Brad & Mike, thank you both very much for your advise - I will try both avenues and hope, at least, for a newspaper report. But would a little girl in a workhouse be deemed important enough for space in the newspaper? I wonder..... and can only hope. regards, Lynne ----- Original Message ---- From: Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: Sussex FHG <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 27 April, 2008 8:45:36 AM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:53:11 +0100 "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello Mike, > Indeed, perhaps I should have advised Lynne that there's no guarantee > that her particular Coroner's report has survived. Personally, I It's easy to overlook passing on such advice if you've known about it for years; One tends to forget that not everybody knows the same things you do. > would simply ignore the official report anyway, and go for the Yes, indeed. Coroner's reports can be fairly dry. Newspaper reports can be very lurid. > possibility of a newspaper report(s). I've got a few deaths in my tree that were notified by coroner, after inquest. I can't find either type of report, newspaper or coroner's, for any of the deaths. :-( -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" The public wants what the public gets Going Underground - The Jam ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:53:11 +0100 "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello Mike, > Indeed, perhaps I should have advised Lynne that there's no guarantee > that her particular Coroner's report has survived. Personally, I It's easy to overlook passing on such advice if you've known about it for years; One tends to forget that not everybody knows the same things you do. > would simply ignore the official report anyway, and go for the Yes, indeed. Coroner's reports can be fairly dry. Newspaper reports can be very lurid. > possibility of a newspaper report(s). I've got a few deaths in my tree that were notified by coroner, after inquest. I can't find either type of report, newspaper or coroner's, for any of the deaths. :-( -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" The public wants what the public gets Going Underground - The Jam

The Museum link might be the Towner Art Gallery in nearby Eastbourne? http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/place/towner.htm Hilary Quoting gen@stoner.org.uk: > You can check at www.bt.co.uk by giving place and name, but no M Towner > listed. > > Alan > > JeanAUK@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Researchers > > > > I need to ask a favour. My sister in law was in Teneriffe last week and as > > > she was coming home she was talking to her neighbours who were Towners > from > > Brighton. > > I'll copy and paste her message and I'd like to ask if someone could look > > > through the phone book and find me the address if possible. > > > > > > > > Hi Jean > > I have just got back from holiday and guess what two doors down from our > > appartment was another mr & Mrs Towner. I didn't speak to them until we > reached > > the airport on our way back. I think his inital was M and hers was L they > > > live in Brighton but he came from Yorkshire. Did you know there is a lot of > > > Towners in Brighton he was telling me that they must of had money at some > time > > and they had donated something to do with a musesem to Brighton I think he > > > said it is named after them. Do you know this line of family tree? > > Eileen > > > > > > > > would some kind soul help > > > > Thanks > > > > Jean in Warminster > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > --

You can check at www.bt.co.uk by giving place and name, but no M Towner listed. Alan JeanAUK@aol.com wrote: > Hi Researchers > > I need to ask a favour. My sister in law was in Teneriffe last week and as > she was coming home she was talking to her neighbours who were Towners from > Brighton. > I'll copy and paste her message and I'd like to ask if someone could look > through the phone book and find me the address if possible. > > > > Hi Jean > I have just got back from holiday and guess what two doors down from our > appartment was another mr & Mrs Towner. I didn't speak to them until we reached > the airport on our way back. I think his inital was M and hers was L they > live in Brighton but he came from Yorkshire. Did you know there is a lot of > Towners in Brighton he was telling me that they must of had money at some time > and they had donated something to do with a musesem to Brighton I think he > said it is named after them. Do you know this line of family tree? > Eileen > > > > would some kind soul help > > Thanks > > Jean in Warminster > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hi Brad, I'm sure you're right, and I certainly concur with you re. the 75 year rule. Indeed, perhaps I should have advised Lynne that there's no guarantee that her particular Coroner's report has survived. Personally, I would simply ignore the official report anyway, and go for the possibility of a newspaper report(s). Regards, Mike (1586). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Rogers" <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: "Sussex FHG" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT > On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:56 +0100 > "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > Hello Mike, > >> The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on >> inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If > > Coroners reports were, more often than not, destroyed after 15 years; > They were the property of the coroner, and there was no obligation to > submit them for archival. Some reports were kept if the case was of > "particular interest". Bizarrely, despite full, and often frank, > reports in the local press, such reports remain closed for 75 years. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > > When I say ugly, I don't mean rough looking, I mean hideous > Ugly - The Stranglers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All Does anyone know what kind of shop premises 126 Church Road, Hove is now please? My Gt. Grandfather had a butchers shop there in the 1890's and I was wondering what it is at the present time. Any info is much appreciated. Diana

