Many thanks Cathy. I'll follow each up. Chris -----Original Message----- From: sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Roberts via Sent: 04 September 2014 10:08 To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 104 I found three references to Burchett House, though Dorking seemed a bit far from Lancing/Brighton! Hope it's of some help anyway - Cathy Dorking Archives World War 1: Red Cross Week - Programme of Grand Garden Fete 20 June 1917 [incl. performance by pupils of Burchett House School] Deepdene Estate - Sale of Burchett House (Porlock Hotel); and Burchett Cottage: 1955. Turton Mrs: Downing. Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser Intermittent showers and a heavy downpour early in the evening did not adversely affect the attendance at the garden party on Wednesday in aid of the Dorking and District Hospital. On the contrary a profit of at least 130 was made. The grounds of Burchett House which is the site virtually given by the Duke of Newcastle for the new hospital, are ideal for a fete or garden party. Read more at http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/fierce-blaze-Abinger-Hill-School/story-12947095-detail/story.html#uh1tkYm4GSo6jeCm.99 Burchett House, Wisborough Green, West Sussex On 3 September 2014 08:01, <sog-uk-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Burchett(e) Childrens Home in Sussex? > (christopher.gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk) > 2. Burchett(e) Children's Home in Sussex? (Christopher Gray) > 3. Report of 2014 AGM (jjgduffus@gmail.com) > 4. Lawrence John Verney (jjgduffus@gmail.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:39:46 +0100 > From: <christopher.gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Burchett(e) Childrens Home in Sussex? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <000101cfc6e5$a6f0c0c0$f4d24240$@gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good evening, > > I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the > Sussex Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the > applicants were stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and > the child was an > infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the > new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name > date of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, > so we could be talking of a children's home. > > I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet > to find the original record of the child's birth. > > I am looking for two things: > 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was > 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records > > I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the > on-line index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / > home. Can someone please advise me of the way forward? > > Chris > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:42:04 +0100 > From: "Christopher Gray" <Christopher.Gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Burchett(e) Children's Home in Sussex? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <000201cfc6e5$f93dc8a0$ebb959e0$@Gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good evening, > > > > I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the > Sussex Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the > applicants were stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and > the child was an > infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the > new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name > date of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, > so we could be talking of a children's home. > > > > I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet > to find the original record of the child's birth. > > > > I am looking for two things: > > 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was > > 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records > > > > I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the > on-line index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / > home. Can someone please advise me of the way forward? > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:08:08 +0100 > From: jjgduffus@gmail.com > Subject: [SOG-UK] Report of 2014 AGM > To: sog list <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20140903010808.5984401.65350.4717@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > ?I have finally had a chance to look at the September Magazine. > > Rather surprised to find that the minutes ? where nit there. > > Let's hope there omission was owing to a shortage of space that was > needed > by some of the very interesting articles related to WWI > > Fingers crossed for the December Magazine > > Julian Duffus > > Sog member 1978 - present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:14:19 +0100 > From: jjgduffus@gmail.com > Subject: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney > To: sog list <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20140903011419.5984401.47206.4719@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that > Lawrence > J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. > > Well done Lawrence. I wonder if 73 years is a record? > > Julian Duffus > > Sog member 1978 to present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network. > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOG-UK list administrator, send an email to > SOG-UK-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOG-UK mailing list, send an email to > SOG-UK@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional > text. > > > End of SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 104 > ************************************** > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Help wanted: Collection of a donation of research material from London NW2 (near Dollis Hill). Is there a member living in, or near, NW2 (near Dollis Hill), who would be willing and able to collect the research material and bring them in to the Society for us? If you think you can help, please contact Claire Bullen in the library: <mailto:periodicals@sog.org.uk> periodicals@sog.org.uk or Telephone: 020 7702 5487 Thank you. Claire --- Claire Bullen Deputy Librarian Email: <mailto:periodicals@sog.org.uk> periodicals@sog.org.uk Telephone: 020 7702 5487

