Dear Listers I am a new subscriber and hope to find out more about my WATTS roots. I am in the process of setting up my web page http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/t/Barbara-E-Watts albeit not very good and hope to put photos and links on it time permitting. I am semi-retired and so hopefully can now devote time to this. I work at Reading University and luckily have access to their library for my research. My husband Colin is a 3rd year student there studying Politics and International Relations. I hope to post to the list any WATTS that I find on my travels looking through the census. Now for my history WATTS Arthur Albert m. ROSE Susan address 70 Canterbury Road in 1908 and (circ 1950s) Lizban Rd, London He was a house painter/decorator. One of their children was my father-in-law WATTS Sidney George, (aka Sid) (b. 18 May 1908 (@ 70 Canterbury Road, London) d 30 May 1973) my father-in-law. Sidney was married to Edna May JEWEL L(b.Jan 1904, d Jan 1992) on 26 June 1932 @ St.Crispins Church, Bermondsey. They separated in 1948. They had one son Colin Keith WATTS (b.7 March 1938.(my husband) In the early years of their marriage they bought a house, 139 Westbrook Road, Welling, Kent (where my husband was born) and I believe in later years the singer Max Bygraves bought for his mother Sidney's family came from Southwark/Blackheath. As a youngster Sidney was a pageboy at the Hotel Cecil in London. Due to ill health he did not serve in the forces. He was an insurance agent and then had six shoe repair shops in South London 1939-1959 approx but went bankrupt. In the late 1940s/50s his parents lived in Lizban Rd, behind the Sun in the Sands pub, near Shooters Hill. He had six brothers and sisters. All the sisters died in childhood and I know of one elder brother Bert WATTS who fought for the Black & Tans in Ireland where he met his wife Pearl. I met him in the early 60s when he was an inspector for London Transport at Catford garage. A younger brother, James WATTS, died when he was in the RAF he died from peritonitus (circ 1930) after undergoing a routine appendix operation. I would be interested to know where I could find out information regarding this. I do hope someone can connect with my family. good hunting regards Barbara, Old Basing,Hants, UK [email protected] WEB PAGE http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/t/Barbara-E-Watts (early days - still constructing) Researching: BALL/BEESTON/COOPER/HOLBIRD/JACQUES/JEWELL/MULCOCK/REID/ROSE/WARNE/WAT TS

I need help with David Moore Watts born 25 Nov 1850 Monroe Co AL married Martha Ann Richardson b 18 Nove 1853 Monroe Co AL. I have as one source the 1880 MONROE CO ALABAMA CENSUS. They were married 1872. I did not see David on the 1860 or 1870 Monroe Co AL Census, nor on the same census for Wilcox Co. Hellllllllllllp! Thanks much, Waymon at [email protected]

Check out http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostclai/history.htm Chuck Gibson On Saturday 17 March 2001 23:08, Lorene Jones wrote: > Hello, > Seeking any info or directions to locate info on E E Watts b 1889 Osceola, > Missouri. Today that would be in St Clair County. Does anyone know if the > county would have been the same in 1889? Thank you [email protected] > Lorene

Hello, Seeking any info or directions to locate info on E E Watts b 1889 Osceola, Missouri. Today that would be in St Clair County. Does anyone know if the county would have been the same in 1889? Thank you [email protected] Lorene

