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To: "ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.
org. uk" <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008
22:30:51 +0800
From: FFHS Member
Society contacts' list <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Subject:
FFHS-MEMBERS
Voluntary and Charity Sector Studies (Wales)
Voluntary and Charity
Sector Studies (Wales)
The University of Wales,
Lampeter <http://www.volstudy.ac.uk>
provide vocational training for volunteers and the voluntary and not-for-profit
sector.
The Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers, run by the University of
Wales, Lampeter (http://www.volstudy.ac.uk)
has helped hundreds of people over the years improve their interpersonal
skills. You don't need to be a volunteer to take advantage of this course,
everybody can benefit from improved interpersonal skills.
At the moment the online distance learning training course is available free of
charge for UK
and EU residents who do not hold (and are not currently studying for) a degree
or higher qualification.
The course is part-time distance learning with no exams. There are monthly
start dates and with good tutor support. The course is fully accredited by the
University of
Wales
and can lead to a BA Degree in Voluntary Sector Studies.
If you would like to know more please contact Matthew Scott as below or visit <http://www.volstudy.ac.uk>
Matthew Scott
The Department of Voluntary Sector Studies
University of Wales, Lampeter
College Street
Lampeter
SA48 7ED
01570 424785
http://www.volstudy.ac.uk
Maggie Loughran
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies
admin@ffhs.org.uk
www.ffhs.org.uk
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Lynden Cowan" <lynden@lyndencowan.com>
Subject:
'Gordon Watts
Reports' - new column online
12 Jun 2008
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008
13:42:14 -0700
Greetings All.
FYI. The latest issue of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now online at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0110.htm
Topics in
this issue include:
* In Memoriam - Muriel M. Davidson
* Books of Remembrance -
Halifax
Public Library
* Bible returned to
Lunenburg's St. John's
Anglican Church
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada
Census
Committee
Port Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon
Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
Permission to forward
without notice is granted.
Subject:
Genealogy_Conference_in_Ottawa, August 6 and 7, 2008
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:58:36 -0400
From: "Lechasseur
Antonio" <antonio.lechasseur@lac-bac.gc.ca>
Le
français suit.
I am pleased to inform you about an upcoming conference of interest to people who regularly deal with genealogy and local history queries. This conference is jointly organized by two sections of IFLA (International Federation of Library Association): GENLOC (Genealogy and Local history) and RISS (Reference Information Services Section).
“Genealogy and Local History for All: Services to Multicultural Communities” will take place in Ottawa, Ontario on August 6 and 7, 2008 at Library and Archives Canada, and will include tours of the Canadian Genealogy Centre and Gatineau Preservation Centre. For full details, please see the conference website at htp://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/
The conference will feature presentations on a wide variety of topics including DNA and genealogy, resources and services for specific ethnic groups, and global initiatives being undertaken by FamilySearch. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to make new contacts with librarians and archivists working in the area of genealogy and local history.
As a member of the pre-conference organisation committee, I hope you will be able to join us in Ottawa. For registration information, see http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/regis.html . The ultimate registration deadline is July 7 (inclusively).
I would also like to ask you to post the attached announcement and poster on your website or in your research room to invite your members to this event.
Please do not
hesitate to contact me should you require further information.
Antonio
Lechasseur
Library
and Archives Canada
Antonio.Lechasseur@lac-bac.gc.ca
____________________________
Il me fait plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue d’une conférence susceptible d’intéresser les personnes qui traitent des demandes d’information du public à caractère généalogique ou historique. Cette conférence est organisée conjointement par deux sections de IFLA (Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et d'institutions) : GENLOC (généalogie et histoire local) et RISS (référence et services d’information).
Intitulée « Généalogie et histoire locale pour tous : services aux communautés multiculturelles », elle aura lieu les 6 et 7 août 2008 à Ottawa, en Ontario, dans les locaux de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, et comprendra une visite du Centre canadien de généalogie et du Centre de préservation de Gatineau. Pour obtenir plus de détails, on peut se rendre au site Web de la conférence (http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/index-f.html ).
Cet événement sera le théâtre de présentations portant sur un vaste éventail de sujets dont, notamment, l’ADN au service de la généalogie, les ressources et services offerts à des groupes ethniques particuliers et les initiatives internationales de l’organisme FamilySearch. Il constituera en outre une excellente occasion d’établir de nouveaux contacts avec des bibliothécaires et archivistes œuvrant dans les domaines de la généalogie et de l’histoire locale.
En ma qualité de membre du Comité organisateur de l’événement, j’espère que vous pourrez vous joindre à nous. Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la façon de s’inscrire, on peut se rendre au http://www3.telus.net/public/cv910081/GenLoc/inscription.html . La date limite d’inscription est le 7 juillet (inclusivement). Veuillez noter que les présentations seront faites en anglais. Nous étudions présentement la possibilité d’offrir un service d’interprétation simultanée afin d’offrir un meilleur accès à toutes les personnes intéressées.
Finalement, pourriez-vous afficher le texte et l’affiche annexés sur votre site Web ou dans votre salle de recherche afin d’inviter vos membres à l’événement.
N’hésitez pas à
communiquer avec moi si vous avez besoin de plus amples renseignements.
Sincères
salutations,
Antonio
Lechasseur
Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Antonio.Lechasseur@lac-bac.gc.ca
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Lynden Cowan" <lynden@lyndencowan.com>
Subject:
In Memorium -- Muriel M. Davidson
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008
14:03:29 -0700
It is with sadness and a
personal sense of loss that I advise of the passing of Muriel M. Davidson, my
Co-chair on the Canada Census Committee. I never met Muriel face-to-face,
however during the eight year course of our campaign to regain public access to
historic Census records we had grown close through our frequent telephone calls
and email messages. Muriel was a tireless worker on our Census campaign but
even in the busiest periods of that effort she still found time to assist others
in their search for their personal ancestry.
Following our successful campaign Muriel continued working to coordinate efforts
to index the newly released Census records through
www.automatedgenealogy.com . In addition to working on the Census campaign
and indexing projects, throughout her lifetime Muriel volunteered her services
to others in various ways, some of which are detailed in her obituary below.
Muriel died peacefully, with family members at her bedside, some time before
1:00 am Tuesday 10 June 2008. Those wishing to send cards to express their
personal condolences may send them to
Family of Muriel M. Davidson
25 Crestview Avenue
Brampton, Ontario, L6W 2R8
Emails may be sent to her daughter, Lynden Cowan at
lynden@lyndencowan.com .
Rest in Peace Muriel. You will not be forgotten.
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Permission to forward without notice is granted.
****************************
October 22, 1924 - June 10, 2008
Davidson. Muriel Marguerite (nee Farquhar)
It is with great sadness that the family announces the peaceful passing of
Muriel, on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at the Brampton Civic Hospital at the age of
83 years. Born on October 22, 1924, daughter of the late Gordon and Helen
(Adams) Farquhar, of Summerville Beach, Nova Scotia. Beloved wife of the late
William "Bill" Davidson of 60 years. Muriel's memory will be cherished by her
children Don, Lynden (Michael) Cowan and Randy (Charlene) Davidson. Step-mother
of Laurie (Lorna), Geneva Dean, Marie (Jack) Malloy and Dennis Davidson.
Grandmother to Diane Davidson, Amy (Thomas) Ransom, Michelle Cowan, Robert
Cowan. She is survived by brothers Eugene (Geraldine) Farquhar, Ron ( late
Joan) Farquhar and numerous relatives in Nova Scotia and Ontario. Predeceased
by brothers Clyde (surviving wife Ruth) Farquhar and Don (surviving wife Alma)
Farquhar. Muriel was a member of Floral Rebekah Lodge #369 (I.O.O.F.) and also
a member of Beaux-Art Brampton. Over the years, she was involved in Boy
Scouts,contributor to numerous newspapers, coordinator of the Obstetrical
knitting program at Peel Memorial. Muriel was very involved in geneology
research, first for family and then worldwide assistance, including
publications. She was instrumental as the head of the Canadian Census Committee
in getting the Canadian Government to release the 1911 Census (allowing the
release of family information for future generations). This earned her an
awarding of an Order of Canada Year of Volunteers award presented by Senator
Lorna Milne.
Visitation for family and friends will be at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton
Chapel", 289 Main Street North, Brampton (905-451-1100) on Thursday, June 12,
2008 from 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 p.m. with a Rebekah Lodge #369 Service at 6:30 p.m. A
Funeral Service will be held in the Scott Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, June
13, 2008 at 11 a.m. Interment Brampton Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Muriel's charity of choice is Multiple Sclerosis and also
Beaux-Art Brampton (Brampton Art Council). An online book of condoleces can be
signed on
www.scott-brampton.ca
To: "ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.
org. uk" <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:51:02 +0800
Organization: FFHS
From: FFHS Member
Society contacts' list <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Subject:
FFHS-MEMBERS FFHS POSTAL
ADDRESS – UPDATE
We have
now cancelled our old Coventry PO Box. Royal Mail have advised us that any mail
sent to the old address will be returned to the sender via Belfast, Ireland (a
process which may take up to 6 months)
Please
can you therefore circulate our new address (as below) to all of your officers
and get any address databases that you hold that list the FFHS postal address
updated.
Please
can you also advise your webmaster– to allow your website to be updated if
necessary.
Federation of
Family History Societies
PO Box
8857
Lutterworth
LE17 9BJ
Maggie Loughran,
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies,
admin@ffhs.org.uk,
www.ffhs.org.uk
ffhs-members mailing
list
ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk
http://ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-members_ffhs-lists.org.uk
From:
admin@theoriginalrecord.com
Subject: Update from the
Original Record, 9 Jun 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008
14:49:28 +0100 (BST)
Added this week:
1578-1585
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland exercised a superior judicial authority in the
kingdom, and consequently received and dealt with a constant stream of
petitions, as well as dealing with the internal security of the state. This
register of the council from 17 June 1578 to 31 July 1585, in the reign of king
James VI, was edited by David Masson, and published under the direction of the
Lord Clerk Register of Scotland in 1880. Some of the individuals mentioned are
the complainants, those of whom they complained, and the sureties on both sides:
at this period, some of the complainants are alleging serious attacks, often of
a feuding nature. Many of the bonds entered into by the cautioners are promises
to keep the peace towards such enemies. Failure to answer to the council when
summoned was a serious contempt, leading to being denounced a rebel, with
serious consequences. But 'horning' was also used in the pursuit of debts: there
was no imprisonment for debt in Scotland, but a credit
or could have an obstinate debtor ordered, in the sovereign's name, to pay what
was due, failing which, the debtor could be put to the horn, denounced as a
rebel, and imprisoned as a rebel. The main text (to page 762) is from the Acta
Secreti Concilii, containing the minutes of the Privy Council, and of occasional
Conventions of the Estates. After that are printed some miscellaneous Privy
Council documents from the same years. The sources most productive of names, the
Acta Cautionis and Registration of Bands, are also the most repetitive in form,
and are not transcribed verbatim and literatim: nevertheless, one of the
editor's rules was for 'All proper names and names of places occurring in the
originals to be preserved in the abstracts without exception, and in the exact
original spelling.'
1643-1647
State Papers Venetian
The Master of the Rolls directed the compilation of translations of archives
from northern Italy
relating to English affairs. This volume, edited by Allen B. Hinds and published
in 1926, is largely based on transcripts in the Public Record Office in London
of major sources from the Venetian archives, in particular the Dispacci,
Inghilterra. Most of this volume consists of the letters of Secretary Agostini
from London, the Advices of London forwarded from Paris, and the Esposizioni
Principi; and as such contain descriptions of unfolding political events in
Britain as seen by Italian diplomats. But there were also Englishmen actively
trading with Venice and its sphere of influence in the eastern Mediterranean:
Venice was struggling with the Turks for possession of Candia (Crete), and
English merchants, mercenaries and ships were involved on both sides. There is
even the report of a raid by Barbary pirates on the Cornish coast in which 200
women were carried off for slaves.
1778-1781
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 26 August 1778 to 15 January 1781:
indexed for masters and apprentices separately. National Archives IR 1/30
1840
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees
and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents, Irish bankrupts and
insolvents and Scottish sequestrations, as well
as dissolutions of partnership.
1854
The Gentleman's Magazine
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military
promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the
Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland,
Scotland and abroad. July to December 1854
1904
The Institution of Civil Engineers was established 2 January 1881, and
incorporated by royal charter 3 June 1828. The annual report lists the names and
addresses (throughout the world) of the four classes of member - members (M.
Inst. C. E.), associate members (Assoc. M. Inst. C. E.), associates (Assoc.
Inst. C. E.), students (Stud. Inst. C. E.) - with the dates of admission. The
symbols at the left of each page are * for Former Students, + for contributors
of papers published in the Minutes of Proceedings, or of an Engineering
Conference Note; F for a deliverer of a James Forrest Lecture; L for a deliverer
of one of the Special Series of Lectures; and various letters for recipients of
certain medals and prizes - B, Bayliss Prize; C, Crampton Prize; f, James
Forrest Medal; H, Howard Quinquennial Prize; J, Joule Medal; M, Miller
Scholarship; m, Miller Prize; italic m, Manby Premium; S, George Stephenson
Medal or Prize; T, Telford Premium; t, Telford Premium; italic t, Tr
evithick Premium; and W, Watt Medal. We have indexed the four classes
separately.
1916
Directory of Buxton, Derbyshire
The 1916 Directory of Buxton includes an alphabetical list of names and
addresses of residents in Buxton and Fairfield, as well as a semi-alphabetical
'List of Lodger Voters in Buxton, Fairfield, Burbage and
Hartington-Upper-Quarter. (Entitled to vote as Parliamentary Voters, but not as
County Electors.)'
We now have 7.9 million entries directly available online.
Free unlimited search. All records hand-indexed (no OCR).
Purchase sets of scans, or buy open access for the surname(s) of your choice,
including variants.
www.theoriginalrecord.com
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject:
Muriel M. Davidson - update
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008
09:24:32 -0700
Good morning All.
This morning I have been
advised by the family of Muriel M. Davidson, my Co-chair of the Canada Census
Committee, that her medical situation has deteriorated to the point where she is
not expected to recover. While undergoing surgery to remove gallstones they
discovered cancer surrounding the gallbladder and extending to the liver and
abdominal wall. Muriels kidneys have shut down and she may only have hours left
to her. Her family is gathering at her bedside as I write this message.
At this time I
am certain that many of you will wish to include Muriel and her family in your
thoughts and prayers, as they are in mine.
I will keep you posted
regarding any change in Muriels situation.
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada
Census
Committee
Port Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Permission to forward
without notification is granted.
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject:
"Gordon Watts
Reports" - new column online,
7 Jun 2008
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008
15:20:02 -0700
Greetings All.
FYI. The latest issue
of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now online at:
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0109.htm
Topics in
this issue include:
-- They Won!!!!!!!!!
-- Survey on accessing GRO website
-- Catholic Church bans LDS filming of registers
Have a great day!
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada
Census
Committee
Port Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon
Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
Permission to forward
without notice is granted.
Subject:
family history web chat
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:54:00 +0100
From: "Debra Chatfield"
<Debra.Chatfield@findmypast.com>
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
FINDMYPAST.COM
EXPERTS TO TAKE PART IN ONLINE WEB CHAT
Two experts from leading UK family history website findmypast.com will be
available online to answer your questions on family history on Wednesday June 18
at 19.00 hours UK time.
Elaine Collins is former editor of The National Archives' "Ancestors" magazine
and author of the "Good Web Guide to Genealogy", while Stephen Rigden has
notched up 20 years as a professional genealogist and is Head of Research at
findmypast.com. Both will be available to answer your questions on a wide range
of genealogy topics, from how to get started to more knotty family history
conundrums.
Anyone wanting to submit a question to Elaine or Stephen can submit it from now
until 18 June at the following web chat link:
http://www.findmypast.com/family-history-chat.jsp?utm_source=email&utm_medium=djc_email&utm_content=060608&utm_campaign=web_chat
Alternatively, you can just sit back and watch Elaine and Stephen in action when
the web chat goes live at 19.00 hours UK time on June 18.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Paul Yates, Operations Director, findmypast.com 020 7549 0990
paul.yates@findmypast.com
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street,
London,
EC1M 5UA,
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
Find My Past Limited. Registered in England No. 4369607. Registered Offices as
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or entity to whom it is addressed and should not be copied or its contents
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notify the sender by return e-mail. Any views, opinions or conclusions that do
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endorsed by it.
From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject: Muriel M. Davidson
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:55:03 -0700
Greetings All.
Over the past several months I have received messages asking about my Co-chair
on the Canada Census Committee, Muriel M. Davidson. They ask why she has not
been posting to the various mail lists as she has done in the past.
This evening I received a message from Muriels daughter, Lynden Cowan. Lynden
advised that Muriel is currently experiencing a serious health crisis from which
she may not recover.
Muriel was a positive influence in our effort to regain access to our Historic
Census records, and over the years has assisted a great many people in their
personal family history research. Perhaps we can now return the favour and help
boost Muriel's spirits by sending her a card or note to let her know we have not
forgotten her. (Lynden requests we send "Thinking of You" cards rather than
"Get well soon" cards.)
Send your cards and good wishes to:
Muriel M. Davidson
Room 208, Woodhall Park Retirement Village
10250 Kennedy Road North
Brampton, Ontario, L6Z 4N7
Additionally, her daughter Lynden advises that
due to a computer crash some time ago, and purchase of a new computer, Muriel
lost all of the email addresses of people she corresponded with. This caused
Muriel considerable distress. Lynden asks that when sending your cards to
Muriel, you include your email address for her. It is hoped that being able to
re-establish contact with previous correspondents will provide Muriel with the
incentive to keep fighting her current medical situation. (quote from
Gordon A. Watts
email June 4 correcting mailing address)
.
Please do not send her email messages as she is not currently
connected to the Internet.
Thank you.
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Permission to forward without notice is granted.
From:
admin@theoriginalrecord.com
Subject: Update from the
Original Record, 30 May 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:37:25 +0100 (BST)
Added this week:
1273-1326
Wiltshire Feet of Fines
Pedes Finium - law suits, or pretended suits, putting on record the ownership
of land in Wiltshire. These abstracts were prepared by R. B. Pugh for the
Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Records Branch and
published in 1939, under the title 'Abstracts of Feet of Fines relating to
Wiltshire for the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II'. Pugh made abstracts not
only of the Wiltshire feet of fines for the two reigns but also of the Wiltshire
content of those feet of fines covering two or more counties, which are archived
separately under 'Divers Counties'. Each entry starts with a sequential number
within the regnal year. The date then given is the date on which the original
writ was returnable in court, rather than the date on which proceedings were
completed. The dates do not fall on the quarter days themselves (Michaelmas,
Hilary, Easter and Trinity) but on the octave (oct., 7 days after), quindene (quin.,
14 days after), or three weeks later, &c. Then there i
s the name of the party initiating the action (X: pl., plaintiff, or dem.,
demandant), and then that of the defendant (def.) or impedient (imp.) (Y). Then
there is a summary description of the land involved; and then a code indicating
the precise nature of the action. Seven of these (A. to G.) are variants on the
theme of X having acknowledged the premises to be the right of Y; but H.
indicates a simple complete grant from X to Y, complete with actual transfer of
possession. In cases B., C., E. and G. it is X, not Y, on whom the property is
settled. If there is a warranty clause, or a more involved settlement, the
details are given.
1569-1578
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland exercised a superior judicial authority in the
kingdom, and consequently received and dealt with a constant stream of
petitions, as well as dealing with the internal security of the state. This
register of the council from July 1569 to June 1578, in the reign of king James
VI, was edited by John Hill Burton, Historiographer Royal for Scotland, and
published under the direction of the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland in 1878.
Some of the individuals mentioned are the complainants, those of whom they
complained, and the sureties on both sides: at this period, some of the
complainants are alleging serious attacks, often of a feuding nature. Many of
the bonds entered into by the cautioners are promises to keep the peace towards
such enemies. Failure to answer to the council when summoned was a serious
contempt, leading to being denounced a rebel, with serious consequences. But
'horning' was also used in the pursuit of debts: there was no imprisonment
for debt in Scotland, but a creditor could have an obstinate debtor ordered, in
the sovereign's name, to pay what was due, failing which, the debtor could be
put to the horn, denounced as a rebel, and imprisoned as a rebel. In his preface
to the first volume, Burton remarked that "There might perhaps be objections to
the abundance of names of persons and places unknown to fame; but it was
considered that in such a work the proper names of all persons and places
occurring in the Register should be preserved, to be at the service of
genealogical as well as historical investigators". But by this, second, volume,
he decided that complete coverage was impractical, with "the crowding in of
proper names, all but a few being the names of obscure persons ... Borderers are
called up in considerable groups, and ordered to find, or recorded as having
found, sureties for giving compensation to persons plundered, or for good
conduct for the future. Several burgesses are sometimes entered
in a minute about a Corporation quarrel. When the particulars of unimportant
private litigations are omitted, the names remain." He therefore also added an
'Index of Names excluded from the Text', giving name, conditions, and date in
register.
1588
State Papers Foreign: Holland and Flanders
The State Papers Foreign of queen Elizabeth consist mainly of letters and
reports concerning England's relations with continental Europe. The inhabitants
of the Low Countries were at this period attempting to throw off the Spanish
yoke, and Elizabeth sent considerable forces to their aid. The papers relating
to Holland and Flanders in the State Papers Foreign are so voluminous in
consequence, that a separate calendar was edited by Sophie Crawford Lomas and
Allen B. Hinds under the direction of the Master of the Rolls, this volume,
covering January to June 1588, being published in 1931.
1771-1773
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 6 May 1776 to 25 August 1778: indexed for
masters and apprentices separately. National Archives IR 1/29
1853
The Gentleman's Magazine
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military
promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the
Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland,
Scotland and abroad. January to June 1853
1858
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees
and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents, Irish bankrupts and
insolvents and Scottish sequestrations, as well
as dissolutions of partnership.
1878
The Post Office Directory of Birmingham with its Suburbs, edited by E. R. Kelly,
and published in 1878, has two main alphabetical lists - Court and Commercial.
The suburbs included are Aston, Bickenhill Park, Birchfield End, Castle
Bromwich, Erdington, Saltley (with Washwood Heath), Ward End (including Little
Bromwich) and Witton, in Warwickshire; Handsworth (with Soho), Harborne, Perry
Barr and Smethwick, in Staffordshire; and King's Heath, King's Norton, Moseley,
Northfield, Selly Oak and Yardley (including Hall Green and Stechford) in
Worcestershire.
We now have 7.8 million entries directly available online.
Free unlimited search. All records hand-indexed (no OCR).
Purchase sets of scans, or buy open access for the surname(s) of your choice,
including variants.
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Poster Available in MS Word and Adobe PDF
Date: Fri,
23 May 2008 12:00:02 -0700
Subject: 2008 National Historica Fair in Victoria
To: bcgs@bcgs.ca
From :
Kirk Longpré Promotion and Media Representative, 2008 National Historica Fair
in Victoria
To: BCGenWeb
Coordinator
Subject:
2008 National Historica Fair
in Victoria
I am
contacting you to ask if you would you please consider adding the following
information item, which the genealogical fraternity would do well to know
about, to your events calendar? Your assistance is most appreciated.
Kirk
Longpré
2008
NATIONAL HISTORICA FAIR IN VICTORIA
This July, 165
students selected from among the 275,000 students from more than 1,000
communities from across Canada will gather in Victoria for a week-long history
camp. Over the course of the week they will visit local and cultural sites as
well as take in several events related to BC150. The week will culminate with a
one-day exhibition Saturday, July 12, from 10 am – 4 pm at the Cedar Hill
Recreation Centre, when these young storytellers from across Canada will proudly
share their outstanding history projects with the general public and each other.
Admission is free.
If you
would like more information please visit
www.histori.ca/fairs/ or contact:
Ms Kris
Andersen
Chair,
2008 National Historica Fair
c / o
Provincial Capital Commission
613
Pandora Avenue, Victoria BC V8W 1N8
Phone
Number:
250-953-8826
email
Kris.Andersen@bcpcc.com
Subject:
Findmypast adds
more National Burial Index records
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:06:52 +0100
From: "Debra Chatfield"
Debra.Chatfield@findmypast.com
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
FINDMYPAST.COM ADDS MORE NATIONAL BURIAL INDEX RECORDS
Parish records from Yorkshire online now
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com has today announced that it has
added to its online collection of over 10 million National Burial Index records,
which go back to 1538.
Working in partnership with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS),
findmypast.com has published online burial index records from the parish of
Selby. These comprise over 10,000 records from Selby cemetery in the West Riding
of Yorkshire, as well as over 800 records from Bubwith All Saints in the East
Riding of Yorkshire.
These parish records are crucial for any family historian as they predate the
start of civil registration in England and Wales in 1837 - a seemingly
insurmountable brick wall for many. The index gives the date and place of burial
as well as age at death.
