A The world’s leading publication for one-namers Vol 9 Issue 7 July–September 2007 l l t h e l a t e s P i C 2 t r t n h e 0 i o

c

p e 0 G n H t

o 7 u f G a e r

r u m u t A r e s e i n s p

l i n f d

n s a l r c ’ h u o n s d e i a m d

r l e

n e • •

w S o t F N F A r l e r n e o i l o m g s s e e t m o h - t

i n i – n t a

n

i

a t

a n t g p h n m o r

h r e

t d o r e a

r h e Q g o

m

s i p r y u s u t e o

a

u e D i s p r l s d e

t s N s f n y d

a u A o ’ m s a f e

. a i t

. l e . y

s GUILD OFFICERS

CHAIRMAN Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings Peter Walker Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA 24 Bacons Drive Tel: 0800 011 2182 Cuffley Guild information E-mail: [email protected] Hertfordshire Website: www.one-name.org EN6 4DU Registered as a charity in England 01707 873778 Sales and Wales No. 802048 [email protected] AS well as Guild publications, the Sales Manager has a supply of Jour- VICE-CHAIRMAN nal folders, ties, lapel badges and Paul Millington back issues of the Journal. The 58 Belmont Street address is: President Worcester Derek A Palgrave MA FRHistS FSG Worcestershire Howard Benbrook WR3 8NN 7 Amber Hill Vice-Presidents 01905 745217 Camberley John Hebden [email protected] Surrey Richard Moore FSG GU15 1EB Iain Swinnerton FSG SECRETARY England Alec Tritton Kirsty Gray E-mail enquiries to: 11 Brendon Close [email protected] Tilehurst, Reading Berkshire RG30 6EA Guild Committee 0118 941 4833 Forum The Committee consists of the four [email protected] THIS online discussion forum is Officers, plus the following: open to any member with access to TREASURER e-mail. You can join the list by Gordon Adshead Cliff Kemball sending a message with your mem- Howard Benbrook 168 Green Lane bership number to: Peter Copsey Chislehurst [email protected] Peter Hagger Kent BR7 6AY To e-mail a message to the forum, Barbara Harvey 0208 467 8865 send it to: David Mellor [email protected] [email protected] Roy Rayment Roy Stockdill Regional Representatives Ken Toll * * * * * * * * * * * * Sandra Turner The Guild has Regional Reps in Steven Whitaker many areas. If you are interested in REGISTRAR becoming one, please contact the Regional Representatives Co- Bookstall & Sales Manager David Mellor ordinator, Sandra Turner: Howard Benbrook 2 Bromley Road Forum Manager West Bridgeford 2 St Annes Close Wendy Archer Nottingham Notts NG2 7AP Winchester Regional Reps Co-ordinator Hampshire SO22 4LQ. Sandra Turner 01159 141838 [email protected] Tel: 01962 840388 Website Manager E-mail: rep-coordinator@one- Anne Shankland EDITOR name.org Roy Stockdill SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 6 First Avenue The Journal of One-Name Studies is Executive Peter Walker Garston, Watford published quarterly by the Guild of Marketing Ken Toll Herts WD25 9PZ One-Name Studies and printed by Publications Peter Walker 01923 893735 Flexpress Ltd, 5 Saxby St, Leicester Seminar Gordon Adshead [email protected] ISSN 0262-4842 IT Paul Millington © Journal of One-Name Studies MAIN ARTICLES 5 Chairman’s report to the AGM reveals another successful year for the Guild PETER WALKER on 12 months of enhanced activity and projects 8 Publishing on the web – how to get started, the easy options and more advanced methods TERESA PASK with a comprehensive guide to starting and maintaining a website 14 From the Queen’s Flight to links to the royal family tree DAVID JUDD describes the progress of his Judd/Judde One-Name Study GUILD REPORTS • NEWS • EVENTS 16 Major coverage of the 2007 Annual Conference – three pages of pictures, including the conference opening and Saturday night banquet 19 STEVE WHITAKER reports on conference affairs and the lectures over the two days 21 A funny thing happened on the way to the conference - CHALMERS CURSLEY gives his personal impressions of the weekend 23 Great expectations were not disappointed at Nottingham DNA Seminar – two- page report on another successful Guild seminar by RODNEY BRACKSTONE 25 Seminars update • Marriage Challenge update 30 Online survey reveals growth in Guild DNA Projects by CHRIS POMERY 31 Maurice and Pamela make marathon mark in Blackpool – Guild husband-and- wife team MAURICE and PAMELA HEMINGWAY in major seaside run • Winners of the Guild Publications and Web Awards • Death knell for non-computer users? REGULARS 4 From the Chairman’s keyboard PETER WALKER 26 Treasurer’s Notes CLIFF KEMBALL 27 Registrar’s Notes DAVID MELLOR 28 A View From the Bookstall HOWARD BENBROOK

ARTICLES, letters and other contributions are welcomed from members, especially accompanied by illustrations, and should be sent to the Editor. Publication dates will normally be the first day of January, April, July and October. Copyright of material is to the Editor and Publishers of the Journal of One- Name Studies and the author. No material may be reproduced in part or in whole without the prior permission of the publishers. The views expressed in the Journal are those of individual contributors and are not necessarily those of the Committee of the Guild of One-Name Studies. The distribution list for this Journal, and the information in the Register Update, is based on the information held in the Guild database on the first of the month preceding the issue date.

3 Increasing the transparency of Committee’s decision making

the minutes of the Guild’s Com- mittee are available on the website in the Members’ Room, allowing you to see what we get up to and the decisions we take. However, a number of members have commented that we have only published agreed minutes INCE MY last column, which assists spreading the man- after the subsequent meeting, so we have had the results agement load. For example, the they can be several months old of the first contested new Website Manager is Anne when you see them. committee election for Shankland and the Committee Furthermore, in order to around 10 years, had our success- has also invited Rod Clayburn to ensure we get through our exten- ful Annual Conference and AGM continue as Renewals Secretary, sive agendas, we no longer at Basingstoke and held our first even though he was unsuccessful debate or minute information two meetings of the new Com- in the Committee ballot. from post-holders’ reports where mittee – not to mention “Who Do Reflecting on this trend, the no decisions are being requested You Think You Are? LIVE” at Committee has now decided that of the Committee. This means Olympia. next year, when inviting nomina- you can’t see many of the activi- Those of you who receive the tions for the 15 places on the ties that these post-holders Chairman’s Newsflash e-mails, or Committee, we will also invite perform. At our most recent who have visited the website, will members to express an interest in meeting, the Committee decided know the result of the ballot for being considered for the wide to increase the transparency of the Committee was that the fol- range of Guild posts, irrespective Guild Committee decision making lowing were elected:- of whether they wish to stand for by publishing not only the draft Gordon Adshead Committee. Of all the Guild posts, minutes of each meeting, but Howard Benbrook only the four Officers (Chairman, also all the post-holder reports Peter Copsey Vice-Chairman, Secretary and submitted. This will also apply to Des Gander Treasurer) have to be members of Sub-committees. Kirsty Gray the Committee, though it is Draft minutes are now avail- Barbara Harvey clearly highly desirable for some able for the June Committee Cliff Kemball other posts to be on the Commit- meeting, while full reports will be David Mellor tee too. available from our next meeting Paul Millington We were not used to having a onwards. Of course, there are Roy Rayment contested election and we will going to be some matters, relat- Roy Stockdill need to give more thought to the ing to personal issues, that should Ken Toll mechanics of the ballot for future remain confidential and will be Sandra Turner years. We also realised how dif- removed from the published Peter Walker ficult it can be to appoint all the papers (as they are today from Steve Whitaker Guild posts during our first com- the website minutes), but overall, Unfortunately, Des Gander mittee meeting, when not all the this decision should allow you to declined to take his position on possible candidates may be get a better impression of what the Committee and subsequently present, and also how challeng- the Committee do on your we decided to co-opt Peter Hag- ing it can be to effect an behalf. Maybe it will persuade a ger to maintain our full comple- immediate changeover of post- few of you that “I could do that; I ment of 15 members. Peter had holder in some key posts such as could do that better,” in which received the next highest number Registrar and Website Manager. case we may look forward to of votes in the election and had So, in future, we might arrange another contested election next already agreed to take on the for the new and old post-holders year. role of Production Manager. to have a phased changeover at a This is a shorter than usual Indeed, an increasing trend is point later than the AGM Chairman’s column in order to for a range of posts to be held by weekend. make room for my report to the members outside the Committee, I hope members are aware that AGM. ❍

4 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 Chairman’s report to the AGM reveals another successful year for the Guild

CHAIRMAN Peter Walker thank him for his valuable contri- aimed specifically at promoting presented the following report bution to the Guild. members’ one-name studies, and to the 2007 AGM. We are • Governance is planning to do more as funds publishing it virtually in full in permit. This is in addition to our The Guild continues to be run order to give those members traditional advertising seeking by the Committee – its Trustees - who were not present, or do new members. An article on the supported by Subcommittees for not have access to the website, Guild by Ken Toll, published in Seminars (led by Dominic Joh- an opportunity to hear about the SoG Magazine, generated nson) and Marketing (led by the advances the Guild is several new members and it is Kirsty Gray and latterly Ken Toll), making with ongoing and new hoped to repeat this with other not forgetting the conference projects and maintaining our societies. We once again under- team. While the Guild as a whole position at the forefront of the took a mailing of Guild Registers continues to launch new initia- family history movement. to major UK record offices and tives, we continue to be con- libraries. We plan to repeat this in strained by the number of people ORE THAN 160 mem- coming years and increase the who volunteer to assist these sub- bers joined or scope of distribution to other committees and other projects to rejoined the Guild in genealogical repositories. the last financial make things happen. In particu- year, only slightly less than in the lar, the Publications Subcommit- • Representation previous year. We lost some 80 tee has not met in the last year. The Guild continues to be rep- members for the usual reasons. Following last year’s constitu- resented on many important This number was well down on tional changes, the new Guild genealogical bodies. Some are the previous year and reflects the Executive met on three occasions, actively involved in the future hard work put in by Rod Clay- covering the work of the former availability of public records and burn, the Renewals Secretary. Finance and General Purposes are, therefore, important to Guild Overall, therefore, there was a Subcommittee and taking urgent members. We lobby hard for significant increase in the total decisions as necessary between facilities for one-namers. Not all membership, which now stands main Committee meetings. groups take our advice as will- well above the 2,000 mark. Several Committee members ingly as others, but we continue Whilst many other family history will be mentioned in this report, to press our case. but I would like to mention here societies are experiencing a • Seminars downturn in membership, the the major contribution made by We started the year in Guild continues to grow healthily. our Secretary, Kirsty Gray, with- Manchester with a seminar at the During the last year we have out whose efforts we could not John Rylands Library, University lost a number of long-standing have kept these essential gover- of Manchester. The subject was members who have had to give nance processes working. Sources in the North West and up their studies because of failing For the first time for many was designed to appeal to those health or who have, sadly, died. I years we had a contested election members who cannot reach our should particularly mention Ernie for the main Committee. I am more southern venues easily. In Hamley, one of our Vice-Presi- sure this is a healthy develop- August a joint seminar was dents, who died in February. ment, representing both a welcome degree of volunteers to organised with the Halsted Trust. • Registration assist the running of the Guild This was another Introduction to Registered names also con- and a chance for the membership One-Name Studies seminar at a tinue to increase, and the total of to express their opinion about venue we have used before, the registered names and variants who runs it. I congratulate the Hundred House Hotel, Worcester. now stands at over 7,600. Newer members who have been elected We were disappointed that the members are registering fewer and hope that the unlucky three attendance comprised mainly variants than the longer standing will demonstrate their commit- Guild members and not potential members we have lost. This pro- ment to the Guild by volunteer- new members as we had hoped. bably reflects the better advice ing in other ways to our In November, a successful Com- we are giving, that only genuine programme of work. puter Seminar was held at the variants surviving today should Montague Hall, Hounslow, Mid- be registered. After four years, • Marketing dlesex. The year ended with Roger Goacher is standing down The Guild now advertises in another successful Publications as Registrar and I would like to several genealogical magazines Seminar in February 2007 at the

