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F r a n S m i t h , E d i t o r
General Meetings
held at the
Los Angeles FamilySearch
Library
at 10741 Santa Monica Blvd.,
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
(Enter at Eastborne Ave. from
Manning Ave.)
The Library will be open
from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 27 November 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
BIFHS-USA General Meeting Annual Show & Tell and Holiday Potluck
Every year at the November meeting we share our bounty: Food, com-pany, and our genealogical triumphs. What have you learned this year? How did you find it? Tell us about your genealogical successes at this month’s meeting, our annual Show & Tell. Here is your chance to brag, moan, talk about your research endeavors, and hear about those of other members. Your sharing can be in the form of a story or a family artifact you’d like to show us. This meeting is a good time to invite friends who are interested in family history.
Also, bring a dish to share at the potluck. BIFHS will provide drinks, paper goods, and eating utensils.
Dec 2016 No Meeting in December
Audio Recordings 3
NGS Quarterly
Silent Auction
3
4
Interesting Blog 4
Anglo-Saxon Tribes? 5
Irish Research 5
Book Review 6
Scotland Databases
FindMyPast Updates
6
7
FMP Irish Collections 8
Calendar of Events 9
www.bifhsusa.org
BIFHS–USA
Bulletin
Meetings are held at Los Angeles FamilySearch Library
10741 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, CA 90025
Our mailing address is BIFHS-USA
9854 National Blvd #304, Los Angeles, CA 90034-2713
Nov/Dec 2016
Table of Contents
This issue was printed at the office of
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Outdoor Fun for Kids!
Thank you to Michael Horner for the printing of this
newsletter.
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BIFHS–USA Bulletin Board
BIFHS–USA Surname Registration:
Send your submissions to Sue Wilson at
[email protected] or mail to
BIFHS–USA Attn: Surname Registration,
9854 National Blvd #304 Los Angeles, CA 90034-2713
Newsletter Committee
Dolores Andersen
Marie Hegwer-Divita
Lydia Davis Jeffrey
Gerrianne Williams
Fran Smith, Editor
Questions about BIFHS–USA?
Ask any board member. Contact information on back page.
British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A. is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Except where noted,
contents of this newsletter are © 2016 by
British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.
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Be a reporter! Send genealogy news items, stories, events, research and technology tips, and historical information that you feel will help other family historians studying the British Isles. This newsletter relies on your submissions! Send information to [email protected].
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Contributors
Marie Hegwer-Divita
Barb Randall
Nancy Ellen Carlberg
Peggy Wishon
Lydia Davis Jeffrey
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Rebus Challenge
Hint: Ancestors not found.
(Answer page 9.)
November/December 2016
Quiz (Answer Page 9)
When did Civil
Registration begin:
In England?
In Wales?
In Scotland?
In Ireland?
In Northern Ireland?
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President’s Message by Barb Randall
Have you saved November 27 in your calendar for BIFHS-USA? That is the date of our annual meeting/pot luck. I hope you will come and share your successes of the year and enjoy lots of good food. It is such a nice time to catch up with each other. And please invite others to join us for the fun! We have a lot to look forward to next year. We have some interesting programs planned. We have the re-generation of our Annual Seminar in September. We will continue to have our research opportunity at the FamilySearch Library on the 4th Sunday of the month.
Did you know? by Barb Randall
You can purchase audio recordings of the 2016 FGS Conference for $10 per session at: www.fleetwoodonsite.com/index.php?cPath=299#.WAbNTeArKM9 Several sessions at the 2016 conference had a British Isles focus. Audio recordings of earlier conferences can also be purchased here. You can purchase recordings of the 2016 NGS Conference at: www.playbackngs.com/7760 There were British Isles sessions offered here as well. You can purchase a package to access live streaming or audio recordings of sessions. The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree Conference recordings are available here: www.myconferenceresource.com/search.aspx?searchterms=jamboree The Jamboree recordings are a mix of video and audio recordings and there is a sprinkling of British Isles sessions here. This is one way to attend a conference without attending a conference!