The records can be searched as part of an Explorer subscription to the
findmypast website, or with pay-per-view units.
More parish records will be added to the website over the coming months.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Paul Yates, Operations Director, findmypast.com 020 7549 0990
paul.yates@findmypast.com
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UA, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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or entity to whom it is addressed and should not be copied or its contents
disclosed to anybody else. In the event of such copying or disclosure, kindly
notify the sender by return e-mail. Any views, opinions or conclusions that do
not relate to the official business of Find My Past are neither given nor
endorsed by it.
To: "FFHS
NEWS" <ffhs-news@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 09:50:37 +0800
From: News from the
Federation of Family History Societies <ffhs-news@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Subject:
FFHS-NEWS GRO INDEX UPDATE
GRO INDEX UPDATE
On 28 January we announced that following the closure of the Family Records
Centre GRO indexes for all registration events would be made available on
microfiche at Greater Manchester County Record Office, Birmingham Central
Library, Bridgend Reference and Information Library and Plymouth Central
Library, as well as The National Archives. We have just heard that City of
Westminster Archives Centre has been added to this list.
The information available at each of these centres will include births, deaths
and marriages from 1837 to 2006, adoptions from 1927 to 2007, civil partnerships
from 2005 to 2007, overseas registrations from 1761 to 2006 and the provisional
indexes for births and deaths for 2007. During the course of 2008 and 2009 each
of these sites will receive updates and replacements.
The plans to have a full set with the up-to-date & supplementary indexes at the
Society of Genealogists fell through. However, they are still going ahead with
plans to offer free access to GRO indexes - on fiche up to 1926 and online
images from 3 providers (Findmypast, Ancestry and Family Relatives) up to 2006.
Watch their website (www.sog.org.uk)
for more news on this.
Maggie Loughran
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies
admin@ffhs.org.uk
www.ffhs.org.uk
_______________________________________________
ffhs-news mailing list
ffhs-news@ffhs-lists.org.uk
http://ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-news_ffhs-lists.org.uk
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To: "ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.
org. uk" <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:11:22 +0800
From: FFHS Member
Society contacts' list <ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Subject: FFHS-MEMBERS
1851 CENSUS - PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR JOURNAL EDITOR
Additionally if any editor would like any graphics to go with the text for your
journal please email Gillian Stevens <1851census@ffhs.org.uk>
Maggie Loughran
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies
admin@ffhs.org.uk
www.ffhs.org.uk
______________________________________________________________________
PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR SOCIETY JOURNAL EDITOR FOR INCLUSION IN YOUR SOCIETY
JOURNAL
Can you Transcribe the 1851 Census?
Do you get annoyed with errors in the online censuses? Most of these, other than
the 1881, have been transcribed overseas and despite some quality checking there
are inevitable differences. Many of us have found that alternative
transcriptions of the census have a value in their own right such as one index
has obvious errors where another index gets it right. You now have a chance to
help in transcribing the 1851 census and assist the family history society that
covers an area of interest to you.
Many family history societies have previously indexed the 1851 census in many
different formats ranging from surname-only indexes to full transcripts and
these have been published in booklets, on fiche and CD-ROM with several being
available also on the Federation's FamilyHistoryOnline web service. Some of
these indexes were produced in the days before the widespread use of personal
computers and are only available in typescript format.
In this new project many societies that are members of the Federation of Family
History Societies and findmypast.com will be working with you to produce a full
index to the 1851 census that will allow searching by virtually all fields,
including occupation, age and sex. This index will be connected to images of the
pages from the census enumerators' books. Societies will receive a small payment
each time a researcher views the results of a search that's been indexed by a
volunteer working for that society. This will be an important source of revenue
for societies as sales of other versions of the census have seriously declined.
You can work at home using your own computer and broadband connection whenever
you have a few spare minutes. All you need is a recent web browser such as
Internet Explorer or Firefox, and the Adobe Flash player - this will install
semi-automatically in the unlikely case that you don't already have it. Views of
the 'transcription tool' showing the image of the census page, and the
spreadsheet-like grid where you enter the information plus more details about
the program can be found at
www.familyhistoryonline.net/fmp/1851.html
If you're interested in taking part please email
1851census@ffhs.org.uk with your contact details and the names of any
counties where you have a particular knowledge or interest. Not all societies
will be taking part, so not all areas will be covered. Those areas 'unclaimed'
will have to be completed overseas. Findmypast.com are aiming to produce most of
the 1851 census online by the end of the year, so please don't delay and help
today!
People have said that your education as a family historian cannot be complete
unless you've done some transcribing as only then will you appreciate the
strengths and weaknesses of original records. So now's the time to educate
yourself and give that special help to so many others with their searches.
Gillian Stevens
FamilyHistoryOnline
Administration & Society Liaison
Email:
1851census@ffhs.org.uk
_______________________________________________
ffhs-members mailing list
ffhs-members@ffhs-lists.org.uk
http://ffhs-lists.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/ffhs-members_ffhs-lists.org.uk
Subject:
findmypast launches its
1901 census online
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 15:06:28 +0100
From: "Debra Chatfield"
Debra.Chatfield@findmypast.com
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
FINDMYPAST.COM LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF THE 1901 CENSUS ONLINE
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com today unveils its brand new
version of the 1901 census. Records from the first two counties, Somersetshire
and Gloucestershire, are now online and available to search at findmypast.com,
and the remaining counties will be added gradually over the coming months.
Applying its trademark meticulous approach to quality control, findmypast has
completely retranscribed the 1901 census from scratch, with the aim of providing
an industry leading product. In addition, a variety of fields have been
transcribed, making it possible to search for an individual using, for example,
their calculated year of birth, their age or occupation.
To narrow down results, try searching for a second person living at the same
address. It is also possible to search for an address on the census, as well as
for a person. You can also choose in what order you want to view search results
- by birth year, oldest first; by birth year, youngest first; alphabeticaly by
name A to Z or alphabetically by name Z to A. In addition, the free search
results include the name of the county of residence - a boon to anyone not
familiar with every registration district.
These new features have also been added to all the other censuses at findmypast.
And finally, search criteria are now also retained, making it easier to carry
out the same search across all the censuses on findmypast.
This addition of the 1901 census to the website sees findmypast take a step
closer to its mission to offer a full set of England and Wales censuses online
by the end of 2008.
About the 1901 census
The 1901 census was taken on 31 March and gave the total population as
32,527,843.
1901 is perhaps best remembered as the year that Queen Victoria died, after a 63
year reign. She was succeeded by her son, Prince Albert Edward, who became
Edward VII. Other key events in 1901 included the formation of the Commonwealth
of Australia, the creation of a fingerprint archive by Scotland Yard and Marconi
receiving the first trans-Atlantic radio signal.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Paul Yates, Head of Product and Services findmypast.com 020 7549 0990
paul.yates@findmypast.com
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com, e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com, web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UA, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
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From:
Frances Ingram
To: Marnie Ingvaldson ; Diane Rogers
Sent: Thursday, May 15,
2008 12:55 PM
Subject:
BCGS member passes on
MASKELL Sheena Mary
Kerr
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2008, with her children by her side. Sheena is pre-deceased by her husband Mark and lovingly survived by her 3 children Ginny (Steve), Anne (Mark), and Colin; wonderful grandsons William, Peter, Liam, and soon-to-be granddaughter; brothers Ross (Fay), Iain (Nancy) and Bruce (Andrea); stepmother Chiyo; and her nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. She was a caring, loving wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed sailing, traveling, reading, researching family history, and above all spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandsons who she loved dearly and who clearly loved their "Granny". Her health issues had been challenging and sometimes daunting but Mum's perseverance, strong will, and desire to be independent always saw her through. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends from near and far. Many thanks to the staff at VGH Respiratory Ward for their hard work and comfort. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 25, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at Dunbar Heights United Church, West 24th in Vancouver; reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada would be appreciated.
Published in the Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 4/22/2008.
From: "J.
Amy Newman" <amynewman@telus.net>
To: "'BCGS'" <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject:
Vatican Orders Catholic Parish Registers Off-Limits to
LDS
Church
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008
23:36:48 -0700
Please distribute
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0802443.htm
http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/05/05/vatican-orders-catholic-parish-registers-off-limits-to-lds-church.htm
I assume this doesn’t
affect those records that have already been microfilmed.
J. Amy Newman
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "BCGS" <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject:
"Gordon Watts
Reports" - new issue online, May 11, 2008
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008
13:34:07 -0700
Greetings all.
FYI. The latest issue of "Gordon Watts Reports is now online at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0108.htm
Topics in this issue include the following:
* - On a personal note
* - Nova Scotia vital records
* - Writing a narrative family history
* - Renfrew County grave markers online
* - 1911 Dublin city/county Census on line
* - Yesterdays Journey updated
The first article of this column is of particular personal interest to
myself. In it I seek your assistance in helping my son and his fiancé win a
contest to be married 'on air' on a radio station in Calgary. I ask that
you read this article and follow through by casting your vote for Jennifer &
Bruce. The article tells you how to do this. Your assistance with this
will be greatly appreciated.
Have a great day!
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada
Census
Committee
Port Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
Permission to forward without notice is granted.
Date: Sun,
04 May 2008
Subject: THE OLD BAILEY - NEW
WEBSITE
The transcripts
of proceedings held at the Old Bailey, 1674-1913, are now available online.
Searches are free.
This link is to an
article in The Guardian about the project.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/apr/27/law
Link to The Old Bailey
site.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
From:
admin@theoriginalrecord.com
Subject: Update from the
Original Record, 1 May 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008
17:18:10 +0100 (BST)
Added this week:
1216-1246
Excerpts from the Fine Rolls
The fine rolls of the 1st to 30th years of the reign of king Henry III record
part of the government administration in England. These excerpts from the rolls
list in transcript applications by plaintiffs for various writs (such as 'ad
terminum' and 'pone') and for assizes to be held by the justices in eyre to look
into their grievances. A fine of half a mark (6s 8d) or a mark (13s 4d) was
usually levied; the cases are normally identified by county, and record that the
appropriate sheriff had been notified. There are also more extensive records, in
which more detail is given. The excerpts were made by the Record Commission and
printed in 1835.
1488-1496
Scottish Exchequer Rolls
In 1887 the 10th volume of Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum, or The Exchequer
Rolls of Scotland, was published in Edinburgh as part of the Scottish Series of
Chronicles and Memorials. The main text is a transcript in extended Latin, but
with some passages reduced to an abstract in English (in italics), of the rolls
of the Scottish royal exchequer from 19 June 1488 to 12 October 1496 (rolls
cclxxviii to ccxcv, old numbers ccxciii to cccix). This more or less continuous
series alternates between accounts of the Ballivi ad Extra (royal chamberlains,
lessees of lordships, rangers of wards, receivers &c) and those of the Custumars
(receivers of customary payments and similar revenues) and bailies (bailiffs) of
burghs (boroughs). In all, they give a summary description of all these sources
of royal revenue - and not only mention the payers and receivers in general,
but also refer to many occasional payments to and receipts from individuals
hardly otherwise found in the surviving r
ecords. An appendix (pages 629 to 763) of rentals of royal property throughout
Scotland in the same period gives a rich harvest of personal names; and another
(764-772), an Index in Libros Responsionum, lists persons to whom sasine (seisin)
was granted in 1492 to 1496.
1562-1954
Gresham's School Register
The Sir John Gresham Grammar School at Holt in Norfolk was founded by sir John,
who bought the manor house there in 1546 to convert it into a school, and
building work had started by 1555. To celebrate the quatercentenary in 1955, a
history of the school written by the Reverend C. L. S. Linnell was published,
together with an Alumni Greshamienses, a register of boys entering the school
from 1562 to 1954, compiled by A. B. Douglas. The materials to hand for the
register for the early years were slight; the first coherent lists of boys
survive only from 1729, and then are fitful, with little detail, and largely
missing from 1784 to 1803; however, from 1810 onwards the names of boys' parents
are usually recorded. The register is arranged chronologically by year (and from
1900 by term - L, Lent; M, Michaelmas; S, Summer), and then alphabetically by
surname (in capitals) and christian name(s). Where known, year of birth is then
given (in brackets), names, addresses and occupatio
ns of parents. From 1900 onwards there are italic abbreviations for sporting
achievements at school (h, hockey colours; VIII, shooting colours; S,
first-class swimmer; XI, cricket colours; XV, football colours), and p for house
prefect and P for school prefect; then (in italics) information about the boy's
adult life, and his address (where living) at the time of publication. Finally,
on the right hand side of the page, in italics, is given the year of his leaving
the school. Most detail is absent before 1810; and, of course, for the boys
still at school in 1955, or only recently left, there are no details of future
career; nor are there the usual details about their parentage. From 1898 onwards
day boys are noted with an italic D (N means Newquay dayboy); and from 1900
onwards the school houses are shown (B, Bengal Lodge; F, Farfield; H, School
House or Howson's; K, Kenwyn; O, Old School House; W, Woodlands); and, for the
junior school, c, Crossways; k, Kenwyn; o, Old Schoo
l House).
1760-1846
Graduati Cantabrigienses
Joseph Romilly, registrar of the university of Cambridge, compiled Graduati
Cantabrigienses, a catalogue of graduates from the academic year of admissions
1760 through to 10 October 1846. The names are arranged alphabetically by
surname, and then chronologically by christian name: the college is given, with
an asterisk in those cases where the man became a fellow, and then, in
chronological order, his degrees.
1818
Wrightson's New Triennial Directory of Birmingham
included this 'Alphabetical List of the Merchants, Traders and Respectable
Inhabitants of the Town'.
1847
The Gentleman's Magazine
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military
promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the
Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland,
Scotland and abroad. July to December 1847
1852-1853
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
was issued annually, listing ships that had been surveyed preparatory to being
insured. This is the register issued 1 July 1852 and then annotated as ships
were re-surveyed through to 30 June 1853. The ships were numbered by the first
letter of their name, and then by number alphabetically through the ships' names
and within ships of the same name alphabetically by surname of the master. After
the name of the ship there is the type of vessel (Bk, barque; Bg, brig; Bn,
brigantine; Cr, cutter; Dr, dogger; G, galliott; H, hoy; K, ketch; Lr, lugger;
Pol, polacre; S, ship; Sk, smack; Sp, sloop; Sr, schooner; St, schoot; Stm,
steamer; Sw, snow; Yt, yacht), master's name (as at the time of the last
survey); tonnage; place and year of build; owners; port belonging to; destined
voyage; number of years first assigned; and character for hull and stores (e.
g., A 1), with the year or month (e. g., 50 for 1850, or 2 for February 1852) of
inspection. Underneath some entries details were gi
ven of construction and repair, with year - s., sheathed; d., doubled; C.,
coppered; I. B., iron bolts; c. f., copper fastened; M., sheathed with marine
metal; Y. M., sheathed with yellow metal; G., sheathed with galvanised iron; Z.,
sheathed with zinc; F., felt; C. lm., coppered to light water or ballast mark;
C. T., copper bolts substituted for treenails; Cl., clincher; len., lengthened;
lrp., large repairs; trp., thorough repairs; Drp., damage repaired; ND., new
deck; N TSds., new top-sides; W. C., wales cased; NW., new wales; NB., new
bottom; NK., new keel; plk, Plank; N Klsn, new kelson; alm. rb., almost rebuilt;
pt O. M., part old materials (timbers or plank); Srprs, some repairs - and, in
italics, the timber of the ship is described - A, ash; B B, black birch; Bh,
beech; C, cedar; E, elm; F, fir; G, gum; Ght, greenheart; Hk, hackmatack; Hm,
hemlock; L, locust; Lh, larch; L O, live oak; M, mahogany; P, pine; P P, pitch
pine; R P, red pine; Y P, yellow pine; S, sp
ruce; T, teak; Tam, tamarac; W H, witch hazel; W O, white oak. The sample scan
is from the main list. The third column, reserved for masters' names, is not
particularly wide; with short surnames, an initial will be given; but longer
surnames omit the initials, and even longer surnames are abbreviated. Often new
masters had been appointed by the time of re-survey, and their names are added
in slightly smaller type under the original master's names in the third column.
Similarly, owners could have changed, and the names of new owners are added in
smaller type under the original names in the seventh column. It should be borne
in mind that the masters and owners in the main list are those at the time of
the respective previous survey for each ship, not necessarily as of 1 July 1852.
There are separate appendixes for wooden vessels powered by steam, ironclad
sailing vessels, ironclad steamers, and new ships added during the year: these
are all indexed separately.
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1415
English knights at the battle of Agincourt
At the battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415, English forces under king Henry V
inflicted a signal defeat on the French forces led by the Constable D'Albret.
The English are said to have numbered about 15,000 men. This list of 'The Names
of the Dukes, Erles, Barons, Knights, Esquires, Serviteurs and others that wer
withe the Excellent Prince King Henry the Fifte at the Battell of Agincourt' is
of the leaders of the English forces and of the knights (lances) in their
retinues: of the archers, for which the battle is famous, hardly a handful are
named. Nicholas Harris Nicolas, the antiquarian, found this list accidentally
among the manuscripts in the British Museum, and published it, with an extensive
account of the battle, in 1827.
1459-1538
Nottingham Gild Accounts
There were two ancient religious gilds in the church of St Peter in Nottingham,
the gild of St George and that of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The accounts for the
former from 1459 to 1546 (pages 17 to 112) and the latter from 1515 to 1538 (112
to 123) survived in a single book; the text was translated by Lieutenant-Colonel
R. F. B. Hodgkinson, and published, posthumously, in 1939. Apart from the
wardens and chamberlains of the gilds, the individuals mentioned are tenants,
workmen, and the dead for whom obits were said.
1843-1857
The Metropolitan Police Register of Joiners (MEPO 4/334) lists policemen joining
the force 1 January 1843 to 1 April 1857 (warrant numbers 19893 to 35804). The
register is alphabetical, in so far as the recruits are listed chronologically
grouped under first letter of surname. It gives Date of Appointment, Name,
Number of Warrant, Cause of Removal from Force (resigned, dismissed, promoted or
died), and Date of Removal. Although the register was closed for new entrants at
the end of 1842, the details of removals were always recorded, some being twenty
or more years later. Those recruits not formerly in the police, the army, or
some government department, were required to provide (normally) at least two
letters of recommendation from persons of standing, and details of these are
entered on the facing pages. Where a recruit was only recently arrived in the
metropolis, the names and addresses of the recommenders can be invaluable for
tracing where he came from. Those recruits no
t formerly in the police, the army, or some government department, were
required to provide (normally) at least two letters of recommendation from
persons of standing, and details of these are entered on the facing pages: the
names in these are indexed separately from the recruits. Recruits transferred
from other forces or rejoining the force did not normally need recommendations
- in the latter case, former warrant numbers are given - but some
recommendations are from police inspectors, even other constables. Recruits
coming from the army sometimes have general military certificates of good
conduct, but most often have a letter from their former commanding officer;
recruits recommended by government departments (most often the Home Office)
similarly have letters from the head of department. But the great majority of
the names and addresses in these pages are of respectable citizens having some
sort of personal acquaintance with the recruit. Where more than two recommend
ations were provided, the clerk would only record one or two, with the words
'and others'. Tradesmen are sometimes identified as such by their occupations;
there are some gentry. Although the bulk of these names are from London and the
home counties, a scattering are from further afield throughout Britain and
Ireland.
1847
The Gentleman's Magazine
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military
promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the
Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland,
Scotland and abroad. January to June 1847
1880
Creditors in Bills of Sale
Bills of sale transferred title in all property of a debtor to a specified
creditor. Possession of a bill of sale thus protected a money lender or other
creditor from losing a debtor's property to other creditors (except landlords)
in case of insolvency or bankruptcy; and in many cases signing a bill of sale
was a required step for a borrower securing a loan. The bill of sale specified
the amount thereby secured, but could be open, i. e., allow for further drawings
on the same account. Entries from the official register of bills of sales in
England and Wales were published in Flint & Co.'s London Manchester and Dublin
Mercantile Gazette, a weekly publication available only by subscription, issued
under the motto "Security in Crediting". The entries are listed by county, then
alphabetically by debtor, surname first, with address, trade, the name of the
creditor ('in whose favour'), dates of issue and filing, and amount. An &c.
after the amount indicates an open bill. The credi
tors that appear in the 'in whose favour' column are mainly, but not
exclusively, loan companies and individual money lenders, and Jewish names
figure prominently among the latter. When a loan was paid off, satisfaction of
the bill of sale was entered on the register, and these satisfactions are also
recorded in these pages. 1 January to 31 March 1880.
1937
Kelly's Directory of Blackheath, Lee, Greenwich, Eltham and Mottingham includes
this directory of private residents, listed alphabetically by surname and
christian name, with address, covering an area extending from the river Thames
on the north to Mottingham and Grove Park on the south, and from Eltham on the
east to Deptford Creek and Hither Green on the west. These abbreviations are
used in the addresses: B, Blackheath; D, Deptford; E G, East Greenwich; G,
Greenwich; L, Lee; and Lew, Lewisham.
1952
Associates, Graduates and Students of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
The institution was founded in 1871, and incorporated by royal charter in 1921.
There were seven grades of member (honorary member, member, associate member,
companion, associate, graduate, and student); this is the list of the 19,699
members of the latter three grades as of 1 July 1952. Most of the members were
from Britain, but there were Oversea Branches for Calcutta, Ceylon and Ireland,
and Oversea Committees in Australia, India, Malaya and Singapore, New Zealand
and South Africa. The associates (A), graduates (G) and students (S) are listed
together in a single alphabetical list by surname and christian name(s), with
year of entering the grade. Some of the members also belonged to specialized
sections of the institution, and these are indicated at the right by the letters
M (measurements), R (radio), S (supply) and U (utilization).
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1288-1391
Norwich Leet Rolls
Among the documents preserved in the record room of the Guildhall in the city of
Norwich were 13 rolls connected with the leet courts in the city during the 13th
and 14th centuries while the frankpledge system on which they were based was
still in full operation. William Hudson, vicar of St Peter Permountergate in the
city, prepared a copy of the earliest of these, from 1288, and extracts from the
leet rolls of 1289, 1290, 1291, 1293, 1296, 1300, c1307, 1313, 1375 and 1391,
and from an account of amercements in 1364, a tithing roll of Mancroft leet of
1311, and inquisitions before the bailiffs in 1350, and these were published by
the Selden Society in 1892, with an English translation facing the extended
Latin text. In 1288 there were four leets in the city - Conesford (North
Conesford, South Conesford and Berstrete subleets), Manecroft (St Stephen, St
Peter de Manecroft), Wymer or Westwyk (St Giles, St Gregory, St Andrew and St
George), and Over the Water (St Michael and S
t Clement. Each leet had separate courts and separate records within the rolls.
Hudson lists the main categories of items recorded as: murder, violent death,
nuisances, weights, unwholesome food, larceny, assaults, hue and cry, being out
of tithing, non-attendance at leet, purprestures, forestalling, unlawful
trading, craft gilds, fraudulent work, and impleading in the Court Christian.
1307-1341
Norwich Deeds
This calendar of the deeds enrolled from 1307 to 1341 was compiled for the
corporation by Edith Crosse (MacKinnon), indexed by Walter Rye, and published by
the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society in 1915. They are set out
chronologically, translated from the original Latin into English, giving the
name and occupation of grantor and grantee, and naming the parish in which the
property lay. Precise dates are not given, just the regnal year.
1592-1599
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland exercised a superior judicial authority in the
kingdom, and consequently received and dealt with a constant stream of
petitions, as well as dealing with the internal security of the state. This
register of the council from August 1592 to May 1599, in the reign of king James
VI, was edited by David Masson and published under the direction of the Deputy
Clerk Register of Scotland in 1882. The publication brings together the contents
of the principal register (Acta Secreti Concilii) with acts and bands (bonds) of
caution (surety) from the registers called Acta Cautionis (pp 561-730); Acts and
Ordinances relating to the Borders and the North (731-748); and Miscellaneous
Privy Council Papers (749-769). Many of the individuals mentioned are the
complainants, those of whom they complained, and the sureties on both sides: at
this period, many of the complainants are alleging serious attacks, often of a
feuding nature. Many of the bonds entered into by th
e cautioners are promises to keep the peace towards such enemies. Failure to
answer to the council when summoned was a serious contempt, leading to being
denounced a rebel, with serious consequences.
1613
Visitation of Cheshire
Richard St George, Norroy King of Arms, and Henry St George, Bluemaster
Pursuivant of Arms, conducted a heraldic visitation of Cheshire in 1612 and
1613, recording pedigrees of gentlemen claiming the right to bear coats of arms.
