I dont know Chelmsford all that well even though my parents dont live far from it now, but there is a pool next to the river Chelmer (Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre). There was a lido that shut a couple of years ago. Not sure how long it was there. Nikki Brown #6552 Pullum ONS https://pullumons.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Clayburn" <rod.clayburn@one-name.org> To: goons@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 9 March, 2017 4:32:51 PM Subject: [G] Anyone know Chelmsford Essex? Forum, Anyone know Chelmsford Essex? I have some old film of my great aunt in the early 1930s. She was born in Chelmsford R.D. in 1931 and the film shows her and her brother in a pool just off a river. In the background is a church. This is the problem, I looked at Essex churches and it has the resemblance of St James the Great, Colchester. Was there a lido (not fancy) on the banks of the River Colne in Colchester or am I barking up the wrong tree. I have a photo clipped from the film to send to anyone who may be able to assist. Many thanks Rod _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Nikki Brown #6552 Pullum ONS https://pullumons.wordpress.com

Forum, Anyone know Chelmsford Essex? I have some old film of my great aunt in the early 1930s. She was born in Chelmsford R.D. in 1931 and the film shows her and her brother in a pool just off a river. In the background is a church. This is the problem, I looked at Essex churches and it has the resemblance of St James the Great, Colchester. Was there a lido (not fancy) on the banks of the River Colne in Colchester or am I barking up the wrong tree. I have a photo clipped from the film to send to anyone who may be able to assist. Many thanks Rod

Hi Everyone, I have a family that were born in England but appear to have gone to Russia. The mother died there and at least one of the daughters married there not sure about the others. They could have staid in the I.O.M. but again nothing found. There surname is Blencowe. How do I access what I can only think would be the Embassy records for these events please? Regards Daphne Austin 2777

May I remind those of you with links to Oxfordshire that OXSIL (The Oxfordshire Surname Interests List) is a free resource available at www.oxsil.org.uk? From the front page you can search on your surname and find a list of the OXSIL users that are researching that name. In many cases, a particular period and place within Oxfordshire are specified. If one of these names is relevant, OXSIL can pass a message to the researcher concerned. In addition, a link from the front page will take you to a form for adding your name of interest to the OXSIL database. OXSIL is entirely volunteer run - and, as it happens, everyone involved in the work is a member of GOONS. Bill Seary Co-Administrator of OXSIL query@oxsil.org.uk bill-seary@one-name.org

Gordon, I live in Newcastle and would be more than happy to go into Newcastle Central Library to check the fiche for you. Regards, Phil Thirkell On 07/03/2017 16:08, Gordon Adshead wrote: > I have a small problem relating to a missing Fiche for 2011 Marriages. > I would be very grateful if anyone planning to visit one of the six > libraries holding the post 2005 BMD Fiche sets > [Birmingham, Bridgend, Westminster, Newcastle, Plymouth, Brit Lib - > but NOT Manchester] > Could kindly look up the partner of one of my ADSHEAD marriages please. > > I have done this successfully for all GRO records for every year up to > 2014 > but I have a small problem with one 2011 Marriage :- > The partner occurs on the very first Fiche in the set > and this particular Fiche Card in Manchester has been missing for > nearly three years now > and although I reported it, the librarians do not appear to be able > or motivated to replace it. > > The surname in question is relatively rare so it should not take much > time locating the missing partner. > > I would be very grateful for spot of help here. > > Best regards Gordon +Z > > > [+Z] <http://www.adshead.com/> Gordon Adshead <gordon@adshead.com> > [+Z] Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 > 3AT, UK > [+Z] Tel:+44-1625-549770 Mob:+44-7776-145602 > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a small problem relating to a missing Fiche for 2011 Marriages. I would be very grateful if anyone planning to visit one of the six libraries holding the post 2005 BMD Fiche sets [Birmingham, Bridgend, Westminster, Newcastle, Plymouth, Brit Lib - but NOT Manchester] Could kindly look up the partner of one of my ADSHEAD marriages please. I have done this successfully for all GRO records for every year up to 2014 but I have a small problem with one 2011 Marriage :- The partner occurs on the very first Fiche in the set and this particular Fiche Card in Manchester has been missing for nearly three years now and although I reported it, the librarians do not appear to be able or motivated to replace it. The surname in question is relatively rare so it should not take much time locating the missing partner. I would be very grateful for spot of help here. Best regards Gordon +Z [+Z] <http://www.adshead.com/> Gordon Adshead <gordon@adshead.com> [+Z] Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3AT, UK [+Z] Tel:+44-1625-549770 Mob:+44-7776-145602