Greetings All. My thanks to Gary Gordon on the Lunen-Links mail list for pointing out an error in the URL I posted for the Access to Information Act Review Task Force website. The proper URL is http://www.atirtf-geai.gc.ca Sorry for the error. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Greetings All. This afternoon I received by fax some information relating to the Access to Information Act Review Task Force. It had to do with the roundtable discussions I will be attending in Ottawa on 26 March. What I found most interesting about this document was the fact that a website has been set up to deal with the Access to Information Act Review Task Force. The Task Force is asking for submissions from interested parties or organizations. Submissions may be given in a form directly on website or by snail mail. They may be submitted in a variety of forms, including hard copy (mail or fax), on disk, by e-mail or via the website. In order for the work of the Task Force to be as open and transparent as possible, they prefer to make submissions, along with the identity of the individuals or groups who provided them, publicly available, including through posting on this web site. Anonymous submissions will not be used or retained. They ask you to indicate in your submission your consent to the public disclosure of your name and the contents of your submission. If you choose to request confidentiality, your submission will not be posted on the web site or distributed publicly, however it would be subject to the Access to Information Act if any requests are received. Please also include a title and a brief summary of your submission so that they may translate them into the other official language and post them along with your submission. They will contact you for any necessary clarification or follow up. The website is located at http://atirtf-geai.gc.ca . You can mail a submission to: Access to Information Review Task Force P.O. Box 1178, Station B Ottawa, ON K1P 5R2 Or fax to: 613-946-6198 Email to [email protected] The part of the Access to Information Act that causes us problems is a clause within the Act that exempts from its provisions, any Statute, or any clause of a specified Statute that may be named in Schedule II, attached to the ATI Act. I stand to be corrected, but I believe when the ATI Act was enabled in 1980 to 1983 there were only three exemptions listed. As I write this there are some 54 exemptions listed. As you may have surmised, Section 17 of the Statistics Act has been listed in Schedule II since day one. The specific clause of the ATI Act reads: 24. (1) The head of a government institution shall refuse to disclose any record requested under this Act that contains information the disclosure of which is restricted by or pursuant to any provision set out in Schedule II. If Section 17 of the Statistics Act were removed from Schedule II of the ATI Act Statistics Canada would no longer be able to refuse turning control of Post 1901 Census records over to the National Archives. Once under the control of the National Archivist, provisions of the Privacy Act would permit public access to those records, 92 years after collection. Any submission that you might make to the ATI Act Review Task Force should emphasize the need to remove Section 17 of the Statistics Act from Schedule II, thus allowing transfer of control of Historic Census Records to the National Archivist. The Access to Information Act is online at http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/laws/A-1/8.html Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm This message may be forwarded without notice.

Received this on a another e-list. ---------- > From: "Arlene Robinson" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:11:23 -0800 > To: [email protected] > Subject: FW: [MI-Genealogy] Urgent-Montana connections! > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 16:00:20 -0700 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Thiessen [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Urgent-Montana connections! > > > This was a response I received from a posting on a Montana mailing list > I subscribe to regarding the destruction of ancestral records in > Montana! I asked if there was any action I could take as my mother was > born in Butte and I have an interest in preserving these records. I > thought those of you with connections to Montana should be aware of the > situation and hopefully will take action too! > > "I would think that the more who wrote the better. Make sure the > families who write explain that they're interested in preserving their > Montana family records, as the site requires a person to put their home > address and they'll see it's from out of state. In the comment section, > just mention the reasoning for wanting the bill to pass - their Montana > ancestral records. If you have any other questions, Patti Marchington > is heavily involved in Helena. Her email address is below." > > Please take the time read this message and respond to those mentioned > below via e-mail. > > Subject: Urgent--SB 443 Hearing update for > > Genealogists & Historians, > > SB 443 had tons of opposition from the lobbyist for: > The Clerk of District Court Assoc. > The Clerk & Recorder's Assoc. > The Treasurer Assoc. > and opposition from the: > The School Insurance Assoc. > The State Fund for Workmen Comp. > The State Historical Society Library > The Secretary of State Brown's Office > (I hope I didn't leave anyone out...) > > They brought up all kinds of things that twisted > SB 443 into something that it wasn't. > SB 443 only concerns Public Records that > are being destroyed in County Courthouses...not > anything to do with Workmen's Comp., School > anything, etc. > > Only to give "Notice" to the Public...the State > Historical Soc, Historical & Genealogy Soc., > down to the Public to have a chance to Preserve > our MT History! > > I showed the House-State Admin. Committee today, > 3 Old Record Books originally from Park County Courthouse, that were > thrown away. These are: > 1897 Voter Registration Book (name, age, birthplace, & address were > listed for each voter). 1889 Court Ledger Book...that on the last page > has the old 1889 to 1890 marriage records. > 1904 City of Livingston Census Book (has names of all family members, > occupation of head of > household, ages, & addresses). > > These books were "rescued" by a Historian that happened by the trash > cans by the Courthouse and were "saved" in our local Yellowstone Gateway > Museum here in Park County....But many, many other records have been > lost forever. > > Our Park County has thrown away the old MT. Marriage Application > Books...as many other counties have done, because the Clerk of District > Court Assoc. has said they have to... > (None of the MT Old Marriage Application Books from about 1865/1889 to > 1960s have been copied!). > > No Courthouse is willing to tell exactly what records have been > destroyed, how many, what they are, etc. We don't have an accounting on > anything. > > I had really thought it would be a simple thing to just have the > Courthouses to "post" on the wall of the Courthouse the list of Records > that they didn't want (or had no room for). And since most Courthouses > around MT have e-mail (with more coming on-line everyday), they could > just e-mail the State Historical Society of that list of > unwanted Records. The State Historical Society (that does not want > these records) would look on their lists of local Historical & Genealogy > Societies for the area in and around the County that doesn't want the > records...and the Public & MT State Historical & Genealogy Societies > would all be notified! > > Very little work on the part of the Courthouses. > No cost to the County. After the listings of the local Historical & > Genealogy Societies' e-mails on the State Historical Society Library > Computer database...very little work (not compared to the priceless > preserving of history). > > If Montana does not come up with a simple plan like this to preserve our > MT History NOW....a lot more RECORDS WILL BE DESTROYED!!!! > > MT Courthouses do not have the space for these > Records...they will not be expanding their Courthouse Buildings. They > say Micro-filming is too expensive. > > The Montana Clerk of District Court & Clerk & Recorder Assoc.s will > continue to hire their lawyers & lobbyist to tell the MT Researcher what > Records we can see, what Records that will no longer exist, while they > and all of the Courthouse clerks will be the only ones to have Access, > BUT NOT THE PUBLIC. > > Please call or e-mail these House of Representatives on the House-State > Administration Committee. > > House--State Administration Committee: > Allan Walters, Chairman R - Hamilton > Debby Barrett, Vice Chairman Majority R - Dillon > Tom Dell, Vice Chairman Minority D - Billings > Norma Bixby D - Lame Deer > Dee Brown R - Hungry Horse > Don Hedges R - Antelope > Hal Jacobson D - Helena > Larry Jent D - Bozeman > Michelle Lee D - Livingston > Larry Lehman R - Power > Ralph Lenhart D - Glendive > Gay Ann Masolo R - Townsend > Doug Mood R - Seeley Lake > Alan Olson R - Roundup > Holly Raser D - Missoula > Rick Ripley R - Wolf Creek > Clarice Schrumpf R - Billings > Frank Smith D - Poplar > > e-mail the House of Representatives: > http://leg.state.mt.us/leg_msg.htm > > This House-State Administration Committee > needs to hear from at least hundreds of > MT Genealogists & Historians in the next > couple of days! > Please Support SB 443, we need everyone's help NOW! > > Patricia Marchington > Member of Park County & the State Genealogy > Society. > [email protected] > -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of or-roots Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 8:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Urgent-Montana connections! http://leg.state.mt.us/online_publications/laws/57th/legname.htm The above site will give you names, addresses, and phones numbers of the Montana State Representatives and Senators. It has the email addresses for MOST BUT NOT ALL. I wrote a SHORT ( the longer it is the less likely it is to be read) note pleading for the preservation of my husband's and children's history. His family has been in Missoula for over one hundred years. (You must in some way state a relationship with Montana for the message/testimony to carry any weight) I then COPIED it and then just went down the list, clicking on each email and pasting my messages onto each of the emails. I realize I could have sent one message collectively, but in my experience if it appears to be more personal it stands a better chance than one that is sent in a blanket manner. I gave my name and address at the end even though it outside of Montana. It is generally required in other testimony that I have been involved in. This destruction of documents just makes me sick and I urge you all to write immediately. It only took me an hour to contact all of those that had an email address. I consider it an hour well spent! Midge Batt ([email protected])

Hi Gordon I am so glad to hear tht you are going. Even though I have not said anything on the list, I have been keeping up with what is going on with the Canadian 1901 Census. As a U.S citizen, I have felt that there wasn't anything I could do to help. If you have any ideas please let me know. There are some of us here that are concerned that we might have the same problem in the future. (With Mr "Shrub" as Presidant,it just might.) Good Luck and my the spirit of our ancestors be with you. Martha W. Barker Austin, Texas

Greetings One and All. As a follow up on my posting of a few days back wherein I advised I had been invited to participate in roundtable discussions conducted by the Access to Information Review Task Force, I have an announcement: I AM GOING TO OTTAWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been advised that the government will pick up the tab for transportation and accomodation to attend these roundtable discussions. This was the only consideration that would have blocked my participation. I shall do my best to convey to them the position of genealogists and historians that public access to Historic Census records must be restored. I have also recommended to the person with whom I spoke that Lyn Winters would be a valuable addition to these discussions and I expect him to be invited to participate as well. Lyn is a member of our Census Committee, a former member of the RCMP, and a retired investigator for the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada. He is well versed in the ATI Act and is also into genealogy. It was from a posting from Lyn that I first became aware of the withholding of Post 1901 Census records some years ago. I look forward to finally meeting Lyn in person, and to working with him during these discussions. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

Hello Polly, I have a distant WATTS connection in Lycoming Co, PA. and would be interested Edwin's headstone if you are unable to find a closer relative. My ancestor Elizabeth Krebs/Kreps first married a Tom WATTS and had 3 sons, George, Peter and Tom. Please see my website listed below. I had been considering unsubscribing from this WATTS list as most posts related either to Canada or the southern and western states, but will stay on a while longer. Regards, Joan ------------------------------ Homepage of James YEAGER, alias John Benjamin ADAMS and Margaret (Maggie) Rebecca TROUT http://www.angelfire.com/pa/adamstrout/ This was published in THE PROGRESS newspaper on Sat. March 10, 2001. Area man searches for family with ties to child's tombstone Eight years ago, Daniel Schenck of Clearfield happened upon something interesting on Bowman Hill behind Kerr Addition. Near a pile of debris, Mr. Schenck discovered a tombstone that dated from about 130 years before. Engraved on the tombstone was the name Edwon W., born February 25, 1863 to M. and E.M. Watts. "The poor little lad was only one month old when he died," Mr. Schenck says. "Rather than seeing it (the tombstone) covered up and buried, I brought it home." Although Mr. Schenck does not know for sure where the tombstone originated, he believes that the child's family was "homesteaders" who occupied the land where he discovered the stone and had buried the child there. After initially finding the tombstone, Mr. Schenck says he tried to locate who might be a relative of the late child. He said he tried to reach two individuals with the surname Watts from the Mahaffey area, whose names he found in he telephone book, but was unsuccessful. Now Mr. Schenck is seeking the public's help in returning the tombstone to the descendents of the infant because he feels "the soul and spirit (of this child) are within the white rock of this tombstone and it should be put to rest with his family." "To me, this is something very historical," Mr. Schench said. "Clearfield was only 13 years old when this baby died. I'd like to see this tombstone go to a blood relative." Mr. Schenck is asking that anyone who might know who the child is or has information concerning the family of Edwin Watts to call him. ****Note: I will not place someone's telephone number on a list without their permission. If you know or think of anyone who may have a connection to this tombstone or family email me your telephone number and / or address and I will make sure Mr. Schenck gets the infomation.

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This was seen on the Clearfield County PA list today and I thought maby someone on this list could identify the child. Please do not contact me personally as I am just the messenger. Renee Waring Date: 3/11/01 6:51:48 AM Pacific Standard Time From:    [email protected] (Ron & Polly Neeper) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> (Ron & Polly Neeper) To:    [email protected] This was published in THE PROGRESS newspaper on Sat. March 10, 2001. Area man searches for family with ties to child's tombstone     Eight years ago, Daniel Schenck of Clearfield happened upon something interesting on Bowman Hill behind Kerr Addition.     Near a pile of debris, Mr. Schenck discovered a tombstone that dated from about 130 years before.     Engraved on the tombstone was the name Edwon W., born February 25, 1863 to M. and E.M. Watts.     "The poor little lad was only one month old when he died," Mr. Schenck says. "Rather than seeing it (the tombstone) covered up and buried, I brought it home."     Although Mr. Schenck does not know for sure where the tombstone originated, he believes that the child's family was "homesteaders" who occupied the land where he discovered the stone and had buried the child there.     After initially finding the tombstone, Mr. Schenck says he tried to locate who might be a relative of the late child. He said he tried to reach two individuals with the surname Watts from the Mahaffey area, whose names he found in he telephone book, but was unsuccessful.     Now Mr. Schenck is seeking the public's help in returning the tombstone to the descendents of the infant because he feels "the soul and spirit (of this child) are within the white rock of this tombstone and it should be put to rest with his family."     "To me, this is something very historical," Mr. Schench said. "Clearfield was only 13 years old when this baby died. I'd like to see this tombstone go to a blood relative."     Mr. Schenck is asking that anyone who might know who the child is or has information concerning the family of Edwin Watts to call him. ****Note: I will not place someone's telephone number on a list without their permission. If you know or think of anyone who may have a connection to this tombstone or family email me your telephone number and / or address and I will make sure Mr. Schenck gets the infomation.

This just in from Pat Drake Chuck Gibson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi, I'm hoping you will forward this to the Watts List. I have found the Watts surname in the 1850 Scott Co. VA census that I have transcribed and put online at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/ I have included an area for email links of researchers that are interested in the families listed in this census. If anyone has ancestors that were in Scott Co. VA at this time and were listed in this census and you are interested in being added to the list, please let me know. A list of the surnames in this census is at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/surnames.html My hope is to find a researcher link for every surname enumerated in this census. Thanks! pat drake Scott Co. VA Photo Project http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/scottphotos/ Scott Co. VA 1850 Census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/ pat drake Scott Co. VA Photo Project http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/scottphotos/ Scott Co. VA 1850 Census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~drakefam/census/ -------------------------------------------------------

Greetings All. In my last message I stated that I would be away from the computer until tomorrow (Saturday) however here I am again. I guess I am addicted. I do, however, have a reason for coming back tonight. Life has it's ironies, and it would appear that I have been subject of some of them today. After a delay of almost six months, because I made an Access to Information Request for the Report of the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census Records, Industry Minister Brian Tobin made the Report available to the public on 15 December 2000. Along with the release of this report Mr. Tobin issued a press release in which he stated that "further broad based consultation with all Canadians is needed. This consultation will take place as part of the already announced administrative and legislative review of the Access to Information and the Privacy Acts." His reference here was in regards to a press release of 21 August 2000 which announced the establishment of "An Access to Information Review Task Force". While it is expected there may be some progress reports, the press release stated "A final report will be released in the fall of 2001, which will analysze the administrative and legislative aspects of Access to Information and provide recommendations for improvement." Anything here sound familiar? Our response was, and still is, to deplore the refusal of Mr. Tobin to accept the recommendations contained in the Report of the Expert Panel. We opposed the inclusion of the Census issue in the mandate of this Task Force. We viewed his announcement of "further study" as a delaying tactic and have our doubts as to whether or not he has actually read the Report. We feel the idea is to "study the Census issue to death", or at least to the point where they finally manage to get a report that states what they want, rather than what the public wants - i.e. access to Historic Records. We continue to urge Mr. Tobin to accept the recommendations of the Expert Panel. We continue also to urge our MPs and Senators to vote in favour of Bill S-12, introduced in the Senate by Senator Lorna Milne, and an identical Bill soon to be introduced to the House of Commons by MP Murray Calder. This afternoon I received a phone call from Keith Lafrance, a member of the BC Genealogical Society, as am I. He called to advise he had received a fax addressed to me as Editor of the Global Gazette. The facts are that I am simply a writer for the Global Gazette, not the Editor, and the number to which the fax was sent is not mine. Fortunately Keith knew who I was or I would not have received the fax intended for me. Now comes the irony. The fax had been sent by Andrée Delagrave, Chair of the Access to Information Review Task Force mentioned above. The purpose of the fax was to invite me "to participate in a roundtable discussion on the federal Access to Information framework." The message further stated that I was "being invited to discuss aspects of access to information related to the specific interests of the stakeholders represented. You are being invited to participate in the first roundtalbe for those with expertise in the information busines, libraries, archives, genealogy, history, science associations, and publishing of government data." There you have it -- I am invited to participate, in a small way, in the Task Force which I have decried as not being necessary to our purpose. I would very much like to attend this roundtable discussion, however the hooker is that it is scheduled to take place at the Rideau Club on Monday, 26 March 2001 (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). While the message did not say so, my assumption is that the Rideau Club is in Ottawa and I live 25 kilometers east of Vancouver. The message makes no mention of the government paying for transportation or accomodation. My pension, while normally adequate, is not sufficient to pay for day trips to Ottawa. I will be checking on Monday to see if the government will be funding the trip, but otherwise I will be unable to attend. The message does make provision for someone other than myself to attend and I have someone in mind to take my place if I am unable to attend. I will keep you informed on what happens. Life's little irony #2 to follow tomorrow. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census

Greetings All. I am pleased to announce that this afternoon the Post 1901 Census Project Website is back up and fully operational. Many have been aware that for the past week, following transfer of the website to new servers, many of the pages have been inaccessible. At this time all functions on the website are working. All pages are accessible, and all petitions are downloable. Most of the main pages are available in either English or French languages. Debates of the House of Commons and the Senate are available in both languages, as is the "Whats it all about" page. The MP Scoreboard is fully accessible, and the MP response totals are also available in both languages. Work continues on the remaining pages to complete the bi-lingual conversion. The move to the new servers should show an improvement in the speed of accessing the pages. I will be taking steps also to convert very large pages to smaller ones to further improve access speed. Those who have the Post 1901 Census Project website bookmarked please note that with the move to the new servers the URLs are now case sensitive. Please note the URLs to the main pages of the site: http://globalgenealogy.com/Census for the English version. en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Normal updating of correspondence logs and link pages will now resume after getting the site working again. Not today however. As of this message I am shutting down the computer, going out for a beer and some dinner, and staying away from html files until tomorrow. Have a great day, and Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted.

I sending this in hopes that I can at least send e-mail. There have been two days of major problems for people in South East Texas, from Austin over. A server as gone down and they are working on it. List-managers. If you get a bounce back please do not remove me. All e-mail will get to me eventualy. Thanks for your help. Martha W. Barker [email protected]