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 5 famous Bletchley Park venue, previously used by the • Communications Guild in 2005. We continue to use and develop all possible ways Following the introduction of a seminar comment to communicate with members. Between Journals form, the feedback has assisted the Seminar Sub- we have the Chairman’s Newsflash which goes to Committee to focus on possible repeat topics, our 1,670 online members and is also available on improved quality of venues and future locations. At our RSS newsfeed. On the inbound side, Roy Ray- the same time, we should be aiming at enticing ment continues to man our freephone telephone prospective new members and to this end advertis- number for the public as well as members to reach ing of seminars is being more focused on local FH the Guild for general enquiries. The website con- societies and magazines. The idea of reproducing tinues to be an important vehicle for publishing seminar material on DVD for use by overseas mem- news and information about the Guild. bers progressed during the year. However, the main The e-mail alias service (your one-name.org problem still lies with obtaining lecturers’ permis- addresses) continues to provide valuable communi- sion to copy their material. cations identification with the Guild, although the • Regional Reps overall reliability of e-mail as a delivery mechanism We now have 50 Regional Reps working to continues to be a problem and spam filtering support the Guild around the UK and the world, an remains a challenge. In November 2006 Gerald increase of 11 over last year, thanks to Sandra Cooke took over the role of Data Manager, oversee- Turner’s powers of persuasion, and, of course, the ing the alias service, and he reports that despite the individuals’ willingness to assist the Guild. As well as unwanted spam that does get through, some 20,000 greeting and supporting members in their area, items are quarantined every day. Due to Gerald’s many have assisted by promoting the Guild at diligent work in fine-tuning the management events in their regions, like seminars and family features, the level of spam has now dropped and a history shows and fairs. Additionally, many reps review is under way to make further improvements. continue to hold local meetings and produce • Web-based activities regional newsletters. Profiles and Archives continue to be added to on • Bookstall the Guild site, though the take-up of the former in Sales on the Bookstall were significantly lower particular has been slower than anticipated, with this year; this can probably be explained by the some 308 of the 2,086 registered Guild studies absence of any new high-value items that might having a profile page. Remember, this is your oppor- capture the imagination of the market (such as the tunity to promote your study on the Guild’s site – National Burial Index, Edition 2, in previous years), they are free and open to anyone who has a regis- together with a generally recognised downturn in tered study with the Guild. There are many people attendance at fairs. Nevertheless, the Guild Book- here at the conference who have successfully stall, led by Howard Benbrook and his team of demonstrated how easy it is to set one up and Paul helpers, was in attendance at 30 separate events Millington will be happy to show you how to go throughout the year with an even broader range of about it for your study. If you are seriously inter- items for sale. There always seems to be a small ested in getting more contacts from those interested crowd clustered around the Guild’s tables! The mail in your registered surnames, then you should think order service has continued, although this is now about getting a Profile. The use of the Guild Archive dominated by sales of online vouchers through the facility has also progressed slower than was hoped, three major commercial suppliers. with just 120 members now using the service. • Journal The main development during the year has been Our Journal continues to be a highly respected the introduction of individual passwords for the magazine covering a wide range of topics relating members’ room. This means an end to the password to one-name studies and news about the Guild. This being printed on some of the paperwork accom- year we celebrated our 100th Journal and published panying the journal. You are now free to choose with it a popular booklet entitled 100 Top Tips for your own password and this can remain unchanged One-Namers. Then the 101st Journal was accom- for as long as you wish. If you have not received panied by a CD featuring electronic searchable your new password go to www.one-name.org/ versions of the first 100 Journals, along with an up- forgotten.html to have your password issued to your to-date Library catalogue. registered Guild e-mail address. The forms for Roy Stockdill continues to use his editorial and changing your personal details, e-mail address and design flair in producing this high-quality journal. website can now automatically be pre-filled with Thanks also go to Ken Toll, our Production Manager, the information that the Guild currently holds for who ensures that the Journal and all other enclosed you, and it is anticipated further developments will items get designed and assembled in time. We are take place in this area during the forthcoming year. grateful to our printers, Flexpress, who have once This report marks the end of the stewardship of again sponsored the production of the Conference Paul Millington as Webmaster, a position he has Handbook. held for six years. Paul hopes to be able to continue

6 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 in supporting the Guild’s website in its various continues to expand with the donation of additional electronic projects and wishes his successor all the ONS material in digitised format. The E-Library best in maintaining the site. I’m sure you would join catalogue was included on the Guild CD and the me in thanking Paul for the tremendous job he has catalogue is also available on the Guild website. done over the last six years. More donors of the original material have pro- • Marriage Index vided “release” authority to enable their material to be searched by the E-Librarian, Colin Pattrick, on Mary Rix, supported by Peter Alefounder, con- behalf of Guild members. Colin can now provide tinues to run this index. The GMI has increased members (on request) with all occurrences of a during the year and now has 429,569 entries (up registered name in the E-library in one document, 17%) from 440 members (up 48%). It has benefited thus making the E-library more accessible. from extra entries provided from the Marriage The completion of the digitisation project means Challenges. that it is now easier for the Guild to distribute • Guild Forum material and, we hope, will make our archived The Guild Forum, managed by Sharon Symons, studies and other documents more accessible than continues to be a vibrant exchange of views and ever before. advice on one-name studies and some 31% of our • Findmypast online members are subscribed to the Forum. In the The Guild has continued with its close relationship last year, over 8,100 messages have been posted on with Findmypast.com and we are particularly the Forum. During the year the software which pleased that they have sponsored the conference Rootsweb uses to run their mailing lists was again this year. Guild members can obtain a 10% changed. The actual changeover seemed to go quite bonus on the units they purchase by quoting the smoothly, but recently it has been realised that not promotional code. Cliff Kemball can provide off-line all messages are being delivered to all subscribers. members with a look-up service to the many data- This situation is not unique to the Guild Forum and bases held by Findmypast. Rootsweb are working on the problem. • Other Lookups • Marriage Challenge The Guild continues to provide lookups from Coordinated by Peter Copsey, Marriage Challenge selected CD-ROMs. These are currently: continues to be a great success and encourages Biography database members to undertake searches in deposited marri- Soldiers Died In the Great War age registers for particular registration districts. The Army Roll of Honour - WWII Over 100 Challenges have now been completed or Armies of the Crown are in progress and the number of marriages found The Complete Peerage for our members is approaching 30,000. The project is of particular benefit to those who have difficulty • Wiki or Guild Knowledge Store in reaching record offices in the area where their This pilot project has now been formally recogn- particular name is common and a special benefit to ised as a permanent Guild feature. The Wiki allows our members overseas. all members to share their knowledge and expertise • Guild Library with others. Some 75 pages have now been created and form a valuable source of information about For many years our library has lain unused and how to carry out a one-name study and find useful largely unknown to members but this situation is sources. beginning to change. Cliff Kemball took on the role of Guild Librarian (on a temporary basis) and we • DNA now have a catalogue of 500 books which is The DNA Advisory Group, led by Susan Meates, has recorded on the Guild website and was included in continued to assist the Committee with this impor- the Guild CD celebrating 100 Guild Journals. The tant but complex topic. Four DNA Newsflashes have Guild catalogue will be updated on the Guild been sent to some 69 members interested in the website every six months in January and July. topic. Surveys of DNA projects have provided valu- The library catalogue provides a list of all the able feedback to the Group. More active members books currently held in the Guild’s Library. Against are sought for this Advisory Group. each book title there is an indication of whether the • Conclusion book can be loaned to members, searched by the Guild librarian for any specific surname or is avail- In conclusion, the Guild remains in good health able for reference purposes only. The Guild library is and I trust that the new blood on the Committee beginning to be used again and we hope that this will allow the Guild to make further progress in the use will gradually increase in the future. forthcoming year. Ultimately, the Guild is not just an organisation, but a group of people dedicated to • E-Library a common cause. I trust that the membership Following the digitisation of over 120,000 pages recognises and values the efforts of those that have of material from the Guild Library, the E-Library achieved all that I have described. ❍

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 7 Publishing on the web – how to get started, the easy options and more advanced methods Deciding which to use is the hardest part!

