Dear Pat, Thank you for your kind wishes. But an interesting item on the radio this week stated that in the 7 days following Easter there is no commemoration of any Saints days so this year St. George's Day will be recognised on Monday 28th April. So we get a second chance to say Happy St George's Day. Best wishes, Chris. -----Original Message----- From: Makjeerra [mailto:makjeerra@tsn.cc] Sent: 22 April 2003 10:10 To: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-D@rootsweb.com Subject: Happy St George's Day Hi All, Just a quick message to remind everyone to fly your flags tomorrow 23rd April, when it will be St George's Day. Pat in Oz ______________________________

THE LONGEST PLACE NAME IN ENGLAND Blakehopeburnhaugh's status in the Book of Records is challenged by a hamlet called Cottonshopeburnfoot (19 letters), which lies less than half a mile up the valley, but this does not qualify because the Ordnance Survey writes the name in two parts as Cottonshopeburn Foot. THE DEVIL, THE SPIRE AND THE CUCKOO On the sparse, windblown Penwith Peninsular, not far from St. Ives lies one of Cornwall's strangest Churches.Towednack Church possesses a curious, squat tower which it acquired, so legend goes by the intervention of the Devil himself. Each day medieval stonemasons laid the granite blocks of the tower and each night the Devil came and knocked them down again. It happened so regularly that at last they gave up and finally erected the battlements on the tower at the height it stands today. Each year , on April 25th or thereabouts Towednack holds it's annual "cuckoo feast". One spring many centuries ago a local parishioner placed a large log in his hearth. No sooner did the flames lick up around it than a cuckoo flew out from a hole in the log. The man caught and kept the bird, and resolved that each year he would hold a "cuckoo feast", a tradition that survives to this day.For centuries now a fiddler has led the procession from the church door, playing a lively tune to celebrate the feast day. WOMEN DRIVERS The longest journey completed with the handbrake on was one of 50.4km (31 miles) from Stranraer to Holyhead by Ms Joanne Hutchins (GB) at the wheel of a Saab 900 on the 2nd April 1987. Ms. Hutchins smelled burning two miles into her journey at Aird but pressed on to Holyhead with smoke billowing from the rear wheels. This journey also holds the records for the longest completed journey with the choke fully out and the right indicator flashing. GROUP MEETING The record for the largest group of women to visit a loo simultaneously is held by 147 workers at the Department of Social Security, Longbenton. At their annual Christmas celebration at a night club in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on October 12th 1994, Miss Kate Downton got up to go to the loo and was immediately followed by 146 other members of the party. Moving as a mass, the group entered the ladies at 9.52pm and, after waiting for everyone to finish, emerged 2hrs 37minutes later. BEAUTY WAITS FOR NOBODY The longest spell spent oblivious to traffic lights whilst applying make up was one of 1hr 51mins and 38secs by Miss Natalie Haynes at a road junction in the centre of Guildford on the 1st June 2001. Miss Haynes, a piano teacher, beautified herself through 212 cycles of the light, creating a tailback of irate motorists stretching 28 miles towards Leeds. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE The English Heritage web site says that there are 197 palaces, 425 castles, 14393 churches and 3369 country houses that are 'listed buildings' in England, along with many other oddities such as lamp posts, telephone boxes and garden sheds. England .. Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks England .. It is illegal to stand within one hundred yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks Scotland .. It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow. ROTHERHAM, England, April 7 (Agence France Presse) A gang of thieves who were ordered to plant daffodil bulbs as part of their community service have seen their revenge flourish this spring. The group were told to plant hundreds of bulbs along one of the main roads in Rotherham, in northern England, last autumn but, when the bulbs sprouted this week, the blooms spelled out the words "Bollocks" and "Shag" in letters four feet (1.3 meters) wide. Residents living on East Bawtry Road, which carries thousands of visitors a day, said people were coming from miles around to take a look at the flowers. --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

