While walking down Wharf St yesterday l saw what looked like an old chapel on Crafton St. It was close to the old Bakers Arms pub. I cant find any mention in my 1960s Kellys and wondered if anyone knows what it could be. lts not the Zion chapel which is on Erskine Street. l took some pictures of it (before it gets pulled down or falls down). Any information would be appreciated. Andy

DNA testing can be useful in determining whether descendants have a common ancestor. As an example of how this can be useful, many of the Broadhurst families today have a known common ancestor in Ashby de la Zouch, and there are other Broadhurst families whose origin is in England but whose connection, if any, is unknown. We have a small DNA project underway to help us get an answer to that question. There are three Broadhurst volunteers so far to have DNA testing to determine possible relationships in the Broadhurst (and variants) known lines. We have not been able to obtain a volunteer from a male descendant in the line of a particular William Broadhurst who married Elizabeth Townsend (in USA) and had numerous descendants in Ohio and Michigan and we still need a volunteer to be tested so that we can determine whether that William Broadhurst is the same William Broadhurst who was born in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England. The testing is very simple—it involves a swab from the inside of the cheek. There are numerous Broadhurst variants (Broadus, Bradhurst, etc.) whose relationships have not yet been determined but may be connected, and testing is necessary to determine whether and how those variants are related to a particular Broadhurst line. The point is that DNA testing can do more than years of research to help established the extent of interconnections. So we encourage more family historians to proceed with DNA testing. We might be surprised at what we discover. If more of us participated we might gain much information with less time and money that digging it out piece by piece. At least with DNA testing we might get some clues as to where to start. Arthur G Broadhurst Palm Coast, Florida http://www.broadhurst.us http://www.lulu.com/content/1225916    

Hi All, Hathern is now available. Requests direct to me please - fresh email. Harriman, Cooper and Smith have quite a few photographs, so it will be the one transmission. Offer closes with a bang on Nov 5th! regards Mick Hathern, St Peter & St Paul Adkin Ainsworth/Aynsworth Allday Allday/Boyer Allday/Chapman Attenborow Attenborow/Davenport/Smith Berrington Boley Bomley Boss Boyer Boyer/Allday Braley Bray Breedon Brighouse Brookes Caldwell Callis Cardal Chatterton/Fullwood Christian Clarke Clulow Cooper Cotton Cox Crawley Cumberland/Harriman Davenport Davenport/Attenborow Dean Dean/Halford Dutton Ellis Follows Foster Fuller Fullwood Garland Hack Hague Hague/Spooner Halford Hall Handley Hanford HarrimanHenshaw Hatton Hetterley Hickinbottom Hickling Hudston Hunt Hunt/Taylor Huskinson Hutchinson James Jelley Keetley Keightley Kirk Knight Lagar Lagnall Leake Lewis Lomas Long Maddock/Dean Madkin March Marriott Peberdy Pescod Phillipps (Rev/family memorial ) Phipps Plackett Pollard Price Robbins Robinson Roper Sarson Sibson Sibson Simpkin Smith Smith/Loe Soden Spencer Spittle Swift Swingler Throne Turlington Twell + va r Wale Wallis Ward Watts Wiggins Wild/Wilde Woolley Wright The Church

Good morning list, re-posting my interest. any info on these names lei +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARNETT - ibstock all dates BENNETT - wigston all dates BEESON - ibstock all dates COULSON - whetstone all dates GILLIVER -enderby all dates HOLLAND - ibstock all dates SMART - wigston all dates. ---------------------------------- BEESON duffield dby all dates. ---------------------------------- passom attleborough nuneaton wks ARNETT " " " " " around 1900 ish. --------------------------------- any information on above names however small greatfully recived ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam

Hi! I'm looking for any info on the Flavells that came from Loughborough, Leicestershire 1700's to early 1800's. Thanks, Mickey Flaville,USA