A copy of their visitation was elaborated by the addition of other Cheshire
pedigrees in Harleian Manuscript 1535: and this manuscript was edited by sir
George J. Armytage and John Paul Rylands for publication by the Harleian Society
in 1909. It has a large number of pedigrees of Cheshire gentry, with a few brief
abstracts from early documents; and the pedigrees of some offshoots from old
Cheshire stocks which had taken root in other counties. The pedigrees largely
relate to the period back from 1613 to the previous visitation of 1580, but
there is also some older material, particularly back into the 15th century. In
most cases each pedigree is prefixed by a heraldic description of the coat of
arms. The printed volume also includes (pages 1 to 4) a li
st of Cheshire men who disclaimed the right to bear a coat of arms at the 1613
visitation, taken from Harleian Manuscript 1070.
1771-1773
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 18 March 1771 to 2 November 1773: indexed
for masters and apprentices separately.
1875
Class Lists of Trainee Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses
The Education Department set examinations for candidates for admission into
training colleges, and to become teachers. Class lists for the various
categories of candidate were printed for the examinations at Christmas 1875.
Firstly, there are the lists of pupil teachers who passed the entrance
examinations for teacher training colleges. The first column gives the position
in the exam results (no number is inserted where the candidate obtained the same
marks as the last to whose name a number is prefixed); then there is the
candidate's name (surname first); school in which engaged (N. for National
School, Ch. Church of England, B. British School, W. Wesleyan, R. Roman
Catholic, P. Parochial, Bd. Board School, U. Poor Law Union School - and in
the Scottish lists, C. of S. or G. A. for schools connected with the General
Assembly of the Established Church of Scotland, F. C. Free Church of Scotland,
Epis. Episcopal Church of Scotland, R. Roman Catholic, Sessl. Sessional School,
Pub. Public School, Undl. Undenominational); and then training college at which
examined. There are also class lists of examinations of trainee teachers at the
various training colleges in Britain. The names are given for the second year
first, arranged by division in the examination (in order of merit for the first
and second divisions), and then for the students of the first year, arranged
similarly. Full names are given (with initials for middle names). The letter
(D.) indicates that the candidate had obtained a certificate of competency as a
teacher of drawing. There were training colleges for masters at Bangor,
Battersea, Borough Road, Carmarthen, Carnarvon, Chelsea, Cheltenham, Chester,
Culham, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Hammersmith, Homerton, Peterborough,
Saltley, Westminster, Winchester and York; and for mistresses at Aberdeen,
Bishop Stortford, Brighton, Bristol, Cheltenham, Chichester, Darlington, Derby,
Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Home & Colonial, Homert
on, Lincoln, Liverpool, Norwich, Oxford, Ripon, Salisbury, Southlands,
Stockwell, Swansea, Truro, Wandsworth, Warrington and Whitelands. Thirdly, there
are the class list (in order of merit) of those who took the examination to
become masters and mistresses in elementary schools at Christmas 1875. The
candidates' names are listed alphabetically by surname within each division,
with school in which engaged (N. for National School, Ch. Church of England, B.
British School, W. Wesleyan, R. Roman Catholic, P. Parochial, Bd. Board School,
Indl. Industrial School - and in Scotland, C. of S. or G. A. for schools
connected with the General Assembly of the Established Church of Scotland, F. C.
Free Church of Scotland, Epis. Episcopal Church of Scotland, R. Roman Catholic,
Sessl. Sessional School, P. Parochial).
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1354-1609
Ripon Fabric Rolls
In 1888 the Surtees Society published, as the 3rd volume of Memorials of the
Church of SS Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon, a collection of extracts from a variety
of sources relating to the minster - a copy of the appropriate section from
the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535-6; chantry certificates of 1546-7; ministers'
accounts of 1547-9; fabric rolls (giving accounts of expenditure on the
buildings) from 1354 to 1542; a paper book of about 1520; treasurers' rolls from
1401 to 1485; chamberlains' rolls from 1410 to 1558; an inquisition of 1609
(from the Duchy of Lancaster archives); and extracts from the diocesan archives
of 1567 to 1580. The people that appear in these records are not only the
clergy, but also workmen maintaining and repairing the fabric, local tenants,
and the names of the deceased whose obits incurred small payments to the church.
1485-1543
Chronicle of Calais
Richard Turpyn, a burgess of Calais, the English enclave on the French coast,
compiled (or possessed) a chronicle of events there from 1485 to 1540, a copy of
which survived among the Stowe manuscripts in the Harleian collection in the
British Museum. This was edited for the Camden Society, together with a number
of other papers relating to events in Calais in that period, by John Gough
Nichols, and printed in 1846. Many of the persons named in the resulting book
are knights and noblemen attending king Henry VII and king Henry VIII when on
the Continent on diplomatic or marital business; but there is also a muster
roll of the garrison of Calais of 1533 (136-139).
1625-1633
Irish Patent and Close Rolls
Under the direction of the Master of the Rolls of Ireland, James Morrin, Clerk
of Enrolments in Chancery, prepared a calendar of the Patent and Close Rolls of
Ireland of the 1st to 8th years of the reign of king Charles I (27 March 1625 to
26 March 1633). These rolls record royal orders and commissions, general and
particular, the individuals mentioned being mainly officers, officials and
petitioners.
1656-1686
Promoters of New England
The Record Book of Meetings of the Corporation for the Propagation of the Gospel
in New England (generally known as the New England Company) from 1656 to 1686
was edited by George Parker Winship for the Prince Society and published in
1920. The promoters of the venture were largely merchants of the city of London
and their relatives, and as much of these minutes refers to the society's
property around London as to the comings and goings of adventurers.
1768-1771
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 5 December 1768 to 16 March 1771: indexed
for masters and apprentices separately.
1880-1954
Truro School Register
Truro College was founded 19 January 1880; the name was changed to Truro School
in 1931. In 1954 this register of old boys was published, arranged
alphabetically by surname and then christian name (or initials), in bold; then
years of entering and leaving the school, and, in many cases, address as in
1954. Sometimes occupation is given.
1953
Kelly's Directory of Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth &c
for 1953 ("Buff Book") includes this list of private residents and commercial
directory for Warwick including Guy's Cliffe and the suburbs of Emscote and
Myton.
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1100-1300
Pontefract Cartulary
The Cluniac monastery of St John the Evangelist at Pontefract (Pomfret) in the
West Riding of Yorkshire, was founded in the 11th century by Robert de Lascy.
The grants of land made to the priory from then well into the 13th century were
copied into a cartulary or chartulary which eventually came to Godfrey Wentworth
of Woolley Park. This was edited by Richard Holmes and published by Yorkshire
Archaeological Society in 1899 and 1902. The individuals named are mainly local
landowners and tenants, canons, servants and wellwishers of the monastery. The
charters before 1250 are often undated: the numbering of the charters is modern,
and amounts to 561. The cartulary itself contains 11 fasciculi, to which Holmes
gave these section names - I. The Seigniorial Charters; II. The Ecclesiastical
Charters; III. Royal Charters and Confirmations; IV. The Local Charters (Pontefract
&c.); V. The Ledstone Charters; VI. The Ledsham Charters; VII. Miscellaneous
Charters; VIII. The Peckfield a
nd other Charters; IX. and X. Scarborough and other Charters; and XI. Leases to
Tenants. Ledston(e), Ledsham and Peckfield are all close to Pontefract, as is
most of the property.
1333-1337
Close Rolls
The close rolls of the 7th to 10th years of the reign of king Edward III, that
is from 25 January 1333 to 24 January 1337, record the main artery of government
administration in England, the orders sent out day by day to individual
officers, especially sheriffs of shires: they are an exceptionally rich source
for so early a period. In amongst this official material, the rolls were also
used as a way of recording many acknowledgments of private debts and contracts
between individuals. Most of the contents relate to England, but there are also
entries concerning Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English possessions in
France: particularly Scotland, where the king was campaigning during this
period. This calendar was prepared by A. B. Hinds of the Public Record Office
and published in 1898.
1653-1813
Preston Court Leet Records
The records of the three main courts of the borough - the Court Leet, the
Mayor's Court and the Inquest or Inquisition of Office - were entered in three
thick folio volumes in the municipal archives. Extracts from these, by Anthony
Hewitson, a local historian, were published in the Preston Guardian from 16
November 1901 to 19 September 1903, and then revised and printed in this volume
in 1905. These extracts necessarily dwell on the quaint and curious, and are
mainly from the 17th and early 18th century.
1766-1768
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 6 July 1766 to 3 December 1768: indexed
for masters and apprentices separately.
1856
Post Office London Commercial and Professional Directory
recording over 100,000 individuals.
1860-1931
University College School Register
In 1830 a school was set up adjoining the University and College of London on
Gower Street; the school was enlarged from 1860 to 1876, and then removed to
Frognal in 1907. In 1931 this register was published, listing all boys entering
the school from Christmas term of 1859 to the summer entrants of 1931. The dates
are abbreviated (98-01 = 1898-1901, &c.), each session being reckoned as
beginning in September of one year and ending in the July of the next; the date
of joining the school is indicated by the former, although it may fall in the
latter, but the date of leaving by the latter, although it may fall in the
former. Thus, if a boy came at any time during the Session 1863-64 and left any
time during 1868-69, his date would be given 1863-69. The boys are listed
alphabetically by surname, and then chronologically under each surname, full
name being given where known. An asterisk * indicates that that particular boy
lost his life in the Great War: in these cases, rank and r
egiment have been given where possible. Addresses as of 1931 are given where
known. Italics in christian names or initials indicate that that particular boy
was known, in 1931, to be dead. (a) (b) &c placed before christian names
indicates brothers. In some cases occupation in later life is shown (A, artist;
B, barrister; C A, chartered accountant; Ch, chemist; E, engineer; H C S, home
civil service; I C S, Indian civil service; Med, physician or surgeon; M S E,
member of the Stock Exchange; Mus, musician; Rev, minister of religion; S,
solicitor).
1950
Fellows and Associates of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
The Royal Institute of Chemistry was founded in 1877, and was open only to
British subjects (and also, in due course, to citizens of the newly-created
Republic of Ireland). Associates of the institute (A. R. I. C.) qualified either
by studying chemistry, physics, mathematics and an optional science for the
institute's examination (which insisted on a high standard of practical
laboratory efficiency); or by obtaining good honours degrees or equivalent
qualifications, with chemistry as principal subject, and having undergone
training in allied sciences. Associates of at least three years' standing could
then be admitted to the Fellowship (F. R. I. C.) either by taking a further
examination in a special branch of chemistry, or by submitting the results of
work or evidence of experience sufficient to justify the Council in granting
exemption from such further examination. This register of fellows and
associates, correct to 31 August 1950, contains 11,545 names, arranged alphabeti
cally, surname first (in capitals), with qualifications, current address,
telephone number, and (in italics) a brief description of present post in the
chemical industry. Finally, year of admission as associate (A.) (and, where
appropriate, fellow (F.) is given on the right-hand side. With this may appear
the notation (x) for a fellow of the Chemical Society, (y) for a member of the
Society of Chemical Industry, or (z) for a joint subscriber to all three
chartered bodies.
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From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject:
'Gordon Watts
Reports' - new issue online
30 Mar 2008
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008
09:25:01 -0700
Greetings All.
FYI. The latest issue
of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now online at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0107.htm
Topics in this issue
include the following:
Canada's Chief
Statistician to retire
A Letter to Dr. Ivan P.
Fellegi
Work continues on
'informed consent' question
1916 Census transferred
to Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Library and Archives
Canada (LAC)Services Advisory Board
Library and Archives
Canada (LAC) considers partnership
Have a great day!
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
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1150-1580
Penshurst Manuscripts
C. L. Kingsford prepared a calendar of the papers of Lord de L'Isle and Dudley
at Penshurst Place in Kent for the Historical Manuscripts Commission, of which
this first volume was published in 1925. The material is presented in eleven
sections: I. 39 deeds relating to the Sydney family's Surrey and Sussex estates
from about 1150 to 1502; II. Summary notes on deeds from these and other English
counties (mainly Essex, Kent, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire) and from Wales and
Ireland; III. Documents relating to Robertsbridge Abbey in Sussex (charters and
deeds; rentals; court rolls; reeve's accounts at Footland; and bursar's
accounts) from 1160 onwards; IV. Deeds and documents relating to the church and
college of Tattershall in Lincolnshire (deeds; statutes and ordinances;
miscellaneous papers; court rolls; and accounts (warden's, steward's,
precentor's and impositor's, receiver's, bailiffs', and building and
post-dissolution accounts); V. Family papers and estates accounts of the C
romwells of Tattershall (general accounts and wills; accounts of stewards of
the household; building accounts of Tattershall castle; estate accounts); VI.
Summary lists of various rolls, rentals, surveys and accounts, from various
counties (mainly Kent and Lincolnshire); VII. Documents relating to Penshurst
and its owners; VIII. Sydney family papers; IX. Accounts of the ironworks at
Robertsbridge and in Glamorgan; X. Papers relating to the Council of Wales, 1526
to 1580; and XI. Irish Accounts, from sir Henry Sydney's terms as Vice-Treasurer
and Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1556 to 1578.
1547-1553
The State Papers Foreign of king Edward VI consist mainly of letters and reports
concerning England's relations with continental Europe, particularly the
Netherlands and France. This calendar was edited by William B. Turnbull and
published under the direction of the Master of the Rolls in 1861. The main text
(to page 290) is abstracts of 710 letters from official correspondents abroad;
but the remainder of the volume, entitled Calais Papers, deals with the English
enclaves on the French coast.
1843-1952
Marlborough College Register
The public school at Marlborough in Wiltshire was founded in 1843. In 1952 this,
9th, edition of the college register was published, being a revision by L.
Warwick James of the 8th edition (of 1936): but for the years before 1936 it
does not merely repeat the 8th edition, because Warwick James was able to
correct the 19th-century entries with information from newly-discovered letters
and books from 1843 to 1853, and the school lists from 1844 onwards. The roll is
arranged by year, and within each year by term of entrance, and then
alphabetically by surname within each term. Each boy is assigned a number within
the year: then his name is given, surname first, and, in brackets, where a
boarder, his house. The houses within the college were called B1, B2, B3, C1, C2
and C3, and the Lower School (L Sch); the out college houses were Preshute,
Priory, Cotton, Hermitage, Littlefield, Barton Hill, Summerfield and Upcot. Then
there is given the boy's father's name (surname and initial
s) and address (at entrance), the boy's date of birth (b) and month of leaving
(l). Where the boy represented the school at Rugby football (XV) or cricket
(XI), in the rifle corps (VIII, or RC XI), that is indicated. There is a brief
summary of achievements in later life, and, where known, and date of death or
(in italics) address as in 1952.
1851
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees
and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents, Irish bankrupts and
insolvents and Scottish sequestrations, as well
as dissolutions of partnership.
1855
Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle
The Congregational and a number of other independent churches together formed
the Evangelical Alliance, committed to promoting and supporting missions to the
heathen. The areas chosen for their projects were Guiana, South Africa, India,
the South Seas and China. The work of the missionaries was not only in preaching
the Gospel, but also in translating the Bible into local languages, and
establishing churches, schools and orphanages. Orphans and native teachers were
often given the names of principal contributors or congregations back in
Britain. In Britain the large amounts of money needed for this work were raised
among the Congregational and independent congregations, arranged by auxiliaries
for each county (although some contributions for each county might in fact come
in from congregations and individuals in neighbouring areas); money was gathered
by ministers, at special services, by supporters, and in missionary boxes. The
accounts of all these contributions were publis
hed as part of a monthly magazine called the Evangelical Magazine. Each issue
of the magazine carried obituaries of prominent members of the congregations;
general articles on religion; reviews of newly-published religious books; home
news, mainly about meetings of importance or interest by the alliance or in
individual churches; and then a separate section called the Missionary
Chronicle. The Missionary Chronicle was devoted to letters and reports from the
missionaries; and concludes with a set of accounts of donations towards the
missionary work.
1928
Calendar of the Royal College of Surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons, established by royal charters, issued this
calendar 1 August 1928, including official lists of all its fellows, members,
licentiates (midwifery; dental surgery) and diplomates (public health; tropical
medicine and hygiene; ophthalmic medicine and surgery; psychological medicine;
laryngology and otology). The register of fellows gives full name (surname
first) and address (in italics), with dates of admission as fellow and member.
The list of members gives year of admission, full name (surname first) and town
or country of residence. The lists of licentiates give year of admission and
full name, but no indication of current address: entries of fellows of the
college are prefixed with a double dagger, those of members with an asterisk.
The lists of diplomates give year of admission and full name (surname first),
with those diplomates who were neither members nor fellows of the college
indicated with a dagger (these qualifications were granted conj
ointly with the Royal College of Physicians of London). There is also a Roll of
Honour of members and fellows who lost their lives abroad during the Great War.
1957
Kelly's Directory of Harrogate
The directory's list of private residents, covering Harrogate, Bilton, Pannal
(P), Pannal Ash (P A) and Starbeck (S). Telephone numbers (with a symbol
representing a dangling mouthpiece) are given wherever appropriate. Men are
generally listed with their christian name, but women as Miss or Mrs with an
initial.
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Saskatoon City Directory
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Regina City Directory
1977, 1978/79,
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Metropolitan Montreal Criss Cross Directories
1982 &
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Montreal Criss Cross Directory
2000
Outaouais Area Quebec Criss Cross Directory
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1995/96
Vancouver City Directory
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Subject:
"OGS Toronto Branch"
Event of Interest to Your
Members
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008
13:51:36 -0400
The following event will
be of interest to some of your members. Any effort to bring it to their
attention would be appreciated by us (and by them!).
Thank you.
Paul Jones
Past Chair
Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto Branch
13th Genealogy "Summer Camp" to be held in Toronto, June 8-13, 2008 (application
deadline May 2):
Genealogy "Summer Camp" is a unique program that brings out-of-town and local
family historians together in Toronto for an intensive week of tutorials and
hands-on research at the many archives and reference libraries in Toronto. We
keep the group small to allow lots of help from our experts. Some tutorials will
emphasize Toronto sources, but most repositories have holdings from a much
broader area. Researchers with ancestors anywhere in Ontario will benefit from
Summer Camp.
The fee for 2008 is $210 (US dollars at par). This covers approximately 7 hours
of lectures and tutorials, 30 hours of supervised research, all worksheets and
handouts, and public transportation to venues. For complete details, including
lists of venues, resources and tutorials, accommodation information and an
application form, please visit:
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org or call 416-733-2608 (voice mail). The
application deadline is May 2, though earlier contact is appreciated.
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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008
19:52:32 +0000 (GMT)
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1399-1631
Aberdeen Burgess Roll
A. M. Munro searched the council registers of the royal burgh of Aberdeen, and
compiled this list of burgesses admited to the borough. The entries prior to
1591 were contained in lists engrossed in the council registers at the close of
the minutes for the year ending at Michaelmas, but after that date in addition
to the annual lists, which are continued, there is almost always a separate
minute of admission under the respective dates. The records before 1591 are not
only sparser, often with no more than a name, but are also lacking for
1401-1405, 1413-1432, 1434-1435, 1518-1519, 1557 and 1562-1564 - other blanks
were filled in from the guildry accounts where such existed. Guild burgesses
were allowed unfettered trading rights in Aberdeen; simple burgesses could only
deal in Scottish wares (so being barred from the lucrative English and Flemish
imports and exports); trade burgesses were limited to their own particular
trades; and the council was able ex gratia to create hono
urary burgesses, who were accorded the full privileges of burgesses of guild
and trade, and among whom numbered members of almost every family of note in
Aberdeenshire. Burgesses could thus be created by descent, by apprenticeship
into a trade, or ex gratia, and in the later portions of this roll the precise
circumstances are usually given, sometimes also with the name of a cautioner or
surety. Burgesses, masters and cautioners are all indexed here.
1441-1698
Eton College Register
King Henry VI founded a college at Eton in Buckinghamshire in 1440, 'to the
praise, glory and honour of the Crucified, the exaltation of the most glorious
Virgin His mother, and the establishing of holy Church His bride'. From this
foundation has evolved the modern public school. Sir Wasey Sterry compiled a
register for the college from 1441 to 1698, from a variety of surviving records,
and including groundwork from his 'A List of Eton Commensals' of 1904, and R. A.
Austen-Leigh's 'A List of Eton Collegers' of 1905. This resulting 'Eton College
Register' was published in 1943. Because of the variety of underlying materials,
the entries vary greatly in depth: some names survive only as a surname of not
too certain date. In the fullest entries, the surname (often with a variant
spelling) is given first, in bold, followed by the years of entry and leaving.
The christian name is given next; then birthplace, and name of father. The
initials K. S. (King's Scholar) indicate a schola
r on the foundation. There will then follow a summary of the man's career,
death, burial and probate; and the sources for the information, in italics, at
the end of the entry.
1540-1542
Acts of the Privy Council
The Privy Council of England dealt with many delicate and important matters of
state. The surviving records date back as early as the 14th century, but Henry
VIII on 10 August 1540, with the advice of the council, ordered that the council
should have its own clerk 'to write, entre and registre all such decrees,
determinacons, lettres and other such things as he shuld be appoynted to entre
in a booke, to remayne alwayes as a leger, aswell for the dischardge of the sayd
counsaillours touching such things as they shuld passe from tyme to tyme, as
alsoo for a memoriall unto theim of their owne procedings'. The register from
that date to 8 April 1542 was transcribed for the Commissioners of the Public
Records by sir Harris Nicolas, and published in 1837. Although the council often
dealt with petitions from aggrieved subjects, its main function was to oversee
internal and external security.
1610-1660
State Papers Colonial
During this period, the English crown issued charters to companies of
adventurers and individual proprietors to establish settlements in Acadia (Nova
Scotia), Africa, Amazon, Anguilla, Antigua, Association (Tortuga), Bahamas,
Barbadoes, Barbuda, Bermudas (Somers Islands), Canada, Cape Gratia de Dios,
Carolina, Bay of Darien, Delaware Bay, Deseada, Dominica, Eleuthera, Enegada,
Fernando de Noronho, Floria, Fonseca, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Guiana, Guinea,
Henrietta, Jamaica, Long Island, Maine, Marigalante, Maryland, Metalina,
Montserrat, Narrangansetts Bay, Nevis, New England (New Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and New Haven), Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia,
Providence Island, Quebec, Redendo, Rhode Island, St Bartholomew, St Brandon, St
Christopher's, St Eustache, St Lucia, St Martin, St Vincent, Sembrera, Surinam,
Tadousac, Tobago, Todosantes, Trinidad and Virginia. The central archive
relating to these ventures up to 1688 amounted to 71 volumes of cor
respondence, plus 109 entry books containing entries of letters sent to the
colonies, of charters, commissions and instructions, minutes and proceedings of
the companies and proprietaries that in the first instance governed several of
the colonies, journals of the Board of Trade, &c. This archive, called the State
Papers, Colonial Series, at the Public Record Office, was calendared for the
period through to 1660 by W. Noel Sainsbury, and published in 1860. The first
few pages include material as early as 1574, but the bulk of the volume is from
1610 to 1660, and that is indexed here.
1614-1641
Southwell Peculiar Register Transcripts
Each year a copy of the previous year's register of baptisms, marriages and
burials, attested by the incumbent and churchwardens, was returned to the
diocesan authorities. The peculiar of Southwell in Nottinghamshire was
ordinarily exempt from episcopal jurisdiction in such matters, and the 24
parishes in the peculiar made similar returns to the Southwell registry. A few
of these survive from this period, and they were transcribed by T. N. Blagg and
printed as the first volume of the Record Series of the Thoroton Society in
1903. The returns are for Beckingham 1634, 1637, 1641; Bleasby 1633; Blidworth
1638; Calverton 1617, 1623; *Caunton 1614, 1619, 1628, 1641; Cropwell Bishop
1638, 164; Darlton 1622, 1633, 1641; *Dunham 1641; Edingley 1638; Farnsfield
1623; Halam 1622, 1637; Halloughton 1622, 1637; *Holme 1623, 1625, 1627, 1638,
1641; Kirklington 1622, 1638; *Morton 1622, 1623; *North Muskham 1623, 1633,
1638; South Muskham 1623; *Norwell 1638, 1641; Oxton 1622; *Ragnall 162
3; Southwell 1633, 1640; Tithby (cum Cropwell Butler) 1625; Upton 1633, 1638;
and Woodborough 1623, 1627, 1637, 1638 and 1640. Parishes marked with an
asterisk (*) are those for which the original registers were missing for the
period covered by the transcripts.
1636-1665
Connecticut Court and Probate Records
The colony of Connecticut was settled in 1633 by emigrants from Massachusetts.
The modern state of Connecticut also includes the colony of Newhaven. The seat
of government of Connecticut was established in 1635 at Newtown (Hartford), on
the site of a Dutch fort. The first volume of the Connecticut colony records is
in three parts: 1, the records of the General and Particular Courts from April
1636 to December 1649; 2, Copy wills and probate inventories; 3, Grants and
Conveyances of Lands, mostly from 1662 to 1690. The second volume of the records
contains the minutes of the General Court from February 1650 to October 1669. In
accordance with a resolution of the General Assembly, J. Hammond Trumbull
transcribed the whole of the surviving court records as far as May 1665 (the
union with Newhaven colony), with the probate material from 1640 to 1649, and
these were published as 'The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut' in
1850.
