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Warwickshire Lookup Requests / 1871 Aston - Henry HANDS
« on: Wednesday 03 January 07 10:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

Could some one please try to find Henry HANDS, probably single and a blacksmith.

He was born in Bromsgrove around 1843.  Married by 1881, he then lived in Angelina Street 2 Court 2 House

An image would be nice, but a transcription would suffice.

Many thanks

Mike

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Worcestershire / Re: Searching records
« on: Thursday 26 October 06 20:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi

It all depends on what you are looking for and when.  I suspect Worcester Family History Centre is probably your best bet.  It will have the majority of the records you're after, and although it won't have parish records I suspect Lapworth comes under the Diocese of Worcester, so BT's would be there.

In the end though you will probably have to go to both.  If you're back and eyes will stand it plan for a whole day.  Or better, a half day of orientation and then a whole day.  Nineteenth century records will have separate registers for Baptisms, marriages and deaths and early registers will all be in one book, but the writing is likely to be not that easy to read, so you won't go any quicker.

Besides the usual Parish registers and census info, check the contents of the Parish Chest and Poor Law records.  They may have been in receipt, or if well off, paying rates. 

Know what you want to find and explain to the, very helpful staff, what you hope to find.  Parking is not good in Worcester  so I would advise either the train or using the Park & Ride.  Have a look at their web page.

http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-records/wcc-records-history-centre.htm

Hope this is useful

Mike

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Worcestershire / Re: Printers in Worcs 1870?
« on: Thursday 26 October 06 20:02 BST (UK)  »
HI,

A point of view is that you needed to be above averagely literate to work in the print industry.  Remember you have to think backwards to put the type face in place.  Every town with it's own newspaper would need compositors.   Printing might range from newspapers to directories and advertising posters.  You might also add books and magazines.  I suspect your relative's intention was to probably escape Liverpool rather than come to Worcestershire.  Perhaps there was some sort of trade journal to advertise compositor jobs. 

Kings Norton was more Worcestershire than the West Midlands (Birmingham).  I believe Trade Union records are held at Warwick University.  Unfortunately I appear to have lost the URL for the site that that lists many newspapers, both old and current.  So do some advanced Google searches on newspapers and look for newspapers of the period.

Cheers

Mike

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Galway / Re: Struggling to find Parish
« on: Thursday 12 October 06 15:43 BST (UK)  »
Just a thought.  Would being Church of Ireland (i.e. Protestant) make any difference to the diocese? 

Their daughter's marriage was to my grandfather, the son of an Armenian Orthodox Bishop.  Which being Orthodox is looked upon favourably by "both" sides.

Cheers

Mike

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Galway / Re: Struggling to find Parish
« on: Wednesday 11 October 06 20:00 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for this.

I'll eagerly await you're checking around.  I will then snail mail.

Cheers

Mike

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Galway / Struggling to find Parish
« on: Monday 09 October 06 13:08 BST (UK)  »
Help please,

My elderly aunt tells me that on a marriage certificate of Martin LEO and Bridgid KEOGH dated 5th May 1869 the Diocese is Clonfort and the parish is Killincoll.  I can find no trace of such a parish. 

The parish priest was signed as "John P. Callanan."  The witnesses Wm Bernard and Teresa Burke.  The celebrant was not recorded, but pencilled in was "Father William Melvin."

Has anyone got any bright ideas on the parish, please?  At some time they lived in or near Loughrea.  Which I suppose  makes Kilreekill or Kilconnell a possibility.

Regards

Mike

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Worcestershire / Re: The Village, Kings Norton
« on: Monday 25 September 06 10:55 BST (UK)  »
Rob,

I'm not certain, but I think there was a forge on the southwest corner of The Green, sort of opposite the old workhouse.  (Wendy Pearson's book makes reference wheelwrighting and blacksmithery [Shephard's] next to the Bull's Head.  So I may be wrong, but you don't give a time frame.)

There certainly was a Blacksmiths in the 1840s on Wharf Lane (later Road).  Wendy also states that Shephard's moved later to the Alpha Farm on Wharf Road.

Regards

Mike

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Worcestershire / Re: The Village, Kings Norton
« on: Monday 18 September 06 16:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi Bobblehat,

You could be lucky.  The 1873 Returns for Landowners in Worcestershire are indexed on line and free.  Go to http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/datafiles/landtaxsearch.html
Enter Summerfield and submit.  Your relly could be quite wealthy.

To see the Tithe Map (around 1838) you'll have to go to Birmingham Central Library.  The National Archives may also have a copy.  However, it's not a lot of use without the Tithe Apportionments, which gives the owner, field number, value of income, and occupier - sometimes.  A few years ago somebody redrew a large Tithe Map of Kings Norton, can't remember it's location is though.  Ask at Kings Norton library.

The First series of OS maps is online & free http://www.old-maps.co.uk/, but is fairly low quality.  Quick, but encourages you to purchase high quality prints.

There are some records in Kings Norton Library, but most are in Birmingham.  (Naturally just a few Kings Norton records are in Worcester, since KN used to be in Worcestershire.)  And diocesan records are in Worcester.

Hope that helps

Mike

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Worcestershire / Re: Kings Norton Marriage 1851
« on: Saturday 16 September 06 11:52 BST (UK)  »
Gay,

FreeBMD does do the wife's name.  The problem is that is could be anyone of 4.  Click on the number 512, on Daniel's search results.  You get 4 because it was too complicated to put in full cross-referencing, so all you get is everybody on that page in the register.  4 men and 4 women.  Obviously Frances Yardley NANFAN is very badly written.

Next go to a census and find the first name of Daniel's wife.  As they are all different you then learn the maiden name.

Option B.  Visit Birmingham central library and look up the parish registers.  Cost then is only a photocopy.

Regards

Mike

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