I have read a few of the mails on facebook and genes reunited, I would just like to say that Last year I reluctantly joined facebook, did a search on my 'Gagg surname and sent out over two hundred messages to 'Gagg's 'asking if they would kindly send a card or letter to my gt uncle Fred Gagg who was coming up to his 100th birthday on the22nd of October. I also gave some info on my family, the Gagg family history website I run and asked if they were interested in giving any info of their own. Obviously a lot of the 2'00' Gagg's were related to each other, sons' daughters etc. So I did not expect to get replies from all of them. The response was astounding, Fred received letters and cards from all over the world , I had many more come to me for him and had lots of info as well. We found members of the gagg families that had lost touch over the generations and added a lot more to our family histories. All these months on we are still in touch, some of the Gagg's have met up with others. My cousin Pat lives in Canada and through genes reunited a few years ago we found a part of my gt granddad's family that we did not know existed. The coincidence was that Joan lived in the same small town as my cousin Pat's daughter Debbie and her husband Mike. Joan's brother owned the local car spares shop where Mike and Debbie were regular customers not knowing they were related. The two families are now friends and regularly meet up. I now have 'wedding' photos of my gt granddad and gt gran, letters from his brother and other photos , poems etc that we never knew existed. Going back to facebook, I found some Gagg's also living in Kingston, neither Joan's family or Debbie's family knew of them, they are now in touch with each other and we have added another layer to the 'Gagg' family history. I have many more stories of people found and information exchanged by using genes reunited and facebook, including finding a lost part of my mum's family in Australia and seeing photos of my granddad's father and his half sisters that we had never seen before. So in conclusion I would say try them , phrase your inquiry in a friendly manner , offer a little info and ask if they would like to give some of there info, dangling the carrot of more info in exchange. You might be pleasantly surprised and could find that lost piece of info that has been bugging you.. Alan

May 6th 1898 - January 30th1930 BREEN Mary Hodges BREEZE Florence Dexter BREFITT Eliza Ann, Elizabeth, John aged 66 years, John aged 54 years, John Alfred, William Henry BRENNAN Ann, Louisa, BRENTNALL Clara, Fanny, Henry, John, William BREWARD Albert Arthur, Annie Judd, Gladys BREWER Clara Priscilla BREWSTER Daisy, Edith Grace BRICKNELL Agnes L M BRIDDON Margaret BRIDDON/BRITTON Arthur BRIDGER James BRIDGES Anna Maria, Elizabeth, James BRIDGETT Charles BRIDGWATER William Edward BRIERLEY Elizabeth, John George, Marion best wishes Barbara _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/

During April we will be visiting the Gallipoli peninsula and would be very happy to take any photos of individual memorials or cemeteries - please send me the full details of any requests you may have. Regards Lyn _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/

Hi David >From freebmd Deaths Dec 1851 WIDDOWSON William Radford 15 441 Deaths Sep 1852 Widdowson William Radford 7b 117 Deaths Mar 1853 Widdowson William Radford 7b 111 Widdowson William Bingham 7b 236 Deaths Mar 1854 Widdowson William Nottingham 7b 135 Deaths Mar 1855 Widdowson William Basford 7b 85 Deaths Sep 1858 Widdowson William Loughborough 7a 62 1854 being the most likely I would have thought? Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Morning All > > I'm looking for a death / burial of a William WIDDOWSON, sometime > between > 1851 and 1861. William was living in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham in > 1851 > and his widow was in St Mary's Parish Nottingham ten years later. > > Many thanks > > > David in Ilkeston

Morning All I'm looking for a death / burial of a William WIDDOWSON, sometime between 1851 and 1861. William was living in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham in 1851 and his widow was in St Mary's Parish Nottingham ten years later. Many thanks David in Ilkeston

April 5th 1897 - July 12th 1930 BRANNAN Bartley, Emily Winifred, George BRANNON Mary BRASHER Edward Barnard BRASSINGTON Edward Campbell, Eva BRATBY Clara, Mary BRATLEY Thomas Edgar BRATT Arthur, George BRAY Isabella, Sarah BRAYBROOK Beryl, Florence Ellen BRAYFIELD Alfred BRAZIL Male Child 1900?, Annie, Jack, Winifred BREALEY Martha BREALY Charles Frederick BREARS John BRECKLES Kate Beatrice BRECKTON Herbert BREEDON Agnes, Ann, Ivy, William Henry, Willie best wishes Barbara _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/

