Hi all here are a few closures coming up to those of you who aren't aware we will send in several e-mails (although not normally related to our vicinity we feel it might be missed or time wasted by some if you aren't aware). Take care,Linda and Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANNE VENABLES" <avxed@ANGLESEY.GOV.UK> To: <ARCHIVES-NRA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: closure The Anglesey County Record Office will be open afternoons only every second Tuesday of the month starting 13 December. Please could you bring this to the attention of people intending to visit. Thank you Anne Anne Venables Archifdy Ynys Môn/Anglesey County Record Office Shirehall Lôn Glanhwfa/Glanhwfa Rd. Llangefni Ynys Môn/Isle of Anglesey LL77 7TW

Thank you for this reply but on checking this found that they have a 9 pound charge for orders before the cost of the fiche and postage and this all for maybe two of three entries of one's own. Already donating some older records to Societies. Then this is where I think the $190NZ sub for Ancestry is very much worth the price, already I am having to think how to dispose of my 'records' before my children throw it on the tip, all files and transcribed records go safe houses. T.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHERRILL WILLIAMS" <sherrilluwilliams@prodigy.net> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [WSX] Carhampton > Toni, email the Somerset Record Office for details. > They will sell microfiche of the parish registers. > > --- Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > >> Would anyone have the Parish registers for >> Carhampton Som. abt 1693 on, tried to see if for >> sale on the Soc. pages but could not get in. >> >> Toni in NZ >> >> >> ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >> A master chef - always checks his sources >> >> A good genealogist - always checks his sources >> >> > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > Never stop digging for your ancestors - unless you are in a churchyard! > Hampshire Parish Register transcriptions at: > www.knightroots.co.uk > >

I subscribed to Ancestry now as well. Having all the British Census on line from 1851 to 1901 is so very handy. I mostly use it for that but also for the ship's lists although I just have a few ancestors who came to Canada. Most of them stayed in England and are still there! The neatest thing is finding another cousin. On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, Toni Evans wrote: > Then this is where I think the $190NZ sub for Ancestry is very much worth the > price, already I am having to think how to dispose of my 'records' before my > children throw it on the tip, all files and transcribed records go safe > houses. -- Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp mailto: kippeeb@magma.ca

Would anyone have the Parish registers for Carhampton Som. abt 1693 on, tried to see if for sale on the Soc. pages but could not get in. Toni in NZ

Toni, email the Somerset Record Office for details. They will sell microfiche of the parish registers. --- Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Would anyone have the Parish registers for > Carhampton Som. abt 1693 on, tried to see if for > sale on the Soc. pages but could not get in. > > Toni in NZ > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > A master chef - always checks his sources > > A good genealogist - always checks his sources > >

Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will be held on Monday 28 November 2005 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, bookstall, library and exchange journals. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "Christmases Past : Some Festive Customs and Traditions" by Colin Chapman. This sounds like one not to be missed by those who enjoy Christmas, particularly as complimentary festive fayre will be on offer alongside the usual tea and coffee. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get there, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me off-list. Paul Gaskell Minutes Secretary and Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : www.ofhs.org.uk E-mail : publicity@ofhs.org.uk

Taken from http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/moneyweekly/budget2005/quirkyfacts.html Dodgy taxes These days we grit our teeth and wait for Budget news on alcohol, tobacco and fuel duties, or inheritance, stamp duty or capital gains tax. But back in the nineteenth century you would have been taxed according to how many dogs you had. Tax collectors apparently used to kick the front door and count how many barks there were. How's that for a _stealth tax_ (http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/finance/mw/artlink/*http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/moneyweekly/stealthtaxes.html) . Taxes on hats, dice, clocks, salt, hair powder, gloves, artificial flowers, menservants, game certificates and armorial bearings have also been used in the past. In the first half of the nineteenth century people were even taxed according to how many windows their house had, which eventually led to many houses having windows bricked up. But tax oddities are by no means a thing of the distant past. McVities fought a tribunal case in 1991 against the classification of Jaffa Cakes as a VAT-able chocolate–covered biscuit. It asserted that they were instead a tax-free cake, and won its case by bringing a giant 12-inch Jaffa Cake to the hearing. Until the 1970s it was possible to buy a 12-foot ladder for less than a nine-inch one, because the shorter ladder was taxable, while the longer one was not. Linda and Tony

