Ruth, There is an Ann Turnbull baptised at Eglingham, 24 April 1785, parents William and Eizabeth Turnbull, abode Beanly. Can't help with your 1777 baptism. Meg Sent from my iPad > On 19 Jul 2014, at 13:56, Numero Uno via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Years ago, "when I was green in judgment" in genealogical research terms, I > noted a baptism of Ann Turnbull on 06 December 1777 in Eglingham, > Northumberland. What I did not do was transcribe the entry precisely or to > note the source! > > If SKS has access to the 1777 register of baptisms for Eglingham, I should > be very grateful for confirmation - or otherwise - of this information. (I > have checked the available records on Family Search, but I get no results, > which does not bode well.....) > > Many thanks > Ruth > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Years ago, "when I was green in judgment" in genealogical research terms, I noted a baptism of Ann Turnbull on 06 December 1777 in Eglingham, Northumberland. What I did not do was transcribe the entry precisely or to note the source! If SKS has access to the 1777 register of baptisms for Eglingham, I should be very grateful for confirmation - or otherwise - of this information. (I have checked the available records on Family Search, but I get no results, which does not bode well.....) Many thanks Ruth

Susan: If you have the family in the 1901 census you should know Joseph William's birthplace, as stated on that census. If you can't read it, then why not tell us the reference or address and we can check it for ourselves? We would then know in which place to look for his baptism or civil registration, whichever you most wish to find. It may not be obvious to you, as a "new lister" but it can make all the difference in the world if we are told as many relevant facts - sources and full references to them - as possible. Otherwise we have the whole world to search and no clue as to where to begin! I might guess that if he wasn't born in Gateshead then we should possibly be looking for him in Norfolk. There was a considerable migration of people from East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex), especially Norfolk, to the NE of England throughout the 19th century. However, without that 1901 census that's all it would be - a guess. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: SUSAN ANDERSON via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: NORTHUMBRIA <NORTHUMBRIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:24 Subject: [NMB] searching for the roots of Joseph William Anderson Hello new lister, Have been searching for Joseph William Anderson, born about 1890. I can find the family in Gateshead 1901 census, with mum and dad and brothers. Have found marriage certificate, and death in 1915, war casualty. It is Joseph William's birth and his father, also Joseph Anderson, would like to trace the line. Found Rose Annie mother, nee Chamberlain, born Norfolk. Can anybody help please. Thank you Susan Anderson .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Susan, This might be your Joseph William Anderson who died in WW1: ANDERSON, Joseph William Service Number: 12310 Rank: Private Regiment: Durham Light Infantry Battalion: 10th Battalion Birthplace: Lanchester, Co. Durham Residence: Gateshead Enlistment: Newcastle on Tyne. Killed in Action: France/Flanders Death: 1 August 1915 If so, it states he was born in Lanchester, County Durham but didn't give a birthdate. I couldn't find him with the right parents on either the 1891 or 1901 British Census though. Best wishes, Trudi Barr, British Columbia, Canada On 19/07/2014 9:19 AM, SUSAN ANDERSON via wrote: > Hello new lister, > > Have been searching for Joseph William Anderson, born about 1890. I can find the family in Gateshead 1901 census, with mum and dad and brothers. Have found marriage certificate, and death in 1915, war casualty. It is Joseph William's birth and his father, also Joseph Anderson, would like to trace the line. Found Rose Annie mother, nee Chamberlain, born Norfolk. Can anybody help please. >

