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Hampshire Genealogical Society The Hampshire Family Celebrating our Historian 40th year Volume 40 No.1 June 2013 Volume 40 No.1 Winchester School of Art sketching class (see page 48) Inside this Issue New technology and an old headstone • My Brown family • Historical hogs – John Arlott PLUS: Around the groups • Book Reviews • Your Letters • Members Interests • Research Room Journal of the Hampshire Genealogical Society Hampshire Genealogical Society Registered Charity 284744 HGS OFFICE , 52 Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3DP Telephone: 023 9238 7000 Email: [email protected] Websites: www.hgs-online.org.uk and www.hgs-familyhistory.com PRESIDENT Miss Judy Kimber CHAIRMAN PROJECTS Dolina Clarke Eileen Davies, 22 Portobello Grove, Email: [email protected] Portchester, Fareham, Hants PO16 8HU BOOKSTALL Tel: (023) 9237 3925 Chris Pavey Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] MEMBERS’ INTERESTS SECRETARY Pam Thacker Mrs Sheila Brine Email: [email protected] 25 Willowside, Lovedean, Waterlooville, Hants PO8 9AQ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND TRUSTEES: Tel: ( 023) 9257 0642 Sheila Brine Email: Dolina Clarke [email protected] Gordon Clem TREASURER Eileen Davies Ann-Marie Shearer Jim Duncan 64 Sovereign Crescent Chris Pavey Fareham, Paul Pinhorne Hants PO14 4LU Ann-Marie Shearer Email: Ken Smallbone [email protected] Keith Turner Angela Winteridge MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – See Group Reports Pages Gordon Clem GROUP ORGANISERS 52 Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3DP Tel: (023) 9238 7000 Email: SUBSCRIPTION RATES: [email protected] ALL MEMBERS £15 Members may now pay by Credit Card EDITOR at our website. Ken Smallbone 110 St Peter’s Road, Basingstoke, Hants RG22 6TG This journal is designed and laid out by Tel: (01256) 355590 Email: Acadia PR & Design Southampton [email protected] Telephone 023 8052 8254 Email: [email protected] The Contents Hampshire Editorial – Ken Smallbone 2 Family Feature article – The new website 3 Searchers compiled by Lesley Bull 4 Historian Finders compiled by Lesley Bull 7 June 2013 Surnames appearing in this issue 8 Local history group websites 9 Memories of 40 years ago by Mary Talbot 11 In days of yore – Census – Part 3 by Ken Smallbone 12 Book reviews 16 New technology and an old headstone by Tracy Dunne 20 Which is the right Ann Dimes? by Wendy Cope 22 Dear Editor – Your Letters 24 My Brown family by Ken Smallbone 27 Page 54 HGS News 30 Diary dates out of county 33 Deadline William Inwood Material for possible inclusion in the September 2013 by Jane Hurst 34 Family Historian should be received strictly by 5 July We are the chosen 2013. All contributions are, however, appreciated as early by Peter Elliot 37 as possible. Members’ surname interests 38 Disclaimer Historical hogs – John Arlott The Hampshire Family Historian is the official publication by Ken Smallbone 42 of the Hampshire Genealogical Society. Page 42 Material is copyright of the Society and may not be reproduced without written permission. The Hampshire Genealogical Society does not accept responsibility for personal views expressed in this publication, or in any articles. Submission of material The editor welcomes articles, family trees (typed in black, A4 with 1” margins) letters, items, comments, and especially family photographs or illustrations to accompany them. Please enclose SAE for photo return. News from Record Offices/Libraries 46 Items can be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] with your Surname and “New Southampton Quaker burial grounds HFH Article” on the subject line or by post (letter or CD in by Ben Cowdrey 54 Word format). The HGS reserve the right to reproduce Local Group Programmes 55 submissions in publicity materials and on the society My ancestor came from Hampshire website. by Sue Dennis 72 Please, ALWAYS include a telephone contact — Important matters 74 (it will not be printed if you clearly state this) and your HGS Publications/Postal price increases 75 membership number PLUS full postal home address - particularly when sending Emails. 1 Editorial Welcome… With this coming year, 2013-14, Hampshire Genealogical Society (HGS) will be celebrating its 40th year. The South East Hampshire Genealogical Society was formed back in 1973-74, and you can read Mary Talbot’s remarkably detailed memories of its early days on p 10. In 1977 it was transformed into the county- wide HGS, and in the following year I became a member (left in 1991 and rejoined in 2004). Throughout the coming year I hope to be able to include the memories of other original members to complement Mary’s very interesting account of the early days. To round off this eventful year, we shall be celebrating family of Brown’s Farm, Baughurst, appears the 40th anniversary at our AGM in May 2014. on pp 27-29; Ben Cowdrey’s account of the It will be a special occasion, and we hope it Friends’ Burial Ground in Southampton is on p will be very well attended. 