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In this issue:
- Top Ten Website - 1901 Transcripts - More Parish Records
- A new style of directory - The Royal Blue Book - New Releases * Family History Articles - Have you lost an Ancestor? - Go to Jail! by Henry Walter Townsend Why don't you email us your personal story about researching your family history and the interesting tales you've discovered about your ancestors' lives? All stories submitted will be eligible to compete for the prize of £100 for the top story of the month. Email your stories to [email protected] or submit them in the Community Area of The Genealogist. |
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UK EVENTS June 2007Wiltshire FHS Open DaySaturday 16th June Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury Come and meet the family and collect your free online subscription card plus our free full-colour 40-page catalogue. Collect your free family history research guide when you buy an item (while stocks last) and benefit from our special show pricing. Save £5 on A4 binders and £7 on A3 binders with our special show prices. Keep your documents, certificates and photographs safe with our archival padded leather effect high quality binders. RootsMagic Platinum has recently won the best genealogy software in the group test in Your Family Tree June 2007 issue. Save money and pick up your copy at our show special pricing. Yorkshire Family History Fair30th June at The Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York
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SPECIAL EMAIL NEWS OFFERSFor a limited time we have a Special Offer on RootsMagic Deluxe.The package is normally £44.95 but you can save £11 by ordering over the next few days. This version of the RootsMagic software includes over £39-worth
of Genealogy Resources Buy 3 Binders and get 30 additional sleeves free (Saves you at least £17.85)The ideal way to store your Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates is in our Long and A4 binders. They come in burgundy red for Births, green for Marriages and black for Deaths. We also have them available in blue. The long binders will take both old and new style certificates. Our binders have high quality heavy duty ring mechanisms and have a padded leather effect finish. The sleeves are archive quality and inert so they will preserve the contents without the problems associated with other sleeves which can stick to or damage valuable documents. To place your order phone S&N on 01722 716121 (9-5 Monday-Friday) or browse to our Email News Offers page www.genealogysupplies.com/emailoffers.htmHurry as the special prices won't last. Free Library Subscriptions to Census Transcripts, BMDs & MoreIf you work for a council library your library could benefit from a 6 month free subscription. Our transcripts are complete for 1841 to 1891 and are fully searchable across Name, occupation, relationship, etc.
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WHAT'S NEW ONLINE[22 May 2007] We have also completed our Berkshire 1901 transcript. Bringing the total number of records to over 380,000 complete with images. Both these counties are also available as indices. Baptisms: 1679 - 1938 Baptisms: 1707 - 1869 Berkshire 1901 which contains nearly 250,000 records [ 24 Apr 2007]
We have also completed our Census Transcript for Bedfordshire 1901, complete with images. The census contains over 175,000 searchable records and is also available as an index. All of the new data has been added into the All-Inclusive subscriptions which cost as little as £4.66 a month. |
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WHAT'S NEW ON CDNew Software and Software BundlesFamily Historian v3.1.2 with Data CD and Online Bundle - £39.95 Family Tree Maker 2006 UK Deluxe Edition with Data CD and Online Bundle - £39.45 Heredis Mac X.2 with three month online access to www.bmdindex.co.uk - £49.95 Reunion
9 for the Mac with three month online access to www.bmdindex.co.uk
- £74.95 RootsMagic UK V3 Platinum Edition with The National Gazetteer 1868 - £49.95 New Data CDsWe hope to regularly include an in-detail look at our most interesting releases and further product in brief. Unfortunately the number of releases doesn’t allow us to do this for each CD but more detailed descriptions can be found online. The Royal Blue Book 1913 - CDs In DetailThese books are a treasure of detail of those living
and working in London, with a slant on society not found in Kelly’s
Post Office Directories. It has an alphabetic Directory and gives residents street by street. They state that they list the better class of residents so it may avoid the poorer areas within the above bounds. The book was produced by royal appointment and in addition it lists the royal household and staff. The book covers officials of every type and interestingly some obscure departments including the Lunacy Commissioners and the Masters in Lunacy. It covers social aspects such as Ladies Clubs, Principal Club Houses, Social fixtures such as shows, and sporting events. It also covers the various Royal Institutions, Museums and Railways. The trades and professions section gives the leading suppliers of all sorts of goods and indicates by a small crown if they supply the royal family. It also lists all the Aldermen and councillors for the London County Council, giving their details and addresses. A full list of Peers of the realm of the day is also included.
