A reminder that there is an event at Littlehampton Museum tomorrow afternoon. It is the first of two "Family History : Ask the Experts" sessions. The event will be held from 2.00pm to 4.30pm. Admission is free and there is a Pay-and-Display car park right on the doorstep. SFHG are providing the 'Experts', so if you are in the area, why not come along and say hello? More information at http://www.littlehampton-tc.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=2011EVENTSPROGRAMM . Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323

Hello Mick, Just looked at the St. Nicholas, Brighton baptisms, but no James Anne 1818 daughter of William and Elizabeth (William a carpenter)Charles Levi 1820 - ditto -Stephen Robert 1827 - ditto -Eleanor Ann twin of Stephen Best regards Brian AttreeSFHG No. 3429 > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:16:20 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SFHG] James Sinclair > > Dear list, > > I wondered if anyone has the Brighton Baptisms list and could look up > a James Sinclair for me please? > > He was born around 1828 and his father is William, a carpenter. > > Thanks, > > Mick > > ------------------------------- > 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

Please unsubscribe me from this list. I have found what I was looking for through you and through ancestry. Cathy

Dear list, I wondered if anyone has the Brighton Baptisms list and could look up a James Sinclair for me please? He was born around 1828 and his father is William, a carpenter. Thanks, Mick

via West Sussex Library Service and Judy Excell. Please do not reply to list. I am forwarding this to you in case you might be interested in applying to Michael Aidin (who I do not know) to undertake this work. Please reply direct to Mr Aidin, if interested, ideally by email. Thank you and best wishes, Martin Anyone wishing to apply please contact Judy Excell for the relevant email address / telephone number. Dear Mr Hayes I am looking for an assistant to help me to complete a book on the History of War Memorials. I have found a publisher. I have done extensive research but need an assistant with determination to make me bring the book into a publishable state. I have no delusions that this will be a money spinner. I will do well if I cover my basic costs. Skills required : 1. IT, audio typing and image editing skills. 2. Good standard of education preferably with a degree in Art /History. 3. Experience in preparing manuscripts for publication. 4. Extract from the material I have accumulated to a satisfactory text. The first task would be to work through with me the material I have assembled over a period of years to develop the structure of the book. For the right person I think this could be an interesting and challenging assignment. Basic employment would be to work for 6-8 days per month here (Pulborough Sussex) at a daily rate. Dates to be agreed between the parties on a mutually convenient basis ie accommodating holidays and other considerations etc. I do have a business which can be a distraction. Salary would be competitive. I normally dictate text on to an audio tape for typing. Shorthand is a useful background but not essential. As a sample of what I do I attach an extract I wrote for the Journal of the Kipling Society on the speech Kipling prepared for King George V’s trip to Flanders. (Ask Judy if you want to see this.) I am in my late 70’s and feel I must complete the book within the next year or so. I will give further information to anyone who is interested by telephone or e mail. Best wishes, Michael Aidin, Pulborough

Dear All On behalf of Nick Tyson of The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH, UK "The Regency Town House Heritage Centre in Brighton & Hove is conducting an online survey to assess the prevalence of historic silhouettes within local family collections, as a part of this exercise, they are asking if SFHG members hold such items from any place. "If so, they would be grateful to receive an email from you. They do not need details of the image/s, they are just trying to assess the percentage of members with silhouettes in the family collection. "If you hold silhouettes and would like to participate in the poll, please email [email protected] with the following entry in the subject title: SFHG Sils holder. "The Regency Town House Heritage Centre will not pass on your email details to others or contact you directly as a result of your participation in this survey. "Many thanks in advance for your assistance." Nick

