Ellen Deal (nee Goff) who was one of the victims of a bombing raid on Leigh-on Sea in March 1941 is my wife's (Shirley nee Goff) 2nd cousin twice removed. We would very much like to learn more of the family and of the details of that and other raid on Southend/Leigh. I thank you David

Have you had a look at the parish records of St Andrew's? It looks like the LDS have both the PRs and BTs: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=621397&subject_disp=England%2C+Essex%2C+Fingringhoe+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Graham Taylor <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM Subject: [Ess] Emily Taylor To: [email protected] I have been in contact with a "possible" family member. He has Emily Taylor born 1827 Fingringhoe as an ancestor. My TAYLOR family came from the small village of Fingringhoe and I have many Taylor names from this village but neither he nor I have any parents for Emily. Has anyone any suggestions? Many thanks Graham Taylor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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 the Essex list for help online re wills on SEAX Jacquie Brisbane Aust

My apologies - the answer to my question was posted on the list recently. Just in case anyone else needs it, here's what to do: Towards the top of http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/Default.asp It reads " > Everything > Accessions > Images " Click on "Images" Then in the "Search Criteria" box type, for example, "Smith will", and click on "Search" Regards,Rob Dickinson > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:12:25 +0000 > Subject: [Ess] Essex wills online? > > > Is it possible, now, to look at Essex wills online and free? I can't see this feature on Seax. > I know that I could reserve a will for my next visit, but the some emails on this list seem to imply that I can save myself the journey and cost by doing it online. Regards,Rob Dickinson > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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

Is it possible, now, to look at Essex wills online and free? I can't see this feature on Seax. I know that I could reserve a will for my next visit, but the some emails on this list seem to imply that I can save myself the journey and cost by doing it online. Regards,Rob Dickinson

On 10/10/2011 07:59, G Morris wrote: > I have also seen Mother Christmas buried and Mary Christmas. They were all buried in the wrong county - there's still a grave waiting for them at Cold Christmas in Hertfordshire! Lawrence

Came across an amusing entry in the parish records of Dedham 1564 May The 30 Daye father Christmas was buried. Diane

I have also seen Mother Christmas buried and Mary Christmas. ----- Original Message ----- > Came across an amusing entry in the parish records of Dedham > > 1564 May The 30 Daye father Christmas was buried. > > Diane

Can anyone please advise me how to look at wills online at SEAX please Jacquie Queensland Aust

On 2011/10/09 22:19, Diane Wynne wrote: > On 7 October 2011 15:48, Mick Loxdale<[email protected]> wrote: >> For those of you still waiting to view parish registers (and more) on line, > > I´ve been browsing parish records and getting copies of wills on line > from Seax for ages all free. So have we all. But it's going to turn into a pay-per-view service. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg

On 7 October 2011 15:48, Mick Loxdale <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of you still waiting to view parish registers (and more) on line, I´ve been browsing parish records and getting copies of wills on line from Seax for ages all free. Diane

I have had great success searching for online wills at SEAX, but no success whatsoever researching parish records. they have only had two of the many parishes I need, and I was unable to trace anyone in those parish's...I assume because the people were probably non-conformist, even before non-conformist faiths were created. and so it may be when SEAX finally allows me to see early Colchester, Lawford and other parish records, there still will be no record found. it would have been nice to at least have the index available and free to view, as A2A does. Cornelia

sent off-list as well. go to the list in the upper middle of the page. click on images. type in your surname and will. click on search. On Sun 10/09/11 2:32 PM , "J & D Turner" [email protected] sent: > Can anyone please advise me how to look at wills online at SEAX please > > Jacquie Queensland Aust > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: E > [email protected] > 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 I am interested in corresponding who either belong or know of the Goodman families of Prittlewell, Mucking and Barking, please. Maybe later as I go further back other areas as well. So far I have the 1911, 1901, 1891 and 1881 census of the above couples and some of their children who were present when the census were taken. My cousin has asked me to help with his family, his mother dec, was my mothers dec little sister. Goodman is his paternal side and he wishes to find out about his ancestry. Arthur James Goodman born 1880 Mucking and his wife Esther Castle were his grandparents, my cousins father was also Arthur and he was born 1916 at Stratford and James Goodman born Prittlewell and Mary Ann ? of Prittlewell his great grandparents. Some of their children were born in Barking. That is as far as I have gone so far. I will maybe get a film out later on, but will need to know where these couples were married. Thanks for any help. Edie

For those of you still waiting to view parish registers (and more) on line, below is the latest information from Essex Record Office as posted in their recent e-bulletin. Regards, Mick Loxdale Essex Ancestors The go-live date for Essex Ancestors, our new pay-to-browse subscription service for parish registers and wills has been re-scheduled for 17 October. We apologise for any disappointment caused to customers eager to register for this long-awaited upgrade to Seax. Essex Ancestors will offer all parish registers for the historic county of Essex 1538-1837 and parishes A-F from 1837-date and many of our wills from go-live date. Parishes G-Z and the remainder of our wills will follow in coming months after the recruitment of a second digitiser. Marriages for the last 50 years will be excluded, in conformity with Stationery Office guidelines. Access will be free in the ERO public searchroom and at Saffron Walden Archive Access Point. Subscriptions are 1 day £5.00, 1 week £15.00, 1 month £25.00, 6 months £50.00 and 1 year £75.00 We look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions for future service improvements.

