Gravestone Photographic Resource

Interesting site click here.

!939 register

(taken from the newspaper in 1939)

Find My Past & Lost Cousins

Findmypast are having a flash sale, with 20% off all 12 month subscriptions - however it ends at midnight (London time) on Saturday 27th February, hence this rather rushed email.

To take advantage of this offer, which applies at all Findmypast sites around the world, and get a free LostCousins subscription, see my last newsletter. The following link will take you straight to the relevant article:

 

http://lostcousins.com/newsletters2/latefeb16news.htm#Offer

Alternatively, visit the LostCousins website where there's always a link to the latest newsletter in the menu. Remember, the 1939 Register is included in all 12 month Britain and World subscriptions.

For all the inside information on the 1939 Register see my special newsletter:

http://lostcousins.com/newsletters2/1939special.htm

It really is the place to go if you have any questions about the 1939 Register - not only will you find exclusive revelations, overall it's more up to date than the information on Findmypast's own website!

A final tip: if you have Irish ancestors remember that Findmypast will be launching their index to the Catholic Parish Registers next month - so it might be worth splashing out a little extra to get a World subscription.

My next newsletter will be out in early March - let's hope the daffodils are too!

Peter Calver

State Library visit to Yanchep/Two Rocks

Hope to see you there.

Last will and Testament of John BECK

I wonder what happened to all this. Would love to know who Mrs Elizabeth TODD is - she ended up with the family bible!!!

Transcript

I John BECK of Old Brentford in the parish of Ealing in the county of Middlesex formerly carrying on the trade of Linen Draper but now of Gardening do constitute this my last will and testament 

first I give and bequeath to Mrs Elizabeth ? TODD a large family bible

the residue of my property of any or what description that shall or do belong to me at my decease but particularly the household furniture in the dwelling house formerly in my possession as tenant but now tenanted by Mrs Edmund TREDAWAY at which place I now reside the following goods furniture described as follows viz -

• Goose feather bed
• 4 good ditto ditto
• 5 bolsters & 4 pair pillow
• 5 Bedsteads
• 3 Mattress
• 3 Bed funitures
• 5 (8?) pair sheets
• 6 pair blankets
• 6 quilts
• 6 pair pillow cases
• 2 large Table Cloths
• 6 small ditto
• 1 Double Chest of Drawers
• 1 Bureau
• 1 large Mahogany table
• 3 small Mahogany tables
• 3 Deal ditto
• 1 Wainscot ditto
• 1 Dozen Rush bottomed chairs
• 6 Mahogany chairs
• 1 ditto ditto
• 1 stand
• 1 painted ditto
• 1 night chair
• 1 knife Cast
• 1 dozen knives and forks
• 3 tea trays
• 1 small ditto and Bread Basket + 2 decanters & stands
• 1 dozen Glasses
• 6 (runners or rummers) of Salts Cut Glass
• 2 sets of China cups & Saucers & full set of Blue & White Dinner Service
• 2 large trunks
• 4 looking glasses and 1 dressing Glass
• 40 books various and one Large Family Bible
• 2 Tea Chests
• one pair Plated Candlesticks
• 6 Brass ditto
• Large Copper
• 5 Stoves
• 4 sets Fire irons
• 4 Fenders
• 2 large Carpets
• 3 pair bedside ditto
• 2 hearth rugs
• copper coal scuttle and copper tea ? kettle and 2 ? watches with the fixtures of the shop

Great read

This is such a good read, (print is a bit on the small side).

Ruby Tuesday Too

Very interesting book.

For other Ruby blogs click here.

New books at the Library

There are a lot of new 'Family History' books at the library.

Here is one

Go and browse shelve 929.

A fun link to try 

enter a birth date here.

The ASHER family

The ASHER Family left - right

 Walter Herbert (Bert) b. 31/07/1893 Lincoln 

Alfred E (Ern) b. 1892 Lincoln

William (Sgt Royal Marine Artillary) b.1865 Potter Hanworth

Laura (nee HUTTON) b.1869 York

Laura Cecilia (Polly) b.1905 Portsmouth

1939 & all that!

The 1939 register that was taken on the 29th September (six months after my Gran had died) has thrown up some more info on the Bobbett family.

Arthur J Bobbett male born 6 November age 60 married Publican retired

Maria A Bobbett female born 12 September age 77 married Incapacitated

Cecily M Batson female born 2 August age 67 widow  Paid Domestic Duties

How do I know Cecily is part of my family? She is the younger sister of Maria (nee Jackson), my Gran, Emma Louisa family. So - my great Aunt.

The address is 36 Kingston Road, Teddington, I wonder if this is the house I went to. Maria (who I called Auntie Marie) died in 1941, Arthur died in 1945 & Cecily died in 1954.