I would like to wish all my many friends around the world and here in the UK a very Happy Easter. For so many of us now so far from our native County of Hampshire, this is probably the time we miss the area the most - the trees and hedgerows now coloured a delicate and fresh green, creating dappled cool shade for shy primroses and later, stately cowslips. Gardens are bright with grape hyacinths, nodding daffodils and elegant tulips. Drifts of pink and white cherry, apple and pear blossom are balanced by the deep blue of blue bells, forget-me-nots and of course the deliciously scented bright red, yellow and orange wallflowers. All those birds the boys used to gather eggs from the nests of - are dashing back and forth putting the finishing touches to their new homes before the families arrive. Swans, pheasants, partridge and moorhens are all hunkered down in fields and along riverbanks patiently awaiting their new broods. The sun is shining, tempting children out of doors for the first time without their winter coats - Oh! that sense of freedom - remember it? I am suddenly back to being a child in Winchester again and, on my way to school, picking kingcups,pussy-willow and sticky buds; watching the water vole in the river near King Alfred's arch and the pair of Kingfishers that darted across the river by the tiny weir there. What else have I forgotten? Moya Page (nee Banting) researching BANTING and PERREN in Hampshire

Hello David, I'm not an expert on WW1 but spent some time at the PRO recently looking for one of my relatives. The PRO has done some work on the WW1 records recently. You can look up all the possiblities in the medal roll index (if your relative survived the war he will have at least one medal) which are arranged alphabetically. These give you the soldier's regiment, rank and number and any medals earned. It also gives you a medal roll reference which I believe can be converted to a PRO reference. Apparently following this through will give you the battalion. (The index gave the battalions for my possibilities so I didn't have to do this). You can then search the burnt records for the service records of your possibilities. If you're lucky, enough of them might have survived for you to be able to narrow them down or even, if you're very lucky, to find the actual soldier. It took me most of the day but I did come to a conclusion. My relative's records weren't there but there were enough others there for me to eliminate all but one. You might get some more expert advice on the Great War maillist - GREATWAR-L-request@rootsweb.com or GREATWAR-D-request@rootsweb.com. Regards, Mary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Parker" <parker3250@rogers.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: [HantsLife] WW l a fuller explanation of the problem > Let me explain the situation and my problem more fully. You have a male relative, whose name, parents, place and date of birth you know. You may not know his next of kin, as he may have married unbeknowst to you, (as the CWGC search revealed of one of mine). He is, shall we say, a Hampshire man, so he may have joined the Hampshire Regiment (as one of mine did). But that is not always the case. He could have joined a machine gun regiment (as one of mine did), the Artillery, the Guards, the Cavalry, the Rifle Brigade, another County Regiment (as one of mine did), or a "Pal's" Battalion, or one of the many Corps, including the RFC. And I have not even included the Royal Navy. If you do not know the Regiment/Corps and the individual's service number, then a PRO search could be, I suggest, seemingly endless if not impossible, particularly if the records have been destroyed. I have learnt that certain Regiments have had published a list of all who fought ! > in that war, some of which , but not the Hampshire Regiment, have been published, and can be purchased, on CD, but I do not know what they list, so do not know if it is possible to indentify an individual without his service number. I presume the Regiments have such records in their own libraries/museums, but can a search be made, and how specific must one be ? If for example I have 30 men of the same surname who are of eligible age would a search be possible ? If I have three people of the same name, for example William Giles, all born in Wield, on different dates to different parents, could I indentify them ? Are there other source of information ? Am I wasting my time ? > I am hoping someone has been there and done that, and can show me and obviously others who have the same problem,where and how. > > Thanking you all. > > ______________________________

Hi everyone, I'd love to hear from anyone who is researching FINCH from the Oakhanger/Kingsley area particuarly around 1900. I'm trying to locate an Emily FINCH born about 1910 and her father William FINCH who lived at Honeysuckle Cottage, Oakhanger. TIA Barbara Earl pearl@mallingme19.freeserve.co.uk

Let me explain the situation and my problem more fully. You have a male relative, whose name, parents, place and date of birth you know. You may not know his next of kin, as he may have married unbeknowst to you, (as the CWGC search revealed of one of mine). He is, shall we say, a Hampshire man, so he may have joined the Hampshire Regiment (as one of mine did). But that is not always the case. He could have joined a machine gun regiment (as one of mine did), the Artillery, the Guards, the Cavalry, the Rifle Brigade, another County Regiment (as one of mine did), or a "Pal's" Battalion, or one of the many Corps, including the RFC. And I have not even included the Royal Navy. If you do not know the Regiment/Corps and the individual's service number, then a PRO search could be, I suggest, seemingly endless if not impossible, particularly if the records have been destroyed. I have learnt that certain Regiments have had published a list of all who fought ! in that war, some of which , but not the Hampshire Regiment, have been published, and can be purchased, on CD, but I do not know what they list, so do not know if it is possible to indentify an individual without his service number. I presume the Regiments have such records in their own libraries/museums, but can a search be made, and how specific must one be ? If for example I have 30 men of the same surname who are of eligible age would a search be possible ? If I have three people of the same name, for example William Giles, all born in Wield, on different dates to different parents, could I indentify them ? Are there other source of information ? Am I wasting my time ? I am hoping someone has been there and done that, and can show me and obviously others who have the same problem,where and how. Thanking you all.

