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April 2008 Essex Family History Newsletter
What's New in Essex Family History? Several new pages have been added - Southminster School Trustees although there have been updates and more pictures added on any of the pages relating to the two world wars and the war dead Six of the villages - Bradwell on Sea, Burnham, Purleigh, Southminster,Tillingham and Woodham Walter now pages containing historical information about those villages.
Marriage Certificates Date and place of marriage check the church for a few years after for possible christenings Names and ages of bride and groom Confirm existing details Occupation of bride and groom Check occupation lists like TUC logs or Army records Marital status of both parties If widow or widower check for previous marriages/children Addresses of both parties check census before and after for these addresses Names and occupation of fathers of both parties verify information and check occupational logs Names of two witnesses and minister witnesses were usually favourite relatives - a different surname may be a married sister or cousin. Check backwards on the name given.
Featured Family History Site For March The ships List is one of the best free resources to be found on the internet. Most of us will find that our family history includes at least one member who has emigrated. The ships list will help you trace just how and when Uncle Joe managed to get to Sydney and give you a start point in tracing his history in Oz. The site includes over 2000 links to passenger lists for Australia, US, Canada and South Africa's as well as details of shipping lines, ship wrecks , immigration reports and contemporary newspaper reports. On a personal basis the ships list is always my start point for immigration enquiries.
What's New in Essex Country Life? Essex Country Life. New pages have been added on recipes including a local favourite from those people downstairs that is packed full of calories and still tastes great- Essex Scraps. Several other pages on pastimes have been added bur perhaps the most interesting is sporting heroes of the 1930's taken from original cigarette cards of the day . This allows you to get the real flavour of the day.
Picture of the month Sadly this church was closed many years ago and is in danger of being lost
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April 2008 Relevant Links Eastern Essex Family History Forum This months Tips
Entries on the Essex Family History Forum are widely read by people interested in family history in this area. If you make an entry with a family name etc you may well hear from someone else with an interest in that name. And its FREE Have you got some family black and white photos? They can be a great record of your ancestors if you can put names to the faces or buildings. If you can't they are not of much value. Ask any older relatives to put names to the pictures and write the names and rough dates on the back of the photo. Or if any of your relatives have photos with names why not compare your pictures and see if you can match anyone. Google is a very powerful search engine. Given the growth of on line information, putting your relatives name into the search box and hitting search may bring up an entry. If you search "john Smith" rather than john smith you will only bring up results for john smith rather than all the johns and all the smiths.. Be prepared to look through several pages In early Victorian Essex although morals in some areas were low a very moral public face was taken. The upshot was that there were quite a number of illegitimate births. Birth certificates often listed only the mothers name. To deflect moral criticism when the mother later married the child was often referred to by the surname of the new husband. EG at the age of 4 years all references to John Smith finish but John Brown suddenly appears. For the genealogist the problem is that we don't know what had happened to John Smith and can trace no birth record for John Brown. If an unexpected child appears in the records it's always worth searching for births using the child's details but with the mothers maiden name.
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This month the forum has seen postings on the following family names Cornwell, Bigmore and Wood.
Many people researching family history check Birth certificates and death certificates but overlook marriage certificates. This can be a mistake as they provide a mine of information. Some ideas for research are provided in italics Since 1937 the below information is recorded:-
Mundon Church
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