AT the Guild’s Publishing Seminar at people by letter. They had no visibility on the extent Bletchley Park in February, one of the of information I had. In the period 2001–2006, since speakers was TERESA PASK (Member 293), I started publishing to the web, I have 150-plus who entertained and enthused those contacts. attending with a very informative talk on I have received photographs of my own ancestors starting and maintaining a website. that in my wildest of dreams I never thought Teresa, a winner and then a judge of the existed. Only recently I received over 100 photo- Guild’s Web Award, spoke about the various graphs, certificates and documents dating back to methods of publishing on the Internet. The the early 1800s from a non-related elderly lady who Journal invited her to turn her lecture into was concerned that when she dies it will all be an article for the benefit of members unable destroyed. She had found my website and could see to be present at Bletchley Park. that I was dedicated to sharing my research and this encouraged her to contact me. F YOU can e-mail, upload files or use a genealogy software program, then you have Skills, effort and costs enough knowledge and experience to publish Of course, the downside is that there is increased to the web. The hardest part is deciding what effort and possible costs involved. To assist you in method you are going to use! your decision-making, for each publishing option There are an overwhelming number of options the following evaluation criteria is provided: now available. My intention in this article is to cover some of these alternatives and provide some evalua- tion criteria that will enable you to determine what method may suit you. Many of these publish- ing options have been detailed in previous Issues of the Journal, on the Forum and in the Guild’s Wiki. Indeed, our Chair- BY TERESA PASK man, Peter Walker, has provided a significant insight into these topics. So, to avoid too much duplication, I will focus on four of the main options available: Figure 1 – Skills, effort and cost criteria

• Easy alternatives – Guild Profile and Blogs Easy alternatives – Guild Profile • GEDCOM-based publishing Technical + Maintenance + Cost + • PHP-based websites The Guild Profile is by far the easiest way of • Tailor-made websites having a virtual presence. The main advantages of the Guild Profile are that all the technical work is Why publish to the web? done for you and that it is free. If you can write, you The majority of us use the Internet for searching, can use this method and it can also be made avail- and exchanging information, mainly by e-mail. If able for non-computer users. It is easy to use – you you have virtual presence, the likelihood of others just complete the template. It then automatically finding you increases significantly. For example, in becomes part of the Guild website, indexed by my comparatively small Euridge/Uridge One-Name Google and other search engines. Study in the period 1980–2001, before the Internet Everyone I have spoken to has been amazed at was readily available, I was in contact with 20 the number of new contacts as a direct result of

8 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 their profile, and how often it is viewed by others. chart. The blog also provides a chronological record of the past and present content. Easy alternatives – Blogs I encourage my researchers to receive notifi- Technical + Maintenance + Cost + cations when there is a new entry. I recommend Another easy alternative is a blog – a WeB LOG them to use the website Change Detection to enables you to quickly post research notes, interest- monitor my blogs. The monitoring is easy to use and quick to set up. Of course this can be applied for any website. The advantages of blogs are that if you can create an e-mail you can use this method. It is free and very easy to use. It is standalone or you can link it to your website to provide a dynamic update. It is very customisable, there are lots of templates, and different options for the main layout. Individual website Technical +++ Maintenance +++ Cost ++/+++ I will not go too deep into the topic of design approach, domains and web editors. Essential reading on this can be found in the Guild Knowledge Store. For my own websites, www.uridge.org and www.pask.org.uk I use Dreamweaver, a technically challenging web editor. I do not have any HTML or programming skills and Figure 2: Uridge, Euridge One-Name Study blog you really do not need them. Just patience and determination, and probably some help from others. ing snippets, interact with people, and more. I use I host my website on www.uk2.net. the Google blogger. It is easily set up and takes less To reduce the website maintenance I have static than five minutes by following the three easy steps pages – once set up they require very little change. to creating your own blog. My blogs are the Uridge, Euridge One-Name Study Blog and the Pask, Paske One-Name Study Blog.

Regular update I regularly update the blogs with relevant infor- mation on any new enquiries received. This enables me to provide immediate information back to the enquirer and at the same time provide infor- mation to other researchers. This provides a sense of community, as often photo- graphs, certificates and other snippets of informa- tion materialise from long forgotten areas that did not Figure 3: the Uridge, Euridge ONS website seem relevant when first found. However, the surnames, detailed narratives and lists If you are unsure what could be included, look at are frequently updated. I use the family history existing blogs like Jan Cooper’s Greathead Blog or software program, The Master Genealogist (TMG) Peter Walker’s Hollyer One-Name Blog or the well with the companion product Second Site, written by known Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter. I John Cardinal. Second Site automatically transforms also label, or categorise, the information in the the data from TMG into a website that can either be blog. This provides an easy method of locating used standalone or in a website that is accessed information for a specific tree, location or relevant through links from the static pages. All the files are

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 9 curve of the web editing software, can be very high, technically challenging and expensive. The initial outlay for the domain and hosting is also expensive, although over a two-year period it can work out at just over £5 per month per website. GEDCOM-based websites Technical + Maintenance + Cost +/++ If you are using a family history program to store your data, you will undoubtedly be able to export your data Figure 4: initial page of Second Site-generated web pages into a GEDCOM file. This is generated and pages compiled with all the hyper- normally under reporting or export functions. There links to individual narratives, graphics, charts, lists, are several websites that provide space for you to and indexes within a few minutes. These are publish your tree online, by uploading a GEDCOM included in one folder and this is then uploaded to file. my website. The following websites provide easy-to-use tools Alternatively, this folder can be included in a CD to upload and maintain GEDCOM-based informa- or DVD for distribution to your family or fellow tion. For example: researchers. There is significant support and a Rootsweb mailing list for both TMG and Second Site. • RootsWeb World Connect The advantages of using this approach are that it • FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File is very customisable. The look-and-feel of static • GeneaNet pages and the Second Site-generated webpages can • GenCircles (free, with a pay-to-view option) be unique. Second Site is very quick to learn and • Ancestry World Tree (pay-to-view) easy to use. Publishing direct from my TMG data • Genes Reunited (pay-to-view) reduces data maintenance significantly. The main disadvantages are that the initial design If you are unsure which one to use, then why not and setup of your own website, and the learning try them out by searching for your own surname? Always read their upload instruc- tions. Pay atten- tion to how you can maintain, or update the data, particularly as to whether you can delete your data. Also, whether you can prevent others from downloading your GEDCOM to use elsewhere without your knowledge. I have been using GenCircles for some time. Their 3-step pro- cess begins with registration, as Figure 5: GenCircles Search Page will be seen in the

10 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 illustrations Also in Step 3, you can set the file preferences for whether you will allow others to download your data. and the extent of what you want to share. This includes several options - multiple ancestors, restrict to a defined number of generations, immediate family or individuals, or no sharing what- soever. This website is different from other “world” tree type websites because it allows you to interact with your data and with other genealogists in new ways. Through their Matching technology, it analyses your genealogy to help you find other genealogists to work with. The advantages of using the option of Figure 6: GenCircles – Step 1 Registration GEDCOM publishing are that it is quick to learn and easy to use. GenCircles has an excellent FAQ section, covering most ques- tions. The disadvan- tages are that some sites are very difficult to change or delete your data once you have provided it. Also, some sites pro- vide data to others and you must read the small print. Alternatively, if you have webspace you can use a GEDCOM conversion software, and publish it yourself.

Figure 7: GenCircles – Step 2 Upload PHP-Based websites Technical + Maintenance + Cost ++/++ The final publish- ing option I am going to cover is possibly the most innovative, up-to-date approach. It produces a sophisti- cated, dynamic website (See Figure 9: PhpGedView, on the next page). This new technol- ogy is PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Don’t be blinded by science! You do not need to know this, or Figure 8: GenCircles – File Preferences

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 11 Figure 9: PhpGedView have any of the technical background information. and paid a monthly payment of $5.95 US dollars, PHP provides a dynamic view of your genealogi- and 4–6 hours later they notified me it was up and cal data. You can choose to customise it to your running. I did not have to install anything or set up requirements, and it also allows the person viewing a website, domain, or anything complex. your website to dynamically customise their view to It is a powerful way to manage and display your meet their requirements. Additionally, it supports an genealogy data on the internet. It can store your optional collaboration community approach. The data on your server instead of on your own hard authorisation concept is excellent and gives you drive. Alternatively, you can create a GEDCOM from total control on who sees what. your genealogy software and upload it to your I have chosen a hosted website by PGV Hosting. website. You can make it private, so that only you This is a company that sets everything up for you, can see the data. Or you can give access to a few hosts your website and is available with fast support other family members or to everyone. You can also if required. It is amazingly quick to set up and does allow other people to add information. not need a technological background. Using a This method can grow with your experience, or hosted company takes the mystique out of it. I you can leave as is and just update it periodically signed up for the service, uploaded a GEDCOM file, with your latest GEDCOM. There are no additional costs, just the $5.95 per month for up to 5,000 individuals or $8.95 per month for over 5,000. The PGV Host- ing signup web page is easy to use and after completion, you upload your GEDCOM. The system then prompts you through a 3-step process. First step is to upload your GED- COM file. This took 45 seconds on my computer. You use a Figure 10: PGV Hosting signup web page similar process to

12 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 maintain your data later if you are working in a website are that if you can upload a GEDCOM file genealogy program on your personal computer. you can use this method to produce a very sophisti- Alternatively, if you have broadband, you can opt to cated dynamic website that supports an optional, maintain your data directly in the website, using the collaboration community approach. It is very cus- in-built genealogy software. tomisable for you and the person viewing your site. The second step is to set the access and privacy The disadvantage is that if you decide to maintain settings. The standard defaults are predefined for online you will need a broadband connection. you. The final result is a clean, crisp, flexible website Download In this article I have endeavoured to provide a small snippet of an extensive array of options now available on the Internet. The choice is yours to suit your knowledge, expertise, time available for maintenance and what you can afford. If you are interested in more detail on the options discussed, you can down- load the presentation I gave at the Publishing Seminar at Bletchley Park last February. This presen- tation provides screenshots and additional information. Figure 11: GEDCOM Privacy Settings The link can be found on my blog. ❍ that dynamically produces views based on the References: requirements of the person viewing the webpage. Google Blogger: http://www.blogger.com They can see a concise or a detailed view. Of course, if you want to be technically chal- Uridge, Euridge One-Name Study Blog: http://euridge.blogspot.com

Pask, Paske ONS Blog: http://pask-paske.blogspot.com

One-name study of the sur- name Greathead: http://greathead-one-name- study.blogspot.com/

Hollyer One-Name Study Blog: http://hollyer.blogspot.com/

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter: http://blog.eogn.com/

Change Detection: http:// www.changedetection.com/ Figure 12: PHP Pedigree Tree monitor.html lenged and already have a website that supports a MySQL database, there are several PHP-based PHP web-hosting solution: PGV Hosting: programs. If this is the case, my choice would be The http://www.pgvhosting.com/ Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding, known as TNG. I know several Guild members who have Presentation download: excellent websites using this software. http://www.pask.org.uk/Blog/ To summarise, the advantages of using a PHP Family_History_Presentations.html

