Hello all..... My paternal grandmother, Floss Haviland, was born illegitimately in Bewerley, 13th December, 1895. Her mother, Catherine, was a teacher at Glasshouses school until she resigned at Christmas of that year. Does anyone know if the school log-books for this period survive? I realise that the chances of discovering the identity of Floss's father are remote but I wonder if the log-book might give a reference to any scandal. Thank you Brian Curtis

Hello Listers, I would like to join you in expressing my gratitude to Janice for the great work she has done for the list. Who would think that it is actually over eleven years since Janice took over as List Administrator. It seems like only yesterday. I feel very privileged to be taking over the administration of Yorksgen and can only hope that I will be half as successful in keeping Yorksgen a vibrant, friendly and helpful forum for the benefit of all members. Thank you to all of you who have already sent me your good wishes and messages of support. They are really appreciated. Sara McGinlay Yorksgen List Administrator _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 4031/7810 - Release Date: 10/02/14 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 4031/7810 - Release Date: 10/02/14

Dear past and present List Administrators, Janice, you have earned your retirement as without all your care - and compassion! - Yorksgen would never have continued to develop as the friendly, welcome and helpful gen list it has become. Sara, congratulations on your promotion from humble member and welcome! I am certain you will do a brilliant job. If there is anything I can ever do, aside from not taking quite so long to file updates for the Yorkshire Surnames List, please let me know. All the best, Magdalena -- *MAGDALENA GORRELL GUIMARAENS* *Member of Council for the Portugal Region* *AIIC* *- International Association of Conference Interpreters* www.aiicportugal.pt [email protected] <http://prt-region-councilmembers.aiic.net/> *MGG*[email protected] [email protected] *Membro da Direcção Nacional do SNATTI* Sindicato Nacional da Actividade Turística Tradutores e Intérpretes http://www.snatti.com <http://www.snatti.org/> -- ------------------------------ AIIC Mail - A service provided by the International Association of Conference Interpreters Connect with professional interpreters on aiic.net <http://aiic.net>

From: Howard Mais via <[email protected]> > I am currently pursuing the theory that both myself and the former Liberal > Prime Minister have a common ancestor but have encountered a stumbling block > and wondered if anyone can help me unblock it please. > > HH Asquith's father was Joseph Dixon Asquith and his grandmother was Esther > Asquith nee Dixon. Esther was born 15th May and baptised 9th June 1794, the > daughter of Joseph & Sarah Dixon - a non-conformist baptism at Morley New > Chapel. The stumbling block is that there are two possible marriages for > her parents and I cannot see how to differentiate between them, neither > being non-conformist. The marriages in question are as follows:- > > Joseph Dixon and Sarah Brook, both of the parish, were married by banns on > 16th May 1790 at Batley All Saints > > Joseph Dixon and Sarah Roberts, both of the parish, were married by banns on > 26th October 1791 at Batley All Saints > > I have looked at both parish register entries and apart from establishing > that these were different Josephs as one wrote his name and the other left > his mark there was nothing to assist. Both marriages were in the presence > of a John Dixon. > > If anyone can assist I would be delighted to hear from them.> Take a look at: http://www.edwardjdavies.info/PMs/asquith.htm I have seen Edward Davies' work in the Genealogists Magazine previously (it's the official journal of the SoG) and he seems very good and reliable to me. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Have you seen the following - there is a link to his homepage and an email address. ​http://www.edwardjdavies.info/PMs/asquith.htm My article covering the ancestry of H.H. Asquith was published as follows: Edward J. Davies, “The Ancestry of Herbert Henry Asquith”, *Genealogists’ Magazine*, 30(2010-12):471-79 A summary of the ancestry is below. Much greater detail and discussion are given in the article. 10 Joseph Dixon (1770-1828) of Morley, clothier 11 Sarah Roberts

Hi Listers I am currently pursuing the theory that both myself and the former Liberal Prime Minister have a common ancestor but have encountered a stumbling block and wondered if anyone can help me unblock it please. HH Asquith's father was Joseph Dixon Asquith and his grandmother was Esther Asquith nee Dixon. Esther was born 15th May and baptised 9th June 1794, the daughter of Joseph & Sarah Dixon - a non-conformist baptism at Morley New Chapel. The stumbling block is that there are two possible marriages for her parents and I cannot see how to differentiate between them, neither being non-conformist. The marriages in question are as follows:- Joseph Dixon and Sarah Brook, both of the parish, were married by banns on 16th May 1790 at Batley All Saints Joseph Dixon and Sarah Roberts, both of the parish, were married by banns on 26th October 1791 at Batley All Saints I have looked at both parish register entries and apart from establishing that these were different Josephs as one wrote his name and the other left his mark there was nothing to assist. Both marriages were in the presence of a John Dixon. If anyone can assist I would be delighted to hear from them. Kind Regards Howard Mais

