This is all so fascinating! Hearing about everyones' ancestry and forebears has really spurred me on to research my Gloucestershire grandmother (Ellis) and forebears' ancestry further and more thoroughly than her cousin did in the 1960s to 80s. It was mostly done by snail mail, but fortunately she lived in England, so was able to pursue her hobby in person as well. My grandfather came from Scotland and when I was researching his Craik ancestry, scotland'speople had all the census on line, so I was able to get back to the mid 1600s (with the help of a wonderful Scottish researcher.) My dad's Garthside and Blackburn forebears all came from Lancashire. I am still unable to go back further than 1730, since there were all different spellings of Garthside - Garside, Gartside, Garsyde, Gartsyde etc. - and though someone suggested that they probably came from another county into Lancashire, I was unable to find them. My dad's brother had thoroughly researched them and found them way back further. He told my dad that the family had money in Chancery, but unfortunately he drowned in Cornwall (while trying to save a swimmer in difficulties and he became caught in a rip) aged only in his 30s in the 1930s.He had been able to go much further back than I have, so he would have known from where the Garthside family came, but alas when he died no-one knew where all his research was. However, my husband's ancestors came from the West Riding of Yorkshire, so I'll still be on this list. Carolyn in Australia.

From: "Darryl Wilson" <dn.wilson@bigpond.com> > This is all so fascinating! Hearing about everyones' ancestry and > forebears has really spurred me on to research my Gloucestershire > grandmother (Ellis) and forebears' ancestry further and more > thoroughly than her cousin did in the 1960s to 80s. It was mostly > done by snail mail, but fortunately she lived in England, so was > able to pursue her hobby in person as well. > My grandfather came from Scotland and when I was researching his > Craik ancestry, scotland'speople had all the census on line, so I > was able to get back to the mid 1600s (with the help of a wonderful > Scottish researcher.) > > My dad's Garthside and Blackburn forebears all came from Lancashire. > I am still unable to go back further than 1730, since there were all > different spellings of Garthside - Garside, Gartside, Garsyde, > Gartsyde etc. - and though someone suggested that they probably came > from another county into Lancashire, I was unable to find them. > My dad's brother had thoroughly researched them and found them way > back further. He told my dad that the family had money in Chancery, > but unfortunately he drowned in Cornwall (while trying to save a > swimmer in difficulties and he became caught in a rip) aged only in > his 30s in the 1930s.He had been able to go much further back than I > have, so he would have known from where the Garthside family came, > but alas when he died no-one knew where all his research was.> Reaney & Wilson suggest the name GARSIDE, GARTSIDE and variants came from Garside in Lancashire, the name first appearing in the Assize Rolls for Lancashire in 1285. In the 1881 census the names Garside and Gartside are overwhelming surnames of Lancashire and Yorkshire West Riding, but GARTHSIDE was found only in Lancashire and with only 26 entries, almost all of them in Bolton and Blackburn (British Surname Atlas). Have you checked the IGI for Garthside only, ticking the exact spelling box? There were a very considerable number around Huddersfield and Almondbury but the earliest I could see was a Jane Garthside christened at Rochdale in 1590. There were other instances in the 17th century from various places. My feeling is that while the name almost certainly originated in Lancashire, a lot slipped across the border into Yorkshire and especially the Huddersfield area (sensible folks) and, of course, Rochdale is fairly close to the border. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

My 4th Great Grandfather Alexander Place born c1778/1784 was married in Halifax, West riding of Yorkshire, gentleman of Skircoat, Halifax, in 1817. He and his wife Mary Place nee Brown the Haifax tailors daughter, had two sons my 3rd Gt GF George Place also born in Halifax 1818, 2nd son Alexander Lee Place. was born in 1821 died aged 15, 1837 just prior to civil registration. At the time of his death, Alexander was secretary to the clerk of the peace and his deth appered in the newspaper Halifax Courier, I think offhand as did his marrraige. Alexander died 1835 at Halifax and is buried at St John The Baptist, Halifax. have absolutely no idea where he was born or to whom. He spent a short period of time in the debtors prison according to the London Gazette in 1821 the year his second child was born. Have no idea who may have bailed him out. There is a Alexander Place born 1735 at north Molton, Devon with parents George and Mary who could either be the faher of grandfther of my Alexander. The other few Alexander Place I have found in other counties are either too early or too late to be him. there was a Linen Draper in Dublin Irfeland in 1778 who could have been the 1735 Devon born Alexander Place. I have the contract of the business with two other men, nothing to do with linen. It was minerals in another county of Ireland. I had to purchase the contract from Devon, which is what makes me thinnk it is the same Alexander. So Could be my Alexander was born somewhere in Ireland. Have found nothing so far in Yorkshire, unless his fathers surname was Lee, but could just as well have been his mothers name as well. Have no idea. Son George went to London to live in the 1840 as did his mother Mary where she died. So we are Londoners from that point on. Alexander still remains a mystery to us all. Edie in Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darryl Wilson" <dn.wilson@bigpond.com> To: <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 4:18 PM Subject: [YORKSGEN] Great reading! > This is all so fascinating! Hearing about everyones' ancestry and > forebears has really spurred me on to research my Gloucestershire > grandmother (Ellis) and forebears' ancestry further and more thoroughly > than her cousin did in the 1960s to 80s. It was mostly done by snail mail, > but fortunately she lived in England, so was able to pursue her hobby in > person as well. died no-one knew where all his research was. > > However, my husband's ancestors came from the West Riding of Yorkshire, so > I'll still be on this list. > > Carolyn in Australia. > > > ..... > 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 > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >