Hi Adrian, I have just read this message so that came through, and I also haven't seen much traffic on the list. Maybe the members are just all busy with other things such as watching the live streaming of the Roots Tech conference in Salt Lake City. Nan Bailey Australia On Thu., 28 Feb. 2019, 2:57 am Adrian Bruce, <abruce6155@gmail.com> wrote: > > I haven't seen any messages from Rootsweb mailing lists for a couple of > > days. > > I think something was up somewhere - I was getting some mails but no > Rootsweb and no daily Dilbert or Peanuts... I have Dilbert & co. from > today, phew... > > Adrian > > _______________________________________________ > Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, > and information. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word > UNSUBSCRIBE > in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

> I haven't seen any messages from Rootsweb mailing lists for a couple of > days. I think something was up somewhere - I was getting some mails but no Rootsweb and no daily Dilbert or Peanuts... I have Dilbert & co. from today, phew... Adrian

Have criminals amongst your ancestors? Who Do You Think You Are has an online article that might help you find your ancestors' prison records, the 14 best websites for tracing prisoners in your family history: <https://tinyurl.com/y4nekrfq> The National Archives has "How to trace your criminal ancestors" at <https://tinyurl.com/y66w8dhf> and links to 16 research guides at <https://tinyurl.com/y4rm33v7>. Good luck! If you find something interesting, please do post about it. It would be a crime not to share. Lynne

I haven't seen any messages from Rootsweb mailing lists for a couple of days.  This is just to check that it is up and running. No reply necessary as I will see it in my In box if it's working. Ruth

Hi Anne, Mine are in Lancashire too - but are settled around the Rainford area by the mid 1600's. Dot On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:29 PM Anne <pneanne@gmail.com> wrote: > Dot, > > Where do your Bibby family come from? My maiden name is Bibby and my > family came from Over Wyresdale, Nr. Lancaster, before moving to Preston in > the 1820’s. > > Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dot holden > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:48 PM > To: Lynne ; LANCSGEN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAN] Re: GRO PDF’s have become a permanent service > > Thank you for posting this Lynne - great news! Most of us do not need the > paper copy anyway so a PDF file is better. > > Dot > Always looking for my elusive MENZIES/HELSBY/HARRISON/BIBBY/BARTON > relatives! > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:31 PM Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > From <https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp>: > > > > "GRO has been piloting a service providing PDF copies of historical birth > > and death records. From the 16th February 2019 PDF’s have become a > > permanent service. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, > and information. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word > UNSUBSCRIBE > in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, > and information. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word > UNSUBSCRIBE > in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Dot, Where do your Bibby family come from? My maiden name is Bibby and my family came from Over Wyresdale, Nr. Lancaster, before moving to Preston in the 1820’s. Anne -----Original Message----- From: Dot holden Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:48 PM To: Lynne ; LANCSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAN] Re: GRO PDF’s have become a permanent service Thank you for posting this Lynne - great news! Most of us do not need the paper copy anyway so a PDF file is better. Dot Always looking for my elusive MENZIES/HELSBY/HARRISON/BIBBY/BARTON relatives! On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:31 PM Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > From <https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp>: > > "GRO has been piloting a service providing PDF copies of historical birth > and death records. From the 16th February 2019 PDF’s have become a > permanent service. > > > _______________________________________________ Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, and information. To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word UNSUBSCRIBE in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Dot, Are the Bibbys you are researching from the Lancaster area? My maiden name was Bibby and my family were from Over Wyresdale, before moving to Preston in the 1820's. Anne -----Original Message----- From: Dot holden Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:48 PM To: Lynne ; LANCSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAN] Re: GRO PDF’s have become a permanent service Thank you for posting this Lynne - great news! Most of us do not need the paper copy anyway so a PDF file is better. Dot Always looking for my elusive MENZIES/HELSBY/HARRISON/BIBBY/BARTON relatives! On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:31 PM Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > From <https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp>: > > "GRO has been piloting a service providing PDF copies of historical birth > and death records. From the 16th February 2019 PDF’s have become a > permanent service. > > > _______________________________________________ Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, and information. To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word UNSUBSCRIBE in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I would like to echo that I use Genuki virtually every day, often several times a day, its usually my first port of call when I come across somewhere I am unfamiliar with I very much appreciate all those who give so much of their time to help others Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/02/2019 00:07, Lynne wrote: > Thank you for letting us know about the additions to Genuki, Phil. I use Genuki nearly every day and would hate to think what I'd do without such a great site. Your hard work and dedication is so very much appreciated. > > Kindest regards, > Lynne

