Genealogy Chat

Fantastic day here on the South coast - lovely sunshine

Thank you for the link Cynthia

Sorry to hear about the OH Sue - get him sorted out - will be much better for him.

Was a little dissapointed by the WDYTYA this week - was really looking forward to finding out about lovely Patrick Stewart's family - and only really heard about his dad with a littl of his mums life thrown in.

I was really looking forward to hearing about his extended family to see if there were any other great actors in his line.

It was still lovely having on the screen again. Swoon swoon ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
He can keep on talking as long as he likes.

Been very quiet here in the office - working tomorrow morning as we have a special event planned and lots of calls due. Will help with the cash - have a week off at the end of the month as its our birthday.

OH is 59 + 1 this year - the other number does not figure in his vocab - next year he will be + 2 and so on until he feels he can cope with that number.

Just found out i have to wait until i am 67 before I can claim a pension and I have been at work since I was 17. So many years more added on now.

Roll on the big lotto win and i can retire early.

Will try & pop in tomorrow - more likely Sunday

Cynthia don't faint - had the afternoon off yesterday - sat & watched the last episode of Harry Potter - in peace & quiet (OH was out working) no silly moans & mutters it was bliss & I enjoyed the film as well. I found Harry Potter 7 part 1 a bit dire but part 2 was enjoyable.

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

HI everyone

Just typed out my message and lost it all again...UGH !

OH is doing well ..resting his neck seems to be helping but he can't sit still for 5 min...surgery is still on the cards ,wise to get it done before he is 65 and they chuck him on the scrap heap Ha ! Ha ! only joking.

Rain and more rain at the moment but I still like it better than the 40c temps in Summer.

Roses all cut back ...the frosts have all gone now.

Just going to put dinner on drop in again tonight.

suex

:-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

It's just knowing where to look though isn't it Arthur?? :-D


I don't watch WDYTYA but do watch Heir Hunters and often pick up hints and tips.



We had a case in our family where the name, which was German, was changed to an English version - I think it was around the time of WW1.



Anne, both our bedrooms are more or less the same - honey/gold shades.....here's a link.....http://www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/gold-ruby-bedlinen-148250 :-D I've added the odd touch of green as a contrast.


Am still busy but managing to keep my head above water - just!!


Must go - time to take daughter home. Take care all....~~~~~~~<3 <3

Quite a different and thoughtful WDYTYA this week.

It showed that the information is out there if you only know where to look.

Hi all


got back from the cabin Sunday evening, and think we're now back in Vancovuer mode! However, the basement is a mess ........... all the things we brought back from the cabin, such as an 8 drawer chest, cupboards, tables, etc are all just put where ever there was a space!

Now we have to find homes for them ....... or take them to the recycle or thrift store if we can't use them!


Arthur ...........

....... it was very common for people with Germanic names to change them during WW1. Even the Royal Family did it!

From the marriage of Victoria ....... the last of the Hanovers ...... to Prince Albert, the surname of Britain's royal family had been "of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha", or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

On 18 July 1917, the Times newspaper carried a royal proclamation introducing the name Windsor and dropping "all German titles and dignities".


In 1915, days of anti-German rioting in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and elsewhere saw Germans menaced and buildings wrecked.


Even street names that were Germanic sounding were changed.


Changing your surname (or christian name) does not need any legal documentation ......... as long as you are not changing it for any criminal reason, all you have to do is change it. Then you let banks etc know your new name.


I can remember reading ads in the local paper in the 50s and 60s saying basically "as of September 1 1960, I John Smith will be known as Barry Smythe. I will not be responsible for any debts owed by John Smith"


but you didn't even have to do that!




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Hi Old, Many people Anglicized their names between WW1 and 2 often like your Relative by dropping out letters. Or shortened the name.

I do not think it had to be officially registered.


One line of my family had the Surname Cock and somewhere around 1900 they changed the spelling to Cox.

Did anyone see the WDYTYA programme on Gregg Wallace?

