So, is Thomas listed?
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Nicole Price <nicole.price(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I was able to access it with my ancestry log in...
On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Robert Smith <rsmith13(a)nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I believe we can see it ONLY if we subscrive to it...
> I think the annual fee is something like $139 USD...
>
> Bob (Thomas - Richard - Amos - Amaziah - John M. - Daniel S. - George H. -
> George L. - Joan P. Carrier) Smith
>
>
> ----- 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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