Dear Friends, After having the luck of getting hold of a photo of my great - grandfather, I am at a loss as to further steps. With Geoff's kind help I would like to ask, who can make suggestions or give me any info on the Uniform pictured ? I presume it is British - Military, but there is also a (perhaps fairy) tale of France/Canada ! with many thanks. Edw.j.Tate Bavaria / Germany The photograph is shown on my own website at:~ www.wedmore.org.uk/photo.htm please respond on the list. ~G

On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:48:37 +0100, Geoffrey wrote: SNIP >To secure the long term future for the cards we will need to raise funds for >the administration and long term care of them. SNIP I do hope that those who were most concerned and voluble are going to stump up some dosh. !!!! TEP

Hello Jim, Thanks for that. I got a similar recommendation from a post I made to soc.genealogy.computing. I will definitely investigate further. If you have time/inclination/adaptor to try it on a 35mm slide then I would certainly value your opinion. thanks Chris Watts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Halsey" <jehalsey@gmail.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) Hello Chris, I bought an A3 Mustek scanner on the web for about £80 some months ago. Not sure how many arms and legs that is. Am very happy with it but have not used it for negatives or slides. Will try it on them if you wish. I think Mustek sell an adaptor for those, but which of their scanners it "adapts to" I know not! Try the Mustek site. Jim Halsey -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net

Thank for those comments. You say what I hava always suspected about scanning slides. But I tried an Epson (A4 flatbed scanner) at work on negatives and it gives a reasonable quality - to my surprise. Chris Watts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Amsden" <amsden@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) Most flat bed scanners are not much good at scanning negatives and slides unless they are sophisticated and, inevitably, expensive. I know plenty of sellers do say that their scanners can make 'superb' scans from negs. etc., but try before you buy. Slide and neg scanners, to be of any real use, can cost well over £500, so a cheap scanner that sings, dances and plays the piano at the same time, will be suspect. Peter Amsden, ARPS ABIPP Argyll, Scotland ASAT Productions: http://www.asat.biz Researching Amsden World Wide Outline History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~amsden Books I have written: http://www.btinternet.com/~amsden AllExperts: http://www.allexperts.com/displayExpert.asp?Expert=38044 Never dump originals - they may be all that is left after the computer age. -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net

Afraid not - too many to do. And, as the resolution of my existing A4 scanner is below par, I want to upgrade anyway. Chris Watts ----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterGoodey" <peter.goodey.gen@gmail.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 4:53 PM Subject: RE: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) | I take it that the paupers' method of using an A4 scanner and stitching the | two images together doesn't appeal? | | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Chris Watts [mailto:ml@ctwatts.plus.com] | > Sent: 13 May 2005 09:44 | > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com | > Subject: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) | > > | > | > Can anybody recommend a flatbed A3 scanner that does not cost an arm and | > three legs? | > Ideally I would like it to have the facility to scan negatives and slides | > as | > well but that is a secondary consideration. | > | > TIA | > Chris Watts | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net

Most flat bed scanners are not much good at scanning negatives and slides unless they are sophisticated and, inevitably, expensive. I know plenty of sellers do say that their scanners can make 'superb' scans from negs. etc., but try before you buy. Slide and neg scanners, to be of any real use, can cost well over £500, so a cheap scanner that sings, dances and plays the piano at the same time, will be suspect. Peter Amsden, ARPS ABIPP Argyll, Scotland ASAT Productions: http://www.asat.biz Researching Amsden World Wide Outline History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~amsden Books I have written: http://www.btinternet.com/~amsden AllExperts: http://www.allexperts.com/displayExpert.asp?Expert=38044 Never dump originals - they may be all that is left after the computer age.

Hello Chris, I bought an A3 Mustek scanner on the web for about £80 some months ago. Not sure how many arms and legs that is. Am very happy with it but have not used it for negatives or slides. Will try it on them if you wish. I think Mustek sell an adaptor for those, but which of their scanners it "adapts to" I know not! Try the Mustek site. Jim Halsey

Presumably it will also remain academic until we actually have the opportunity to see the backs of the cards. > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoffrey [mailto:lists@sog.org.uk] > Sent: 14 May 2005 12:49 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SoG] World War 1 Medal Cards - <bit snipped> > This is why I said in my message of 25th April that the exact numbers of > cards with information on the back ' is all fairly academic ' since the > cards are to be preserved anyway.

