I'm not sure if this is new or if I just now stumbled on it. In any case, http://aad.archives.gov/aad/title_list.jsp is the (US) National Archives "Access to Archival Databases" site. I haven't spent much time with it yet, but would suggest this for this weekend: From the "Subject" pull-down list, select "World War 1939-1945" (last item on the list. Then click on the second item in the list, "World War II Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002" On that screen, click the "select" button. This takes you to a screen with two "select" buttons. Click on the first. Now you're finally at the search screen. Type your surname of interest in the name category, and away you go... This is only a list of Army records. I'm not sure if it includes the Army Air Corps. I wonder if they'll do something similar for Navy records? -- *Marsha L. Ensminger __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp

I stumbled across this today so thought I'd pass it on in case of interest to anyone. Don 1900 Federal Census Baker County, Florida http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/fl/baker/1900/index/indx-i-r.txt 42B 89 Knibb Alma 5 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 83 Knibb Bul 5 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 78 Knibb Caroline 16 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 80 Knibb Eva 10 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 82 Knibb George W. 8 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 74 Knibb James W. 42 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 76 Knibb Jefferson 19 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 88 Knibb Jessie 7 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 77 Knibb Lucis 18 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 87 Knibb Maggie 9 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 75 Knibb Mariah 37 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 79 Knibb Mattie 15 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 84 Knibb Robert L. 3 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 86 Knibb Sarah C. 29 Florida 17/017-041a.txt 42B 81 Knibb William 9 Florida 17/017-041a.txt

Reference the attached, I think they did it on the 26th May so it's there already! Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Knibbs" <don.knibbs@btinternet.com> To: <KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:43 AM Subject: [K/NIBB/S] New Zealand's history of World War II > I found this on the Oxfordshire List. > > >From The New Zealand Herald Thursday May 27th 2004 > www.nzherald.co.nz > > New Zealand's Official history of World War II --- all 50 volumes of it -- > is about to be placed on the internet. > The online edition will be launched at the Victoria University next > Wednesday (June 1st) by Prime Minister Helen Clark. > The project, managed by the university's New Zealand Electronic Text > Centre, has digitised all the volumes of the official history.The 25,764 > pages of text and thousands of photographs and maps include accounts of > battalions, and campaigns. > The site can be found at www.nzetc.org/projects/wh2/index.html > > > Don > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Thomson Gale, who brought you The Times OnLine, have got another Free Trial on offer - this time of their entire 18th Century Collections, and hopefully none will suffer the same access problems which, by the way, were fairly common. It wasn't just people from the KNIBB list who struggled. This collection is different but well worth looking at. There is a quick summary of it's contents at http://www.gale.com/EighteenthCentury/quick.htm Go to http://trials.galegroup.com/ecco/confirm.html and click on "Database Trial" to gain access to the search page. I haven't found anything about KNIBBS bit did find some interesting references to Deddington and Clifton in Oxfordshire from whence my lot came. I note that the first search gives references to documents in the collection and from there it's possible to search for the key words within the document. Don

I found this on the Oxfordshire List. From The New Zealand Herald Thursday May 27th 2004 www.nzherald.co.nz New Zealand's Official history of World War II --- all 50 volumes of it -- is about to be placed on the internet. The online edition will be launched at the Victoria University next Wednesday (June 1st) by Prime Minister Helen Clark. The project, managed by the university's New Zealand Electronic Text Centre, has digitised all the volumes of the official history.The 25,764 pages of text and thousands of photographs and maps include accounts of battalions, and campaigns. The site can be found at www.nzetc.org/projects/wh2/index.html Don

ROTFL Couln't have put it better myself, and I'm married to one!! ;D Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: CousinEarl4@aol.com To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Mary Hanington's death record Probably just Yankee contrariness. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

You won't be deluged with emails from me for the next few days as we're away from just now. Please excuse any tardiness in responding to emails - I also have an appointment immediatel upon my return which may keep me away from the keyboard for a while longer. bfn Alan Alan Jackson Host at The K/NIBB/S One Name Study & Mailing List Website address http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knibbetc Did you know? Earlier postings to the list are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/KNIBB-L/ Please follow log-on instructions when you first visit!