From: "Frank Turner" <[email protected]> > Roy, > Perhaps that finding puts Sean Bean into context, if I am allowed such a > comment these days (:-) > Frank from a reunited Bonnie Scotland > Oh dear, Frank, are you suggesting lunacy might run in Sean's family? That is indeed politically incorrect these days, but you could have a point! Maybe that's why he usually ends up being killed in his films? -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Roy, Perhaps that finding puts Sean Bean into context, if I am allowed such a comment these days (:-) Frank from a reunited Bonnie Scotland -----Original Message----- From: roy.stockdill via Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 12:32 PM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: [YORKSGEN] Online admissions registers for South Yorkshire LunaticAsylum - my article in Family Tree The November issue of Family Tree magazine, from ABM Publishing of Huntingdon, is just out and it is a bumper 30th Anniversary souvenir issue. See:http://family-tree.co.uk/2014/10/family-tree-magazine-november-2014-30th-bir thday-issue/ for details. I am especially pleased to report that I am in it with a five-page article entitled "Labelled a lunatic", which focuses on some of the bizarre reasons why people were incarcerated and locked away in Victorian times, often because they were a source of shame and embarrassment to their family. The asylum in question, whose records and admissions registers I found online, was the South Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum in Sheffield, which opened in 1872 and went through various name changes, eventually becoming the Middlewood Hospital. I relate in the article (pages 65-69) how I discovered that the great great great grandfather of Sheffield's Hollywood film star Sean Bean, one Joseph Bean, had been admitted to the asylum in 1879 following bankruptcy and the death of his wife. Joseph died in the asylum in 1882. Discovering this event prompted me to investigate and research further and I discovered the admission registers from 1872-1910 are online at the Sheffield Archives as a series of PDFs. Details of how to access them, in case anyone believes they might have had an ancestor in the asylum, are given in the article. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Congratulations, Janice (if that is the right word) and my heartfelt thanks for everything you have done for the Yorksgen list. I am well aware it hasn't been easy at times, especially with provocative people like me on it! But you have always dealt fairly and open-handedly with us and you have certainly earnd your retirement. Enjoy it! -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE > Dear Listers, > > It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen list > on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have enjoyed my > time here and will continue to read and learn. > > > I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List > Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. > > Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of Yorksgen > probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. > > I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, make > lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of your > ancestors. > > Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! > > Janice Wood > ex Yorksgen List Admin > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

The November issue of Family Tree magazine, from ABM Publishing of Huntingdon, is just out and it is a bumper 30th Anniversary souvenir issue. See:http://family-tree.co.uk/2014/10/family-tree-magazine-november-2014-30th-bir thday-issue/ for details. I am especially pleased to report that I am in it with a five-page article entitled "Labelled a lunatic", which focuses on some of the bizarre reasons why people were incarcerated and locked away in Victorian times, often because they were a source of shame and embarrassment to their family. The asylum in question, whose records and admissions registers I found online, was the South Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum in Sheffield, which opened in 1872 and went through various name changes, eventually becoming the Middlewood Hospital. I relate in the article (pages 65-69) how I discovered that the great great great grandfather of Sheffield's Hollywood film star Sean Bean, one Joseph Bean, had been admitted to the asylum in 1879 following bankruptcy and the death of his wife. Joseph died in the asylum in 1882. Discovering this event prompted me to investigate and research further and I discovered the admission registers from 1872-1910 are online at the Sheffield Archives as a series of PDFs. Details of how to access them, in case anyone believes they might have had an ancestor in the asylum, are given in the article. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ Reach For The Stars blog: roystockdillgenealogy.com "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

A senior moment - I intended to send this to the Yorksgen List! Nancy McLaughlin. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy McLaughlin <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Retirement To: JANICE WOOD <[email protected]> Dear Janice, I am so impressed that you have given over 10 years to Yorksgen. Thankyou so very much. To Sara, welcome. I should actually be writing a welcome in verse.......but words fail me. :) Good luck! Nancy. On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 9:06 AM, JANICE WOOD via <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Listers, > > It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen > list on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have > enjoyed my time here and will continue to read and learn. > > > I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List > Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. > > Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of > Yorksgen probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. > > I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, > make lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of > your ancestors. > > Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! > > Janice Wood > ex Yorksgen List Admin > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Nancy McLaughlin Woodend, NZ [email protected] -- Nancy McLaughlin Woodend, NZ [email protected]