1956
Southampton Directory
Kelly's Directory of Southampton and Neighbourhood for 1956 lists private
residents by surname, christian name(s), house, street and area, for the whole
of the county borough of Southampton in Hampshire, including Portswood,
Freemantle, Shirley, Bassett, Bitterne, Bitterne Park, Itchen, Sholing, North
Stoneham, South Stoneham, Swaythling, Weston with Newtown, Woolston, Redbridge
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Date: Fri,
14 Mar 2008 14:56:47 +0100
From: News from the
Federation of Family History Societies <ffhs-news@ffhs-lists.org.uk>
Subject:
FFHS-NEWS
Changes to car parking at The National Archives
Changes to car parking at The National Archives
The National Archives is installing barriers in the public car park. These
barriers are part of a programme to proactively manage the use of the public car
park for the benefit of its visitors Installation commences on Monday 17 March,
and barriers should be fully functional by mid-April. The car park will remain
in use while barriers are installed, and visitors will be kept informed of any
short-term or localised disruption.
There will be no charge for parking using this system.
The National Archives wishes to ensure that access to the car park benefits its
genuine visitors. The car park can often become crowded during busy periods, and
its use continues to increase with the popularity of the records. It is
anticipated that demand for spaces will continue to rise, so it is important
that The National Archives now begins to actively manage the use of the car
park.
When visitors enter the car park the system will issue a ticket, which they must
validate before they leave. The validation machine will be housed in the
reception area at The National Archives.
For further information contact Elise at
elise.oliver@nationalarchives.gov.uk or 0208 392 5237.
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Date: Fri,
14 Mar 2008 08:25:44 +0100
From: News from the
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Subject:
FFHS-NEWS Relocation of RootsWeb
The following was written by Tim Sullivan, CEO of The Generations
Network, Inc. and is posted here at the RootsWeb blog:
http://blogs.rootsweb.com/newsroom/
As you know, The Generations Network has hosted and funded the RootsWeb online
community since June 2000, thereby maintaining RootsWeb as the world’s oldest
and largest free genealogy website. TGN remains committed to this mission and
believes that RootsWeb is an absolutely invaluable and complementary resource to
Ancestry.com, our flagship commercial family history site. We believe in both
services and want to see both communities prosper and grow.
As part of this goal, we have decided to “transplant” RootsWeb onto the
Ancestry.com domain beginning next week. This move will not change the RootsWeb
experience or alter the ease of navigation to or within RootsWeb. RootsWeb will
remain a free online experience. What will be different is that the Web address
for all RootsWeb pages will change from
www.rootsweb.com to
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Again, the RootsWeb experience is not changing.
The decision to host RootsWeb on Ancestry.com is being made for one primary
reason: we believe that the users of each of our two main websites can be better
served if they have access to the best services available on both. Simply
stated, we want to introduce more Ancestry.com users to RootsWeb and vice versa.
Today, despite the fact that Ancestry.com and RootsWeb.com are the two most
frequently visited family history sites on the Web, only 25 percent of visitors
to Ancestry.com visited RootsWeb in January 2008, while only 20 percent of
visitors to RootsWeb visited Ancestry.com (according to Comscore Media Metrix).
We think we will serve our users best by doing a better job of letting them know
what is available on both Ancestry.com and RootsWeb. Hosting RootsWeb on
Ancestry.com is the first step towards making this happen, but we will
absolutely look for more and better ways down the road to advance this goal.
Hosting RootsWeb on Ancestry.com will also make it easier for us to make changes
and improvements to the RootsWeb experience in the future.
All old RootsWeb URLs will continue to work, whether they are bookmarks or
favorites, links to or from a hosted page or URLs manually typed in your
Internet browser. We will have a redirect in place so that all old URLs will
automatically end up on the appropriate new RootsWeb URL. You will never need to
update your old favorites or links unless you want to. We have worked to make
the transition as seamless as possible for our users, and this change should
have a minimal impact on your experience with the site.
RootsWeb will remain a free online experience dedicated to providing you with a
place where our community can find their roots together. If you have questions
regarding this change please email them to
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From: News
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Subject:
FFHS-NEWS Closure_of_The_National_Archives Services_at_the_Family_Records_Centre
Date: March 13, 2008 8:23 PM
Closure of
The National Archives’ services at the Family Records Centre (Press release from
The National Archives)
The staff and services provided by The National Archives at the Family Records
Centre move to Kew when the doors close on 15 March 2008. The transfer of these
services and expertise into one building will make research easier.
The National Archives in
Kew is being extensively refurbished and improved. This is part
of an ongoing improvement programme and allows us to incorporate the services
provided by The National Archives at the Family Records Centre. When complete,
additional seating, microfiche readers and computer terminals will be available
to visitors, improving access to original records, research resources and the
ever-growing range of online material.
Following consultations with visitors to The National Archives and Family
Records Centre the talks programme has been extended. There will be two new
talks rooms providing an educational programme of talks on a variety of topics
from family history to military history. In addition, three smaller surgery
rooms will be available for more in-depth consultations.
Commenting on the new services Jeff James, head of advice and records knowledge
at The National Archives said: “The exciting developments underway at
Kew will genuinely improve our
visitors’ experience, from the improved restaurant and new museum, to the
redeveloped reading rooms. The reading rooms have been designed to create a more
open and accessible environment for our visitors.”
People who used to visit the first floor of the Family Records Centre will find
all of the information they enjoyed available at Kew. In addition, they will be
able to consult documents and records spanning 1,000 years of history and have
access to a wider range staff expertise.
To provide security for staff and visitors whilst also ensuring documents are
protected The National Archives has installed a new security system.
If you would like any more information about the improvements at Kew please
visit The National Archives website at,
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Maggie Loughran
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies
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From:
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Subject: Update from the
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12 Mar 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008
13:08:29 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1305-1342
Papal Letters
These are abstracts of the entries relating to Great Britain and Ireland from
the Regesta of popes Clement V, John XXII and Benedict XII. Many of these
entries relate to clerical appointments and disputes, but there are also indults
to devout laymen and women for portable altars, remission of sins, &c. This
source is particularly valuable for Ireland, for which many of the key
government records of this period are lost. Clement V was consecrated and
crowned 14 November 1305 (the day from which his pontificate is dated); John
XXII was crowned 5 September 1316; Benedict XII was crowned 8 January 1335 and
died 25 April 1342. From 1309 onwards the papacy was in exile at
Avignon.
The extracts were made by W. H. Bliss from Regesta lii to cxxxvi, and published
in 1895. Bliss remarked that 'although the writing of the Papal Registers of the
14th century is clearer than that of many contemporary English MSS., the entries
in them were for the most part founded upon petitions or letters
from different countries, and the scribes in the Papal Chancery must have
experienced even greater difficulty in copying English proper names than English
students experience nowadays in reading the early Chancery Rolls preserved in
the Public Record Office. Not having local or personal knowledge, they
constantly misread doubtful letters.'
1625-1639
Somerset Quarter Sessions
The Reverend E. H. Bates Harbin prepared extracts from the Somerset quarter
session records of 1625 to 1639 for publication by the Somerset Record Society
(xxiv) in 1908. The period is covered by quarter sessions minute book 2 (part)
and 3; these are based on the rolls of recognizances; criminal indictments; and
the sessions rolls (which also supplied a hiatus in book 2 for most of 1627).
1683
State Papers Domestic
The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain,
Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State, as
well as other miscellaneous records. This calendar of the records from 1 January
to 30 June 1683 was prepared by F H Blackburne Daniell, and published in 1933.
It covers material from State Papers Domestic, Charles II, 359, 422-426; Various
9 and 12; Entry Books 50, 53-57, 63, 66, 68-69, 164, 335; Signet Office 1 vol
II; King William's Chest 3; State Papers Scotland Warrant Books 7 and 8; State
Papers Ireland 341, 343 and Entry Book 1; State Papers Channel Islands 1; and
Admiralty 77 (Greenwich Hospital, Newsletters, Original), 2.
1699-1700
Treasury Books
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain and the colonies, from August
1699 to September 1700. These include records of the appointment and replacement
of customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors. The calendar was
prepared by William A. Shaw for the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's
Treasury and published in 1933, from Treasury Minute Books xi and xii
(T29/11-12); King's Warrant Book xx (T52/20); Money Books xiv and xv
(T53/14-15); Order Book v (T60/5); Disposition Book xv (T61/15); Out Letters
(General) xvi (T27/16); Out Letters (Customs) xiv (T11/14); Reference Book vii
(Index 4621); Warrants not Relating to Money xvi (T54/16); Out Letters (Ireland)
vii and viii (T14/7-8); Caveat Book i (T64/40); and Out Letters (Plantations
Auditor) ii (T64/89).
1763-1766
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 10 December 1763 to 15 July 1766: indexed
for masters and apprentices (and trainee clerks) separately.
1824-1905
Uppingham School Roll
The public school at Uppingham in Rutland was founded by Archdeacon Johnson in
1584. A roll of scholars from 1824 to 1905 was edited by J. P. Graham, and
published in 1906. This was a revision and updating of an 1894 edition of the
roll, the great bulk of the work having been done by Mrs Mullins. The roll is
arranged by year, and within each year by term of entrance, and then
alphabetically by surname within each term. Each boy's name is given, surname
first, with an asterisk where known (in 1906) to have died. Then there is month
and year of birth, father's name (most often just surname and initials) and
address (at entrance). Where the boy represented the school at Rugby football
(XV) or cricket (XI), that is indicated. After the month and year of leaving the
school, there is a brief summary of achievements in later life, and, where
known, address as in 1906. From 1875 onwards the house within the school is also
noted, with these abbreviations: A., Mr Constable's House; B.,
Brooklands; C., West Bank; E., Mr J. Gale Thring's House; F., Fircroft; Fgh.,
Farleigh; H., Highfield; L., The Lodge; L. H., Lorne House; M., Meadhurst; N.,
The Hall; R., Redgate; R. H., Red House; S., School House; and W. D., West Deyne.
1937
Kelly's Directory ("Buff Book") of Richmond in Surrey, Kew, Petersham and Ham
for 1937 covered an extensive area, from Kew Bridge and the River Thames on the
north to Ham on the south, and from Sheen Common and Richmond Park on the east
to Isleworth on the west. This is the directory of private residents of Richmond
(R), Kew (K) and Petersham (P).
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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:59:44 +0100
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Subject:
FFHS-NEWS Latest bulletin regarding the closure of the Family Records Centre
Below
is the latest bulletin regarding the closure of the Family Records Centre sent
out by Certificate Services Communication Team Office National
Statistics at
http://www.statistics.gov.uk
The Family Records Centre will close after 15th March 2008 following which the
records and services provided at the Myddelton Street Office will no longer be
available. Set below is a summary of answers to questions about future access to
the records held by the National Archives and the General Register Office.
Q. Where can I access census returns?
A. The National Archives have transferred census returns and related services to
their premises at Kew. These are also available via the internet. For more
information please refer to The National Archives web site: >nationalarchives.gov.uk
Q. How do I obtain a copy of a will?
A. Wills proved after 1858 may be obtained at:
Principal Registry of the
Family Division
First Avenue House
42-49 High Holborn
London WC1V 6NP
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7947 6000
Q. How do I obtain a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate?
A. There are a number of ways you can apply for a certificate:
• Online, at
www.gro.gov.uk
• By post from GRO, PO Box 2, Southport.
Merseyside,
PR8 2JD
• By telephoning the GRO at +44 (0)845 603 7788
• From the local register office in the district where the event was
registered.
Q. Where can I research the GRO indexes?
A. The full range of GRO indexes held on microfiche will be made available
and can be accessed free of charge at the following locations:
§ Greater Manchester County Record Office. (During April 2008)
Birmingham§
Central Library.(During April 2008)
Bridgend Reference and Information§
Library.(During April 2008)
Plymouth Central Library.(During April 2008)§
The National Archives at Kew. (During March 2008)§
The GRO indexes available at each of the above locations include Births,Deaths
and Marriages from 1837 – 2006, Overseas from 1761 – 2006, Civil Partnerships
from 2005 – 2007, Adoptions from 1927 – 2007 and Provisional indexes for Births
and Deaths for 2007. Each of these centres will receive the GRO indexes for more
modern events as and when they become available and these arrangements will
continue until GRO is able to offer free access to its indexes via the
internet. For further information, please refer to:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/news/index-searches-new-arrangements-after-15-march-2008.asp
Note: Microfiche copies of some of the births, marriages, deaths and overseas
indexes from 1837 onwards continue to be available at many other local
libraries, record offices and other facilities including third party web sites.
For a list of places where microfiche copies are held or to obtain more
information please visit the GRO web site:
www.gro.gov.uk
Maggie Loughran
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies
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1214-1439
Cartulary of the Hospital of
St Nicholas,
Salisbury
Christopher Wordsworth, Master of the Hospital of St Nicholas in Salisbury,
Wiltshire, published an edition of the 15th-century cartulary of that foundation
in 1902. While transcribing the text, he interspersed it with notes and lists
from his own researches so as to provide a general history of the hospital, and
some of the material dates from much later than 1500, and relates to those
institutions which he regarded as daughter institutions or offshoots of the
hospital. There are later additions to the cartulary through to 1639, and
records of the Chapel of St John Baptist on the Isle, the Scotist College of St
Nicholas de Vaux (Valle Scholarium), and the collegiate church of St Edmund,
Salisbury. There is also a calendar of records belonging to the hospital. The
cartulary itself is a quarto codex of 80 leaves, copying charters of bequests to
the hospital, and in these the main persons to appear are the benefactors, the
witnesses, and occasionally the names of tenants, occup
iers of adjoining tenements, and members of the hospital clergy. The cartulary
is in six geographical sections: I, Box, Wyvelesford and Manningford Bohun; II,
Broad Hinton; III, Fyssherton (Fisherton Aucher or Anger); IV, East and West
Harnham; V, Salisbury; and VI, Gerardeston (Gurston in Broadchalke).
1392-1393
Proceedings of the King's Council in Ireland
This roll of proceedings of the King's Council in Ireland from June 1392 to
April 1393, in the 16th year of the reign of Richard II, survived among the
archives of the Marquis of Ormode; it was transcribed by the Reverend James
Graves, and published in 1877 as a volume in the Chronicles and Memorials
series. Part of the record is in Latin, part in French, and Graves provided
translations into English for all the French text. The record is mainly of
commissions, letters of protection, and fiats for registration on the Patent
Roll. Some related documents from the
British
Museum and the Public Record Office are transcribed in the appendix, including
an inspeximus of 1444 with the names of burgesses of Drogheda.
1480-1770
Ordinances of the Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle
The society of Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne consisted of those
who had obtained freedom of the city (allowing them to trade there) by birth as
a son of, or apprenticeship, to a freeman: and within that, freedom of one of
the three 'trades', i. e. boothman, draper or mercer. F. W. Dendy prepared
extracts from the merchant adventurers' records, the first volume, published by
the Surtees Society in 1895, containing extracts from the ordinances of the
society through to 1894, the great majority being, however, from the 16th to
18th centuries. The Merchants' Company was founded with a series of enactments
for their guidance and governance. But Dendy remarks that "Experience soon
convinced them of the need of other laws, and these were framed from time to
time. But during a very considerable period the members of the Society seem to
have been influenced by a love of legislating, and their bye-laws increased to
an unnecessary and perplexing extent." Indeed, many of th
e later ordinances amount to no more than minutes of particular orders aimed at
particular people.
1546-1554
Lancashire Chantries
Chantries were established to perform services for the souls of their founders
and other faithful dead, including annual obits and anniversaries at which alms
were usually distributed. The chantries could be at an existing altar in a
parish church, a new altar in a side chapel of an existing church, in a new
chapel in the churchyard or some miles from an existing church: few were founded
before 1300, and most date from 1450 to 1500. Hospitals were places provided by
similar foundations to receive the poor and weak; there were also religious
guilds, brotherhoods and fraternities, and colleges (like large chantries at
which three or more secular priests lived in common). An Act of Parliament of
1545 gave king Henry VIII the power to dissolve such chantries, chapels, &c.,
the proceeds to be devoted to the expenses of the wars in France and Scotland.
Commissioners were appointed 14 February 1546 to survey the chantries and seize
their property, and from 1546 to 1548 the commissio
ners produced these certificates giving brief details of the establishment and
nature of each foundation, with an inventory of valuables and rental of lands.
The individuals named in the certificates are thus the founder, the present
incumbent, and the tenants whose rents provided the chantry's income. All the
surviving certificates for Lancashire were edited by the Reverend F. R. Raines
for the Chetham Society, and published from 1862.
1761-1763
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 28 July 1761 to 9 December 1763: indexed
for masters and apprentices (and trainee clerks) separately.
1762-1767
Connecticut Assembly Minutes
The minutes of the 'General Assembly of the Governor and Company of His
Majesty's English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America' from page 447
to the end of volume IX, and pages 1 to 310 of volume X, transcribed and edoted
by Charles J. Hoadly, State Librarian, were printed at Hartford in 1881. The
record of each assembly commences with a list of officers, and of the
representatives or deputies of the freemen of the several towns in the colony.
There are then elections and appointments of officers for the ensuing year,
including justices of the peace for each county; general enactments; and then
the results of deliberations on private petitions.
1855-1954
Epsom College Register
The Royal Medical Benevolent College at Epsom in Surrey was founded in 1853 for
the orphans of the medical profession, and evolved to become a public school
still largely catering for sons of doctors and surgeons. In 1955 this register
of pupils, from 1855 to 1954, edited by T. R. Thomson, was published. The
entries are arranged alphabetically by surname under year of entrance to the
school; surname first (in bold), christian names, and then (in most cases), the
father's name, occupation and address: then the boy's year of birth (b.), year
of leaving (l.), occupation, and, where known, year of death (d.) From 1880
onwards the house to which the boy belonged is also indicated: the boarding
houses were Carr (C.), Forest (F.), Granville (G.), Holman (H.), Propert (P.)
and Wilson (W.); and Crawfurd (Cr.), Hart Smith (H. S.) and Rosebery (R.) are
the houses for day scholars. From 1895 to 1927 there was a junior school, called
Lower School (L. S.), taking in boys from the age of 8
, many passing seamlessly into the main school at age 12 to 14. From 1920
onwards the pupils' addresses as of 1955 (where living and still known) are
added at the end of each entry. As the volume approaches 1955 the future of most
boys entering in this year was still to unfold, and so their details are just
those of year of birth and parentage, but from 1945 onwards their intended
occupations are also given, in brackets.
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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:04:03 -0800
From: "Howard, Kobi" <Kobi.Howard@burnaby.ca>
To: <Webmaster@bcgs.ca>
Hello,
A new website has been launched: Heritage Burnaby is
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This website is an
initiative of the City of
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Community Heritage Commission and a civic partnership representing the Heritage
Program; the City Archives; Burnaby Village Museum, and the Burnaby Public
Library.
Our goal is to provide a
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together the personal history of our citizens to create a wider understanding
and appreciation of our city's collective memory. Through Heritage Burnaby you
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landmarks, artifact collections, archival collections and the library's history
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Please visit the new
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additional information needed, and answer any of your questions.
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29 Feb 2008
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:35:23 -0000
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Subject: Update from the
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To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008
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Added this week:
1397-1682
Preston Guild Merchant Rolls
Freedom of the borough of Preston was necessary to trade in the town. The guild
merchant maintained rolls of the burgesses, which were renewed every Preston
guild, held every twenty years. The surviving rolls from 1397 to 1682 were
edited by W. Alexander Abram, and published by the Lancashire and Cheshire
Record Society in 1884 (volume ix). Each roll contains, firstly, a list of
In-Burgesses, i. e., burgess inhabitants of the town, with the names of any
adult sons eligible by way of inheritance to the freedom; then Foreign Burgesses
(Burgenses Forinseci), i. e., those persons living outside the town who had
acquired the freedom, plus the names of any adult sons; finally, there is a list
of those who were not burgesses by inheritance, but had purchased freedom of the
town. The only women to appear in these lists are three ladies in 1397, who were
perhaps widows of burgesses. The text covers the rolls for the guilds merchant
held in 1397 (20 Richard II: pages 1 to 7), 1415 (7 H
enry V: 7-11), 1459 (37 Henry VI: 11-15), 1542 (34 Henry VIII: 15-19), 1562 (4
Elizabeth: 20-31), 1582 (24 Elizabeth: 31-46), 1602 (44 Elizabeth: 46-65), 1622
(20 James I: 65-94), 1642 (18 Charles I: 94-123), 1662 (14 Charles II: 123-159),
and 1682 (34 Charles II: 160-202).
1501-1530
Somerset PCC Wills
Somerset was almost coextensive with the diocese of Bath and Wells, which
exercised local probate jurisdiction through its consistory and archdeaconry
courts: but superior to the diocese was the province of Canterbury. Somerset
testators who also had property outside the county had their wills proved in the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC). The Somerset Record Society embarked on a
program of publishing genealogical abstracts of the registered copy wills of
Somerset testators in the PCC archives, and in 1903 (volume xvi) printed
abstracts edited by the Reverend F. W. Weaver from the PCC registers 1501-1503
(register Blamyr), 1504-1506 (Holgrave), 1506-1508 (Adeane), 1508-1511
(Bennett), 1511-1514 (Fetiplace), 1514-1517 (Holder), 1517-1520 (Ayloffe),
1520-1522 (Maynwaryng), 1523-1525 (Bodfelde), 1525-1528 (Porch) and 1529-1530 (Jankyn).
In addition, the volume includes abstracts of 48 Somerset copy wills in the
registers of the Archbishops of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace
Library from 1363 to 1491. The heading of each abstract gives the year of
making the will (not the year of probate) and the testator's name in bold. Below
that is the quire number and name of the PCC register. Date and details of
probate are given at the foot of each abstract. Spellings of surnames are
preserved as they appear in the registered copy wills, and may vary within a
single document.
1589
State Papers Foreign
The State Papers Foreign of queen Elizabeth consist mainly of letters and
reports concerning England's relations with continental Europe, particularly
the Netherlands and France. January to July 1589.
1606-1663
Hastings manuscripts relating to Ireland
John Harley of the Historical Manuscripts Commission was invited by Reginald
Rawdon Hastings to examine his family's extensive archives at the Manor House,
Ashby de la Zouche, in Leicestershire. Harley produced a detailed calendar, in
three volumes; Hastings himself having since died, and Harley having been killed
at Gallipoli, the work was completed by his colleague, Francis Bickley, who also
produced a fourth volume, published in 1947, by which time the manuscripts
themselves had gone to the Henry E. Huntington Library at San Marino in
California. This volume covers nine categories of the records, of which much,
but not all, relates to Ireland: Correspondence of sir John Davies
(Solicitor-General for Ireland 1603-1606 and Attorney-General for Ireland
1606-1619) (pages 1-17); Warrants, Petitions, &c., relating to Ireland,
1604-1618 and 1634 (18-54); Correspondence of John Bramhall (Bishop of Derry
1634-1660 and Archbishop of Armagh 1660-1663) (55-136); Petitions, Orders and
Miscellaneius Documents mostly relating to the Episcopate of John Bramhall
(137-152); Other Miscellaneous Irish Papers (153-185), including a particularly
valuable Survey of the Undertakers and Servitors planted in Ulster between 2
February and 25 April 1613 (159-182); Royal Letters and Letters from the Lords
of the Council, &c., mostly to the Earls of Huntingdon as Lords Lieutenant of
Leicestershire and Rutland, and other Documents relating chiefly to County
Affairs (186-221); Notes on Speeches and Proceedings in the House of Lords
1610-1621 and 1670-1695 (222-324); Later Miscellaneous and Additional Papers
(325-358); and Letters and Papers of the Graham Family, chiefly relating to the
disposal of the estates and titles of the Earls of Airth and Menteith and
proposals for the marriage of Helen, daughter of sir James Graham.
1708-1710
House of Lords Manuscripts
Private bills dealing with divorce, disputed and entailed estates: petitions,
reports and commissions: naturalisation proceedings. This abstract of the
archives from the first and second Session of the second Parliament of Great
Britain, 16 November 1708 to 5 April 1710, was prepared by F. W. Lascelles and
C. K. Davidson and printed in 1923 in continuation of the volumes issued under
the authority of the Historical Manuscripts Commission. The source materials are
the manuscript minutes of proceedings, called the Lords Journal (MS. Min.);
manuscript minutes of Select Committee proceedings (Com. Book); manuscript
minutes of the Committee for Privileges (Priv. Book); the Long Calendar list of
acts public and private consecutively by regnal year; and the Folio Edition of
Statutes of the Realm. The proceedings are cross-referenced to the printed Lords
Journal (L. J.). The greater part of this volume is taken up with the papers
laid before the House relating to an expedition fitted
out by king Louis XIV of France in an unsuccessful attempt to establish the
Pretender on the throne of Scotland in March 1708. The voluminous evidence
collected related both to the disposition of the Navy and to information about,
and arrests of traitors.