Hi Team Can anyone tell me where to try next!? My father's side of the family apparently were awarded something called "Freemen of the Thames" after taking food by boat into London during the plague. This, I believe meant such benefits as never paying taxes in England for any future generation as long as you were born "on The Thames". This has been shared with me by my mother - and she's not too sure about it's accuracy of detail. Where can I go to find out more. Any ideas? Cheers Lisa McKimm Hamilton New Zealand --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some excellent views of not only Hampshire and the Isle of Wight but other places of interest as well Chris and Caroline http://www.hampshirecam.co.uk/links.html --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

Hi Lisa Basically the Freemen of anywhere are a group of people that have been honoured for their work in that particular area.People such as Lightermen and boatmen. The Freemen of the Thames is part of a charity which is still going strong today. Here is an excerpt from the Freemen of Abingdon which is on the Thames. If you go to http://www.google.co.uk and highlight the PAGES FROM UK button enter "Freedom of the Thames" you will get quite a few hits showing you varioius functions etc. Chris and Caroline "The Freemen of England and Wales are an association of Guilds and individual Freemen whose roots go back into antiquity. Prior to the Reform Act of 1835 only those who had obtained the Freedom of the Borough could vote or become Councillors. There were definite responsibilities coupled with these privileges involving the day to day running and even the defence of towns and cities. Failure to meet these obligations met with severe penalties. This system of local government disappeared in 1835, but in many towns the tradition was kept alive by granting honorary freedom to distinguished citizens. The Borough of Abingdon was one such town, a tradition continued today by the Abingdon Town Council. To be made an Honorary Freeman of Abingdon is a very great honour that is rarely bestowed. In the past it has been given to organisations such as the Royal Air Force, Abingdon, and to the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1955. In 1966 the Borough of Thame, New Zealand, was granted the Freedom, and in 1977 it was bestowed on the Abingdon charity, Christ's Hospital. More recently, the freedom has only been granted to individuals who have given a large part of their lives to voluntary work for the town. One of the historic privileges of Abingdon Freemen is permission to drive their sheep across Abingdon Bridge without charge. This privilege was used by the five individual Honorary Freemen still alive today, early in January 2001." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa McKimm - ParentingWorx" <parentingworx@hnpl.net> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 6:08 AM Subject: [HantsLife] Help! Hi Team Can anyone tell me where to try next!? My father's side of the family apparently were awarded something called "Freemen of the Thames" after taking food by boat into London during the plague. This, I believe meant such benefits as never paying taxes in England for any future generation as long as you were born "on The Thames". This has been shared with me by my mother - and she's not too sure about it's accuracy of detail. Where can I go to find out more. Any ideas? Cheers Lisa McKimm Hamilton New Zealand ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== This is YOUR list so please treat it the way you wish yourself treated. Remember: "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION" It comes bundled with the software! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

This is an excellent website for trying to identify that uniform!! Or badge. http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cuhags/links/uniform.htm Some of the zip files you can download are really great. Chris and Caroline --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

The cap badge looks like the HAC the Honourable Artillery Company Steve but unless we can decipher the writing I cannot be sure. There are pictures of them at http://www.anthony-webb-site.co.uk/artillery.html Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hillier Esperance West Aust" <hillier@emerge.net.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Reposting Recognising a Military Uniform Due to my server falling over, no mail for 48 hrs. Hence anyone sending mail about this subject, I have not recieved. Like to just repost in hope someone might know this uniform. Subject: Recognising a Military Uniform I have a Photo of a young man in a Military type Uniform. Has anyone any good URL for Military Type Uniforms. or reconise this http://www.emerge.net.au/~hillier/uni/ Cheers Steve ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== To contact the List Administrator: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk To unsubscribe from the list: Mail: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com Digest: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com In both cases put "unsubscribe" in the subject header and no text in the message box ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

Due to my server falling over, no mail for 48 hrs. Hence anyone sending mail about this subject, I have not recieved. Like to just repost in hope someone might know this uniform. Subject: Recognising a Military Uniform I have a Photo of a young man in a Military type Uniform. Has anyone any good URL for Military Type Uniforms. or reconise this http://www.emerge.net.au/~hillier/uni/ Cheers Steve

