Tried it again and currently listening to their enjoyable 'music'! Helena The web site for the surname BLADON www.bladon.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diana Nowell Sent: 24 April 2012 14:02 To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk I would try the number once again. There is no Holiday in the UK nor the US today. Monday 24/04/2012 was St. George's Day in UK but it isn't considered a public holiday where as no one works. The problem with the "Holiday" recording is nothing new here. It happens to many many others business's when there is a problem or fault on the BT line. I get it occasionally when I call different places myself and find out later, there is a fault on the line. Someone has probably made a mistake and used the "Holiday" recording. Diana ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Have E mailed them however I think they do have a UK office Helena The web site for the surname BLADON www.bladon.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dawn Webb Sent: 24 April 2012 13:44 To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk Public holiday in the US most likely. Possibly/probably the UK number you have gets redirected without you knowing it to the US. Just a guess. Email them and see if you (ever) get an answer?! Dawn (Melbourne Australia) -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helena Coney Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 9:14 PM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk I waited yesterday for 20 minutes twice! And the other times gave up after 2 minutes. What I can't understand is why today is a national holiday? Yes that is the number I've been trying Helena The web site for the surname BLADON www.bladon.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin Williams Sent: 24 April 2012 12:05 To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk Hi Helena Was on to them yesterday had to wait 15 minutes before they answered then a further 3 minutes to be put through to their level 2 tech boys , I suppose one cancelation is it did not cost me anything so I did not mind I phoned the free number from the UK 0800 404 9723 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helena Coney" <helena.coney@googlemail.com> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:55 AM Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk > Has anyone tried to phone them recently? I tried all weekend and > yesterday and waited in a queue for ages then today I am told the > 'offices are closed due to observing the public holiday' As far as I > am aware there is no public holiday In the UK today > > Is there another UK number for them? > > Helena > > The web site for the surname BLADON > www.bladon.me.uk > > > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-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 - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.929 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4956 - Release Date: 04/24/12 07:34:00 ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7081 (20120424) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7081 (20120424) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would try the number once again. There is no Holiday in the UK nor the US today. Monday 24/04/2012 was St. George's Day in UK but it isn't considered a public holiday where as no one works. The problem with the "Holiday" recording is nothing new here. It happens to many many others business's when there is a problem or fault on the BT line. I get it occasionally when I call different places myself and find out later, there is a fault on the line. Someone has probably made a mistake and used the "Holiday" recording. Diana

I waited yesterday for 20 minutes twice! And the other times gave up after 2 minutes. What I can't understand is why today is a national holiday? Yes that is the number I've been trying Helena The web site for the surname BLADON www.bladon.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin Williams Sent: 24 April 2012 12:05 To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk Hi Helena Was on to them yesterday had to wait 15 minutes before they answered then a further 3 minutes to be put through to their level 2 tech boys , I suppose one cancelation is it did not cost me anything so I did not mind I phoned the free number from the UK 0800 404 9723 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helena Coney" <helena.coney@googlemail.com> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:55 AM Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk > Has anyone tried to phone them recently? I tried all weekend and > yesterday > and waited in a queue for ages then today I am told the 'offices are > closed > due to observing the public holiday' As far as I am aware there is no > public holiday In the UK today > > Is there another UK number for them? > > Helena > > The web site for the surname BLADON > www.bladon.me.uk > > > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-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 - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.929 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4956 - Release Date: 04/24/12 07:34:00 ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Helena Was on to them yesterday had to wait 15 minutes before they answered then a further 3 minutes to be put through to their level 2 tech boys , I suppose one cancelation is it did not cost me anything so I did not mind I phoned the free number from the UK 0800 404 9723 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helena Coney" <helena.coney@googlemail.com> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:55 AM Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] ancestry uk > Has anyone tried to phone them recently? I tried all weekend and > yesterday > and waited in a queue for ages then today I am told the 'offices are > closed > due to observing the public holiday' As far as I am aware there is no > public holiday In the UK today > > Is there another UK number for them? > > Helena > > The web site for the surname BLADON > www.bladon.me.uk > > > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-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 - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.929 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4956 - Release Date: 04/24/12 07:34:00

Has anyone tried to phone them recently? I tried all weekend and yesterday and waited in a queue for ages then today I am told the 'offices are closed due to observing the public holiday' As far as I am aware there is no public holiday In the UK today Is there another UK number for them? Helena The web site for the surname BLADON www.bladon.me.uk

