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/

The Leicester Mercury is on film at the record office in Wigston But there is no index Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:leicestershire- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Binns > Sent: 01 June 2012 16:39 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Leicester Mercury > > I do appreciate that it will not be digitised and would require searching > through copy by copy, but I would imagine that Leics Archives would have > the > relevant Leicester Mercury copies. > Only helpful though if you have some specific dates or the time to search, > and if you live in Leicestershire. > > Brian Binns > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gill > Goddard > Sent: 01 June 2012 15:33 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Leicester Mercury > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message

I do appreciate that it will not be digitised and would require searching through copy by copy, but I would imagine that Leics Archives would have the relevant Leicester Mercury copies. Only helpful though if you have some specific dates or the time to search, and if you live in Leicestershire. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gill Goddard Sent: 01 June 2012 15:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Leicester Mercury 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 ------------------------------- 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 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.

thank you so much for this Dennis my grandad was Tom [Thomas] Harrison and he would have been 35 in 1940 but I don't know what his job was there at that time he was living on Newcombe Road [at the back of the Braunstone Hotel on Narborough Road] I will be away from tomorrow for a week Regards Lin On 31 May 2012 20:05, Dennis Underwood <[email protected]> wrote: > Linda, > > I have forwarded your email to a friend who was at the BU from 1940 > until ,the end of his working career and have asked hgimm if he can help. > > Dennis > > On 31/05/2012 12:06, Linda Chapman wrote: > > Hi > > > > As part of my degree course I have to write a biography of my > grandfather. > > > > My grandparents came down to Leicester in 1935, six adults, one heavily > > pregnant and 2 children under 4 overnight and he started work at > Leicester > > Council at 8am the next morning. > > > > During the war he worked at the BU {British United Shoe] but immediately > > after peace was declared he went to work at Merrylees pit in Desford, > > having been an iron ore miner in Cumberland. Family folklore has 2 tales > > as to why he did this. > > > > The first that his youngest daughter had puenmonia and the free coal he > > would receive helped and the second that as soon as peace was declared > the > > management at the BU immediately slashed wages by half and with 6 > children > > and a mum to support, he couldn't afford to stay there. > > > > I know for a fact that my auntie was seriously ill at the time and so my > > query is does any one know if there is a grain of truth in the wages > story. > > > > Thank you for taking the time to read this > > > > Lin > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2425/5036 - Release Date: 05/31/12 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Linda, I have forwarded your email to a friend who was at the BU from 1940 until ,the end of his working career and have asked hgimm if he can help. Dennis On 31/05/2012 12:06, Linda Chapman wrote: > Hi > > As part of my degree course I have to write a biography of my grandfather. > > My grandparents came down to Leicester in 1935, six adults, one heavily > pregnant and 2 children under 4 overnight and he started work at Leicester > Council at 8am the next morning. > > During the war he worked at the BU {British United Shoe] but immediately > after peace was declared he went to work at Merrylees pit in Desford, > having been an iron ore miner in Cumberland. Family folklore has 2 tales > as to why he did this. > > The first that his youngest daughter had puenmonia and the free coal he > would receive helped and the second that as soon as peace was declared the > management at the BU immediately slashed wages by half and with 6 children > and a mum to support, he couldn't afford to stay there. > > I know for a fact that my auntie was seriously ill at the time and so my > query is does any one know if there is a grain of truth in the wages story. > > Thank you for taking the time to read this > > Lin > > ------------------------------- > 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: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2425/5036 - Release Date: 05/31/12

thanks Nivard, this is a lovely list but some are not so easy going lol It happened before men started coming back so am not sure what the union stance would have been Lin On 31 May 2012 12:27, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Linda > > Not sure why you would think its off topic, I wouldn't > > The one part of the story about getting a coal allowance is certainly true > and may have been a valid > reason for working at the pit rather than BU , I wouldn't have thought any > employer would have got > away with halving wages, even after the war with a glut of labour, the > shoe trade was always heavily > trades union > > It will be interesting to know what others think > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > Hi > > > > As part of my degree course I have to write a biography of my > grandfather. > > > > My grandparents came down to Leicester in 1935, six adults, one heavily > > pregnant and 2 children under 4 overnight and he started work at > Leicester > > Council at 8am the next morning. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Linda Not sure why you would think its off topic, I wouldn't The one part of the story about getting a coal allowance is certainly true and may have been a valid reason for working at the pit rather than BU , I wouldn't have thought any employer would have got away with halving wages, even after the war with a glut of labour, the shoe trade was always heavily trades union It will be interesting to know what others think Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi > > As part of my degree course I have to write a biography of my grandfather. > > My grandparents came down to Leicester in 1935, six adults, one heavily > pregnant and 2 children under 4 overnight and he started work at Leicester > Council at 8am the next morning. >

