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World War One / Percy died and the family were untraceable?
« on: Friday 26 January 24 21:35 GMT (UK)  »
I'm after a bit of help in interpreting army docs from WW1 in relation to Private Percy Edgar Gibbs  G/22590 who was killed in action with the 8th Batallion Buffs/East Kent regiment 10 Aug 1917. Memorialised on Menin Gate.

There's no service or pension record on ancestry/FindMyPast

His "soldier's effects" record shows no payments (extract attached)

His medal award roll shows that the medals were returned (extract attached)

His medal roll index card suggests medals were returned, and in the correspondence section it looks as though advice has been sought about the disposal of his medals. (attached)

No soldiers will on the probate service site, and a search of the London Gazette had no joy on notices on deceased estates.

So my question of those who understand the codes and "grammar" of these documents: Is there anything on these documents to suggest that there was a payout of remaining pay etc and medals were delivered to someone?  My assumption is that outstanding pay and medals weren't released, but I'd like to be sure

Thanks in anticipation

JULIAN

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A discussion on another thread about dodgy family trees on a certain commercial digital genealogy platform has reminded me that I'm interested in finding out how  much thought others have given to making sure future generations can access your family history research.

If like me you've slaved over a hot mouse and keyboard for years to determine which "Chipping" each of your "Smiths" were born in, I for one don't want all that work to be in vain. 

But these hastily accumulated trees on the likes of ance$try, which hoover up dodgy information and breed it like rabbits, does spell confusion for those that follow us.  So how do we avoid that trap?

Our trees will have information about living people.  How do we balance information like that and its value in the future, against current confidentiality? Can we future proof access to trees to those with a legitimate interest?

And what sort of format would information be best saved in?  We've exploited new technology wonderfully in recording our family history eg the hyperlink to family members, or to sources, but again can we future proof this or might we need to fall back on ink and paper?

Can we do this without surrendering information to a commercial organisation?

I'm sure others have thought about this already.

What are your plans?

What have you done already?

What are your obstacles to doing this?

Leave your thoughts here so we can have a good old chat and problem solve on this very important topic

[Apologies if this has been discussed alsewhere already - I couldn't find an earlier thread directly on this]

JULIAN

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One Name Studies: H to M / Luetchford
« on: Saturday 30 December 17 12:38 GMT (UK)  »
....   and sometimes Lutchford, Letchford, and even Leutchford

I am in the process of registering a one-name study on Luetchford (and close alternatives) with the Guild of One Name Studies.  They were nonconformists from the Sevenoaks area of Kent with a predisposition for the christian names Thomas, William, and Mary.  My maternal grandmother was a Luetchford.

I have already made a start in cataloguing births, marriages, deaths, baptisms and burials - but still have quite a way to go in doing that, and then more in working out how it all fits together.

My intention with the one-name study is for it to be a resource for all with Luetchford connections; it's not much use if I keep it to myself!

I'm not sure where this journey will take me, but I will update this post from time to time as regards status of research, website (when available) etc.  I the meantime happy to have posts on here or PMs on the topic (or via GOONS, once registration is complete)

JULIAN

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The Common Room / Letters from the past
« on: Saturday 22 December 12 18:50 GMT (UK)  »
There's an interesting item in today's Guardian (UK) about a letter written 100 years ago for his descendants 100 years into the future by a Guy Wood. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/22/letter-from-a-century-ago

It seems to be a fascinating combination of social history and predictions for the future

What letters do you have written by your antecedents?

JULIAN


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Cork / Inquest November 1899 on Margaret Gibbs
« on: Wednesday 03 August 11 00:41 BST (UK)  »
Margaret Gibbs was the wife of one of my great great uncles (he was in the 17th Lancers). Her death cert says she was found dead having died at sea on 1 November 1899.  The information for the death cert was received from Alfred Blake, coroner for City of Cork, and that an inquest was held (actual date unclear).

Can anyone advise as to whether records of Cork coroner's court survive, and/or whether newspaper reports of the time are archived/available on-line?

Most grateful for any help with this.

JULIAN

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Eglinton Street, Shankill - COMPLETED
« on: Tuesday 12 July 11 07:11 BST (UK)  »
I wonder if someone from Belfast or who knows it well can help me.

My grandparents were boarding at 66 Eglinton Street, Shankill, North Belfast at the time of the 1911 census.  (He worked for HMV - at the time of their marriage 3 years earlier, in Croydon, Surrey, he had been described as a gramophone fitter.)

We are visiting Belfast in August and I was considering going to look for the house.

But I can't find the road on google maps  ::)  I did, on google, find reference to an Eglinton Street Church which had moved to the outskirts of Belfast from the Carlisle Circus area.

Did Eglinton Street disappear under the A12 road or has google maps just failed me?

Grateful for advice.  Thanks in anticipation

JULIAN

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Technical Help / Problems accessing Genuki
« on: Sunday 06 September 09 10:38 BST (UK)  »
I can't get into http://www.genuki.org.uk/.   :'(

I've tried in both Internet Explorer and Firefox and I get "cannot display webpage" in IE and a blank page in Firefox.

Any ideas?  Anyone else havibng trouble?  Or did GENUKI implode while I was looking in another direction?

JULIAN

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Essex Lookup Requests / Sorrell - Little Waltham Baptisms 1634-1637 & 1643-1752
« on: Monday 31 August 09 21:43 BST (UK)  »
Kath

Can you please list Sorrell (and similar) baptisms for  Little Waltham 1634-1637 & 1643-1752.

Thanks very much in anticipation.


JULIAN

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Essex Lookup Requests / Knight, Baptisms, Gt Waltham 1663-1701
« on: Monday 31 August 09 19:57 BST (UK)  »
Kath

I'd be very grateful if you could list baptisms for Knight in Great Waltham 1663-1701, including any info about parents etc.

Thanks in anticipation

JULIAN

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