If Bertie did not marry Annie Haslam, then he must have married Edith Anthony. I too found these as the only possibilities. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: 20 November 2013 15:45 To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] Bertie Wardle & Jane Mc Namara marriage Hi Bill Although the birth certs may look like the couple were married, there was no system of checking every registration for proof of marriage of the parents, only if deceit was suspected would proof be asked for So finding the wording on a birth registration does not in any way prove they were, only that the informant was believed In 1911 Jennie MCNAMARA 21 single is a boarder with Gilbert & Amy WARDLE Phylis MCNAMARA 16 months in the same household (presumed daughter of Jennie) Do you know if a father is named on the birth cert for Phyllis? Births Mar 1910 MCNAMARA Phyllis Nottingham 7b 326 As Jennie was born in Glasgow I had a quick look on scotlandspeople for a marriage there but found none (under Jennie, Jane or Sarah) Neither did I find an obvious hit for Sarah, Jane or Jennie MCNAMARA born circa 1890 in Glasgow in the census, have you found her or her parents in pre 1911 census ? Do you know if MCNAMARA was her maiden name for certain? ie was she married before? The only marriage in the 1911/1912 period I found that matched in any way was Marriages Dec 1911 Anthony Edith E Basford 7b 463 Haslam Annie Basford 7b 463 Schofield William Basford 7b 463 Wardle Bertie Basford 7b 463 So could Bertie have married Annie? It appears that a SCHOFIELD & HASLAM were having children post 1911 so perhaps not Other than that I found no evidence they married I presume its his medal card 1377 Northumberland Fusiliers ? If so his SWB roll entry says he enlisted 10th June 1905 and was discharged 10th Feb 1916 due to sickness No sign of a pension record which is it existed would be likely to record the place and date of marriage to be eligible for pension for wife and children Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 20/11/2013 12:23, WARDLE WILLIAM wrote: > Hi All, I wonder if I may call on your combine expertise to help me > break down ONE of my long standing brick walls. > > My father's cousin is coming up to 95 yrs old in December > 2013(b.1918). Her daughter informs me that her mum has always believed > that her parents weren't married. > All of the information that we have collected indicates to me that > they were indeed married. > BUT I cannot find the marriage. > I am sure that it would please an old lady so much to see written > proof of 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

Hi Bill Although the birth certs may look like the couple were married, there was no system of checking every registration for proof of marriage of the parents, only if deceit was suspected would proof be asked for So finding the wording on a birth registration does not in any way prove they were, only that the informant was believed In 1911 Jennie MCNAMARA 21 single is a boarder with Gilbert & Amy WARDLE Phylis MCNAMARA 16 months in the same household (presumed daughter of Jennie) Do you know if a father is named on the birth cert for Phyllis? Births Mar 1910 MCNAMARA Phyllis Nottingham 7b 326 As Jennie was born in Glasgow I had a quick look on scotlandspeople for a marriage there but found none (under Jennie, Jane or Sarah) Neither did I find an obvious hit for Sarah, Jane or Jennie MCNAMARA born circa 1890 in Glasgow in the census, have you found her or her parents in pre 1911 census ? Do you know if MCNAMARA was her maiden name for certain? ie was she married before? The only marriage in the 1911/1912 period I found that matched in any way was Marriages Dec 1911 Anthony Edith E Basford 7b 463 Haslam Annie Basford 7b 463 Schofield William Basford 7b 463 Wardle Bertie Basford 7b 463 So could Bertie have married Annie? It appears that a SCHOFIELD & HASLAM were having children post 1911 so perhaps not Other than that I found no evidence they married I presume its his medal card 1377 Northumberland Fusiliers ? If so his SWB roll entry says he enlisted 10th June 1905 and was discharged 10th Feb 1916 due to sickness No sign of a pension record which is it existed would be likely to record the place and date of marriage to be eligible for pension for wife and children Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 20/11/2013 12:23, WARDLE WILLIAM wrote: > Hi All, I wonder if I may call on your combine expertise to help me break > down ONE of my long standing brick walls. > > My father's cousin is coming up to 95 yrs old in December 2013(b.1918). Her > daughter informs me that her mum has always believed that her parents > weren't married. > All of the information that we have collected indicates to me that they > were indeed married. > BUT I cannot find the marriage. > I am sure that it would please an old lady so much to see written proof of