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 13 ittle did I realise back in 1977/8 when I born fruit on several occasions. started my epic journey into family history, Having reached a stage with my seventeenth where it would take me. I was serving on century research (See diagram A) where I felt it was the Queen’s Flight at RAF Benson at the becoming difficult due to lack of parish records and time and, from my interest in collecting memor- material, I have now started to look at other fam- abilia as part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee the ilies that my Judd(e) ancestors were connected to by previous year, I had also obtained copies of the not only marriage, but through business and land royal family tree. transactions, etc., to get a better understanding of Little did I realise, nearly 25 years on, how much local history and social standing of the family. of the royal genealogy would appear alongside my Documents such as wills, deeds, indentures, graves, own family tree and history. tombs, church plaques, etc., have all helped, with Since those early days, family history has taken some references to web pages on my home me down many roads and avenues, including some computer. dead ends. In recent years, with the assistance of the This is as far as I have traced my Judd(e) family College of Arms in London, and after many visits to and efforts to locate the baptisms for Thomas and the Bodliean Library Dorothy have come to and Westgate Library nothing. It is thought in Oxford, as well as that Thomas was born trips to villages and circa 1605 somewhere churches in and in Warwickshire and around Banbury, the Dorothy Swetnam in Herald from the Col- Clifton, near Dedding- lege of Arms wrote to ton, Oxfordshire. confirm that my direct Records for this parish line lineage could be do not commence traced back to Adder- until 1631, so the only bury in North Oxford- way to possibly take shire in the late this further is by wills seventeenth century. or deeds. Thomas and This pleased me and Dorothy Judd’s first- gave me the satisfaction that at least I knew I was born, a son, was named Ezekiel, which may be a clue on the right track. Since then I have been endeav- to Thomas’s parentage. ouring to further my lineage. With the able assistance of Mrs Shirley Smith of Thomas + Dorothy Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, also researching Judd Judd the surname Judd(e), as well as Burdett and Smith, Chandler Formerly Swetnam research on the family has been extended to other Married on 24 February 1627 areas, county and records offices. Visits to Birming- Horley, Oxford ham Reference Library over the last year or so has given us much useful and early medieval informa- Diagram A tion including Calendar of State Papers, Inquisitions Post Mortem, Deeds, Patent Rolls and much more. The surname Judd is spelt variously as JUD, JUDD, The best possible use has been made of having a JUDDE, JUDE and in some cases JUDGE. The Swet- home computer and access has been gained to the nam surname is spelt variously as SWETNAM, worldwide web including FamilySearch, TNA SWEATNAM, SWEATMAN, and SWETENHAM. The catalogues, Access to Archives and many others, I surname Judd is spread across much of England would urge other family historians to utilise their from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham to computer if they have one, but to treat any informa- Devon, Cornwall and Kent. The surname Swetenham tion with caution. originates in Cheshire/Staffordshire. It is most pro- Approximately three years ago I joined the Guild bable that the Judde/Jude family originally came of One-Name Studies and this has assisted in some from Kent, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, as early way to furthering my research on the Judd(e) family. documents prove this to be the case circa 1235. I have folders/files for each county for which I have Some of the other families I have now started to information on a Judd family, so as each enquiry include in my research are: comes in now from people across the world, I am • COPE – of Hanwell and related to Spencer. able to see at a glance if I can put them in touch • DANVERS – of Culworth, Horley and London. with others and what I have on each family – in • FANE – of Kent and Oxfordshire, related to some cases just a small family group, in others Cope. several generations of information. • DARRELL – originally of Sessay, Yorkshire, also Attending family history fairs across the south of Kent and Wiltshire, related to Harcourt. England has also been of great interest and has • CHICHE – of Canterbury, Kent, related to Judde.

14 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 adventurers. Sir Andrew Judde, grammar • CATESBY – of Gunpowder Plot fame in 1605, of Warwickshire and London. school founder and Lord • LOVELL – of Oxfordshire and Wars of the Roses. • RALEGH – of Farnborough Hall, Oxfordshire. Mayor of London • SPENCER – of Wormleighton, Oxfordshire. • GREY – at Agincourt, of Leicester. THE JUDDE family of Kent were well established in • HOLLAND – at Agincourt. and around Tonbridge and had been located in the • BROWNE – of Kent, London and Banbury. vicinity of Tudeley, Capel and Brenchley for well over • WHITE – of Reading, London and Abingdon. 200 years when Sir Andrew Judde founded Tonbridge • THROCKMORTON – of Warwickshire, Gunpow- Grammar School in the year 1553. The earliest der Plot, 1605. recorded Judde found to date in Kent is one Ralph • WINTER – of Bristol, Gloucester and London. Judde, mentioned in Calendar of Close Rolls dated 34 • LIGHT – of Horley in Oxford, member of the Edward III (3 February 1360 – Reading). Calais Staple. Sir Andrew Judde’s father was John Judd of • BLOUNT – of Oxfordshire. Tunbridge, Kent, Esquire and Gentleman, who died • CHICHELE – of Higham Ferrers and London, on Feb 2 1492/3 and was buried at Tonbridge. His 14th century Archbishop of Canterbury. will was dated February 1492 and proved in Septem- ber 1493. John was married to Margaret Chiche, the Royal links eldest daughter and heir of Allen or Valentine Chiche And, I hear you ask, what has all of this got to do (she was previously married to Clovell of Essex). The with a royal family tree? date of marriage must have been circa 1480. Well, to start with, Thomas Lovell was Chancellor Thomas Judd, the eldest son, was born circa 1485. of the Exchequer, Treasurer of the Royal Household Thomas married firstly the daughter of Henry Clovill/ and Speaker of Henry VII’s first Parliament. Sir Clovell of Wykeford (Wickford) in Essex. She must Robert Harcourt was Standard Bearer to Henry VII at have died young or in childbirth, as Thomas went on Bosworth Field (1485), William Cope was Cofferer to to marry Mary Rushe. Thomas was described as an Henry VII, Stephen Cope was Sergeant of the Butlery Esquire and as Founders Kin of All Souls College in and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Henry VII and Oxford in 1501. He became Groom & Yeoman of the then Sergeant of the Butlery and Poultry to Henry Laundry in 1518. His will was dated 1533 and he is VIII. buried at Wickford, Essex. As Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry Chichele had Sir Andrew Judde was the sixth child of John and close links with Henry V and was at the battle of Margaret Judd, born prior to 1492 at Barden, Kent. Agincourt in 1415. Sir Anthony Cope was Chamber- He married firstly Margaret or Mary Mirfin, the lain to Queen Catherine Parr and a Sir Edward daughter of Sir Thomas Mirfin. Andrew married Darrell was appointed as Vice Chamberlain and secondly Agnes or Annys (maiden name not known) Keeper of Katherine of Aragon’s Park at Chilton and thirdly Mary Langton, a widow, previously Foliat in Berkshire. A Thomas Judde was at Agin- Mathew. Sir Andrew Judde was a skinner, merchant court under Sir John Grey. All of these families have and Mayor of the Calais Staple. He was Lord Mayor connections to my own Judd(e) family one way or of London in 1550. Sir Andrew died on September 4 another, but I am still trying to piece it all together. 1558 and is buried at St Helen’s, Bishopsgate, Lon- However, it just shows where family history can take don. From his three marriages, Sir Andrew Judde’s you. children included: I believe my Judde family may have been Men at • John Judde, who inherited a large amount of Arms or Retainers back in medieval times and property from his father. In 1550 he became a Free- possibly up to the time of the Wars of the Roses man by Patrimony and was mentioned in a list of when through either luck, chance or good fortune Skinners in 1558 when Calais fell. they inherited or came by land and property and • Richard Judde also inherited a large amount of became yeoman/husbandmen farmers. property from his father. Richard was supposed to My advice to fellow enthusiasts is to use all the have departed England in May 1555 for Russia. sources available to you and not to give up, also Sir Andrew Judde had property in Leicestershire look at other families related or connected to your (Ulverscroft Priory), Hertfordshire, Surrey and Kent, own. Get in touch with those researching these as well as property dealings with the Humberstone families and exchange information. It may not be and Leigh family of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. ❍ relevant now – but, who knows, in two-three years’ time it could be the vital piece of information you • FIENNES – of Herstmonceaux, Newton Toney, are looking for? Wiltshire, and Broughton, Banbury. • HARCOURT – of Stanton Harcourt, Oxford, DAVID JUDD related to Darrell and Fiennes family Member 3386 • WILLOUGHBY – of Tamworth and London, early [email protected]

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 15 Scenes from the Guild’s 28th Annual Conference and AGM at the Hampshire Centrecourt, Basingstoke

Above: Peter Walker delivers his Chairman’s report to the conference Guild President Derek Palgrave opens the Above, right: Chris Braund, co-organiser conference, flanked by Secretary Kirsty Gray, of the 2008 Annual Conference in Chairman Peter Walker and Treasurer Cliff Kemball Devon, tells of the goodies to come!

