Genealogy Chat

Thanks Christine.....I remember it, but didn't read it at the time....naughty me! Merry

There was definitely a thread about this a few weeks ago. Whoever it was seemed very pleased. I'll see if I can find it and nudge it up. Christine

LOL - You have just made me realise mine are doing the reverse-psychology trick......One branch were strict Quakers and had all signed the pledge, which is probably why I spend a lot of time in Tesco wine aisle! Merry

Def no. I cant find any of my ancestors who seem to have given me any of my attributes (except the depressing/depressive Hansons). I suppose the licensed victualler lot for over 150 years may have made me seek out half price wine from Tescos. And of course GGFx2 tavern was the meeting place of London's beautiful people in the mid 1800s. So I do feel an affinity with that! Hubbies isnt fair. His main hobbies are vintage arms association and picture framing. Blow me if he doesnt have a GGFx2 who was a gunsmith (hubby started his apprenticeship for that in London but got made redundant) in Birmingham and on the other side a picture framer in Soho! I guess Im a mix of the miserable Hanson bunch, the p*** artistes Taylor/Beares and the gentle Dixons.

No one has as many ag labs as I do Heather......... and, yes please, I would love a lighterman.....maybe in exchange for some shoemakers......I have dozens of those. Maybe that's why I liked shoes so much when I was younger......... Do you light digging the garden, or driving a juggernaut??!!! Merry

Blimey Merry, can I borrow some of your posh rellies in exchange for a few lighermen and ag labs? Sorry for taking your name in vain Bren - you know you are a god like creature to me.

That's kind of you!!! Thanks.....now I'm in a quandry!! To be a guinea pig, or not to be??????? That's the question! Will see what other responses I get here first....I am quite keen to try their system if it works well......... Merry

Hi Merry It's the season of conferences fairs and agms at the moment, and I don't seem to have a free weekend till the beginning of June, but if you are prepared to wait that long, I can order the doc, to see how big it is? If he was an officer, then it ought to be an original document, rather than on microfilm.

I know they have the record because he was a captain so has his own personal ref number! it would cost me too much to go up there :o(( I hear what you say about the number of pages and this is what is bothering me.....there may be a lot, for him - I'm not sure. He was in the army from 1915 (joined underage!) and remained so until 1919 as he was in the Army of Occupation in Germany where he died of the 'flu (epidemic). Also won the MC. OK so I'll have to be the guinea pig!! I'll wait until this evening in case anyone else has more tips first! Merry

Someone taking my name in vain, eh Heather? I have inherited my father's streak of meanness and don't pay out for anything if I can avoid it. I have used the microfilms at TNA in Kew. WW1 records can be anything from 2 - 100 pages long. Price actually sounds a bargain and the image ought to be better quality than a photocopy. And you can store the image, do printouts for rellies etc. The main cost is going to be actually finding the right film, putting it on the machine, finding the correct individual and lining up each frame. Go for it, Merry. Be a guinea pig and report back. (Does it say what happens if they can't find a record?)

I don't know Heather?? Merry

Didnt Brenda use it Merry?

This thread began with me asking about TNA's Digital Express Trial Document Ordering Service. Now it's morphed to being about the minimum ages of recruited soldiers during WW1.. See from page 1 message 17, onwards..........................Here's my original question >>>>>>>>> My great-uncle's WW1 army record is available through this ''new'' method, where they send you some .jpg images in return for minimum £8.50. Has anyone used it?? I am a bit vague about how many pages they will send you?? In one place it says 5 and in another 10 and in another, up to 20. Hmmmmm. Of course, I don't know how many pages his record will run to and it seems pointless if they don't send all of it............... Is it better to ignore this new service and go for the old Estimate of a Printed or Digital Copy (which comes by post or by pdf file)???? Any tips most welcome............Happy Hunting - Merry xx