Articles in the Fall 2016 issue of NGS Quarterly by Lydia Davis Jeffrey
BIFHS is a member of the National Genealogical Society and has received the organization’s most recent journal, NGS Quarterly. The Quarterly will be available for you to read at future meetings. There are several articles in the September 2016 edition that might be of interest:
“Frontier Research Strategies–Weaving a Web to Snare a Birth Family: John Watts (ca. 1749-ca. 1822)” by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FNGS, FASG
“Who was Mariah, wife of Jacob Lasher (1773-1857) of Germantown, Columbia County, New York?” by Julie Miller, CG, FNGS
“Resolving a Modern Genealogical Problem: What was Rainey Nelson’s Birth Name?” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG
“Thinking about Genealogical Identity” by Stephen B. Hatton
“Conflicting Burial Entries in Catholic Parish Registers” by George Findlen, PhD, CG, CGL
“The Dubious Identity of Mary ‘Dubois’: The Danger of Relying on Derivative Records” by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
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A Blog to Watch and What's Behind the Ancestry.com Lederhosen Commercial by Marie Hegwer-Divita
“Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections” is the work of prolific blogger John D. Reid of Ottawa. For the last several years he has averaged about 3 blog posts a day. Generally, they are very brief posts about something new in Canadian or British Isles genealogy. It's definitely worth subscribing by email or at least reading on a regular basis.
A recent post was entitled 'The True Story of the Lederhosen Guy' and gave the link from May 2015:
www.kyleinexile.com/?p=725
This link takes you to a post by Kyle (no last name easily discernible) entitled 'What my DNA had to say, and how it took me to LA.' It's very well written by the guy in that Ancestry.com commercial. He's real! Follow the link to read how he came to be in that commercial and read about the interesting ancestors his research has uncovered...mainly British Isles related!
Silent Auction (sort of) by Barb Randall
Would you like a nice (new) chambray blue, long sleeved shirt with the BIFHS-USA motto on it? The shirt has been donated by a member to go to a new home. Would you like a short sleeved blue t-shirt with the motto on it? This is also donated and in need of a new home. Both will be available at the annual meeting and go home with the person giving the largest donation for each.
BIFHS-USA short sleeved T-
Shirt; Adult XL (46- 48); 100%
cotton (wrinkles are free!)
BIFHS-USA Chambray denim long
sleeved shirt; button down collar; XL;
100% cotton (wrinkles are free!)
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List of "Tribes" in Anglo-Saxon England (probably Mercia)
by Peggy Wishon
In doing a bit of research on our Anglo-Saxon ancestral roots, I came across an interesting listing of Anglo-Saxon era "Tribes" and the size of their lands (using "hides" as measurement) in a Wikipedia article entitled "Tribal Hidage." This listing predates the "Domesday Book" regarding early settlement locations by centuries! I had never heard of this listing before, and thought others might find it interesting. Plus, it has a fascinating map showing the locations of these groups. (OK, as you all know, I'm a genealogical map junkie!)
County Armagh Records at Irish Family History Foundation (pay site)
www.armagh.rootsireland.ie
The Irish Family History Foundation recently announced that they added 1,147 new records to two records sets to their online database that can be accessed above. It is a fee-based site.
Derrynoose Tithe Accounts 1785-1787
1821 Census of Armagh: A hand-transcribed listing of some townlands in various county Armagh parishes found in the Public Records of Northern Ireland source T636.
County Leitrim records at Irish Family History Foundation www.leitrim.rootsireland.ie
Irish Family History Foundation has also added 7,288 new records for County Leitrim (requires payment):
1821 Census Carrigallen Parish (7,264 records)
1821 Census Drumreilly Parish (24 records)
Conferring about Irish in Ireland
www.ancestryireland.com/family-history-conference/summer
Since 1991, the Ulster Historical Foundation has offered conferences to assist researchers of Irish and Scot-Irish ancestors. In 2017, the organization will offer “Tracing your Irish Ancestors Family History Conference, which will be held 14-21 June 2017. The conference offers time to research in the archives with help from the Foundation's experienced genealogists, talks by acknowledged experts, and a variety of tours. Some of the advertised highlights of the 2017 conference include:
Guided tour of both Knowth and Newgrange passage tombs at Bru na Boinne, and tour of South Antrim that includes Carrickfergus Castle.
