Hi, That posting almost worked. The web address went to 2 lines (in my inbox copy) so if you copy and paste it, make sure anything on a second line is included; it should end ... publicdate&page=1 In the table, some of the coverage dates went to a second line although I'm sure you'll work out what it means. HOWEVER, when I checked the website this morning, the search 'parish register Yorkshire' produced 86 hits with the 5 newly uploaded items neither at the top nor the bottom of the list. So my listing method can't be updated without checking through the whole list. No thanks - theory abandoned. To recap; the list was sorted by 'date added' so I assumed any new additions would appear at the top (or bottom) of the list and could be tagged on easily. If anyone can find or suggest a way to easily update new additions onto the list, please let us know. Regards, Dom.

I'm revisting my earlier work and updating.. I started with John LOCKWOOD senior in Meltham and had a great time. He lived from 1795-1867, he and his first wife had 7 children (the youngest is the John Lockwood we are descended from), then he married a second time and had a further 6 children. I researched through census all of these (only one is missing, we think he died young) and have stacks of information but of course the one that matters is elusive. John is in the 1841 and 1851 census he marries Ellen BROADBENT and he is under the same roof in 1861 census and that is where I lose him. Ellen has around 12 children although I suspect the younger ones may be grandchildren given the last one is born 1881. It appears from family memory that John went to America and from I think he was involved in the land rush in Oklahoma. Two of his sons also went although I don't know exactly when and after John died one or more of these sons returned to UK to try to share their father's money with their siblings but by this time our ancestor Elizabeth had died in childbirth and her children were illegitimate so couldn't inherit under American law at the time.. One son James H LOCKWOOD can be found in 1910 Census a farmer living in Oklahoma with wife Alice and 4 children John, Edith, Stella and James by 1920 he is in Guthrie Logan Oklahoma with wife and Stella and James. By 1930 he is a custodian of City Lakes in Oklahoma with wife Alice. In the 1900 census it states he owns his farm freehold which is a far cry from the circumstances he left behind in Meltham. James arrived in USA in 1888. So if anyone has access to Shipping details or a better understanding of the situation in America than I have and can find John, when he arrived and when he died it would be great. I recently thought another ancestor from a different line had returned from America by 1911 only to realise his mother had put him down as a child of hers along with his sisters and none of them were actually living with her. The youngest one might have been. I am actually finding the poverty faced by workers at this time somewhat depressing. We really fail to grasp how fortunate we are I think. Jean in S.Australia.