I wonder how they choose the celebrities.

Such sadness in the life of his great grandfather. Such a comment on how awful life was not too long ago.

I have rarely found sad events in the lives of my ancestors, the saddest finding that my maternal grandmother was born after her father's death.

My grandmother's sister married a German in1900 - family name HAACK.

Checking births of children they had the surname Haack. However checking electoral rolls after WW1 I noticed that the spelling was HACK.

One son Claus George Haack died as George Haack - his probate details said Claus George , also known as George Claus, also known as George Haack.

Would they have had to change their name legally or would it become 'custom & practice'.

I thought death certificates would have required their birth name to be recorded.

Hi Everyone

Been a bit busy lately..the OH is having a lot of trouble with his neck.

It has been a long injury that has played him up for years but just lately it has been giving him a lot of pain so off to the doc,he is sending him to the hospital up in Perth as he believes he now need it to be operated on.

I always said he is a pain in the neck :-D :-D :-D

I suppose I have to get used to him being home all the time.... for a while anyway.

I have always had my own space when he was at work but now with him home it is going to take a bit of getting used to.

Have not been on the computer for a few days so will take a while to catch up on all your news.

Be back tonight :-D <3.

Suex

Gosh - no one for ages then 3 at once - just like the busses here.

Sylvia - have a good trip - take care - hope the cabin is still in one piece

Yes thank you had a good weekend at home - the weather was a bit too humid for us - very warm - bad nights sleep at the moment.

Dont think we are ever happy with the weather in this country.

I love the heat but can take it when its humid - which is why we love Spain so much - Oh would move us there if we had the money & retired.

Years ago when we first got together I said i would love to live abroad, OH said he would never live outside the UK. Then we had our first holiday in Sapin & he didn't want to come home. Funny how people change - Spain did somethign to him - he pining for a holiday back there again.

Josie - sorry to hear the work has dried up again - but good news on the brick walls.

Cynthia - what colour is YOUR bedroom now - must seem very strange being on your own

I still have a few i want to break down - but no chance anywhere - one day i will find the baptism - its doing my head.

Well back to work

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hi everyone.... :-D


Glad to know that you are gradually getting things sorted Arthur.....you'll soon be so fit that you won't have to go to the gym... :-D :-D


I see our Sylvia is gadding off again! Some people just can't stay still for 2mins!!! Have a lovely time - don't work too hard.... :-D


I have now got my bedroom sorted to more or less match the one OH is now using......it's strange being apart but, we have to go with his health needs.....


My days seem to be spent making sure OH has some exercise in the morning and then taking my daughter out in the afternoons.....roll on school and staff going back soon....... ;-)


Must dash again......love to all..... <3

Enjoy the trip to your Cabin Sylvia, sure you wouldn't like to swap places, am sitting here shivering in the cold our high today was 11C and that was 5 hours ago back down to 8 C now. Waiting for OH to light the Wood Burner.

Hope you had a nice weekend off Ann and got your washing Dry.

Have not had any work for couple of weeks, hope to have some more beginning Sept. have been spending the time researching and extending my Maternal Grandfather's tree on a site I must not Mention ;-) otherwise GR will come down on me like at on of Bricks :-P
Am really pleased ,
broke down a couple of Brick walls,
only disappointment was finding that a possible Second Cousin has a tree on Genes but most likely is not a paid up Membership as have had no reply to a Message sent.. :-(

Must go and make some dinner as it is getting dark.
Catch you all later Josie :-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

poor little thread!



The weather has cooled down ......... thank heavens!!

It only got to 25C in my back garden today ................ but it feels cooler than that.

I even went our for a short walk mid-morning ............ it was only about 20C, so very pleasant.


We are going back up to the cabin on Wednesday, and will return on Sunday.

We will again stay in the hotel in town, and drive the 60km each way to the cabin every day.


Hopefully, OH will get the outside painting finished, and he will also put up the shutters on the 4 windows that can get damaged or broken by flying branches or stones if we do not cover them. We can get some pretty fierce winds coming up the valley!