Not so sure about being a beneficiary at 1655 invalidating a will or bequest. Nuncupative Will (ie spoken) required 3 witnesses from the time of the Statute of Frauds 1678. Wills Act 1837 : Bequest to a witness or spouse of a witness leaves the will valid but the bequest void Wills Act 1837, amended 1852 : Two witnesses required. A will is revoked by marriage but since 1925 if made in contemplation of marriage is not revoked by that marriage. Now witnesses must be 18 or over. Judy Excell -------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Burchall" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:29 PM To: "donna casey" <[email protected]>; "SFHG rootsweb" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SFHG] Witness to a will: 12 year-old male c1655? > > Only if he was not a beneficiary. > > > >> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:34:29 -0700 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SFHG] Witness to a will: 12 year-old male c1655? >> >> Can anyone direct me to information which would tell me if a 12 year-old >> son could have been a witness to a fathers will in 1655? >> >> Donna >> Michigan, USA >> >> The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will >> change; the realist adjusts the sails. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

One place that might be worth looking at is The London Gazette http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/ they have records going back to the 1600s. I don't find their search engine very user-friendly, but it is worth persevering.... Karen 14897   ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Clark <[email protected]> To: 'Cordelia Hull' <[email protected]>; 'SFHG SxFamHXGrp' <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 22:22 Subject: Re: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? Have you checked wills and Quarter Sessions papers?  Are there Overseers Accounts or other Poor Law records for the relevant parishes at the time around the births? Can you tell anything from the naming patterns of the children, which sometimes follow grandparents and their uncles and aunts names? Ian C > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cordelia Hull > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:11 PM > To: SFHG SxFamHXGrp > Subject: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? > > Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has > bedevilled a cousin-researcher and myself for years. > > We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a father > called James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James > Stenning - we call them James the First, Second and Third. > > The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. > > The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in > Shermanbury within 8 months of each other, around that time.  > One was baptised on > 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman).  > The other was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James > Stenning and Mary Glazebrook).  And there is no way of > determining (from later life > events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. > > 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon > in Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his > parentage there. > He had three children and was widowed early.  In 1851 and > 1861 he was living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') > with his son James and family. He died of influenza on 2 May > 1864 and was buried at Twineham on 7 May 1864. > > But who were his Mum and Dad? > > One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in > 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because their > fathers (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of > William Stenning who died in Cowfold in 1788.  So we have > some hope of tracing that line further back.  But I am also > interested in maternal lines so I would like to know EXACTLY > which James is our ancestor. > > Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James is > ours, or will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? > > Cordelia Hull > 14526 >  > ------------------------------- > 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

Dear list. I wonder if there are any decedents or anyone researching within the SFHG list members of the Waddington family that would be able to help me through a few brick walls. The Waddington's parents were William Waddington b 1849 Almondbury, Huddersfield and Mary Louisa Rewell b 1855 Felpham, Sussex. Their children were: Alice Maud Mary Waddington b 1878 Eastbourne d 1917 Ticehurst Reg: Dist. m James Albert Fletcher 1900 at Cuckfield. Annie Louisa Waddington b 1879 Eastbourne. Florence Ellen Waddington b 1881 Eastbourne d 1926 Liverpool m John Joseph Dunne 1908 East Grinstead. William Alfred Waddington b 1882 Eastbourne d 1956 Chichester m Kate Gertrude Chart 1910 East Grinstead. Charles Henry Waddington b 1883 Eastbourne d 1963 Surrey Northen. Elizabeth Jane Waddington b 1885 Eastbourne m John Brook 1909 East Grinstead Beatrice Elizabeth Waddington b 1886 Crowborough m John Parker Foster 1909 East Grinstead Frank Kenneth Waddington b 1887 Crowborough d 1952 ( Canada ) ( My Grandfather ) Albert Edward Waddington b 1888 Crowborough. Malcolm John Waddington b 1888 Crowborough d 1948 Chichester m Bertha Isted 1912 East Grinstead. Lilian Mary Waddington b 1889 Crowborough m Edward Parr 1910 East Grinstead Frederick Waddington b 1891 Beckley d 1892 Ticehurst Reg: Dist. Edith Waddington b 1893 Wadhurst. Harry Wilfred Waddington b 1894 Wadhurst d 1894. Wadhurst If anyone has any information that they would wish to share on this Waddington family I would be very willing to reciprocate. Thanks John Tyhurst 6075