Hi Steve, I know little about army uniforms, but for what its worth - in similar circumstances, the National Army Museum informed me that that style of cap he is wearing was called a forage cap, which "became obsolete c.1902 and certainly didn't linger much after that date." My man was a regular - your chappie may have been a volunteer or reservist using out-dated uniform - so don't take that date as gospel. The cap badge appears to be a stylised exploding grenade - usually worn by grenadiers I believe. HTH Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hillier Esperance West Aust" <hillier@emerge.net.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Reposting Recognising a Military Uniform > Due to my server falling over, no mail for 48 hrs. > > Hence anyone sending mail about this subject, I have not recieved. > Like to just repost in hope someone might know this uniform. > > Subject: Recognising a Military Uniform > > > I have a Photo of a young man in a Military type Uniform. > Has anyone any good URL for Military Type Uniforms. > > or reconise this http://www.emerge.net.au/~hillier/uni/ > > Cheers > > Steve > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > To contact the List Administrator: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk > To unsubscribe from the list: > Mail: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com > Digest: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com > In both cases put "unsubscribe" in the subject header and no text in the message box > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Visited Basingstoke recently and found Wote Street but no trace of Lower Wote Street. Was this demolished to make way for the new shopping centre or was I looking in the wrong area? -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

Just to wish Maureen and Derek heartiest congratulations on a new grandson Nathaniel Wed 23 April, St Georges Day!! Chris and Caroline --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

Hello, Am looking for connections to my ROGERS and MALT families in Hampshire. Have Thomas MALT born late 1700s or early 1800s in the Broughton area of Hampshire. He had a daughter Sarah MALT, born 1821 at Bullington, Hants. Have William ROGERS, born late 1700s or early 1800s at Broughton area of Hampshire, He had a son named George ROGERS , born 1821 at Broughton, Hants. George ROGERS and Sarah MALT were my Grt. Grandparents. Any connections ? Regards, Pam, an Aldershot, Hants gal in Arizona.

Hello Chris, Now that is funny. Hope no-one thought I was being cruel and making fun of the poor girl, on the contrary, I was down on hands and knees helping hunt through the grass for the missing molars. It was simply an accident, and a very embarrassing one as well, and I was very sorry it happened, when I swung she leaned forward and we met in the middle. Would never have done such a thing deliberately, anyone who knows me is well aware that I won't even kill a fly, of course a spider is an entirely different thing, that I will smash !! Having a great day, contacted one of my missing Hampshire MALT today, YEAH !! Cheers, Pam, a born and bred, Aldershot, Hants. gal now in Arizona.

Look up Perins school, Alresford on the 'Friends re-united' web-site and you will find me listed as the oldest ex-pupil, but that doesn't mean I'm too old to remember some amusing incidents. One in particular takes a bit of believing but our Head had a novel way of finding out if any boy made a rude noise in class.He would say, "Now stand up boys, and smell the seat of the boy next to you". You dreaded your neighbour shouting out, "It's him, Sir!! or you would be landed with writing out a hundred lines, "I must learn to control my bodily functions" Happy days, or were they?

What a shame I cant attend my school reunion in May.. Virgo Fidelis. Upper Norwood. As I am sending them some very special photographs taken during the War.. (second CHris bad luck!) I was not old enough even then, but our NZ Prime Minister is featured.. Peter Fraser, now I am trying to find out more....why did he visit the NZ Army at my school in London!!! I realise that the school was evacuated down to Sussex too.. Nuns and all!! How do I know, well, a Gt. niece of one of the NZ soldiers came down to Carterton and gave me the photographs the other day!! So sending them off today to the school, they are expecting them! Well its Anzac Day tomorrow. Friday.25th April, and will be laying a Wreath at Carterton War Memorial for our soliders, since I am doing the research into the ones buried in Wairarapa...so if anyone reading this, has any buried in Featherston especially, I have taken over 180 photographs of that many graves...I am now a Kiwi from London!! Now what can I remember from School, except I was the Tomboy!! Will have to think hard.....for the next listing...all Girls School!! Adele http://www.geocities.com/carterton_historical_society usually researching early settlers, but that has widened to other towns throughout the Wairarapa! Especially Graves!!!

