Hi Everyone, Following on from my recent discovery that my gggg-grandfather was apparently born at Griffydam about 1766, I wonder if anyone has access to parish records that cover Griffydam at that period and is willing to do a lookup for his birth or baptism to prove or disprove this discovery. If anyone can help I will be most grateful. Regards John Poxon

In my reply to Jon Poxon via this list I should have added that Huntingdon Beaumont, younger brother of Sir Henry Beaumont of Coleorton Hall, has been credited with building the first tramway, in 1604, to transport coal from Beaumont's Nottinghamshire pits to a more convenient place for onward movement by road. I remember from John's postings to the Nottinghamshire rootsweb list that his Poxon ancestors lived in and around the Cossall area. Beaumont's coal mines were around the Strelley and Cossall area. I don't know whether or not the Beaumont's owned them in the late 18th century, but it could be that John's ancestor moved from one Beaumont mine to another. Brian Binns

John, That area around Coleorton, Newbold and Griffydam was the birthplace of mining in Leicestershire, with the Beaumonts of Coleorton Hall being instrumental in funding and developing it. We are talking about the 1600's here, and the name Coleorton is indeed a corruption of the words Cole (coal) Orton (Overtown). I have read that there were 15 pits around Coleorton in 1779, but I would imagine that these would have been either drift mines or fairly shallow shafts. It could be that your ancestor was a miner in this area before moving to Nottingham. The coal measures around this area also gave rise to the first steam railway in Leicestershire, the Leicester and Swannington, built by Robert Stephenson. A fascinating and interesting area and worth reading about. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: 11 June 2012 08:58 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Hi Brian, Thank you for your help and the information you provided below. I had become aware of some of the information you provided by searching the Internet over the past 24 hours. I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that parish records for Leicestershire are purchasable from Leicestershire Archives, so I am hoping someone either has them or knows the Worthington records can be examined at Coalville, and will do a lookup for me. Using Google Earth I have 'driven' around Griffydam and believe it must have been a deadly boring place two hundred and twenty years ago. No wonder Joseph headed off to the big smoke of Nottingham to work in the mines! Still, boring or not I'll place it on my itinerary for my next trip to England. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 John, It looks like Griffydam is in the parish of Worthington. Although I live in Leicestershire I didn't know this, and whilst I appreciate that you live in Australia, this information was easily found on the internet. There is a wealth of info on GENUKI sites, and this told me that Griffydam is a hamlet, which by general definition in England denotes a habitation not containing a church. This following link gives details of all the hamlets contained within Worthington Parish http://uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Leicestershire/towns/Worthington.html The Leicestershire libraries site indicates that Worthington Parish records are held on microfiche in Coalville Library. So if you can find some kind soul who visits this library then they may be able to help you. Sadly I do not go there. The records would also be held in the Leics. Archives. Hope this helps, Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: 11 June 2012 07:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Hi Emma, Thank you for your help. I provided may gggg-grandfather's name and approximate year of birth in the header to my email to the Leicestershire List, but in case it was cut off, here it is again: Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emma Faulkner Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Morning John, I searched ancestry and have a benjamin smallwood and an elizabeth haywood that were born in Griffydam around that time, both in the 1851 census. Either of those any good? If you can give me a name I'll do another search that might turn up more records - the birth might not necessarily be recorded as Griffydam and teh baptism might be in a different village - I can't remember offhand whether Griffydam has a church (I live just down the road in Whitwick) Cheers Em On 11 June 2012 02:36, John Poxon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > Following on from my recent discovery that my gggg-grandfather was > apparently born at Griffydam about 1766, I wonder if anyone has access to > parish records that cover Griffydam at that period and is willing to do a > lookup for his birth or baptism to prove or disprove this discovery. > > > > If anyone can help I will be most grateful. > > > > Regards > > > > John Poxon > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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Hi, Jon, I live in the USA and share some of your frustration with being so far away from records you are dying to examine! However, my relatives of interest lived at a much later time in the area you are searching--mid to late 1800s and early 1900s. I know the Coalville librarians are busy but extremely nice about research help. I think they have a research fee schedule, if you want to go that route. I don't remember what the fee is, but a quick e-mail should tell you. I also have found that if you ask very nicely by e-mail, and DON'T ABUSE THE PRIVILEGE, the librarians sometimes will do very limited free look-ups if you provide clear and concise details of what you want to know. When I asked my question, it took a little longer than usual (for e-mail) to get an answer because the librarian was looking up the answer when she had time on her lunch break. (I also was asking for details on a capital offense and trial. Perhaps the librarian was very intrigued! Because I provided the exact arrest and trial dates, she had limited local newspapers to search through.) If you cannot find SKS to go to Coalville Library on your behalf, e-mail is always worth a try. Good Luck! Carolyn in Minnesota, USA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 2:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptismof Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Hi Brian, Thank you for your help and the information you provided below. I had become aware of some of the information you provided by searching the Internet over the past 24 hours. I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that parish records for Leicestershire are purchasable from Leicestershire Archives, so I am hoping someone either has them or knows the Worthington records can be examined at Coalville, and will do a lookup for me. Using Google Earth I have 'driven' around Griffydam and believe it must have been a deadly boring place two hundred and twenty years ago. No wonder Joseph headed off to the big smoke of Nottingham to work in the mines! Still, boring or not I'll place it on my itinerary for my next trip to England. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 John, It looks like Griffydam is in the parish of Worthington. Although I live in Leicestershire I didn't know this, and whilst I appreciate that you live in Australia, this information was easily found on the internet. There is a wealth of info on GENUKI sites, and this told me that Griffydam is a hamlet, which by general definition in England denotes a habitation not containing a church. This following link gives details of all the hamlets contained within Worthington Parish http://uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Leicestershire/towns/Worthington.html The Leicestershire libraries site indicates that Worthington Parish records are held on microfiche in Coalville Library. So if you can find some kind soul who visits this library then they may be able to help you. Sadly I do not go there. The records would also be held in the Leics. Archives. Hope this helps, Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: 11 June 2012 07:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Hi Emma, Thank you for your help. I provided may gggg-grandfather's name and approximate year of birth in the header to my email to the Leicestershire List, but in case it was cut off, here it is again: Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emma Faulkner Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Morning John, I searched ancestry and have a benjamin smallwood and an elizabeth haywood that were born in Griffydam around that time, both in the 1851 census. Either of those any good? If you can give me a name I'll do another search that might turn up more records - the birth might not necessarily be recorded as Griffydam and teh baptism might be in a different village - I can't remember offhand whether Griffydam has a church (I live just down the road in Whitwick) Cheers Em On 11 June 2012 02:36, John Poxon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > Following on from my recent discovery that my gggg-grandfather was > apparently born at Griffydam about 1766, I wonder if anyone has access to > parish records that cover Griffydam at that period and is willing to do a > lookup for his birth or baptism to prove or disprove this discovery. > > > > If anyone can help I will be most grateful. > > > > Regards > > > > John Poxon > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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John, It looks like Griffydam is in the parish of Worthington. Although I live in Leicestershire I didn't know this, and whilst I appreciate that you live in Australia, this information was easily found on the internet. There is a wealth of info on GENUKI sites, and this told me that Griffydam is a hamlet, which by general definition in England denotes a habitation not containing a church. This following link gives details of all the hamlets contained within Worthington Parish http://uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Leicestershire/towns/Worthington.html The Leicestershire libraries site indicates that Worthington Parish records are held on microfiche in Coalville Library. So if you can find some kind soul who visits this library then they may be able to help you. Sadly I do not go there. The records would also be held in the Leics. Archives. Hope this helps, Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: 11 June 2012 07:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Hi Emma, Thank you for your help. I provided may gggg-grandfather's name and approximate year of birth in the header to my email to the Leicestershire List, but in case it was cut off, here it is again: Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emma Faulkner Sent: Monday, 11 June 2012 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Request for Lookup of Birth/Baptism of Joseph Poxon/Pogson at Griffydam Circa 1765/6 Morning John, I searched ancestry and have a benjamin smallwood and an elizabeth haywood that were born in Griffydam around that time, both in the 1851 census. Either of those any good? If you can give me a name I'll do another search that might turn up more records - the birth might not necessarily be recorded as Griffydam and teh baptism might be in a different village - I can't remember offhand whether Griffydam has a church (I live just down the road in Whitwick) Cheers Em On 11 June 2012 02:36, John Poxon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > Following on from my recent discovery that my gggg-grandfather was > apparently born at Griffydam about 1766, I wonder if anyone has access to > parish records that cover Griffydam at that period and is willing to do a > lookup for his birth or baptism to prove or disprove this discovery. > > > > If anyone can help I will be most grateful. > > > > Regards > > > > John Poxon > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5061 - Release Date: 06/10/12 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Morning John, I searched ancestry and have a benjamin smallwood and an elizabeth haywood that were born in Griffydam around that time, both in the 1851 census. Either of those any good? If you can give me a name I'll do another search that might turn up more records - the birth might not necessarily be recorded as Griffydam and teh baptism might be in a different village - I can't remember offhand whether Griffydam has a church (I live just down the road in Whitwick) Cheers Em On 11 June 2012 02:36, John Poxon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > > > Following on from my recent discovery that my gggg-grandfather was > apparently born at Griffydam about 1766, I wonder if anyone has access to > parish records that cover Griffydam at that period and is willing to do a > lookup for his birth or baptism to prove or disprove this discovery. > > > > If anyone can help I will be most grateful. > > > > Regards > > > > John Poxon > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Griffy dam? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Poxon Sent: 10 June 2012 05:40 To: [email protected] Subject: [LEI] Query re 'Griffy Daw'. Hi Everyone, I appear to have found my gg etc grandfather in the 1851 census at Loughborough. Somewhat to my surprise his birthplace is stated to be "Griffy Daw" in Leicestershire. I have searched for information about it, but drawn a blank. Does this place exist, and if so which town is it near to? Thank for any information. Regards John Poxon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Google "Griffydam" and all will be revealed!! Mike ________________________________    Hi Everyone, I appear to have found my gg etc grandfather in the 1851 census at Loughborough.  Somewhat to my surprise his birthplace is stated to be "Griffy Daw" in Leicestershire.  I have searched for information about it, but drawn a blank.  Does this place exist, and if so which town is it near to? Thank for any information. Regards John Poxon