I've seen one, possibly two, cases where a wife's surname was changed by deed-poll to match the husband's because he was already married to someone else. Tony Proctor ----- Original Message ----- From: "WRIGHT PETER" <peter.wright15@ntlworld.com> To: "WARDLE WILLIAM" <wwardle@ntlworld.com> Cc: <NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] Bertie Wardle & Jane Mc Namara marriage > Hi, > > Ancestry have this one at Basford for Bertie Wardle - Perhaps he married > someone else and couldn't marry your Sarah. > > Name:Bertie WardleDate of Registration:Oct-Nov-Dec 1911Registration > District:BasfordInferred County:NottinghamshireVolume Number:7bPage > Number: > 463Records on Page:Name Edith E Anthony > <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=711403>Annie > Haslam > <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=13005510>William > Schofield > <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=25429233> > > Bertie Wardle > <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=30223241> > > > > > On 20 November 2013 12:23, WARDLE WILLIAM <wwardle@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, I wonder if I may call on your combine expertise to help me break >> down ONE of my long standing brick walls. >> >> My father's cousin is coming up to 95 yrs old in December 2013(b.1918). >> Her >> daughter informs me that her mum has always believed that her parents >> weren't married. >> All of the information that we have collected indicates to me that they >> were indeed married. >> BUT I cannot find the marriage. >> I am sure that it would please an old lady so much to see written proof >> of >> her parents marriage. >> >> My cousin's parents were: >> >> Bertie Owen WARDLE & Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA >> On the >> 1911 Census Bertie was in Sheffield Barracks.(Northumberland Fusiliers) >> Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA was staying with Bertie's parents >> (Gilbert >> and Amy WARDLE in Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham (she had a >> daughter Phyllis McNAMARA.) >> It may well be that the couple married late 1911 to 1912 because in >> >> 1912:Son Bertie Francis born 19th August to Bertie Owen WARDLE Postman & >> Sarah Jane WARDLE formerly >> Mc NAMARA of 25 Bradwell St Sheffield >> >> >> 1915:Son Gilbert born 6th Mar: to Bertie Owen WARDLE Private >> Northumberland >> Fusiliers (Postman) >> & S.J.WARDLE (Formerly Mc NAMARA) 6 Athol Terrace Egypt Rd, Nottingham. >> Registered 16th April 1915. Died in Sheffield 1920. >> >> These two certificates (and others) indicate to me that Bertie & Sarah J. >> were married, but where? >> Possibly in Sheffield c1912. Possibly in Nottingham. >> >> Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA died May 1920 in Sheffield. >> >> Bertie re-married in May 1921 to Minnie BANKS. >> There were/are many non conformist churches in the >> Basford/Hyson Green area. My hope is that records still exist for the >> relevant period but there doesn't appear to be any lists of such churches >> or records. >> Ancestry searches for Sheffield and Nottingham have proved fruitless. >> >> Any help appreciated >> >> Bill Wardle >> >> >> -- >> Websites: >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hartshorn/ >> http://wardlehistory.tribalpages.com/?userid=wardlehistory&x=13&y=10 >> >> >> 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 >> > > > 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