Top picture: Conference Organiser Kirsty Gray (left) and helpers at the check-in desk Above: members deep in thought during the Friday night fun quiz

Above: Peter Walker presents the Guild Web Award to Anne Shankland Below, left: Polly Rubery demonstrates a point to Sandra Turner and (below, right) Howard Benbrook enthuses on the the meeting of Regional Reps delights awaiting at the Bookstall

Above and below: Guild delegates gather for the opening of the conference

Conference venue, the Hampshire Pictures by GORDON ADSHEAD Centrecourt Hotel at Basingstoke and ROY STOCKDILL

16 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 17 Pictures from the Saturday night conference reception and banquet

18 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 THE GUILD’S Annual who voted for me! Details of the of the Met in 1829 in order to Conference and AGM, the new Committee are available on prevent, amongst other things, highlight of our year, was the website. the garotting of members of the held this year at the Chairman Peter Walker then public. The records are mostly Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel presented his summary of the last held in The National Archives, but at Basingstoke. The Journal year. Membership has increased unfortunately there is no single deputed Committee member and he talked through the ser- index to police officers, so it is STEVE WHITAKER and vices provided to members, but not simple to check a registered another Guild member, volunteers are still required. name. They are, however, prepar- CHALMERS CURSLEY, to cast Money is available for new pro- ing a website for family historians their beady eyes on the jects, which brings me to the which will probably be worth proceedings and bring us Treasurer’s Report. Cliff Kemball’s investigating. their own individual reports presentation showed that, as Next, it was the turn of Dr and impressions – without, as intended, we were running a Pamela Horn on Victorian Ele- they say, fear or favour, deficit for the year. This is mentary Schools. In the early affection or ill will. intended to bring our reserves Victorian period, many element- down, as Charity Commission ary schools were set up by ASINGSTOKE is known rules dictate. There was some more for its roundabouts discussion over this and concerns than its history. Still, I’m were expressed, but Cliff made it sure the Guild can make clear that this is only to happen it interesting. That was what I for the next year or so and the was thinking as I drove down to Committee will take care not to Basingstoke...and I was right. approve expenditure required The entertainment started beyond this. with the traditional Friday night Next, the Web and Journal quiz, organised by Kirsty Gray, awards were announced. The who had named all the teams winners were Anne Shankland – who is our new webmaster, which is encouraging for the progress of the Guild website – and the Sole Society. Finally, the AGM closed with Dr Pamela Horn speaking on an reminder of the 2008 AGM. Victorian elementary schools The first speaker of the day was Maggie Bird, who talked voluntary agencies, particularly after English counties. A mix of the National Schools backed by genealogical questions and gen- the Church of England. The eral knowledge kept us on our records of these are normally toes for some hours but, sadly, my kept at the county record offices team, Derbyshire, didn’t feature where they survive. Of particular in the podium places when the significance is the year 1880, final totals were announced. Still, when school attendance, in it kept us all entertained and theory, became compulsory, so all looking forward to the days to one-namers should find entries come. At this point we started for their name after that date. It looking for a pool table but struck me when listening to the couldn’t find one, so had to just activities of the school log books sit in the bar and drink beer how familiar some of it sounded, (These conferences can be terribly with complaints of the numbers hard work – Editor). of tests to which pupils were sub- mitted and the attitude of some Committee election parents. The next day started, as it Maggie Bird, who spoke on Lunch was then served. In my must, with the AGM. There was, Metropolitan Police records opinion, the meals this year wer- however, a departure from the en’t as good as they have been in norm, as we had the results of about Metropolitan Police past years. The menus seemed the contested election for the records. Even for those like me, remarkably repetitive. Still, we Committee, the first one for some who have few Londoners in our don’t go to conference for the years. If I can just use this soap- study, this proved entertaining. food. box, I’d like to thank everyone Maggie talked of the formation The post-lunch graveyard shift

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 19 was taken by Kathy Chater on mypast.com, but due to technical Black Ancestry. Now, you might difficulties, we had some free think that this was not a subject time instead, an opportunity to relevant to the vast majority of use some of the hotel’s facilities Guild members but Kathy was at and prepare for the evening’s pains to point out that this was banquet. This was, as usual, an not the case. It is estimated that opportunity to chat about our 10–20,000 black peo- studies and whether ple came to Britain the dessert was between the 1660s actually going to turn and the abolition of up. slavery in 1807. Many On Sunday morning of them will have had we had a late start to families and left allow for the ecumeni- descendants. cal service and the Often, the difficulty regional reps’ meeting, is in establishing their and possibly for colour. Often their recovery from any colour wasn’t even hangovers. mentioned in parish Our first speaker records, but newspa- was Paul Blake on Brit- pers and physical ish India. This dates Paul Blake on British India records descriptions on joining back to the end of the which he is pledged to remove. the army and navy are 16th century, when the Our final speaker was sched- worth investigating. Honorable East India uled to be Max Tyler on the music Next, we had a pre- Company was hall, but unfortunately he was sentation on Dr. Wil- founded. Many of its unavailable due to illness. liams’ Library in Kathy Chater on records are now in the However, Paul Millington ably London, by Alan Rus- Black Ancestry British Library, includ- stepped into the breach, giving ton. The library holds a ing ecclesiastical large number of Nonconformist returns which cover many records, including Baptists, Con- locations as far afield as St gregationalists, Presbyterians and Helena. They also have probate, Unitarians, but not those of maritime and HEIC army records. Roman Catholics or Methodists. As the younger sons of many The most important of these, in families sought their fortune in family history terms, is probably India, it is likely that these the Registers, a voluntary system records will contain many regis- by which people could send in tered names. the details of births and, upon Next, we had David Bartram, payment of sixpence, have them on “Behind the Handwriting”, recorded. which took us up to lunch. Of course, this presages the After lunch, I was looking for- introduction of civil ward to Nick Barratt, registration, which was of “Who Do You Think introduced after pro- You Are?” fame. I was- tests by Nonconformist n’t let down. Nick is a groups, including at medieval historian weddings. who fell into television In addition, the more or less by acci- library holds a substan- dent. tial number of records He entertained us Nick Barratt – Who Do You of dissenting ministers, with some stories of Think You Are? if you can separate the the making of the TV us a demonstration of the Guild genealogical informa- series and apologised website and answering questions. tion from the for the unrealistic Finally, the President closed theology. manner in which it the conference with an invitation The final presenta- often presented its dis- to next year’s conference in tion of the day was coveries, particularly sunny Devon with added clotted scheduled to be a Alan Ruston on Dr the certificates in cream. I look forward to seeing demonstration on find- Williams Library brown envelopes, you there. ❍

20 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 A funny thing happened on the way to the conference...

Maggie revealed she has been talk on Dr Williams Nonconform- researching the Jack the Ripper ist) Library, Gordon Square, files and suggested that “He” London. He started with a biblical may have been a “She”! justification for family historians. Maggie was followed by Dr. This quotation can be found in Pamela Horn, whose subject was the Book of Joel, Ch 1, v 2 and 3. the Records of Pupils in Victorian It would appear that the library is Elementary Schools. The rather still run along similar lines to that dry presentation was made up by established by its founder in the the quality of the content. I was early 18th century. In addition, not aware of the vast amount of the trustees are treated to an information available on this sub- annual dinner. ject. Interestingly, large bronze If you wish to carry out BY CHALMERS medals were awarded annually to research at the library and are pupils for exemplary behaviour unsure which branch of Noncon- CURSLEY and 100% attendance. And as formism you are looking for, only AVING enjoyed a glass today, parents were prosecuted approach the librarians with of Guinness and a prawn for aiding and abetting truancy. requests for records of Baptists, salad at the bar of the English Presbyterianism, Congre- Old House at Home, Slaves gationalism, Unitarianism and some three miles from the con- Lunch was followed by a pre- one or two other minority ‘isms. ference hotel, I was distracted by sentation on Black Ancestry by Having been a GOON for a three ladies waving madly in my Kathy Chater. Black ancestry has couple of years and only direction from the rear of the attended one confer- restaurant. ence, I was looking Barbara Harvey, Anni Berman forward to the dinner and Judy Cooper, fellow members and the opportunity to of the Hertfordshire Group, had meet new contacts. I also used the pub as a watering had the pleasure of the hole. Judy suggested I followed company of Ann and as they were equipped with a Sat David Gynes and the Nav device. Guess what? We organisers of next year’s ended up in a cul-de-sac at the conference, Chris far end of a large housing estate. Braund and Janet Few. What a laugh! Ann and I spent time The quiz in the bar after din- discussing holidays and ner was a great ice breaker for my interest in a cruise those attending conference for to the Norwegian Fjords, avoiding the the first or even the second time. A painting of a bare knuckles boxing bout ubiquitous floating sky- I’ll skip over the AGM as they featuring a Negro pugilist, shown by Kathy scrapers. tend to be rather boring but Chater during her talk on black ancestry necessary affairs. She suggested con- been around since Roman times, tacting Hurtigruten, the company Jill the Ripper? the Crusades and on to current that runs the mail boats up the The opening presentation was descent through black African coast from Bergen to the Russian given by Maggie Bird on the slaves who we had traded to border. David informed me of a Metropolitan Police Records. As a work in the West Indies via special deal he had seen adver- serving officer, Maggie was able various British ports. Kathy gave tised in The Times. I have now to give an authentic ring to her various clues as to the possibility booked a trip in July. It was anecdotes. The archives are quite of black ancestry in the family: refreshing that all conversation at extensive but have limited access classical names, adult baptism family history conferences does at the moment, due to the miles and place of birth. not revolve around one’s of shelves being reorganised. Alan Ruston gave an animated ancestors. Chris Braund gave me

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 21 the low-down on the plans and feel out of my depth. The level of outside the FRC. venue for next year’s conference lectures was well pitched and Nick would not reveal the line- in Bideford. It sounds great fun, everyone was more than willing up for the forthcoming series but in order to avoid disappointment, to answer questions if asked. confirmed that Boris Johnson was book early! This will certainly not be my last featured, as in typical Boris style conference”. he had already “let the cat out of Hilarious! Paul Blake was on next and he the bag”. Conversation later in the bar gave us a comprehensive presen- Sadly, Max Tyler was unable to revolved around the hilarious tation of the contents of the give his paper on Music Hall game of “Pass the Name Badge” India Office Collection within the Ancestors due to illness. Paul Mill- which had taken place earlier in British Library. My notebook the evening. The gist of which rapidly filled up with all his follows... source details. Rodney Brackstone had Paul’s presentation was fol- brought along a friend who was lowed by a lecture given by David interested in joining the Guild. Bartram entitled “Beyond the He asked if he could stay and pay Handwriting”. I felt that a major- for dinner, but Kirsty suggested ity of the audience were some- he used the name badge of one what irritated by his poor of the late arrivals. Roy Rayment had suggested that he would be late so his badge was used, however Roy turned up earlier than expected. Guess what? No badge. Kirsty asked Roy to select another badge, so he chose Peter Copsey’s. Peter arrived – guess what? No badge. He was given Steve Whitaker’s badge. Steve arrived, guess what? “Where’s my badge Kirsty?” he asked. “OK.” said Kirsty, “you use Paul Millington David Mellor’s badge” Guess ington stepped in and gave us an what? David arrived! David man- entertaining journey through the aged to obtain a meal and sat in Guild Website including the pro- the seat temporarily vacated by posed additions and changes. He Paul Millington. Welcome to our said the statistics of Guild mem- newest member, Bob Boxer. bers who had submitted profiles Next day I managed to reach was disappointing. the restaurant in time to enjoy David Bartram breakfast after propping up the presentation skills and what Definitions bar until the small hours (What, amounted to a personal family Paul commented about com- you too?– Editor). During pre- history mostly researched by an plaints he’d heard concerning the conference coffee, I thought it agent. accuracy of surname definitions might be a good idea to ask a in specialist dictionaries. He sug- first-time conference attendee Frustration gested that more Guild members for his thoughts, which I quote However, Nick Barratt made up create profiles and he offered to verbatim. This was David Bates, for this disappointment with help those not connected to the Member 4648, who said: what can only be described as a web. “This being my first conference hilarious insight into the making Finally, I must say a big I was naturally a little uncertain of historically-based television Thank You, Kirsty, and your as to how I would fit in. After all, programmes and, in particular, team, for organising an excel- surely these GOONS must have Who Do You Think You Are? lent conference, and thanks to been researching for years! He shared with us his frustra- all the delegates for their con- “However, by Friday evening tion as to how the celebrities tribution towards the warmth during a light-hearted quiz, it seemingly manage to trace their and fellowship I enjoyed over was clear that the weekend was family histories back to the late the weekend. ❍ going to be both informative and 18th century within a couple of fun. Not everyone had done a days, one even logging on to the CHALMERS CURSLEY lifetime of study and I did not 1901 census in the back of a taxi Member 4496

