Dear List, Was someone looking for the name MAIS this past week or so? I was just following up on some info supplied by Jo and came across a John MAIS who was curate at St James Bristol in 1806 at the marriage of my GASTRELL/ ALVIS couple. Cheers Bev -----Original Message----- From: Ross Richards <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 8:36 Subject: [WSX] Favourite Websites >Hi there fellow lister. >Do you know that some of us who have been playing around wiith genealogy on our computers assume an awful lot!!! >I was asked to speak at a genealogy society meeting in a small NZ town recently and decided that the use of computers in researching and making contact with others with similar interests was the way I was going to go. It amazed me how few even knew how to use batch numbers on IGI to search out other family members from the same parish church. I took with me a photocopied selection of some of my favourite sites and found that most were unknown to them - consequently I'm going to share them with you as I know some of you will find them of value. > >GENUKI UK & IRELAND http://www.genuki.org.uk/mindex.html >A great wealth of information here as well as links to as much again. Great lookups also offered in seperate counties. Also some online cencus and parish records. >NB there is also a search engine for this site:- http://www.genuki.org.uk/search.html > >COMMONWEALTH GRAVES http://cwgc.org/ >Fascinating historical stuff here. > >WORLD CONNECT http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi >I was particularly fortunate in finding two branches of my family on this and was able to make contact with two more distant relies. > >UK ARCHIVES www.a2a.pro.gov.uk >Here you need to use all possible spelling of a surname eg Crump in the 1600s was spelt Cromp Crompe Crump Crumpe. > >1901 BRITISH CENCUS www.cencus.pro.gov.uk doesn't cost to find names but to get details it does. Rather than print off the sheets I saved them to disk to save time and printed them later when I wasn't paying for my time - pays to get organized before you start paying and find the folk first so you are getting best value for your dollar when downloading. > >GENEALOGY LINKS www.genealogylinks.net/ > >UK SURNAMES LIST www.county-surnames.co.uk/index.mv > >UK BIRTH MARRIAGES DEATHS http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl >A vast number of records between 1837-1902 Still incomplete but another 4 million odd added on New Years Eve. A great way of finding wives surnames. > >FAMILY SEARCH - IGI, 1881 cencus and more. http://familysearch.org/ >As stated above, this site can be used in a variety of ways. Remember when using batch numbers to change the last number as bigger parish records are split up into time periods. The C can sometimes be replaced with a P, and by using a M instead you find the marriages. > >BATCH NUMBER http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tyeroots/index4.html >Here are a number of batch numbers for churches sorted by county. > >TRADE DIRECTORIES www.historicaldirectories.org/ > >VILLAGES/FAMILIES UK http://curiousfox.com/ >A new site which could prove interesting - it's up to you to add your bit. > >NEW ZEALAND GENEALOGY SEARCH ENGINE http://downtown.co.nz/genealogy/ >Must be good - it accesses my site as well as lots of shipping records etc. > >AUSSIE/NZ BMD www.rootsweb.com/~ausbdm/ > >That'll keep some of you out of mischief for a while. Happy hunting >Adrienne > > >==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >Looking for a modern UK map site - try these......... >http://uk8.multimap.com/map/places.cgi http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ >http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/getamap/getamap_index.htm >

Hi All, Could somebody please explain the difference between being married by Banns and a License. Also why would somebody get married in an Independent chapel and not their local Church. Could it possibly be that one was from out of the Parish? My Great grandparents were married in one such chapel. No child was born within 2yrs, so that was not the reason. One G.P. was from outside the parish so could this be why? Best wishes Andy Penton Mewsey, Hants.

Hi Andy & List, Marriages by license were a lot quicker than having to wait for banns to be read on three Sundays before the wedding. I have an ancestor who married the same day that he signed the license. Licenses could be used to get around the problem of opposisition to the union, you could marry before anyone found out about it. You could also try looking for a christening about six months after the wedding, that is another reason to get married before anything shows. People married in chapels because they were non-conformists, they were baptists, methodists etc. and didn't follow the Church of England. There are quite a few marriage licenses around, non-conformist registers can be more difficult to access. Regards, Ian in sunny France

Hello listers I'm please to announce that the Oxfordshire FHS has recently released further parish register transcripts on CD, covering some of the parishes in the following registration districts :- 1. Chipping Norton. 2. Headington. 3. Thame. 4. Wallingford (includes a mix of Oxfordshire and former North Berkshire parishes). For further details of the parishes included and how to order, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html Very best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

Glyn, One thing to look out for is that some of your HALEs may appear under the surname HOLE, which is also common in your areas of interest. Ciao Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: zanadoodoo <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 12:36 AM Subject: [WSX] HALE and variants > Hi, I'm a new subscriber looking for the name HALE and variants anywhere in > the West of England and South Wales. > > Anyone interested? > > Cheers, > > Glyn Hale > > -- > HALE Family History > http://halefamily.net > Chalford Hill > Gloucestershire > England > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > To Order Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates: > http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp > http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp >

Hi Would like to contact any decedents of the FOOT[E] from Wiltshire [ 19th century], Somerset or Gloucester to progress family tree Robert

Hi I am trying to find any descendents of Joseph and Sarah WITHERS [ nee HALL] , my grandparents, whose address at 1901 census was : 41 Oak Road, Horfield, Bristol regards Robert in North Wales

Hi Can anyone help me to confirm the parents of Joseph FOOT[E] who married Catherine DIBBEN [ DYBBEN] on 7th. December 1785 at Gussage St. Michael [ Dorset ] , Joseph was born in Berwick St. John [ Wiltshire ] There were many Foot families in that area and I believe they were related in some way. Possible parents could be Robert and Fortune Foot of Berwick St. John and Gussage St Michael or Joseph and Sarah Foot [ nee Brewer] in 1757 Any clues appreciated to help solve a 2o year old mystery ! Regards Robert in North Wales

Hi all. I've noticed a few new names recently, so thought I would have another bash at my elusive ALMOND family from Camerton/Clandown/Midsomer Norton or thereabouts. If anyone has any ALMOND, ALMON, ALLMON, ALLMOND, ALLMAN or ALMANs in their tree from that area, I'd be glad to hear from them! Best wishes, Colin Hunt.

Dear Listers, I must apologise if this is a repeat message but the previous one which I tried to send didn't appear in my in-box. So, please bear with me. John SIMS of Bradford, Wilts was the bondsman for the marriage of Thomas PENNY and Elizabeth MARKS on 13th November 1798. This suggests that either the bride or the groom had connections in Bradford. If anyone knows anything relevant to this or the identity of John SIMS I would love to hear. Thanks, Maurice Snowdon in Sheffield

Hi, I'm a new subscriber looking for the name HALE and variants anywhere in the West of England and South Wales. Anyone interested? Cheers, Glyn Hale -- HALE Family History http://halefamily.net Chalford Hill Gloucestershire England

Hi Kevin A long shot, but you could try the Isle of Wight as there are HILLIERs to be found there. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: kevinsobey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 February 2003 12:17 am To: [email protected] Subject: [WSX] hillier Hi all, Can anybody help me. My ancestors are John Hillier b 1792, Marlborough, his wife Jane b 1800, son John Foach Hillier b 1833. I cannot connect them with any English Hilliers but suspect that there may be a connection with Thomas Hillier 1730 m Joan Foach, & their son William m Elizabeth Foach 1768. Any help appreciated. Kevin ______________________________

Have re subscribed after a period in hospital so would like to repeat my surname interests for the benefit of any newcomers. MACEY and variants, Wiltshire RAINSFORD Wilts and possibly Ireland POLDEN Wilts and possibly Ireland TOMBS Oxon., Berks. etc. John Macey 9 Church Hill Earls Colne, Near Colchester, Essex, CO6 2RG UK visit my homepage <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.co.uk/jmacey5772/index.htm">Macey</A>

Just found on "ebay" under USA sellers and thought this may be of interest to those researching Phelps and Sheppard. "Handwritten English vellum indenture dated 1684, during the reign of Charles II, being the conveyance of a parcel of land in Calne in the County of Wiltshire between Richard Phelps, a Yeoman, of the one part; and Robert Sheppard, a Mercer, of the second part. Nicely penned with some flourishes and initial letter incorporating the date." The actual web page has some pictures of the indenture on http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2505710312&category=356 Hoping they fit into someones tree! Sarah

Can anyone give me the dates for Marriage indexes for Bristol. I have a marriage I want to check but don't want to pay out for the certificate! This is William Barfoot HUNT to Sarah Brabner, widow in the 4th quarter 1878 in Bristol. The same applies to a death - I don't want to waste my money! I have the burial entry for Robert WARREN aged 52 in Marnhull, Dorset 27 1 1894 but no entry in Sturminster just one in Bristol. So either he died at Bristol and his body returned to Marnhull or the entry was recorded in Sturminster Register records but did not get through to the national registers. Celia Surname interests: Brown, Chubb, Cooling, Corney, Dean, Guy, Musgrove, Mulcock, Welsman Booth, Clibborn, Lindsay, Milward, Mumford, Ritchie, Sendall, Strachan, Williams

Hi List, Back to my brickwall of the baptism of JOHN PARSONS eldest son of HENRY PARSONS born 1816 to 1818 in the Salisbury area. John Parsons married Emma Newhan in 1843 coming to New Zealand the next month together with his brother William and wife Elizabeth, both John and William married in St Edmund Salisbury. They said they were from Bishopstone on the shipping list. William was baptised at Bishopstone the son of Henry and Elizabeth ( Hopkins ) together with a number of other children, and where Henry and Elizabeth are buried. I have Henry's line back to Sixpenny Handerly, but where was John baptised ? Any help would be wonderful. Thanks Daphne NEW ZEALAND.

Hi all, Can anybody help me. My ancestors are John Hillier b 1792, Marlborough, his wife Jane b 1800, son John Foach Hillier b 1833. I cannot connect them with any English Hilliers but suspect that there may be a connection with Thomas Hillier 1730 m Joan Foach, & their son William m Elizabeth Foach 1768. Any help appreciated. Kevin

Hi Kevin! I have no HILLIER connections but have had a look in the PR transcripts for the 2 Marlborough parishes with no positive results. Presumably the details of John b 1792 were from a different source since he was not baptised in either of the Anglican parishes (St Peter or St Mary) Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevinsobey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:17 AM Subject: [WSX] hillier > Hi all, > Can anybody help me. > My ancestors are > John Hillier b 1792, Marlborough, his wife Jane b 1800, son John Foach Hillier b 1833. > I cannot connect them with any English Hilliers but suspect that there may be a connection with Thomas Hillier 1730 m Joan Foach, & their son William m Elizabeth Foach 1768. > Any help appreciated. > Kevin > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > For Oxfordshire family history visit:- > The Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk > >

Hi Listers, Reposting names of interest, IRWIN (St Austells, Cornwall) (and variations)Possibly publicans, brewers MITCHELL, (St Austells) (and variations), ancestors of Sampson, Mitchell family were miners. McPHEE, MACPHEE (ancestors of Mary Ann who m. Sampson Mitchell.) Thankyou, Lynda Pearl

Hello all here are the main names we're seeking connections with. ABRAM/ABRAHAM South Stoneham,Bishops Waltham, Durley,Gosport - ATKINS Portsea , Portsmouth & Southsea, Dorset, & Scotland BEEVIS Sussex BOXALL Bramshott & Wymering BOYES Bishops Waltham BUDDEN Dorset CANAWAY Gosport & Portsea/Portsmouth CLARK Gosport,Boldre,Southampton/Portsea DAVIE Gosport,Hampshire & Dorset EDWARDS Dorset EXTON Gosport & Bishops Waltham FOREMAN Salisbury & Andover GALE Wantage GAZEY Hampshire,Sussex & Birmingham GOODMAN Gosport & London HABENS Alverstoke/Gosport, Portsea & Wymering HAWKINS Hampshire & Sussex HUBSDALL/HUBSDELL/HUBSDILL/UBSDELL/UBSDILL/UBSEDEALE & VARIANTS - Hampshire & Wiltshire ILES/EYLES Purton, & Ramsbury Wiltshire JENKINSON Hampshire, Sussex ,Flintshire & Lancashire JURD Gosport & Portsmouth KNIGHT Banbury LEGG/E Gosport,Portsea & Isle of Wight MADDOCKS Bristol OLIVER Portsea ROBEY Alverstoke,Gosport, Portsmouth & Bournemouth SHACKLER Ilsley Berkshire SHEPPARD Salisbury SMITH Hampshire,Dorset & Isle of Wight TAYLOR/TAYLER Alverstoke,Andover, Portsmouth,Isle of Wight, & Yorkshire We would loove to hear from anyone who maybe connected . Take care,Linda & Tony