54; Jane Hurst mentions that the Inwoods As if to enhance this special anniversary still were early Quakers on p 34. further, we have had the good fortune to be Problems concerning identification are the able to introduce our new website, which was themes for two articles (pp 22-23 and 34-36), launched at Who Do You Think You Are (Live)? while there is a tribute to family historians in at Olympia, London, in February. This is general on p 37. A lecture on Hampshire discussed on pp 3 and 73, along with the new ancestors is discussed on p 72. The article on logo, which you can see dotted around censuses is continued on p 12, while John throughout this current journal. Please read Arlott the cricket commentator is our present these articles, for they explain the situation “Historical Hog”. There must be plenty here more fully. for most members to find something of Another modern technological advancement is interest to entertain them. also revealed in Tracy Dunne’s article on p 20. I wish to thank everybody who has contributed It makes interesting reading, and may provide something to this current journal and for a helpful idea for some of our members to material that has not yet been included to date adopt. because of lack of space. Have a joyful Another theme - although not so modern - summer. running through this current journal is Ken Smallbone Quakerism. A brief summary of my Brown Editor 2 Feature article The New Website Our IT team had worked all hours to bring occasional training meetings - as well as this complex task to fruition for HGS in assistance from people at the end of the time to launch at Who Do You Think You phone/email, etc. Are (Live). There is certainly no way we Alongside the website, work on other aspects could have contemplated this task of the project has also been progressing. We without their knowledge, expertise, and have a new logo. Opinions vary, but the generously giving freely their time. majority seemed to favour keeping the rose, The site is now 'work-in-progress' as we strive but updating its image. We have retained the to add more informative and interesting HGS name. The new address www.hgs- content, as well as consolidate and update familyhistory.com will run current pages and fix 'bugs' as needed. As alongside www.hgs-online.org.uk for a few with any new website, there have been months, and then replace it. Our tag-line technical difficulties, but our IT team is is 'Helping you explore and research your working hard to put them right as soon as family history'. Even if you google 'Hampshire they can. We have added forms to enable Family History', the HGS site should appear people to contact us online, as well as to join near the top of the first page. HGS or renew their membership. Visitors can We will also be working towards making an e- also buy HGS products online and access journal available through the website for those downloads. In addition, there are pages for who want it. New HGS members will now each local group to make their own automatically receive an e-journal, unless contributions. The content reflects the hard there are compelling reasons for them not work of many contributors, although not all to. The paper journal will continue as normal the information provided is currently on the for current members, and they can also opt-in site, but will be added as we progress. to have an e-journal at any time, if they so It is essential to have a strategy within HGS to wish. The Members’ Area is also being run and maintain the website to a high developed. standard, to keep it vibrant and regularly As already mentioned, there is still work to updated. We are therefore asking for more do, and much more to come on the website, volunteers to become involved with these with changes, corrections and fixes on-going. essential tasks. We urgently need:- As always, we are pleased to receive Volunteers with some technical IT knowledge constructive comments and ideas. Your to help and support our webmaster in voluntary help in implementing these and our administering and maintaining the site other works will always be welcomed. Our Content writers to write for the website eventual aim is to ensure that the website is Editorial team to work on the submitted the flagship of HGS, as it continues to be a articles, proof-reading, editing and posting vibrant and outward-looking family history onto the site society, offering worthwhile and interesting Training and support will be given for all the benefits to its members.
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