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A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« on: Friday 20 March 15 20:56 GMT (UK) »
Very exciting news!

In collaboration with the British Home Child Group International (BHCGI) a database of over 20,000 British Home Children (BHC) compiled by Norah Dennis will be added to the Database for Special Interest Groups - DBSIG.

A few hundred records will be added this weekend, so the BHC admins can test the data and layouts, before the rest of the records. Until the database is fully loaded, the add and edit buttons will be disabled.

Please see Berlin-Bob's thread for more information.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=716206.0

And a link to the Database for Special Interest Groups

http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/dbsig/index.php

Karen

Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 21 March 15 11:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Karen
What wonderful news! Can hardly wait until it is up and running!
Joyce
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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 April 15 16:22 BST (UK) »
The British Home Children database is "open for business" :)

You can find it by clicking on the link at the bottom of any RootsChat page:
 » Reference Library  and then clicking on
 » Database for Special Interest Groups DBSIG and selecting British Home Children

There is a Help page too,
direct link: http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/dbsig/dbsig-help.php?dbsig_num=1&show=gi#gi
(some of the images need renewing, but the basic details are all there)

Over 21000 records have been added from the original database, so before adding your data, please search it carefully, to see if your records are already there.

If you find any records of your ancestors (or research interests), you can add yourself to the list of researchers for this person, add comments to the record, and contact the submitter per PM.

If there is no submitter (e.g. original database) then please post here, on this topic,
or contact the Data Coordinators.

The Data Coordinators for the "DBSIG British Home Children" :

KarenM and  mollipops1 

For technical questions, problems and suggestions for improvements, please post on the topic:
DBSIG: British Home Children.

Enjoy,
Bob
Any UK Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk)

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #3 on: Friday 17 April 15 02:46 BST (UK) »
I am interested in updating my grandparents' information.


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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #4 on: Friday 17 April 15 19:04 BST (UK) »
Hi Karen,

I have just claimed and updated the family information on my Gr. Grandmother's entry - ID # 14127 Harper, Sarah Jane

I have also claimed her 2 sister's:
ID # 14159 Harper, Rose
ID # 9724 Harper, Elizabeth Ann
I will update their family information as well shortly.

Thank you to all for setting this Database up.

Regards,
Ty.

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #5 on: Friday 17 April 15 23:14 BST (UK) »
Hi 14 Germain,

Welcome to Rootschat!  Once you have made another post, you will be able to send me PM with the information that you would like change. 

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #6 on: Friday 17 April 15 23:15 BST (UK) »
Hi Karen,

I have just claimed and updated the family information on my Gr. Grandmother's entry - ID # 14127 Harper, Sarah Jane

I have also claimed her 2 sister's:
ID # 14159 Harper, Rose
ID # 9724 Harper, Elizabeth Ann
I will update their family information as well shortly.

Thank you to all for setting this Database up.

Regards,
Ty.

Welcome to Rootschat Ty!  That's wonderful that you were able to claim your great grandmother and her sisters.

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 18 April 15 02:40 BST (UK) »
I would like to add information to the original submissions that I made many years ago about my grandparents and great-uncle. Their names are Harriet Hazell, Ernest Raymond Allnutt and Francis Benjamin Allnutt.

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Re: A Rootschat Database for British Home Children
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 18 April 15 02:44 BST (UK) »
Ok great! You should be able to send me a pm with the info you would like to add/edit

Karen
Gandley (but known as Stanley in Canada)- Ireland to Birmingham<br />Ball, Kempson & Franklin - Birmingham<br />Shorter - Surrey<br />Dyer - Devon<br />Dawkins - Co. Cork, Ireland<br />Heffernan - Ireland
Huck - Alsace, France
Reinhart - Baden, Germany
Bowman & Ellis - England
Etheridge - Gloucestershire

Who all came to Canada in a little row boat, clap clap, clap your hands!!