Can you search Ancestry by address/location rather than by name? I seem to remember that you can, however I have never tried until recently. I can't find anything about it in ancestry help. My Grandmothers photo album shows a house in Lidget(t) Park Avenue, Leeds where I think that she was employed to look after the children, I have the first names of 2 of the children but no surname. By the time of the 1911 census she was in Sheffield training to be a nurse so I can't track them down in that way. Anne Garrison Reading, Berkshire

I'm a background lurker enjoying all the work you've done, Janice, and the fine, thankless work of monitoring !! Good luck, and may you have fair winds and a following sea. Gary Smith, descending from the West Riding of Yorkshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy McLaughlin via" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 3:17:18 PM Subject: [YORKSGEN] Fwd: Retirement A senior moment - I intended to send this to the Yorksgen List! Nancy McLaughlin. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy McLaughlin <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Retirement To: JANICE WOOD <[email protected]> Dear Janice, I am so impressed that you have given over 10 years to Yorksgen. Thankyou so very much. To Sara, welcome. I should actually be writing a welcome in verse.......but words fail me. :) Good luck! Nancy. On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 9:06 AM, JANICE WOOD via <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Listers, > > It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen > list on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have > enjoyed my time here and will continue to read and learn. > > > I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List > Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. > > Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of > Yorksgen probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. > > I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, > make lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of > your ancestors. > > Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! > > Janice Wood > ex Yorksgen List Admin > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Nancy McLaughlin Woodend, NZ [email protected] -- Nancy McLaughlin Woodend, NZ [email protected] ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Janice for all you've done for all of us on the list. Andy. At 21:06 30/09/2014, JANICE WOOD via wrote: >Dear Listers, > >It is time for me to retire as your listowner.

Janice We've never met unfortunately but may I be the first to wish you well on your retirement. You have maintained the list with firmness, good humour and with the patience of a saint at times. A warm welcome to Sara too. Best wishes Lin On 30/09/2014 21:06, JANICE WOOD via wrote: > Dear Listers, > > It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen list on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have enjoyed my time here and will continue to read and learn. > > > I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. > > Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of Yorksgen probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. > > I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, make lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of your ancestors. > > Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! > > Janice Wood > ex Yorksgen List Admin > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

All the best and thanks Janice - that's a long, long time to administer a list and help build such a great online community!! I've had a lot of help from kind people on this list - must come meet some of you at Yorksgen one day (can you just drop in for a day or two?) Welcome and good luck Sara. Jane -----Original Message----- From: JANICE WOOD via Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [YORKSGEN] Retirement Dear Listers, It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen list on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have enjoyed my time here and will continue to read and learn. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of Yorksgen probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, make lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of your ancestors. Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! Janice Wood ex Yorksgen List Admin ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Listers, It is time for me to retire as your listowner. I took over the Yorksgen list on 6th February 2003. We have had our ups and downs, but I have enjoyed my time here and will continue to read and learn. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to your new List Administrator. Please welcome Sara McGinlay. Sara has been my friend and colleague for many years and a member of Yorksgen probably longer than I have! I am sure I leave you in good hands. I hope you will all continue to enjoy Yorksgen, gain lots of knowledge, make lots of friends and, most of all, discover more about the lives of your ancestors. Good hunting everyone, and good luck Sara! Janice Wood ex Yorksgen List Admin

1. RIPLEY (Lin) Hi Lin, What else can you tell me of your Ripley's? I have Ripleys in North Yorkshire going back to a Richard Ripley born c1705 and married Ann Tiplady in 1731 at Hinderwell. Sue

Not noticed the exciting news of the major release of Phase One of Yorkshire Parish Records and Bishop's Transcripts on the forum yet. This covers records at The Borthwick, East Riding Archives, North Yorkshire County Record Office, Sheffield Archive and Teesside Archive. Full link : http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2014/4-million-new-yorkshire-baptism-marriage-and-burial-records-dating-back-to-1538-published/ or http://bit.ly/YINCrz Best wishes Jackie Mrs Jacqueline G Depelle Family History Tutor, Speaker and Fair Organiser www.yourfairladies.co.uk www.yorksgroup.org.uk Chairman, Yorkshire Group of FHSs

Well if you find Brotton Do tell <g> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 30/09/2014 14:56, Lin via wrote: > I've just resubscribed with an offer on Facebook saving me 25%. > > However perhaps in the rush to get these records out they have indexed > Myton parish records as Kilnwick Percy - and Langtoft as North Grimston. > > Worth looking for any other misindexing if you can't find a record you > think should be there. > > Lin