If anyone has an interest in the above parish, the PR's are partly on line at http://www.treelines.co.uk/OPC/yearindex.html Take care Linda & tony

A tax on the use of Hair Powder was introduced by an Act of Parliament in 1795. Citizens who wore powdered wigs (or powdered their hair direct) had to obtain a certificate from the local Justices of the Peace to confirm that they had paid the annual tax of one guinea [ £1 1s 0d, or £1.05 in modern money ]. Take care Linda & Tony

Hi all Have a look at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/place.asp?placeid=3492 Very interesting stuff Linda & Tony

Hi all Have a look at http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Lots of info on various historical topics such as railways, factories, child labour, Take care Linda & Tony

Hi David If no one else has replied I live close to the Trowbridge RO and could go and see if they have copies of said newspapers for Malmesbury. It may have only a straightforward death notice of course but will give it a go. Let me know if you still need the info and I will try and go in early next week. Regards Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Armstrong" <davidrli@iinet.net.au> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:05 PM Subject: [WSX] Local Newspapers - Malmesbury 1977 > G'day, > > Is there anyone on the list who could look up the appropriate local > newspapers for Malmesbury for June/July 1977? > > I'm seeking an obituary or death notice for an Alexander Stewart Pearson > of Malmesbury who died on the 28th June 1977. > > I think he is a cousin of mine, however the death certificate appears to > contain some discrepancies preventing me from establishing a positive I.D. > The probate office say that they cannot find any probate being granted. > > Thanks in advance > David Armstrong, > Maylands, Western Australia > Researching Delamont, Jeffery, Perry, > Pearce, Slade, Stagg > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > We encourage family history connected with Wessex ie > names,places,history, - but please DO NOT post any website of a commercial > nature as this is against Rootswebs AUP policy > >

G'day, Is there anyone on the list who could look up the appropriate local newspapers for Malmesbury for June/July 1977? I'm seeking an obituary or death notice for an Alexander Stewart Pearson of Malmesbury who died on the 28th June 1977. I think he is a cousin of mine, however the death certificate appears to contain some discrepancies preventing me from establishing a positive I.D. The probate office say that they cannot find any probate being granted. Thanks in advance David Armstrong, Maylands, Western Australia Researching Delamont, Jeffery, Perry, Pearce, Slade, Stagg

The church has a website, Liz; www.copsevangel.org.uk Seavale Road, Clevedon, North Somerset 01275 878490 I also found an email address that you could perhaps contact: ian@hilderi.freeserve.co.uk sincerely Christine -----Original Message----- From: lizstilwell <lizstilwell@ntlworld.com> To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 08 November 2005 22:52 Subject: [WSX] Reverend John ViICTOR >Hi >This is my first posting to this list and I am hoping SKS can help me solve >a bit of a puzzle I have. > >I am trying to find out more details about the Reverend John Victor, b. c. >1819 in Sancreed, Cornwall who married Jane Behenna, b. c. 1811 in St Ives. >They were married at the Register Office in Clifton, Bristol on the 30th >July 1845. John was a noted Wesleyan Minister who spent the last 40 years of >his life as the pastor of Copse Road Chapel, Seavale Road, Clevedon, >Somerset. He died on the 3rd February 1894 in Clevedon so he must have been >the pastor there from about 1854 until his death. I would like to know if >this church is still is still there and if so would they be likely to have >any records of John. > >My other query relates to his 2nd marriage.which took place between Janes >death, in about 1878, and the 1881 census. In the 1881 census Johns wifes >name is, I think, 'Ketura' and she was b. c. 1849 in Scotland. I have been >unsuccessful in tracing a marriage for them but perhaps I should be looking >for it in Scotland. I would really like to find out who she was and would be >most grateful for any help anyone can give me > >Thank you in advance > >Liz > > > >==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >We encourage family history connected with Wessex ie names,places,history, - but please DO NOT post any website of a commercial nature as this is against Rootswebs AUP policy > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 05/11/05 > >