Extended stay in Derry/Londonderry to see St. Augustine's Church, the Tower Museum, the Siege Museum, the Long Tower Church and mother sites.
A tour of Sentry Hill—an authentic old Ulster farmhouse showing life in rural Ulster during the 19th and 20th centuries.
A visit to the Hill of the O'Neill, the ancient capital of Ulster and stronghold of the O'Neill dynasty.
There is also a pre-conference Genealogy Essentials Course held 12–14 Jun 2017.
For more information, send questions to [email protected] and check out above URL.
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Pitfalls and Possibilities in Family History Research by Pauline Litton
A book review by Marie Hegwer-Divita
This book, published in 2010 by Swansong Publications in Harrowgate, is now out of print but can be found with some effort. A CD version is available at www.pitfallsandpossibilities.co.uk. Litton has had a long career in British Isles genealogy as a speaker, author, and leader in several local family history
societies. Mrs. Litton is indeed well-known: in 2013, she was awarded the MBE for services to Family History and Genealogy.
It is not a book for beginners, but is intended for researchers who have encountered problems and “...who would like further inspirations on how to pursue this fascinating hobby of ours.” It was not written as a unified book but is a refined collection of Litton's many magazine & journal articles. I believe one of its many strengths is in the numerous and practical examples, most of which come from Litton's own research in northern England and especially in Yorkshire. From Chapter Two on geography:
...A canal worker could be born in Staffordshire, married in Cheshire, and baptize children in Worcestershire, Lancashire and Yorkshire; an ostler working on the Great North Road (later the A1) could be born in Yorkshire, married in Hertfordshire, and baptize children in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire or London. [p. 15]
In Chapter 14 on marriages and in a section where Litton exhorts researchers to compare parish marriage entry names with the corresponding signatures:
...The following names, with their 'matching' signatures in brackets, come from a five year period in one Cheshire parish: Amery (Emery), Badiley (Batley), Cawley (Corley), Chessus (Chesworth), Halcock (Alcock), Hatchett (Adshead), and Hayes (Eyers). At Sherburn in 1853 Joseph Eyres married but signed as Joseph Hares; at Huttons Ambo in 1801 Richard Ethell married and signed as Richard Hithall (so the mistakes were not always made by the incumbent). [p. 147]
That sentence is followed by an image of the Ethell / Beedison marriage record. In fact, there are oodles of illustrations & examples throughout of Ethell lineage and even a whole chapter on Richard's father and the numerous problems (including the Foundling Hospital) his life presented. These examples have special meaning for me because I, too, am an Ethell descendant! Certainly for any Ethell descendant, this book is must-have. But I think I am not biased at all in saying it is also extremely valuable for anyone researching in England and especially in Yorkshire. It really is a joy to read. I'm proud to be a 4th cousin once removed to Pauline Litton, MBE.
Scotland Databases at NEHGS
Good news for Scotland researchers if you are a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society! NEHGS has two new databases focusing on Scotland:
Scotland: Marriages, 1561-1910 Scotland: Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Information about joining is here: www.americanancestors.org/join
Christmas in the Workhouse
tinyurl.com/FMPCmasWorkhouse
An entry by Violet Macdonald in the FindMyPast blog describes how Christmas was celebrated in the English workhouse.
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Findmypast Updates
Findmypast recently announced the following additions:
Billion Graves Cemetery Index (Separate indexes for England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, US, and Canada): GPS-tagged headstone and burial records from across each country indicates name, birth date, death date, cemetery, city, county,and image link.
Wales, Monmouthshire Workhouse Registers 1837-1929: Workhouse admissions, medical notices, religious creed registers, and school admission records from the Abergavenny workhouse in Monmouthshire.
Wales, Monmouthshire Electoral Registers 1839-1889.