Hi Researchers I need to ask a favour. My sister in law was in Teneriffe last week and as she was coming home she was talking to her neighbours who were Towners from Brighton. I'll copy and paste her message and I'd like to ask if someone could look through the phone book and find me the address if possible. Hi Jean I have just got back from holiday and guess what two doors down from our appartment was another mr & Mrs Towner. I didn't speak to them until we reached the airport on our way back. I think his inital was M and hers was L they live in Brighton but he came from Yorkshire. Did you know there is a lot of Towners in Brighton he was telling me that they must of had money at some time and they had donated something to do with a musesem to Brighton I think he said it is named after them. Do you know this line of family tree? Eileen would some kind soul help Thanks Jean in Warminster

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:56 +0100 "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello Mike, > The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on > inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If Coroners reports were, more often than not, destroyed after 15 years; They were the property of the coroner, and there was no obligation to submit them for archival. Some reports were kept if the case was of "particular interest". Bizarrely, despite full, and often frank, reports in the local press, such reports remain closed for 75 years. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" When I say ugly, I don't mean rough looking, I mean hideous Ugly - The Stranglers

The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If you have the good fortune to find a local newspaper report of the incident (library/CRO) and/or the subsequent inquest, they are usually the most useful source for family historians. Good luck! Mike Searle (1586). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Howick" <ivysdaughter@yahoo.com.au> To: "SFHG Group" <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:25 AM Subject: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT > My apologies - this is an 'out of county' query. > > My goal this year was to find my husband's maternal grt-grand aunts. I've > found them but.... > > Agnes Sarah, the youngest of 3 girls, was born 21 Jan 1876 Frimley Surrey. > > In the 1881 Census the 3 girls are in the Farnham & Hartley Wintney > District School, Crondall, Hampshire. All listed as Inmates > > I found a death record for an Agnes Sarah, aged 10 yrs, in Cherstey Surrey > district and eventually sent for the certificate. > > It is her - cause of death - Tetanus by being accidentally burnt > informant - Certificate received from Geo. Fred. Rouniew Coroner for West > Surrey inquest held fourth Aug 1885 > > My question - is it possible, and from where, can I find the report of the > inquest. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. > > regards, > > Lynne Howick nee Humbley > > #8991 > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Mike, I'll see what I can find regards, Lynne ----- Original Message ---- From: Mike Searle <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> To: SFHG Group <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 26 April, 2008 8:17:56 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If you have the good fortune to find a local newspaper report of the incident (library/CRO) and/or the subsequent inquest, they are usually the most useful source for family historians. Good luck! Mike Searle (1586). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Howick" <ivysdaughter@yahoo.com.au> To: "SFHG Group" <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:25 AM Subject: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT > My apologies - this is an 'out of county' query. > > My goal this year was to find my husband's maternal grt-grand aunts. I've > found them but.... > > Agnes Sarah, the youngest of 3 girls, was born 21 Jan 1876 Frimley Surrey. > > In the 1881 Census the 3 girls are in the Farnham & Hartley Wintney > District School, Crondall, Hampshire. All listed as Inmates > > I found a death record for an Agnes Sarah, aged 10 yrs, in Cherstey Surrey > district and eventually sent for the certificate. > > It is her - cause of death - Tetanus by being accidentally burnt > informant - Certificate received from Geo. Fred. Rouniew Coroner for West > Surrey inquest held fourth Aug 1885 > > My question - is it possible, and from where, can I find the report of the > inquest. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. > > regards, > > Lynne Howick nee Humbley > > #8991 > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

Another suggestion is that it may be possible to buy a laptop without Vista and install XP from a disc you already own. Gotta be worth a look, could save you some cash too. Just a thought Joe Austen 9934 in the good old land of OZ, where BASTARD is a term of endearment. Look out England I`ll be there in 13 days. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROGER RUSHTON" <rogerofgoostrey@btinternet.com> To: <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 6:08 PM Subject: [SFHG] Vista >I think that the best advice for ordinary users is never to buy any new >platform (XP, Vista etc) from Microsoft until at least a year after its >launch in order to allow time for the major bugs to be ironed out. Also >remember to ensure that any computer that you buy has the latest version of >the platform installed > > This advice is less applicable to computer experts who will love all the > new facilities that each new Microsoft platform brings and will often know > how to overcome any difficulties that they come across. > > Kind regards > > > > Roger > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: TERENCE MORLEY <t.roym@btinternet.com> > To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 25 April, 2008 8:07:35 AM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Reply : Vista > > Hi Judy > I think that's very poor advice, if people was to stop and think when XP > first come out > The amount of problems was far superior to problems on the vista,( when > first coming out) > As for sleep mode on vista you just simply switch sleep mode off how easy > is that, > > Terry > > Judy Excell <JudyW.Excell@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I was advised to steer away from Vista Home and make sure it is Vista > Professional if I have to have a new computer. Possibly most troubles are > for those who upgrade their 98 or XP to Vista rather than having a PC with > Vista in the first place. > > Judy Excell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael J Snatt" > To: "JENNIFER FORD" ; "Graham.Noyce" > ; ; > ; > ; > > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:52 PM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista > > > Jennifer - > > Vista has its faults, but not enough to worry about. Youy do need loads of > memory (RAM), however, and I would recommend that you also buy a memory > Stick, which can act as supplementary RAM as well as being a convenient > backup medium. I got mine from Amazon at less than £20 for 8GB. > > The most annoying feature of Vista, in my experience, is the tendency to > switch itself off when you use the 'Sleep' command, which means you lose > anything you haven't remembered to save. As I had Windows 98 before I > upgraded, it took a time to get used to, but now I wouldn't want anything > else. > > Best wishes - > > Mike Snatt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JENNIFER FORD > To: Graham.Noyce ; JeanAUK@aol.com ; austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au ; > bridgetmeads@btinternet.com ; SFHG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:41 PM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista > > > Oh dear - I'm on the verge of buying a new laptop and all those I've seen > so > far have Vista on them. What do other listers advise? Jenny 11474 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.4/1396 - Release Date: 24/04/2008 6:32 PM