The kids of 'our' James were called Mary, James and Sarah - family names for BOTH guys because they were cousins. I'm not sure that the other records (poor law records etc) would help - they would probably just tell us that a James s/o William and/or a James s/o James existed, which we already know. But are such records searchable on line somewhere, just in case? Cordelia On 19 September 2012 07:22, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you checked wills and Quarter Sessions papers? Are there Overseers > Accounts or other Poor Law records for the relevant parishes at the time > around the births? > > Can you tell anything from the naming patterns of the children, which > sometimes follow grandparents and their uncles and aunts names? > > Ian C > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cordelia Hull >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:11 PM >> To: SFHG SxFamHXGrp >> Subject: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? >> >> Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has >> bedevilled a cousin-researcher and myself for years. >> >> We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a father >> called James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James >> Stenning - we call them James the First, Second and Third. >> >> The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. >> >> The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in >> Shermanbury within 8 months of each other, around that time. >> One was baptised on >> 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman). >> The other was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James >> Stenning and Mary Glazebrook). And there is no way of >> determining (from later life >> events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. >> >> 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon >> in Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his >> parentage there. >> He had three children and was widowed early. In 1851 and >> 1861 he was living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') >> with his son James and family. He died of influenza on 2 May >> 1864 and was buried at Twineham on 7 May 1864. >> >> But who were his Mum and Dad? >> >> One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in >> 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because their >> fathers (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of >> William Stenning who died in Cowfold in 1788. So we have >> some hope of tracing that line further back. But I am also >> interested in maternal lines so I would like to know EXACTLY >> which James is our ancestor. >> >> Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James is >> ours, or will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? >> >> Cordelia Hull >> 14526 >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >

His age at death doesn't help, Michael - his death cert says 85, but I have many death certs that are up to five years out, either way. 'Age at death' on death certs relies on knowledge of survivors, not historical accuracy. :-) Cordelia On 19 September 2012 06:52, Michael Burchall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cordelia, > > You do not give James' age at death in 1864. > This should help in establishing which James it is. > Perhaps you can post this on this site and we can > try and work out one James from the other. > > Michael Burchall. > >> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:11:23 +1000 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? > >> >> Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has bedevilled a >> cousin-researcher and myself for years. >> >> We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a father called >> James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James Stenning - we call >> them James the First, Second and Third. >> >> The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. >> >> The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in Shermanbury >> within 8 months of each other, around that time. One was baptised on >> 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman). The other >> was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James Stenning and Mary >> Glazebrook). And there is no way of determining (from later life >> events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. >> >> 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon in >> Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his parentage there. >> He had three children and was widowed early. In 1851 and 1861 he was >> living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') with his son James and >> family. He died of influenza on 2 May 1864 and was buried at Twineham >> on 7 May 1864. >> >> But who were his Mum and Dad? >> >> One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in >> 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because their fathers >> (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of William Stenning >> who died in Cowfold in 1788. So we have some hope of tracing that >> line further back. But I am also interested in maternal lines so I >> would like to know EXACTLY which James is our ancestor. >> >> Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James is ours, or >> will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? >> >> Cordelia Hull >> 14526 >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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

Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has bedevilled a cousin-researcher and myself for years. We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a father called James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James Stenning - we call them James the First, Second and Third. The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in Shermanbury within 8 months of each other, around that time. One was baptised on 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman). The other was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James Stenning and Mary Glazebrook). And there is no way of determining (from later life events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon in Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his parentage there. He had three children and was widowed early. In 1851 and 1861 he was living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') with his son James and family. He died of influenza on 2 May 1864 and was buried at Twineham on 7 May 1864. But who were his Mum and Dad? One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because their fathers (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of William Stenning who died in Cowfold in 1788. So we have some hope of tracing that line further back. But I am also interested in maternal lines so I would like to know EXACTLY which James is our ancestor. Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James is ours, or will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? Cordelia Hull 14526