Thanks for highlighting the https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org website. It seems you have to subscribe to form a community, but there is a whole lot of scope for adding detail to the timelines of any individuals from your ONS with just the free registration, so I have made a start on that. Corinne Curtis Sennett/Sinnott ONS On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Paul Howes <purpleemperor3@gmail.com> wrote: > Over the past few days I have been corresponding with Guild member > Rosie Rowley (Spridgeon ONS). She mentioned that she is heavily > involved with a project of the above name, dedicated to the people of > Macclesfield in Cheshire and how their lives were affected by World > War One. I took a quick look at the website > (http://macclesfieldreflects.org.uk/) and if I might summarize, it's > an excellent example of what a relatively small town can achieve for > such a commemorative project. > > Two aspects might be of particular interest to Guild members: > - there is a list of those who died including quite a few Guild > registered names under study. So do take a look for your name(s) and > see what you can find. > - Rosie is interested in hearing from Guild members with people with a > Macclesfield and WW1 connection. In particular, right now their > project's focus is on commemorating several hundred people who died, > both at home and away. If you can help with any information about > that, please do contact her at macclesfieldreflects@gmail.com. > > Any information about those who survived would also be appreciated > though is less urgent. Rosie adds that if you have a person who did > not die you might consider creating a community at > livesofthefirstworldwar.org and uploading their story there. She > notes that no fewer than 43 Guild members have created "communities" > at that site (hint: search for "one-name" and you will find them). > > I'd only add that the Guild has its own commemorative site at > http://ww1.one-name.org/ where any member can post any story about > anyone affected by the war from anywhere in the world, not just the > UK. US members will know that we are approaching the centenary of > their entry into the conflict. So this might be an apt time to > contribute. > Hope this helps someone. > Paul > > -- > Paul Howes > Chairman, Guild of One-Name Studies > www.howesfamilies.com > Ponte Vedra, FL ; Horning, Norfolk > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Field Marshall Lord Alanbrooke On 05/03/2017 02:07, John P Laws wrote: > Seeing this mail from Shirley Foster reminded me of my time in the MoD when I and a visiting military officer took a look at Hartley Wintney Churchyard and a he pointed out the grave of what I've always remembered as Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck but seeing this I just looked him up in Wikipedia and he is buried in Casablanca. > So, who was it who so impressed my colleague so? Any ideas? > > > >

Dear all, Today is the final day we can guarantee that there will be availability at conference. At the close of Saturday we had 96 rooms booked and the hotel will reclaim from us any rooms that are not booked by the end of today (UK time). Bookings made from Tuesday 7th March on wards cannot be guaranteed until I have called the hotel to check availability. Day delegates are not affected. To book please visit http://one-name.org/guild-conference-agm/ Regards, Julie Goucher

