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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch
Newsletter August 1999
Note: Kathleen Ashburner is now compiling the programme
for next year. If you have any ideas for speakers or preferences for the
Out Visit, please tell Kathleen as preparing the programme year after year
is a very difficult task.
Projects
Work is still proceeding in St. Nicholas’ Churchyard.
Last Tuesday there were two teams enjoying the sunshine. Marge, Winifred
and Valerie finished off the checking in the New Yard. This was not
without some difficulty. They found over 2 rows had not been recorded. It
would appear that in 1986, the then transcribers had walked off one Autumn
evening, intending to return, then the rains came and the project was
forgotten.
Meanwhile Team B, Michael, Mary and myself were working
in the Old Yard where the grass was knee high. On the south east edge of
the plot we literally uncovered the stone of William Walker Whittaker (see
this month’s Rossendale Ancestry) Michael was exultant, declaring that we
had won the lottery, walking backwards clearing soil and grass, he was
reading the inscription when, I suddenly realised he was within inches of
falling 20 feet into the New Yard, possibly into the next world!
You are all welcome to come and join the fun.
Another note from Mr Hiluta...
I hope Wilfred Day has set a world standard with his
latest publication of Marriage Registers from Bethel Baptist Chapel,
Waterfoot. It is excellent and a credit to our Branch. Well done Wilf.
Are there any volunteers to transcribe other marriage data, for Wilf
to input?
Coming Events. Talks, Conferences, Exhibitions.
Friday 15 October. The LFH&HS’s annual dinner will this
year be hosted by the Lancaster and Morecambe Group. A special evening of
"Lancashire fare" will be held at the Clarendon Hotel, Marine Road West,
Morecambe.
The after dinner speaker will be Ian Dewhurst. This
event costs only £10. It is worth that amount alone just to hear Ian
Dewhurst speak! I am told that on this particular evening
"clogs, shawls, waistcoats and flat caps will certainly
not be out of place."
Saturday 30 October 1999 NW Group Family History Fair
(sometimes known as the Stockport Fair) will this year be held at the
Guild Hall, Preston
The 1881 Census on CD-ROM
I have now received a copy of the above for use within
the branch. I consists of 23 CDs.
There is a Family History Resource Viewer which is
necessary to process the system
A National Index on 8 CDs and the remainder are
Regional Indexes. Lancashire and Yorkshire are on the same disk so they
can be checked at the same time. It is also possible to have the
information printed out. The system does require, Pentium processor or
higher, windows 95 or higher, 16 MB is recommended, a CD-ROM drive, 25 MB
Hard Disk space. I realise that not many of you will be able to meet these
requirements but I will be willing to do checks for you, or you are
welcome to come to my house by appointment.
Vital Records Index
In addition to the census CDs, I also have a copy of
the VRI for the Group. This consists of
5 disks and a Resource Viewer. The information on this
index is supplementary to the IGI. I have found that it has a very good
coverage of Haslingden St. James baptisms and marriages prior to 1837.
Rossendale Ancestry.
I have received an enquiry from the USA from Mr Linzee
Whittaker whose ancestor Myles Whittaker was born in Cowpe in 1881. Myles
married Jane Hannah Lord of Lower Engine? in 1908. They both died in the
USA. Miles father was Walker Whittaker born 1859. His grandfather was
William Walker Whittaker of Newchurch born 1835. His mother was Mary
Campbell, of Rake Head, daughter of William. She died when Myles was born
aged 22. Walker subsequently married a Jane.... He was living at Booth
St., Waterfoot when he died. Jane Hannah Lord’s father was a John Lord,
her mother was Sarah Ann Meadowcroft. Anyone who can help with these
families please let me know.
Rossendale Ancestry Directory.
As I mentioned in June, I am proposing to compile a
directory of the names our members are researching .
I would like you to let me details of your name interests. The names
should be restricted to persons who have lived in Rossendale at some time
in their lives. You must be willing to let me store the information on
computer and be willing to reply to any enquiries you might receive. Our
new membership secretary Vicky Barlow has sent me some information on her
family which I am using to illustrate what I have in mind.
Kay Family Bridge Clough Newchurch Late 19th c
Kay Family Whams/ Mile End E. 19th
Kay Family Forrest Holme L 19th
Heys Family Crawshawbooth/Lumb E. 19th c
Holt Family Tewitt Hall M 19thc
Batterbee Family Whitewell Bottom L 19th c
Hoyle Family Stacksteads E 20th c
You get the idea? This might have to be refined but
this is what I have in mind.
Wills
In the last issue I report that the cost of wills from
First Avenue House, London had been increased to £15. I am pleased to say
that due to pressure fro Family Historians this has now been reduced to
£5.
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