1773-1776
Stamp Office Registers of Apprentices
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per
pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade,
address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the
date and length of the apprenticeship. 1 March 1773 to 4 May 1776: indexed for
masters and apprentices separately.
1850
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees
and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents, Irish bankrupts and
insolvents and Scottish sequestrations, as well
as dissolutions of partnership.
We now have over 6.9 million entries directly available online.
Free unlimited search. All records hand-indexed (no OCR).
Purchase sets of scans, or buy open access for the surname(s) of your choice,
including variants.
www.theoriginalrecord.com
Burnaby Village Museum,
Discovery Room, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 1:00pm-2:30pm
International Women's Day
PROGRAM
1:00pm: Book available for sale ($25, cash only)
1:30-2:00pm: Presentation by Patti Gully, author
2:00-2:30pm: Book signing and refreshments
In Burnaby's Ocean View Burial Park can be found the grave, unmarked since 1943, of a woman who accepted a valiant mission to rally world attention to her country's wartime plight. Flight Lieutenant Jessie Hanying Zheng was one of three female aviatrixes who were sent by China to North America during the Second World War to raise funds for the war effort in their home country. The two others were Hilda Yan, once China's representative at the League of Nations, and Li Xiaqing, known as film actress Li Dandan before becoming China's “First Woman of the Air”. In a story almost forgotten by history, local author Patti Gully explores their fascinating personalities, loves, passions, and above all, their unwavering sense of patriotism and duty. In a time when virtually no Chinese woman could even drive a car, these aviatrixes used flight as a metaphor for their own freedom as well as a symbol of empowerment. These women of consequence paid a high price to realize their dream of flying, but their tenacity ensured their place in a lost era of aviation history, gender studies, and the history of China and the West.
Upcoming Programs
The Women of Ocean View Cemetery, Saturday March 8,
10am-noon, $10.00 code 161595
Researching Your Female Ancestors, Saturday March 8, 1-3pm,
$12.60 code 161577
More Details http://www.burnaby.ca/cityhall/departments/departments_parks/prksrc_fclts/prksrc_fclts_brnbyv.html
Subject:
Archives
Association of BC / ARMA conference, Victoria BC
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:13:36 -0800
From: "Debra Barr" <Debra.Barr@RoyalRoads.ca>
To:
Webmaster@bcgs.ca
The following notice is
forwarded on behalf of Carey Pallister, Conference Chair.
April 24, 25, 26, 2008 “Future Evidence, Past Record” … An Archives And Records Management Conference Harbour Towers, Victoria, B.C.
For the
first time ever, the Archives Association of BC (AABC) has joined with ARMA VI
for a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the
Crown Colony of British Columbia.
Join us in beautiful downtown Victoria during cherry blossom time for a
reception at Government House, inspiring speakers, educational workshops,
networking opportunities, entertaining walking tours and site visits, and a
shared banquet. AABC sessions will focus on the theme of "Future Evidence, Past
Record" to consider whether: a record representative of BC's social,
geographical and educational history is being acquired; in the 150 years since
BC became a Crown Colony, particular social groups have been adequately
documented; and how archivists are tackling a broad heritage mission.
Speakers and workshop
facilitators will also address practical issues relating to program funding,
media preservation, and metadata in the context of the archival world.
ARMA presenters will
cover a variety of interesting topics about the management of records before
they reach the archival stage, including how to handle personal records on
desktop computers.
There will be something
for everyone and we look forward to seeing you there!
More information is
available on the AABC website at:
http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/index.html
For more information, please contact: Carey Pallister at
cpallister@victoria.ca
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject:
Retirement of Canada's Chief
Statistician
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008
17:33:35 -0800
Greetings All.
FYI. I copy below the
message I recently sent to Canada's Chief Statistician, Dr. Ivan P. Fellegi,
regarding his impending retirement.
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon
Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon A. Watts
To: Dr. Ivan P. Fellegi
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: Your impending retirement
Dr. Fellegi.
It was with great interest that I recently learned of your impending retirement,
effective 16 June 2008.
We have long been at odds regarding the release of Historic Census records. In
particular, we continue to disagree regarding any need for respondents to
provide consent for release, 92 years after collection, of information they
provide to Census. It is my intention, along with members of the Canadian
Historical Association, to continue working with staff of Statistics Canada to
improve existing wording of the 'informed consent' question on Census. My
eventual goal however, and that of genealogists and historians, is to eliminate
inclusion of any such question from future Censuses.
Regardless of our opposing positions on this matter, during your term as Chief
Statistician of Canada you have developed Statistics Canada into a facility
truly deserving of it's reputation as one of the top statistical agencies in the
world. You can be justifiably proud of this accomplishment.
I offer you my congratulations. My wish for you is to enjoy a long, healthy and
happy retirement.
Respectfully yours,
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
From:
admin@theoriginalrecord.com
Subject: Update from the
Original Record, 20 Feb 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008
09:48:17 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1317-1321
Patent Rolls
The Patent Rolls are the Chancery enrolments of royal letters patent. Those for
the 11th to the 14th years of the reign of king Edward II (8 July 1317 to 7 July
1321) were edited for the Public Record Office by G. F. Handcock, and published
in 1903. The main contents are royal commissions and grants; ratifications of
ecclesiastical estates; writs of aid to royal servants and purveyors; and
pardons. Most extensive are the commissions of oyer and terminer to justices to
investigate complaints about specific crimes and wrongs in particular counties.
1607-1625
Somerset Quarter Sessions
The Reverend E. H. Bates prepared extracts from the Somerset quarter session
records of 1607 to 1625 for publication by the Somerset Record Society (xxiii)
in 1907. The period is covered by quarter sessions minute book 1 (1613 to 1620)
and part of book 2 (1620-1627); these are based on the rolls of recognizances
(taken, discharged and forfeited); criminal indictments (not touched on in
Bates's extracts); and sessions rolls 1 to 16 (abstracted by A. J. Monday). The
records covered and illustrated by these extracts are introduced under the heads
Sessions Business; Relief of the Poor; Apprentices, Bastards and Lunatics;
Charities (Alms- and Pest-Houses); Housing the Poor; Roads and Bridges; Rates
and Appeals; Houses of Correction; and Drink Traffic.
1632-1714
Faculty Office Marriage Licences
The province or archbishopric of Canterbury covered all England and Wales except
for the northern counties in the four dioceses of the archbishopric of York
(York, Durham, Chester and Carlisle). Marriage licences were generally issued by
the local dioceses, but above them was the jurisdiction of the archbishop. Where
the prospective bride and groom were from different dioceses it would be
expected that they obtain a licence from the archbishop; in practice, the
archbishop residing at Lambeth, and the actual offices of the province being in
London, which was itself split into myriad ecclesiastical jurisdictions, and
spilled into adjoining dioceses, this facility was particularly resorted to by
couples from London and the home counties, although there are quite a few
entries referring to parties from further afield. Three calendars of licences
issued by the Faculty Office of the archbishop were edited by George A Cokayne (Clarenceux
King of Arms) and Edward Alexander Fry and pr
inted as part of the Index Library by the British Record Society Ltd in 1905.
The first calendar is from 14 October 1632 to 31 October 1695 (pp. 1 to 132);
the second calendar (awkwardly called Calendar No. 1) runs from November 1695 to
December 1706 (132-225); the third (Calendar No. 2) from January 1707 to
December 1721, but was transcribed only to the death of queen Anne, 1 August
1714. The calendars give only the dates and the full names of both parties.
Where the corresponding marriage allegations had been printed in abstract by
colonel Joseph Lemuel Chester in volume xxiv of the Harleian Society (1886), an
asterisk is put by the entry in this publication. The licences indicated an
intention to marry, but not all licences resulted in a wedding.
1808
The European Magazine was published monthly in London; volumes 53 and 54 cover
January to December 1808. There was nothing particularly European about the
contents, which relate mainly to English affairs. Each month's issue contained a
section of birth, marriage and death notices, and at the end of each volume
there was a list of English bankrupts for each half-year.
1820
Edinburgh Gazette
Regular notices of promotions and appointments within the British army and local
militias were published in the Edinburgh Gazette. Full names of these officers
are given, as well as the surnames of those whose places they filled because of
promotion, resignation, death, dismissal or exchange.
Royal honours and appointments were also covered - baronetcies, knighthoods,
bishops, ministers of the Church of Scotland; appointments of deputy and vice
lieutenants by the lieutenants of the Scottish shires; and Scottish university
appointments. There are also notices of land for sale under official processes;
notices to creditors of Scottish bankrupts and insolvents; and Scottish
partnerships dissolved; and lists of surviving children in the Madras tontine of
2 March 1795 declared by public advertisement to be payable 9 September 1816.
January to December 1820.
1839
Cases in the Court of Queen's Bench
John Leycester Adolphus of the Inner Temple and Thomas Flower Ellis of the
Middle Temple, barristers-at-law, prepared reports of cases argued and
determined in the Court of Queen's Bench. This is the volume for Hilary term and
vacation of the 2nd year of queen Victoria, but also including the long and
important case Stockdale against Hansard (as to whether the printing of
parliamentary papers was subject to the laws of libel). They normally set out
for each case a narrative of the evidence presented to the court; then the
arguments of the counsel for both sides, usually with reference to legal
precedents; and then the judgment, in detail. The evidence in these cases is
often extensive, and of historical and genealogical interest; the incidents
leading up to the suits usually took place in the preceding ten years or so, but
in some cases the narrative stretches back much further, even to the 12th
century.
1846
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees,
petitioning creditors and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents,
Irish bankrupts and insolvents and Scottish
sequestrations, as well as dissolutions of partnership. January to December
1846.
We now have over 6.8 million entries directly available online.
Free unlimited search. All records hand-indexed (no OCR).
Purchase sets of scans, or buy open access for the surname(s) of your choice,
including variants.
www.theoriginalrecord.com
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From: Ed Goldberg
To: Recipient list suppressed:
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: JGIBC March Meeting
THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA will hold its next meeting
on TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008 AT 7:30 PM, at the VANCOUVER JEWISH MUSEUM AND
ARCHIVES, 950 W 41st Avenue, 3rd floor.
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explore his family heritage, using pictures and stories to bring you along on an
incredible journey into the past, present and future.
DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO HEAR HIS ADVENTURES AS HE SEARCHES THE COUNTRYSIDE TO
FIND THE BIRTHPLACE OF HIS GRANDPARENTS.
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From:
Bjmaurice
To:
BC Genealogical Society
Sent: Friday, February
15, 2008 2:55 PM
Subject:
Kelowna &
District Genealogical Society - 2008 Seminar
The Kelowna & District
Genealogical Society invites you & your members to the 2008 Seminar "Harvest
Your Family Tree" to be held in Kelowna, BC on September 26, 27, 28, 2008.
Because of your past interest we want you to have advance notice. Feel free to
distribute this notice to others. More information about early bird
registration, seminar schedule and presenters is available on the Kelowna &
District Genealogical website:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bckdgs/seminar.htm
Our biennial seminar has earned
a reputation for great speakers, good selection of topics, wonderful
Marketplace, super add-ons and as a previous participant commented, "having the
buzz of excitement that you generally only see at the bigger provincial/state or
national conferences".
Hope to see you in September.
Marketing Committee, 2008
Seminar
Kelowna & District Genealogical
Society
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "BCGS" <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject: Ivan Fellegi to
retire 16 June 2008
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008
15:38:58 -0800
Greetings All.
I copy below part of an
announcement taken from the Media Centre page on the website of the Prime
Minister of Canada.
Dr. Ivan P. Fellegi, Chief Statistician of Canada is finally taking his well
deserved, and overdue, retirement.
We wish Dr. Fellegi a
long and healthy retirement.
I know nothing about his
announced successor, but will look forward with interest to see how he deals
with the issues that we were long at odds with Dr. Fellegi about.
The full announcement
including these and other changes can be viewed at
http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=1990
Have a great day!
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada
Census
Committee
Port Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon Watts Reports' at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
=========================================
PRIME
MINISTER ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN THE SENIOR RANKS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
February 15, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the following changes in the
senior ranks of the Public Service:
Ivan Fellegi, currently Chief Statistician, becomes Chief Statistician Emeritus
following his retirement, effective June 16, 2008.
Munir Sheikh, currently Deputy Minister of Labour and Associate Deputy Minister
of Human Resources and Social Development, becomes Chief Statistician Designate,
effective March 3, 2008 and, following the retirement of Mr. Fellegi, will
become Chief Statistician, effective June 16, 2008.
<snip>
The Prime
Minister took the opportunity to thank Ivan Fellegi for his dedication to the
Public Service and his extensive contribution in serving Canadians over the
years, and to wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
Biographical notes attached.
* * * *
IVAN FELLEGI
Date of Birth
June 1935
Education
B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Budapest
M.Sc., Mathematical Statistics, Carleton University
Ph.D., Mathematical Statistics, Carleton University
Professional Experience
Since September 1985
Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
1984 - 1985
Deputy Chief Statistician, Office of the Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
1978 - 1979
Leave of absence, authorized by Statistics Canada, to serve on President
Carter's Commission on the Reorganization of the United States Statistical
System
1973 - 1984
Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistical Services, Statistics Canada
1971 - 1973
Director General, Methodology and Systems, Statistics Canada
1965 - 1971
Director, Sampling and Survey Research Staff, Dominion Bureau of Statistics
1962 - 1965
Chief, Sampling Research and Consultation Section, Dominion Bureau of Statistics
1957 - 1962
Statistician for the Special Surveys Division and then for the Sampling Research
and Consultation Section, Dominion Bureau of Statistics
MUNIR SHEIKH
Date of Birth
September 1947
Education
Masters, Economics, McMaster University
Doctorate, Economics, University of Western Ontario
Professional Experience
Since February 2006
Deputy Minister of Labour
2005 - 2006
Deputy Minister of Labour and Housing
2004 - 2005
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Expenditure Review), Privy Council Office
2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada
2001 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister of Health, Health Canada
2000 - 2001
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada
1998 - 2000
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy, Finance Canada
1996 - 1998
General Director, Tax Policy (Analysis), Finance Canada
1994 - 1996
Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division, Finance Canada
1986 - 1994
Assistant Director, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division, Finance
Canada
1981 - 1986
Chief, Macro-Analysis Section, Economic Analysis and Fiscal Policy Branch,
Finance Canada
1978 - 1981
Economist, Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Branch, Finance Canada
1976 - 1978
Senior Econometrician, Economic Branch, National Energy Board
1972 - 1976
Economist, Economic Council of Canada
Subject:
More
National Burial Index records added to findmypast
5
Feb 2008
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008
11:38:48 -0000
From: "Debra Chatfield"
Debra.Chatfield@titleresearch.com
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
OVER ONE MILLION MORE NATIONAL BURIAL INDEX RECORDS GO LIVE AT FINDMYPAST.COM
Premier UK family history website
www.findmypast.com today announced that it has added another 1.2 million
National Burial Index Records to its existing online collection. The new records
cover the counties of Somersetshire, Dorset and Essex and have been contributed
by the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society and the East of London Family
History Society as part of an arrangement with the Federation of Family History
Societies (FFHS) to transfer their local family history society records to
findmypast.com.
Among the famous names that can be found in the new burial index records at
www.findmypast.com is author Thomas Hardy, whose burial on 11 January 1928
aged 82 is recorded in Stinsford, Dorsetshire.
The National Burial Index (NBI) is a finding aid for burials that took place in
England or
Wales between the years 1538
and 2005. As such, it pre-dates the civil registration of deaths in England and
Wales, which only came into effect on 1 July 1837, thereby enabling family
history enthusiasts to delve even further back into their ancestors' pasts.
The details of over 11 million burials are now contained in the database at
findmypast.com. It provides the full name, date of burial, age at death, (when
given in the original source), name of the county, parish and the church or
chapel where the burial took place.
The burial index brings together in one easy-to-search central place the
disparate records from local parishes, which members of local family history
societies have been compiling since 1994, under the guidance and encouragement
of the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS). It includes records from
parish registers, non-conformist registers, Roman Catholic, Jewish and other
registers as well as cemetery and cremation records. It will complement the
Latter Day Saints' International Genealogical Index (IGI), which contains mainly
baptisms and marriages.
Thanks to the cross-database search facility at findmypast.com, you will be able
to search for your ancestor by surname across all the records on the site
without needing to know where in the country they came from.
Previously some of these records were made available to the public by the
Federation on CD ROM and at its own pay per view website
www.familyhistoryonline.net but following a landmark agreement between the
Federation and findmypast.com in September 2007, burial records can now be
searched online alongside findmypast.com's existing collection of over 550
million records. The records at
www.familyhistoryonline.net will be transferred to the findmypast.com
website in phases over the next few months.
The National Burial Index records can be accessed as part of an Explorer
subscription package or with pay-per-view units.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Elaine Collins / Gillian Stevens / Philippa McCray findmypast.com /
familyhistoryonline.net / ffhs.org.uk 020 7549 0956 / 0118 947 8743 / 01455
203133
elaine.collins@findmypast.com /
support@familyhistoryonline.net
admin2@ffhs.org.uk
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
About The Federation of Family History Societies
The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) is an educational charity
formed in 1974. Over the years, membership has grown to over 200 societies
throughout the world, including national, regional and one-name groups. The
principal aims of the Federation are:
to co-ordinate and assist the work of societies or other bodies interested in
family history, genealogy and heraldry to foster mutual co-operation and
regional projects in these subjects to represent the interests of its member
societies, and family historians in general, on numerous national and regional
bodies involved in such pursuits. The Federation provides an authentic, audible,
and respected voice for the many thousands of individual family historians.
Membership is open to any society or body specialising in family history or an
associated discipline. Full membership is open to properly constituted
organisations in the British Isles and associate membership is available to overseas
family history, genealogical and heraldic groups as well as to other bodies
within the British Isles
for whom family history is a secondary interest.
Education is a vital element within the Federation. This is achieved by member
societies and FFHS committees, informally through regular meetings, fairs and
other events, and also formally through seminars and national conferences. To
encourage member societies to produce their own high quality journals and
websites, the FFHS presents awards each year to those making the best
contribution to family history.
Achievements in national and regional projects is something the FFHS takes great
pride in with millions of records transcribed and indexed by local experts for
the benefit of all family historians. FamilyHistoryOnline was established by the
FFHS to publish online these records which include indexes or full
transcriptions of source records such as baptisms, marriages and burials;
monumental inscriptions; census returns for the counties of England and Wales;
and other specialist subjects.
The FFHS looks forward to the challenges in the future of supporting its
members, ensuring the continual preservation of, and access to, archives, and
encouraging new family historians to join a family history society so as to
discover and enjoy the fascinating journey into their past in the company of
other enthusiasts.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street,
London,
EC1M 5UA,
United Kingdom
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From:
Marion Kelch <czardust@telusplanet.net>
Subject: EMPRESS of IRELAND/
February Update
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008
20:48:34 -0700
To:
undisclosed-recipients:
Hello
Everyone:
Here is an
important advance notice!
EMPRESS of IRELAND Exhibition,
The Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton AB
Gala Opening: The evening of Thursday, May 29,
2008
Preparations are underway for the grand opening of an exhibition of Empress of
Ireland artifacts on May 29, 2008.
Invitations will be sent out to every supporter who helped us to keep Empress
of Ireland artifacts in Canada. This will be the first time a major display of
Empress of Ireland artifacts will be professionally exhibited in a western
Canadian museum.
Soon you
will be receiving more details and registration applications concerning this
great event.
It will be
the last time you can see these particular artifacts for a few years because the
Royal Alberta Museum will be undergoing a 200 million dollar renovation starting
in the fall of 2008.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2006/11/17/museum-overhaul.html
Possibly the next time Empress artifacts will be on display will be 2014 at the
one hundredth anniversary of the sinking.
Because of
your support you will have the opportunity to attend an exciting gala evening to
view some previously unseen Empress artifacts, enjoy some entertainment, dine
on a bountiful buffet of hors d'oeuvres, and stroll amid a glittering social
scene where you will meet many other Empressphiles.
We are
working on having special rates for accommodation in hotels near the Royal
Alberta Museum. If there is enough interest, we will organize a city tour on
Friday morning.
Watch for
your invitations and registration forms in the mail. If you have changed your
mailing address recently, please notify us. If you would like more information
immediately, please contact me at
czardust@telusplanet.net
DON'T MISS THIS EVENT--it will be a Canadian night to remember!
*********************
The Empress of
Ireland Artifacts Committee has officially changed its mailing address.
Please
make note of our new address:
Empress of Ireland Artifacts Committee
265 Ormond St.,
Brockville ON K6V 2L6
If you
sent a letter to our former address of 2159 Strathmore Boulevard, Ottawa ON and
it was returned please notify us about this.
***********************
We have heard from Dave Zeni, author of
Forgotten Empress. You may recall meeting Dave at the 2006 Empress
conference in Calgary. Dave is being treated for cancer of the colon. He would
appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
If you would like to write him to offer support
and encouragement during his recovery, here is Dave Zeni's e-mail address: roughseas2@yahoo.com
We wish him a complete recovery in time for him
to attend the gala opening at the Royal Alberta Museum.
***********************
If you are
researching your family history, here are two organizations where you may find
more information about your ancestors: Swedes in Canada headed by Elinor Barr features an occasional newsletter of the
Swedes in Canada 2002-2008 project.
http://www.swedesincanada.ca
The Nanaimo Family History Society Passenger list. This group has contributed immensely to family
researchers trying to find on what ship their relatives came to Canada. The
society is constantly updating their information.
http://members.shaw.ca/nanaimo.fhs
Both
groups are operated by volunteers so if you find their information useful, a
donation to them would be greatly appreciated.
***********************
Did you know that
a cousin of the Late Queen Mother Elizabeth was aboard the Empress of Ireland on
its final voyage?
Charles Lindsay Claude Bowes-Lyon,
an engineer, was traveling back to the UK from India via Japan and Canada. He
is listed on the passenger manifest as: LYON, Mr. C. Bowes .
Charles
Lindsay Bowes-Lyon was rescued after the Empress sank and sailed on to the UK on
the Alsatian. At the outbreak of World War One he became a lieutenant in the
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) and was killed in battle October 23, 1914 at the
age of 29.
***************************
Nearly every week
someone previously unknown to us contacts us to say that they had a relative who
once sailed on the Empress of Ireland. Our list of contacts is very large and we
now have a huge network of Empressphiles. It would certainly be wonderful to
have a grand gathering of our supporters.
Try your
best to make it to the gala opening of the Empress artifacts exhibition at the
Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton!
Until next
time,
Marion
Kelch
If you do not wish to receive Empress of Ireland newsletters please contact czardust@telusplanet.net
From:
"Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "BCGS" <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject:
Gordon Watts
Reports -- new issue online,
8 Feb 2008
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008
20:54:54 -0800
Greetings All.
For those interested, the latest issue of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now
online at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0106.htm
Topics in this column include:
- Library and Archives services consultations
- Are we ready for it yet?
- Mailing list for Canadian genealogy societies
- Upcoming genealogy conferences
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
Subject:
Findmypast.com adds 1940s
passenger lists
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:58:06 -0000
From: "Debra Chatfield"
<Debra.Chatfield@titleresearch.com>
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
FINDMYPAST.COM ADDS 1940s RECORDS TO OUTBOUND PASSENGER LISTS
Findmypast.com in association with The National Archives of the UK has published
online for the first time another decade of UK outbound passenger lists covering
the years 1940 to 1949. Over 86,000 colour images have been added to the site
listing 1,400,614 passengers travelling from British ports on 11,425
long-distance journeys. The most popular destinations during this decade were
USA, Canada, Africa, India, Australia, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand,
Canary Islands and Jamaica.
Unsurprisingly the Second World War had a significant influence on sea travel
during this decade. In May 1940 the threat to the UK from air attack and rumours
of a possible invasion grew, leading to offers of hospitality and refuge for
British children from overseas governments. A UK-government-sponsored scheme -
Children of the Overseas Reception Board, or CORB, was the result. Included
among the outbound passenger lists of the 1940s at findmypast.com are details of
2,664 children who emigrated to destinations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa over a three month period. Known as 'Seaevacuees', the children
ranged in age from 5 to 15 and the passenger lists show their parents and home
address in the UK as well as their destination address overseas. 1,532 children
went to Canada, 577 children to Australia, while 353 went to South Africa and
202 to New Zealand. Thousands more would have travelled had it not been for the
tragic events of 17 September, when the SS City of Benares - packed with 197
passengers including 90 children - was torpedoed and sunk in the
Atlantic.
Whilst most of the CORB children returned to the
UK after the end of the war in
1945, some remained permanently.
Following the war, the British wives of Canadian, American and Australian
servicemen can be seen travelling out to join their new husbands overseas.
Described as "dependent of" followed by the name of their husband, the women's
old address in the UK is given as well as their new address overseas. In many
cases, the wives are travelling with their young babies.
On a lighter note, the 1948 Olympics were held in London and following the
games, numerous athletes can be found travelling home. Among them is Harold
Sakata, a member of the American team, who later played 'Oddjob' in the James
Bond movie Goldfinger.
There are also some famous names in the 1940s passenger lists, including Winston
Churchill, Spencer Tracy, Walt Disney, Joan Fontaine and Benjamin Britten.
The passenger lists at findmypast.com now include 20 million names within
137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. On completion the records will go
up to 1960.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Paul Yates, Head of Product and Services findmypast.com 020 7549 0990
paul.yates@findmypast.com
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UA, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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From:
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Subject: Update from the
Original Record,
6 Feb 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008
14:43:21 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1266-1279
The register of archbishop Walter Giffard of York, containing general diocesan
business, mostly relating to clergy, was edited by William Brown for the Surtees
Society and published in 1904. The ancient diocese of York covered all of
Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as Lancashire north of the Ribble,
southern Westmorland, and Hexhamshire in Northumberland. But there are few
entries relating to the archdeaconry of Richmond, and few about the peculiar
jurisdictions of Southwell, Ripon, Beverley and Hexham. The dioceses of Carlisle
and Durham, both in the province of York, are hardly mentioned. Archbishop
Giffard spent much of his pontificate away from his diocese, and the register
has gaps: but at least it survives, unlike those for his immediate predecessors,
Sewall de Boville (1256-1258) and Godfrey de Ludham (1258-1264). Moreover, there
are ordination lists (pages 187 to 198) of acolytes, subdeacons, deacons and
priests ordained in 1267 to 1274. These usually give full
name, and indicate whether the man was 'religious' (a monk or friar), and
whether his 'title' (sponsorship) arose from his own patrimony, but 'title' is
not usually otherwise specified.
1443-1704
Salisbury Churchwardens' Accounts
A collection of transcripts of churchwardens' accounts from the parishes of St
Edmund and St Thomas
in Sarum (Salisbury in Wiltshire) by Henry James Fowle Swayne, the Recorder of
Wilton, was published by the Wilts Record Society in 1896. The greater part of
these accounts relate to expenditure to workmen on the church fabric, and income
for rent of pews and the tolling of bells and obsequies for parishioners. There
are several sources covered: the churchwardens' accounts for St Edmund's for
1443 to 1461; for St Thomas's 1545 to 1690, and some notes from 1704; and
accounts of the stewards of the Fraternity of Jesus Mass founded in St Edmund's.
1484-1492
Papal Letters
These are abstracts of the entries relating to Great Britain and Ireland from
the Lateran and Vatican Regesta of pope Innocent VIII. Many of these entries
relate to clerical appointments and disputes, but there are also indults to
devout laymen and women for portable altars, remission of sins, &c. This source
is particularly valuable for Ireland, for which most of the key government and
ecclesiastical records of this period are lost. Innocent VIII was consecrated
and crowned 12 September 1484 (the day from which his pontificate is dated) and
died at Rome
25 July 1492. The extracts were
made by J. A. Twemlow from Vatican Regesta dclxxxii to dcclxxi and Lateran
Regesta dcccxxxviii to dcccxl.
1633-1666
Manchester Constables' Accounts and Assessments
The constables' accounts of the manor of Manchester in Lancashire from 1633 to
1647 were edited by J. P. Earwaker and published in 1892. The accounts largely
consist of details of disbursements by the constables, and as such include
payments to paupers and soldiers with passes to help them on their journeys to
and from other parts of the country. Earwaker added nine 'important appendices'
to the work: 1. Disbursements and Receipts during the Plague of Manchester,
1605-6 and 1606 (from State Papers Domestic in the Public Record Office); 2.
List of the Books of Assessment, Charity Money Accounts, &c., now in the
Possession of the Corporation; 3. List of the Inhabitants of Manchester in 1648
(pages 181 to 201); 4. List of the Inhabitants of Manchester in 1651 (202-221);
5. Disbursements of the Constables in 1651-2; 6. List of the Inhabitants of
Manchester assessed in 1659 (225-246); 7. A Second List of the Inhabitants of
Manchester in 1659 (247-260); 8. List of the Inhabitants o
f Manchester assessed in 1666 (261-283); and 9. List of Uncommon,
Obsolete, and Dialect Words to be found in the Preceding Pages.
1660-1662
State Papers Ireland
The State Papers relating to Ireland (preserved in the Public Record Office in
England)
from the restoration of the monarchy in June 1660 to December 1662 were
calendared by R. P. Mahaffy and published in 1905. Most of the volume contains
abstracts of correspondence with the Lord Lieutenant and other officials: but
the first 150 pages consists of petitions made, upon the restoration, for lands,
offices, &c. that had been lost during the Commonwealth period. There is also an
abstract of the contents (pages 648 to 660) of a thin manuscript book among the
papers, containing petitions and papers relating to the estate of the Marquis of
Antrim, which had been divided up among English and Irish Protestant soldiers
and 'adventurers' and was now again in contention.
1744-1755
Madras Despatches
Henry Dodwell, curator of the Madras Record Office, compiled a 'Calendar of the
Madras Despatches', published in 1920, interweaving despatches in his archives
from the India Office to and from their governors at Fort St David and Fort St
George with similar material from the India Office archives in London. All
manner of commercial, political, military and diplomatic affairs are touched
upon: the people mentioned are mainly merchants, officials, clerks, soldiers,
and officers of the naval squadrons patrolling the seas from England to India
and on to the East Indies and China.
1853
Hart's Army List
The 14th volume of the New Annual Army List, for 1853, corrected to 30 December
1852, was published by Major H. G. Hart of the 49th Regiment. It contained 'the
dates of commissions, and a statement of the war services and wounds of nearly
every officer in the Army, Ordnance and Marines'. The first section, pages 1 to
111, lists officers of the rank of major and above in order of rank and
precedence; officers with local rank (112-114); Yeomen of the Guard (115); the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (116); Headquarters Staff (117); and then
(as in the scan) all the regiments and units in order of precedence, giving any
regimental honours, with all the officers by rank, and details of postings,
facings and agents (118-336). A long section (337-426) then lists officers on
the retired full pay and half-pay, including the Royal Regiment of Artillery,
Corps of Royal Engineers, Royal Marines and military departments. Then there are
lists of officers in the Commissariat Departmen
t, the Medical Department, Veterinary Surgeons and the Chaplains Department. A
section of Officers on the Foreign Half-Pay gives lists for the German Legion
and Miscellaneous Corps (Brunswick Cavalry, Brunswick Infantry, Chasseurs
Britanniques, Royal Corsican Rangers, Dillon's Regiment, Greek Light Infantry,
Royal Malta Regiment, Meuron's Regiment, Roll's Regiment, Sicilian Regiment,
Watteville's Regiment, York Light Infantry Volunteers, the Foreign Veteran
Battalion, and the Foreign Corps of Waggoners). After lists of officers in
garrisons and military establishments, there are sections listing officers
holding Gold Decorations for their parts in various important actions and other
British decorations, and those holding medals bestowed by foreign powers.
We now have over 6.7 million entries directly available online.
Free unlimited search. All records hand-indexed (no OCR).
Purchase sets of scans, or buy open access for the surname(s) of your choice,
including variants.
www.theoriginalrecord.com
One Day Seminar – Chris Watts
–
Join us for this one day seminar
- BCGS will host Chris, who now works part-time at the National Archives in the
UK as their expert on the merchant navy. He has written numerous articles in
genealogical magazines as well as 4 books, published by the Society of
Genealogists. He has also worked with several societies, including the Society
of Genealogists and the Federation of Family History Societies. More
information as to topics and venue will be forthcoming.
Brochure in PDF
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To:
bcgs@bcgs.ca
Subject: FFHS -
FamilyHistoryOnline and Findmypast.com
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008
23:47:04 +0000
FamilyHistoryOnline and Findmypast.com
You may or may
not have seen the recent Press Release announcing that
findmypast.com has been acquired by
Scotland Online, which said:
The merger will see Scotland Online's current online
genealogy service, ScotlandsPeople, working closely with findmypast.com to
create a dynamic family history resource to serve millions of family history
enthusiasts worldwide.
The amalgamation will enable a wider audience to access the most complete suite
of family history records available online in the UK and will benefit the
genealogy industry by enabling genealogists and amateur family history
enthusiasts to access hundreds of millions of records in one place. Scotland
Online recently won the tender for the 1911
England
and Wales census records, which will be available during 2009.
Findmypast.com will also continue to add data and functionality to its website,
further consolidating the company's long-term commitment to the family history
market….
Continued improvement in findmypast.com's functionality and user experience will
remain a key objective for the business, and customer access to both
findmypast.com and ScotlandsPeople's online resources will be unaffected by the
merger. Findmypast.com will continue to be based in
London….
Tom Curran, Chief Executive of Title Research Group, the parent company of
findmypast.com, commented: "This transaction will bring together two established
and successful genealogy resources to create a world-class network of family
history records. I am delighted Scotland Online shares findmypast.com's
dedication to making more genealogy resources available to both genealogists and
family history enthusiasts and that they share our passion for excellence and
commitment to customers."
How does this affect the
partnership between the Federation and findmypast.com for FamilyHistoryOnline
data?
The FFHS stipulated in its dealings with findmypast.com that,
in the event of findmypast.com being taken over or merging with another company,
we have the right to terminate the contract if we are not happy the resultant
entity will continue to honour the terms and spirit of the contract to provide
the service for us.
Scotland Online has earned a first-class reputation for its
management of the ScotlandsPeople website, and the professional way in which it
implemented the 1901 Census for
Scotland. This undoubtedly
helped it to acquire the licence from The National Archives to implement the
1911 Census for England and Wales in the face of strong competition. Its
customers include the Scottish Government, General Register Office for Scotland
(www.gro-scotland.gov.uk),
National Library of Scotland and National Museum of Scotland.
We have been reassured that the terms and spirit of our
contract with findmypast.com will be unchanged as a result of the merger.
Customer access to findmypast.com’s online resources will in fact be enhanced by
the establishment of a network that also encompasses ScotlandsPeople. As a
result, a much wider audience worldwide will become aware of FamilyHistoryOnline
data, increasing the royalties member societies will receive.
When we first announced our proposed partnership with
findmypast.com, we said members contributing data would be getting a marginally
smaller percentage slice in royalties but of a much larger “cake” of
distributable revenue. That “cake” will grow even larger now as a result of this
merger. Other companies may offer you higher percentage slices in royalties
but, if the overall size of their “cake” of revenue cannot compete with that of
findmypast.com, the overall size of your slice would be smaller, i.e. you would
get less royalty income.
We therefore welcome the news with enthusiasm, since it
reinforces our choice of findmypast.com as the most appropriate partner to
secure the future of FamilyHistoryOnline for the benefit of our member
societies.
When can societies
already providing data on FamilyHistoryOnline sign the new Agreement for this to
be transferred to findmypast.com?
The new Agreement is at last ready for signature and a copy
of it is now being sent out by our FamilyHistoryOnline (FHOL) Team to all
members who signed the previous Agreement with the Federation.
It has taken far longer than anticipated for us to agree the
new wording, because we wanted to ensure that members’ interests continue to be
fully protected now that a third party is more heavily involved. To achieve
this, an extended negotiation process has been conducted through the Chairmen of
Berkshire FHS and Cornwall FHS, two of the major contributors who pioneered the
original FHOL system and who had extensively vetted the original Agreement.
The Agreement has now been approved by our Legal Adviser,
David Lambert, and findmypast.com have confirmed that it is consistent with
their Partnership Agreement with the Federation. Nevertheless I will be happy
to answer any queries on its wording if you have any.
Our FHOL Team will be responsible for liaising with you on
the signing process, both for existing data providers and for other member
societies who wish to take advantage of these enhanced opportunities our
partnership with findmypast.com provides.
Geoff Riggs
Chairman, FFHS
chairman@ffhs.org.uk
-----
Original Message -----
From:
Ontario Genealogical Society
To:
allenbb@lynxt
Sent:
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:25 PM
Subject:
enews - Are You
Linked to the Irish Famine of 1847?
Are you linked to
the Irish Famine of 1847?
Ballinran
Productions Ltd.,
a factual film and television production company, is looking for potential
interviewees for its upcoming documentary, Summer of Sorrow.
Summer of Sorrow
tells the story of one
of the greatest tragedies of the 19th century - the Irish Potato
Famine, during which more than one million people died and an equal number fled
their homeland. In the summer of 1847, 38,000 sick and dying refugees from
Ireland landed in Toronto, overwhelming the existing population of 20,000 and
causing a health care crisis beyond imagination.
Were your ancestors a
part of that wave of immigrants that fled to the shores of Toronto?
Are you willing to
share your family stories about that dark time in Toronto's history?
Contact Jocelyn Geddie,
Research and Development Coordinator, at
jocelyn.geddie@ballinran.com.
Ballinran Productions Ltd.
Creating and sharing stories is what we do best.
Subject:
findmypast adds more 1871 census
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:38:56 -0000
From: "Debra Chatfield"
<Debra.Chatfield@titleresearch.com>
NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
FINDMYPAST.COM ADDS TEN NEW COUNTIES TO THE 1871 CENSUS
Ten more counties have now been added to the 1871 census of England and Wales on
findmypast.com - these are Cambridgeshire,Cheshire, Derbyshire, Durham,
Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire and Oxfordshire. There are now 34 complete counties online at
findmypast.com, equating to 90% of the population surveyed in this census. It is
expected that the remaining 25 counties will be added later this month as part
of findmypast.com's mission to offer a full set of England and Wales censuses
online by the end of 2008.
Some historical background to the 1871 census
The census was taken on the night of 2 April 1871 and gave the total population
of England and Wales as 22,723,000. The year was eventful: as well as the
formation of the German Empire and crowning of Kaiser Wilhelm I, the Paris
Commune was formed then crushed and Trade Unions were legalised in the UK.
Culturally, 1871 saw the opening of the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London,
the publication of Through the Looking Glass and Middlemarch and the premiere of
Verdi's opera Aida.
How to search the 1871 census
Like all the censuses on findmypast.com, the new counties can be searched by
name of person or you can choose to search by address, and also by a number of
different fields, such as occupation or age. All the new records can be searched
using our normal search tools.
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Paul Yates, Head of Product and Services findmypast.com 020 7549 0990
paul.yates@findmypast.com
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UA, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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Subject:
Ancestry at Burnaby Public Library
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:19:03 -0800
From: "Morse, Gwen" <Gwen.Morse@bpl.bc.ca>
To: <Webmaster@bcgs.ca>
Hello
Can you kindly pass
along to BCGS members the fact that Burnaby Public Library is now subscribing to
Ancestry Library Edition. This is available in-library only (no remote access)
at all four of the BPL branches on our internet computers (BPL card required to
log on to the internet). In addition to the internet computers, there are
a limited number of "database" computers at the Metrotown and the McGill
branches which do not require a BPL card to log on.
We are very pleased to
be able to offer this great database here at our library. We hope that BCGS
members will spread the word.
Gwen Morse
BCGS member and BPL
librarian
Gwen Morse
Reference Librarian
Metrotown Branch
Burnaby Public Library
6100 Willingdon Ave.
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4N5
Note: Contents of this message may not necessarily reflect the position of
Burnaby Public Library. If you have any concerns about this message, please
e-mail <bpl@bpl.burnaby.bc.ca>
From:
"Darrel Kennedy" <fitzw@rogers.com>
To: <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject:
Congress 2008
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008
22:12:25 -0500
Please announce
the Congress 2008
Thanks,
Darrel Kennedy
On behalf of the Board of directors of the XXVIIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldical Sciences, we invite you to the Congress which will take place at the Convention Center in Quebec City, from June 23rd to June 27th 2008. The Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie, in collaboration with the Société de généalogie de Québec, who is in charge of the project, wishes you to register as soon as possible. http://www.sgq.qc.ca/congres_2008/accueil.htm
From:
admin@theoriginalrecord.com
Subject: Update from the
Original Record Jan 28, 2008
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1119-1300
Guisborough Cartulary
The Augustinian (black canons) priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Guisborough
(Gyseburne) near Middlesbrough in north Yorkshire, was founded about 1119 by
Robert de Brus. The 1100 or so grants of land (mostly in Cleveland) made to the
priory from then well into the 13th century were copied into a cartulary or
chartulary which survives as Cottonian Manuscript Cleopatra d ii (British
Library). This was edited by W. Brown and published by the Surtees Society from
1889. This second part contains the charters numbered DXCIV to MCLXXXIX. The
texts have been stripped of repetitious legal formulae, retaining the details of
the grantors, the property, and the witnesses: so the individuals named are
mainly local landowners and tenants, canons, servants and wellwishers of the
monastery. The charters before 1250 are often undated. The charters in this
section are arranged by place, under the heads 'Normanby; Martona; Thornaby;
Ugthorpe et Pecibiggyng; Levingtona; Jarum; Castle Levingt
on; Kepwyck; Feyceby; Atona; Thresk; Neuton; Estona; Lackenby; Lyum; Cotum;
Scheltona; Brottona; Moresom; Glasedale Daneby et Moresum; Kylton; Lofthus;
Esingtona; Lyverton; Daneby; Glasdale; Uggethorpe; Percybyggyng; Sletholme;
Scalynge; Redker; Merske; Hesele; Lunde super le Walde; Kirkburn; Rotsea;
Bainton; Tibthorpe; Ingleby Arncliff; East Harlsey; Sawcock; Scarth; Stokesley;
Kirkby-in-Cleveland; Battersby; Stainton-in-Cleveland; Maltby; Ayresome; York;
Sinnington; Barningham and Newsham; Aylesby; Kelsterne; Bridekirk and Appleton;
Aislaby; Hart and Hartlepool; Castle Eden; and Annandale'. Three further
sections are added from other sources: 1. Documents connected with the burning
of the priory church in 1289; 2. Extracts from the registers of the archbishops
of York relating to the priory, 1238 to 1337; 3. A rent roll of the priory of
about 1300 (pp. 412 to 450), giving many names of tenants.
1194-1199
The Curia Regis, king's court, of mediaeval England took cases from throughout
the country, and its records are among the most important surviving from this
early period. This transcript of the rolls for October to December 1194 and
October 1198 to July 1199 were edited by sir Francis Palgrave for the
Commissioners of the Public Records. Most entries have the name of the county in
the lefthand margin.
1200-1417
Norman Rolls
The dukedom of Normandy is one of the appendages of the English crown, but
actual possession of the dukedom was actively contested by the kings of France.
During the periods of English power records were kept for Normandy similar to
those of the royal administration in England, with enrolment of letters and
grants of liberties and privileges and confirmations of previous enjoyed rights.
The rolls for 1200 to 1205 and during the reassertion of English rule under
Henry V in 1417, were edited by Thomas Duffus Hardy for the Commissioners of the
Public Records, and published in 1835. Most of the persons mentioned are French
inhabitants of Normandy or Englishmen in France, but there is also a long
section (from page 122 onwards) of valuation of lands of Normans in England,
where English jurors, county by English county, attest to acreage, numbers of
cattle &c.
1515-1898
Merchants and traders in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The society of Merchant Adventurers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne consisted of those
who had obtained freedom of the city (allowing them to trade there) by birth as
a son of, or apprenticeship, to a freeman: and within that, freedom of one of
the three 'trades', i. e. boothman, draper or mercer. F. W. Dendy prepared
extracts from the merchant adventurers' records, the second volume, published by
the Surtees Society in 1899 containing extracts from the minute books relating
to the history of the merchants' court, an account of the long-standing dispute
between the Newcastle company and the London company, some extracts relating to
the relations between the Newcastle company and the Eastland Company (who had a
monopoly of the trade with Russia and the Baltic), copies of the oaths used by
the Newcastle company, the London company and the Eastland Company, and (pages
185 to 381) a list of the apprentices enrolled in, and of the freemen admitted
to, the Newcastle company. This list is ar
ranged in a table of seven columns: Name of Apprentice; Name of Father of
Apprentice and Observations (particularly, instances where an apprentice is
passed over to a new master during his apprenticeship); Master; Boothman (B.),
Draper (D.) or Mercer (M.); Date of Indentures: Enrolment: Admission. All the
dates are normalised to New Style, i. e. to the modern calendar. Finally, there
is a list of sons and apprentices of members who, having thus acquired the right
of freedom of the city, took up the freedom, but did not assume the freedom of
any of the three trades. The index covers all the contents of the volume, not
just the apprentice and freemen lists.
1547-1558
Pleadings and depositions in the Duchy Court of Lancaster from the 1st year of
Edward VI to the 5th and 6th of Philip and Mary were edited by
lieutenant-colonel Henry Fishwick for the Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society
and published in 1899. The records include some long and detailed depositions
about the precise facts of the cases: whereas plaintiffs and defendants were by
and large from the landed gentry, deponents were often of much humbler stations
in life, people who otherwise hardly appear in surviving records.
1548
Somerset Chantry Survey
Chantries were established to perform services for the souls of their founders
and other faithful dead, including annual obits and anniversaries at which alms
were usually distributed. The chantries could be at an existing altar in a
parish church, a new altar in a side chapel of an existing church, in a new
chapel in the churchyard or some miles from an existing church: few were founded
before 1300, and most date from 1450 to 1500. Hospitals were places provided by
similar foundations to receive the poor and weak; there were also religious
guilds, brotherhoods and fraternities, and colleges (like large chantries at
which three or more secular priests lived in common). An Act of Parliament of
1545 gave king Henry VIII the power to dissolve such chantries, chapels, &c.,
the proceeds to be devoted to the expenses of the wars in France and Scotland.
Commissioners were appointed 14 February 1546 to survey the chantries and seize
their property, and in 1548 the commissioners in So
merset produced this survey and rental. The individuals named are the tenants
whose rents provided the chantry's income: occasionally an incumbent is named.
The survey was edited by Emanuel Green for the Somerset Record Society, and
published in 1888.
1678-1706
Records of the colony of Rhode Island (Narragansett or King's Province) and
Providence Plantations from August 1678 to October 1706 were edited by John
Russell Bartlett, Secretary of State, and published by order of the General
Assembly in 1858. The minutes of the general assembly have certain lacunae from
those troubled times, in particular for the years 1687 to 1689 and 1691 to 1695.
The text was supplemented with some material surviving in England in the Public
Record Office.
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Great Western Railway Shareholders Index goes live at FindMyPast.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:01:48 -0000
From: "Debra Chatfield"
<Debra.Chatfield@titleresearch.com>
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SHAREHOLDERS INDEX GOES LIVE AT FINDMYPAST.COM
300,000 records go online for the first time
UK family history website
www.findmypast.com today announced that it is adding another major new
acquisition to its existing online collection - the Great Western Railway
Shareholders index. This new online resource contains the details of over
290,000 people including 77,000 shareholders in the railway company along with
related parties, such as executors or spouses.
Findmypast.com has been working in partnership with the Society of Genealogists
to publish online the index to this fascinating set of records held at the
Society's London headquarters. Records date from when the GWR was created in
1835 and the series continues through to 1932. This first online release covers
the ledgers for the period 1835 to 1910. The indexes to the registers for the
period 1911 to 1932 will follow in due course.
The Great Western Railway, also known affectionately as "God's Wonderful
Railway", was built to link London to the West Country, South Wales and the
South West of England. Bristol merchants were desperate for effective transport
links to London, to prevent the emergence of Liverpool as the country's second
port.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the engineer on the project, personally surveying
the route. He was also a shareholder, and appears in the index following his
death in 1859.
Brunel isn't the only famous name to be found; Charles Dickens, William Ewart
Gladstone and Lewis Carroll are also included. Carroll can be found under his
real name, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
In almost all entries, the name of the shareholder is given together with an
address, the names of the other parties (executors or legatees for deaths;
husbands for marriages) and dates of death, probate, marriage or other event.
Some 90% of the events recorded are deaths, since the purpose of these registers
was to record change of ownership of the shares, and the death of the original
shareholder was the most likely reason for this to happen.
Each of the original volumes held at the Society contains between 450 and 600
individual entries, which may relate to an event occurring up to 20 years
earlier than the making of the entry.
Visitors to the findmypast website will be able to search the index to these
records by entering the name of their ancestor, which will produce a free list
of results showing the full name, year and place of the event. To view the full
details, customers will need to register on the site and either purchase
pay-per-view units or an Explorer subscription. They will then be able to view
the exact date of the event, the full names of the executors or other related
parties as well as the reference number to the original source documents for
that person. Customers will then be able to contact the Society of Genealogists
quoting that reference to order copies of the original documents for a fee of
£10.
Elaine Collins, Commercial Director at findmypast.com said "We're delighted to
be working in partnership with the Society of Genealogists to make these
little-known records easily available through the findmypast website. Now for
the first time anybody can access these hidden gems wherever they are in the
world, giving them the potential to fill in even more pieces of their own family
history jigsaw puzzle."
