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Offline Jillie42

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Has anybody tried this?
« on: Friday 11 January 08 13:59 GMT (UK) »
You probably have all tried this and it's just me that has only just discovered this ::)

Yesterday I went onto the National Archives site and put an ancestors name in the general search facility........and I actually got all sorts of results!!

Some of which are actually worth persuing.

Just a thought. If you've never tried this it's worth giving it a go.

Jillie
Eaton (Woughton on the Green, Doncaster and N. London), Davis(Shinfield and London), Harrington (Ireland and London), Sutcliffe (Todmorden and London), Williams, Hollingsworth (Thaxted), Lane (Rotherhithe), Fuller (Chesterton, Cambs), Dilley (who knows where????)

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 11 January 08 14:05 GMT (UK) »
Can I have a link please?  I'd like to try this...  :)
East London:
Happe/Hoppe (St. Georges in the East)
Stanley (middle name Thurston)
Rondeau (Spitalfields and Salford)
Jones (Bishopsgate - Thomas, Ostrich Feather Manufacturer)
Wood (London City)
McDermott (Londonderry and Stepney)
Upcraft (Bethnal Green)
Chidgey (Shoredtich)
Grim (Bethnal Green)
Row (Mast makers in Wapping)
Spurden (Stepney and Pancras)
Glibbery (Bishopsgate)

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 11 January 08 14:20 GMT (UK) »
I tried it, and got some new stuff, too!  :)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 January 08 14:58 GMT (UK) »
That sounds worth trying then.

Thanks for the hint Jillie  ;D

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 11 January 08 15:00 GMT (UK) »
I'm having a whale of a time there!  My great, great, great grandfather "stabbed himself while lunatic"  :o

Can't wait to go the the LMA to see what that was all about!  ;D
East London:
Happe/Hoppe (St. Georges in the East)
Stanley (middle name Thurston)
Rondeau (Spitalfields and Salford)
Jones (Bishopsgate - Thomas, Ostrich Feather Manufacturer)
Wood (London City)
McDermott (Londonderry and Stepney)
Upcraft (Bethnal Green)
Chidgey (Shoredtich)
Grim (Bethnal Green)
Row (Mast makers in Wapping)
Spurden (Stepney and Pancras)
Glibbery (Bishopsgate)

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 11 January 08 17:59 GMT (UK) »
Oooeerr!!   :o  A possible relative was in a contretemps with the aristocracy and even drew the Royal Family into the fray.

I would like to know what that was all about  ;D
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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 11 January 08 18:42 GMT (UK) »
I have been using this site ever since it came online. get better results than from other sites and more reliable information as well.


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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 11 January 08 19:40 GMT (UK) »
I put a relative in and it came up with an RFC medal card for WWI.
I didn't even know what he did in WWI, but the full name is correct as is the county, and it's not a common name.
Might have to spend 3.50pounds and get the card now.

Thanks for the insight.
I am researching the following families:
Hurst / Payne - Leicestershire / Warwickshire / Worcestershire
Toon(e) - Leicestershire
Batchelor / Foster - Warwickshire / Northamptonshire
Hardy - Dorset

My web site has the family tree showing.  I am researching primarily the Payne, Hurst, Foster and Batchelor lines in the Midlands.

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Re: Has anybody tried this?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 12 January 08 18:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi peeps, The NA should be one of our top/first places to search for our ancestors.  However, I do not think it's a very easy site to navigate but this must be due to the huge amount of information held there.

It does take some time to get your head around the search facilities and the catologues but in the end it is well worth the effort.  I asked for help and got some excellent advice ...

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80476.msg335712.html#msg335712

Tony, when you download the medal card, get some advice from the armed forces board to help decipher it.

Good luck in taming the beast ;)
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