22 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 Great expectations were not disappointed at Guild’s Nottingham DNA Seminar

T WAS with great expecta- BY RODNEY menced with Chris Pomeroy tions that I made my way introducing four DNA studies to Nottingham to the Guild BRACKSTONE that had made considerable pro- DNA Seminar on May 19, gress in the field. The four as I unfortunately missed the of whom was Clare Harvey who members had very different original Oxford seminar. gave a very succinct account of I was looking for the village DNA and inheritance and avoided hall so drove straight past the the pitfalls of too much detail or signpost Temple, but the local jargon. Clare then introduced the village post office soon put me Y chromosome and the fact that right. I do hope they do not close it follows the male line surname, any more of these because they so that DNA markers that it con- really are a godsend to travellers. tains gives each male a pattern of The pre-programme time was these called a DNA. signature. spent in meeting new people and Finally, mitochondrial DNA and renewing acquaintances over maternal line inheritance was early refreshments and this is a explained. very important time as one puts faces to names, etc. At this time, Overview Gordon Adshead made sure the Next was Chris Pomeroy, who PowerPoint projector was set up gave a masterly overview of the correctly and it worked flawlessly topic of DNA and family history, throughout the day. ranging from the DNA tests at Sandra Turner opened proceed- different marker numbers, testing ings by welcoming everyone and companies, DNA databases, to Chris Pomery introduced the speakers, the first analysing the results and resolv- ing problem results. approaches and styles in their Chris emphasised that DNA studies and they were in order of was another tool that we can use size of ONS. to verify existing trees and to First off was John Creer, who is give links to other branches, but descended from a long line of his our trees must be based on sound family all linked to the Isle of documentation. He went on to Man and with documented fam- pre-ancestry and DNA haplo- ilies back to the 17th century, and groups based on early migration others not yet linked back to of ancient peoples focussing on 1511. Through careful DNA the waves of early settlers to studies of focussed candidate ancient Briton, the Celtic people selection, minimum 25 marker and later Scandinavian tests and clear objectives, he was immigrants. able to demonstrate that a high A very welcome buffet lunch proportion of living Creers are was provided by the hard work of indeed related to an ancestral Dominic Johnson, to whom a Creer in the IOM. great vote of thanks is in order. It also gave us time to chat and Surname Atlas look at and discuss the exhibits of Next was Ken Mycock who, people’s DNA studies. using Surname Atlas, was able to Clare Harvey The afternoon session com- show that his family was from

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 23 Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Lanca- he is able to link some of his actively pursuing. shire and Cheshire, then relating Devon and non-Devon trees but The common thread to all the this to the registration districts DNA is not able to give all of the studies seems to be that DNA and finally, by calculating density, answers. solves some puzzles but brings the family centred in the Peak forward more challenges, and District, with a few specific Ambitious one must have a clear aim in view places. His studies show that he is The next study was Michael Dal- if one is to embark on this sub- able to link branches of his tree ton’s, which was by far the ject. But, above all, it is great fun! via DNA evidence and point to a largest and most ambitious, due The final talk was Chris again common ancestor for a number to much enthusiasm of overseas with a superb synthesis and anal- of branches of his tree. members. The society has deter- ysis of his survey of DNA projects Chris Pomeroy enthused about mined that there are nine main so far, showing that projects his DNA work and suggested that family groups, which they are evolve and mature. Most people start off with the idea of a single name ori- gin but often find that there is a multi- ple origin, which seems to be the opposite of many authors. Q and A The final session of Question and Ans- wer was, as usual, one of the most inter- esting and it would have gone on for a long time, but we had run out of time and many of us had a long journey home There is a very welcome develop- Above: Speakers Clare Harvey, Ken Mycock, Michael Dalton and John Creer at ment in that the Pow- the Question and Answer session; Below: Some of the audience at the seminar erPoint slides are available to members at the website and were on site in the evening of the seminar, thanks to the efforts of our Webmaster. Hold again I feel that the whole seminar could be re-presented in the near future at another venue conveni- ent to members, as it was so very good. From this you can discern that this seminar passed all my expec- tations and was thoroughly enjoyable, so a huge thanks to all concerned in the organising and presentation of a very pleasant day. ❍

RODNEY BRACKSTONE Member 2276

24 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 SERVICE RECORDS SEMINAR – limited to 100 and on a first- August 18. Venue: The National come-first served basis. Closing Archives, Kew, Surrey. date for applications is August Speakers: Mark Pearsall, Fam- Scenes Tour”, which includes 3. Please indicate on the form if ily History Specialist Reader places the public are not usually you would like to take advan- Adviser at TNA, who will be giv- permitted. Numbers are tage of the tour opportunity. ing an introduction to The restricted, also the lectures will Use the booking form which is National Archives; Paul Blake on overlap. Applications are wel- available from the Guild Naval Records for One-Name come from Guild members, website: click on Events to Studies; Mark Dunton, manager family historians, genealogists download it. If you have dif- of the Research Enquiries Room, and members of the public hav- ficulty, phone the Helpdesk on on Soldiers’ Records 1760–1918; ing an interest in the subject. 0800 011 2182 and a form can Ian Waller will be bringing a For lunch you can bring your be posted to you. Further infor- one-name theme into Service own sandwiches or eat in TNA mation may be obtained by Records; finally, Ken Divall on café. We need to inform TNA contacting the booking secre- Muster Rolls. the number of people who will tary: Sandra Turner, 2 St Annes There will be the opportunity want lunch. Close, Winchester, Hampshire for those unfamiliar with TNA to Cost of the seminar will be SO22 4LQ; e-mail: semi- take the optional “Behind the £18 per person. Places are [email protected]

am often asked whether it when complete, the task of spent? For small RDs the answer is necessary or desirable to achieving a full set of CPs is huge. must surely be no, but for the collect Cardinal Points Imagine a registration district largest RDs a case can be put for before starting or during a (RD) with 30 churches. For the full full CP coverage, not necessarily Marriage Challenge. MC period of 1837 to 1911, that’s as part of Marriage Challenge, Cardinal Point (CP) is a term 74 years, with four quarters per but as a project in its own right. coined by the Guild and repre- year and two CPs per quarter, However there is a case for sents the GRO page references there is a total of 17,760 marri- partial CPs as part of Marriage for the first or last marriage in a ages to record and then search Challenge but again only for the particular quarter for a particular on FreeBMD. Admittedly, the larger RDs. I usually find CPs for Anglican church. one quarter every ten years. I will To collect them, it is necessary explain this approach in a later to note down the details of these edition. marriages from the parish regis- For more information on Mar- ters. Normally, only the groom’s BY PETER COPSEY riage Challenge, what it com- or bride’s name is sufficient, but prises and how it works see the it’s safer to note both names and number would be lower when article in the Journal of October– then find the GRO reference smaller churches had less than December 2005. using FreeBMD or Findmypast. two marriages per quarter. If a Anyone who would like to With a full set of Cardinal Marriage Challenge is to try to become a Challenger, or would Points you can immediately find find, say, 300 marriages, to note like to know more about what it the church where a particular down over 10,000 marriages involves, please contact me on: marriage took place by compar- beforehand is obviously not a [email protected] ing its GRO page number with time-efficient proposal. For the latest Challenges, see the the spreadsheet of CPs, unless, of So Challengers must use their table below. course, the number is beyond the judgement on whether to bother range of the CPs, indicating a with Cardinal Points. Does the PETER COPSEY non-Anglican marriage. achievement of acquiring such a Marriage Challenge Although a marvellous tool powerful tool warrant the time Coordinator Registration District Deadline for Challenger Challenger's e-mail and period requests Whitechapel 1891–1911 21 July Howard Benbrook [email protected] Portsea Island 1837–1860 31 July Michael Bliss [email protected] Newport Pagnell 1837–1911 31 July Tracy Barrall [email protected] Aylesbury (repeat) 1837–1911 1 August Graham Taylor-Paddick [email protected] St Thomas 1881–1911 25 August Des Gander [email protected] New Forest (repeat) 1837–1911 31 August Daphne Austin [email protected] Lymington (2nd rpt) 1837–1911 31 August Daphne Austin [email protected] Cosford 1837–1911 10 Sept Sandra Stevens [email protected]

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 25 Guild’s finances continue to improve but more Gift Aid Declarations needed