I take it that the paupers' method of using an A4 scanner and stitching the two images together doesn't appeal? > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Watts [mailto:ml@ctwatts.plus.com] > Sent: 13 May 2005 09:44 > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) > > > > Can anybody recommend a flatbed A3 scanner that does not cost an arm and > three legs? > Ideally I would like it to have the facility to scan negatives and slides > as > well but that is a secondary consideration. > > TIA > Chris Watts

Heartiest congratulations to all concerned. It is a great relief to know that these valuable cards are in good hands Anthony >

Dear List Can anyone point me in the right direction please. I am looking for documentation of any kind for magistrates in London around 1800-1810. Are there lists of any kind? I know that a Thomas CLARK was a magistrate but I need to try to find out if he is my Thomas CLARK. I did wonder about Gentleman's magazine but what about official registers, etc? I would be very grateful for a nudge in the right direction. Kay -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/05

Some of you may already have picked this up from other mailing lists, but The Western Front Association has posted the following announcement on its web site. >>> WFA granted custodianship of the mens Medal Index Cards Thursday, 12th May 2005, from Bruce Simpson The Western Front Association is pleased to announce that following negotiations with the Lord Chancellor's Department, the National Archives, and the Ministry of Defence, we have been granted custodianship of the Great War Medal Index Cards.* The Cards are now in the possession of the W.FA. and have been moved to a secure storage facility. Due the current condition of the cards and the filing cabinets, our next step is to provide new storage cabinets, and under the direction of archivists manage the cleaning of the archive. To secure the long term future for the cards we will need to raise funds for the administration and long term care of them. Once the funds have been raised we will endeavour to digitally copy the reverse side of the cards that hold correspondence details-approximately 5% of the cards. We will also be seeking a permanent home for this valuable archive. This is an exciting project for the W.F.A. in our 25th Anniversary year; we would ask people to bear with us as we work to secure the future of these historical and important documents. Bruce Simpson Chairman, the Western Front Association *The women's cards have been given to the Imperial War Museum. <<< This is why I said in my message of 25th April that the exact numbers of cards with information on the back ' is all fairly academic ' since the cards are to be preserved anyway. Regards, Geoff Geoffrey T. Stone, SoG Mailing List Administrator. lists@sog.org.uk http://www.sog.org.uk On-line retail shopping? Use http://www.buy.at/genealogists our affiliate shop and SoG gains funds at no cost to you.

Sorry for a repost, but never saw this appear on the list. Can anybody recommend a flatbed A3 scanner that does not cost an arm and three legs? Ideally I would like it to have the facility to scan negatives and slides as well but that is a secondary consideration. TIA Chris Watts

There is of course a moral to this story.... if its important, take a backup! (but you knew that anyway, didnt you....) hugh :-)

In message <1f7.97d9963.2fb2642b@aol.com>, PAULIHOLME@aol.com writes >I recently had a computer breakdown which necessitated reformatting the >hard drive. Since then I have been unable to get my scanner to work. Just as a matter of interest... when you reformatted you hard disk, did you install a different version of Windows from that which you had previously? Many slightly older scanners are specific to a particular version of Windows, and the software won't work on others. Rod -- Rod Neep Archive CD Books : http://www.archivecdbooks.org British-Genealogy: http://www.british-genealogy.com

In a message dated 5/12/05 5:41:21 AM GMT Daylight Time, rkpn@british-genealogy.com writes: Just as a matter of interest... when you reformatted you hard disk, did you install a different version of Windows from that which you had previously? Many slightly older scanners are specific to a particular version of Windows, and the software won't work on others. No, it was the same version. I'm pleased to say I have now solved the problem: a friend suggested running Scandisc on the offending floppy, and it is now working. My thanks to everyone who so kindly offered advice. Pauline

TNA although you may find some additional info at the Coldstream Guards Archives. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Silcock" <terry.silcock@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: [SoG] Coldstream Guards Musician | Are details of members of the Coldstream Guards held at TNA, Kew or are | there separate archives of this regiment. | | My GGfather: John Carr SCOTTS was recorded as a corporal Cornet player with | the Coldstreanm Guards band, but was living in residential accommodation in | Westminster with his family during the 1861 and 1871 census. Would thsi be | normal practice whilst the band was based in London? | | | | Terry Silcock | | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net

