreciated, > Thanks, > Anouska > > > > > > > > ==== 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 Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 30/03/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 30/03/2006 > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars > online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send virus/worm/hoax warnings to the list. If you receive a > suspicious e-mail with an attachment, delete it. > Virus discussions are a no-no. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Rosemary, All I can say is drat, there aren't any PROBERT's listed on the SFHS WPLP CD however it does have:- PRENTICE, PRICE (loads), PRICHARD, PRITCHARD (loads), PRITTY, PRITY, PROCTOR, PROFFITT, PROUDFOOT, PRYCE, PRYNOLD, PRY, but alas no PROBERT's! Graham WILLIAMS Shropshire Family History Society -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Probert [mailto:rosemary@prob.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 31 March 2006 10:57 To: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] Re: Wrockwardine Poor Law papers CD Hi All, Can anyone tell me if there are any PROBERTs listed? If there are more than a couple, I'll purchase the CD from the SFHS -- but I don't have the cash to speculate :-) Many thanks, Rosemary > > This wonderful and unusual resource can still be ordered by > downloading a form from our Web-site at > http://www.sfhs.org.uk/wrockwardine_poor_law_papers.asp > > Graham WILLIAMS > Shropshire Family History Society ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== List archives can found at ~ Searchable ~ http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ENG-SHROPSHIRE-P LUS Threaded ~ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS ============================== 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 30/03/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 30/03/2006 ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

Catherine Salt wrote: > Can Anyone tell me when the Border Counties Advertizer was first in print ???? > > The local paper "Whitchurch Herald" was not established until 1869, and I would expect this to be a note worthy incident. Any other suggestions as to find further information ? > Hi Catherine, According to the British Library's Newspaper Archive site the newspaper has appeared under several names: Oswestry Advertizer: from Jan. 1849 to 26 Dec. 1888 Oswestry and Border: Counties Advertizer and Montgomeryshire Mercury from Jan. 1889 to 27 June 1956 Border Counties Advertizer: from 4 July 1956 to 26 Oct. 1983 Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer: from 2 Nov. 1983 to date There were a couple of local papers in Wrexham around that time but their publication seems to have been spasmodic! Perhaps the Chester Chronicle might have included the information? Ian

Hi All, Can anyone tell me if there are any PROBERTs listed? If there are more than a couple, I'll purchase the CD from the SFHS -- but I don't have the cash to speculate :-) Many thanks, Rosemary > > This wonderful and unusual resource can still be ordered by > downloading a form from our Web-site at > http://www.sfhs.org.uk/wrockwardine_poor_law_papers.asp > > Graham WILLIAMS > Shropshire Family History Society