Hi This is my first posting to this list and I am hoping SKS can help me solve a bit of a puzzle I have. I am trying to find out more details about the Reverend John Victor, b. c. 1819 in Sancreed, Cornwall who married Jane Behenna, b. c. 1811 in St Ives. They were married at the Register Office in Clifton, Bristol on the 30th July 1845. John was a noted Wesleyan Minister who spent the last 40 years of his life as the pastor of Copse Road Chapel, Seavale Road, Clevedon, Somerset. He died on the 3rd February 1894 in Clevedon so he must have been the pastor there from about 1854 until his death. I would like to know if this church is still is still there and if so would they be likely to have any records of John. My other query relates to his 2nd marriage.which took place between Janes death, in about 1878, and the 1881 census. In the 1881 census Johns wifes name is, I think, 'Ketura' and she was b. c. 1849 in Scotland. I have been unsuccessful in tracing a marriage for them but perhaps I should be looking for it in Scotland. I would really like to find out who she was and would be most grateful for any help anyone can give me Thank you in advance Liz

Hi list, I was wondering if anbody would be able to help me with information on my GGGGGrandfather Robert Bridcut/Bridcutt. he was born about 1780 in Oxfordshire. The 1851 Census is not clear but gives his place of birth as Balston, and I have been unable to locate anywhere of that name in Oxon. I know he married Mary ? and settled in Bedford where he died in 1857 aged 77. Can anybody give me an idea where Balston may be or have access to any parish records. Thanks Dave Howells

Hi Dave > I was wondering if anybody would be able to help me with information on my GGGGGrandfather Robert Bridcut/Bridcutt. he was born about 1780 in Oxfordshire. The 1851 Census is not clear but gives his place of birth as Balston, and I have been unable to locate anywhere of that name in Oxon. I know he married Mary ? and settled in Bedford where he died in 1857 aged 77. Can anybody give me an idea where Balston may be or have access to any parish records. As you're probably aware, the censuses of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire for both 1841 and 1851 have been transcribed and indexed by the members of the Oxfordshire FHS. Our 1841 effort is sold as a splendid two CD set, which includes scans of the census enumerators' books themselves :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html Strangely, I can't find your Robert BRIDCUT(T) in either of our 1841 or 1851 transcriptions, but these entries might interest you :- 1841 census - All present county HO 107/876/6 Bullingdon Hundred Marsh Baldon Folio, Place, H, Surname, Forename, Age, Occpn, Born in county? 6, , 1, BRIDCUT , James , 66 , Ag. Lab. , y 6, , , BRIDCUT , Mary , 61 , , y 6, , , ALMOND , William , 25 , Sawyer , y 6, , , ALMOND , Ann , 25 , , y 6, , , ALMOND , Ann , 2 , , y 6, , , ALMOND , William , 9m , , y Full 1851 Census Index Folio 546 HO 107/1688 Drayton St Leonard 2, , WISE, Edward, HD, m 38, land proprietor, OXF Toot Baldon , , , Eliza, WI, m 43, , BKM Haddenham , , , Edward, SO, 12, , OXF Drayton , , , Emily, DA, 6, , OXF Drayton , , , Walter, SO, 4, , OXF Drayton , , , Percival, SO, 2, , OXF Drayton , , , William, , w 68, land proprietor, OXF Drayton , , BRIDCUT, Mary, VR, w 71, , OXF Cowley It looks like your "Balston" is "Baldons". You'll see where that is if you download our free Oxfordshire parishes map :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/web/ofhs.html The parish records that we make available are transcripts of registers, which have been indexed too. These are published on microfiche, and in some cases on CD too. For further details, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/mfiche.html http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html I hope that helps. Paul Gaskell Minutes Secretary and Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : www.ofhs.org.uk E-mail : publicity@ofhs.org.uk

Hi, I have currently lost my web space with a server that is no longer in business. My webpage is purely genealogical and has attracted a lot of attention and comments while online. I did find my original source from these pages but unfortunately he is no longer able to provide the space. My domain name www.bayntun-history.com It deals with the history of the Bayntuns, an English family from Wiltshire from 1100's to present day But I am obviously no longer online and anxious to get back again. Do any of you folks have a server that I could upload with and re-register the domain name. Thanks GERRY CULLEN

Greetings. Does anyone have access to transcripts of the BL registers please? I'm looking for the baptism of a George CROSS in 1818/1819 or thereabouts (preferably the son of John...!). Thanks in advance. Regards, Colin Hunt

Back after a computer melt-down...! I was talking to Mike Browning's wife the other day, and she pointed me towards his website, which is a must-see for all of us with HL connections. _http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk_ (http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk) Regards, Colin Hunt