Hello Doreen, Hope you are well! The Leicestershire Parish Register CD has records for Sharnford. Are you looking for anyone in particular? Hinckley Library should have them on microfiche too. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Welch" <doreenwelch@yahoo.ca> To: "Leicester" <leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:01 PM Subject: [LEI] Sharnford Cemetery > Hello, > > Does anyone know if there are any records for the Burials at Sharnford > Cemetery? > > Unfortunately, a foot search of the Cemetery is helpful - but not helpful > enough. Having already done the personal graveyard search, many of the > stones are as usual, unreadable, covered in ivy, many broken, many stacked > the wrong way after being "saved". > > I wonder if any one can tell me if there is a record, anywhere, of the > persons actually buried at Sharnford Churchyard, please? Thanks for > anything that is known. (I know that in Castlemorton, Worcestershire > there is a record kept at the actual Church of St.Gregorys covering the > Parish Churchyard and this has been most helpful in finding Castlemorton > deceased Ancestors and I wondered if there is such a thing for Sharnford > Churchyard that SKS is aware of - or not!) > Regards, > > > > Doreen

Hi Doreen, Try the record office at Wigston. They have copies of many transcriptions of monumental inscriptions. The Women's Institute did an excellent job of capturing many of them across the country some years ago. Also, where private individuals have transcribed them at a time when they were in a better state, they may have lodged a copy with the record office. They are catalogued by parish - ask at the search room desk. The record office can also advise on the Parish Registers for Sharnford, depending on what time frame you're interested in. Good luck. Mike Gould -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doreen Welch Sent: 26 October 2007 12:02 To: Leicester Subject: [LEI] Sharnford Cemetery Hello, Does anyone know if there are any records for the Burials at Sharnford Cemetery? Unfortunately, a foot search of the Cemetery is helpful - but not helpful enough. Having already done the personal graveyard search, many of the stones are as usual, unreadable, covered in ivy, many broken, many stacked the wrong way after being "saved". I wonder if any one can tell me if there is a record, anywhere, of the persons actually buried at Sharnford Churchyard, please? Thanks for anything that is known. (I know that in Castlemorton, Worcestershire there is a record kept at the actual Church of St.Gregorys covering the Parish Churchyard and this has been most helpful in finding Castlemorton deceased Ancestors and I wondered if there is such a thing for Sharnford Churchyard that SKS is aware of - or not!) Regards, Doreen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, I'm working with very few clues about my husband's great grandfather, I'm afraid. He was William HARRIS, b. abt. 1826 to James HARRIS & Mary SPICER ... birthplace somewhere in England. He went to Canada bef. 1874 & died there in 1886. He worked as a stonemason. Trying to find out more about the following William HARRIS from the IGI ... Parents just listed as James Harris and Mary. William Harris bapt 27.02.1825 All Saints, Loughborough, Leicestershire. Can anyone tell me what this Mary's maiden name was? Or see William on further census? Just trying to rule him out if he's not our fellow. Thank you! Mary Canada

My understanding is that the Militia was like the present day Territorial Army and was localised either by geography e.g. Warwick (town) or or run by the local aristrocrat - e.g. Lord Lichfield. In the days when men were pressganged into the Forces (to take the King's shilling), it may be that Militia men were protected ?Sue Hope > From: jlcassani@hotmail.com> To: leicestershire-plus-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:46:31 -0400> Subject: [LEI] Leicestershire Militia> > > According to my gg grandfather military records, he served about six months (1826) in the Leicester Prison for the reason stated below. Has anyone come across this law/rule before?> Why would someone deny being in the Militia? My only thought is that perhaps he tried to collect money from both.> > * ANY man who is enrolled in the Militia, and who upon offering to enlist into the Army, denies that he belongs to the Militia, is liable, upon Conviction before a Magistrate, to be committed to Prison for Six Months, over and above any other Penalty or Punishment which he was thereby incur for obtaining Money on false pretences.> > Janice Cassani> USA> _________________________________________________________________> Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare!> http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Feel like a local wherever you go. http://www.backofmyhand.com

Hi Janice, An earlier prison to the Welford Road Emporium was on the East side of Highcross Street - the borough gaol buit in 1792 -3 Cheers Stuart Perkins Forest of Dean Glos UK

In 1851 there were two prisons in Leicester, the Leicester Borough Gaol and the Leicester County Gaol. -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janice Cassani Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:56 PM To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LEI] Prison of Leicester As note in my previous email, my gg grandfather (Benjamin Hubbard) served some time at a prison in Leicester. After doing a bit of research I've learned that the Leicester Prison did not open until 1828. Was there another prison in Leicester in 1826? Thank you. Janice Cassani USA _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.11/1093 - Release Date: 10/25/2007 5:38 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.11/1093 - Release Date: 10/25/2007 5:38 PM