E ARE NOW more not notified the Guild that they It can, therefore, be used to than half way are ineligible to sign such a dec- raise money for the Guild of through the 2006–07 laration. One-Name Studies whenever financial year and I I plan, therefore, to under- you search the web. am pleased to report that the take a further Gift Aid campaign I was first made aware of this Guild’s finances are continuing to get more Guild members to site by Roger Lovegrove, who to improve, with an increased sign a GAD. I shall be e-mailing has since mentioned it on the membership, more bookstall or writing to all 630 members Guild Forum. I have since signed sales, increased donations and during the next few months. up to this search site myself and significant Gift Aid receipts. If you have not yet completed other Guild members have also While there are no current a GAD and you currently pay signed up. plans to increase the Guild’s sub- income tax, taxes on share divi- Currently, there are 27 people scription rate, I shall soon be dends or capital gains, then who are using everyclick.com drawing up a long-term plan of please do so now. A GAD form the Guild’s finances with a view can be downloaded from... to identifying when we may www.one-name.org/ need to increase our members/ subscriptions. GiftAid2006.pdf Meanwhile, I shall continue or... to explore ways of increasing www.one-name.org/ the Guild’s income whilst at the members/ same time maximising the value- GiftAid2006.doc Just complete the and have signed up the Guild of form, sign it and e-mail it One-Name Studies as their char- to me at treasurer@one- ity. Their use of this search site name.org or post it to: has generated £15.35 so far. Treasurer, Guild of One- Admittedly a small sum, but Name Studies, 168 Green there is potential for a more for-money our members obtain Lane Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6AY. significant income if the number for their annual subscription. As of people using this site, and a result of my campaign last Decrease allocating the Guild as their year to increase the number of It will be important to charity, increases. UK Guild members who sign Gift increase our GAD signup rate, as Aid Declarations (GADs), the from 6 April 2008 the Guild will No cost income received from the UK only be able to claim 20/80ths of I would be grateful if Guild Government in respect of Gift members’ subscriptions, registra- members could consider using Aid has reached almost £5,000 tions and donations in the way everyclick.com. All you need to so far this year. of Gift Aid. do is register as an everyclick This, of course. represents a member or make everyclick.com UK tax decrease in the level of Gift Aid your home page (it does not Currently, some 61% (1,051 we will be able to claim in the cost anything), assign the Guild out of 1,736) of UK-based Guild future. of One-Name Studies as your members have signed Gift Aid charity and try it out for a while. Declarations. A further 89 Guild Everyclick Let me know what you think members have informed me The website Everyclick.com, of this site and I will provide a that they are ineligible to sign a at http://www.everyclick.com/, progress report in the next GAD – mainly because they do is one possible means of gener- Journal on how useful every- not pay any UK tax. ating additional funds for the click.com has been, the number However there remain some Guild. Everyclick.com is a search of members signing up, and the 630 UK members who have not engine that gives half of the amount of money that has been signed a GAD and/or who have revenue it generates to charity. generated for the Guild. ❍

26 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 Why I will try to apply Uncle Joe’s maxim as your new Registrar

HY SCRAPE up living in West Bridgford in the Nottingham Seminar that 64 tomorrow what County of Nottingham with my markers are now in common you can mop up wife and one daughter, aged 12 usage and that with the use of today?” So said years. My occupation is listed as such an increased number of Joseph Mellor (1869–1938). retired paediatric neurologist and markers, some doubt has been I took over as Registrar from my place of birth as Huddersfield cast on the tentative conclusions Roger Goacher after the Annual in the county of Yorkshire. of the original Sykes study. General Meeting in April in Bas- I first attended a Regional Regional Seminars also work to ingstoke. Roger had done the job Seminar as a guest at the end of bring members together. I could for four years, the Guild’s second 2001 in Wakefield and was so not have been more forcibly longest serving Registrar, and in impressed with it that I joined the reminded of this than at the this time had been involved in Guild at the bookstall there and Nottingham Seminar when our many successful projects and then, giving my mother’s maiden member Ian Bloor approached developments. He now tells me name of Heppenstall as my regis- me in the coffee queue to ask if I how good it is to feel free to pur- tered study. I had intended to was related to Joseph Mellor, the sue his one-name study untram- give my own name of Mellor but, renowned inorganic and ceramics melled by concerns about luckily, I was told it was already chemist. I said, why yes, he was membership applications, getting registered to another member. I my second cousin once removed, out the register supplements on say “luckily”, as I subsequently although I had only discovered time and those darned commit- found out there are just over this when I found him in the new tee meetings. 12,000 Mellors and variants in the Oxford Dictionary of National In the short time I have been in 1881 British census, which would Biography a few years ago. He is the post, I have already come to have been a very large study. On now by far the most famous per- realise just how much hard work the other hand, Heppenstall and son I have to boast of in my own has to be carried out, not just by variants, with just over 1,000 in Mellor family tree. Ian told me his the Registrar, but by all our the 1881 census, has turned out father had worked with Joseph elected officers. Will I be able to to be big enough for continuing Mellor in the British Refractories cope? Certainly my one-name interest but at the same time Research Association’s Mellor study is going to have to slow reasonably manageable. Laboratories in Stoke-on-Trent down somewhat and that book and that “Uncle Joe” had always on Byron’s Doctors I was always DNA Seminar been one of his heroes. going to write is dead in the I was at the last Regional Semi- He has subsequently sent me a water. nar in Nottingham on DNA, lot of information about Joseph I Our Journal Editor, Roy Stock- which had been very well organ- hadn’t found before, including a dill, asked if I would use my first ised by our Seminar Subcommit- saying he originated and was Registrar’s Notes to introduce tee. The field is developing fond of using: “Why scrape up myself. I thought it would be rapidly. Whilst listening to the tomorrow what you can mop up appropriate to use a mixture of speakers, I remembered George today?” This he originally applied census enumeration and parish Redmonds at the Wakefield Semi- to some disaster or other occur- registration styles for this pur- nar in 2001 reporting on Brian ring in the potter’s slip house but pose. I am married, of full age Sykes’s DNA study of apparently Uncle Joe realised its more univ- (OK plus a bit more), head of unrelated men with the surname ersal application and was soon household – this could be a con- Sykes. Most appeared to share a using it for any mess, whether it tentious issue with my wife who fairly recent common ancestor, was physical, emotional, psy- normally proof-reads anything I but I recollect Dr Redmonds chological or organisational. write, but maybe not on this recommending caution, as the I will try to apply Uncle occasion, so please excuse the number of markers available then Joe’s maxim during my time as spelling, punctuation and gram- was small. How interesting to Registrar of the Guild of One- mar – and am enumerated as hear from Chris Pomery at the Name Studies. ❍

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 27 Where did you think you were? Big show at Olympia was exciting, exhausting, fraught and fantastic ERE YOU THERE? Price increases Guild member’s bookshelf, in my Olympia! The BIG For a few months I’ve been view. I’ve not been big on special- event – thousands of absorbing the increase in the cost ist books on the Bookstall, simply people, real live cele- of postage in the UK. I’ve now because they’re not very commer- brities, loads of lectures, oodles changed the mail-out prices to cial, but I do try to hold a few of advice and, of course, the reflect the true cost to the Guild. relevant titles and I recommend Guild Bookstall. It was exciting. It There have also been changes to you think carefully about these was exhausting. It was fraught. It the pricing of packets sent from two: Family Names and Family was fantastic. Mayhem made the UK, but I have maintained my History by David Hey, and Names momentous. We had the highest policy of a single price to non-UK & History by George Redmonds. sales income from a single event destinations, equivalent to the Both authors are recognized – ever. We made a tiny profit. price of postage within the experts in the study of names, After three days, my throat felt European Union. and I found the books very like I’d talked to every single one readable. of the 12,000 or so of the people What’s new, what’s big? I’ve also added a couple of who attended. Should we do it I’d like to draw your attention titles to the range of map CDs again? YOU BET! to a few new titles on the Book- from MOTCO. These superb maps The obvious effect we could all see, in what was expansively billed as the “National History Show”, was that the core was still the original Family History Show, run by the Society of Geneal- ogists. The organisers were clearly surprised by the concen- trated onslaught on the SoG exhibitors’ tables, despite the lack of “celebrities” there. At the door almost everyone turned sharp right, towards us. Maybe this was to be expected in the first year of this new format, but Lincolnshire 1818 and Worcestershire 1695 from Archive CD Books the organisers will be careful not to disturb an already committed stall. At the time of marketplace as they seek to our Annual Confer- extend this “brand”. ence, I bought a So was it worth it or was it just selection of CDs from over-priced hype, as someone Archive CD Books, called it on the Forum? Well, featuring marriage we’ve booked to be there again, licences, trade direc- as have most of the other stall- tories and a series of holders, despite an increase in maps which sold very table fees. It’s certainly pricey and well. Now I’ve added I don’t think I can sell enough to them to the list for justify the cost on sales alone, but general sale (See it’s a fantastic opportunity to illustration above). show who we are. Think of it: a There are a couple potential audience of 12,000 to of books that should Books by surname experts David hear about one-name studies! really be on every Hey and George Redmonds

28 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 are fully indexed and very popu- details. The deadline for requests travel I do. I’ve, erm, sort of, kind lar; they’re a great help if you’re is 21 July. of, set a limit of 100 miles (160 searching around London. The km) from my home for these first is 15 miles Round London in Where we’ve been... trips, but then I’ve bent my own 1786 – very useful to see how one On the road again, the rule to suit the circumstances. No. of London’s suburbs looked when Southern Bookstall was at the It’s time to be resolute. A hun- it was still out in the country. Guild Conference (Basingstoke), dred miles is my limit or a divorce There’s a sample (below): Worthing, Olympia, Maidstone, is threatened. No arguments, And if it’s the City of London DNA Seminar (Nuthall, Notts) and then. Salisbury, while Ron Woodhouse took the Northern Bookstall to Promotion Doncaster, Buxton and York. In But, you see, that’s really not addition, Susan Atkins put in good enough! Just because I’m sterling work at the GRO Open not able to drag the Bookstall Days in Southport. along is no reason why the Guild can’t attend these events, if we Where we’re going... could only get some local help. Things become a little quieter And we’re not talking about the over the next few months but, Benbrook “My Ancestors Were nevertheless, we expect to make Costermongers” approach, but London 1786 an appearance at these places: something a little more modest: a that has you confused, Harben’s • Bucks FHS Open Day, Ayles- few handouts, a lookup in the Dictionary of the City of London bury, Saturday, July 28. Register, some advice on sur- 1910 is a gazetteer that will help • West Midlands FH Fair, names, a discussion on one-name you track down any one of the Worcester, Saturday, August 11. studies, perhaps a little help in labyrinth of alleys, courts and • Guild Service Records Semi- filling in the Application Form. If lanes there. nar, TNA, Kew Saturday, August you’re willing and available to For more detail on these and 18. help promote the Guild at an other items on the Bookstall, take • National FH Fair, Gateshead, event near you, get in touch with a look at the website at: Saturday, September 8. me or Ken Toll, (current Chairman www.one-name.org/members/ • Oxon FHS Open Day, Kidling- of the Marketing subcommittee). bookstall ton, Saturday, September 22. • HGS Open Day, Horndean, Step forward! A challenging affair Hants, Saturday, September 30. A big apology to Phil Sher- As I write this, I am conscious • Hastings & Rother FHS Fair, wood and Tom Preston, who of over 300 results waiting for me Hastings, Sunday, October 7. helped Kirsty at the Dorset FHS to send out to mark the comple- Don’t be afraid to come and Open Day and I missed from my tion of Stage 2 of my Marriage introduce yourself, if you’re in thanks last time. My fingers are Challenge for Whitechapel RD. If the area. We’d love to see you. crossed that I don’t make another you requested a Stage 2 marri- omission this time, but my thanks age, then I should have already How far will I go? are due to: Richard Chilvers, sent you your results. If you’re Some of you may notice that a Helen Williams, Michael Walker, still waiting, let me know. significant event in the south- Susan Atkins, Barbara Harvey, And this brings me neatly to west of England is missing from Judy Cooper, Peter Copsey, the next subject, because I am my list: the family history fair Richard Heaton, Kevin Cole, Ken now able to accept requests to organised by the South West Toll, Kirsty Gray, David and find marriages in Whitechapel RD Area Group of Family History Brenda Horwill, Alan Moorhouse, between 1891 and 1911, my Societies (SWAG), at Weston- Bernard Shambrook, Sandra Tur- Stage 3. Please send me informa- super-Mare on 14th July. This is a ner, Roy Rayment, Jim Filby, Cliff tion on the Whitechapel mar- big local event and a good day Kemball Peter Walker and, of riage(s) you’d like me to find, out for family historians. Why am course, Ron Woodhouse and his preferably in the form of a GRO I giving it a miss? Well, there has wife, Gwen. Phew – some list! I’m Index reference, and I will do my to be some sort of limit to the grateful to each and every one of best to send you the details travel I do, and the SWAG fair you! drawn from the entry in the par- means a round trip of about 240 If you’d like to contact Howard ish registers held at the London miles for me. That’s a pretty long about any of the items he holds Metropolitan Archives. day. The significant travel costs on the Bookstall or to volunteer If I can find it, you’ll get a also eat into any profits, so I’ve to help, you can write to him at “faux certificate”, looking like a decided to give it a miss this year. [email protected], or GRO copy certificate, together This leads me to firm up my 7 Amber Hill, Camberley, Surrey, with a spreadsheet with the resolve to put a limit on the GU15 1EB, U.K. ❍

