Hello Listers I have just spent a day in the Bristol Reference Library ( limited success with some specific family history queries) and came across some interesting resources which may be helpful to some. Expierienced researchers will know this already but............... The Bristol Reference Library holds actual Bristol directories for almost every year from 1820 which list professionals, traders, streets and much else. You can also consult , on microfilm, copies of most local newspapers going back to the early 1800's. In particular you can look at almost all editions of the CLIFTON CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY , published weekly from 1852 (?) to the end of that century, with, every week, a list of all residential addresses in Clifton together with the names ( usually just surname and initials) of the principal adult occupants plus a surname index - a very useful resource for Clifton research, especially when used with census and BMD records. I would be happy for someone to copy this to the Bristol & Avon list - I am not a member at present. Ian ianlogan@btopenworld.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "IAN LOGAN" <ianlogan@btopenworld.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: [GLS] Nespaper archives - CLIFTON > Hello Listers > > I have just spent a day in the Bristol Reference Library ( limited success > with some specific family history queries) and came across some > interesting resources which may be helpful to some. Experienced > researchers will know this already but............... > > The Bristol Reference Library holds actual Bristol directories for almost > every year from 1820 which list professionals, traders, streets and much > else. You can also consult , on microfilm, copies of most local newspapers > going back to the early 1800's. In particular you can look at almost all > editions of the CLIFTON CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY , published weekly from > 1852 (?) to the end of that century, with, every week, a list of all > residential addresses in Clifton together with the names ( usually just > surname and initials) of the principal adult occupants plus a surname > index - a very useful resource for Clifton research, especially when used > with census and BMD records. > > I would be happy for someone to copy this to the Bristol & Avon list - I > am not a member at present. > > Ian > ianlogan@btopenworld.com > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com 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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.24/668 - Release Date: 2/4/2007 > 1:30 AM > >Ian We are looking info on the family of Frederick Cole born about 1835 and married about 1858 to Elizabeth Baker born about 1836. A son , also Frederick was born in 1859.in Clifton. His occuption was cowman/ agricultural labourer. He married Mary Jane Manners (born 1861) in 1880. His family consists of William Charles 1880, Samuel 1884 in Cam, Arthur1886 in Cam, Ellen ,my grandmother 1891 In Acton Turville and Elizabeth 1895 in Greater Badminton. I have only been able to follow through on my grandmother's descendants. Can you find any info on the other family members as to descendants, marriages birth etc.? It is difficult to do it from Canada Thanks Mike