I found three references to Burchett House, though Dorking seemed a bit far from Lancing/Brighton! Hope it's of some help anyway - Cathy Dorking Archives World War 1: Red Cross Week - Programme of Grand Garden Fete 20 June 1917 [incl. performance by pupils of Burchett House School] Deepdene Estate - Sale of Burchett House (Porlock Hotel); and Burchett Cottage: 1955. Turton Mrs: Downing. Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser Intermittent showers and a heavy downpour early in the evening did not adversely affect the attendance at the garden party on Wednesday in aid of the Dorking and District Hospital. On the contrary a profit of at least £130 was made. The grounds of Burchett House which is the site virtually given by the Duke of Newcastle for the new hospital, are ideal for a fete or garden party. Read more at http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/fierce-blaze-Abinger-Hill-School/story-12947095-detail/story.html#uh1tkYm4GSo6jeCm.99 Burchett House, Wisborough Green, West Sussex On 3 September 2014 08:01, <sog-uk-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Burchett(e) Childrens Home in Sussex? > (christopher.gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk) > 2. Burchett(e) Children's Home in Sussex? (Christopher Gray) > 3. Report of 2014 AGM (jjgduffus@gmail.com) > 4. Lawrence John Verney (jjgduffus@gmail.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:39:46 +0100 > From: <christopher.gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Burchett(e) Childrens Home in Sussex? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <000101cfc6e5$a6f0c0c0$f4d24240$@gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good evening, > > I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the > Sussex > Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the applicants were > stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and the child was an > infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the > new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name date > of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, so we > could be talking of a children's home. > > I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet to > find the original record of the child's birth. > > I am looking for two things: > 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was > 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records > > I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the on-line > index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / home. Can > someone please advise me of the way forward? > > Chris > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 20:42:04 +0100 > From: "Christopher Gray" <Christopher.Gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Burchett(e) Children's Home in Sussex? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <000201cfc6e5$f93dc8a0$ebb959e0$@Gray@newscope-solutions.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good evening, > > > > I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the > Sussex > Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the applicants were > stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and the child was an > infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the > new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name date > of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, so we > could be talking of a children's home. > > > > I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet to > find the original record of the child's birth. > > > > I am looking for two things: > > 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was > > 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records > > > > I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the on-line > index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / home. Can > someone please advise me of the way forward? > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:08:08 +0100 > From: jjgduffus@gmail.com > Subject: [SOG-UK] Report of 2014 AGM > To: sog list <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20140903010808.5984401.65350.4717@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > ?I have finally had a chance to look at the September Magazine. > > Rather surprised to find that the minutes ? where nit there. > > Let's hope there omission was owing to a shortage of space that was > needed > by some of the very interesting articles related to WWI > > Fingers crossed for the December Magazine > > Julian Duffus > > Sog member 1978 - present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:14:19 +0100 > From: jjgduffus@gmail.com > Subject: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney > To: sog list <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20140903011419.5984401.47206.4719@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that > Lawrence > J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. > > Well done Lawrence. I wonder if 73 years is a record? > > Julian Duffus > > Sog member 1978 to present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network. > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOG-UK list administrator, send an email to > SOG-UK-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOG-UK mailing list, send an email to > SOG-UK@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 104 > ************************************** >