Wales, Monmouthshire Marriage Notices 1859-1877: Over 4,000 records of marriage notices submitted to the district superintendent registrar of Abergavenny.
Scotland Deeds Index 1769 registered at the Court of Session: The records will show the type of deed, the date it was recorded and the two parties named in the original court document.
Scotland, Paternity Decrees 1750-1922: Disputes that appeared before Scotland's Sheriff Court.
Scotland Pre-1841 Censuses and Population: Early census fragments and parish lists from Jedburgh, Greenlaw, Ladykirk, Melrose, Applegarth, and Sibbaldbie.
Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921: Over 48,000 additional records naming thousands of people who participated in or were affected by the Easter Rising of April 1916. The collection documents the names of both civilians and soldiers who were court-martialled in the years following the Rising, as well as British Army and Royal Irish Constabulary search and raid reports.
Cheshire Vital Records Browse 1500-1991: Search by parish, event, or record type to browse through over 584,000 records of original bishop's transcripts, non-conformist registers, and church parish registers.
Warwickshire Burial Index: 10,161 new records (total records: 1,108,103) cover Witton Cemetery (formally known as Birmingham City Cemetery). States birth year, birth quarter, registration month, mother’s last name, district, district number, and entry number.
British Army, Worldwide Index 1851: Over 156,000 records of over 300 regiments serving around the world in Ireland, Jamaica, Canada, Greece, and many more countries. Provides indivdiduals’ service numbers, ranks, and regiments, as well as where regiments were serving at the time the record was created.
Britain, Registers of Licences To Pass Beyond the Seas 1573-1677 (released in association with the British National Archives): Details of pioneering early travelers who left Britain for Ireland, continental Europe, New England, Barbados, Bermuda, and other overseas colonies.
The Shipwrecked Passenger Book: Sailing Westbound from Europe for the Americas 1817-1875: Over 600 pages. Authored by Frank A. Biebel, this 600-page source contains harrowing details of 339 transatlantic shipwrecks between 1817 and 1875.
1901 Canada Census.
Ontario, Canada Birth Index 1860-1920: Over 1.7 million records.
New Brunswick, Canada Birth and Baptism Index 1769-1899.
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Findmypast Record Spotlight: Ireland Records—Our Top 5 Irish Collections by the Findmypast Team
At findmypast.com, we know there are a lot of online research options to choose from. Each of
the subscription sites offers something different, something useful to genealogists. At
Findmypast, we focus on adding depth and context to your family history, not just names, dates
and places. We create exclusive partnerships with societies and archives that will provide
content that you cannot find anywhere else, and we are proud to offer more than 1.7 billion
international family history records.
Not only do we have an incredible global collection, we add more every week.
While our U.S. and Canadian holdings continue to grow (we added more than 30 million to the
site in the past year), at our core is an extensive collection of material from the UK, Wales and
Ireland. Our top five collections from Ireland have provided incredible value to many family
historians in the United States.
Life Events, 1864-1958: The birth, marriage and death records for your Irish family
stretch back to the 13th century, covering the entire island. One of the most important is
the Index to Civil Registration, beginning in 1864 for most individuals. The supplemental
materials to the index include obituaries, indexes to wills, gravestone details and more.
Landed Estates Court Rentals 1850-1885: This valuable collection, which includes
more than 8,000 estates and over 500,000 tenants, details the sale of bankrupt estates
and the history of these properties from across Ireland. The Rentals, which are
effectively printed sale catalogs, include information on the estate itself, the agreements
with each tenant and other considerations important to perspective buyers.
Griffith’s Valuation: Considered one of the most important sources as a “census
substitute” to replace the Irish census records lost from the nineteenth century. Between
1847–1864, Richard Griffith was responsible for conducting the primary Valuation of
Tenements across Ireland, commonly referred to as “Griffith’s Valuations.” The
information was compiled into over 300 volumes, and the version found on Findmypast is
the most complete online set, and includes all revisions and amendments. It was
developed by Eneclann Ltd, OMS Services and The National Library of Ireland.