I have reached a point in my researches where new names that have any direct link to my direct lines are drying up. So now I must look for further detail regarding my ancestors. My grandmother spoke to me occasionally of my grandfather being robbed of his inheritance. Which I dismissed for many years, in fact until October 2007 when I obtained copies of his grandparents wills. Grandad was William Austen born Horsham 6/10/1884-14/01/1964 the only child of his parents. William Austin b 31/12/1857 at the Holmbush Inn Faygate and Ellen Rapley b30/8/1857 at Hook, Itchingfield WS It may be of interest to note that my g grandfather was illegitimate as he was born 24 days before his parents marriage. He also predeceased his parents.Dying of Apoplexy in February 1902. I have often wondered if his occupation of maltster was a contributory factor. His parents were William Thomas Austin born Yapton 1834, and Betsy Jenner born Faygate 14/01/1832. At the time of their marriage WTA was a brewers carter, Betsy was an innkeepers daughter.Marrying Betsy was of material benefit to WTA as he was given first option to take over the lease of the Inn in the will of his father in law (William Jenner 1793-1863).What is surprising is that this was done despite Betsy being one of the younger children. At the death of WTA 16/1/1909 in Horsham although there were bequests of various amounts to his children, with the usual condition that if they predeceased him (his will was dated 1905) their share was to be given to their children. Nothing was left to William(1857) who died before the will was written, or his widow who died in poverty of Chronic Chilblains,whilst in Service in 1917 or to my grandad. From Betsy who died in 1913 grandad received 20 pounds and the acknowledgement that he was her grandson. this however was considerably less than a full share of her estate, and still nothing for his widowed mother.So it could be construed that grandad was indeed robbed of his inheritance. Which raises the question, why? Was my gg grandmother the good time that was had by all. And WTA the bunny that married her to salvage her tattered reputation for a consideration. Was WTA a dog who had to be dragged into a shotgun marriage, or what, how can I prove or disprove my line of descent on this line. I`ve seen a photo of one of grandads uncles and there appeared to be some resemblance, but that may only be wishfull thinking. Regards Joe Austen 9934 in the good old land of OZ

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:39:25 EDT TiggerRadlett@aol.com wrote: Hello TiggerRadlett@aol.com, > Unfortunately if you want a new laptop you are stuck with VISTA. The Not at all. Asus sell a laptop with Linux installed. In any event, virtually any computer bought can have Linux installed on it. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" What will you do when the gas taps turn? The Gasman Cometh - Crass

I have to say that I am a computer professional, and Roger's advice is sound and the way we operate at work. However, at home I have purchased a laptop and a PC, both with Vista, in the last 6 mths and haven't had any trouble with either of them so far. Vista is quite a bit different from XP, so expect to spend a bit of time getting used to where things are. I found it very easy to get onto the internet through my router but setting up a home network with the laptop wasn't as straightforward as XP. Professional knowledge hasn't been needed so far - the system has worked fine from day one and is easier to back up and restore than XP ever was. In my opinion Vista is far better than XP, and for once Microsoft seem to have got it pretty stable first time. If you're buying new from most places, you'll have no option but to go with Vista, and you can buy support if you want (though there are some good forums on the internet that will give you all the help you need for free). You might be able to find a supplier who will build your Laptop on demand and can still provide XP, but I doubt it. I wouldn't consider installing XP yourself, unless you're very confident in that sort of thing. The point about memory is a good one - 2Gb Ram is a minimum for the system and any packages you are using to run smoothly. Go for 3Gb if you can afford it (I have 3 Gb on the laptop and it is very fast). Regards, Sharon Chester, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROGER RUSHTON" <rogerofgoostrey@btinternet.com> To: <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:08 AM Subject: [SFHG] Vista >I think that the best advice for ordinary users is never to buy any new >platform (XP, Vista etc) from Microsoft until at least a year after its >launch in order to allow time for the major bugs to be ironed out. Also >remember to ensure that any computer that you buy has the latest version of >the platform installed > > This advice is less applicable to computer experts who will love all the > new facilities that each new Microsoft platform brings and will often know > how to overcome any difficulties that they come across. > > Kind regards > > > > Roger > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: TERENCE MORLEY <t.roym@btinternet.com> > To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 25 April, 2008 8:07:35 AM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Reply : Vista > > Hi Judy > I think that's very poor advice, if people was to stop and think when XP > first come out > The amount of problems was far superior to problems on the vista,( when > first coming out) > As for sleep mode on vista you just simply switch sleep mode off how easy > is that, > > Terry > > Judy Excell <JudyW.Excell@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I was advised to steer away from Vista Home and make sure it is Vista > Professional if I have to have a new computer. Possibly most troubles are > for those who upgrade their 98 or XP to Vista rather than having a PC with > Vista in the first place. > > Judy Excell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael J Snatt" > To: "JENNIFER FORD" ; "Graham.Noyce" > ; ; > ; > ; > > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:52 PM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista > > > Jennifer - > > Vista has its faults, but not enough to worry about. Youy do need loads of > memory (RAM), however, and I would recommend that you also buy a memory > Stick, which can act as supplementary RAM as well as being a convenient > backup medium. I got mine from Amazon at less than £20 for 8GB. > > The most annoying feature of Vista, in my experience, is the tendency to > switch itself off when you use the 'Sleep' command, which means you lose > anything you haven't remembered to save. As I had Windows 98 before I > upgraded, it took a time to get used to, but now I wouldn't want anything > else. > > Best wishes - > > Mike Snatt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JENNIFER FORD > To: Graham.Noyce ; JeanAUK@aol.com ; austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au ; > bridgetmeads@btinternet.com ; SFHG-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:41 PM > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista > > > Oh dear - I'm on the verge of buying a new laptop and all those I've seen > so > far have Vista on them. What do other listers advise? Jenny 11474 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. 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My apologies - this is an 'out of county' query. My goal this year was to find my husband's maternal grt-grand aunts. I've found them but.... Agnes Sarah, the youngest of 3 girls, was born 21 Jan 1876 Frimley Surrey. In the 1881 Census the 3 girls are in the Farnham & Hartley Wintney District School, Crondall, Hampshire. All listed as Inmates I found a death record for an Agnes Sarah, aged 10 yrs, in Cherstey Surrey district and eventually sent for the certificate. It is her - cause of death - Tetanus by being accidentally burnt informant - Certificate received from Geo. Fred. Rouniew Coroner for West Surrey inquest held fourth Aug 1885 My question - is it possible, and from where, can I find the report of the inquest. Any suggestions will be appreciated. regards, Lynne Howick nee Humbley #8991 Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail

I have posted this information as my member interests on the SFHG website, but this email is in case it is spotted more readily by any members who do not necessarily check the members' interests regularly. My interest is John BLAKE (my great great grand father) and his descendants who spread out from Worthing from about 1900 on (other surnames may include MARSHALL, JAGO, CLARKE, STRINGER) John Blake (b.1860, d.1932) married Emily Payne (b.1865, d.1958) lived in Worthing from c. 1900. They had 6 or 7 children: Thomas Samuel Blake (b.1889) - had 5 children and numerous grandchildren and more (details available as these are my direct relations). Frederick Robert Blake (b.1892) - Did he marry Daisy E. Marshall and if so did they have children? Edward Allen Johnnie Blake (b.1895) - died when HMS Hampshire sank during WWI on 5th June 1916 (Lord Kitchener also on board). Margery May Blake (b.1896) - no trace. Can anyone help? Winifred Annie Blake (b.1899) - married Cecil F. Jago and had 3 children and various grandchildren (details available with many thanks to Kay from New Zealand). [Nellie Ada Maud Blake (b.1901) - as yet unconfirmed that she is their child. Did she marry Charles E. Clarke and if so did they have any children?] Gladys Maud Blake (b.1903) - Did she marry George W. Stringer in Thakeham in 1931 and / or did she die as Gladys Blake in 1990 in Hastings and Rother (Bexhill?)? Any help or advice very gratefully received. Many thanks Michael Blake _________________________________________________________________ Be a superhero and win! Play the Iron Man Mashup Game http://www.ironmanmashup.co.uk

Unfortunately if you want a new laptop you are stuck with VISTA. The only way you can avoid it is to buy a reconditioned machine form one of the back-room boys but please NOT at a car boot sale! Tigger