Hi list, further school admissions added to Yesterdays site, with Hatton having a great number of pupils showing Staffs connections, but also Hognaston, Melbourne, Holymoorside and Sutton C Duckmanton. Link below, if it fails Google Yesterdays Journey. mike -- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm

Hi Bill, I have been looking for the death of John James born 1836 even though his age varies on different census.In the 1901 census he is at Tipton Staffordshire. aged 55 even though he should have been 65. Looking at the BDM for Staffordshire. He doesn't seem to be there. I did look at West Midlands but Tipton seems to only go up to 1894. Is that right? Would Tipton be under the Dudley area if I was looking for his death. His wife Sarah James I think died 1906 at Dudley I got this info off Ancestry Because of the common name John James I thought I might be better going through the Council rather than GRO as they supposedly do a 5 year search. Is that right? Many thanks for your advice Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia At 06:28 PM 20/04/2012, you wrote: >Hi All > >The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... > >Births: > >1,500 for Stone, registers at Newcastle-Under-Lyme (1883-1888) > >4,219 for Tutbury, registers at East Staffordshire (1935-1975) > >regards > >Bill > >======================================================================== >The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk >and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk > > >****************************** >ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED >MATERIALS. >------------------------------- > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... Births: 1,500 for Stone, registers at Newcastle-Under-Lyme (1883-1888) 4,219 for Tutbury, registers at East Staffordshire (1935-1975) regards Bill ======================================================================== The Staffordshire BMD can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk

John, It's still there, of sorts. When you go to the new site, down the bottom to the left of the world map, click on British Isles collection and follow the prompts to census 1881. You still get the transcription for free, but the format is different. When you get your search results, you need to click on the name in blue above the camera icon. That will open up the transcription. To get individual relationships, occupations and birthplaces you need to click on each person. I agree it's not as good as it was, but it's still there. And what they tried to do was link though the indexes to sources and images of original data. The idea is laudable, but not sure if it's a success. I can still do what I used to do. It's just a case of learning a few new tricks. Peter

Hi Eric, Many thanks for that information. It turns out the marriage wasn't my Diana' her father was John James Really appreciate your help. certainly saves some research knowing she isn't mine Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia At 06:17 PM 19/04/2012, you wrote: >Hi Marilyn, details of the marriage you found:- > >No image available > Name: Frederick Bate > Event: Marriage > Event Date: 03 Mar 1900 > Event Place: St Thomas, Stockton-Heath, Cheshire, England > Gender: Male > Age: 21y > Marital Status: Single > Father: Frederick Bates > Mother: > Spouse: Diana James > Spouse's Marital Status: Single > Spouse's Father: Eli James > Spouse's Mother: > Film Number: 2106219 > Digital Folder Number: 4019023 > Image Number: > > > >is it the one? > >Eric > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Watson Family" <watsonb@iinet.com.au> >To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:55 AM >Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] re Diana/Dinah James born c1872 Basford > > > > At 05:18 PM 19/04/2012, you wrote: > >>Basford RD will cover parts if not all of Langley Mill. > >> > >>I'm fairly sure your Diana/Dinah is the one registered born Basford RD > >>DecQ 1873 7b/111 > >> > >>Spellings aren't totally reliable - Dinah and Diana are pretty close when > >>spoken in a Langley Mill accent. Nor are dates - so born 1873 is exact for > >>the 1881 census, and close enough for 1891. > > > > Hi Andy, > > Great I now think, thanks to Althea, that Diana was the child of John > > James 2nd marriage to Sara Tomlinson. Althea pointed out what I missed > > that > > Diana in the 1891 census says she was a sister of William Tomlinson whose > > house they were staying at in Derby. > > I did find a marriage of a Diana James to Frederick Bate in 1900 at > > Runcorn > > Cheshire the rest of the marriages were in Wales but as yet haven't found > > them on the 1901 census > > Many thanks for all your help. It is greatly appreciated > > Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >****************************** >ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED >MATERIALS. >------------------------------- > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well I don't know how you did that Mark but thank you. I have bookmarked it. Thanks for the other responses. John On 19 Apr 2012, at 17:53, Mark Dent wrote: > > http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/search_census.asp?first_name=&last_name=Bullas&fathers_first_name=&fathers_last_name=&mothers_first_name=&mothers_last_name=&spouses_first_name=&spouses_last_name=&event_index=0&to_date=&from_date=&juris1=&juri >

At 05:18 PM 19/04/2012, you wrote: >Basford RD will cover parts if not all of Langley Mill. > >I'm fairly sure your Diana/Dinah is the one registered born Basford RD >DecQ 1873 7b/111 > >Spellings aren't totally reliable - Dinah and Diana are pretty close when >spoken in a Langley Mill accent. Nor are dates - so born 1873 is exact for >the 1881 census, and close enough for 1891. Hi Andy, Great I now think, thanks to Althea, that Diana was the child of John James 2nd marriage to Sara Tomlinson. Althea pointed out what I missed that Diana in the 1891 census says she was a sister of William Tomlinson whose house they were staying at in Derby. I did find a marriage of a Diana James to Frederick Bate in 1900 at Runcorn Cheshire the rest of the marriages were in Wales but as yet haven't found them on the 1901 census Many thanks for all your help. It is greatly appreciated Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia

Hi Andy, Tried that on exact but no Dinah or Diana comes up being born at Langley Mill Derbyshire drat Just tells me there is none. Looks like Dinah probably had another name just to confuse me I did find a birth for Diana James 1873 at Basford which apparently is between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. No Dinah that struck a chord though Is Basford near Langley Mill at all? She uses Diana in the 1891 census at Derby while with her stepmother Sarah Many thanks for your input. It is greatly appreciated as I do find Ancestry rather frustrating Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia At 02:54 PM 19/04/2012, you wrote: >Could it be Langley Mill not Landley Mill. >Andy > >At 04:49 19/04/2012, you wrote: > >Hi List, > > Sorry for the confusion .I must have worded that email cockeyed. I > >already have the 1881 census as well as the 1891 census as well as the 1901 > >census for the James Family > >I am now looking for any signs of Dinah or Diana James born 1872 at Landley > >Mill Derbyshire > >In 1891 census she is with her stepmother Sarah in Derby. I can't seem to > >find her after that though. > >Her stepmother Sarah was only visiting as in the 1901 census she is back at > >Tipton with her husband John James > >Many thanks for your help > >Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia > > > > > > > > > > > >****************************** > >ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > >------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >****************************** >ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED >MATERIALS. >------------------------------- > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/search_census.asp?first_name=&last_name=Bullas&fathers_first_name=&fathers_last_name=&mothers_first_name=&mothers_last_name=&spouses_first_name=&spouses_last_name=&event_index=0&to_date=&from_date=&juris1=&juri > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:48:29 +1000 > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] 1881 Census at familysearch.org > > John, > > It's still there, of sorts. > > When you go to the new site, down the bottom to the left of the world > map, click on British Isles collection and follow the prompts to census > 1881. > > You still get the transcription for free, but the format is different. > > When you get your search results, you need to click on the name in blue > above the camera icon. That will open up the transcription. > > To get individual relationships, occupations and birthplaces you need to > click on each person. > > I agree it's not as good as it was, but it's still there. > > And what they tried to do was link though the indexes to sources and > images of original data. The idea is laudable, but not sure if it's a > success. > > I can still do what I used to do. It's just a case of learning a few new > tricks. > > Peter > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You can use the shorter link: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/search_census.asp Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) rahmuss@hotmail.com

Yes I miss that too John, so easy to use, shame it is no longer freely available. Linda.

It seems we have lost the longstanding free transcription of the UK 1881 Census on Family Search where you could see the entire household details in full (with the option of previous and next households). If you go to their old home page it will now redirect you to their new version, unless you click on the link to the old version. However when you elect to go to the old website page and search for the census it takes you to their new census page: which only results in minimal detail of the individual and prospective links to the other individuals in the household. Not bad I suppose for free but not as useable, in my opinion, as the old way. Unless you go down the pay per view route to see the original via a link. I have found a free index search on Ancestry to this specific census but again you have to pay to see the original. The long-standing Family Search old version was a good tool which looks to be no longer available - unless anyone know differently?

Hi List, Sorry for the confusion .I must have worded that email cockeyed. I already have the 1881 census as well as the 1891 census as well as the 1901 census for the James Family I am now looking for any signs of Dinah or Diana James born 1872 at Landley Mill Derbyshire In 1891 census she is with her stepmother Sarah in Derby. I can't seem to find her after that though. Her stepmother Sarah was only visiting as in the 1901 census she is back at Tipton with her husband John James Many thanks for your help Cheers Marilyn from Western Australia

At 11:39 PM 18/04/2012, you wrote: >My Ancestry results come up the same was as they ever did. Hi Mike, I wish mine did:-) I must be doing something scewwhiff Cheers Marilyn