While I was at the Family History Library this afternoon I tried to pull up
his death record to see if it was in that, but it wasn't listed in the
Colchester records where I thought it would be. Hmmm.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:55 PM, klwoods22 <klwoods22(a)zoominternet.net>wrote:
Neal, I tried to access Ancestry.co.uk with my
ancestry.com
membership but
wasn't able to. I haven't been able to find any other records on births,
baptisms, marriages, and burials besides those that I've already shared
with
you . I have seen Eastman's collection on ancestry but for a price. I
think
it was $50 for the collection on a Cd. I'm thinking maybe the answer to
finding Thomas's real date of birth and his parents isn't in the UK but
maybe the answers are somewhere in Massachusetts, i.e. Cambridge, Billerica
or Andover, esp since we don't know for certain if he was Morgan or Carrier
? Like finding a needle in a haystack !
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Carrier" <nfcarrier(a)gmail.com>
To: "Carrier Rootsweb list" <carrier(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:33 AM
Subject: [CARRIER] English Revolutionaries Revealed in Online Archive
Can US
ancestry.com subscribers see this database? Sure hope so.
English Revolutionaries Revealed in Online Archive
from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter by Dick Eastman
The following announcement was written by Ancestry.co.uk :
Historic records launching online today for first time ever detail
'key players' of the English Civil War – Ancestry.co.uk
Earliest London Parish records online in existence – eight million in total
Records detail those alive during key events in England’s history,
including the Civil War
Revolutionaries Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Fairfax and John Milton detailed
online
Ancestry.co.uk, in partnership with the City of London’s London
Metropolitan Archives, today launched online for the first time eight
million of London’s oldest surviving parish records, charting the
history of the city from the 16th century to modern times.
The London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
contain vital records kept at more than 1,000 London parishes, and
include some of the few extant records of the English Civil War.
Crucially, these records pre-date Civil Registration, the system
introduced by the Government in 1837 to record the ‘vital’ events of
its citizen’s lives, including births, marriages and deaths. The only
way to trace one of these key events before the 19th century is to use
parish registers.
Approximately 1.4 million records in the collection are of those who
lived during the English Civil War, accounting for about 30 per cent
of England’s population at the time.1Today, the estimated 33 million
Britons who have London heritage2 can start exploring their
revolutionary or royalist ancestors.
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political
manoeuvrings between King Charles I and the English Parliament,
fuelled by Charles’ unpopular religious reforms in England and
Scotland and disregard for Parliament’s financial muscle.
During the mid 17th century, Parliament was the Crown’s only means to
collect taxes and without it the King struggled for funds. When
Charles I called on Parliament to raise funds to suppress rebellious
Scots in 1640, the Parliamentarians tried to use their financial
influence to force through political reform and increase their own
power. Charles refused, leading to war in 1642.
Eventually the Royalists were defeated by the Parliamentarians, but a
few radicals still feared Charles could return to the throne. This led
the powerful parliamentarian New Model Army, under the command of
Colonel Thomas Pride, to arrest all MPs who were sympathetic to the
king. A Rump Parliament was established and Charles I was executed for
treason. The commissioner at the trial, Oliver Cromwell, became Lord
Protector of England.
Numerous prominent names from the Civil War feature in the collection,
including:
Oliver Cromwell – Cromwell served as a commander in the New Model Army
and later supported the trial of Charles I, even signing his death
warrant. He became Protector of England until his death in 1658.
Cromwell’s marriage to Elizabeth Bourchier on August 13, 1620 is
listed in the St Giles Cripplegate Parish Registers
Thomas Fairfax – Fairfax was a parliamentary general and
commander-in-chief of the New Model Army, which was instrumental in
numerous victories against the Royalists. Unlike Cromwell, he refused
to condemn Charles I to death as he was more moderate in his political
and religious views. His marriage to Anne Vere in Hackney on June 17,
1637 features in the collection
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford - Considered as one of the
most prominent figures in the period leading up to the Civil War,
Wentworth supported King Charles I and became one of his leading
advisors. However, the King never fully trusted him and accused
Wentworth of treasonously advising him, which eventually led to his
beheading on Tower Hill. His baptism can be found in the 1593 St
Dunstan in The West Parish Registers
Other famous and notable names that feature in the collection include
William Blake, Charles Dickens, John Milton, Robert Peel and Samuel
Pepys.
The majority of the parish registers date back to 1538 when Thomas
Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Vicar General, issued an order that each parish
was to keep a register of each baptism, marriage and burial performed
there, however the collection also features a few much earlier
records. One of the transcripts that is included within the collection
is dated 1274.
Russell James from Ancestry.co.uk comments: “These records detail the
existence of those living through the fascinating period of the
English Civil War, the political consequences of which can still be
felt today. The conflict instilled Parliament with genuine power for
the first time, while its factions developed into what have become
some of our modern political parties.
“As official records were not kept by the government until Civil
Registration in 1837, these parish records are essential for tracing
anyone who was baptised, married or buried in London before the 19th
century.”
Dr Deborah Jenkins, Assistant Director of the City of London’s
Department of Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery, comments:
“I am delighted that we are able to make these unique historical
records available online for the first time and fully name searchable.
"Our understanding of the development of London and the lives of
millions of Londoners will be greatly enhanced through online access
to this information.”
The launch of the early parish records marks the completion of the
London parish registers, which began in September 2009 with the launch
of the ‘modern’ records dating from the early 19th century to the
1980s. A total of 18 million parish records are now online, dating
from 1538 to 1980.
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