I know at least two people, well worthy of a Fellowship, who missed out because I didn't know they were Members until I heard it their funerals! Jeanne Bunting Sent from my iPad > On 4 Sep 2014, at 05:29, Merryl Wells via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Yes, it would be nice to have a list in the 'private' Members section of the > website where we could add names of ancestors we are researching, at least > put a name to those with similar interests. > > A number of Family History Societies have Members Interests either open to > the public with just an email address, or give membership number to apply to > the Registrar for contact, or closed to the public but give name and > address/email address. I belong to five FHSs plus the Guild of One-Name > Studies all of whom have their own online facility to contact other members > regarding Interests in various forms. Most print a list of new members in > their Journals and it seems usual that those who require further privacy can > either use a P.O. Box number or be contacted via a member of the FHS > Committee. > > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jjgduffus via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > To: "sog list" <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 3:02 AM > Subject: [SOG-UK] Fw: Lawrence John Verney > > >> ‎I agree it would be good to have a way of identifying fellow members. >> Back in the Harrington Gardens days newly elected members where published >> in the Magazine. There was also a mail facility where members could >> receive and exchange post in the common room, very useful saving the cost >> of posting bulky documents. The society could indeed even produce a >> directory of members with contact details and genealogical interests. I >> suppose there would have to be a facility for members who valued their >> privacy to excluded themselves from being listed. >> >> Julian Duffus >> Sog member 1978 to be present >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. >> Original Message >> From: Merryl Wells via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:56 >> To: Chris Pitt Lewis; sog-uk@rootsweb.com >> Reply To: Merryl Wells >> Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney >> >> It would be nice to know who are members of the Society. I can communicate >> with people for years without knowing they belong to the Society of >> Genealogists. Very occasionally I recognize the name of someone in the >> Magazine's Recently Deceased Members column, but that is the only way now >> of >> knowing they were >> a member. >> >> A way of knowing other members interests through the Magazine is the Birth >> Briefs section, now without a contact address. That has included so few >> submissions recently (2 in Sept. edition) which surely can't be used as a >> list of all new members? >> >> From >> Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. >> E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org >> GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris Pitt Lewis via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> >> To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 11:26 AM >> Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney >> >> >>> I suppose this is Sir Lawrence John Verney, the former Recorder of >>> London, who died 25 July 2014. He is among the new members listed in the >>> March 1941 issue of the Genealogists' Magazine. >>> >>> The novelist Anthony Powell joined in the period 1 July-30 Sept 1926 and >>> died 28 March 2000, so it must be very close between them. >>> >>> Of course there may be someone who has clocked up even longer. >>> >>> Chris Pitt Lewis >>> >>>> On 03/09/2014 02:14, jjgduffus via wrote: >>>> >>>> I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that >>>> Lawrence >>>> J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. >>>> Julian Duffus >>>> Sog member 1978 to present >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOG-UK-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 >> SOG-UK-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 SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, it would be nice to have a list in the 'private' Members section of the website where we could add names of ancestors we are researching, at least put a name to those with similar interests. A number of Family History Societies have Members Interests either open to the public with just an email address, or give membership number to apply to the Registrar for contact, or closed to the public but give name and address/email address. I belong to five FHSs plus the Guild of One-Name Studies all of whom have their own online facility to contact other members regarding Interests in various forms. Most print a list of new members in their Journals and it seems usual that those who require further privacy can either use a P.O. Box number or be contacted via a member of the FHS Committee. From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jjgduffus via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> To: "sog list" <SOG-UK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 3:02 AM Subject: [SOG-UK] Fw: Lawrence John Verney > ‎I agree it would be good to have a way of identifying fellow members. > Back in the Harrington Gardens days newly elected members where published > in the Magazine. There was also a mail facility where members could > receive and exchange post in the common room, very useful saving the cost > of posting bulky documents. The society could indeed even produce a > directory of members with contact details and genealogical interests. I > suppose there would have to be a facility for members who valued their > privacy to excluded themselves from being listed. > > Julian Duffus > Sog member 1978 to be present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > Original Message > From: Merryl Wells via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:56 > To: Chris Pitt Lewis; sog-uk@rootsweb.com > Reply To: Merryl Wells > Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney > > It would be nice to know who are members of the Society. I can communicate > with people for years without knowing they belong to the Society of > Genealogists. Very occasionally I recognize the name of someone in the > Magazine's Recently Deceased Members column, but that is the only way now > of > knowing they were > a member. > > A way of knowing other members interests through the Magazine is the Birth > Briefs section, now without a contact address. That has included so few > submissions recently (2 in Sept. edition) which surely can't be used as a > list of all new members? > > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Pitt Lewis via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney > > >>I suppose this is Sir Lawrence John Verney, the former Recorder of >> London, who died 25 July 2014. He is among the new members listed in the >> March 1941 issue of the Genealogists' Magazine. >> >> The novelist Anthony Powell joined in the period 1 July-30 Sept 1926 and >> died 28 March 2000, so it must be very close between them. >> >> Of course there may be someone who has clocked up even longer. >> >> Chris Pitt Lewis >> >> On 03/09/2014 02:14, jjgduffus via wrote: >>> >>> I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that >>> Lawrence >>> J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. >>> Julian Duffus >>> Sog member 1978 to present > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-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 > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

‎I agree it would be good to have a way of identifying fellow members. Back in the Harrington Gardens days newly elected members where published in the Magazine. There was also a mail facility where members could receive and exchange post in the common room, very useful saving the cost of posting bulky documents. The society could indeed even produce a directory of members with contact details and genealogical interests. I suppose there would have to be a facility for members who valued their privacy to excluded themselves from being listed.  Julian Duffus  Sog member 1978 to be present Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.   Original Message   From: Merryl Wells via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2014 00:56 To: Chris Pitt Lewis; sog-uk@rootsweb.com Reply To: Merryl Wells Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney It would be nice to know who are members of the Society. I can communicate with people for years without knowing they belong to the Society of Genealogists. Very occasionally I recognize the name of someone in the Magazine's Recently Deceased Members column, but that is the only way now of knowing they were a member. A way of knowing other members interests through the Magazine is the Birth Briefs section, now without a contact address. That has included so few submissions recently (2 in Sept. edition) which surely can't be used as a list of all new members? From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Pitt Lewis via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney >I suppose this is Sir Lawrence John Verney, the former Recorder of > London, who died 25 July 2014. He is among the new members listed in the > March 1941 issue of the Genealogists' Magazine. > > The novelist Anthony Powell joined in the period 1 July-30 Sept 1926 and > died 28 March 2000, so it must be very close between them. > > Of course there may be someone who has clocked up even longer. > > Chris Pitt Lewis > > On 03/09/2014 02:14, jjgduffus via wrote: >> >> I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that >> Lawrence >> J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. >> Julian Duffus >> Sog member 1978 to present ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It would be nice to know who are members of the Society. I can communicate with people for years without knowing they belong to the Society of Genealogists. Very occasionally I recognize the name of someone in the Magazine's Recently Deceased Members column, but that is the only way now of knowing they were a member. A way of knowing other members interests through the Magazine is the Birth Briefs section, now without a contact address. That has included so few submissions recently (2 in Sept. edition) which surely can't be used as a list of all new members? From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Pitt Lewis via" <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Lawrence John Verney >I suppose this is Sir Lawrence John Verney, the former Recorder of > London, who died 25 July 2014. He is among the new members listed in the > March 1941 issue of the Genealogists' Magazine. > > The novelist Anthony Powell joined in the period 1 July-30 Sept 1926 and > died 28 March 2000, so it must be very close between them. > > Of course there may be someone who has clocked up even longer. > > Chris Pitt Lewis > > On 03/09/2014 02:14, jjgduffus via wrote: >> >> I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that >> Lawrence >> J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. >> Julian Duffus >> Sog member 1978 to present

I suppose this is Sir Lawrence John Verney, the former Recorder of London, who died 25 July 2014. He is among the new members listed in the March 1941 issue of the Genealogists' Magazine. The novelist Anthony Powell joined in the period 1 July-30 Sept 1926 and died 28 March 2000, so it must be very close between them. Of course there may be someone who has clocked up even longer. Chris Pitt Lewis On 03/09/2014 02:14, jjgduffus via wrote: > > I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that Lawrence > J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. > > Well done Lawrence. I wonder if 73 years is a record? > > Julian Duffus > > Sog member 1978 to present > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

