Bob, Find easily by goggling Surname Atlas Paddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob May" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] ADMINISTRATION > Roy you mention the Surname Atlas - not sure Ive run accross this before > can > your give the url please > bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Stockdill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: [YORKSHIRE] ADMINISTRATION > > >> On 12 Sep 2009 at 11:50, Dave wrote: >> >>> [email protected] wrote - >>> ANYONE DOING DENNING HERE i would like to talk with you >>> <snipped> >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> If ever there was a lesson in how NOT to use this mailing list, this >>> is it. No mention of where, when or, indeed, any information to help >>> identify the family. I'm not going to waste my time looking up just >>> how many DENNINGs there were in Yorkshire at any particular time but >>> I'm sure there were plenty. This lazy approach to research is what >>> gets many people's backs up. A surname without a location really >>> belongs on the relevant surname list, not here. If in doubt as to how >>> to how to construct a query, have a look at the 'Welcome' message you >>> received when you subscribed. If you haven't kept it, contact me >>> privately and I'll send you a copy >> >>> Cheers, Dave Jassie - List >>> Administrator [email protected] > >> >> Thank you very much, Dave, for that excellent message and timely reminder >> to the >> lazybones "researchers" (so-called) who do indeed put the backs up of >> some >> of we >> experienced listers. Hopefully, the OP and others who post such fatuous >> messages will >> pay attention! >> >> As a matter of interest, I checked the name Denning with Surname Atlas >> (which draws >> instant surname distribution maps from the 1881 census data) and found >> there were a >> total of 1159 entries, 101 of them in Yorkshire - 89 in the West Riding, >> 10 in the North >> Riding and just two in the East Riding. By far the largest number, 47, >> were in Bradford. >> >> As you rightly point out, the OP would get far more sensible replies if >> he/she had actually >> given some names, dates and places. >> >> I congratulate you on your message and only wish more Listowners would >> take a similar >> approach. >> >> -- >> Roy Stockdill >> Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer >> Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: >> www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >> >> "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, >> and that is not being talked about." >> OSCAR WILDE >> >> >> >> >> >> Some useful websites - >> FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ >> FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 201 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.94/2366 - Release Date: 09/12/09 17:50:00