Hello, Does anyone know if there are any records for the Burials at Sharnford Cemetery? Unfortunately, a foot search of the Cemetery is helpful - but not helpful enough. Having already done the personal graveyard search, many of the stones are as usual, unreadable, covered in ivy, many broken, many stacked the wrong way after being "saved". I wonder if any one can tell me if there is a record, anywhere, of the persons actually buried at Sharnford Churchyard, please? Thanks for anything that is known. (I know that in Castlemorton, Worcestershire there is a record kept at the actual Church of St.Gregorys covering the Parish Churchyard and this has been most helpful in finding Castlemorton deceased Ancestors and I wondered if there is such a thing for Sharnford Churchyard that SKS is aware of - or not!) Regards, Doreen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

"Sandra Lewis" <slewi4@optusnet.com.au> wrote: I'm seeking some general advice on records in Leicestershire. I've found NBI entries for my great grandparents in Market Bosworth in 1817 and 1827, and was wondering if there is further information to be found. E.g. as I know the date of death, it might be easier to find a will, if there was one. Where should I look? I'm hoping to find what became of their other children (I've only been able to trace my own line forward), are there any documents that would help me with that? --------------------------------------- Hi Sandra, You're in luck - Market Bosworth is one of the comparatively few Leicestershire parishes where the parish registers (as opposed to Bishops' transcripts) have been filmed by the LDS. You will find the film numbers in the Library Catalogue on the LDS website, www.familysearch.org and can then order the films at your local LDS family history centre. By reading through the registers and extrapolating all instances of your family surnames, you may well find baptisms, marriages & burials for the generations before and after your great-grandparents. Similarly, pre-1858 wills and indexes (calendars) have also been filmed by the LDS. To find the film numbers you need to search the Library Catalogue - a place search - "place = Leicestershire" - and scroll down the resulting list to find "Probates". Clicking on that link will lead you to the probates from the Archdeaconry of Leicester. You can order the index film first, to see whether or not either of them left a will. Best wishes, Blanche Charles Wellington New Zealand

As noted in my previous email, my gg grandfather (Benjamin Hubbard) served some time at a prison in Leicester. After doing a bit of research I've learned that the Leicester Prison did not open until 1828. Was there another prison in Leicester in 1826? Thank you. Janice Cassani USA _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews

As note in my previous email, my gg grandfather (Benjamin Hubbard) served some time at a prison in Leicester. After doing a bit of research I've learned that the Leicester Prison did not open until 1828. Was there another prison in Leicester in 1826? Thank you. Janice Cassani USA _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

I think Sue Hope's reply sounds good for you. But just thought I'd tell you that I live in Birmingham and the Library in town has books and books of Wills which cover the whole of the country. Trouble is, they're heavy! But I've found lots of Wills in them. Maybe Leicester has somewhere similar? Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Lewis" <slewi4@optusnet.com.au> To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:21 PM Subject: [LEI] Market Bosworth burials > Hi, > I'm seeking some general advice on records in Leicestershire. I've found > NBI > entries for my great grandparents in Market Bosworth in 1817 and 1827, and > was wondering if there is further information to be found. E.g. as I know > the date of death, it might be easier to find a will, if there was one. > Where should I look? I'm hoping to find what became of their other > children > (I've only been able to trace my own line forward), are there any > documents > that would help me with that? > Thanks > Sandra > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.5/1084 - Release Date: > 21/10/2007 15:09 > >

I have found being a member of Leicester & Rutland Family History Society (www.lrfhs.org.uk) a great help as they have copies of wills etc at their Research Library in Leicester as well as lots of other documents plus the BMD microfiches. Also they have a number of CDs to buy (cheaper than some companies) as well as indexes to census etc. RegardsSue Hope > From: slewi4@optusnet.com.au> To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:21:52 +1000> Subject: [LEI] Market Bosworth burials> > Hi,> I'm seeking some general advice on records in Leicestershire. I've found NBI> entries for my great grandparents in Market Bosworth in 1817 and 1827, and> was wondering if there is further information to be found. E.g. as I know> the date of death, it might be easier to find a will, if there was one.> Where should I look? I'm hoping to find what became of their other children> (I've only been able to trace my own line forward), are there any documents> that would help me with that?> Thanks> Sandra> > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Feel like a local wherever you go. http://www.backofmyhand.com

According to my gg grandfather military records, he served about six months (1826) in the Leicester Prison for the reason stated below. Has anyone come across this law/rule before? Why would someone deny being in the Militia? My only thought is that perhaps he tried to collect money from both. * ANY man who is enrolled in the Militia, and who upon offering to enlist into the Army, denies that he belongs to the Militia, is liable, upon Conviction before a Magistrate, to be committed to Prison for Six Months, over and above any other Penalty or Punishment which he was thereby incur for obtaining Money on false pretences. Janice Cassani USA _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews

Greetings all! Does any lister have (or know someone who has) proven direct descent through the male line from the 17th/18th century Paynes of Medbourne? If so, I have a huge file but need some additional help. Best regards John Ward.