To Mike Norris: Thank you for the suggestion, Mike, Yes, I did compare the names that my 4th g.grandmother Elizabeth Winrow Richardson gave her 7 offspring with the names of a Winrow family I found living at Ormskirk about the time of Elizabeth's birth in 1802/1803. Two of her children were given identical christian names,but since they were very common names of the time I didn't feel sure I could claim them as the family she left back in Ormskirk when she was transported as a convict to Australia via the vessel "Mary" in 1803. If anyone else has any ideas to help me research Elizabeth Winrow's family in Ormskirk I would be very grateful to hear from them., Regards for now, judyrostedt@gmail.com On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 00:11, Mike Morris <morrisind@rogers.com> wrote: > > > > Hello Judy, > Did you look to see if some of these people in Ormskirk have the same first names as those children named by Elizabeth? > > All my best in your search. > > Mike Morris Toronto Canada > > > On ‎Monday‎, ‎January‎ ‎21‎, ‎2019‎ ‎09‎:‎37‎:‎30‎ ‎PM‎ ‎EST, Judy Rostedt <judyrostedt@gmail.com> wrote: > > I live in Australia and am researching the history of my 4th G > Grandmother Elizabeth Winrow, born about 1803 and originally from > Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth was transported as a convict > to Van Dieman's Land (now Tasmania, Australia) on the vessel "Mary' in > 1822. She married a convict named William Richardson in Hobart Town > in1825. They later became a pioneering farming family in Tasmania and > raised 7 children. <snip> > > _______________________________________________ > Be sure mail to the list is in PLAIN TEXT. > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Don't forget to check the Lancashire message board for new queries, links, and information. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE via email, send a Plain Text email with the single word UNSUBSCRIBE > in both the subject and body of the message to lancsgen-leave@rootsweb.com > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Thank you for letting us know about the additions to Genuki, Phil. I use Genuki nearly every day and would hate to think what I'd do without such a great site. Your hard work and dedication is so very much appreciated. Kindest regards, Lynne Phil Stringer <philip.t.stringer@gmail.com> wrote: > >Hi, > >We have recently made some additions to all the Genuki place pages which >now have four new tabs under the title line. These are: > >View - which is just a label on the existing view of the page. > >Nearby churches - Nearby churches plotted on a map, which you could >already do from a link under the 'Churches' topic. > >Nearby places - Nearby places plotted on a map. This can help you see >the area cover by each place page. I am currently adding boundary lines >on the map for Lancashire and have just about done the area between the >rivers Ribble and Lune. More will appear in the future but it is taking >quite a bit of time to draw them. > >Place search - This is added functionality that we have added for >England, Scotland and Wales. There are many small places on maps such as >the names of farms which do not appear in our gazetteer but you do tend >to find them in localised records such as parish registers. This >facility allows you to search for these names within a distance of the >place page. This produces a list with a link to show you a map with a >marker at that location. There are over a million names in this dataset >so we hope this can help you find these localised place names. > >I hope these new facilities will help you with your research. > >     phil

Hello all Some of us have had problems posting to the list. The problem might be due to email being sent in HTML, Rich Text, or MIME rather than in Plain Text. Before we were switched to the new list software, the mail servers would endeavour to strip out any HTML from a list message and send the plain text on to subscribers. When the HTML could not be stripped out, messages were held in an administrative folder for review. It seems that is no longer happening. When you post to the list, please be sure to do so only in plain text to ensure that your message is distributed to fellow subscribers. If you're not sure how to send plain text email, here are a few links with instructions that might help: * Outlook <https://www.lifewire.com/outlook-plain-text-message-1165895> * Gmail <https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-send-a-message-in-plain-text-from-gmail-1171963> * IncrediMail <http://help.incredimail.com/english/help/im/plaintext.html> If your email program is not one of these three, search the web for "how to send email in plain text" and you'll find the answer for a variety of email programs. Best wishes, Lynne