Else Churchill, Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists added "The Society is
delighted to have taken in these unusual registers and to make them available to
family historians. Such partnerships with our volunteers and findmypast will
enable the Society to continue to look after other rare and under used
genealogical records."
ENDS
Notes to editors
For further information, please contact:
Elaine Collins / Sue Gibbons / Else Churchill
findmypast.com / sog.org.uk
020 7549 0956 / 020 7702 5484 / 020 7702 5488
elaine.collins@findmypast.com /
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genealogy@sog.org.uk
About findmypast.com
Leading UK family history website findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was
the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for
England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's then parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
Findmypast.com was acquired in December 2007 by Scotland Online, the company
which won The National Archives' tender to publish online the 1911 census.
About The Society of Genealogists
The Society of Genealogists (SoG)
The Society of Genealogists is an educational charity the purpose of which is to
"promote, encourage and foster the study, science and knowledge of genealogy".
The Society's premises in Central London house the largest family history
research library in the UK. The Society of Genealogists' Library is open to
members and paying non-members.
Holdings include:
* Unique research collections
* Document Collection of manuscript family history research notes
* Thousands of compiled family histories and biographies
* Thousands of parish records
* Boyd's Marriage Index covering some 2,600 parish registers with nearly seven
million names
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* Memorial inscriptions
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* Sources for apprenticeships, trades, professions and occupations
* Published emigration records for the British overseas
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Subject:
Scotland Online acquires
findmypast
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:30 -0000
From: "Debra Chatfield"
Debra.Chatfield@titleresearch.com
NEWS RELEASE
Not for publication or broadcast before 00.01 hours GMT on Saturday 19th January
2008
SCOTLAND ONLINE CREATES WORLD-CLASS FORCE IN FAMILY HISTORY MARKET WITH
ACQUISITION OF FINDMYPAST.COM
Scotland Online, the ISP and IT solutions provider, today announced it has
acquired findmypast.com, the leading independent UK-based family history
website, from Title Research Group as part of its plans to establish a
world-class online network of family history resources.
The merger will see Scotland Online's current online genealogy service,
ScotlandsPeople, working closely with findmypast.com to create a dynamic family
history resource to serve millions of family history enthusiasts worldwide.
The amalgamation will enable a wider audience to access the most complete suite
of family history records available online in the UK and will benefit the
genealogy industry by enabling genealogists and amateur family history
enthusiasts to access hundreds of millions of records in one place. Scotland
Online recently won the tender for the 1911 England and Wales census records,
which will be available during 2009.
Findmypast.com will also continue to add data and functionality to its website,
further consolidating the company's long-term commitment to the family history
market.
Findmypast.com established itself as an innovative genealogical service with a
commitment to customers and quality that have made it the number one destination
website for family history researchers. It was the first company in the world to
put the complete Birth, Marriage and Death indexes for England and Wales online,
later adding its census and unique passenger list records.
Continued improvement in findmypast.com's functionality and user experience will
remain a key objective for the business, and customer access to both
findmypast.com and ScotlandsPeople's online resources will be unaffected by the
merger. Findmypast.com will continue to be based in London.
Chris van der Kuyl, Chief Executive of Scotland Online, said; "We are delighted
to welcome the findmypast team to Scotland Online and look forward to working
very closely with them on building a wonderful family history resource. Family
history enthusiasts the world over will benefit from our experience in
developing customer facing services and combining our existing skills within
Scotland Online with those of findmypast will be of great benefit to the family
history community".
Tom Curran, Chief Executive of Title Research Group, the parent company of
findmypast.com, commented: "This transaction will bring together two established
and successful genealogy resources to create a world-class network of family
history records. I am delighted Scotland Online shares findmypast.com's
dedication to making more genealogy resources available to both genealogists and
family history enthusiasts and that they share our passion for excellence and
commitment to customers."
ENDS
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Vicky Perry/ Erica Gyulafia
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Notes to Editors
About Scotland Online
Scotland Online specialises in providing online business, hosting, disaster
recovery and security services to the corporate and business markets. Its
clients include Scottish Widows, Standard Life and the Scottish Government.
Scotland Online, in partnership with the General Register Office for Scotland,
the National Archives of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon, runs
scotlandspeople.gov.uk. This year Scotland Online won the contract to digitise,
license and publish the 1911 census of England and Wales from The National
Archives in Kew.
About findmypast.com
Findmypast.com (formerly 1837online.com) was the first company to make the
complete Birth, Marriage and Death indexes for England & Wales available online
in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images,
the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access
to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche
film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in
creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now
offers access to over 500 million records dating as far back as 1538. This
allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors
among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration,
occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original
comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in
association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for
long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast is also developing
a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history
more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
Over 1.7 million people in the UK have researched their family trees and
findmypast.com has over 800,000 active registered users, revealing the mass
appeal of genealogy and findmypast.com's position as the leading family history
website based in the UK.
In April 2007 findmypast's parent company Title Research Group received the
prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of
their achievement.
About Title Research Group
Title Research Group Limited is the holding company for Title Research, founded
in 1965, and findmypast.com, founded in 2003. Title Research provides genealogy
research services to the legal profession and other professionals needing to
locate next of kin.
In the course of its work the company needed to consult the Birth, Marriage and
Death indexes on a daily basis and took the decision to scan and digitise these
to increase its own efficiency. This was the first time that these records had
been scanned, transcribed and indexed. Having completed this massive project,
Title Research Group then decided to put the indexes on the internet at
findmypast.com, enabling those interested in family history to access them from
anywhere in the world.
Kind regards
Debra Chatfield
Marketing Manager - findmypast.com
e-mail:
marketing@findmypast.com
web:
www.findmypast.com
24 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5UA, United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7549 0990 Fax: 020 7549 0949
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Subject: Update from
the Original Record, 18 January 2008
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008
14:45:50 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1200-1211
Liberate Rolls, Praestita Roll and Misae Roll
The chancery liberate rolls of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th years of the reign of king
John (who came to the throne 27 May 1199) record the details of payments and
allowances issued out of the Court of Chancery under the Great Seal of England,
and were directed to the Treasurer. The rolls were edited by Thomas Duffus Hardy
and printed by the Record Commission in 1844. Included in the volume is a
transcript of a Praestita Roll (on which were entered the sums of money which
issued out of the treasuries by way of imprest, advance or accommodation) of the
12th year of king John and a Misae Roll (detailing the daily expenses of his
court) of the 11th year. Most of the entries relate to England and Wales, but
there are occasional references to
Ireland
and the English possessions in France.
1345
Bishop Hatfield's Survey, a record of the possessions of the see of Durham, made
by order of Thomas de Hatfield, bishop of
Durham
1345 to 1381, was edited by the Rev. William Greenwell for the Surtees Society
and printed in 1856. As appendixes, he also transcribed a bailiff's roll of the
manor of Auckland from the 5th year of bishop Richard de Bury, Hatfield's
immediate predecessor; several bailiffs' rolls of the 5th year of Hatfield's
pontificate; and a general receiver's roll of bishop John de Fordham, Hatfield's
immediate successor.
1588
State Papers Foreign
The State Papers Foreign of queen Elizabeth consist mainly of letters and
reports concerning England's relations with continental Europe. July to December
1588.
1706-1708
Manuscripts of the House of Lords
Private bills dealing with divorce, disputed and entailed estates: petitions,
reports and commissions: naturalisation proceedings. This abstract of the
archives from the beginning of the second Session of the second Parliament of
queen Anne, 3 December 1706, to the end of the first Parliament of Great
Britain, 15 April 1708, was prepared by F. W. Lascelles and C. K. Davidson and
printed in 1921 in continuation of the volumes issued under the authority of the
Historical Manuscripts Commission.
1724-1817
Hastings Manuscripts
John Harley of the Historical Manuscripts Commission was invited by Reginald
Rawdon Hastings to examine his family's extensive archives at the Manor House,
Ashby de la Zouche, in Leicestershire. Harley produced a detailed calendar, of
which this is the third volume, published in 1934, Hastings himself having since
died, and Harley having been killed at Gallipoli, the work being completed by
his colleague, Francis Bickley. This volume covers two categories of the
records: correspondence of the Hastings and Rawdon family 1724 to 1815; and
letters of Warren Hastings, of Daylesford House, Worcestershire, to general
Charles Hastings, afterwards sir Charles Hastings, bart.
May 1785
The Daily Universal Register of London carried general news as well as births,
marriages and deaths, law reports, advertisements and ship news. There are many
reports of crimes both as immediate news and in reports of cases in the courts,
including the Old Bailey; and of convicts being condemned to transportation or
execution. We have indexed separately the victims of accidents and fires, the
litigants, the lawyers, the victims of crimes, the witnesses, the executions and
those transported. There are detailed lists of shipping news from ports around
the world - arrivals, departures, ships in port, ships spoken to in passage
- mostly, but not entirely, relating to British merchantmen. There are items
from Africa, Amsterdam, Andros, Antigua, Barbados, Batavia, Belfast, Bengal,
Bilbao, Bordeaux, Boston, Bremen, Bristol, Cadiz, the Cape, Charlestown,
Christchurch, the Clyde, Constantinople, Cork, Corunna, Cowes, the Creek,
Dartmouth, Deal, Delaware, Dominica, Dover, the Downs
, Dublin, Dunkirk, Elsinore, Falmouth, Georgia, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Granada,
Gravesend, Grenada, Guernsey, Hamburg, Hull, the Isle of Wight, Jamaica, Jersey,
Kinsale, Koningsburgh, Lancaster, Leghorn, Leith, Limerick, Lisbon, Liverpool,
Londonderry, L'Orient, Madeira, Majumba, Margate, Marseilles, Martinico,
Maryland, Naples, Newry, New York, Nice, North Carolina, North Shields, Old
Calabar, Oporto, Ostend, Peterhead, Philadelphia, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth,
Ramsgate, Riga, the River, Rotterdam, Savannah, Scarborough, Southampton, St
Kitts, St Ubes, St Vincents, Tobago, Tortola, Totnes, Trinidada, Venice,
Virginia, Waterford, Weymouth, Whitby, Wilmington and Yarmouth. The Custom House
in the port of London posted daily lists of ships. The Coast List was in four
parts - Colliers Entered Inwards; Coasters Entered Inwards; Coasters Entered
Outwards (i. e., receiving cargo for a prospective voyage); and Coasters Cleared
Outwards. Coasters are listed by name with the surname
of the captain, the name of the port from which they had come or to which they
were heading, and the number of the wharf at which they were docked (1 Topping's
Wharf, 2 Chamberlain's Wharf, 3 Cotton's Wharf, 4 Bridge Yard, 5 Hayes's Wharf,
6 Beal's Wharf, 7 Yoxall's Wharf, 8 Griffin's Wharf, 9 Gun and Shot Wharf, 10
Simmon's Wharf, 11 Stanton's Wharf and 12 Dobbyn's Wharf, all at Tooley Street,
Southwark; 13 Three Cranes Wharf, 14 Red Lion Wharf and 15 Bell Wharf, all at
Upper Thames Street, London; 16 Fresh Wharf, 17 Billingsgate Dock, 18 Smart's
Key, 19 Dice Key, 20 Custom-House Key, 21 Wool Key and 22 Chester Key, all at
Lower Thames Street, London; 23 Iron Gate Wharf, 24 Wheeler's Wharf and 25
Harrison's Wharf, all at St Catharine's, London; 26 Scotch Wharf, 27 Hawley's
Wharf and 28 Hore's Wharf, all at Hermitage; 29 Dublin Chains, 30 Yarmouth
Chains, 31 Tower Chains, 32 Parsons's Chains, 33 Pickle Herring Chains, 34
Horslydown Chains, 35 Hermitage Chains, 36 Old Rose Ch
ains; 37 Iron Gate Stairs, 38 Union Stairs, 39 East Lane Stairs, 40 Pickle
Herring Stairs, 41 Wapping Old Stairs, 42 Wapping New Stairs, 43 King Edward's
Stairs, 44 New Crane Stairs, 45 King James's Stairs, 46 Pelican Stairs, 47
Shadwell Stairs, 48 Bell Wharf Stairs, and 49 Stone Stairs). 4 May 1785 the
India House published a list of ships arrived from the several parts of India
during the previous twelve months, giving the dates of the original sailings
from the Downs (as far back as October 1781), the ships' names, commanders'
surnames, dates of arriving back in the Downs, and from whence consigned. An
index covers both the commanders in this list, and the captains of Indiamen
mentioned in the general ship news. From 29 April 1785 the newspaper ran a
review of the new exhibition of the Royal Academy at Somerset House. The
comments on the pictures are brief and often unflattering; nor are the artists
always named; the pictures are referred to by their catalogue numbers. Jo
cular venom could not so lightly be included in descriptions of portraits of
named individuals. Both artists and sitters have been indexed. A letter from
Edinburgh of 27 April 1785, describing a convention of delegates from the
burgesses of the royal boroughs, appointing a standing committee for carrying
the resolutions of convention into execution. Another index covers a list of
members of parliament voting with Pitt in his motion for a parliamentary reform
18 April 1785, and those voting against (as well as those paired off). Authors
are indexed from a monthly list of new books, together with reviews of some
choicer items published the previous month.
1847
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees,
petitioning creditors and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents,
Irish bankrupts and insolvents and Scottish
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Subject: National
Burial Index Records at findmypast.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:19:11 +0000
National Burial Index Records at findmypast.com
(Please forward to your journal editor)
On 29 November 2007 records from the National Burial Index were published online at findmypast.com. At launch, 10.8 million records from 36 counties provided by 50 family history societies went live on the site. Currently the records span the years 1538 to 2005, although the greatest coverage is the period 1813 to 1850, a time prior to civil registration when a researcher is likely to have the greatest chance of accurately identifying his or her ancestors.
The launch attracted a good deal of interest with mentions in The Times, The Telegraph, Radio 5, and the findmypast website received twice as many visits than usual over the few days following the publicity. The Federation of Family History Societies also noticed an increase in sales of the NBI second edition on CD.
Historical figures in the records
Findmypast’s December newsletter featured the NBI records of the Bronte family – a few of over 15,000 records provided by the Keighley and District FHS spanning the years 1645 to 1995. It shows author of Wuthering Heights Emily Jane Bronte dying aged 29 in 1848, her brother, painter and poet, Patrick Branwell also dying in 1848 aged 29 and two older sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, who died aged 12 and 10 respectively in 1825. Had Maria and Elizabeth lived to adulthood, who knows what their contribution to the literary heritage of the Brontes might have been!
I’m not dead yet
Perhaps you’ve come across some well-known historical figures or celebrities in your own society’s burial index records? Or maybe you’ve found some other points of interest, such as the more than eccentric rector of the parish of Middleham in the North Riding, who allegedly added the living to his burial register if he felt they were “spiritually dead”. If so, we’d love to hear about them. Just email the details to casestudies@findmypast.com, quoting “buriaI records” in the subject field. We’ll reward the senders of the three best examples with a one year Explorer subscription to findmypast.
Searching the records
You don’t need to know where in the country your ancestors came from as you can search just with a surname. Of course, knowing a first name and a county or date range will help to whittle down the results, particularly if you are looking for a common name. Viewing the details of a particular result costs one unit or is included in an annual Explorer subscription to findmypast. It’s important to note this is an index; the results you are presented with will not contain images at the present time.
As with any research, it is always recommended to view the original source if you possibly can as the source burial record will often contain more information and it is always possible that a transcription error may have crept into the index. For further details on the original source or for a full transcription, you can contact the society or group which extracted the information (there may be a charge for this). Details of the contributing society can be found on the results page at findmypast.
What’s next?
This is part of The Federation of Family History Societies’ ongoing project and over time it is hoped that more records from more counties and societies will be added to the NBI records. Future plans at findmypast include supplementing these with full burial register transcriptions, memorial inscriptions, and even images of the graves, where these are available from member societies.
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1175-1176
Pipe Rolls
The Great Rolls of the Pipe are the central record of the crown compiling
returns of income and expenditure from the sheriffs and farmers of the various
English counties or shires. This is the oldest series of public records, and the
earliest surviving instances of many surnames are found in the Pipe Rolls. This
is the roll for the 22nd year of the reign of king Henry II, that is, accounting
for the year from Michaelmas 1175 to Michaelmas 1176. Most (but not all) of the
entries in which names appear relate to payments for grants of land and fines or
pardons. The large number of payments of fines for forest transgressions has
been interpreted as a form of compounding for pardons by those who had rebelled
during the recent years of unrest; or, looking at it in a different way, a form
of extortion from the king in order to raise money to pay off the mercenaries
with whose help he had quelled the rebellions. There is a separate return in
each year for each shire, the name of the
shire being here printed at the top of each page. Wales was still independent,
in separate kingdoms, at this period, and is not included, except for
'Herefordshire in Wales'.
1292-1836
Freemen of Lynn
Lists of admissions of freemen of Lynn from the earliest surviving records to
1836 were published by the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society in 1913.
These lists were extracted from the tallage rolls of 1291 to 1306; the Red
Register of Lynn from 1342 to 1395; from the assembly rolls for the reigns of
Henry IV and V [1399 to 1422]; from the hall books from 1423; and from a list of
freemen starting in 1443 in the Book of Oaths (but itself abstracted from
entries in the hall books). Freedom of the borough, necessary to practise a
trade there, could be obtained by birth (in which case the father's name and
occupation are usually given); by apprenticeship to a freeman (the master's name
and occupation being given); by gratuity; or by purchase. Both the freemen and
the masters listed are indexed here. The main abbreviations used are: B.,
freedom taken up by right of birth; A., freedom taken up by right of
apprenticeship; G., freedom granted by order of assembly (gratuity);
and P., freedom acquired by purchase.
1370-1650
Bury St Edmunds wills
A number of wills proved and registered in the courts of Bury St Edmunds
Commisary and Sudbury Archdeaconry were selected by Samuel Tymms 'more with a
view to illustrate the peculiar customs and language of the period than the
topology or genealogy of the district' and transcribed for publication by the
Camden Society in 1850. Most of those after 1450 are in English.
1413-1422
French Rolls
King Henry V of England claimed the throne of France (and quartered the
fleurs-de-lis of France with the lions of England on the royal standard) as had
his predecessors since Edward III, as descendants of Philip IV of France. He
married Katherine, youngest daughter of king Charles VI of France in 1420, and
thereafter styled himself 'heir and regent of France'. The English had real
power or influence in Brittany, Normandy, Flanders and Gascony, and actual
possession of several coastal garrisons, in particular Calais, where the French
inhabitants had been replaced by English. The English administration kept a
series of records called the French Rolls. On these are recorded royal
appointments and commissions in France; letters of protection and safe-conduct
to soldiers, merchants, diplomats and pilgrims travelling to France from England
and returning, and to foreign legations. There are also licences to merchants to
export to the Continent, and to captains to transport pilgrims.
This calendar was prepared by Alexander Charles Ewald and published in 1883.
1605-1612
Quarter Sessions for the North Riding of Yorkshire
The Quarter Sessions minute books for the North Riding from April 1605 to July
1612 were edited by the Rev. J. C. Atkinson for the North Riding Record Society
and published in 1884. This is a calendar of sessional orders, minutes of
criminal cases, memoranda and other entries of record concerning the
administration of the riding, for the quarter sessions and special sessions held
at Thirsk, Stokesley, Richmond, Malton, Helmsley, Northallerton and Topcliffe.
Recusants (persons refusing or neglecting to attend parish church services) are
listed in the summary of prosecutions on pages 4-5, 10, 17, 21, 42, 55-56, 61,
65, 69, 72, 79, 82, 95, 99, 113-115, 122, 131, 153-155 and 176. There are
separate indexes covering jurors, chief constables, high constables, deputy
sheriffs and justices.
1684-1685
State Papers Domestic
The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain,
Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State, as
well as other miscellaneous records. This calendar of the records from 1 May
1684 to 5 February 1685 was prepared by F H Blackburne Daniell and Francis
Bickley, and published in 1938. It covers State Papers Domestic, Charles II,
359, 433, 437 and 438; Various 12; Entry Books 50, 53-57, 69-71, 164, 335;
Signet Office 1 vol II; King William's Chester 1 and 3; State Papers Scotland
Warrant Books 8 and 9; State Papers Ireland 340, 343 and Entry Book 1; State
Papers Channel Islands 1; and Admiralty 77 (Greenwich Hospital, Newsletters,
Original), 2.
1697
Treasury Books
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain and the colonies, from April
to September 1697. These include records of the appointment and replacement of
customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors. The calendar was prepared
by William A. Shaw for the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury and
published in 1933, from Treasury Minute Book ix (T29/9); King's Warrant Book xix
(T52/19); Money Book xiii (T53/13); Order Book iv (T60/4); Disposition Book xiii
(T61/13); Out Letters (General) xv (T27/15); Out Letters (Customs) xiii
(T11/13); Reference Book vii (Index 4621); Warrant not Relating to Money xv
(T54/15); Out Letters (Ireland) vii (T14/7); Caveat Book i (T64/40); and Out
Letters (Plantations Auditor) i (T64/88).
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Subject: Sask Genealogical Society is Moving
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society would like your help in letting people know that we are moving. Please forward this e-mail to your branches and others. If possible please mention our move in your newsletter and/or on your web site. The last day that we are open is Saturday, January 12, 2008. We are closed for the move from January 15 to February 4, 2008 Reopen on February 5, 2008 at our new location. New Address: 1514 11th Avenue, Room 110 Regina SK S4P 0H2 New e-mail address (effective January 24, 2008): saskgenealogy@sasktel.net All mail is to be sent to your box number: PO Box 1894, Regina SK S4P 3E1 All parcels are to be sent to the new street address. Information on our move is available on our web site at www.saskgenealogy.com I apologize for the short notice and thank you for your help. Lisa Warren, Executive Assistant Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Regina SK Back to Top
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Subject: Update from the
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To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:12:44 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1150-1400
Registrum Honoris de Morton
The register of the more ancient writs of the Douglases of Dalkeith, Midlothian,
Earls of Morton is probably the oldest chartulary of lay possessions in
Scotland, and contains about 300 charters. It was edited by C. Innes and
published by the Bannatyne Club in 1853. The names that occur are principally
those of grantors, grantees and witnesses, mostly from Midlothian.
1302-1307
Close Rolls
The close rolls of the 31st to 35th years of the reign of king Edward I, that is
to the day of his death (7 July 1307), record the main artery of government
administration in England, the orders sent out day by day to individual
officers, especially sheriffs of shires: they are an exceptionally rich source
for so early a period. In amongst this official material, the rolls were also
used as a way of recording many acknowledgments of private debts and contracts
between individuals. Most of the contents relate to England, but there are also
entries concerning Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English possessions in
France.
1350-1354
The Patent Rolls are the Chancery enrolments of royal letters patent. Those for
the 24th to the 27th years of the reign of king Edward III (25 January 1350 to
24 January 1354) were edited for the Public Record Office by R. F. Isaacson, and
published in 1907. The main contents are royal commissions and grants;
ratifications of ecclesiastical estates; writs of aid to royal servants and
purveyors; and pardons.
1375-1399
Letter Book H of the City of London contains enrolments of recognizances between
inhabitants, particularly citizens, for sums of money lent or due; grants of
pieces of land or property; and various records relating to the city
administration.
1664-1703
New Jersey Archives
The proprietary government of New Jersey was surrendered to the Crown in 1703.
The substantial early records of the colony from 1664 to 1703 were calendared by
William Nelson and published by the New Jersey Historical Society in 1899 -
East Jersey Libri 1, 3, 4, A, B, C, D, E, F and G; and from West Jersey the
registers of New Salem Town Grants, Revel's Book of Survey, Fenwick's Surveys,
Salem Surveys, Salem Deeds, Greenwich Town Lote and Gloucester Deeds. The
material surveyed includes Indian deeds, patents and other conveyances,
confirmatory patents, licences for purchase of lands from the Indians, town
charters, court proceedings, military and civil commissions, and allowances of
land for immigrant servants; but marriage certificates were omitted from this
calendar, being reserved for a separate publication.
1851
Post Office London Directory
The edition of the directory for 1851 includes this 'Commercial and Professional
Directory', recording about 80,000 individuals.
1930
Divorces
On Mondays during the law terms the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of
the High Court of Justice issued lists of divorce decrees nisi that had been
declared absolute, the final stage of the divorce proceedings. The lists posted
by the court appeared in various Tuesday newspapers, including The Times. The
surname and initials of the husband and wife are given, except in those cases
where a co-respondent was cited as having committed adultery with the wife; then
the initials are omitted, with the co-respondent's surname added as a second
defendant.
