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Dear Mike,
Only too pleased to be of assistance and thank you for the confirmation of
the forename 'Jemima'.
The only other register that I have transcribed and compiled is an 'Index of
Powell Deaths in Brecknock 1837 - 1980'
I have built up quite a substantial database on the surname POWELL in the
Brecknock area, so if you have any Powell's in your family, I may be able to
help.
Regards,
Glyndwr (Glyn) Davies,
Chatham, Kent, UK.
Hi Brecon
Just thought I would have another go at posting my interests,
(just the one)
WILLIAM AND MARY JANE HERBERT,married in 1887 in Brecon, they lived in 8 LITTLE FREE STREET,children that I know of ,are, EDITH, ANNE, and CHARLOTTE,there must be a few more, they might have moved out of the area,so any
HERBERT you may have,please let me know.
Cheers
Judith
I have been told there is a chance that Arthur Bush may have been born in Breconshire Wales in 1841, to John Bush and Hannah Bryant. There was at least one other sibling, George Bryant Bush born 1843 (as far as I can tell - christened Wesleyan, Frome, Somersetshire, England).
So very little to go on, but, any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.
TIA
Lin
linnyo(a)tpg.com.au
Hello Novella!
I just got done sending this information to my friend Jackie in CA and
hope you don't mind if I cut and paste. We were talking about the real
wealth of information that is available through the LDS. I also found
the following helpful:
You might want to see if your local library has John and Sheila Rowlands
book about doing genealogy in the UK. Their work, especially on Wales is
the best in the business. They talk about what types of records are
available and how one can go about using them. My library didn't have it,
but I was able, with the help of the reference librarian, to get a copy
through an interlibrary loan.
They include information about the wealth of information included in
Great Session Order Books and Quarter Sessions Records which are the
written records of the areas local and countywide court sessions. This
can cover everything from who had to pay Bastardy payments, who had to
pay fines for delinquent taxes or for breaking the law, to property
disputes between neighbors,etc., etc., etc. (I put it like that because
it is an up close and personal view about how law and order was
maintained in large cities as well as tiny hamlets.)
Other such sources of information can include Poll Books, Probate Admons,
Precipe Books, Bill Books, Hearth Tax Lists, etc. Not to mention the
standards such as census records, parish registers and area history.
For you to have access to ALL of this information, and who holds what -
it will cost you $5.00! It is the very best $5.00 you will ever spend.
Go on to the www.familysearch.org site and click on Order/Download
Products. What you want is the CD version of the Family History Library
Catalogue. I know there is a version of the catalogue on the site, but
don't be misled. The on-line Catalogue is not as in depth as to the
types of searches you can do, nor does it come up with as many hits as
the CD version. So every time you do a film/book search on the site and
get back 16 matches, there are probably two or three matches that don't
come up - which definitely limits your search. I always use the CD
BEFORE I go to the FHC, as it cuts my research time immensely.
Yes, you would go to your local Family History Center and order the film
(cost is $3.75 in the States and I'm sure is about the same all over the
world) and they send it from the country repository (here in the States
that would be from Salt Lake, different in the UK) where you can view it
at your local branch. They provide the viewers, etc that you need to
utilize the film or fiche and sometimes you're even able to photocopy it.
So $3.75 gets you the film for 30 days plus you don't have to own the
equipment.
So although I have used the lists and lookups as a means to get a little
more informed about an area I'm searching or to help with those brick
walls, most of the breakthroughs have come with looking at the actual
registers and wills and deeds. There is something you cannot replicate
on a transcription - seeing your ancestor's name in ink on the document
they signed or were present for, it is pretty amazing!
So I would definitely say order the CD. I had wasted good money after
bad before I purchased it; now I'm very pleased to introduce others to
the same. You can thank Giles McNeil of the POWYS list for getting me to
use it - thanks Giles!!!!!!
Best wishes,
Dawn Perry-Taft
Central Coast, CA
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:38:36 EDT Vel4u(a)aol.com writes:
> Hi Dawn,
> I was reading the information that you were able to give to Carol,
> and wondered how do you find all that stuff?? Seriously, is it in the
> library, on line, or county records?? I am still somewhat of a
beginner,
> and I am impressed that you were able to locate the film numbers like
> that.
> Also does the Church of LDS rent the films to individuals, or do you
> have to have a Family Record Center in your area that they send the
film
> to? Any insight you can give me will be appreciated.
> Sincerely,
> Novella
Hello Barbara,
I have transcribed the Baptism Register for St. David's Parish Church,
Llanfaes, Brecon for the period 1st Jan. 1813 to 18th Dec. 1872.
There is only one entry for the name COLLINS during that period. Just in
case you may have a connection it is as follows:
Elizabeth, daughter of William & Elizabeth COLLINS, a Mason resident in the
parish of St. David's, baptised on the 20th November 1825.
Regards,
Glyndwr (Glyn) Davies,
Chatham, Kent, UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: Barbara Edwards <Bab.z(a)btinternet.com>
To: <WLS-BRECONSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 7:08 PM
Subject: Brecon
> Hi
> I've traced my family back to a John Collins born in Brecon about 1817.
This is the only info I have. Has anybody any suggestions as to church
records for this time please.
> Barbara.
>
>
Hi everyone. I have just spent hours on the net looking at this web site. I
have found my two grandfathers there and possibly more relatives but will
have to check them out first. This is the web site which seems to have a lot
of links to things related to WW1 and helpful info on other things to do
with looking for your ancestors:
http://www.pitt.edu/~pugachev/greatwar/ww1.html
I found a lot of people from the UK in Soldiers of the First World War
(Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Forces), with names of their wives,
mothers, fathers, etc. on the info page. Check it out, you might find that
lost relative.
I wish to say a BIG THANK-YOU to PAM from OZ, who put this site on the
Hampshire mailing list as if she hadn't I wouldn't have found more info on
both my grandfathers.
Best regards
Heather Smith
Hi Barbara,
The Family History Library Catalog is on line at:
http://www.familysearch.org/Search/customhomepage.asp
Choose "Custom Search"
The screen will display "Family History Library Catalog" --- choose "Place
Search"
Place: Type in Brecon
You will then find what records are available and the films can be ordered
from the Latter-day saints. It only cost a few £s to order a film to be
viewed at their centres.
Let me know where you live and I should be able to tell you where the
nearest one is to you.
Regards,
Margaret Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Edwards" <Bab.z(a)btinternet.com>
To: <WLS-BRECONSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 7:08 PM
Subject: Brecon
> Hi
> I've traced my family back to a John Collins born in Brecon about 1817.
This is the only info I have. Has anybody any suggestions as to church
records for this time please.
> Barbara.
>
>
Hi
I've traced my family back to a John Collins born in Brecon about 1817. This is the only info I have. Has anybody any suggestions as to church records for this time please.
Barbara.
Good Morning Listers,
As this is a topic for discussion on Bristol & Somerset List at moment,
I am sending this to Gloucester, Bristol & Somerset, ENG-F-O-D,
Monmouthshire, WLS-Radnor, WLS-Brecon, ENG-SOM-FROME, ENG-Hereford Lists,
hopefully this will be sufficient to remind people on these lists, to be more
descriptive in their subject titles, so that their postings don't get deleted
before being read, which obviously means they may miss out on a fellow
researcher with same Surname interest contacting them.
Also, I find, when in my Filing Cabinet, the subject title is the first thing
I see, and it is so much easier to refer to an old email, rather than wade
through 20 to find the correct one.!!
So come on Listers, please play the game, and put your SURNAME in the subject
title, or the Parish NAME of transcriptions, or whatever.
These are only a few Examples of the WRONG "Subject Title", and this is in
just 2 days!!
Re: New Parish Transcripts.. why not...."GODNEY Baptisms"
1851 Look-up....of whom? Put the name in also
Holy Trinity Cemetery....No Name!
PLEASE HELP
New Lister
My Surnames
New Subscriber
PR Entries
Family Interests
New to List
1871 census look-up
Re-posting my interests
1796 Marriage
Newbie to List
Update to website......Why not.. "Westcountry England Website"
Street Indexes
Jones research.... Where? a Name like this needs an area!!
Hopefully, this will be sufficient to get the message over to these Lists.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Have a Nice Day.
Hazel
Hello Listers!
I knew that would get your attention!
I wanted to let you know about the party going on over at the COALMINERS
mailing list.
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For those who had miners and their families emigrate to the United States
and wonder about their fate, OR wonder why they returned:
I am currently reading Priscilla Long's book, 'Where The Sun Never
Shines: A History of America's Bloody Coal Industry' ISBN: 1-55778-224-5
Copyright 1989, Paragon House Publishing.
The book covers primarily mines in the West Virginia, Ohio and
Pennsylvania area, but does cover certain topics that have been asked
after for a while such as:
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--US Mining Industry during the US Civil War - what happened if you
weren't a citizen?
--Why Miners returned to Wales, UK, Ireland after working in the states
--Miners solicited to work in the states - believe it or not UK companies
saw the benefit of large labor pools in the US and invested there. They
then solicited their own miners to go to America because they would make
good profit (the investors in US mining companies)!!!
--Miners (Skilled Craftsmen) vs. Labour
--Unionization following the Chartist movement in Great Britain
--The Problems of differing Nationalities
--Child labour up through the early 20th century
I have asked the list owner's permission (Thank you Jim Rouse) and will
be putting a few passages on the Coal Mining list each day. Rather than
posting to a great number of people each day, I think it is much easier
to have those interested join the list. And in that way, you'll be
JOINING THE PARTY!
You know the drill - pick one and only place "Subscribe" in the Subject
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