Have you tried the National Archives in Ottawa and the site is http://www.archives.ca/08/08_e.html under Genealogy. Try the Canadian Expeditionary Forces..... Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edw.j.Tate" <weiss.tate@t-online.de> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: [SoG] 2 questions hello all, perhaps some member could help me again ! 1. what is the T.F.D. Medal (WW1) 2. Would a soldier ( Aaron Robinson) serving in Canada Nova Scotia appear on the Canadian census for 1861(?) as he does not on the english. Thanking you Eddy in bavaria

Dear all, Thanks to all who showed interest in my "unknown" photo on http://www.wedmore.org.uk/photo.htm (special thanks here) With the help of The Wardrobe( a great site) I have my Gr.grandfather Corporal AARON ROBINSON (born: 1839) was discharged from the 62nd. Wiltshire Regiment on 23rd Feb. 1865, on payment of 15 pounds sterling. muster roll: WO12 / 7220 (NA) Regimental Nr. 173 ain't life grand Eddy in bavaria

SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com writes: >In all it was a happy occasion, but tinged with the thought that we >would all miss Marjorie Indeed Thanks for the report, Frank Michael

For the benefit of those people who were unable to attend, a very brief report after returning home from Swindon. The service of Celebration was held at Christ Church, Swindon at 3 pm on Monday 6th March. It was conducted by the Curate Rev Ed Quibell and the Lay Reader Margaret Williams. It was attended by about 250 people, with representation from the Family History world together with some colleagues who had worked with Marjorie at the Royal Military College at Shrivenham and many local people. After the service a tide of people walked up to a nearby hotel where a buffet had been laid on and family, friends and the genealogists present had a good chance to mingle, which helped me considerably in collecting material for the Genealogists Magazine. In all it was a happy occasion, but tinged with the thought that we would all miss Marjorie Frank Hardy

Dear All, I would just like to say how much my friends enjoyed their taster tour of SOG during the open weekend. It left them with a strong impression that SOG was a warm and welcoming and above all helpful place. They are looking forward to finding the time to use their One Hour Voucher, I naturally have pointed out that membership is by far the best option in the long term Julian --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Richards [mailto:cmr1ch6rd7@blueyonder.co.uk] He revealed it to me! > Dear Michael > This is becoming a bit personal for the list - but I don't have your email > and maybe you wisely don't reveal it. <snipped> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Bunting" <firgrove@compuserve.com> <---- !!!

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Dear Michael This is becoming a bit personal for the list - but I don't have your email and maybe you wisely don't reveal it. Michael Gandy and I have both been on the Council of the Irish Genealogical Research Society and I was hoping I might meet him to-day. However other things have taken him off the IGRS council. I have inevitably discovered a lot about the difficulties in finding non-conformist ancestors in 17th century Yorkshire. But I'm sure he will know things I haven't thought of so I'm wondering if there would be a way of getting the text of his lecture - or any handouts: after the lecture has been given of course! Christopher Richards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bunting" <firgrove@compuserve.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] Whitakers from Dewsbury > Sorry Chris that you cannot attend the meeting on a Yorkshire topic at the > SoG on March 18th. > No doubt someone will be writing a report for our Newsletter. I hope it is > not me as it is quite distracting and spoils my enjoyment! > Michael Bunting. > > >

Sorry Chris that you cannot attend the meeting on a Yorkshire topic at the SoG on March 18th. No doubt someone will be writing a report for our Newsletter. I hope it is not me as it is quite distracting and spoils my enjoyment! Michael Bunting.

Pity - I shall be away on the 18 March because his subject sounds exactly relevent. Christopher Richards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bunting" <firgrove@compuserve.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 7:43 PM Subject: [SoG] Whitakers from Dewsbury > How about seeing if Michael Gandy can shed some light on the problem when > he talks to the London Group of YKS FHSs, at the SoG, on Sat. 18 March > 2006 > on the subect of "Non Conformist Ancestors in the North". Starts 10.30am. > Michael Bunting. > > >

How about seeing if Michael Gandy can shed some light on the problem when he talks to the London Group of YKS FHSs, at the SoG, on Sat. 18 March 2006 on the subect of "Non Conformist Ancestors in the North". Starts 10.30am. Michael Bunting.

I am looking for a male descendant from the Whitaker (includes any of the spelling variants) families that lived in Dewsbury in the 17th century. Does anybody know of any descendants? The exact relationships are hard to sort out because so many of them are called Thomas and the few wills only help with some of the lines. The reason is that I am others think that the most likely ancestry for the Mark Whitaker who turns up in Baltimore is that he is the son of Thomas Whitaker of Thornhill. My Whitaker ancestors came from very near Dewsbury and there is DNA evidence that suggests a common ancestor between my lot and the descendants of Mark Whitaker of Baltimore. What I and my fellow researchers in the US would now like is an undoubted cousin of Mark of Thornhill who could be tested. Christopher Richards