Hi As part of my degree course I have to write a biography of my grandfather. My grandparents came down to Leicester in 1935, six adults, one heavily pregnant and 2 children under 4 overnight and he started work at Leicester Council at 8am the next morning. During the war he worked at the BU {British United Shoe] but immediately after peace was declared he went to work at Merrylees pit in Desford, having been an iron ore miner in Cumberland. Family folklore has 2 tales as to why he did this. The first that his youngest daughter had puenmonia and the free coal he would receive helped and the second that as soon as peace was declared the management at the BU immediately slashed wages by half and with 6 children and a mum to support, he couldn't afford to stay there. I know for a fact that my auntie was seriously ill at the time and so my query is does any one know if there is a grain of truth in the wages story. Thank you for taking the time to read this Lin

Hi June and Listers >From a cool, windy NSW South Coast, rain having returned slightly after a lovely sunny spell. I have a link in my Favourites to the FamilySearch old search and yesterday it took me straight to it and I was able to check on another branch of my ancestors. So it's still there: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp . Try that. Cheers Jan Marchant ----- Original Message ----- From: "J FLEETWOOD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:46 PM Subject: [LEI] IGI > Good morning list >>From a dull & rather cold West Yorkshire. At least it has stopped raining >>for now...... > Is anyone else experiencing problems with access to Family Search.org, or > is it just me? > I have tried for a few days now & get as far as entering the details & > pressing 'send'. The next page comes up & my little wheel keeps turning & > turning & turning & nothing else happens. I know Ancestry is 'fiddling' > with their site at the moment but what is happening to the IGI site? > I have even tried the link with the Hugh Wallis site with the same affect. > Can anyone help me please........... > June Fleetwood > West Yorkshire > > ------------------------------- > 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: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5012 - Release Date: 05/20/12 >

    Hi Jan I believe my computer had a 'senior moment' like it's owner does from time to time, but thank you for making contact again.   I am wilting a bit with our flash heat wave.   Hard to believe that a couple of weeks ago we were experiencing frosts & heavy rain causing flooding. Hope you are well. Regards June From: John & Jan Marchant <[email protected]> To: J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012, 5:51 Subject: Re: [LEI] IGI Hi June and Listers From a cool, windy NSW South Coast, rain having returned slightly after a lovely sunny spell. I have a link in my Favourites to the FamilySearch old search and yesterday it took me straight to it and I was able to check on another branch of my ancestors. So it's still there: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp . Try that. Cheers Jan Marchant ----- Original Message ----- From: "J FLEETWOOD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:46 PM Subject: [LEI] IGI > Good morning list >> From a dull & rather cold West Yorkshire. At least it has stopped raining for now...... > Is anyone else experiencing problems with access to Family Search.org, or is it just me? > I have tried for a few days now & get as far as entering the details & pressing 'send'. The next page comes up & my little wheel keeps turning & turning & turning & nothing else happens. I know Ancestry is 'fiddling' with their site at the moment but what is happening to the IGI site? > I have even tried the link with the Hugh Wallis site with the same affect. > Can anyone help me please........... > June Fleetwood > West Yorkshire > > ------------------------------- > 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: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5012 - Release Date: 05/20/12 >

Hi all Ancestry have updated their probate calendars to 1966 They have also plugged the gaps of missing years 1858 to 1860 & 1899 to 1902 and 1911 & 1912 Also released yesterday was UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 (from the LMA records) I have not investigated this extensively so far but noticed over 76,000 entries for Leicestershire plus 2,315 for Rutland Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) PS if you find someone whose will was probated at Llandudno during the war years, they had not emigrated <g> the main probate office was moved from London for some of the second world war years

Thank you Nivard for this most useful information. Marilyn in Oregon USA On May 23, 2012, at 7:22 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi all > > Ancestry have updated their probate calendars to 1966 > > They have also plugged the gaps of missing years 1858 to 1860 & 1899 to 1902 and 1911 & 1912 > > Also released yesterday was > > UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 (from the LMA records) > > I have not investigated this extensively so far but noticed over 76,000 entries for Leicestershire > plus 2,315 for Rutland > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > PS if you find someone whose will was probated at Llandudno during the war years, they had not > emigrated <g> the main probate office was moved from London for some of the second world war years > > > ------------------------------- > 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 June I know its only terminology but the IGI (on old familysearch) is working As is newfamilysearch So I suspect the problem is on your computer (but could be your ISP) I would suggest clearing cache, temp internet files etc as that usually sorts the problem out When you find your way back to familysearch, you might like to try http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm as an alternative to Hugh Wallis's site which has not been updated for some ten years now Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Good morning list >>From a dull & rather cold West Yorkshire. At least it has stopped raining for now...... > Is anyone else experiencing problems with access to Family Search.org, or is it just me? > I have tried for a few days now & get as far as entering the details & pressing 'send'. The next > page comes up & my little wheel keeps turning & turning & turning & nothing else happens. I know > Ancestry is 'fiddling' with their site at the moment but what is happening to the IGI site? > I have even tried the link with the Hugh Wallis site with the same affect. > Can anyone help me please........... > June Fleetwood > West Yorkshire