I was still able to opt for XP Professional a few months ago when buying a PC direct from Dell, but I don't know whether they still offer it as an option. As far as I can make out, officially vendors can still supply XP until the end of June 2008, when it will be withdrawn from sale by Microsoft. Personally I would seek out XP and avoid Vista like the plague... Tony Golding (11552) > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of TERENCE MORLEY > Sent: 25 April 2008 07:49 > To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista > > Hi > Go FOR IT. > Terry > > JENNIFER FORD <jenny.ford2@btinternet.com> wrote: > Oh dear - I'm on the verge of buying a new laptop and all > those I've seen so > far have Vista on them. What do other listers advise? Jenny 11474 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think that the best advice for ordinary users is never to buy any new platform (XP, Vista etc) from Microsoft until at least a year after its launch in order to allow time for the major bugs to be ironed out. Also remember to ensure that any computer that you buy has the latest version of the platform installed This advice is less applicable to computer experts who will love all the new facilities that each new Microsoft platform brings and will often know how to overcome any difficulties that they come across. Kind regards Roger ----- Original Message ---- From: TERENCE MORLEY <t.roym@btinternet.com> To: SFHG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 25 April, 2008 8:07:35 AM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Reply : Vista Hi Judy I think that's very poor advice, if people was to stop and think when XP first come out The amount of problems was far superior to problems on the vista,( when first coming out) As for sleep mode on vista you just simply switch sleep mode off how easy is that, Terry Judy Excell <JudyW.Excell@ntlworld.com> wrote: I was advised to steer away from Vista Home and make sure it is Vista Professional if I have to have a new computer. Possibly most troubles are for those who upgrade their 98 or XP to Vista rather than having a PC with Vista in the first place. Judy Excell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Snatt" To: "JENNIFER FORD" ; "Graham.Noyce" ; ; ; ; Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista Jennifer - Vista has its faults, but not enough to worry about. Youy do need loads of memory (RAM), however, and I would recommend that you also buy a memory Stick, which can act as supplementary RAM as well as being a convenient backup medium. I got mine from Amazon at less than £20 for 8GB. The most annoying feature of Vista, in my experience, is the tendency to switch itself off when you use the 'Sleep' command, which means you lose anything you haven't remembered to save. As I had Windows 98 before I upgraded, it took a time to get used to, but now I wouldn't want anything else. Best wishes - Mike Snatt ----- Original Message ----- From: JENNIFER FORD To: Graham.Noyce ; JeanAUK@aol.com ; austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au ; bridgetmeads@btinternet.com ; SFHG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista Oh dear - I'm on the verge of buying a new laptop and all those I've seen so far have Vista on them. What do other listers advise? Jenny 11474 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Hi Judy I think that's very poor advice, if people was to stop and think when XP first come out The amount of problems was far superior to problems on the vista,( when first coming out) As for sleep mode on vista you just simply switch sleep mode off how easy is that, Terry Judy Excell <JudyW.Excell@ntlworld.com> wrote: I was advised to steer away from Vista Home and make sure it is Vista Professional if I have to have a new computer. Possibly most troubles are for those who upgrade their 98 or XP to Vista rather than having a PC with Vista in the first place. Judy Excell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Snatt" To: "JENNIFER FORD" ; "Graham.Noyce" ; ; ; ; Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista Jennifer - Vista has its faults, but not enough to worry about. Youy do need loads of memory (RAM), however, and I would recommend that you also buy a memory Stick, which can act as supplementary RAM as well as being a convenient backup medium. I got mine from Amazon at less than £20 for 8GB. The most annoying feature of Vista, in my experience, is the tendency to switch itself off when you use the 'Sleep' command, which means you lose anything you haven't remembered to save. As I had Windows 98 before I upgraded, it took a time to get used to, but now I wouldn't want anything else. Best wishes - Mike Snatt ----- Original Message ----- From: JENNIFER FORD To: Graham.Noyce ; JeanAUK@aol.com ; austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au ; bridgetmeads@btinternet.com ; SFHG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Marriage Index CD and Vista Oh dear - I'm on the verge of buying a new laptop and all those I've seen so far have Vista on them. What do other listers advise? Jenny 11474 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message