A link to the February newsletter of the Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society Chorley branch can be found at <https://mailchi.mp/e4b1eb35c5a1/lfhhs-chorley-branch-september-newsletter-1552337>. Of particular interest -- to me, anyway -- is Pauline Critchley's ten ideas to try when faced with a brick wall. Lynne

The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nov Scotia, February 20, 2019 Edward Terence "Terry" Rigby Age 87, of Windsor, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Terry was born in Preston, England on November 5, 1931. He completed his education in England and trained as a Machinist before emigrating to Canada in 1956. Upon entry to Canada he joined the RCAF. After retiring from the Air Force, he worked as a machinist at Minas Basin Pulp and Paper in Hantsport. He also had a full machine shop in his household basement where he made his own working steam-powered miniature train. Terry was also an avid sports fan, particularly Premier League soccer - he knew player stats, team stats and manager strategies for every team and was known to put a wager or two on whichever team he deemed worthy at the time. Although a proud Canadian, Terry never lost his desire to go back home and each year he would return to his home town of Preston for a visit. Terry is survived by his daughter, Janice (Darin); grandsons, Brandon and Devon. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Hazel; father, Joe; mother, Edith; stepfather, Bob; and sister, Diane. Arrangements have been entrusted to DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 419 Albert St., Windsor (902-798-8317). There will be no visitation or funeral service. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting: www.demontfamilyfuneralhome.ca

You're welcome, Dot. :-) Dot holden wrote: Thank you for posting this Lynne - great news! Most of us do not need the paper copy anyway so a PDF file is better. Dot Always looking for my elusive MENZIES/HELSBY/HARRISON/BIBBY/BARTON relatives!

Thank you for posting this Lynne - great news! Most of us do not need the paper copy anyway so a PDF file is better. Dot Always looking for my elusive MENZIES/HELSBY/HARRISON/BIBBY/BARTON relatives! On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:31 PM Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > From <https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp>: > > "GRO has been piloting a service providing PDF copies of historical birth > and death records. From the 16th February 2019 PDF’s have become a > permanent service. > > >

From <https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp>: "GRO has been piloting a service providing PDF copies of historical birth and death records. From the 16th February 2019 PDF’s have become a permanent service. "Applications for PDF’s cost £7, must be made online and include a GRO index reference. England and Wales records which are available to order in PDF format include: "Births: 1837–1918 "Deaths: 1837–1957 "Note: A PDF is not a certificate and has no “evidential” value, therefore a paper certified copy [certificate] is required for official purposes, e.g. applying for a passport, driving licence or where required to give notice of marriage. "Change in Fees "From 16th February 2019 GRO have increased the price of certificates and made changes to delivery options. Extra charges will apply if you do not order certificates online or include a GRO index reference (where available). "Multilingual Standard Forms: These are now available with applications for certificates (or separately with a certificate of no impediment) if needed for use in EU countries. Please see our ’Most customers want to know’ section for more information."

Hi Cynthia Your message reached me but doesn't look like it was distributed to the list. It's funny that I saw your post on the WDYTYA site and that you turned out to be a subscriber! Glad you received lots of help and possibly a new relative here on the list. Kind regards, Lynne cynthia brown wrote: I am the person who posted about the Clarksons and Biglands on WDYTYA. Thank you for all the help. CB