Good morning list From a dull & rather cold West Yorkshire. At least it has stopped raining for now...... Is anyone else experiencing problems with access to Family Search.org, or is it just me? I have tried for a few days now & get as far as entering the details & pressing 'send'. The next page comes up & my little wheel keeps turning & turning & turning & nothing else happens. I know Ancestry is 'fiddling' with their site at the moment but what is happening to the IGI site? I have even tried the link with the Hugh Wallis site with the same affect. Can anyone help me please........... June Fleetwood West Yorkshire

Hi, I have a Frederick G. STANGER died SEP Qtr 1965 Leicester 3a 606 age 55. Does anyone connect to , or have any other information on him. I believe he lived in Anstey Leics and died in a motor scooter accident. Wonder if anyone relates to him or has info..... maybe gravestone inscription or newspaper clipping of the accident regards Ken

Hi Lou The Branston Memorial on The Roll of Honour is listed under Lincolnshire. Brian On 18 May 2012 00:03, Louis Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > I went to the Roll of Honour site for Leicestershire and Brantson is not > listed. How did you find it? > > Lou > > > > ________________________________ > From: e-mail roote66 <[email protected]> > To: Louis Mills <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:28 PM > Subject: Re: [LEI] Branston War Memorial > > > If you go to the Roll of Honour website you will find that Branston War > memorial has been researched. > Brian Roote > > > On 17 May 2012 23:13, Louis Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, fellow seekers, > > > > Does anyone have a list of the names on the Branston War Memorial? > > > > Lou > > > >------------------------------- > >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 >

If you go to the Roll of Honour website you will find that Branston War memorial has been researched. Brian Roote On 17 May 2012 23:13, Louis Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, fellow seekers, > > Does anyone have a list of the names on the Branston War Memorial? > > Lou > > ------------------------------- > 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 Graham, Have you tried the National Archives of Australia? They would hold a copy of the original application to emigrate, and possibly documents relating to the objection by your father and subsequent emigration with your aunt & uncle. I have been to the NAA records centre in Brisbane and was able to view a copy of the emigration record of my father, his parents & siblings in arriving in Qld in 1950. You could also try searching their website and requesting that the documents be mailed to you (there is a fee) or digitised and made available on their site (free, but you'd have to wait a lot longer IF they agree to do it - may be privacy concerns). I hope this helps Sandra > Graham Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, I'm trying to find out who my father is, maybe some kind soul can help? I was born Graham Pollard when I was 7 Years old I was adopted to the Hill family from Anstey Leicestershire, who is related to the Pollard family. At the time I was being adopted, my Adopted family was planning to migrate to Australia. Several weeks before my adopted family was due to migrate to australia my natural father put in an objecton to me leaving the UK. My adopted family had to migrate to Australia leaving me back in the UK.Weeks later court action must have been sorted out allowing me to leave the UK. Luckly for me my adopted family had relatives ( my now aunt and uncle ) leaving for Australia and I migrated ther with them. Now I have never been able to find out just who my natural father is the only clue is the person who blocked me from leaving the UK ( This person is my father ). My question is, is there a Government Department that I may go to to find out who stopped me from leaving the ! UK? If I can find out who this person is, I can then start my family tree. Graham ( Pollard ) Hill. ------------------------------- 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 All, can sks help me in my quest? I was born Graham Pollard. I was adopted by the Hill family who is related to the Pollard family. several months before my adopted family was about to migrate to Australia, my natural father blocked me from leaving the UK. My adopted family had to migrate to Australia leaving me behind. After all the court actions had finnished and I was now allowed to leave the UK relatives of my adopted family were also leaving for Australia so I came over with them. My question is, is there a way for me to get access to court papers to find out just who stopped me from leaving for Australia around 1959? This person is my natural father!! sure hope some kind soul can give me some guidance> Regards, Graham ( Pollard ) Hill. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 2009 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5004 - Release Date: 05/16/12