Over the past few days I have been corresponding with Guild member Rosie Rowley (Spridgeon ONS). She mentioned that she is heavily involved with a project of the above name, dedicated to the people of Macclesfield in Cheshire and how their lives were affected by World War One. I took a quick look at the website (http://macclesfieldreflects.org.uk/) and if I might summarize, it's an excellent example of what a relatively small town can achieve for such a commemorative project. Two aspects might be of particular interest to Guild members: - there is a list of those who died including quite a few Guild registered names under study. So do take a look for your name(s) and see what you can find. - Rosie is interested in hearing from Guild members with people with a Macclesfield and WW1 connection. In particular, right now their project's focus is on commemorating several hundred people who died, both at home and away. If you can help with any information about that, please do contact her at macclesfieldreflects@gmail.com. Any information about those who survived would also be appreciated though is less urgent. Rosie adds that if you have a person who did not die you might consider creating a community at livesofthefirstworldwar.org and uploading their story there. She notes that no fewer than 43 Guild members have created "communities" at that site (hint: search for "one-name" and you will find them). I'd only add that the Guild has its own commemorative site at http://ww1.one-name.org/ where any member can post any story about anyone affected by the war from anywhere in the world, not just the UK. US members will know that we are approaching the centenary of their entry into the conflict. So this might be an apt time to contribute. Hope this helps someone. Paul -- Paul Howes Chairman, Guild of One-Name Studies www.howesfamilies.com Ponte Vedra, FL ; Horning, Norfolk

Hi I tried GEDxlate but it failed to install in Windows10 Pro because a system file was missing. Not had chance to see how to resolve this. Chris Chris Broomfield Broomfield, Bromfield & Brumfield One Name Study

Hello My thanks to Andy, John and Rupert. I settled for GEDxlate as it provided the basic information I required. Genscriber looks very interesting but I had difficulty when trying to download it. Regards Arthur -----Original Message----- From: GOONS [mailto:goons-bounces+arthur.coomb=btinternet.com@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andy Micklethwaite Sent: 27 February 2017 17:25 To: goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Gedcom to Excel I've used GEDxlate http://www.gedmagic.com/GEDxlate.htm No connections - was adequate for what I wanted. Andy At 12:23 27/02/2017, you wrote: >Advice would be appreciated for a suitable programme to transfer data >from Gedcom to Excel. _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Almost all the deaths I was following up were for miners who worked in collieries around the Ashby-de-la-Zouch area, particularly at Moira. Perhaps it was a local thing. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Goacher" <goacher@one-name.org> To: "Goons Mailing-list" <Goons@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 11:05 AM Subject: [G] Coal miners and wills >I have recently been updating my records from entries in the 1939 Register. >These have sometimes led me to confirming deaths of individuals. > > I have noticed that most of the men who were coal miners left wills, often > for quite small amounts. > > Was it a requirement of Colliery employment that workers had to have a > will? Or did the unions sponsor making a will? Can’t find anything on > Google. > > Roger Goacher > Researching the surname Goacher & variants anytime anywhere > www.goacher.org > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

This doesn't directly help, but I have GEDxlate installed on my Win 10 Pro 64 bit system. I must have installed it long ago, when running Win 7 Pro, and it got carried over (it does work). The executable file on my system is dated 2009; I have not tried to update it. John Cordes Halifax, Nova Scotia #7338 On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 12:19:26PM +0000, broomfield@one-name.org wrote: > Hi > I tried GEDxlate but it failed to install in Windows10 Pro because a system > file was missing. Not had chance to see how to resolve this. > Chris > Chris Broomfield > Broomfield, Bromfield & Brumfield One Name Study

Interesting question, my Great Grandfather was, a Contract, Gobber, I’m told a very dangerous job down the Mine, and he left a will, he also had 13 children and there was enough for my Grandmother to buy a Very Nice home away from the Pit. On 5/3/17, 7:05 pm, "GOONS on behalf of Roger Goacher" <goons-bounces+tony.turner36=bigpond.com@rootsweb.com on behalf of goacher@one-name.org> wrote: I have recently been updating my records from entries in the 1939 Register. These have sometimes led me to confirming deaths of individuals. I have noticed that most of the men who were coal miners left wills, often for quite small amounts. Was it a requirement of Colliery employment that workers had to have a will? Or did the unions sponsor making a will? Can’t find anything on Google. Roger Goacher Researching the surname Goacher & variants anytime anywhere www.goacher.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This made me look for wills amongst my coal miner ancestors, checked 5, 1872 - 1975, not one will proved (some may have left so little that a will would not have needed proving). All in Co. Durham, so looks like if they were encouraged or required in places that didn't apply there. Teresa On 05/03/2017 11:05, Roger Goacher wrote: > I have recently been updating my records from entries in the 1939 Register. These have sometimes led me to confirming deaths of individuals. > > I have noticed that most of the men who were coal miners left wills, often for quite small amounts. > > Was it a requirement of Colliery employment that workers had to have a will? Or did the unions sponsor making a will? Can’t find anything on Google. > > Roger Goacher > Researching the surname Goacher & variants anytime anywhere > www.goacher.org > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