Subject: Will of Henry VIII How about this one.... just in case you are related. Quite a bargain from Documents on Line, L3.50 for 10 pages. Would the Will be in old English? Cheers, Edna - Ottawa http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?CatID=11&searchType=quicksearch&pagenumber=1&query=isaac+ireland&first_date=&last_date=&queryType=1&sortSpec=Score+desc&pagetitle=

Profuse apologies. I have made two monumental errors. Firstly, the date of the passenger list is 1920, not 1820! Secondly, the list was obtained from Ancestry.com: An image from the index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of Philadelphia 1883-1945, from National Archives and Records Administration. Patricia On Mar 1, 2006, at 15:37, Chris Watts wrote: > Patricia, > Could you please provide the TNA series reference. It is that which > will > tell us the government department for whom the list was compiled and > thus > give us a chance to guess what these anotation might mean. > > Are you really saying that a list of the 1820 has dates added in the > 1920s, > 1930s and 1940s?? > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Ward" <patricia@teepee32.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:57 PM > Subject: [SoG] Ship passenger lists > > > | Does anyone have experience of interpreting ship passenger lists? > | > | My husband is puzzling over a list obtained from TNA which has dates > | added/stamped on several years after the original making of the list. > | He would dearly like to know what the additions mean. > | The list is that of ship Haverford, Liverpool to Philadelphia in Aug > | 1820, of 'Alien Passengers for the US Immigration Officer at Port of > | Arrival'. > | > | Eight of twenty-six entries have added dates > | e.g. NELSON, Mar 1 1930, Oct 14 1943, Nov 15 1943 > | COURVILLE May 28 1927, July 30 1931 > | > | Could they be references to later journies, or linked to > Naturalisation > | applications? > | I have received great help from this list before and hope to again! > | > | Patricia > | > | > | -- > | This email has been verified as Virus free > | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > >

Patricia, Could you please provide the TNA series reference. It is that which will tell us the government department for whom the list was compiled and thus give us a chance to guess what these anotation might mean. Are you really saying that a list of the 1820 has dates added in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s?? Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Ward" <patricia@teepee32.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:57 PM Subject: [SoG] Ship passenger lists | Does anyone have experience of interpreting ship passenger lists? | | My husband is puzzling over a list obtained from TNA which has dates | added/stamped on several years after the original making of the list. | He would dearly like to know what the additions mean. | The list is that of ship Haverford, Liverpool to Philadelphia in Aug | 1820, of 'Alien Passengers for the US Immigration Officer at Port of | Arrival'. | | Eight of twenty-six entries have added dates | e.g. NELSON, Mar 1 1930, Oct 14 1943, Nov 15 1943 | COURVILLE May 28 1927, July 30 1931 | | Could they be references to later journies, or linked to Naturalisation | applications? | I have received great help from this list before and hope to again! | | Patricia | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net

Does anyone have experience of interpreting ship passenger lists? My husband is puzzling over a list obtained from TNA which has dates added/stamped on several years after the original making of the list. He would dearly like to know what the additions mean. The list is that of ship Haverford, Liverpool to Philadelphia in Aug 1820, of 'Alien Passengers for the US Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival'. Eight of twenty-six entries have added dates e.g. NELSON, Mar 1 1930, Oct 14 1943, Nov 15 1943 COURVILLE May 28 1927, July 30 1931 Could they be references to later journies, or linked to Naturalisation applications? I have received great help from this list before and hope to again! Patricia

Ay of a variety of skin inflammations, but primarily ergotism or erysipelas. Hector

Hello Peter, As Jeanne said the affliction, St Anthony's fire, is caused by the ergot fungus. I was given to understand that ergot is a form of LSD, which explains the hallucinations. it also explains why a whole community might be affected if they all eat rye bread from the same source. There is a suggestion that the apparitions seen by those who were later tried as witches could be attributed to eating affected rye bread. Cheers, Janet Heskins (Surbiton, Surrey)

Peter, >I have just come across a reference to a child "much afflicted with St Anthony's fire" in 1839. Anyone know what the modern terminology would be. < Further Googling reveals: "On 15 August 1151 one in twenty of the 4000 inhabitants of another village in France called Pont Saint Esprit (Bridge of the Holy Spirit) went mad. They had hallucinations, writhed in agony in their beds, vomited, ran crazily in the streets and suffered terrible burning sensations in their limbs. The madness was quickly diagnosed. They were suffering from St Anthony's Fire, a dreaded illness that was common in the Middle Ages. The cause was poisoning from a fungus (ergot) that grows on rye grass. The fungus contaminated the rye flour used in making bread. Ergot contains a chemical that makes the sufferers go berserk and causes gangrene of the hands and feet due to constriction of blood supply to the extremities. If it is not treated (and this was not possible in the Middle Ages), victims had the sensation of being burned at the stake, before their fingers, toes, hands and feet dropped off. Jeanne Bunting

Peter, Try Google! "Erysipelas is a superficial infection of the skin, which typically involves the lymphatic system. Erysipelas is also known as St. Anthony's Fire, an accurate description of the intensity of this rash. Erysipelas was a feared disease in pre-antibiotic days, especially in infants. " Jeanne Bunting