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To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:48:29 +0000 (GMT)
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1510-1606
Knaresborough wills and administrations
Knaresborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire lay in the ancient diocese of
York, but was part of a large separate probate jurisdiction or peculiar
encompassing the parishes of Burton Leonard, Farnham cum Scotton, Fewston, Great
Ouseburn, Hampsthwaite, Knaresborough, South Stainley, Staveley, and some small
adjoining areas. Grants of probate and administration, as well as copies of
wills, were recorded on the Knaresborough court rolls. Dr Francis Collins
prepared abstracts of all enrolled wills, grants of administration, and of
tuition, from the 2nd year of the reign of king Henry VIII to the 3rd and 4th of
James I, 'no matter how insignificant in life the testator may have been or how
uninteresting the will', and these were published by the Surtees Society in
1902.
1528-1699
Hastings family correspondence
John Harley of the Historical Manuscripts Commission was invited by Reginald
Rawdon Hastings to examine his family's extensive archives at the Manor House,
Ashby de la Zouche, in Leicestershire. Harley produced a detailed calendar, of
which this is the second volume, published in 1930, Hastings himself having
since died, and Harley having been killed at Gallipoli, the work being completed
by his colleague, Francis Bickley. This volume covers four categories of the
records: correspondence of the Hastings family 1528 to 1699; newsletters sent by
professional reporters in London 1669 to 1693; papers relating to the Band of
Gentlemen Pensioners, of which Theophilus 7th earl of Huntingdon was captaon,
1677 to 1685; and correspondence of the Rawdon family, 1641 to 1694, including
papers of George Monck, afterwards Duke of Albemarle, when commanding in Ulster.
1540-1574
Ludlow Churchwardens' Accounts
The borough of Ludlow comprised a single ancient parish in the diocese of
Hereford. The churchwardens' accounts from 1540 to 1574 were transcribed by
Thomas Wright for the Camden Society and published in 1869. The two
churchwardens were chosen annually: their accounts are largely concerned with
the costs of repair of the church and its furnishings, and include the names of
tradesmen and workmen. Wright looked through the remainder of the first
surviving book of churchwardens' accounts, which extended to the end of the
reign of queen Elizabeth, but found them largely repetitive, and chose to give
just a few entries from them in an appendix, including the names of the
churchwardens for each year.
1655-1807
Stitchill Baron Court Records
The minute book of the baron court of the parish of Stichill (Stitchill or
Stichell) in Berwickshire and Renfrewshire was transcribed by the Reverend
George Gunn, rector of Stitchill and Hume, edited by Clement B. Gunn and printed
by the Scottish Record Society in 1905. The court had jurisdiction throughout
the baron over most matters of civil and criminal law, and the minutes of the
court deal with personal disputes and the administration of the barony.
1625-1666
Middlesex Sessions Records
Incidents from the Middlesex Sessions Books. These are abstracts of sessional
orders, minutes of criminal cases, memoranda and other entries of record taken
from the volumes of Gaol Delivery Register, Books and Rolls, Sessions of Peace
Register, and Process Books of Indictments for the county of Middlesex from the
death of king James I to the Great Fire of London. The references at the end of
each item indicate the volume in question, the abbreviations being G. D. for
Gaol Delivery, S. P. for Sessions of Peace, and S. O. T. for Session of Oyer and
Terminer; occasionally preceded by S. for Special or G. for general, or followed
by R. for Roll or Reg. for Register. It should be noted that, in the case of
'true bills' or indictments, the abstract starts with the date on which the
offence took place, the date of the conviction &c. being at the end of the
entry. Conventiclers, that is religious non-conformists who persisted in holding
illegal services or conventicles, feature thro
ughout the records: C. C. C. stands for Certificate of Convictions of
Conventiclers. Recusants, i. e. Protestants and Roman Catholics refusing to
attend Church of England services, and Speakers of Sedition, i. e. political
malcontents, also appear in great number. These abstracts, prepared by John
Cordy Jeaffreson for the Middlesex County Record Society, are far from being a
complete calendar of these extensive records; his purpose was, in part, to
notice 'every parchment that should exhibit a famous person's name or any other
feature of personal interest'. Being unable to print in full the longer lists of
the conventiclers and recusants recorded, he ignores 'those persons who appear
from their descriptions to have been of humble degree'.
1804
Register of Shipping
The Society for the Registry of Shipping was instituted in 1760, and published
an annual register and supplement. The annual register consisted of an
alphabetical list of ships surveyed for insurance in Britain and Ireland,
together with an alphabetical supplement. The society maintained a Registry
Office at which alterations and additions were notified, and members delivering
their registers when called for had them updated and returned on the following
or the ensuing day. Each ship was given a number within each letter of the
alphabet: ships' names were not unique, so within each name a ship was
identified by the name of the captain or master at the time of the last survey.
Then abbreviations indicate the type of vessel (Bg, brig; Cr, cutter; Dr, dogger;
G, galliott; H, hoy; K, ketch; S, ship; Sk, smack; Sp, sloop; Sr, schooner; St,
schoot; Sw, snow), and whether sheathed (s) and/or doubled (d) with copper (C)
and iron bolts (I B) or over boards (W & C), or copper fastened
(c f) or copper bolted (c b), sometimes with a date, such as (17)88. The third
column, reserved for masters' names, is not particularly wide; with short
surnames, an initial will be given; but longer surnames omit the initials, and
even longer surnames are abbreviated. It will be borne in mind that these are
the names of the masters not (necessarily) in 1804, but at the time of the last
survey. Often new masters had been appointed by the time of re-survey, and their
names are added in slightly smaller type under the original master's names in
the third column. In the fourth column is the tonnage: where there is a blank
under the number this indicates that the ship had two decks; more often the
letters S D (B) for single deck (with beams); D W for deep waist; S D W single
deck with deep waist; B D W single deck with beams and deep waist. Underneath
the entry may run references to recent repairs: Cl. clincher built; Drp.
damages repaired; grp. good repairs; len. lengthened;
lrp. large repairs; N. (new) B. bottom, D. deck, Kl. keel, Sds. sides or UW.
upper-works; rb. rebuilt; rsd. raised; S. rprs. some repairs; or trp. thorough
Repair. In italics, the timber of the ship is described - B. B., black birch;
C., cedar; H., hazel; J., juniper; L. O., live oak; M., mahogany; P., pine; P.
P., pitch pine; S., spruce; W. H., witch hazel. Where the vessel was armed, the
number of guns is given, and occasionally a remark such as 'captured' will
appear. The fifth column gives the place that the ship was built. For foreign
ships this may be as vague as 'Dutch' or 'French'; but nothing in this record
specifically indicates the nationality of ship, master or owners, except that an
A. under the owner's name indicates that the vessel was United States property.
The sixth column gives the year of the ship's age; some were still sailing after
30 or 40 years. The seventh column gives the owner's name, abbreviated in the
same way as the master's name. Where the ma
ster was the owner, the word Capt. will appear. With vessels owned abroad, the
name in this column is sometimes that of the port of origin, not the surname of
the owner. Where there has been a change of owner by the time of re-survey, the
new name is put underneath in smaller type. The printer sought to avoid
confusion by aligning names of ports to the left and surnames to the right, but
that leaves longer names doubtful. The eighth column gives the feet of the
draught of water when loaded. The ninth column shows the destined voyage for
which the survey took place, with the port of survey abbreviated (Be., Belfast;
Br., Bristol; Co., Cork; Cs, Cowes; Da., Dartmouth; Du., Dublin; Eh, Exmouth;
Ex., Exeter; Fa., Falmouth; Gr., Greenock; Hl, Hull; La., Lancaster; Lh, Leith;
Li., Liverpool; Lo., London; Ly., Lynn; Po., Poole; Ph, Portsmouth; Sc.,
Star-Cross; Tn., Teignmouth; Tp., Topsham; Wa., Waterford; Wn, Whitehaven; Ya.,
Yarmouth), and the letter C where the vessel was a cons
tant trader between the two ports. The tenth column gives the classification of
the vessel (A, first; E, second; I., third - O and U for fourth and fifth are
never used) and its stores (1, first; 2, second; 3, third) and the year of
survey, e. g. 00 for 1800, or, if surveyed during 1803, the month, e. g. 3 for
March. Where the vessel has been re-surveyed, the classification letter and
number will be repeated or revised in the final column. There was also a
sectionlisting the ships currently in the East India Company's service, giving
date of last sailing from England; the name of the ship (with the letters s. C
where sheathed with copper); the captain's name; where bound; when and where
built; the name of the husband (the agent appointed by the company to attend to
the business of the ship while in port); and the tonnage. We have indexed
(separately) all the masters, captains, owners, husbands of East Indiamen, and
member of the society.
1845
Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of
bankruptcies and stages in the liquidation of the estate, payment of dividends,
and discharge. The initial entry in this sequence gives the name of the bankrupt
(surname first, in capitals), the date gazetted, address and trade (often with
the phrase dlr. and ch., meaning dealer and chapman); the dates and times and
courts of the official processes of surrender; the surname of the official
commissioner (Com.); the surname of the official assignee; and the names and
addresses of the solicitors; the date of the fiat; and whether on the bankrupt's
own petition, or at the demand of petitioning creditors, whose names, trades and
addresses are given. In subsequent entries the bankrupt is often merely referred
to by name and trade. We have indexed these by bankrupts, trustees, assignees,
petitioning creditors and solicitors. There are similar indexes for insolvents,
Irish bankrupts and insolvents and Scottish
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To: <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Subject:
recent genealogical source books
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008
15:53:18 -0000
I attach a list of my recent publications which I hope will be of interest.
David Dobson
Ph.D., M.Phil.
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CATCHING UP WITH Scots & Irish Immigration Authority, DAVID DOBSON
Before this year is out, we will have published 16 books by immigration
authority David Dobson, both new titles and reprints. Following are brief
descriptions, with links to full ones, on some of the best titles researchers
can hope to find on their Scottish or Irish origins.
Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: THE NORTHERN
HIGHLANDS
In 2005 Clearfield Company launched a new series of books by David Dobson
designed to identify the origins of Scottish Highlanders who traveled to America
prior to the Great Highland Migration that began in the 1730s and intensified
thereafter. The first three volumes in the series covered Scottish Highlanders
from Argyll, Perthshire, and Inverness-shire.
This latest volume pertains to the people of the Northern Highlands, an area
that includes the counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross, and Cromarty. The
main clans traditionally associated with the Northern Highlands were: Mackay,
McLeod, Sutherland, Sinclair, Gunn, Munro, Ross, and Mackenzie, all of whom are
represented in this volume. While the present volume is not a comprehensive
directory of all people living in the Northern Highlands during the mid-18th
century, it does pull together references to more than 2,100 18th-century
inhabitants. In all cases, Mr. Dobson gives each Highlander's name, a place name
or county within the Highlands, a date (of birth, residence, etc.), and the
source. In the majority of cases, we also learn the identities of relatives, the
individual's employment, vessel traveled, or other defining characteristics.
Among the primary sources Mr. Dobson consulted were the Northern Highland
militia lists naming the participants who opposed the Jacobites in 1745-1746.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9819&NLC-GenPointers1
Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: THE PEOPLE OF
ARGYLL (Temporarily out of print)
This is the first volume in this series of books by David Dobson designed to
identify the origins of Scottish Highlanders who traveled to America prior to
the Great Highland Migration that began in the 1730s and intensified thereafter.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9888&NLC-GenPointers1
Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: THE PEOPLE OF
HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE
While the present volume is not a comprehensive directory of all the inhabitants
of Perthshire during the mid-18th-century, it does pull together references on
more than 1,200 18th-century inhabitants. Coverage extends to all regions within
Perthshire. In all cases, Mr. Dobson gives each Highlander's name, a place
within Perthshire (birth, residence, employment, etc.), a date, and the source.
In some cases, we also learn the identities of relatives, vessel traveled on,
and so forth.
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Scottish Highlanders on the Eve of the Great Migration, 1725-1775: THE PEOPLE OF
INVERNESS-SHIRE (Very low in stock)
This volume covers Highlanders from the county of Inverness, a location from
which many of the pioneer emigrants who settled in colonial Georgia,
Pennsylvania, upper New York, Jamaica, and the Canadian Maritimes originated.
Inverness-shire is also the county where the Fraser's Highlanders regiment
(which played a prominent part in the French and Indian War and in the
settlement of Canada) was raised. This volume references more than 2,100
18th-century inhabitants of Inverness-shire. In all cases, Mr. Dobson gives each
Highlander's name, a place within Inverness-shire (birth, residence, employment,
etc.), a date, and the source. In some cases, we also learn the identities of
relatives, vessel traveled on, and so forth.
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AMERICAN VITAL RECORDS from the "Gentleman's Magazine," 1731-1868
The "Gentleman's Magazine" was founded in London in 1731. The first publication
of its type, it featured a broad mix of news, essays, poetry, parliamentary
debates, book reviews, and antiquarian notes. From the beginning the magazine
published notices of births, deaths, and marriages, enabling people throughout
the English-speaking world to keep abreast of friends and relatives at home and
abroad. About 6,000 of these notices relate to persons in North America and the
West Indies, and these have been extracted for this compilation. Included are
notices relating to the deaths of American Loyalists in England and to marriages
and deaths in America of "younger sons" of the English gentry and nobility.
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SCOTTISH-GERMAN LINKS, 1550-1850
The majority of Scots who were found in the various German principalities during
the early modern period arrived as soldiers of fortune, especially during the
Thirty Years' War. Students also were attracted by the educational opportunities
available in Germany and Wurzburg; Ratisbon in particular attracted the sons of
Catholic Scots families. Immigration traffic also flowed in the other direction,
to a lesser extent. While the contents of these transcriptions vary
considerably, each one of the roughly 1,200 entries nonetheless identifies a
Scots-German by name, date, city of residence, and source of the information. In
many cases, we learn something about an individual's parentage, spouse,
vocation, or more.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9815&NLC-GenPointers1
SCOTS-IRISH LINKS, 1575-1725. Part Four
This is the third volume (and fourth part) in a series compiled by Mr. Dobson to
identify the Lowland Scots who migrated to the Plantation of Ulster between 1575
and 1725--many of whose progeny may have emigrated to America. Typically, Mr.
Dobson provides the name, occupation, place of residence, a date, and the source
for an additional 1,250 mostly Lowland Scots who re-settled in Ulster.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9855&NLC-GenPointers1
SCOTS-IRISH LINKS, 1575-1725. Part Five
The fourth volume (fifth part) in this series identifies an additional 1,700
Lowland Scots who migrated to Ulster between 1575 and 1725. A special feature of
this volume is the inclusion of a number of shipmasters from Ulster who traded
with western Scotland ports. (It is highly likely that they were residents of
the port to which the ship belonged and that the skipper owned part of the
vessel.)
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SCOTS-IRISH LINKS. 1575-1725. Part Six
The final volume in this series provides the migrant's name, occupation, place
of residence, a date, and the source. In all, Mr. Dobson enumerates an
additional 1,500 Lowland Scots who re-settled in Ulster. Perhaps a majority of
the individuals identified in Part Six were ordered into military service,
including "Patrick McClelland, mustered with a sword and snaphance, in the
barony of Raphoe, Donegal, 1630."
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9816&NLC-GenPointers1
THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND, 1600-1699
This work draws on primary sources, such as published government records,
together with references found in Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch archives.
The single most important source used in this volume is the Calendar of State
Papers relating to Ireland.
The aim of this work is to provide information on ordinary people throughout
Ireland--with the exception of people of Scottish origin who have been dealt
with in Mr. Dobson's "Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725" series (see above). Thus,
the people listed here are predominantly of native Irish and immigrant English
origin, as well as a handful of Huguenot and Dutch immigrants. Mr. Dobson here
provides sketches of about 1,400 inhabitants of Ireland in the 17th century,
such as "McManus, Terelogh, Bodkin, from Sligo aboard the John of Sligo 18 tons
bound via Spain to the West Indies on 24 July 1699, on a voyage of piracy."
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9818&NLC-GenPointers1
SCOTTISH TRANSATLANTIC MERCHANTS, 1611-1785
Based on primary sources found in Scotland and in America, this work identifies
about 2,500 Scottish expatriate merchants and factors throughout the Americas.
In all cases, Mr. Dobson presents the individual's full name, location in the
Americas, a date, and the source of the data. Sometimes we are given quite a bit
more, as in the case of William Woodrup, "a merchant in Nevis, 1675; merchant
from Glasgow who settled in St. Kitts, died there in 1867," or the case of
Robert Aitkin, "born in 1734, a merchant from Paisley who settled in
Philadelphia during 1769, died there in 1802."
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9817&NLC-GenPointers1
DIRECTORY OF SCOTS in the Carolinas, 1680-1830 [Volume 1]
This work is based on a systematic extraction of data from the archives of North
and South Carolina. David Dobson here presents, for the first time, a
comprehensive list of Scottish settlers in the Carolinas from 1680 to 1830. In
general, the details provided include age, place and date of birth, and, often,
names of parents, spouse, and children, occupation, place of residence, and date
of emigration from Scotland. About 6,000 Scots are identified in this book,
about 90% of whom are not listed in Mr. Dobson's many other publications.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=1483&NLC-GenPointers1
DIRECTORY OF SCOTS in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. Volume 2
Publication of David Dobson's "Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830"
in 1986 (see above) was the first attempt to build a comprehensive list of
Scottish settlers in that region. Since 1986, Mr. Dobson has gathered an
overwhelming amount of new information on another thousand early Scottish
emigrants to North and South Carolina based on his research in Scotland,
England, and the U.S., but especially at the National Archives in Scotland.
Similar in scope and arrangement to the original, this sequel to the 1986 volume
contains those additional findings.
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MORE SCOTTISH SETTLERS, 1627-1827
Scottish Court of Session records now available at the National Archives of
Scotland (NAS) in Edinburgh, other original sources newly found at the NAS, and
contemporary documents located in England, Holland, the U.S., and Canada
comprise the basis for MORE SCOTTISH SETTLERS, 1627-1827, a sequel to David
Dobson's seven-volume series, "Directory of Scottish Settlers." Information
given for the 2,000 emigrants listed alphabetically in this volume includes each
traveler's full name, a place of origin in Scotland, one or more associated
dates, occupation, destination, and source of information.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9883&NLC-GenPointers1
THE SCOTTISH SURNAMES of Colonial America
Genealogist David Dobson has compiled a list of Scottish surnames of the
estimated 150,000 Scots who settled in the American colonies. Many of the same
surnames, of course, apply to the even greater number of Scots-Irish colonists
whose forebears had originated in Scotland before re-settling in the province of
Ulster. Mr. Dobson identifies Scottish names, provides explanations of their
meaning and significance, gives examples, and, where applicable, names the clan
to which the surname is linked.
http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9790&NLC-GenPointers1
SEARCHING FOR SCOTCH-IRISH ROOTS in Scottish Records, 1600-1750 (Temporarily out
of print. Available January 2008)
This groundbreaking book refers to source material in Scottish libraries and
archives that could enable people of Scotch-Irish ancestry, otherwise known as
the Ulster-Scots, to trace their Scottish roots. As Mr. Dobson explains, "there
is a finite amount of evidence scattered throughout manuscripts and some
published works held in libraries and archives throughout Scotland, especially
in the southwest of the country." The author divides these records into five
main categories: Church Records (probably the most valuable), Burgh (Town)
Records, Court Records, Miscellaneous Government Records, and University
Records, providing a detailed chapter on each that spells out exactly which
records exist and where they can be found. Buttressing the text itself are a
glossary, lists of family history societies and libraries, bibliographies of
Scottish family histories and local histories of Southwestern Scotland, an index
to the contents, and more.
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From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
To: "Gordon A. WATTS" <gordon_watts@telus.net>
Subject: 'Gordon
Watts Reports' - new column online Dec 19, 2007
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:31:40 -0800
Greetings All.
For those interested, the latest issue of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now on line
at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0105.htm
Topics include:
* Library and Archives Canada (LAC) - Services Advisory Board
* Canada-wide Genealogy Association
* More about the former Canadian Federation of Genealogical and Family History
Societies (CFGFHS)
* More grave marker photos on line
* Merry Christmas
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone reading my post the very merriest
Christmas and the happiest New Year ever. May the coming year find you
prosperous and in good health.
If you are traveling to be with family or friends for the Holidays (as I will be
Thursday morning), I urge you to do safely. Take the time to arrive safely, and
to return home the same way. A few minutes, or hours, difference in travel time
is not worth the heartache and suffering that could result from being involved
in an accident because you are in a hurry.
Gordon A. Watts
gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Read my column, 'Gordon Watts Reports' at
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/authors/authgw.htm
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From:
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Subject: Update from the
Original Record, Dec 19, 2007
To: british columbia <bcgs@bcgs.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:15:37 +0000 (GMT)
Added this week:
1196-1307
Lancashire Feet of Fines
Pedes Finium - law suits, or pretended suits, putting on record the ownership
of land in Lancashire. These abstracts were prepared by William Farrer for the
Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society and published in 1899, under the title
'Final Concords of the County of Lancaster, from the Original Chirographs, or
Feet of Fines, preserved amongst the Palatinate of Lancaster Records in the
Public Record Office'. They cover the period from the 7th year of king Richard I
to the end of the reign of king Edward I, with a couple of fragmentary survivors
from earlier (1187 and 1194).
1201-1202
Antigraph of the Great Roll of the Pipe 3 John
The Great Rolls of the Pipe are the central record of the crown compiling
returns of income and expenditure from the sheriffs and farmers of the various
English counties or shires. This is the oldest series of public records, and the
earliest surviving instances of many surnames are found in the Pipe Rolls. Two
sets of pipe rolls were prepared, not exact duplicates, the main series being
the Treasurer's or Exchequer rolls, the copies (of which fewer have survived)
being the Chancellor's rolls. The Chancellor's roll (or Antigraphum) for the 3rd
year of king John became separated from that series at some date, and found its
way to the miscellaneous records in the Chapter House at Westminster. As it
happens, the Chancellor's roll for that year is in a better state of
preservation than the Treasurer's roll, so it was chosen for publication by the
Commissioners on the Public Records of the Kingdom, by whom it was printed in
extenso in 1833.
1342
Year Book Trinity 16 Edward III
Year books containing reports of English law cases survive from 1220 onwards:
they contain descriptions of difficult legal cases and decisions, and as such
give the names of parties to the cases, but few other names. The Year Book for
Trinity Term in the 16th year of the reign of king Edward III was republished in
1900 as part of the Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during
the Middle Ages, edited and translated (from the Anglo-French) from manuscripts
in the Temple, Lincoln's Inn and the British Museum (Harley 741 and Additional
MSS 16560 and 25184) by Luke Owen Pike.
1398-1570
Aberdeen Burgh Records
Extracts from the first 27 surviving volumes of Aberdeen burgh (borough) records
were made by John Stuart for the Spalding Club and published in 1844. Although
it is believed that the town records were preserved on parchment rolls until
about 1380, and in book form thereafter, by 1591 the town clerk remarked that
there existed of the earliest records only 'peces and partis of four ald
imperfyt and informall buikis conumitt and eitten be mothes, for aldnes and
antiquite euill to be red, yit to be keipit for a monument be resoun of the
antiquite'. The regular series of books surviving comprised 61 folio volumes
from 1398 to 1745, and these contained the proceedings of the Council of the
Burgh, of the Baillie Court, and the Guild Court.
1693-1696
Treasury Books
Records of the Treasury administration in Britain, America and the colonies,
from January 1693 to March 1696. These also include records of the appointment
and replacement of customs officers such as tide waiters and surveyors. The
calendar was prepared by William A. Shaw for the Lords Commissioners of His
Majesty's Treasury and published in 1935, from letters patent, privy seals,
royal sign manuals and warrants, treasury warrants, commissions, orders,
letters, memorials, reports and other entries, all not of the nature of Treasury
Minutes.
1702-1703
State Papers Domestic
The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain,
Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State, as
well as other miscellaneous records. 1 March 1702 to 31 May 1703. The calendar
was prepared by Robert Pentland Mahaffy, with certain classes of document
extracted and placed in separate appendices (called Tables): I, caveats; II,
church and university appointments, &c.; III, commissions, warrants for
commissions, notes of commissions and notes of warrants for commissions in the
English army for 1702; IV, lord lieutenants and deputy lieutenants; V, Irish
warrants; VI, weekly lists of ships of the Home Fleet with their stations and
orders; VII, passes, notes of passes, post warrants and licences of absence;
VIII, orders on petitions; IX, Scottish warrants and commissions; and X,
miscellaneous royal warrants (to the Attorney or Solicitor General; in criminal
cases; diplomatic; military warrants; miscellaneous warrants; secret
ary's warrants, allowance of bills, &c.; and notes of warrants for the
appointment of almsmen). The source material in the Public Record Office that he
drew on in making this complication is referenced throughout, and is from the
State Papers Domestic (and Military, Naval, Signet Office, Various, and Letter
Books and Entry Books), State Papers Scotland (Correspondence, Letter Books and
Warrants), State Papers Ireland (and King's Letter Books), and State Papers
Channel Islands.
1937
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission issued a monthly report listing certificates issued
to civil servants of various grades on their initial appointment (whether after
open competition, or without); assignments to higher grades; and transfers
between departments. The report for June 1937 lists all manner of civil
employees from the various departments of state.
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