With all these messages about records in Paris I couldn't help but use the opportunity to ask if anybody had any idea how to find the burial of an American privateer John Vicary who died at sea in 1783 and was apparently carried ashore at Paimboeuf (near St Nazaire) and buried somewhere ashore. He was the son of a Crediton Fellmonger and brother of the founder of the tannery in Newton Bushell . If you want further details of his history just google Vicary Mansion Freedom, Pennsylvania. Ian S Vicary Vicary/Vickery One-Name Study http://Vicaryone-namestudy.blogspot.com http://one-name.org/name_profile/vicary -----Original Message----- From: GOONS [mailto:goons-bounces+vicary=one-name.org@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Guild Mailing List Manager Sent: 05 March 2017 12:22 To: goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Paris Birth Cert Posted for Bernard Juby juby (at) one-name.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I use http://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/ Bernard Juby On 04/03/2017 08:49, Phil Thirkell wrote: > Jean-Marc, > > I would be interested in learning of any online BMD records for Paris. _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My Gullick ancestors were coal-miners in Somerset and generally poor. Some families were in the Workhouse on a number of occasions or claiming relief for various reasons like illigitimacy, burial of a child, clothes, shoes, fuel, care during illness. The only wills I've found were: had a small life insurance to be claimed by a niece? who was with him on one census, perhaps because he didn't have any immediate family; was 'promoted' to being the overseer or bailiff of a mine on marrying the mine-owner's daughter :>) From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Goacher" <goacher@one-name.org> To: "Goons Mailing-list" <Goons@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 11:05 AM Subject: [G] Coal miners and wills >I have recently been updating my records from entries in the 1939 Register. >These have sometimes led me to confirming deaths of individuals. > > I have noticed that most of the men who were coal miners left wills, often > for quite small amounts. > > Was it a requirement of Colliery employment that workers had to have a > will? Or did the unions sponsor making a will? Can’t find anything on > Google. > > Roger Goacher > Researching the surname Goacher & variants anytime anywhere > www.goacher.org > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Just had a very interesting contact through my Guild Profile page - the first ever - nice to know it works. Has anyone else in the Guild been contacted by the University of California dept of Economics for an academic study they are engaging in that looks at social mobility in England 1750-2017? > Liz Holliday Guild of One Name Studies - Merredew

Thanks Corinne. Sounds sensible. I just wondered if there was some regular 'Make a Will' campaign, as we have now. Roger -----Original Message----- From: Corinne Curtis Sent: Sunday, March 5, 2017 3:26 PM To: Roger Goacher ; goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Coal miners and wills I've always been interested in the huge number of "cooperatives" and savings clubs in places like the coal mining areas of Yorkshire. People there really did think about money and the future, and industrial and provident societies, building societies and the more informal savings clubs were a way to ensure the future of your family. It doesn't seem a big leap to me that along with that, people would make wills to formalise their wishes, and nominate beneficiaries for their savings. Corinne Curtis #5579 On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Roger Goacher <goacher@one-name.org> wrote: > I have recently been updating my records from entries in the 1939 > Register. These have sometimes led me to confirming deaths of > individuals. > > I have noticed that most of the men who were coal miners left wills, often > for quite small amounts. > > Was it a requirement of Colliery employment that workers had to have a > will? Or did the unions sponsor making a will? Can’t find anything on > Google. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus