Hi listers On behalf of the officers and executive committee members of this society, I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. For details of the society's products and services, and for our programme of meetings and Computer Group meetings in 2003, please see www.ofhs.org.uk. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

Reposting interests and Christmas greetings to all. Mike Corrigan Keynsham Bristol UK Researching CORRIGAN in London 1850s, POWELL in West Bromwich 1850s, CORRIGAN/POWELL in Birmingham 1870s, CORRIGAN in Cardiff 1890s, CORRIGAN in NSW Australia 1900s to present. CORRIGAN in Bristol 1900s to present

Thanks to all the kind people who have helped me with research this year Happy Christmas Andrew

What better than opening the stocking on Xmas Day than finding a nicely wrapped look up lurking there? Sooooooooo - if you want Santa to call, email his two little helpers at <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> . Our fiche resources are as shown below: Have a great Xmas everyone and a successful ancestral New Year Take care Linda & Tony Parish Registers on Fiche (C = Christenings; M = Marriages; B = Burials) BISHOPSTOKE (CMB 1658-1781; CM 1700-1781; CB 1782-1812; B 1813-1906) NEW!! BISHOPS WALTHAM Bishops Waltham (C 1612 - 1905; M 1612-1925; B 1612-1904) BOARHUNT (CMB 1654-1805; C 1813-1988; M 1813-1836, 1838-1973, 1975-1989; )NEW!! (CB 1803-1812; B 1813-1988) NEW!!! CURDRIDGE (C 1835-1946; M 1838-1962; B 1835-1934) NEW!!! DROXFORD (CMB 1633-1812; C 1813-1976; M ,BANNS 1754-1928; B 1678-1739, 1813-1975) NEW!!! DURLEY (CMB 1561-1812; C 1813-1909; M 1813-1948; B 1813-1914)NEW!!! FAREHAM Holy Trinity ( C 1836-1914 M 1847-1915 B 1836-1896) St Peter & Pauls (B 1813-1867) FARLINGTON St Andrews Church ( CMB 1754-1812 C1813-1930 M 1813-1933 B 1813-1906) GOSPORT Alverstoke (C 1738 - 1911; M 1711-1919; B 1714-1812) Gosport Methodist Circuit (C 1878 - 1904) Holy Trinity (C 1708 - 1925; M 1708-1929; B 1708-1902) St. John's Forton (C 1840 - 1915; M 1841-1917; B 1841-1879) St. Matthew's (C 1846 - 1927; M 1846-1928) St. Thomas Elson (C 1845 - 1912; M 1846-1890; B 1846-1927) Anns Hill Cemetery (B 1855 - 1953) St. Lukes, Forton (C 1900 - 1913) Christ Church (C 1881 - 1939; M 1913-1933) HAVANT St Faiths (B 1813-1895) PORTCHESTER St Mary's (C 1813-1922; M 1813-1935; B 1804-1911) NEW!!!!!! PORTSEA/PORTSMOUTH/SOUTHSEA All Saint's (C 1828 - 1913; M 1839-1921) Holy Trinity (C 1841 - 1906; M 1845-1905) Royal Garrison Church (B 1741 - 1863) St Agatha, Landport (C 1892 -1927 M 1898 - 1925) St. Bartholomews (C 1864- 1918; M 1865 - 1907) St. George's (C 1876 - 1906; M 1876-1913) St. James (C 1844 - 1922; M 1845-1915; B 1845-1936) St. John's (C 1789 - 1951; M 1865-1922) St Judes (C 1851 - 1903 M 1851- 1904) St. Luke (C 1864 - 1909, M 1864 - 1905) St Marks, North End (C 1874-1904; M 1875-1902) NEW!!!! St. Mary's (C 1800 - 1901; B 1813-1900) St. Matthew (C 1899 1905, M 1904-1907) St Michael (C 1872 - 1904 M 1882 - 1938) St. Peter (C 1788 - 1794, 1883 - 1906, M 1883 - 1908) St.Simon (C 1868 - 1922; M 1868 - 1910) St Thomas, (C 1873 -1925 M 1877 - 1900 B 1813 - 1855) SARISBURY (C 1836 - 1979; M 1852-1916; B 1836-1917) SHEDFIELD (C 1829-1921; M 1843-1924; B 1830-1931) NEW!! SOBERTON (CB 1538-1627, 1756-1872; C 1623-1775, 1813-1879; CMB1662-1682; NEW!!! (M 1538-1621, 1654-1666, 1813-1921; M BANNS 1754-1812; B 1813-1957) NEW!! SOUTHWICK (CM 1584-1628; CMB 1628-1794; CB 1794-1810; C 1813-1905) NEW!! (M BANNS 1755-1808 M 1808-1975; B 1813-1926) NEW!! WARNFORD (C 1541 - 1996; M 1541-1978; B 1541-1997) WICKHAM (C 1813 - 1950, M 1813 - 1932, B 1813 - 1897) WIDLEY (C 1813 - 1917 M 1754 - 1934 B 1813 - 1946) WYMERING & WIDLEY CMB 1738 - 1812 CB 1791 - 1812 WYMERING C 1812 - 1910, M 1755 - 1905, B 1813 - 1897 ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== practice safe text - tell the Listowners about virus worries - DON'T SPREAD IT ON THE LIST!

West Hatch is the first I can find. It's about 4 miles South east of Taunton on the A358 to Ilminster. Harry Tadd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean MacRae" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:18 PM Subject: [WSX] Somerset 1891 > Hello all > > This is I hope the only posting regarding this topic! > > I am on the Glamorgan mailing list and in transcribing the 1891 census we have hit on alot of Somerset names which are not too clear. If you have ever tried to do this you know where I am going. > So here goes, does anyone know where these places may be? Please don't clutter the list with your answers, send them to me directly. > [email protected] > > > Somerset. ( Gwlad-yr-haf. ) SHORNEY MUCKING, MUNSON BIGOT, FINSBURY, > BELSON, WEST HATCH, HIGH LANE, BUCKLEIGH, CLEATON, LOUGHTON, BRLAMARY, > YARNHOLD, HUTCURN, NANNY, CORNTOWN MORTON, HALORD, ENTRIDGE, JANNINGTON, > CUMMERTON, MILKY, ASHGROVE, STANTON DOWN, CATISH, STANWELL, CROSSCOMBE, > CRICKHAM, CASTLEBURY and WILLOMER. > Thanks to all who may try. > > Regards > Jean > GLAM LE Co-ordinator > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/GLA.html# > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > For Oxfordshire family history visit:- > The Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk >

Just to confirm that the servers broke down mid December. Mail has been delayed-I received this message today 23 December. Mail delivery will continue to be erratic over Christmas. John Paul Gaskell wrote: >Hi Toni > > > > >>Is anybody aware of anything happening at Rootsweb as I am not getting >> >> >anything through from the American lists, my SUBSCRIBE are getting nil >response. > > >I don't know the answer to this, but I can confirm that I've noticed that >there have been few messages around this last few days, and their pattern of >arrival has been somewhat erratic. > >This happens occasionally when Rootsweb are upgrading their servers and the >like. As far as I'm aware, the only answer is to sit and wait. > > >Paul Gaskell >Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary >Oxfordshire Family History Society >E-mail : [email protected] >Website : www.ofhs.org.uk > > > > > >==== 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 > > > >

Seasons Greetings! I put a few names on the list some months ago and was grateful to receive some excellent help. I'd like to repeat those names and add a few more - any information or help would be much appreciated. GARDNER - Crewkerne TURNER - Crewkerne COMPTON - Combe Hay and Hinton Charter House WHITE - Bath DASCOMBE - Hinton Charter House Many thanks. Wishing you all a merry Christmas. Paula Hunter

Just wishing all listers a Merry Christmas & reiterating my interests: BUNCE, William George & family, lived Pewsey, Wilts & area till about 1900 PONTIN, John & Charlotte of Quemerford, Blackland, Calne, Wilts; their daughter Caroline Ann married William George BUNCE (above) Colleen Andrews http://www.geocities.com/clandrews_2000

I'm trying to find my ancestors from England. I have a Joseph Wood, married to Elizabeth Moreland, June 24, 1784; Charles Savory, married to Elizabeth Clements, Oct. 3, 1742; John Stockwell, christened Oct. 19, 1735 and married to Ann Creed on March 28 1761; and Sophia Grimes who married Samuel Stockwell July 19, 1807 all from Gloucestershire. Does anyone have any information on these lines? I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Delores

Hi everyone, The following new Parish Transcripts have now been added to my site at :- http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk *** Meare marriages 1870-1879 *** Enjoy :-)) Colin. Bristol, England http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk - contains transcripts for Meare, Glastonbury, Godney, Burtle Edington, Shapwick. Researching :- VOWLES, SIMMONDS (various spellings), BAKER, MARSH, RAWLES, COX, GIBLETT, MORGAN, READ, EDWARDS, ROOD - Somerset (Meare, Wedmore, Glastonbury, Burtle etc) RAYNER, JOLLIFFE, ADDY, HEPWORTH, FEATHERSTONE, MORRILL, CLIFFE - Yorkshire (Knottingley, Brotherton etc)