hello all, I have just been reminded from someone on another list that the Imperial War Museum's new online document site is constantly being added to. Very useful site- and this time I will remember to add the link. http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/ Vicki

Hello Copies of the area's The National Roll Books of the Great War are usually to be found in Family History and Local Collection Libraries. Archive CD Books have also got some of them on CD. http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/Archive_CD_Books_War_Records_36.html Otherwise it is a case of visiting the PRO at Kew http://www.pro.gov.uk/ to search for Soldiers Service Records ( if they were not been destroyed in the 2nd WWar) or hiring a researcher to do it for you. This site: http://www.mod.uk/contacts/records_army.htm has lots of useful info and addresses. Yours Vicki Turner

----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna & Ken" <ekbrits@sympatico.ca> To: "DEVON-L" <DEVON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: Census Months, Years You may find these handy.... Edna - Ottawa ------------------------------ 10 Mar 1801 No longer exists, with a few exceptions 27 May 1811 No longer exists, with a few exceptions 28 May 1821 No longer exists, with a few exceptions 30 May 1831 No longer exists, with a few exceptions 7 June 1841 30 March 1851 7 April 1861 2 April 1871 3 April 1881 5 April 1891 31 March 1901 now available 2 Apr 1911 100 year closure 19 Jun 1921 100 year closure 26 Apr 1931 Destroyed by fire during WW2 1941 Not taken due to the War

Is there any way of discovering if a relative was a volunteer in and survived WW l ? David

Interesting site... http://www.genfair.com/dates.htm Edna - Ottawa

Hi To satisfy all those who have complained about it in the past, the second phase of separating the TOMASIN Family History, Stragglers Skittles Team and Clevedon Jazz Club web sites has now been completed. This process, which has resulted in four separate sites, has involved major re-thinks and a new design for each site. www.tomasin.org.uk provides a gateway to the other sites, which also stand alone for surfers with a specific interest. www.family.tomasin.org.uk is the redesigned TOMASIN Family History Project site. It includes references to all known spouses and siblings, a 'family tree', photo's and biographical notes of family members, links to other sites and mailing lists, and more. www.stragglers.tomasin.org.uk is the new Stragglers Skittles Team site through which you can follow the teams fortunes. www.clevedonjazzclub.co.uk is the redesigned site any jazz lovers I haven't upset. Good Huntin' Trevor Tomasin Visit http://www.family.tomasin.org.uk to see if we could be 'Cousins'! I maintain a database of all enquiries and will report connections. Researching - BANTON - BULL - COLLIS - LEAVERS - HOPKINS - KNIGHT - MARTIN - MOODY - PERKIS - PUNCH - PURCHES - STRETTEN - TAYLOR - TOMASIN - VINCENT - WILLIAMS & Derivatives. To join the relevant Mailing List send the word subscribe in a message to that list, ie TOMASIN-L-request@rootsweb.com

Hi Everyone I am particularly interested in my grandmother's siblings and if anyone has a connection to or information about the following I would be happy to hear from them. Ethel May/Mary GIBSON born ca 1890 Chilcomb nr Winchester, Hants known to have had a son born in 1909 in Winchester baptised in 1911 when she was living at 4 East Cliffe , Winchester. Possibly married Headley G. ALLEN in Portsmouth in 1918. Olive Winifred GIBSON born ca 1894 Chilcomb. They were living at 5 East Cliffe, Winchester in 1901 with their parents Ellen (GOLDING) and William or Joseph William GIBSON and brothers Edward James, Robert Charles, (listed as Charles on 1901 census) Stanley Albert and Wallace Oswald. In 1901 Herbert Thomas GIBSON aged 15 was a carter on a farm lodging with Henry ELKINS at 7 The Old Rectory Upper Chilcomb. Thank You Magdalen in South Africa

Hi Listers, I have just had my five minutes of fame on Portsmouth TV News this afternoon and we can't get it in Portchester! They are doing a report on local Titanic victims. It was an interview with Lucy Warhurst at Wymering Church about my fathers cousin Charles Valentine Clarke.Tomorrow (15 April) is the 91st anniversary of the Titanic disaster and there is a plaque that was placed in the Church by his wife Ada Marie in memory of him. It will be broadcast tomorrow at 1pm on Portsmouth Today and again at 5.30pm on Portsmouth Tonight. I am desperately trying to find someone to tape it for me. Is there anyone out there that can help. you can have my autograph for free :-) Regards Bazzer Portchester Fareham http://www.clarkeology.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 13-11-02