In message of 11 May, David Hawgood <david@hawgood.com> wrote: > Helen Speedy was born in 1801 from a Perthshire family, and is an ancestor > of New Zealand relatives; she was an early settler, going out with her > husband David Speedy in 1841. Family information tells us that Helen's > father was Captain Speedy, who served in the Commissariat in the Peninsular > war. I have located him in the Army Lists. 1800 as Quartermaster in the > 17th Regiment of Foot (Leicestershire), from 3 Aug 1797. 1804 as James > Speedy, Ensign in the 17th Regt of Foot, from 21 Mar 1800. 1805, Ensign in > the 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regt of Foot, from 14 May 1804. 1810, Captain > in the 10th Regt of Foot, from 14 Feb 1805, and Adjutant. 1811, Lieutenant > in the 10th, from 15 Feb 1805, and Adjutant from 29 Dec 1808. > > Searching for information about quartermasters, I found > http://www.georgianindex.net/peninsularWar/troopOrganization.html which > says: "The quartermaster corp, or supply personnel were not part of an army > and were not directly answerable to the General in charge of an army. Their > chain of command followed a chain-of-command back to the Secretary of war > and the British Government bypassing the commanding general." Another web > page told me that quartermasters had honorary officer ranks, but were not > commissioned officers. And another says their reporting went back to the > Chancellor of the Exchequer. A distant relation of mine who ended up as a general and died after 1840 also left behind him a set of standing orders, detailing the duties of various people. We still have this book. And yes, it includes some duties of quartermasters. Finally, many years ago I transcribed it and put it on my site: http://www.southfarm.plus.com/Manuscripts/Military.html Apologies for the odd typo. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe                                          tim@powys.org              For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org

Helen Speedy was born in 1801 from a Perthshire family, and is an ancestor of New Zealand relatives; she was an early settler, going out with her husband David Speedy in 1841. Family information tells us that Helen's father was Captain Speedy, who served in the Commissariat in the Peninsular war. I have located him in the Army Lists. 1800 as Quartermaster in the 17th Regiment of Foot (Leicestershire), from 3 Aug 1797. 1804 as James Speedy, Ensign in the 17th Regt of Foot, from 21 Mar 1800. 1805, Ensign in the 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regt of Foot, from 14 May 1804. 1810, Captain in the 10th Regt of Foot, from 14 Feb 1805, and Adjutant. 1811, Lieutenant in the 10th, from 15 Feb 1805, and Adjutant from 29 Dec 1808. Searching for information about quartermasters, I found http://www.georgianindex.net/peninsularWar/troopOrganization.html which says: "The quartermaster corp, or supply personnel were not part of an army and were not directly answerable to the General in charge of an army. Their chain of command followed a chain-of-command back to the Secretary of war and the British Government bypassing the commanding general." Another web page told me that quartermasters had honorary officer ranks, but were not commissioned officers. And another says their reporting went back to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Can anyone confirm this. Does it mean Captain Speedy was employed by the Treasury, rather than the War Office? If so, where I might find details of James Speedy's career, and maybe a pension. I thought an Adjutant was more concerned with personnel, and a Quartermaster with supplies - might the functions be combined? regards, David Hawgood.

Pauline, If the worst comes to the worst and you have to buy a new scanner I can't advise you on which one to go for, but I would say don't get an HP scanjet 3970, although the output is good, myself and a friend have both had problems with ours and the software is very slow to load up and run. Regards, Peter Park Walton on Thames, Surrey, UK. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PAULIHOLME@aol.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8:23 PM Subject: [SoG] Problem with scanner - can anyone help please? > I recently had a computer breakdown which necessitated reformatting the hard > drive. Since then I have been unable to get my scanner to work. > The problems are as follows: > > The scanner is a Compumax PS 300. It came with two floppy discs containing > the necessary software including iPhotoPlus. However, when I try to install, > the first disc runs ok, but there is an error on the second disc and the > installation aborts. > > I know the scanner itself is ok because I can get it working with other > programmes such as MS Word and Publisher, but none of them will save as bitmap or > jpg files, which means none of my photo editing software will read them and > I can't edit them. > > I have tried using the computer's 'search for new hardware' facility, but > it does not find the scanner. > > I searched on Google, and found a website where I could download the > software, but strangely when I ran it, it kept asking me to insert disc 2, so I was > back to square one. > > I also tried e-mailing Compumax, but they didn't reply. > > Is there anyone on list who has this make of scanner and could loan me the > discs for a few days? I really don't want to have to buy a new scanner just > because a floppy disc has failed! > > Pauline Holmes > > > >