Hi Ruth I have found, frequently, baptisms for older children. One group were 5 siblings all done when the youngest was baptised, so baptism date certainly does not always correlate with birth date. Chris On 7/19/14, Numero Uno via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Thank you Geoff. However, the baptism is too late given her (confirmed and > sourced!) marriage in Eglingham in 1793. I have also checked Edlingham and > Ellingham without success. I will have a look at Ellington. > > Ruth > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Geoff >> Nicholson via >> Sent: 19 July 2014 14:34 >> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [NMB] Baptism - Eglingham >> >> >> From: Geoff Nicholson >> Re: Baptism - Eglingham >> >> Ruth: >> >> Eglingham Parish Registers, CMB 1662 to 1812, were >> published as a hard-back in 1899 by the Durham and >> Northumberland Parish Register Society, transcribed by Miss K >> A Martin, indexed and edited by Herbert Maxwell Wood BA (Hon >> Sec of that Society) and printed by permission of the Vicar, >> Ven H J Martin, MA, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne etc. >> >> The printed book does not include any baptism for the >> date you mention. The nearest Ann Turnbull I can find from >> Eglingham is the baptism of "Ann, d William and Elizbt >> Turnbull, Beanly", on 24 April 1785. Beanly, or Beanley, is >> a small farming district within the parish of Eglingham. >> "Elizbt" should no doubt be "Elizabeth". >> >> I am tempted to say that that is the entry you seek, >> albeit eight years later then you thought. However, there is >> one more serious possibility, which I haven't yet checked on. >> That is that perhaps you have confused the name of the >> parish. Adjacent to Eglingham parish there is that of >> Edlingham, and you will see how the two can be confused. >> Perhaps the baptism you seek was at Edlingham. Also in >> Northumberland there is a parish named Ellingham and a former >> coal mining place named Ellington, all quite separate places. >> >> Geoff Nicholson >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Numero Uno via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> >> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:02 >> Subject: [NMB] Baptism - Eglingham >> >> >> Years ago, "when I was green in judgment" in genealogical >> research terms, I noted a baptism of Ann Turnbull on 06 >> December 1777 in Eglingham, Northumberland. What I did not >> do was transcribe the entry precisely or to note the source! >> >> If SKS has access to the 1777 register of baptisms for >> Eglingham, I should be very grateful for confirmation - or >> otherwise - of this information. (I have checked the >> available records on Family Search, but I get no results, >> which does not bode well.....) >> >> Many thanks >> Ruth >> .. >> Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on >> context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. >> >> The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at >> http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> .. >> Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on >> context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. >> >> The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at >> http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

From: Geoff Nicholson Re: Baptism - Eglingham Ruth: Eglingham Parish Registers, CMB 1662 to 1812, were published as a hard-back in 1899 by the Durham and Northumberland Parish Register Society, transcribed by Miss K A Martin, indexed and edited by Herbert Maxwell Wood BA (Hon Sec of that Society) and printed by permission of the Vicar, Ven H J Martin, MA, Archdeacon of Lindisfarne etc. The printed book does not include any baptism for the date you mention. The nearest Ann Turnbull I can find from Eglingham is the baptism of "Ann, d William and Elizbt Turnbull, Beanly", on 24 April 1785. Beanly, or Beanley, is a small farming district within the parish of Eglingham. "Elizbt" should no doubt be "Elizabeth". I am tempted to say that that is the entry you seek, albeit eight years later then you thought. However, there is one more serious possibility, which I haven't yet checked on. That is that perhaps you have confused the name of the parish. Adjacent to Eglingham parish there is that of Edlingham, and you will see how the two can be confused. Perhaps the baptism you seek was at Edlingham. Also in Northumberland there is a parish named Ellingham and a former coal mining place named Ellington, all quite separate places. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Numero Uno via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:02 Subject: [NMB] Baptism - Eglingham Years ago, "when I was green in judgment" in genealogical research terms, I noted a baptism of Ann Turnbull on 06 December 1777 in Eglingham, Northumberland. What I did not do was transcribe the entry precisely or to note the source! If SKS has access to the 1777 register of baptisms for Eglingham, I should be very grateful for confirmation - or otherwise - of this information. (I have checked the available records on Family Search, but I get no results, which does not bode well.....) Many thanks Ruth .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

HI Geoff, Thanks for the clarification. As usual, you are fount of knowledge and information. Bruce Bruce L. Nicholson Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences University of Maine Orono, Maine Retired and now living in sunny Gold Canyon, Arizona Personal family history web site: www.brucenicholson.net At 02:32 AM 7/17/2014, you wrote: >From: Geoff Nicholson >Re: Burgess of Berwick upon Tweed > > Sorry, Ruth and Bruce, but it was not necessary to be a member > of the town council to be a burgess. All that was necessary was to > have the right to vote at a town council election. Before the 1832 > Reform Act (introduced by a Northumbrian Prime Minister, Earl Grey) > that right could come in various ways in different towns but in > general it usually meant being a member of one of the town's Trade > Guilds. Sometimes the ownership of a burgage plot within the town > would get you the vote, but not always. Some Berwick burgess lists > have been published on microfiche, I think by Northumberland Record > Office, and they not only list the burgesses by name and guild but > they allot each one a "seniority number". Where it is possible to > trace one man through several lists it is noticeable how his number > keeps reducing with the passing of time - ie as those older than he pass on. > > Geoff Nicholson Bruce L. Nicholson Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences University of Maine Orono, Maine Retired and now living in sunny Gold Canyon, Arizona Personal family history web site: www.brucenicholson.net

