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stonechat
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I am also wondering if the reverse is true - can we access similar databases through foreign libraries.
I have (I won't tell how) access to heritage quest and New Yorks Times in USA
It would be really nice to have the same for Winnipeg, Vancouver or Sydney/NSW
Bob
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loo
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It happens that I was looking at the Winnipeg Public Library system and also the Vancouver one recently, and they are not as generous as Bedfordshire.
I think the Bedfordshire thing is a bit of a fluke. One of these days they will figure out how to get rid of those of us who don't live there. I doubt their licensing agreement covers us.
I would encourage everyone to lobby their public libraries for more free access to online databases such as this and also ancestry library edition.
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
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ladybird
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I've had access to the Times for quite a while now through Bedford Library and have found 1 good article that mentions a rellie.
But can anyone tell me if there is a trick to finding BMD's/ obituaries as I've so far drawn a blank with them.
Also does anyone know if ship's passenger lists are anywhere on there? I'm looking for the SS Armidale Castle to South Africa in 1920.
Sylvia
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Main names: Scotland (Travellers) - Townsend/Townsley Lanark and Stirling - Jeffrey. Northumberland/ Durham - Newton, Patrick, Nixon, Sharp. Warwickshire and London - Garfield. Ireland - Marah/Meara. Lancashire - Wilson other offshoots - Berry, Steven, Craig, Atkins, Fuller, McClure, Todd, McIntyre, Stewart, Conway, Buck, Heather, Winter, Letley, Beaumont Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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stonechat
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Upt to now I've found only a small amount of info
Obviously you need to choose a prt of you family who might put notices in the Times
Cotton Mill workers, coal miners etc are unlikely to be mentioned in Births marriages obituaries.
Do a few searches and you'll get an idea of the sections
The only success from the births, deaths and marriages is from an ancestor who was a curate, his name appears just once in marriages.
You can either try a trawl for a person, or search for (e.g.) an obituary around a particular date
Bob
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loo
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I don't think there's any secret to finding the obits etc. Most people just wouldn't have warranted a notice in the Times, alas. If you're not finding them, they're probably just not there.
I only found one thing of interest during my searches, but it was a very valuable one - when somebody of interest got in trouble with the law! Through the article in question, I got the name of an additional rellie, in a family which is extremely hard to trace, so this might prove to be the critical piece of info one of these days.
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
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Kevwood
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Can somebody please tell me how to do this, i can't find an interactive section on the bedfordshire site??
Please help, driving me mad, i have my pin nimber etc.
Kev.
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk wood,west,williams,morgan,sollars,hawker,snell,roach,clark,symons. In bristol,fremington,instow,rhymney,colyton |
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Hello Kev,
Starting from here...
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh
Information and Reference / Newspapers Online
Enter your Card Number and Pin - Go
Newspapers [note the password] - Go
Enter the Password - Proceed
Click on The Times Digital Archive 1785 - 1985
At the moment I'm getting 'Concurrent usage limit reached' - must be very busy!
Regards,
John
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukDorset: HATCHER [Marnhull] Durham: KANE McCAULEY Glos: EDGWICK MORGAN Lancs: HATCHER LAVELLE CROOKALL Leics: BARKER COBLEY KING LEONARD MONTGOMERY MOULDS SHAW SIMPSON WHITE WOODWARD WORRAL London: ALLUM CROSS WILLY Nbld: ARMSTRONG COOK HENDERSON MILLER [Willington Quay/Wallsend] Som: WILLY [S.Petherton] Warks: BIDDULPH BURNS CRATHORN HOWCUTT MORGAN PODMORE SHELDRICK SMITH TAYLOR Galway (Tuam): BOOTH SHELDRICK |
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Kevwood
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Got on thanks for that John.
Kev. 
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stonechat
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Have looked at some of the foreign libraries - some will allow access at a charge.
No freebies
Bob
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loo
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Have looked at some of the foreign libraries - some will allow access at a charge.
No freebies
Bob
Bob, Can you say which ones? There are other non-genealogy-related online indices that I am trying to find access to, and don't mind paying for, but, so far, have not found any way at all to access them. I am horrified to see that knowledge has become proprietary in the worst possible way in some fields of interest. It seems unless I'm a current student or faculty member at a university, there are many indices that I simply cannot access. It's driving me mad!
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
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stonechat
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Oh I can't remember - I think I was checking Vancouver and Winnipeg Libraries where some of my Edwards ended up
Bob
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exessexgirl
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Hello all. I must be doing something wrong here. I joined the library online. I'm working from Perth Aus. How do I log onto the library site as I don't have a library card or pin number  Lyn
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exessexgirl  White, Curtis, Lockyer, Drew - St. Pancras Collins & Catlin of Benington / Ardeley Herts, Collins, Dunkley, Poole, of Hackney, Edmonton,Shoreditch Allens, Clapham, of Islington. DeAth.... of Shoreditch. Gladden & Laker of Shoreditch / Bethnal Green Bibbys, Smith, Webb, Buckley of Essex Blessed and Wade Spalding Lincolnshire Pullen, Weedon & Skipps of Hackney and Essex. Danahar of Bethnal Green Caddy - Stafford Census information is Crown Copyright |
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Will Marshall
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OK hmmm. I have my library card no and password I'm looking on the times site and cant find any archive appart from one you have to sign up to separately from 1985 to now. can someone whip a hyperlink on here plz and tell me were to go next. Am i on the wrong site?
Its probably really obvious but its been a long long day!!!!
[feel free to insult!.]
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See my earlier post in this thread Will.
Regards,
John
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukDorset: HATCHER [Marnhull] Durham: KANE McCAULEY Glos: EDGWICK MORGAN Lancs: HATCHER LAVELLE CROOKALL Leics: BARKER COBLEY KING LEONARD MONTGOMERY MOULDS SHAW SIMPSON WHITE WOODWARD WORRAL London: ALLUM CROSS WILLY Nbld: ARMSTRONG COOK HENDERSON MILLER [Willington Quay/Wallsend] Som: WILLY [S.Petherton] Warks: BIDDULPH BURNS CRATHORN HOWCUTT MORGAN PODMORE SHELDRICK SMITH TAYLOR Galway (Tuam): BOOTH SHELDRICK |
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Will Marshall
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lol was on the wrong site altogether!!!
cheers anyways john
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