Hi Alan :) I just asked hubby in the hope he would know. He said he's always done it that way (month/day) but he has no idea why. I'm wondering WHEN they started doing it that way in the States, does anyone know? Perhaps after finally getting England out of America, they changed as one last act of defiance? Just my thought! ;D If you think it's hard with genealogy, spare a thought for this little Aussie ... Americans do month/day, Australians do day/month, Germans do day/month. Doesn't sound that confusing, does it? But it IS when you're living in Germany on a US military base and you're Australian. I can keep the Germans happy, but when you're dealing with the military who are living in another country, SOMETIMES they change to suit the country ... grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! I don't write the numbers now on ANY forms, I always put, for example, January 1, 2004. That way EVERYONE knows what I mean!! lol Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackari2@aol.com To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Mary Hanington's death record Joyce Sorry you were put to this trouble. I'm always wary of transatlantic dates in this form and wonder how the difference came about in the first place ie why in England do we put day/month but in the USA, month/day? Does anyone know? bfn Alan > I looked at the film for the Brantford Expositor newspaper for the above > death notice. However, I did not find any. There were only 18 pages in > the newspaper and we needed page 19. With the help of the librarian we > discovered the problem. The date 01/11/1966 is not November 1st but is > actually Jan 11, 1966. I have now ordered that film. > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Alan: It was no problem. I see by others that using numbers for dates can be very confusing. I myself try and use the name of the month when dealing with dates. bfn Joyce Jackari2@aol.com wrote: >Joyce > >Sorry you were put to this trouble. I'm always wary of transatlantic dates >in this form and wonder how the difference came about in the first place ie why >in England do we put day/month but in the USA, month/day? Does anyone know? > >bfn > >Alan > > > > >>I looked at the film for the Brantford Expositor newspaper for the above >>death notice. However, I did not find any. There were only 18 pages in >>the newspaper and we needed page 19. With the help of the librarian we >>discovered the problem. The date 01/11/1966 is not November 1st but is >>actually Jan 11, 1966. I have now ordered that film. >> >> >> > > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Jamaica Observer Reporter Friday, May 28, 2004 National golf trials tee off Dennis Atkinson, ranked first in three Order of Merits for the Jamaica Golf Association's 2003 / 2004 season, heads the list of qualifiers for the National Trials which tee off this weekend at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Club in Montego Bay. Atkinson, who led the men's, seniors and mid-amateur Order of Merit, will be vying with 27 other males for a much-coveted spot on any one of three teams: the Hoerman Cup (men), Ramon Baez Figueroa (men 35 and over) and the Francis & Steele Perkins (men 50-59). This year's trials are organised to provide the maximum challenge for the competitors who will be seeking to represent Jamaica in the 2004 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC) and are scheduled for two very different layouts. Cinnamon Hill, with its undulating fairways and greens, many of which are protected by numerous bunkers, will not easily give up any birdies and pars and the field may have to make up ground in the final two rounds, scheduled for June 5th & 6th, on the more forgiving and open Caymanas golf course. The line-up for the teams includes Owen Samuda, Jason Garbutt, Paul Thompson, Philip Prendergast, Hansel Williams, Gifford Wilmot, Wayne Chai Chong, Michael Gleichman, Hamar Dayes and Radcliff Knibbs. The two spots for the superseniors Higgs and Higgs team will be up for grabs among Cleo Taylor, Maurice Foster, Herman McDonald, Gordon Hutchinson, William Telling and Ossie Lee. Former junior representative Lisandra Brown heads the list of ladies for the George Teale trophy team. This is Brown's first year on the ladies' Order of Merit, and after six tournaments was ahead of her fellow competitors by 800 points at the end of the season. Also in the ladies' field are Darnley Thomas, Barbara Sampson, Michiko Asonuma, Tiffany Terrier, Yvonne Munn and former top lady Jodi Barrow who had three wins from three events. The 2004 CAGC will be held from August 1-8 in the Bahamas at the Lucayan Country Club.

Probably just Yankee contrariness.