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From: Geoff Nicholson Re: Burgess of Berwick upon Tweed Sorry, Ruth and Bruce, but it was not necessary to be a member of the town council to be a burgess. All that was necessary was to have the right to vote at a town council election. Before the 1832 Reform Act (introduced by a Northumbrian Prime Minister, Earl Grey) that right could come in various ways in different towns but in general it usually meant being a member of one of the town's Trade Guilds. Sometimes the ownership of a burgage plot within the town would get you the vote, but not always. Some Berwick burgess lists have been published on microfiche, I think by Northumberland Record Office, and they not only list the burgesses by name and guild but they allot each one a "seniority number". Where it is possible to trace one man through several lists it is noticeable how his number keeps reducing with the passing of time - ie as those older than he pass on. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Appleby via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: Bruce L. Nicholson <brucen@maine.edu>; northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:47 Subject: Re: [NMB] ? re "Burgess of Berwick-upon-Tweed" Hi Bruce A burgess comes from the old English word burgh, or town. A burgess was a member of the town council, and was probably a guild member or prominent tradesperson. Related words are "burgage" as in burgage plot, a measured area fronting onto the street with a shop or trading area at the front, often 17ft wide, and "borough" an area of local government. Ruth Sent from my iPad > On 16 Jul 2014, at 22:06, "Bruce L. Nicholson via" <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I recently found a Will for one of my relatives listed in the index > for the North East Inheritance database. > > He died in 1716. It lists him as "Burgess of the Borough of > Berwick-upon-Tweed". > > Can someone explain to this resident from the other side of the pond > exactly what a "burgess" of Berwick-upon-Tweed was? > > Was a "burgess" a member of Parliament or a member of the local > government or something like that? > > Any explanation will be greatly appreciated! > > Thank you! > > Bruce > > Bruce L. Nicholson Ph.D. > > Professor Emeritus > Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences > University of Maine > Orono, Maine > > Retired and now living in sunny Gold Canyon, Arizona > > Personal family history web site: www.brucenicholson.net > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bruce A burgess comes from the old English word burgh, or town. A burgess was a member of the town council, and was probably a guild member or prominent tradesperson. Related words are "burgage" as in burgage plot, a measured area fronting onto the street with a shop or trading area at the front, often 17ft wide, and "borough" an area of local government. Ruth Sent from my iPad > On 16 Jul 2014, at 22:06, "Bruce L. Nicholson via" <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I recently found a Will for one of my relatives listed in the index > for the North East Inheritance database. > > He died in 1716. It lists him as "Burgess of the Borough of > Berwick-upon-Tweed". > > Can someone explain to this resident from the other side of the pond > exactly what a "burgess" of Berwick-upon-Tweed was? > > Was a "burgess" a member of Parliament or a member of the local > government or something like that? > > Any explanation will be greatly appreciated! > > Thank you! > > Bruce > > Bruce L. Nicholson Ph.D. > > Professor Emeritus > Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences > University of Maine > Orono, Maine > > Retired and now living in sunny Gold Canyon, Arizona > > Personal family history web site: www.brucenicholson.net > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I recently found a Will for one of my relatives listed in the index for the North East Inheritance database. He died in 1716. It lists him as "Burgess of the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed". Can someone explain to this resident from the other side of the pond exactly what a "burgess" of Berwick-upon-Tweed was? Was a "burgess" a member of Parliament or a member of the local government or something like that? Any explanation will be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Bruce Bruce L. Nicholson Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences University of Maine Orono, Maine Retired and now living in sunny Gold Canyon, Arizona Personal family history web site: www.brucenicholson.net

>From Marg Fletcher, Thank you to everyone who have offered tips on using the new Durham Will indexes etc, etc. I followed the advice given and was thrilled with the results. The actual Wills that I read had been very carefully copied to give a high quality image and they are a joy to read. In my case two sets of images are missing - but I will check every couple of weeks. The big bonus for me was that two Wills proved that my family tree was in error. Just because someone of the right name is in the right place at the right time does not mean he or she is an ancestor. Cheers Marg Fletcher Bywong NSW

Marg, You hit the nail on the head with " Just because someone of the right name is in the right place at the right time does not mean he or she is an ancestor." Should be the genealogy motto.. Dave King -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: 15 July 2014 09:57 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com; 'Gen ListLass' Subject: Re: [NMB] New Durham releases on familysearch >From Marg Fletcher, Thank you to everyone who have offered tips on using the new Durham Will indexes etc, etc. I followed the advice given and was thrilled with the results. The actual Wills that I read had been very carefully copied to give a high quality image and they are a joy to read. In my case two sets of images are missing - but I will check every couple of weeks. The big bonus for me was that two Wills proved that my family tree was in error. Just because someone of the right name is in the right place at the right time does not mean he or she is an ancestor. Cheers Marg Fletcher Bywong NSW .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

From Brian Pears Hi It seems that Rootsweb have tweaked their settings again so that REPLY and REPLY-ALL do exactly the same thing. So there's no need to use REPLY-ALL, a simple REPLY will do. However there's still no indication of the poster in the email list - you need to open the post to see who sent it; and if it's a long email, you need to scroll to the bottom of the email too. So please try to remember to put your name at the top of every post, so readers can see the sender's name as soon as they open the post. Brian -- Brian Pears - Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Mailing List

I found a will from 1695 which I've been wanting for years. With a combination of the Durham University's Will Project open (for their wonderful indexes) and the FamilySearch will pages, I was able to download a 5 page will from 1695 and was able to read every word (almost). Now I know what he had in every room of his house down to the last spoon PLUS a raft of previously unknown relatives. I've used Google Chrome browser since its introduction, I quickly found it is much faster that IE. I dump IE every tine I upgrade to a new pc/tablet/mobile phone A great facility, praise to the hosts. Gen in NBL England

Margaret Adamson b. 13 May 1883 @ 70 Brougham Street Hartlepool, Father John Robert Adamson Mother Mary Ann Baxter, 1891 Census shows them living in Monkwearmouth shore Sunderland. This shows his second wife Elizabeth Hall. I have tried to find them on earlier census as they were there till about 1885/6. The Marriage to Mary Ann was in 1876 Hartlepool but can not find them on earlier census can you please help. John

Re the images of Durham Probate Records, I note that some blocks of references are missing from the list of links on Family Search. I have queried this with them, and the suggestion is that they will be added in due course, with the recommendation to keep checking back. Dave

>From Jenny DeAngelis. Dave King wrote with regard to the above: <<There is one tip which will speed up your searching If, however, you right click on a link, and select 'Open link in new tab' or the equivalent in your browser, this means that the original list of links to images does not need to recreate every time - it will speed up the exercise if you are looking at a lot of wills.>> Hi Dave, Thankyou for the tip I will try that next time I go to the Wills on Familysearch. I have downloaded about half a dozen wills and admons., so far. Regards Jenny DeAngelis

________________________________     From: Susan Wylie Re: Accessing new Durham releases on FamilySearch   Hello,   Another tip to help with using this slow-loading index on FamilySearch.   I got very frustrated trying to scroll down from the start date of 1650 to 1820, where I knew I would find the will of my husband's ancestor.  We have a poor internet connection here and I could not get beyond 1658 without a 'not responding' message.  I must have tried 10 times with no success.  I was using my default browser, Internet Explorer.  I just thought to try out Google Chrome instead, and it worked like a dream.  The index loaded immediately and I was able to scroll down to the year 1820 in less than a minute. Susan ________________________________ From: "northumbria@rootsweb.com" <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 13 July 2014, 17:55 Subject: Re: [NMB] New Durham releases on familysearch Jenny, There is one tip which will speed up your searching. When referring to the Family Records page with the links to the images, you mentioned " Be very very patient as it is very slow and I found that at times my scrolling down a little too fast caused the thing to go back to the start again." I also found this, and also that every time I went back to it, it started the full page creation rigmarole from scratch. If, however, you right click on a link, and select 'Open link in new tab' or the equivalent in your browser, this means that the original list of links to images does not need to recreate every time - it will speed up the exercise if you are looking at a lot of wills. I've been keenly anticipating this for a couple of years or so, and I would say that the images that I have seen have been superb, and I will be spending many a rainy day on this site..... Dave -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: 13 July 2014 10:40 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] New Durham releases on familysearch Nivard Ovington wrote: <<Durham, Dean and Chapter of Durham's Allerton and Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds, 1666-1845 *07 Jul 2014 Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills, 1650-1857 *07 Jul 2014>> With regard to the above wills database on familysearch. A friend passed me a message a few days ago regarding the Durham Diocese original wills being now on line at the familysearch site.  I went there to see if I could find the images of those Durham wills that I already had copies of.  I did this as a test to see how the site worked before embarking on a search for those wills that I do not have already.  I eventually found those wills I have already and then a couple of wills new to me but it took quite a long time to go through the process, so allow plenty of time for this piece of research. I found that the wills are not indexed by name or initial letter of name in any way on the familysearch site and as there are 200 years worth of wills it involves what must be thousands, of wills and no immediate indication of where to begin looking for the will of an ancestor.  There is a long list of references and though they show the year of probate there may be several wills within that same year each with a different reference number, very time consuming to look at every one of those wills in that year hoping it is for your ancestor.  So where to start looking for  a short cut to the will you seek. Be very very patient as it is very slow and I found that at times my scrolling down a little too fast caused the thing to go back to the start again. It is slow and cumbersome to do all the scrolling, slowly,  down the list of references, at least that is what I have found, but at least we are able to find early wills of ancestors now and free of charge too.  If anyone knows a quicker way of doing things then please let us all know. Regards Jenny DeAngelis .. Please use "REPLY ALL" to respond to list messages, and please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .. Please use "REPLY ALL" to respond to list messages, and please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