Hi, Ancestry have this one at Basford for Bertie Wardle - Perhaps he married someone else and couldn't marry your Sarah. Name:Bertie WardleDate of Registration:Oct-Nov-Dec 1911Registration District:BasfordInferred County:NottinghamshireVolume Number:7bPage Number: 463Records on Page:Name Edith E Anthony <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=711403>Annie Haslam <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=13005510>William Schofield <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=25429233> Bertie Wardle <http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=30223241> On 20 November 2013 12:23, WARDLE WILLIAM <wwardle@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Hi All, I wonder if I may call on your combine expertise to help me break > down ONE of my long standing brick walls. > > My father's cousin is coming up to 95 yrs old in December 2013(b.1918). Her > daughter informs me that her mum has always believed that her parents > weren't married. > All of the information that we have collected indicates to me that they > were indeed married. > BUT I cannot find the marriage. > I am sure that it would please an old lady so much to see written proof of > her parents marriage. > > My cousin's parents were: > > Bertie Owen WARDLE & Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA > On the > 1911 Census Bertie was in Sheffield Barracks.(Northumberland Fusiliers) > Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA was staying with Bertie's parents (Gilbert > and Amy WARDLE in Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham (she had a > daughter Phyllis McNAMARA.) > It may well be that the couple married late 1911 to 1912 because in > > 1912:Son Bertie Francis born 19th August to Bertie Owen WARDLE Postman & > Sarah Jane WARDLE formerly > Mc NAMARA of 25 Bradwell St Sheffield > > > 1915:Son Gilbert born 6th Mar: to Bertie Owen WARDLE Private Northumberland > Fusiliers (Postman) > & S.J.WARDLE (Formerly Mc NAMARA) 6 Athol Terrace Egypt Rd, Nottingham. > Registered 16th April 1915. Died in Sheffield 1920. > > These two certificates (and others) indicate to me that Bertie & Sarah J. > were married, but where? > Possibly in Sheffield c1912. Possibly in Nottingham. > > Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA died May 1920 in Sheffield. > > Bertie re-married in May 1921 to Minnie BANKS. > There were/are many non conformist churches in the > Basford/Hyson Green area. My hope is that records still exist for the > relevant period but there doesn't appear to be any lists of such churches > or records. > Ancestry searches for Sheffield and Nottingham have proved fruitless. > > Any help appreciated > > Bill Wardle > > > -- > Websites: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hartshorn/ > http://wardlehistory.tribalpages.com/?userid=wardlehistory&x=13&y=10 > > > 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 >

Hi All, I wonder if I may call on your combine expertise to help me break down ONE of my long standing brick walls. My father's cousin is coming up to 95 yrs old in December 2013(b.1918). Her daughter informs me that her mum has always believed that her parents weren't married. All of the information that we have collected indicates to me that they were indeed married. BUT I cannot find the marriage. I am sure that it would please an old lady so much to see written proof of her parents marriage. My cousin's parents were: Bertie Owen WARDLE & Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA On the 1911 Census Bertie was in Sheffield Barracks.(Northumberland Fusiliers) Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA was staying with Bertie's parents (Gilbert and Amy WARDLE in Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham (she had a daughter Phyllis McNAMARA.) It may well be that the couple married late 1911 to 1912 because in 1912:Son Bertie Francis born 19th August to Bertie Owen WARDLE Postman & Sarah Jane WARDLE formerly Mc NAMARA of 25 Bradwell St Sheffield 1915:Son Gilbert born 6th Mar: to Bertie Owen WARDLE Private Northumberland Fusiliers (Postman) & S.J.WARDLE (Formerly Mc NAMARA) 6 Athol Terrace Egypt Rd, Nottingham. Registered 16th April 1915. Died in Sheffield 1920. These two certificates (and others) indicate to me that Bertie & Sarah J. were married, but where? Possibly in Sheffield c1912. Possibly in Nottingham. Sarah Jane Mc NAMARA died May 1920 in Sheffield. Bertie re-married in May 1921 to Minnie BANKS. There were/are many non conformist churches in the Basford/Hyson Green area. My hope is that records still exist for the relevant period but there doesn't appear to be any lists of such churches or records. Ancestry searches for Sheffield and Nottingham have proved fruitless. Any help appreciated Bill Wardle -- Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hartshorn/ http://wardlehistory.tribalpages.com/?userid=wardlehistory&x=13&y=10

Hi All If you are searching Tasmanian Convicts, the site for Tasmania's Heritage and ability to read the actual charges and punishment regimes - and some of them were horrific - try http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/tasmaniasheritage When you put in the convicts name, you can find details and then browse the original records. On the bottom of each record is a sort of shorthand which signifies the handling of the convict If you need to query that the librarians or archivist can help with it. Also other sections on the LH side menu can give you some BMD's and families Hilary Thomas 9737 9565

http://efeyanginbursa.com/zumhnbso/aqiyjxegn.html Pat Williams 11/17/2013 6:36:53 PM