From Ormskirk and District Family History Society: "A new collection of views of some of the historic features to be found in some of the towns and villages within Ormskirk and District Family History Society's area of interest. In this video, we explore the origins of the names of some key places on our map, many of which have Norse origins. "Ormskirk and District Family History Society was founded in 1979, and is a registered UK charity (no. 1004895), dedicated to encouraging people to research their family history in south-west Lancashire. We have monthly meeting in Ormskirk and our organisation includes members all over the world. "You can find us online at www.odfhs.website or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OrmskirkDistrictFamilyHistorySociety/" The video can be viewed at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of8n0jHPTzQ>. Enjoy! Lynne

Hi, We have recently made some additions to all the Genuki place pages which now have four new tabs under the title line. These are: View - which is just a label on the existing view of the page. Nearby churches - Nearby churches plotted on a map, which you could already do from a link under the 'Churches' topic. Nearby places - Nearby places plotted on a map. This can help you see the area cover by each place page. I am currently adding boundary lines on the map for Lancashire and have just about done the area between the rivers Ribble and Lune. More will appear in the future but it is taking quite a bit of time to draw them. Place search - This is added functionality that we have added for England, Scotland and Wales. There are many small places on maps such as the names of farms which do not appear in our gazetteer but you do tend to find them in localised records such as parish registers. This facility allows you to search for these names within a distance of the place page. This produces a list with a link to show you a map with a marker at that location. There are over a million names in this dataset so we hope this can help you find these localised place names. I hope these new facilities will help you with your research.     phil

Hello Cynthia. Are you named 'Pond Jumper' on any other sites? There is a post just recently posted by our Lynne with the name Isabella BIGLAND . See as follows. By the way I have done a DNA test. But not heard from anyone querying the BIGLAND name. My BIGLAND information is earlier than 1800. Its my 6xGreatgrandmother Jane Bigland born 1723 in the Cartmel area. Married to a Reverend John Gibson. She is on my mothers side of the family. Note your Isabella had as a witness a Robert Gibson B1700. My Johns father was named Robert. Through the Ancestry DNA test I now confirm I am 47% South Asian and my sister is my half sister. Seems I have an unknown father. I have been in touch with over a dozen South Asian's. It appears my DNA is from the Punjab area of India. Possibly the city of Lahore. I belong to the Khatri caste and I have a number of surnames to play around with belonging to my DNA. Most of these people are in the USA and have been very helpful. My DNA test has been adjusted and I have fewer Irish DNA  and no American Indian. Contact me if you want to compare my DNA to see if our BIGLAND roots connect..  Kind regards, Mike Morris Toronto Canada ex Manchester England.    The Clarkson and Bigland Families Of Lancashire by pondjumper » Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:36 am Is anyone familiar with the Clarkson families in Lancashire? James Clarkson b abt 1789/90 and Isabella Bigland b abt 1804 were married in Lancashire and had four children before immigrating to America in 1833/4. I find Clarkson marriage, baptismal and burial records on the Lancashire Parish website going back to the 1500s but I can't place any of them as parents or relatives of James. I found very few Bigland records. I found no baptismal records for the four children born in England, Margaret (or Margarett) 1825, James 1826, Ann 1828, and Elizabeth 1832. Anthony 1835, John 1837, Hannah 1838, Isabella 1842 and William 1844 all born in PA USA. Marriage: 24 Dec 1824 St Oswald (formerly Holy Trinity), Warton nr Lancaster, Lancs. James Clarkson - (X), this parish Isabella Bigland - (X), this parish Witness: William Atkinson; Ann Atkinson; Thomas Whitehead; Robert Gibson Married by Banns by: Jas. Barns, Vicar Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837, Page 45, Entry 134 Source: LDS Film 1849662 I live in the US and any help would be appreciated. Regards,C.B. pondjumper  Posts: 3 Joined: Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:54 pm On ‎Sunday‎, ‎February‎ ‎17‎, ‎2019‎ ‎05‎:‎34‎:‎18‎ ‎PM‎ ‎EST, cynthia brown <brownca62@gmail.com> wrote:  I have a few posts of late including a female Bigland whom I am trying to place. Isabella Bigland b abt 1804 possibly Lancashire or near. Married there 1824.  Have you tested with any dna companies. I see this name so seldom, we might be related. She is a 4xs g-grandmother. CB