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Thanks for this news. Derek, NZ

> From David Parker > Hi Chris, > I am a little surprised and disappointed that there have > been no other responses to your e-mail. This has been a wonderful, an > outstanding year for Hampshire football > > 1. Saints - FA Cup Finalist and almost certainly a UEFA Cup entrant next > year > 2. Pompey - almost certainly assured of promotion to the Premier League. > 3. Bournemouth - an outside chance of promotion to Division 2. > Don't forget Farnborough Town's run in the FA Cup.

Hello all, Oh Brother!! I have just had a very senior moment. I forgot on my last message about the Isle of Wight to include the link. It is a good job I am going on holiday at the end of the week. I clearly need one. Sorry about that. The link is: http://members.lycos.co.uk/s0uthbury/ My apologies. Vicki Turner

Hi all, Anyone who is researching ancestors on the Isle of Wight might find something to help them on this personal website. It is a very interesting genealogy site, anyway. Yours Vicki Turner

Hi Chris and Caroline, I was at the semi final. Great day. Not strictly genealogy but the Saints History is so tied up with the history of the Bells of, and the Church of St Marys Southampton that I hope I will be forgiven. The Hampshire Record Office published a booklet in 1999 (no 9 in the Hampshire Papers Series) called "Association Football in Hampshire until 1914" by Norman Gannaway for those who think that members of their families might have been involved in the sport. I don't know if it is still available but it was priced at £1 from the Record Office in Winchester. Yours Vicki

Forwarded from another rootsweb list - This sounds like a great event and in view of Rod Neep's involvement, there are definitely Hampshire related topics. Archive CD Books has recently launched a new genealogy website at: www.british-genealogy.com Hope this helps Linda & Tony "Our Australian readers might be interested in this posting: - Australian Genealogy Roadshow 2003 A "genealogy roadshow" is about to launch in Australia. A group of genealogy experts will be traveling through 6 major cities from April 15 through 29, giving major presentations at every stop. The Australian Genealogy Roadshow 2003 features a wide-ranging exhibition of genealogy products and services with supporting workshops and presentations by the three world-renown experts: Bob Velke from the US (The Master Genealogist) Rod Neep from the UK (Archive CD Books) RobinLamacraft from Australia (Sceya Genealogical Charts) The scheduled stops include: SunshineCoast - Tuesday 15 April - At Caloundra Cultural Centre Brisbane- Wednesday & Thursday 16-17 April - At Powerhouse Hotel, Hamilton Adelaide- Monday 21 April (Easter Monday) - At Hotel Adelaide International Melbourne- Wednesday & Thursday 23-24 April - At The Centre, Ivanhoe Canberra- Saturday 26 April - At Olims Canberra Hotel, Braddon Sydney- Monday & Tuesday 28-29 April - At the Epping Club, Epping For more information, look at: {HYPERLINK "http://www.gould.com.au/roadshow/roadshow2003.htm"} www.gould.com.au/roadshow/roadshow2003.htm

An addressing error sent this in the wrong direction. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Parker" <parker3250@rogers.com> To: "Chris & Caroline" <chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk>; <HAMPSHIRELIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] Well done Southampton > Hi Chris, > I am a little surprised and disappointed that there have > been no other responses to your e-mail. This has been a wonderful, an > outstanding year for Hampshire football > > 1. Saints - FA Cup Finalist and almost certainly a UEFA Cup entrant next > year > 2. Pompey - almost certainly assured of promotion to the Premier League. > 3. Bournemouth - an outside chance of promotion to Division 2. > > And it needed a Canadian, albeit one who was born in Hampshire, to > celebrate all this. It may not be genealogy, but it is a part of the > culture of our county, and genealogically speaking, I have recently > discovered a relative who went to junior school with me, unknowing that we > were related, and who later played for Pompey. > > David > > > > > --- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris & Caroline" <chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 1:27 PM > Subject: [HantsLife] Well done Southampton > > > > Well Saints (Southampton) are in the FA cup at Cardiff this year!! > > Beat Watford 2 - 1 > > 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: 6.0.470 / Virus Database: 268 - Release Date: 08/04/2003 > > > > > > ==== 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 > > >

We know that some of you use Windows XP but do you know about this? Are you able to boot from your Windows XP CD? if not this link will take you to a site where you can download a program that will create bootable floppy discs to install XP Home, I think the download size is about 4Mb... www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm 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: 6.0.470 / Virus Database: 268 - Release Date: 08/04/2003