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 29 check whether their surnames are registered as projects at... www.familytreedna.com/ Surname.aspx. Searching on the box at the top of the page marked “Project Online survey reveals Search” will also reveal whether anyone with your surnames has growth in Guild tested even where no surname project exists. You may find that your regis- DNA projects tered surnames are already in a DNA project among a larger n preparation for the adopted the name independently group of unfamiliar surnames. If Guild’s DNA Seminar in for different reasons in different you want to start a project and Nottingham on May 19, the places and at different times. need help securing your sur- DNA Advisory Group Roughly 40 per cent of survey name(s) with FTDNA, contact decided that we needed up-to- respondents said that when they Susan for help. date information from members had started their DNA projects about the status of their DNA they believed Project projects. that their sur- If one or more persons have After putting a call out name had a already tested with your regis- through the chairman’s e-mail single founder; tered surname(s) and a project after processing doesn’t yet exist, you are urged BY CHRIS POMERY their DNA to start that project today and results, that invite those who have tested to alert to track down DNA project percentage had join your project. managers, an online survey con- fallen to As a reminder, DNA projects firmed that 69 projects were roughly 20 per receive discounted prices com- under way, with nearly 2,000 cent. Roughly pared to standard retail prices. If participants being DNA tested. one-third of project managers you want to test yourself or a The projects fall across all have changed their mind regard- family member, be sure to start a stages of development. The two ing the genetic origin of their project before ordering a test kit largest, Orin Wells with around surnames, with four times as to receive the discounted price. 375 tested, and Susan Meates many who favoured a single ori- The free online survey (run at with close to 250, are among the gin switching to multiple origins www.surveymonkey.com) was a largest surname projects world- as switched from multiple to sin- great success, with almost 90% of wide. A total of 13 projects have gle. members who were invited to more than 30 participants, while The results have taken on an participate submitting their data. half of all projects, most newly additional urgency following A secondary aim of the survey started, have fewer than ten. research by Susan Meates, which was to help us develop a shows that for over 90% of Guild methodology to describe the Proportion members at least one bearer of DNA projects’ results, so that we The survey asked members to their Guild-registered surname can generate accurate, compara- estimate what proportion of has already tested at Family Tree tive data. trees in their study with modern- DNA, the world’s largest testing A key problem is that no day descendants they had had firm. definitions have been set for DNA tested. Clearly it is early days As it is often only a matter of most of the terms and phrases we yet, as only 20% claimed to have time before someone, among use to describe both our genetic tested someone from at least half those who have tested, moves and documentary research pro- of their documented trees. forward and starts a DNA project, jects, and no standards have been A key goal for every project is it is clearly in our interest as set to define which projects to find out whether the DNA GOONS to get involved sooner qualify for inclusion. This is the results suggest that the surname rather than later. In many cases, main task to be done before the had a single genetic origin within Susan has found that surname planned 2008 follow-up survey. a genealogically relevant time- DNA projects are already under You can contact Susan Meates frame, or multiple genetic way for Guild member’s regis- at [email protected] and sign origins, i.e. whether it was tered surnames without their up to the DNA Advisory group’s founded by a single person at knowledge or involvement. broadcast e-mail by e-mailing: some point in the last 500–700 The DNA Advisory group Guild-DNA- years or whether many people strongly advises all members to [email protected]

30 Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 Maurice and Pamela make Guild Awards INNERS of the marathon mark in Blackpool Guild’s One-Name Periodicals Award UILD members Maurice Pamela finishing 392nd in 4 hrs and Web Award and Pamela Hemingway 55 mins 27 secs. Pamela’s time were announced at the Annual (Members 2806 and was a new personal best for her, Conference at Basingstoke. 4027) entered the Black- taking 17 minutes off her The Periodicals Award was pool Marathon on June 3, along previous attempt, but Maurice won by Soul Search, journal of with around 2,000 other failed to improve on the time he the Sole Society, entered by competitors. posted five weeks earlier in the Maureen Storey (Member 3309). Maurice (52) and his wife Pam London Flora Marathon. He puts Runner-up was Rainbird (45) are pictured on the back this down to inadequate rest Newsletter, entered by Rose- cover at a quiet Blackpool prom- between marathons. mary Rainbird (Member 1957). enade at 8.30 a.m. on the Sunday Blackpool was Maurice’s third In third place was The P*rr*tt morning, minutes before the marathon and Pamela’s second. Society Family Notes, entered by start. Officials closed the promen- Both have only been running for Peter Perrett (Member 641). ade for six hours to hold the race. three years. Judges were Ken Grubb, 2005 Both completed the race, with Marathon world record holder winner, Howard Benbrook, Maurice finishing 145th in a time Paula Radcliffe had better start Guild Sales Manager, and Cliff of 3 hrs 51 mins 28 secs and looking to her laurels! ❍ Woolley, a consultant designer. The Web Award winner was * * * * * * * * * * * * the website of the Shankland Letter to the Journal... ONS at www.shankland.org.uk, entered by Anne Shankland Death knell for the non-computer user? (Member 1554). THE APRIL 2007 edition of The the GRO indexes many years ago. In second place was the Gant Newsletter of the Family Records But I am addressing these ONS, www.gant-name.org.uk, Centre, commenting on plans to remarks primarily to those who entered by Linda Irwin (Member move much of the material we still steadfastly refuse to invest in 4577). Third was Bending ONS at currently view at the FRC to The new technology in support of www.jbending.demon.co.uk, National Archives at Kew early their hobby. The time is rapidly entered by John Bending (Mem- next year, says: “The Office for coming when it will become ber 1228). National Statistics (ONS) is plan- more and more difficult to Judges were Guild Chairman ning for most searches of the engage in our hobby without Peter Walker, Penny Denby, pro- GRO indexes to births, marriages access to a computer, quite apart fessional website designer, and ❍ and deaths to be possible online from the considerable additional Des Gander, winner in 2006. by April 2008 and almost all the benefits gained through indexes rest by 2009. It will transfer to and other data available online, ARTHUR Carden (Member 2773) TNA at Kew only those indexes at not to mention the benefits to be reports that Lulu delivery charges the FRC which have not been gained from subscribing to the for the UK have now been made available online.“ Goons Forum. greatly reduced. He said in his If I’ve understood this cor- The starting point for any fam- article in the April–June 2007 rectly, this means that from early ily historian is the GRO indexes, issue: “Shipping cost almost next year it will not be possible together with the censuses. doubles the price for those who to consult the original BMD When the custodians of the GRO live outside USA.“ Lulu has now indexes, which I personally indexes decide that so many peo- adopted a standard UK delivery trawled through for Lickfolds ple access them online that there charge of only £1.50 for one back in 1972 when they were is no longer any justification for item. So, for instance, Arthur’s housed at Somerset House. Peo- the additional expense of con- book, Carden of Tonbridge, now ple without access to a computer tinuing to make the printed only costs £6.38 delivered in the will, therefore, have to use the binders available, I think this is UK, compared with about £11 microfiche copies available at sounding the death knell for the previously. “This beats any other many county record offices and non-computerised family known printing option by a long reference libraries in many large historian. way,“ says Arthur. towns. Twelve members who have Now I know that most readers GORDON LICKFOLD used Lulu or are planning to do (a) own at least one computer Henfield, West Sussex so have contacted Arthur, from and (b) completed their trawl of Lickfold ONS (Member 313) whom advice is available.

Journal of One-Name Studies, July–September 2007 31 £ I G Q J J S u o 2 u u S l u . N y i a 0 l r – d r 0 n 0 S t

a e o e w 2 l r p f 6 h l o J M M o P

t 2 y u O G R v e e f a a

n - e O

p n r u n 4 m e r O a V

r

u

u 8 e t 3 i I w s c b h n t N . b 4 - o e h

o T G N e e i

2 e l n l h

i i r - d l a

, t r a c i e

N

h

d n y

a m 2 f h a t

d c a a e t 0 t o o e

e

r l i

m m 0 d g e o

m P n

e 7

S p p n e a i n o n u t i i m

c e

t u S o n n t a e e a t u t d l l h r f - o r a u s m e

e

i ,

g r t

e d d i B h f s H e

h a s i a b t e e u e s m m e

l m s

t s f a b o a o b

r i a u n h e r e n e s n g c

d ’ w r t o t L

h s

k a a a e a n y l

n n

l s c p

t d a c a r s

o a

r h o u t n w m i

c r

( i e h s f o e

i e n e p s

a e

o l p G a t a t

s a u n h i g t r d i e o l e d e

e

u

3

s a B r 1

m e h l ) n a . s u e

n o c m n k r c t p b

h d o e o e o r n d s l

Vol 9 Issue 7 July–September 2007