Morning all I'm looking to a trawl all names on Bangor Street in Nottingham 1891- to search for a mis-indexed/ missing person. Does anyone have the relevant Piece and Folio numbers for Bangor Street please? Failing that, does anyone know which district it might be found in, to narrow the search a little? Many thanks David, in a sunny and spring-like Ilkeston

December 15th 1898 - June 19th 1930 BRADY James Arthur BRAGG Arthur Thomas Wesley, Benjamin, Lot BRAILSFORD Alice, Ernest, Mary, Phyllis Annie, Samuel, Thomas Standell, William Henry, Winifred BRAITHWAITE Gertrude, Sarah Ann BRAKE John Morton BRALEY Charles BRAMLEY Cyril Charles, Elizabeth Alice Sophie, Florence Alice, Francis, Frank, George Chapman, Marjorie Irene, Peggy, Ralph, Thomas, William Donald, William R, William Thomas BRAMMER Arthur, Louisa, William Thomas BRANDHAM Sarah Elizabeth best wishes Barbara _________________________________________________________________ Free photo editing software from Windows Live . Try it now! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665240/direct/01/

Christine, You are partly correct, but sadly Raleigh cycles are not made in Nottingham now. They have a much smaller base in Kimberley. Raleigh certainly had a big presence in Nottingham in 1911, with their massive factory in Lenton. I have researched a sideshoot of my tree, CAMPION, and they had a cycle business on Robin Hood Street, Nottingham, with another CAMPION making cycles under the Gazelle name on Russell Street (I'm not certain but this could have been the old Raleigh factory before they moved to Lenton). One of William Campion's employees was Thomas Humber, who later founded his own cycle factory in Beeston, but by 1908 had moved to Coventry. This company evolved into The Humber Car Company. Campion's also made motor cycles and had at least 4 cycle shops in Nottingham, as well as branches in Leicester and Mansfield. They later moved into motor tricycles. William's son Edwin William CAMPION also ran The Sir Colin Campbell pub on Robin Hood Street. Edwin was an active member of the Nottingham Naturalists society, and one of his sons, George was a local archaeologist who helped research and map the Broad Marsh/Drury Hill caves in the 1930s. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Christine Sadler Sent: 20 March 2009 16:05 To: NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NTT] Bicycle Maker I am researching JOSEPH ARTHUR WEBB born 1880 in Ireland. In 1911 he was living in Nottingham and his occupation was described as "Machine Hand Tools - Cycle Maker". I know that Raleigh bicycles are made in Nottingham now and wonder whether the company was there in 1911 - or if there were other bicycle makers at that time. Joseph was married to MARTHA (nee Scott) and their children were Charlotte, Rose Edith, Doris Mary and Arthur. Doris and Arthur were born in Nottingham. The family moved to London later because their fifth child, William George, was born in Lewisham in 1916. I would really like to track down Joseph's grandchildren who may still be alive today. Christine Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, I made an eror. Richard Boyington should read Richard Boyfield Boyington's are Bernard Francis and Grace. Sorry! Barbara _________________________________________________________________ Free photo editing software from Windows Live . Try it now! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665240/direct/01/

I am researching JOSEPH ARTHUR WEBB born 1880 in Ireland. In 1911 he was living in Nottingham and his occupation was described as "Machine Hand Tools - Cycle Maker". I know that Raleigh bicycles are made in Nottingham now and wonder whether the company was there in 1911 - or if there were other bicycle makers at that time. Joseph was married to MARTHA (nee Scott) and their children were Charlotte, Rose Edith, Doris Mary and Arthur. Doris and Arthur were born in Nottingham. The family moved to London later because their fifth child, William George, was born in Lewisham in 1916. I would really like to track down Joseph's grandchildren who may still be alive today. Christine

I am researching the SCOTT family from Nottingham. George Scott was born in Radford, Notts about 1860. He was a French Polisher. In 1881 he married Charlotte MOORE and their first child, born 1882, was MARTHA ELIZABETH. Martha married Joseph Arthur WEBB. They moved around quite a bit, but two of their children were born in Nottingham - Arthur (1905) and Doris (1910). Is anyone else researching the same family?