I have nowe uploaded to my website the final part of my index to O'Byrne's Royal Naval Biography 1849. If anyone has ancestors who were officers in the Royal Navy they may find this interesting. It gives dates of entry to the Nany, promotion and in some cases marriage (with name of spouse). The indexes can be found at my Maritime Site http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Site.html Bob Sanders Cardiff

Santa's been early to Locks Heath with a delivery of more fiche in time for Christmas. We have put the new parishes on the website....click "resources" at www.knightsure.co.uk/knightroots/genealogy to see the new additions - all marked NEW!!! in red so you can see just how good we've been this year! We have now included Portchester,Shedfield,Boarhunt,Soberton,Southwick but as there's so many, you'll just have to check the website to make sure. We can still do look ups over Xmas Holiday but just from the fiche listed please. Take care Linda & Tony

Hi List During y transcription of the Milverton Burials I have noted that burials occurring in 1760 where running at 4 to 5 times the average burials......what happened in Milverton in 1760..... Waiting with bated breath for those persons who research this type of information along with their genealogy??? Best regards David Cheek - Adelaide - Australia Virus Protection by Norton AntiVirus 2002 Researching in Somerset, Australia and now USA CHEEK, CHICK

Does anybody know anything about the family of Edward T. Middleditch b. abt. 1833 London wife Ellen, the family resided Blunsdon House Village, Highworth, Wilts in 1881, he is shown to be owner and occupier of 160 acres. One of his children is called Woolfrey and I am curious about Edward's parents, Many thanks and Merry Xmas to all, Toni.

In a message dated 18/12/2002 01:30:40 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > During y transcription of the Milverton Burials I have noted that burials > occurring in 1760 where running at 4 to 5 times the average > burials......what happened in Milverton in 1760..... > > There is a web site that lists events of such form in chronological order http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/personal/cm1djw/lochist/epidems.htm Graham

Hi Cynthia Thank you. Yes, that's reminded me of the story. You can imagine that my Gran thought this was an important story for us to hear as children. If I do find a family link it won't be as bad as the RANN side of my family where we're all trying to find a link with 'Jack Rann', a notorious highwayman. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Stiles" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [WSX] Ruth PEARCE - Devizes > Kate > > Yes, there is a monument, but you may not necessarily wish to be associated as > she was 'struck dead for telling a lie'. Ruth, spelt PIERCE in this instance, was > from Potterne, attending the market with a group of other villagers and she agreed > to put a sum of money towards buying a sack of corn between them When the > money was all handed over, she falsely claimed to have added hers to the > amount. 'Let me drop dead if I tell a lie', she proclaimed. As she duly fell dead on > the spot, the money was found clenched in her hand. > > > Cynthia Stiles > http://about-bristol.co.uk (On-line photo tours of Bristol) > http://bristolinformation.co.uk (Aspects of Bristol history and genealogy) > http://stiles-genealogy.co.uk (Stiles, Wyatt, Evans) > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > Introduction to UK genealogy > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > http://www.pro.gov.uk/leaflets/Riindex.asp > >

Kate Yes, there is a monument, but you may not necessarily wish to be associated as she was 'struck dead for telling a lie'. Ruth, spelt PIERCE in this instance, was from Potterne, attending the market with a group of other villagers and she agreed to put a sum of money towards buying a sack of corn between them When the money was all handed over, she falsely claimed to have added hers to the amount. 'Let me drop dead if I tell a lie', she proclaimed. As she duly fell dead on the spot, the money was found clenched in her hand. Cynthia Stiles http://about-bristol.co.uk (On-line photo tours of Bristol) http://bristolinformation.co.uk (Aspects of Bristol history and genealogy) http://stiles-genealogy.co.uk (Stiles, Wyatt, Evans)

Does anyone have a family link with Ruth PEARCE? I believe that there is a monument in her memory in the market place of Devizes. My Grandmother, now in her 90s, has always insisted that our family has a link with her, but I have yet to establish it. Any information much appreciated. Kate in sunny Devon, UK

Hi I've just subscribed as part of my efforts to start researching a previously neglected area of my tree. So far I've been concentrating on my father's side (RANN) which has proven fairly easy to research. My mother's side won't be so easy! I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone with links to... TAYLOR in Westbury on Trym, Bristol. (Many had WEBBER has a middle name which eventually became a double barrelled name of WEBBER-TAYLOR) BENDALL also Westbury on Trym, Bristol. HARRISON in North Wraxall. FOX in Swindon. Best wishes, Kate in sunny Devon, UK

Slightly off subject but for those of you overseas who want to see pictures of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Gloucestershire this site is a must http://www.jbutler.org.uk/index.shtml In particular the "End to End Walk". Regards Harry Tadd