Only a few poor law records, QSPs etc have been transcribed and posted online yet. Most are still in county record offices, and need to be searched in person. I have discovered a lot of relevant local background and connections from such records. But you never know what kinds of useful information may be hidden in the records (if they still exist) until you read them. You may be the first person to have looked at them for a century or two! Ian C > -----Original Message----- > From: Cordelia Hull [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:37 PM > To: Ian Clark > Cc: SFHG SxFamHXGrp > Subject: Re: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? > > The kids of 'our' James were called Mary, James and Sarah - > family names for BOTH guys because they were cousins. > > I'm not sure that the other records (poor law records etc) would help > - they would probably just tell us that a James s/o William > and/or a James s/o James existed, which we already know. But > are such records searchable on line somewhere, just in case? > > Cordelia > > On 19 September 2012 07:22, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Have you checked wills and Quarter Sessions papers? Are there > > Overseers Accounts or other Poor Law records for the > relevant parishes > > at the time around the births? > > > > Can you tell anything from the naming patterns of the > children, which > > sometimes follow grandparents and their uncles and aunts names? > > > > Ian C > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cordelia Hull > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:11 PM > >> To: SFHG SxFamHXGrp > >> Subject: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? > >> > >> Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has bedevilled a > >> cousin-researcher and myself for years. > >> > >> We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a > father called > >> James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James Stenning - we > >> call them James the First, Second and Third. > >> > >> The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. > >> > >> The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in > >> Shermanbury within 8 months of each other, around that time. > >> One was baptised on > >> 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman). > >> The other was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James > Stenning and > >> Mary Glazebrook). And there is no way of determining (from later > >> life > >> events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. > >> > >> 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon in > >> Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his > parentage there. > >> He had three children and was widowed early. In 1851 and > >> 1861 he was living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') > with his > >> son James and family. He died of influenza on 2 May > >> 1864 and was buried at Twineham on 7 May 1864. > >> > >> But who were his Mum and Dad? > >> > >> One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in > >> 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because > their fathers > >> (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of William > >> Stenning who died in Cowfold in 1788. So we have some hope of > >> tracing that line further back. But I am also interested > in maternal > >> lines so I would like to know EXACTLY which James is our ancestor. > >> > >> Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James > is ours, > >> or will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? > >> > >> Cordelia Hull > >> 14526 > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > > >

Have you checked wills and Quarter Sessions papers? Are there Overseers Accounts or other Poor Law records for the relevant parishes at the time around the births? Can you tell anything from the naming patterns of the children, which sometimes follow grandparents and their uncles and aunts names? Ian C > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cordelia Hull > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:11 PM > To: SFHG SxFamHXGrp > Subject: [SFHG] an eternal brick wall? > > Can anyone suggest a way around this problem that has > bedevilled a cousin-researcher and myself for years. > > We have a great-grandfather, James Stenning, who had a father > called James Stenning and a grandfather, also called James > Stenning - we call them James the First, Second and Third. > > The oldest James Stenning was baptised in Shermanbury c. 1778/9. > > The problem is, there were two James Stennings baptised in > Shermanbury within 8 months of each other, around that time. > One was baptised on > 5 July 1778 (parents = William Stenning and Jane Stedman). > The other was baptised on 5 March 1779 (parents = James > Stenning and Mary Glazebrook). And there is no way of > determining (from later life > events) which 'Sweet Baby James' was actually our ancestor. > > 'Our' James became an Ag Lab and went on to marry Sarah Bacon > in Ashurst on 27 Oct 1801, but there is no clue to his > parentage there. > He had three children and was widowed early. In 1851 and > 1861 he was living in Bolney, Sussex (as 'widowed father') > with his son James and family. He died of influenza on 2 May > 1864 and was buried at Twineham on 7 May 1864. > > But who were his Mum and Dad? > > One stroke of luck - the two James Stennings born in Shermanbury in > 1778/9 shared one set of grandparents at least, because their > fathers (William and James) were brothers - both were sons of > William Stenning who died in Cowfold in 1788. So we have > some hope of tracing that line further back. But I am also > interested in maternal lines so I would like to know EXACTLY > which James is our ancestor. > > Does anyone have any ideas on how to ascertain which James is > ours, or will we just have to accept this as an eternal brick wall? > > Cordelia Hull > 14526 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Donna, Have you see the page giving the current coverage of CCED, <http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/upgrade/content.html>, as of May 2010? It's a bit puzzling that you ask when it was begun and what organisation is responsible for its content, since the answers to precisely those questions are given on the web-page that you yourself refer to, <http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html>. It's a project devised by academic historians with a shared interest in the history of the professions, launched in 1999 and funded by one of the UK's research councils. Although the aim is to cover the period 1540-1835, there are bound to be gaps, as in any large database compiled from many primary sources. The Church of England is responsible for its content insofar as the original documents constituting these sources are mostly held by the church. Hoping that the information you're looking for will eventually turn up, Peter McCaffery 10521