Thanks David. I thought the answer would be easier to find but it wasn't. It's not conclusive proof but I tried to make a good case out of the stuff I did find. Given that sunrise Hill was labelled the Bendigo Millennium Green, I'm amazed that there isn't something more concrete. I'm also a little disappointed that I didn't actually live on the side of the real Bendigo's Ring when I was a kid. :-( Tony Proctor ----- Original Message ----- From: david wilson To: Tony Proctor Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 12:45 AM Subject: Re: [NTT] Where is Bendigo's Ring? Tony Can't add anymore to what you have written but I must say that that is one fantastically detailed piece of research . You have practically turned over every last stone of those patches of land ! On Friday, November 15, 2013 7:40 PM, Tony Proctor <tony@proctor.net> wrote: I have written up some research on this subject at: http://parallax-viewpoint.blogspot.com/2013/11/where-is-bendigos-ring.html. I know it's a rather minor place but if anyone can add any knowledge or additional references - or if I have made any errors - then I would welcome any contributions to that blog post. Tony Proctor 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, missed off the group, as usual... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Proctor" <tony@proctor.net> To: "Bob Butler" <thebutlersandbeyond@hotmail.co.uk> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [NTT] Where is Bendigo's Ring? > Thanks Bob. That pub, which I know of, was certainly named in memory of > the boxer but I don't believe it is anything to do with the "ring" > (starting to sound like Tolkien here) > > Tony Proctor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Butler" <thebutlersandbeyond@hotmail.co.uk> > To: "'Tony Proctor'" <tony@proctor.net>; <nottsgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:11 PM > Subject: RE: [NTT] Where is Bendigo's Ring? > > >> Having looked at the amazing amount of detail on your website regarding >> Bendigo's Ring I appreciate that this may be totally speculative and have >> no >> grounding to make it worthy of consideration but quite close to Bath >> Street >> (which I assume is the same Bath Street that had the cemetery where you >> mention that he was buried) is the Sneinton area which has (had) a public >> house named Bendigos. >> This was situated at a junction of several roads which could in earlier >> days >> formed a circular junction - as I say purely speculation but could this >> have >> been classed as Bendigo's Ring? >> >> Bob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Tony Proctor >> Sent: 15 November 2013 19:36 >> To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [NTT] Where is Bendigo's Ring? >> >> I have written up some research on this subject at: >> http://parallax-viewpoint.blogspot.com/2013/11/where-is-bendigos-ring.html. >> >> I know it's a rather minor place but if anyone can add any knowledge or >> additional references - or if I have made any errors - then I would >> welcome >> any contributions to that blog post. >> >> Tony Proctor >> >> >> 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 >> >

Hi Lin, There is no list of names of those who returned to the UK as few records survive, but from research I did on those from Cornwall I found it was only a very small percentage who made the return journey. Convicts were paid a small daily wage (they weren't slaves) and some opened convict bank accounts so they could pay for their return journey once they were free; some others chose to work as crew onboard vessels or as servants to families returning. Only those who received an Absolute Pardon could return, a Conditional Pardon was granted on condition they did not return to England or Ireland. There was also a scheme in Australia to reunite families of convicts once they received their Ticket-of-Leave after serving a few years of their sentence, where spouse and children could travel to Australia onboard one of the convict transport vessels. Again, only a small percentage of people overall appear to have taken up the scheme. The majority of convicts chose to remain in Australia for obvious reasons - it was a new country with high employment (low employment in the UK following the Napoleonic wars), healthy conditions with fresh air and sunshine compared to the industrial revolution and the introduction of factories etc, and they were allowed to own land which is something they could not do at home. After seven years separation from a spouse they were also free to remarry. The UK Census is full of names of people (the spouses left behind) who were living with a new partner using the same name without a death of the first spouse being found or a subsequent remarriage during the seven-year period - with a much later marriage taking place. Its a fascinating subject that has done a complete turnaround over time - a convict was once something to be ashamed of; now having a claim to "Australian Royalty" is something to brag about (says me, who has a number of convicts on the family tree). There's a lot of interesting reading if you have a convict to research, this is just a short overview of Tasmanian convicts - http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/php/BecomingTasmania/ConvictFreedom08.pdf Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Thank you for posting this, and while I don't see any of mine (although > there are some Harrisons) it is fascinating reading. I wonder if any of > ever > returned to the UK? Just imagine what their families must have gone > through too! I also hadn't seen the excellent website before either, so > it is > now safely on the 'Favourites' list. > Lin (nee Harrison)