Joyce Sorry you were put to this trouble. I'm always wary of transatlantic dates in this form and wonder how the difference came about in the first place ie why in England do we put day/month but in the USA, month/day? Does anyone know? bfn Alan > I looked at the film for the Brantford Expositor newspaper for the above > death notice. However, I did not find any. There were only 18 pages in > the newspaper and we needed page 19. With the help of the librarian we > discovered the problem. The date 01/11/1966 is not November 1st but is > actually Jan 11, 1966. I have now ordered that film. >

Joyce Thank you for posting these. Yes, I have the information within the database but always useful to know what's out there and may strike a chord with another lister. I'm looking into the other website you mentioned and will report back if any significant findings. bfn Alan > > 1871 > @ ca.on.ontario - county Uxbridge Township > Electoral district of Ontario County West > KNIBBS > John (55) English, P.Meth, Eng Farmer, married > Delilah (56) Ontario, P.Meth, Eng married > Caleb (29) Ontario, P.Meth, Eng, Farmer > Meomie (24) Ont, PMeth, Eng > Ellen (20) Ont, P.Meth, Eng > Martha E. (17) Ont. P.Meth Eng > > 1881 > KNIBBS > Caleb m (38) Ont, W.Meth Eng, farmer > Dalia f (64) Ont, W.Meth, Eng, widow > Martha E. (24) Ont, W.Meth Eng > > 1891 > KNIBBS > Caleb, m (48) Ont, Eng, Ont, Meth, Farmer > Delia f (70) widow, mother, Ont. US. US Meth > Martha f (25) sister, Ont, Eng Ont, Meth > > You probably already have these, but I thought I would pass on the > information just in case.

Valerie Well found and thank you for thinking of us. I can't pin Thomas down but if Elizabeth is the one who was buried at Deddington in 1792 then, if 28, we could expect Thomas to have been born around the same time ie c1764 There are a couple of possibilities but difficult to prove on the info currently to hand. I haven't viewed the Will but if anyone likely to be related does so, then I'd gladly follow up on any further clues given there. bfn Alan Alan Jackson Host at The K/NIBB/S One Name Study & Mailing List Website address http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knibbetc Did you know? Earlier postings to the list are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/KNIBB-L/ Please follow log-on instructions when you first visit! > This came from a book called 'The Churchill Chronicles' written by by Major > > General T.B. L. Churchill and outlining the history of the Oxfordshire > Churchill line (not the one connected with Winston Churchill). There is a > considerable amount of information about Elizabeth Churchill's family in the > > book but nothing further about Thomas Knibbs. Elizabeth's father was from > the Deddington branch of Churchills. > This is his will which can be seen online on the PRO site: > Will of Thomas Churchill, Butcher of Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex > 19 October 1781 PROB 11/1082 > > which may give some further information about his daughter. > Valerie > > > >From: Jackari2@aol.com > >Reply-To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com > >To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Thomas Knibbs/Elizabeth Churchill - 18th century > >Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:38:04 EDT > > > >Valerie > > > >This is very interesting and perhaps you could tell me from where the > >information comes? I'm interested in any marriage date given and whether > >she died in > >1792? > > > >bfn > > > >Alan > > > > > Elizabeth Churchill, daughter of Thomas Churchill (1737 - 1781) and > >Sarah > > > Dolley (d. Mar 1766) married Thomas Knibbs at St George Hanover Square. > > > Elizabeth died age 28 and was buried at Deddington, Oxfordshire. She was > > > born bet 1760 and 1766. Her parents married at Souldern, 1759 and > >resided at > > > > > > Park Street, St George Hanover Square, London. > > > Plenty known about the Churchill line but nothing more about Thomas > >Knibbs. > > > >

Alan: I have sent two messages and they keep boucing. I am trying again. I looked at the film for the Brantford Expositor newspaper for the above death notice. However, I did not find any. There were only 18 pages in the newspaper and we needed page 19. With the help of the librarian we discovered the problem. The date 01/11/1966 is not November 1st but is actually Jan 11, 1966. I have now ordered that film. bfn Joyce