Typical entries for households are as follows:- Abbingdon Villas, Kensington, W
As well as being a useful directory of London it also provides an insight into how society functioned. The book when first published, would be a must have for anyone of standing, giving the social events of the year. It would also allow you to use the same suppliers as those that supplied the royal family. So why should a family historian buy it? It is a great way of tracking down those London ancestors in a period after available census material and just before the start of the Great War. It also allows you to search through the council and parliamentary staff, peers, royal staff and tradespeople. This directory contains 1676 pages packed with information and details of those living and working in London. See www.genealogysupplies.com/whatsnew.php for details of our new releases.
CDs In BriefThe Directory of Directors 1936 - £17.95 This is a list of 31,600 company directors listed by their name alphabetically and giving details of the company, their position and the address. If you suspect your ancestors had a business then this could give vital information and help you locate it and provide the path to future research. The book is bookmarked down to two letters of the surname providing easy access to every entry.
The complete list of new releasesThe
Directory of Directors 1936 £ 17.95 "Who Do You Think You Are?": Trace Your Family History Back to Tudors: £ 16.95 Army
List 1912 - January £ 19.95 Bristol & Clifton Directory Wright's 1895 £ 17.95 Burke's Landed Gentry 1886 £ 17.95 Cumberland 1901 Census £ 24.95 Cumberland Census Bundle - 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901 £ 99.80 Derbyshire
White's 1857 Directory £ 14.95 Gloucestershire, Kelly's Gloucestershire 1935 Directory £ 17.95 How
to Trace Your Family Tree £ 8.99 London, Royal Blue Book: Court Guide January 1913 £ 17.95 Navy List 1868 - June & September £ 19.95 The
Genealogist's Internet (Paperback) by Peter Christian £
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Have You Lost An Ancestor? Go To Jail! By Walter Henry TownsendWhat can be more exasperating than losing a direct-line ancestor when
your researches are going well? In court the maid told a harrowing story of her ordeal at the hands of
the burglars and, in doing so, gave a brief description of my ancestor: "Damn your soul if you won't hold your tongue I will blow your brains out"and as he turned and swore, this informant had a sight of one side of his face, and by the size of his Person, seeing his face and by his voice (she, this informant having as she believed heard him often speak before that time), she says that this little man was Henry Townsend of Shipton under Wychwood in the County of Oxford labourer.
It appears that the maid did not let on that she knew the burglar until
after he had been arrested, which probably means that she was well acquainted
with Henry Townsend and was fearful of the consequences if she spoke up. Poor Henry died in December 1791 as the result of the appalling treatment
received at the hands of the private ship owners, who treated the convicts
worse than those slaves they had previously carried. Slaves were valuable,
convicts had no value. Those Henry left behind at home must have suffered too. Did Henry's wife
Sarah ever learn of his fate, or did she die 35 years later still wondering
what had happened to him, still expecting him to return? She probably
didn't know that once he had been transported there was little chance
of her ever seeing him again. Sources and References Winner Best Article: £100 in S&N vouchers. Email your stories to [email protected] or submit them in the Community Area of TheGenealogist. |
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So You Think You're Royal?Sky One, Mondays, 10.00pm Sky One is currently showing a program exploring royal roots and how many people may be linked to the royal family and the journey of those trying to prove such links. If you are interested in royal roots try www.Royal-Family-Tree.co.uk It has a free royal database for you to search, you never know what might turn up. We also have a range of Peerage CDs and products listed that had land or titles. Just search for Peerage or Landed on Genealogy Supplies. |
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