Hello there... I have forgotten to thank the many folk that contacted re my brickwall on the death of Charles V KNAPP; you were many. I still haven't cracked it, however I have saved all the suggestions for further scrutiny; this is a great List. Jenny in Oz

That didn't take long.....I have found a marriage.   1st July 1896 Dundalk - William Ware son of William Ware married Mary Anne Mathews daur. of James Mathews witnesses Laurence Lynn & Margaret Carew.   spsa fr. Maynooth.   I checked the 1901 census for Ireland and the couple are in Co Cork.....William is a coachman. It appears they probably were both in domestic service and met that way.   Mary is stated as born Co Kildare- Maynooth is in that County.   As you can see I have time on my hands tonight.   After that I hope someone with an interest sees this one day.   Slán, Kevin.   My Irish ancestry research blog. http://kevsirishresearch.blogspot.com/

  This one is a bit confusing - it reads as William Edwin Ware of Stock? Essex. I would suggest possibly a soldier marrying local and converting? I'll take a look for the marriage just in case anyone has an interest.   Baptism Dundalk 16-06-1896,Ware,William Edwin,Stock Essex England,X,Rc,Ware,William Henry,,Farrer,Emeilia,Bernard, McKevitt,,,,,P Finegan//Converted By H McSherry Bishop St Slán, Kevin. My Irish ancestry research blog. http://kevsirishresearch.blogspot.com/

Graham There's a small booklet in Colchester Library about the Freemen. This is a summary of it, according to the online library catalogue: "The existence of freemen or free burgesses, as they were known in earlier times, within the Borough of Colchester, can be traced back to the year 1189 and Richard I's Borough Charter" There's more here, from the online Victoria County History of Essex, vol. 10: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=21973 Best wishes Dudley -------------------------------------------------- From: "Graham Taylor" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:26 PM To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: [Ess] Freemanship > Watching Len Goodman and Who do you think you are?" last night and his > reference to ancestors being Freemen of a Weaving Guild brought me back to > my own Essex, (Colchester) Freemanship. > > > > I am a Freeman of The City of Colchester. I gave a pledge to my > grandfather > that I would take up the Freemanship (by Right of Birth) but as a nipper > it > was never explained to me what the Freemanship was or why it was awarded. > > > > I have, via the City Hall and ERO managed to trace my TAYLOR lineage back > through the 20th/19th and late 18th century, coming to a bit of confusion > around the 1780s. I believe my Freemanship goes back to the creation of > what > in effect was a "Guild" of men associated with the Oyster Trade. Unless > you > were a member of the Guild and after its inception A Freeman of The River > Colne you could not legally trade nor could you maintain any form of > employment through the winter months. > > > > What I cannot ascertain was the date when Freemanship came into being. I > believe that it was in the early part of the 18th century although my > ancestors were probably associated with Oysters back into the 17th century > and earlier. > > > > Has anyone any connection to Freemanship of the City (Borough) of > Colchester? I would be delighted to exchange notes and information. Even > more so if the connection was with The River Colne. I too have ancestors > on > my maternal mother's side with Silk Weaving in Colchester and can > translate > to Len Goodman's Silk Weaver history. > > > > Another question, and you must have been asked this before. Why are we > known > as "Essex Donkeys"? > > > > Best Wishes > > > > Graham Taylor > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Watching Len Goodman and Who do you think you are?" last night and his reference to ancestors being Freemen of a Weaving Guild brought me back to my own Essex, (Colchester) Freemanship. I am a Freeman of The City of Colchester. I gave a pledge to my grandfather that I would take up the Freemanship (by Right of Birth) but as a nipper it was never explained to me what the Freemanship was or why it was awarded. I have, via the City Hall and ERO managed to trace my TAYLOR lineage back through the 20th/19th and late 18th century, coming to a bit of confusion around the 1780s. I believe my Freemanship goes back to the creation of what in effect was a "Guild" of men associated with the Oyster Trade. Unless you were a member of the Guild and after its inception A Freeman of The River Colne you could not legally trade nor could you maintain any form of employment through the winter months. What I cannot ascertain was the date when Freemanship came into being. I believe that it was in the early part of the 18th century although my ancestors were probably associated with Oysters back into the 17th century and earlier. Has anyone any connection to Freemanship of the City (Borough) of Colchester? I would be delighted to exchange notes and information. Even more so if the connection was with The River Colne. I too have ancestors on my maternal mother's side with Silk Weaving in Colchester and can translate to Len Goodman's Silk Weaver history. Another question, and you must have been asked this before. Why are we known as "Essex Donkeys"? Best Wishes Graham Taylor