From: Susan Wylie Re: Accessing new Durham releases on FamilySearch   Hello,   Another tip to help with using this slow-loading index on FamilySearch.   I got very frustrated trying to scroll down from the start date of 1650 to 1820, where I knew I would find the will of my husband's ancestor.  We have a poor internet connection here and I could not get beyond 1658 without a 'not responding' message.  I must have tried 10 times with no success.  I was using my default browser, Internet Explorer.  I just thought to try out Google Chrome instead, and it worked like a dream.  The index loaded immediately and I was able to scroll down to the year 1820 in less than a minute.   Susan ________________________________ From: "northumbria@rootsweb.com" <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 13 July 2014, 17:55 Subject: Re: [NMB] New Durham releases on familysearch Jenny, There is one tip which will speed up your searching. When referring to the Family Records page with the links to the images, you mentioned " Be very very patient as it is very slow and I found that at times my scrolling down a little too fast caused the thing to go back to the start again." I also found this, and also that every time I went back to it, it started the full page creation rigmarole from scratch. If, however, you right click on a link, and select 'Open link in new tab' or the equivalent in your browser, this means that the original list of links to images does not need to recreate every time - it will speed up the exercise if you are looking at a lot of wills. I've been keenly anticipating this for a couple of years or so, and I would say that the images that I have seen have been superb, and I will be spending many a rainy day on this site..... Dave -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: 13 July 2014 10:40 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] New Durham releases on familysearch Nivard Ovington wrote: <<Durham, Dean and Chapter of Durham's Allerton and Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds, 1666-1845 *07 Jul 2014 Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills, 1650-1857 *07 Jul 2014>> With regard to the above wills database on familysearch. A friend passed me a message a few days ago regarding the Durham Diocese original wills being now on line at the familysearch site.  I went there to see if I could find the images of those Durham wills that I already had copies of.  I did this as a test to see how the site worked before embarking on a search for those wills that I do not have already.  I eventually found those wills I have already and then a couple of wills new to me but it took quite a long time to go through the process, so allow plenty of time for this piece of research. I found that the wills are not indexed by name or initial letter of name in any way on the familysearch site and as there are 200 years worth of wills it involves what must be thousands, of wills and no immediate indication of where to begin looking for the will of an ancestor.  There is a long list of references and though they show the year of probate there may be several wills within that same year each with a different reference number, very time consuming to look at every one of those wills in that year hoping it is for your ancestor.  So where to start looking for  a short cut to the will you seek. Be very very patient as it is very slow and I found that at times my scrolling down a little too fast caused the thing to go back to the start again. It is slow and cumbersome to do all the scrolling, slowly,  down the list of references, at least that is what I have found, but at least we are able to find early wills of ancestors now and free of charge too.  If anyone knows a quicker way of doing things then please let us all know. Regards Jenny DeAngelis .. Please use "REPLY ALL" to respond to list messages, and please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .. Please use "REPLY ALL" to respond to list messages, and please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message