Greetings All. For those who have been attempting to access and browse the Post 1901 Census Project website I have an explanation of why you have been having some problems. As mentioned before the website has been moved to new, faster, better servers, however while the loading of the servers went smoothly it was not without its problems. Most of the website is up and running however a number of the links, both internally, and externally are not working. The reason for this is that the server to which the website was moved operates on the Unix operating system which insofar as file names and directory/folder names are concerned, is case sensitive. The Windows server from which the website was moved was not case sensitive. The result of this is that for awhile, even I was unable to access the website at all. For advising me that the Census directory/folder on the new server was named with an upper case C and enabling me once again to access the website I must give thanks to Jim Church. To access the main page of the Census Project website use the following URL http://globalgenealogy.com/Census Note the upper case C in Census. Most of the main page links are working but some of the links on those pages are not. To access the Scoreboard click on "Members of Parliament and Scoreboard" as usual. This will bring up The Scoreboard Totals page. Clicking on one of the Provincial links will bring up a "Page not found" notice because in the URL, the filename Score is shown with a lower case S. Change that S to Upper Case and hit "Enter". This will take you to the proper location on the Scoreboard. Press "Back" to return. Some of the other links can be accessed by changing the case of the first letter of a directory or filename, but others cannot. A couple of the petitions can be downloaded in this manner that most cannot. There is about 1000 files involved in this website and I have been working non-stop since Thursday trying to get everything straightened out. Rick Roberts has been working much longer than this in preparation for the move. We will get everything working as soon as possible but we ask that you have a little patience with us. If you need to download petitons before I have that page fully operational, email me, giving your location, and I will send them to you attached to an email. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this period of difficulty. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Read my column on Post 1901 Census issues at http://globalgazette.net Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Greetings All I have been receiving a number of messages about people having difficulty accessing the Post 1901 Census Project website. These messages have been sufficient in number to warrant my posting a message about it. Global Genealogy has been going through a process of changing servers to improve service and access speed. They had continuing problems with the original people contracted to do the job and Wednesday discharged them and went with another company with a very good reputation. It was expected that by today, Saturday, all problems would be resolved and everyone would have unrestricted access. All appeared to be going smoothly, however there have obviously been some problems. I am sure they are working on the problems and would hope that things will be rectified by the end of the weekend. For those having difficulty accessing the Post 1901 Census Project website, all I can suggest is to keep trying periodically. The problem is being worked on. Thank you for your interest and support, and for your patience in this time of difficulty. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://globalgenealogy.com/census Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Periodic posting for the benefit of new members. I am researching the Watts family, originating in Devon, England and ending up in Australia. Any information would be appreciated. Descendants of Henry Watts 1 Henry Watts b: 1812 in Devon, England d: 1882 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .. +Elizabeth Groves b: Abt. 1816 in England m: in Devon, England 2 Ann Watts b: 1835 d: 9 November 1893 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... +Edward Roberts b: 1832 d: 31 May 1887 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1854 in Victoria, Australia 2 Isaac Watts b: 23 January 1849 in Barnstaple, Devon, England d: 27 February 1916 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... +Maria Thomas b: 1854 in Belfast, Victoria, Australia d: 18 July 1936 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1873 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Richard Thomas Henry Watts b: 31 October 1873 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1941 in Terang, Victoria, Australia ...... +Olive Merlinder Barker b: 1879 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1956 in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia m: 1901 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Leslie Alexander Watts b: 1902 in Noorat, Victoria, Australia d: 1975 in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Olive Lilian Watts b: 1905 in Noorat, Victoria, Australia .... 4 George Henry Watts b: 1910 in Noorat, Victoria, Australia d: 1972 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Alfred Gordon Watts b: 1918 in Noorat, Victoria, Australia d: 1940 in Terang, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Catherine Anne Watts b: 18 March 1875 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1963 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia ...... +Ernest Barker b: 1871 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1912 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1895 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Beatrice Ellen Barker b: 1896 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Susan Jane Barker b: 1897 d: 1973 in MOOR, Victoria, Australia ........ +HUTCHINSON .... 4 Walter Ernest Barker b: 1899 d: 1973 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Isaac David Barker b: 1900 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1952 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Annie Pearl Barker b: 1902 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1959 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ........ +SMITH .... 4 Archibald William Barker b: 1903 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1960 in Koroit, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ebenezer John Barker b: 1904 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1910 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Frederick Norman Barker b: 1906 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1965 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia .... 4 George Edward Barker b: 1907 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1968 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Richard Henry Barker b: 1909 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1980 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Irene Myrtle Barker b: 1911 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 1968 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ........ +Randolph Patrick Leddin b: Abt. 1896 d: 1972 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Susan Maria Watts b: 18 May 1876 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1955 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia ...... +Ebenezer William Youl b: 1877 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1963 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1900 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Gladys Hannah May Youl b: 1901 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 1979 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ........ +ROBERTSON .. 3 Ellen Jane Watts b: 5 July 1877 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1939 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +John Wright b: in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1899 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Lilias Ellen Wright b: Abt. 1899 d: 1978 in Essendon, Victoria, Australia ........ +SMITH .... 4 Susan Margaret Wright b: 1901 d: 1941 in Terang, Victoria, Australia ........ +MORRIS .... 4 Ada Mary Wright b: 1902 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1905 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Gladys Winifred Wright b: 1906 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Arthur John Wright b: 1908 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ruby May Wright b: 1910 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Isaac Watts b: 3 March 1879 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1960 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +Isabella Ellen Wright b: 1885 in Narringal, Victoria, Australia d: 1971 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1908 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Thomas Henry Watts b: 1909 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Reginald William Watts b: 1911 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ruth Mary Watts b: 1912 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ethel Ellen Watts b: 1913 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Constance Amy Watts b: Abt. 1917 d: 1974 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ........ +Harold Heinrich Uebergang b: 1915 in Penshurst, Victoria, Australia .. 3 William John Watts b: 4 January 1881 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 6 June 1949 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +Anna Maria Watson b: 1883 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 13 January 1964 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1907 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Norman William Watts b: 13 November 1912 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 30 December 1988 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ........ +Ida Ross Humphrys b: 11 July 1920 d: 30 January 1993 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 13 February 1945 .... 4 Emma Mavis Watts b: 25 January 1920 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 [1] Edward Watts b: 11 November 1882 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: March 1962 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ...... +Catherine Black b: 1880 in Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia d: 20 September 1909 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1908 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Catherine Myra Watts b: 1909 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia ........ +M. McLaren .. *2nd Wife of [1] Edward Watts: ...... +Mabel Harriet Clarke b: 1879 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia d: 2 November 1958 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1911 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Jack Watts .... 4 Len Watts .... 4 Ron Watts .... 4 Edward John Watts b: 1913 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 1976 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Valma May Watts b: 1913 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ........ +THOMAS .. 3 Lilias Watts b: 3 December 1885 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1972 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +KELLY .. 3 Mabel Watts b: 3 February 1886 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1969 in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia ...... +William Harris b: 1874 in Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia m: 1904 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ivy May Harris b: 1906 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Grace Annie Harris b: 1909 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 William Raymond Harris b: 1911 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Ethel Watts b: 27 April 1888 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1957 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +William Joseph Crow b: 1875 in Belfast, Victoria, Australia d: 1960 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1910 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Ethel Jane Crow b: 1912 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Albert Edwin Watts b: 8 October 1889 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia ...... +Eva Dyson m: 1914 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Cecil Gordon Watts b: 5 May 1891 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia ...... +Louisa Lyfield b: 1891 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 1965 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1921 in Victoria, Australia .... 4 Mary Watts b: Abt. 1922 d: 1922 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... 4 Cecil Raymond Watts b: Abt. 1923 d: 1923 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .. 3 Christina Beatrice Watts b: 21 February 1894 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 24 March 1894 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia -- Regards, Ian Marr 10.5m above sea-level at 38°23'15"S by 142°36'04"E I think, therefore, I yam - does this mean I'm a vegetable? Eddress: [email protected] Home Page: http://www.ansonic.com.au/marrtronics/ I can also be found on ICQ - 7894010 List Administrator: FRUISH on Rootsweb.com

Greetings All An excellent article written by Lyn Winters appeared in today's Halifax Chronicle Herald titled "Census records privacy: surely 92 years enough". Go to: http://www.halifaxherald.com . Click on Opinion, then on "Census records...." for the full text. Or use the following shortcut to go directly to the article. http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2001/03/03/f216.raw.html Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS [email protected] Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Download Post 1901 Census petitions at http://globalgenealogy.com/census Permission to forward without notice is granted.