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Piracy-fight frigate home By Angela KNIGHT in 'This is Hertfordshire' HMS ST ALBANS returned to Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, May 21, after a six-month Campaign Against International Terrorism (Cait), fighting smuggling and piracy in the Gulf. The Royal Navy's newest frigate was joined by warships from the United States, France, Germany, Spain and Italy collectively known as Task Force 150 in policing the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. One of their key tasks was to check that passing ships were correctly registered and not engaged in any crimes such as smuggling people, drugs or contraband. The crew on board the type 23 frigate questioned 807 merchant vessels, 31 of which were intercepted as being suspicious, but nothing illegal was found. One of the small vessels boarded contained 34 people, including women and children.There was little sanitation. After being given some water, they were let go. Another boat contained 1,500 goats, although the herd proved to be legal cargo bound for Saudi Arabia. Commander Mark Knibbs, HMS St Albans commanding officer, said: "We acted as the command platform for Task Force 150 for two months the first time a type 23 frigate has been used in such a role. "And there is no doubt the force's presence had a tangible effect in reducing piracy and other facets of illegal maritime activity. "The men and women on board have risen to every challenge and task with professionalism and determination and I am proud of our successes and achievements." After the ship had clocked up 12,000 miles, the 200-strong crew aboard HMS St Albans enjoyed a ten-day break in the Seychelles, one of the most romantic destinations in the world. Set in the heart of the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Africa, this archipelago of more than 100 islands was a resting point for the crew while the ship underwent rigorous maintenance and engineering checks. In all, HMS St Albans travelled 38,519 miles on patrol, before handing over duties earlier this month to HMS Cumberland. On the way home she paid a goodwill visit to the Maltese capital Valletta, which coincided with Malta's entry into the European Union. The crew enjoyed two days of celebrations, including fireworks, in the Grand Harbour.

This came from a book called 'The Churchill Chronicles' written by by Major General T.B. L. Churchill and outlining the history of the Oxfordshire Churchill line (not the one connected with Winston Churchill). There is a considerable amount of information about Elizabeth Churchill's family in the book but nothing further about Thomas Knibbs. Elizabeth's father was from the Deddington branch of Churchills. This is his will which can be seen online on the PRO site: Will of Thomas Churchill, Butcher of Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex 19 October 1781 PROB 11/1082 which may give some further information about his daughter. Valerie >From: Jackari2@aol.com >Reply-To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com >To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Thomas Knibbs/Elizabeth Churchill - 18th century >Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:38:04 EDT > >Valerie > >This is very interesting and perhaps you could tell me from where the >information comes? I'm interested in any marriage date given and whether >she died in >1792? > >bfn > >Alan > > > Elizabeth Churchill, daughter of Thomas Churchill (1737 - 1781) and >Sarah > > Dolley (d. Mar 1766) married Thomas Knibbs at St George Hanover Square. > > Elizabeth died age 28 and was buried at Deddington, Oxfordshire. She was > > born bet 1760 and 1766. Her parents married at Souldern, 1759 and >resided at > > > > Park Street, St George Hanover Square, London. > > Plenty known about the Churchill line but nothing more about Thomas >Knibbs. > > > > > > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Alan: I found this website that has census records 1851-1901 http://www.ogs.on.ca/ 1871 @ ca.on.ontario - county Uxbridge Township Electoral district of Ontario County West KNIBBS John (55) English, P.Meth, Eng Farmer, married Delilah (56) Ontario, P.Meth, Eng married Caleb (29) Ontario, P.Meth, Eng, Farmer Meomie (24) Ont, PMeth, Eng Ellen (20) Ont, P.Meth, Eng Martha E. (17) Ont. P.Meth Eng 1881 KNIBBS Caleb m (38) Ont, W.Meth Eng, farmer Dalia f (64) Ont, W.Meth, Eng, widow Martha E. (24) Ont, W.Meth Eng 1891 KNIBBS Caleb, m (48) Ont, Eng, Ont, Meth, Farmer Delia f (70) widow, mother, Ont. US. US Meth Martha f (25) sister, Ont, Eng Ont, Meth You probably already have these, but I thought I would pass on the information just in case. bfn Joyce

Alan: The Archives of Ontario have a new website called Toronto Emigrant Office Assisted Immigration Registers Database http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/db/hawke.htm There are a few K/Nibb/s on the list. I found one that belongs to me i.e. Thomas Nibbs. bfn Joyce