Hi Sandra I suggest you email the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Record Office at recordoffice@leics.gov.uk giving name, parish of residence at death and year of death, ask whether they have a matching will and, if so, the cost of supplying a photocopy. If you strike oil, armed with the information from the will the best way of tracking children forward would, of course, be via the censuses. Good luck! John Ward. -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of leicestershire-plus-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 25 October 2007 08:21 To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com Subject: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 330 Today's Topics: 1. Re: RIMMINGTON/SILVERWOOD/JORDAN/MURDY/CLAY (Nivard Ovington) 2. Hathern Headstone photo's (MickForeman@aol.com) 3. HOLMER, GOLDING, HAPPUCK, CARTER (Carolyn McCartney) 4. Market Bosworth burials (Sandra Lewis) 5. FW: HOLMER, GOLDING, HAPPUCK, CARTER (Carolyn McCartney) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:11:57 +0100 From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> Subject: Re: [LEI] RIMMINGTON/SILVERWOOD/JORDAN/MURDY/CLAY To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <009e01c8161d$edc0b030$0200a8c0@NJOvington> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Susan Any connection to CLAY the dentist on Aylestone Rd? My father was a partner of a Mr CLAY in later years at 274 Aylestone Rd I see there was a CLAY at that address in 1937 as a dentist Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > CLAY, Ada b 1895 m 1922 TOWERS, Harold B 1892, lived in Leicester. > > If there is anyone else interested in these families please contact me. > > Thank you, > > Susan (Clay) McIsaac ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:17:50 EDT From: MickForeman@aol.com Subject: [LEI] Hathern Headstone photo's To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d0b.1aa33a7f.3450e64e@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi All, A bout of flu has delayed me on this one. I will be snapping when the sniffle is snuffed! Cheers Mick ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:02:50 +0100 From: "Carolyn McCartney" <carolyn.mccartney@btinternet.com> Subject: [LEI] HOLMER, GOLDING, HAPPUCK, CARTER To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <200710242130.l9OLTamf021334@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" My research in Leicestershire is with CARTERS, but I am struggling with them! I wondered if anyone might have the names Thomas HOLMER & Mary Carter, or a Mr GOLDING and Elizabeth Carter (both men supposedly marrying my Carter girls in the 1720-30s), in their tree. Or later, Karen Carter who married, I believe, Mr HAPPUCK probably in the 1790's. Any help at all, even if it only verifies the names, would be really useful. Carolyn ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:21:52 +1000 From: "Sandra Lewis" <slewi4@optusnet.com.au> Subject: [LEI] Market Bosworth burials To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <200710242221.l9OMLd29022824@mail07.syd.optusnet.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, I'm seeking some general advice on records in Leicestershire. I've found NBI entries for my great grandparents in Market Bosworth in 1817 and 1827, and was wondering if there is further information to be found. E.g. as I know the date of death, it might be easier to find a will, if there was one. Where should I look? I'm hoping to find what became of their other children (I've only been able to trace my own line forward), are there any documents that would help me with that? Thanks Sandra ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:45:28 +0100 From: "Carolyn McCartney" <carolyn.mccartney@btinternet.com> Subject: [LEI] FW: HOLMER, GOLDING, HAPPUCK, CARTER To: <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <200710250252.l9P2qIAk028730@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I sent the following message this morning but as it hasn't appeared yet am resending it: My research in Leicestershire is with CARTERS, but I am struggling with them! I wondered if anyone might have the names Thomas HOLMER & Mary Carter, or a Mr GOLDING and Elizabeth Carter (both men supposedly marrying my Carter girls in the 1720-30s), in their tree. Or later, Mr HAPPUCK who married, I believe, Karen Carter probably in the 1790's. Any help at all, even if it only verifies the names, would be really useful. Carolyn ------------------------------ To contact the LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS list administrator, send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS mailing list, send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 330 ***************************************************