Having looked at the amazing amount of detail on your website regarding Bendigo's Ring I appreciate that this may be totally speculative and have no grounding to make it worthy of consideration but quite close to Bath Street (which I assume is the same Bath Street that had the cemetery where you mention that he was buried) is the Sneinton area which has (had) a public house named Bendigos. This was situated at a junction of several roads which could in earlier days formed a circular junction - as I say purely speculation but could this have been classed as Bendigo's Ring? Bob -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Proctor Sent: 15 November 2013 19:36 To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [NTT] Where is Bendigo's Ring? I have written up some research on this subject at: http://parallax-viewpoint.blogspot.com/2013/11/where-is-bendigos-ring.html. I know it's a rather minor place but if anyone can add any knowledge or additional references - or if I have made any errors - then I would welcome any contributions to that blog post. Tony Proctor 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

I have written up some research on this subject at: http://parallax-viewpoint.blogspot.com/2013/11/where-is-bendigos-ring.html. I know it's a rather minor place but if anyone can add any knowledge or additional references - or if I have made any errors - then I would welcome any contributions to that blog post. Tony Proctor

Hi List, A few months ago I submitted a message that I would have an index of names of convicts who showed their birthplace in Nottinghamshire who were subsequently transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) online when I could find a place to post the information. Andy Nicholson has now kindly placed this index on his Nottinghamshire History website for people to search - http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/resources/convicts.htm Cheers Trish Nowra NSW

Hi Trish Thank you for posting this, and while I don't see any of mine (although there are some Harrisons) it is fascinating reading. I wonder if any of ever returned to the UK? Just imagine what their families must have gone through too! I also hadn't seen the excellent website before either, so it is now safely on the 'Favourites' list. Lin (nee Harrison) In a message dated 15/11/2013 01:30:01 GMT Standard Time, psym8950@bigpond.net.au writes: Hi List, A few months ago I submitted a message that I would have an index of names of convicts who showed their birthplace in Nottinghamshire who were subsequently transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) online when I could find a place to post the information. Andy Nicholson has now kindly placed this index on his Nottinghamshire History website for people to search - http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/resources/convicts.htm Cheers Trish Nowra NSW 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

Hi All, It may be of interest, or some use, to know that The Spectator has put every issue of the magazine since 1828 on-line. The archive is free to use, and is searchable by keyword or topic, and a perfunctory check shows quite a bit of Nottingham content. http://archive.spectator.co.uk/ Rob Nottingham UK

Thanks for that Rob . More old stuff to read . Very unusual for something like that to be free ! ------------------------------ On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 15:01 GMT Rob Loasby wrote: >Hi All, > >It may be of interest, or some use, to know that The Spectator has put every >issue of the magazine since 1828 on-line. The archive is free to use, and is >searchable by keyword or topic, and a perfunctory check shows quite a bit of >Nottingham content. > >http://archive.spectator.co.uk/ > >Rob >Nottingham UK > > > >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

To all those who share their knowledge and experiences with this list, please accept a huge thank you from me. I’ve learned so much here that has made my hunt for my ancestors so much easier. I learned what archives to write and obtained copies of my GGrandparents birth certificates and marriage applications, etc. Reading these posts is so educational for someone like me, a rank amateur a long way from where they started their journey to America. Finding Robert Andrews Burch and Catherine Richmond was a snap after following your teachings. Again, I thank you so very much for sharing. Best Regards, Margaret Tessing Grimes Hubert, North Carolina, USA

Subject: School records Good Afternoon I have a record of my grandfather attending a school in Bulwell Nottingham 26/1/1914. It says he left school on 2/1/1916, reason for leaving P.D.A. It says that a lot on the record as a reason for leaving can someone advise me what does P.D.A stand for Many Thanks Gina :-)

A very big 'thank you' to all who replied. I came back from a few days away and saw 16 messages from all the friendly NottsGen folks, giving all different sorts of advice. As a rule I would normally delete these straight away, but now I have found out that there doesn't seem to be any of you who are members of Notts FHS. What a pity; there is an excellent speaker this month by the name of Brian who will talk about his 'Entrepreneurial Ancestor', wish I could be there. I have been to 3 of their meetings when over in the UK including one talk on the dialects of Derbyshire and the East Midlands called 'Ey up mi duck' by John Titford. He was so interesting I bought the book. Thanks again, Ann :-)

On 2013/11/12 18:47, Minnie Aline wrote: > Can anyone tell me if St. Mary church records are on line or where they are. > I just found out my great, great grandfather Richard Hollingsworth was born > there in 1791 and I want to find the record of his birth or have someone > search for me. There are some Notts. records listed on FreeREG. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg