Helena Another local woman to us is Mary Beal the Hampshire artist whose house still stands empty at Allbrook near Eastleigh http://www.southernlife.org.uk/allbrook.htm Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "hastings press" <hastings.press@virgin.net> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Notable Women of Hampshire Thank you for that Sylvia, I will chase it up! Helena Sylvia Showers wrote: > Was Anna Lee Merritt born in Hampshire, I know she was a great artist, has > a > painting in the Tate also wrote some articles. > I believe she lived in Hurstbourne. > Sylvia *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for that Sylvia, I will chase it up! Helena Sylvia Showers wrote: > Was Anna Lee Merritt born in Hampshire, I know she was a great artist, has a > painting in the Tate also wrote some articles. > I believe she lived in Hurstbourne. > Sylvia

Helen There already is a webpage for Hampshire which I started over 6 years ago as the villages of the county were not featured on the net. I have also got Dorset and the Isle of Wight and have got West Sussex, Surry, Berkshire, and Wiltshire which are temorarily off line due to being completely rewritten. http://Southernlife.org.uk I hasten to add that this is not a commercial website but a hobby. Let me have the URL to your website and I can add it to my website on Hampshire and its villages, you will find a few local celebreties listed on their as well. Florence Nightingale for one. http://www.southernlife.org.uk/florence_nightingale.htm Another is Alice Taylor The daughter of a Romsey Doctor, now immortalised in Romsey Abbey, http://www.southernlife.org.uk/romsey3.htm Hope you can add my website to your links as well Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: "hastings press" <hastings.press@virgin.net> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Notable Women of Hampshire Hello Davy and thank you so much for your warm words of encouragement. (Thanks also to the other gentleman whose email got accidentally deleted but who gave me the link to Kate Oram.) I have nothing against Romanies etc but this isn't the right book for them, as it is about women who left the domestic sphere and did something 'notable', unusual for a woman, perhaps pioneering, for which she was well-known outside of her county. It is for novelists, scientists, world-class sportswomen, founders, philanthropists, politicians, famous actresses etc. If a Romany woman is amongst them of course she will be included. In a previous book (Women of Victorian Sussex) I researched and wrote about the lives of the 'anonymous' women - domestic servants, housewives, women running small businesses, hawkers, thieves, pub landladies, beggars, prostitutes and fortune tellers; in other words the working classes and the 'underclasses'. Now I have turned my attention to their more fortunate sisters, who were educated and given more opportunities, and made good use of them. My next book is Notable Women of Sussex (I have 458 of them), that will be published this year, then I start on Hampshire, so I'm getting my research together nice and early. I'm going to make the webpage for Hampshire soon. Perhaps today... Helena You can find out more about my Sussex books here: http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/vol3.html http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/sussexwomen.html Davy Cannon wrote: > Hi Helen, > But this sort of topic is what this > list is all about! Any chance we might > see a passing reference to them in your book? *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Was Anna Lee Merritt born in Hampshire, I know she was a great artist, has a painting in the Tate also wrote some articles. I believe she lived in Hurstbourne. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "hastings press" <hastings.press@virgin.net> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:01 PM Subject: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Notable Women of Hampshire > Hello everyone > > I'm researching for a book to be called Notable Women of Hampshire. In > the next month I will make a web page and upload a list of the women I > propose to include. I have about a hundred names so far and am keen not > to miss anyone out. > > So, if anyone would like to nominate a notable woman for inclusion, > please email me at this address. > > Criteria: > > No living subjects. > No-one born before 1700. > Must be notable for something outside of the domestic sphere. > > I look forward to hearing from you! > > Helena Wojtczak > > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Davy and thank you so much for your warm words of encouragement. (Thanks also to the other gentleman whose email got accidentally deleted but who gave me the link to Kate Oram.) I have nothing against Romanies etc but this isn't the right book for them, as it is about women who left the domestic sphere and did something 'notable', unusual for a woman, perhaps pioneering, for which she was well-known outside of her county. It is for novelists, scientists, world-class sportswomen, founders, philanthropists, politicians, famous actresses etc. If a Romany woman is amongst them of course she will be included. In a previous book (Women of Victorian Sussex) I researched and wrote about the lives of the 'anonymous' women - domestic servants, housewives, women running small businesses, hawkers, thieves, pub landladies, beggars, prostitutes and fortune tellers; in other words the working classes and the 'underclasses'. Now I have turned my attention to their more fortunate sisters, who were educated and given more opportunities, and made good use of them. My next book is Notable Women of Sussex (I have 458 of them), that will be published this year, then I start on Hampshire, so I'm getting my research together nice and early. I'm going to make the webpage for Hampshire soon. Perhaps today... Helena You can find out more about my Sussex books here: http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/vol3.html http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/sussexwomen.html Davy Cannon wrote: > Hi Helen, > But this sort of topic is what this > list is all about! Any chance we might > see a passing reference to them in your book?

> I'm researching for a book to be called Notable Women of Hampshire. In > the next month I will make a web page and upload a list of the women I > propose to include. <SNIP!!> Hi Helen, What a brilliant idea!! I wish I could contribute, but I can't. But this sort of topic is what this list is all about! I shall certainly being checking out the website; make sure you remember to post the URL to the list. Just a thought, and a very awkward one in many respects, but I've often thought that the most interesting "Hampshire" families were the Romani gypsies living in the New Forest until the 1950s, when they were forced into becoming "kerengros" (house dwellers). They were visited and befriended by the likes of the artist Augustus John, and the composer Vaughn Williams, so they must have had something of interest about them. Any chance we might see a passing reference to them in your book? Good luck with your quest! Davy Cannon, Dorchester, Dorset.

Hello everyone I'm researching for a book to be called Notable Women of Hampshire. In the next month I will make a web page and upload a list of the women I propose to include. I have about a hundred names so far and am keen not to miss anyone out. So, if anyone would like to nominate a notable woman for inclusion, please email me at this address. Criteria: No living subjects. No-one born before 1700. Must be notable for something outside of the domestic sphere. I look forward to hearing from you! Helena Wojtczak

http://www.hants.org.uk/westendlhs/wenl36/index.html Go to above link and view Newsletter Vol 5 Number 10, item on Sister kate Oram who became Florence Nightingales personal nurse. Interesting lady. Len Payne On 9-Jul-07, at 12:01 PM, hastings press wrote: > Hello everyone > > I'm researching for a book to be called Notable Women of Hampshire. In > the next month I will make a web page and upload a list of the women I > propose to include. I have about a hundred names so far and am keen > not > to miss anyone out. > > So, if anyone would like to nominate a notable woman for inclusion, > please email me at this address. > > Criteria: > > No living subjects. > No-one born before 1700. > Must be notable for something outside of the domestic sphere. > > I look forward to hearing from you! > > Helena Wojtczak > > > *

The Duke of Wellington's estate was at Stratfield Saye, on the Hampshire/Berkshire border. Further details on the following URLs: http://www.stratfield-saye.co.uk/ The following site is the HCC listed villages that name various cottages in the village and around the estate: http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol02/page049.html Chris Hayles Southern Life site. Click 'Hampshire Villages, and then Stratfield Saye to find further details: http://www.southernlife.org.uk/villinde.htm Moya Page, researching BANTING/BANTEN/BANTUM - One Name Study GOONS # 4570 ----- Original Message ----- From: <yvonnen147@aol.com> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Duke of Wellington Hi everyone can anyone tell me if the Duke of Wellington had a home in Hampshire? I know he was Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire?at one point in his life. ? My mother told me as a child that?my Great?Great grandfather was 'rabbit boy' to the Duke of Wellington and I would like to find out which GGGrandfather it was. Where could I find records of the estate employees? The four gentlemen in question are: John Crook Winchcombe b. 1831 Ogbourne St George/Andrew, Oxfordshire (lived his married life in Berkshire may have moved there in childhood) William Abery b 1831? Ufton Nervet, Berkshire Elkanah Hutton b 1832 Bentworth, Hampshire Charles Parrant b 1839?Heckfield, Hampshire ? My money is on Charles Parrant as this family were employed as servants at Sandhurst Military Academy, Charles rising to?Butler ? Lliving in hope Yvonne ? Researching: Hutton, Batt, Parrant, Collis, Abery, Winchcombe, Buckle, ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi everyone can anyone tell me if the Duke of Wellington had a home in Hampshire? I know he was Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire?at one point in his life. ? My mother told me as a child that?my Great?Great grandfather was 'rabbit boy' to the Duke of Wellington and I would like to find out which GGGrandfather it was. Where could I find records of the estate employees? The four gentlemen in question are: John Crook Winchcombe b. 1831 Ogbourne St George/Andrew, Oxfordshire (lived his married life in Berkshire may have moved there in childhood) William Abery b 1831? Ufton Nervet, Berkshire Elkanah Hutton b 1832 Bentworth, Hampshire Charles Parrant b 1839?Heckfield, Hampshire ? My money is on Charles Parrant as this family were employed as servants at Sandhurst Military Academy, Charles rising to?Butler ? Lliving in hope Yvonne ? Researching: Hutton, Batt, Parrant, Collis, Abery, Winchcombe, Buckle, ________________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE AOL Email account with 2GB of storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548.

An announcement about a fabulous new program in UK and even more fascinating website where some of you worldwide may want to add your own Empire stories. http://channel4.empireschildren.co.uk Looks interesting Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches

In a word NO see my earlier reply Provisions Dealer handles both dairy products and bacon and cold meats as well. Where as a grocer deals mainly with other products such as biscuits, tinned food, but he can also deal in provisions. Most shops were labelled as J Smith Grocer and Provision Dealer or similar I did an apprenticeship for International Stores and went on to work for J Sainsbury and all their shops were classed as groceries and provisions and there was a grocery manager and a provisions manager (which I late became). The main difference being that provisions included bacon, cold meats, dairy products where as groceries covered everything else except fresh fruit and vegetables which came under greengrocery. Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: "Davy Cannon" <davy.cannon1@btinternet.com> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Occupation > Is a "Provisions Dealer" the same as a grocer? In a word, yes! Davy Cannon, Dorchester, Dorset. *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a way yes it is A grocer will sell any form of grocery item including dairy products and vegetables whereas a Greengrocer only sells vegetables and fruit. A Provisions dealer is mainly things like dairy products, but also includes bacon and cooked meats. Chris ex provision manager for Sainsbury's SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Parker" <parker3250@rogers.com> To: <hampshire-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: [HAMPSHIRE-LIFE] Occupation Is a "Provisions Dealer" the same as a grocer? David *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> Is a "Provisions Dealer" the same as a grocer? In a word, yes! Davy Cannon, Dorchester, Dorset.

Thanks Jenny. I am most grateful. Now I can move forward, or is it backward. Eddie

Is a "Provisions Dealer" the same as a grocer? David

Hi Eddie, You do not have to put brides name when applying for a marriage certificate so the correct one should come back. Just put the grooms name and the details. I've done this in the past when I have not had all the information. Regards Jenny

The first and early notice that the annual open day of the Hampshire Genealogical Society will take place on Sunday 30 September 2007 at Horndean Technology College, Merchistoun Road, Horndean, Hampshire from 10.00am to 4.00pm As always, admission is FREE as are the family history lectures from guest speakers and the services of the HGS research room. Many other Family History Societies will be in attendance as will various bookstalls and genealogy supplies stands. Latest updates at www.hgs-online.org.uk Any enquiries to secretary@hgs-online.org.uk or publicity@hgs-online.org.uk Take care Tony Knight HGS Publicity Officer

I hope SKS can help me. I have a marriage for Alfred GAUNTLETT GILBERT at Portsea. 3rd Quarter 1859 vol 2b 560. I also have 2 Ladies to whom he may be wed. Ann HAGGERTY and Ann HAWKINS. If I send for the cert. will I be able to get it with the correct marriage or do I have to dig further. TIA Eddie

Dear List I am interest in your thoughts as to how or why would a family in 1912 cross from England to Gremany to catch a ship to Australia. Was this normal? And also was Southampton the only place of departure across the channel to Gremany? Cheers Steve