Hi Donna, The database is very good but not complete; I think it is an on-going process. Cannot give you any background information on its origin or who compiled it but it is as said, a Church of England database. I have found many clergy missing from it, but it does save a lot of searching around various other sources. One of the benefits is that it is possible to obtain lists of incumbents on a parish by parish basis but even in Sussex there are "missing" parishes - you only have to search the lists to see this. Cannot understand why this should be but perhaps a lot of work is being done by single parishes, then cross-checked with other sources. A great deal of information is from Capitular records which is a source rarely used. Although I am presently working on trying to complete the Sussex Convicts and Victims transcript for 1826-50, I do hope next year to get started on Church Court Depositions another useful source for the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, again under used. This often includes statements by Sussex clergy and fills in many biographical gaps. I think we are extremely lucky that these days of the Internet make it possible to search a whole range of sources on-line, unlike my early days in the 1960s-70s when you had to travel from one record office to another to see records - but that's another story. Michael Burchall > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:15:34 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SFHG] CCEd Clergy of Church of England Database? > > Can anyone tell me the background of the CCEd (Clergy of Church of England Database)? > http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html > > For instance, when it was begun? What organisation (COE?) is responsible for its content? Is there a religious or political concern about its content? In other words, if there are "voids" in the list/s, it is because those that are missing were NC, etc., > > I have read the web sight fully. But want to read an independent view of the site and hear what other users have found or know about it. I can then decide about the legitimacy/concerns about the information with regards to omissions etc., > > Any direction anyone can point me in will be most appreciated. > > It has been a great help to me in my research of my many family clergy...but then there are omissions and other "issues" that I cannot explain. > > Thanks, > Donna > In a very fall-like Michigan, USA > > The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Only if he was not a beneficiary. > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:34:29 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SFHG] Witness to a will: 12 year-old male c1655? > > Can anyone direct me to information which would tell me if a 12 year-old son could have been a witness to a fathers will in 1655? > > Donna > Michigan, USA > > The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Can anyone direct me to information which would tell me if a 12 year-old son could have been a witness to a fathers will in 1655? Donna Michigan, USA   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Can anyone tell me the background of the CCEd (Clergy of Church of England Database)?   http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html For instance, when it was begun? What organisation (COE?) is responsible for its content?  Is there a religious or political concern about its content?  In other words, if there are "voids" in the list/s, it is because those that are missing were NC, etc.,  I have read the web sight fully.  But want to read an independent view of the site and hear what other users have found or know about it.  I can then decide about the legitimacy/concerns about the information with regards to omissions etc., Any direction anyone can point me in will be most appreciated. It has been a great help to me in my research of my many family clergy...but then there are omissions and other "issues" that I cannot explain. Thanks, Donna In a very fall-like Michigan, USA   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Dear Neal, The PRTS CD publications of PRs include information from the BTs and are indicated as such in the transcripts. Sussex BTs as far as I aware are all at WSRO and not online. Michael Burchall > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:17:55 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SFHG] Bishops Transcripts > > Dear Listers, > > I have noticed that the Sussex Marriage Index CD contains a number of entries based on Bishops Transcripts, presumably where part of the PR is missing. I assume that BTs were also submitted for Baptisms and Burials, and my first question is does the online SFHG database (Frontis) have any BT information for Baptisms and Burials? The second question is do the PRTS CDs (I have West Grinstead, Cowfold, Bolney and Billingshurst) have any BT data with respect to Baptisms and Burials? Thirdly, are any BTs available for online searching, or do I have to go to the County Record Office to search them? > > Many Thanks > > Neal Ward 9743 > > ------------------------------- > 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