I would be grateful if anyone has access, for a look up of the birth and any other details there are. The name is Thomas Moore c1834 , mother hopefully Ann Moore at Woodborough. Thanks Nina _________________________________________________________________ All your Twitter and other social updates in one place http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/

Hi Dorothy, and listers The name William Woodcock caught my eye as I have a William I can't find a birth for. Have you come across a William born about the 1740's. Married Elizabeth Attenborough in 1770, East Leake? I would love to knock that brickwall over Cheers  Margot Gladstone, QLD Australia Researching in Nottinghamshire: Marriott, Dewsbury, Corbet, Cheetham, Straw, Leivers, Paxton, Goddard, Jarvis, Bostock, Briggs, Chamberlain, White, Woodcock, Attenborough, James, Wootton, Walker, Spencer, Daye, Wilkinson, Burgeis, Hutchinson, Hulford -------Original Message------- From: Dorothy Hargreaves Date: 15/03/2009 1:19:32 AM To: NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NTT] William Woodcock of Oxton Hi All I am trying to verify a baptism which is on the IGI for a William WOODCOCK 14 November 1784 at Oxton to James and Mary. Any help would be appreciated. He married Ann Hayes at Southwell Minster in 1808 and was of Oxton at the time. Regards Dorothy Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, Can some kind person help me trace the above married couple. All I know is that they lived somewhere in Nottinghamshire, and that Wilfred died in 1991 of cancer and his wife Mary died in 1999. G.R.O. References for their death certificates or their marriage ( possibly about 1948 )would be ever so much appreciated. Paul Newbury

November 23rd 1896 - December 6th 1929 BRADLEY Edward Eaton, Harry, Harry Jabez, Henry, John, Mary, Nellie, Rebecca, Reuben, Samuel, Thomas Arthur, William, William Joseph BRADNEY Philip BRADSHAW Ann, Annie E, Charles Henry, Edith, Fanny, George, Jesse, John, John Henry, Leslie, Lucy, Mabel, Mary, Maurice William, Walter BRADWELL Rachel BRADY Daniel, Ellen best wishes Barbara _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/

I'd like to thank everyone who replied to my email re the above. Lots of replies, all helpful and I hope to check out your idea in the next few days. Will also write individually. Many thanks Joyce

Many thanks to the Kind Souls who sent information on directories. All good wishes. Mary Jane Phillips

From: "Brian Binns" <bnbinns@gmail.com> > The surname ETCHES has been around Nottingham for years. > That becomes clear when you look at Surname Atlas and the distribution of the name in the 1881 census. There were 345 people called ETCHES throughout Britain, 61 of them - the greatest number - in Nottinghamshire. Next highest number 59, were in Yorkshire West Riding, followed by 44 in Derbyshire, which seems to suggest some Nottinghamshire Etches families had crept across the adjoining county borders. This is a very common factor when you are examining the likely epicentre of a particular surname. When sub-divided into Poor Law Unions (registration and enumeration districts), the largest number of individual entries were in Nottingham itself (22), followed by Derby (20) and Sheffield (15). There were only 23 people with the name ETCHER in the whole country in 1881 - none at all in Nottinghamshire - and not a single EITCHER. This leads me to believe even more that the George Eitcher spoken of by the OP was originally a transcription error or a "rogue" family with the wrong name, especially since there are only two Eitchers - George and his presumed son George William in the whole of FreeBMD and none at all in any census apart from Mary Eitcher (George's wife) in 1891, nor are there any in the IGI when one switches on exact spelling. For the OP - I have just discovered that both ETCHES and ETCHER are registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies. If you go to our website at www.one-name.org and follow the links, you will be able to discover the name of the person doing the study. It's a lady in East Yorkshire. Maybe she can help. She also shows ETCHELLS as one of her names and this, of course, is the name of the well-known genealogist Guy Etchells, a friend of mine, to whom we all owe a huge debt of thanks since he is the man who by confronting TNA with a Freedom of Information request forced them to issue the 1911 census two yeas early! -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Hi Nivard, I have contacted Paul and found Wilfrid (note spelling, Regards Barry 2 > > But no sign of a Wilfred CREE or anything resembling that name in England > /Wales > > > > > > > > > -- For all my names and some charts go to http://barrylaughton.bravehost.com/