Irish Newspapers, Directories & Social History Records: Newspaper abstracts,
regional and land directories, and almanacs make up this massive collection, the most
comprehensive collection available online today. Dating back to 1783, these records
include tradesmen, hotels, schools, even pubs, for each town in Ireland, as well as full
alphabetical directories of farmers and other residents not listed by trade. The newspaper
collection includes Byrne’s Irish Times Abstracts from 1859-1901, which included
extracted information from the Irish Times covering daily events of interest.
Continued next page
Calendar of Upcoming Events Dates subject to change: Always consult websites for latest information.
Dates of Upcoming BIFHS meetings:
27 Nov 2016 BIFHS–USA meeting: Annual Meeting, .Holiday Pot Luck, and Show & Tell. Non-BIFHS–USA members welcome! Bring a dish to share and the genealogy treasures that you discovered during the year. Share your success as you enjoy food and fellowship.
No Dec 2016 BIFHS–USA meeting.
22 Jan 2017 BIFHS–USA meeting: TBA.
26 Feb 2017 BIFHS–USA meeting: TBA.
26 Mar 2017 BIFHS–USA meeting: TBA.
Other Upcoming events:
28 Jan 2017 Whittier Area Genealogical
Society Annual Seminar: Michael Lacopo, DVM,
presenter. Whittier, CA. www.wagswhittier.org
8–11 Feb 2017 Rootstech: Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. www.rootstech.org
18-19 Feb 2017 Queen Mary Scots Festival: Long Beach, CA. www.queenmary.com/events/scotsfestival
4 Mar 2017 Orange County Genealogical
Society BASH: DNA with CeCe Moore. occgs.com
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Answer to Rebus on page 2
Forgotten Heroes
Findmypast Record Spotlight: Our Top 5 Irish Collections (cont. from page 7)
Petty Sessions Order Books: One of the most extensive sets of records about the general population of Ireland, with many millions of cases; these are the court records of the common man. The lowest courts in the country, the Petty Sessions Court dealt with the vast majority of lesser legal cases, both civil and criminal.
These top collections cover a great deal of information, span several years, and give U.S.
genealogists the opportunity to make the connection from their western family across the Atlantic in a
variety of ways. There is a great deal of opportunity within these particular records to confirm you are
on the right path in your research.
At Findmypast, we feel it is important that we provide the most comprehensive set of
records to help you discover your family history, and many of our records are online
exclusives. You can find a complete list of our growing collection at
bit.ly/1GhgKck.
We hope you join us in this global adventure through history!
Answer to Quiz on Page 2
Civil registrations began in the following years: England and Wales 1837 Scotland 1855 Ireland (including Northern Ireland) 1864
Thanks to Nancy Ellen Carlberg for the information.
MEMBERS AT LARGE: Nancy Ellen Carlberg, [email protected] (714) 772-2849, 1782 Beacon, Anaheim, CA 92804
Peggy Wishon, [email protected]
Kay Devonshire (pro tem)
WEBMASTER: Bruce Hamilton, [email protected]
EDITORS:
Journal: Barbara M. Randall, [email protected]
Newsletter: Fran Smith, [email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Barb Randall, [email protected]
1st VP (Programs): (open), vp‑[email protected]
2nd VP (Membership): Laura Chambers, vp‑[email protected]
Recording Secretary: (open), recording‑[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary: Terry Brown, [email protected]
Treasurer: Lydia Davis Jeffrey, [email protected]
STUDY GROUP LEADERS
English: Peggy Wishon, [email protected]
Irish: Jim McNamara, [email protected]
Scottish: Jill Kirby, [email protected]
Welsh: (open), [email protected]
Colonial Connections: Nancy Ellen Carlberg, [email protected]
COMMITTEES:
Hospitality Chairperson, Refreshments: Dolores Andersen, [email protected]
Surname Register: Sue Wilson, [email protected]
BRITISH ISLES FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY–U.S.A. 9854 National Blvd #304 Los Angeles, CA 90034-2713
Nov/Dec 2016 Newsletter
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