Still searching for this elusive lady to try and solve the mysteries that seem to surround her life. Any help greatly appreciated!. If I could confirm her birth it would help. Found her on the IGI as a Bishops Waltham baptism 9.2.1858 but can't find it on the registers. Her parents are George and Edith EMMETT living at Park Lane Dairy on the 1881. She married a Charles Parrington in 1876 age given as 20, there appear to have been at least one child - Charles 1877 born at Upham (yet to be found). On the 1881 (age 22)she is at Snakemore Farm as a servant, listed as married but apparently alone. Husband charles is in London with a new wife and daughter. Unsure as to whether he is married to the new lady! Fanny re-appears as EMMETT at her marriage to Andrew WINTER IN 1886 age given as 27. Haven't found any children yet , but it appears that they might have moved to Eastleigh or Fareham as Andrew worked on the railway. On the 1891 Census I can't find Fanny as WINTER or EMMETT and Andrew is at home with his parents but don't know whether he is given as married or not. On the 1901 she is listed as single and back with her parents Andrew died in June 1900. I have found one death of a Fanny WINTER which was on a gravestone at Bishops Waltham death given as 16.4.1911 -stone erected by sister Edith. Haven't found the death record yet. Thanks Bev

Derrick - try the website http://www.steepvillage.com/ Regards, David Guillaume. Balgownie NSW > Can anyone help me find out about Steep Common and the people who > lived there around the 1870s, i think my mob did just that and would > love to know more about it, anything at all about the Piersons, spelt > any way. Derrick OZ > > ______________________________

Hello Steve, Have you tried http://www.regiments.org They came up trumps for me. Click on the Questions tab then scroll down to the bit about identifying photos. Good luck. Regards, Mary. Researching BASTIN in Basingstoke OLIVER in Aldershot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hillier Esperance West Aust" <hillier@emerge.net.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2:35 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Recognising a Military Uniform > Subject: Recognising a Military Uniform > > I have a Photo of a young man in a Military type Uniform. > Has anyone any good URL for Military Type Uniforms. > > > Cheers > > Steve > > ______________________________

Nuns!! How we hated them all!! The only day at school that penguins were not chocolate covered!!! I can remember a time when we had a nun taking us for maths, (sorry Miss SUMS!) There was a girl called Pat Y***g in my class that was not very popular as she was a bit of a bully and came from one of those families we were always told to keep away from!! I went to sit down on my bench when she pulled it away and I ended up crashing to the ground and hitting my head on the desk behind me and I said my very first swear word! "Damn!"" The nun heard me and marched across and picked me up from the floor with the help of my left ear (lughole in school language) and marched me to the front of the class. "This boy has blasphemed" she stormed in a quaint Irish brogue "And has to be punished" With that she proceeded to swipe me across the bare knuckles with the edge of a 12 inch ruler. That was my first lesson in Christianity. After that I tended to keep away from Relgious Knowledge!!!! They say school days are the happiest days of your life..............who were they trying to kid? But I did eventually get promoted to milk monitor!! And what a job that was, going out in the freezing cold to lug those heavy crates in, breaking the ice off the tops of the bottles with the lids about an inch from the top!! Chris --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 10/04/2003

I remember warm bottles of free milk and straws full of wax! plus school blue-bottle pants the size of houses that reached up to your armpits!!!!! Be careful! I know for definite that teacher is looking and listening!!! and his birthday is very soon. No names no packdrills I will just say orange gave it all away!!! Jacky Jacky LEE jacky@lee-liss.freeserve.co.uk Hampshire UK Researching BROWN in South Moreton / Blewbury Berkshire & London ! COOKE in Shropshire / Staffordshire / Yorkshire EATWELL in Highclere Hampshire. Reading / Inkpen Berkshire HORNSBY in Knotting Bedfordshire MASON in Swaffham Prior / Reach Cambridge MULLORD in North London RICHARDS in South Bersted Sussex VAUGHN in Hereford Herefordshire