Hi Everyone, Mike Wells very kindly answered my question about Griffy Daw, that is, Griffydam. Regards John Poxon

Hi Everyone, I appear to have found my gg etc grandfather in the 1851 census at Loughborough. Somewhat to my surprise his birthplace is stated to be "Griffy Daw" in Leicestershire. I have searched for information about it, but drawn a blank. Does this place exist, and if so which town is it near to? Thank for any information. Regards John Poxon

Hi Many councils, especially small cities or villages, in France will reply only if you provide them with a stamped envelope with your address on it. Did you join some to your requests? Have you tried the telephone books? Someone suggested Facebook. may you could also try www.copainsdavant.com. it is not as messy as FB. Best regards Anthony

Hi List, Is there some kind person who is willing and able to check the Family Notices for me for 1985 please ? details off list. Many thanks Daphne. New Zealand.

Hi Daphne The Times online is one of the Gale databases and luckily for you runs up to 1985 You may find your library has a subscription but if not let me know and I can take a look as our Cornwall library does All Australian residents have access to it via their National Library I wondered if New Zealand offered the same? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi List, > Is there some kind person who is willing and able to check the Family Notices for me for 1985 > please ? details off list. > Many thanks Daphne. > New Zealand.

Hi Gill Yes, it rained, although it wasn't too heavy in the afternoon. Weather's like that here now! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill Goddard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] Jubilee > Hi Jan , I was the Queen for the day on a box cart, I can't remember it > raining . Gill. > > www.normsdoors.com.au/ > www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John & Jan > Marchant > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2012 2:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Jubilee > > Hi Gill > > Yes, a long shot, but I was there in Cardinals Walk. I and my friend from > school were in the procession in Leicester on a Parks Dept. float (Mum was > the Parks Superintendent's Secretary). It was the one (of three) about > sport > > in the parks and, while neither Margaret nor I were in any way interested > in > > sport, or any good at it, she had the tennis racquet and I had the hockey > stick - much to the amusement of a couple of people from school who saw > us! > On Margaret's - summer - side she had a cricketer and some other summer > sports person (can't remember what) with her and on my - winter - side I > had > > a soccer player and a Rugby player. The two footballers on my side were > yelling into the crowd: "Up the City" and many spectators yelled back. In > the evening it obligingly stopped raining and we had a street party - the > only one I've ever been to and I was almost too old for it, as it was for > the children. Our daughter tells us they had lots of street parties in her > cul-de-sac in Sydney with no particular excuse - sounds fun! > > So yes, I was there on Coronation Day in a different part of Leicester. > > Jan Marchant > NSW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gill Goddard" <[email protected]> > To: "Lei List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:34 PM > Subject: [LEI] Jubilee > > >> Hi. Long shot I know . Anybody on the list lived in Keightley road , New >> parks estate at the coronation. Thanks Gill. >> >> www.normsdoors.com.au/ >> www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5040 - Release Date: 06/02/12 >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5041 - Release Date: 06/02/12 >

Hi Gill Yes, a long shot, but I was there in Cardinals Walk. I and my friend from school were in the procession in Leicester on a Parks Dept. float (Mum was the Parks Superintendent's Secretary). It was the one (of three) about sport in the parks and, while neither Margaret nor I were in any way interested in sport, or any good at it, she had the tennis racquet and I had the hockey stick - much to the amusement of a couple of people from school who saw us! On Margaret's - summer - side she had a cricketer and some other summer sports person (can't remember what) with her and on my - winter - side I had a soccer player and a Rugby player. The two footballers on my side were yelling into the crowd: "Up the City" and many spectators yelled back. In the evening it obligingly stopped raining and we had a street party - the only one I've ever been to and I was almost too old for it, as it was for the children. Our daughter tells us they had lots of street parties in her cul-de-sac in Sydney with no particular excuse - sounds fun! So yes, I was there on Coronation Day in a different part of Leicester. Jan Marchant NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill Goddard" <[email protected]> To: "Lei List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:34 PM Subject: [LEI] Jubilee > Hi. Long shot I know . Anybody on the list lived in Keightley road , New > parks estate at the coronation. Thanks Gill. > > www.normsdoors.com.au/ > www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5040 - Release Date: 06/02/12 >

Hi Jan , I was the Queen for the day on a box cart, I can't remember it raining . Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John & Jan Marchant Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2012 2:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Jubilee Hi Gill Yes, a long shot, but I was there in Cardinals Walk. I and my friend from school were in the procession in Leicester on a Parks Dept. float (Mum was the Parks Superintendent's Secretary). It was the one (of three) about sport in the parks and, while neither Margaret nor I were in any way interested in sport, or any good at it, she had the tennis racquet and I had the hockey stick - much to the amusement of a couple of people from school who saw us! On Margaret's - summer - side she had a cricketer and some other summer sports person (can't remember what) with her and on my - winter - side I had a soccer player and a Rugby player. The two footballers on my side were yelling into the crowd: "Up the City" and many spectators yelled back. In the evening it obligingly stopped raining and we had a street party - the only one I've ever been to and I was almost too old for it, as it was for the children. Our daughter tells us they had lots of street parties in her cul-de-sac in Sydney with no particular excuse - sounds fun! So yes, I was there on Coronation Day in a different part of Leicester. Jan Marchant NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill Goddard" <[email protected]> To: "Lei List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:34 PM Subject: [LEI] Jubilee > Hi. Long shot I know . Anybody on the list lived in Keightley road , New > parks estate at the coronation. Thanks Gill. > > www.normsdoors.com.au/ > www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5040 - Release Date: 06/02/12 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for all your help everyone. Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gill Goddard Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 8:18 PM To: Lei List Subject: [LEI] Leicester Mercury Hi. I am looking to find a data base of the Leicester Mercury 1972 ---1980 I have contacted the Paper, they don't have anything before 1970 I have had a browse through the British Library web site. Somewhere must have a copy of these papers. Appreciate any direction. Thanks Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have received from The British Museum. -----Original Message----- From: The British Newspaper Archive Support Team [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 10:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Leicester mercury Dear Gillian, Thank you for your query. The project has concentrated on out-of-copyright material pre-dating 1900, but we are negotiating with a number of rightsholders to obtain permission to digitise a range of more recent newspaper runs from the early to mid-20th century. A recent deal signed with the publishing company Northcliffe means a large selection of regional and local titles up to 1950 covering both world wars is available today and the site will continue to grow as newly-scanned pages are uploaded, from this and other collections. The Leicester Mercury between 1972 and 1980 is not available and will still be under copyright with their publishers. I would suggest that you contact the publishers directly if you are looking for a specific article and they may be able to advise further. Kind Regards, Vicky Robbins The British Newspaper Archive Support Team =============================== I am looking for the Leicester mercury between 1972 and 1980. Thanks Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gill Goddard Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 8:18 PM To: Lei List Subject: [LEI] Leicester Mercury Hi. I am looking to find a data base of the Leicester Mercury 1972 ---1980 I have contacted the Paper, they don't have anything before 1970 I have had a browse through the British Library web site. Somewhere must have a copy of these papers. Appreciate any direction. Thanks Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks so much Nivard. Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Friday, 1 June 2012 8:52 PM To: [email protected]; Lei List Subject: Re: [LEI] Leicester Mercury Hi Gill I admire your optimism :-) Although someone will have the papers you seek, there is little hope of them being online or entered into a database (or we would know about it) There are increasing numbers of newspapers coming online but the vast majority are pre 1900 except for the Times, the Guardian and a few isolated ones Colindale will have copies as they have copies of all newspapers printed but I believe they want an arm and a leg to find and copy a part of a paper but perhaps you might ask for the latest situation (they were moving last I heard) http://www.bl.uk/ Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi. I am looking to find a data base of the Leicester Mercury 1972 ---1980 I > have contacted the Paper, they don't have anything before 1970 I have had a > browse through the British Library web site. Somewhere must have a copy of > these papers. Appreciate any direction. Thanks Gill. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi. Long shot I know . Anybody on the list lived in Keightley road , New parks estate at the coronation. Thanks Gill. www.normsdoors.com.au/ www.homezonebuilding.com.au/