So, don't worry if you don't see me until next week :-D :-D



take care everyone



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Hi everyone


wilting under the heat here ..... it's 31.4C in the shade in our back garden, at about 5:30 pm


That means it is well over 35C inside the house ....... even with several fans blowing.



Arthur ............... it seems that Bible Reader is still a valid job description!

I googled the term ................. can be used as part of the Minister's job description, or in Bible Class


Maybe in your case, she used it because it demonstrated that she could read.







Take care everyone




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Bible Reader is not listed among the many strange jobs.

Has anyone seen this website

OBSCURE OLD ENGLISH CENSUS OCCUPATIONS

http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupations.php

Absolutly amazing some of these titles your reader of the bible is there somewhere.

Will keep me amused for hours - i am easily pleased

Cynthia - please sit down - I am NOT at work this weekend -

We should be having a very sunny warm weekend up in the late 20's poss 30
For us oldies thats mid to high 80's (so i have just been infomed)

Makes a nice change - bet the bank holiday weekend will be wet & windy as usual.

Think it will be a good time to do my big wash - cant see us going out anywhere this weekend - money still very thin on the ground

Think I will have a potter around the chat boards while its Quiet - dont say that word on a Friday afternoon ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

On a Census found a head of family, a widow, who was a Bible Reader (unemployed)

Had not heard of this before and wonder whether it meant you went to someone's home or it was in Church. Cannot believe it was well paid.

Arthur - well done - such a shame you had to a) pay out again & b) change it back

I think you need to find the batch ref of the christening you need - then add that ref to the search criteria and it brings up everything recorded on that batch at that time. The front screen has a search by Batch Number

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00378-6

I am sure this is the one for the Church records - not the pedigree file

Well I just tried it and it brough up records for 2 different churches

Could be because they are both very small parishes and done at the same time.

Its a start - Hope it works

Have to rush off too many calls

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I have a number of children that i believe are from the same marriage.

I have been checking whether they were christened/baptised as this generally gives me their birth date, the parents names and the father's occupation.

This worked well until I had over a thousand records to search through on one of the children.

I used to use a programme on Family search that gave all the children christened at a particulalr church, but do not remember how.

Any thoughts?

My pea shingle area is no more.

With the help of 3 neighbours last Friday, the remaining shingle was removed - I probably shifted 5 tonnes on my own. 3 tonnes of topsoil were delivered and tipped on the area - 60 rolls of turf were delivered.

Friday afternoon realised that 3 tonnes of topsoil unlikely to be enough and ordered another 3 tonnes to be delivered on Saturday. Ended up using about 2 tonnes of this second batch.

My nephew arrived at 11.00 and we finished the job at 21.10 - it was too dark to take a photograph. Had recorded Mo Farah and Tom Daley to watch while we enjoyed our roast dinner planned for 20.00.
My nephew really worked so hard, and being somewhat of an OCD mentality everything had to be perfect. His partner worked hard removing rubbish from my large back garden and she half filled a skip.

After they left at 22.30 I watered the area and found 2 turves upturned - immediate thought was the 'witch' had caused the damage, but realised it must be an animal. Worse was to follow as in the morning I could have cried when I saw that not only 10+ turves had been displaced, but that there were bite size pieces of turf everywhere. The fox cubs I had secretly admired - that live under my garden shed - had been looking for worms.

Garden centre recommened SCOOT, a fox repellent. This has to be sprayed on and allowed to dry - before it rains or the area watered. I am still waiting to do this. Their attacks have continued though the number of turves disturbed is decreasing.

I sent a photograph to the County Councillor and asked what is the next step. He thought it was an excellent job and would pass the info to the Highways Enforcement Officer - I await the verdict.

Some good did come of this unfortunate matter. I spoke to many more of my neighbours. I did more exercise over the past 4 weeks than I have done over the past 4 years - and felt better for it - not bad for someone rapidly approaching 70.