I noticed in the deceased members section the remarkable fact that Lawrence J Verney had been a member since 1941 through to his demise in 2014. Well done Lawrence. I wonder if 73 years is a record? Julian Duffus Sog member 1978 to present Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

âI have finally had a chance to look at the September Magazine. Rather surprised to find that the minutes â where nit there. Let's hope there omission was owing to a shortage of space that was needed by some of the very interesting articles related to WWI Fingers crossed for the December Magazine Julian Duffus Sog member 1978 - present Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Good evening, I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the Sussex Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the applicants were stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and the child was an infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name date of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, so we could be talking of a children's home. I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet to find the original record of the child's birth. I am looking for two things: 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the on-line index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / home. Can someone please advise me of the way forward? Chris

Good evening, I have an amateur (rough) transcription of an Adoption Order from the Sussex Petty Sessional Division of Steyning in 1938 where the applicants were stated to be at "Burchett House Brighton Lancing" and the child was an infant at "Burchett Home of Brighton". The order gives the names of the new parents and I have identified them. It also gives the birth name date of birth, mother's name/age. The natural mother was still alive, so we could be talking of a children's home. I also have the Birth Certificate for the adopted child - but have yet to find the original record of the child's birth. I am looking for two things: 1) Confirmation of what Burchett(e) House was 2) Something that would help me identify the infant from the records I have carried out an initial trawl of the Internet - including the on-line index of Kew - but have found no evidence of any such house / home. Can someone please advise me of the way forward? Chris

I did find additional information as to my grandfather's transfers between regimints when i looked in the medal rolls - it might be worth a try - there's nothing to lose! obviously the Burnt Records will have more if his pages survived - but i expect you've looked there. hugh

Merryl I think you are unlikely to get anything very meaningful from these rolls. The key piece of information that you do have is that he served in 2 Welsh. Information about individuals who were not officers rarely made it into official or regimental records in my experience. However you could look on the National Archives website for the war diary of the 2 Welsh. Depending on the diligence of the officer who maintained the diary, usually the adjutant, you could find out some of the day to day activities in which they were involved. The diaries are downloadable at no cost. The regimental museum may also have further information. Try http://www.armymuseums.org.uk Best regards Blair > On 27 Aug 2014, at 08:00, sog-uk-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Medal Rolls helpful? (Merryl Wells) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 07:23:27 +0100 > From: "Merryl Wells" <merryl.wells@one-name.org> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Medal Rolls helpful? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <79AE38528A0043B19929BB4B35734AF5@merryl1> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > After years of wondering what my grandfather-in-law did during WW1 I've just > had someone find him in the Red Cross Prisoner records which say John S. > Wells Corp. 2nd Welsh No. 43169 injured at? Somme 16.9.16, born 10.8.78 > Basutoland. His full name was John Anderson Stenson Wells but I'd not known > which names had been used for his Army records, he was born Basutoland on 10 > August but in 1885. > > I've now found his Medal Card as John S. Wells, Welsh R., No. 43169, that he > received the Victory and British medals, but there is no mention of his > actual service or any dates, nothing about him being taken prisoner. It > does include Roll and Page Number as one 'word', being J/1/104B155299. > > Would the Medal Roll give me any extra details? I understand this is kept > at TNA Kew and would appreciate it if anyone visiting could take a look for > me - if it is likely to be useful? > > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOG-UK list administrator, send an email to > SOG-UK-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOG-UK mailing list, send an email to SOG-UK@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 102 > **************************************

I have looked at several medal rolls at Kew and have not found any extra information. Tricia Adam Sent from my iPad > On 27 Aug 2014, at 08:00, sog-uk-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Medal Rolls helpful? (Merryl Wells) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 07:23:27 +0100 > From: "Merryl Wells" <merryl.wells@one-name.org> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Medal Rolls helpful? > To: <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <79AE38528A0043B19929BB4B35734AF5@merryl1> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > After years of wondering what my grandfather-in-law did during WW1 I've just > had someone find him in the Red Cross Prisoner records which say John S. > Wells Corp. 2nd Welsh No. 43169 injured at? Somme 16.9.16, born 10.8.78 > Basutoland. His full name was John Anderson Stenson Wells but I'd not known > which names had been used for his Army records, he was born Basutoland on 10 > August but in 1885. > > I've now found his Medal Card as John S. Wells, Welsh R., No. 43169, that he > received the Victory and British medals, but there is no mention of his > actual service or any dates, nothing about him being taken prisoner. It > does include Roll and Page Number as one 'word', being J/1/104B155299. > > Would the Medal Roll give me any extra details? I understand this is kept > at TNA Kew and would appreciate it if anyone visiting could take a look for > me - if it is likely to be useful? > > From > Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. > E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org > GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOG-UK list administrator, send an email to > SOG-UK-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOG-UK mailing list, send an email to SOG-UK@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 102 > **************************************

After years of wondering what my grandfather-in-law did during WW1 I've just had someone find him in the Red Cross Prisoner records which say John S. Wells Corp. 2nd Welsh No. 43169 injured at? Somme 16.9.16, born 10.8.78 Basutoland. His full name was John Anderson Stenson Wells but I'd not known which names had been used for his Army records, he was born Basutoland on 10 August but in 1885. I've now found his Medal Card as John S. Wells, Welsh R., No. 43169, that he received the Victory and British medals, but there is no mention of his actual service or any dates, nothing about him being taken prisoner. It does include Roll and Page Number as one 'word', being J/1/104B155299. Would the Medal Roll give me any extra details? I understand this is kept at TNA Kew and would appreciate it if anyone visiting could take a look for me - if it is likely to be useful? From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: merryl.wells@one-name.org GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst.

We have also been offered a collection of family history research papers in 19 A4 ring binders. The donor is unable to deliver them and we are unable to collect them. Is there a member living in, or near, Reading (Earley) RG6, who would be willing and able to collect the binders and bring them in to the Society for us? If you think you can help, please contact Claire Bullen in the library: <mailto:periodicals@sog.org.uk> periodicals@sog.org.uk or Telephone: 020 7702 5487 Thank you. Claire --- Claire Bullen Deputy Librarian Email: <mailto:periodicals@sog.org.uk> periodicals@sog.org.uk Telephone: 020 7702 5487

Is there a member living in, or near, Brook Green, London W14, who would be willing and able to pick up some books for the library? There are only five or six books, but they are rather large and heavy to post. If you visit the library fairly regularly and would be able to collect the books and bring them in to the Society for us Thanks, Claire Claire Bullen Deputy Librarian Email: <mailto:periodicals@sog.org.uk> periodicals@sog.org.uk Telephone: 020 7702 5487

Looks like Rootsweb have tweaked their mailing settings - I can now reply all sensibly using Outlook 2003. I have yet to see what the Digest version looks like though, as SoG is the only Digest I get. Maybe this will tell me.... Adrian

<<snipped>> I'm using gmail, ... Clicking "Reply" would get my message to Merryl and Sog-uk: clicking "reply all" would get the message to both of them plus Malcolm. Could different ... email programs also affect the settings at Rootsweb? <<snipped>> The answer seems clearly to be "yes". In my case, Outlook 2003 replies only to the List whether I use Reply or Reply-All. GMail appears to see something extra compared to Outlook 2003, which can't see the original address at all, meaning that Digest mode is totally useless except in responding to the list. Rootsweb should be catering to "everyone" not just some software - I am certainly not handing my mail over to Google (quite aside from the fact that I consider GMail in a browser to be visually appalling - but that's my personal view). Adrian B