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d 3f One Name Studies Tale of a one-name study and captured World War II airman Reviews of LDS Church CD-ROMs Civil Registration in Scotland Volume 6 Number 10 April 1999 ISSN: 0262-4842 of One-b 3tie Studies Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings Coswell Road, London EClM 7BA England Committee Notes ’ E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.one-name.org 213 From the Editor’s Desk Regisreredas a charity in Englandand WalesNo. 802048 President Derek A. Palgrave MA FRHistS FSG 214 Chairman’s Notes Vice-Presidents John Hebden, Peter Towey, Peter Goodall Guild Officers 215 Treasurer’s Notes Chairman Roger Lovegrove 215 Secretary’s Notes 0181 888 5609 I I Marlborough Road, Bowes Park, London N22 8NB E-mail: [email protected] Vice-Chairman AlecTritton 01243 555453 Ingleton, Church Lane, Barnham, W Sussex PO22 ODC E-mail: vice-chairman~one-name.org Secretary James lurd Who’s Who 01293 41 1 136 74 Thornton Place. Harley, Surrey RH6 SRN E-mail: [email protected] Registrar Dominic Johnson BSc LHG Inside Front Cover 01 15 926 2085 33 Redhill Lodge Drive, Red Hill, Nottingham NG5 8JH Officers and Committee E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer David Abbott Inside Back Cover 01582 865812 57 Leaf Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5JG Regional Representatives E-mail: treasure#one-nameorg Editor Mary Rumsey BA 01420 85661 29 Queens Road. Alton, Hampshire GU34 I jG E-mail: edito@one-nameorg Cover Illustration Guild Committee Guild Sales The Committee consists of the Officers, together As well as Guild with Ernest Hamley, Sue Lawn, Geoff Riggs, Mary publications, the Guild Rix. Rev Stockdill. Graham Tulev.~. Alan Tunman. Cohn Sales Manaaer has a Witheridge and Karen Naylor. supply of Journal folders, ties, lapel badges and Other Appointments back issues of the Journal of One-Name Studies. Journal Distributors Peter Prismall/vacant His address is: Librarian John Witheridge Ron Duckett Marriage Index Kelvin W&h Outwood Hills Farm Regional Reps Cwrdinator Graham Tuley Lower Outwoods Rd Covenants Secretary George Lashbrook Burton-on-Trent Sales Manager Ron Duckett SGT. David Readman, wireless DE13 OQX operator on a Halifax bomber Forum Manager Brian Teece England Web Manager Karen Naylor that crashed in Holland in 1942, E-mail enquiries to: was being sought by a young [email protected] Subcommittee Chairmen Dutchman writing a history of his Executive Roger Lovegrove area. Guild member Keith Seminars John Witheridge The Guild Forum Reedman took up the challenge and found the airman’s widow. Publications AlecTritton This discussion forum is He tells the story on page 218. Contributions for the Journal should be sent to open to any member the Editor (address above). with access to e-mail. ournal layout: Roy Stockdill d From the Editor’s Desk’ -,,.. of One-Name Studies Mary Rumsey FIRST, to all members who are computer users, I would like to remind you to always back up your work on either Zip discs or floppies. Somehow, after my graduation from an Amstrad PCW to a computer Main articles with a hard disc, I acquired a certain belief in the infallibility of modern technology, so I was not unduly worried when I suddenly could not access 216 Trump card in my search for family roots any information at all. However, it happened to be Peter Amsden and his orphan grandfather my son’s birthday, so when I phoned him I told him 218 My ONS and a World War II airman what had happened and he said it sounded as if the hard disc had gone. Keith Reedman solves a Dutch mystery Now, I knew his hard disc had gone, a very good 219 We’re Camin - but from where? friend’s had gone, as well as several other people’s, Len Camin hunts for his ancestors but no - this couldn’t happen to me! After all, their 220 Orrs at war: thematic approach to an ONS computers were older and had seen more wear and Brian Orr finds the soldiers in his study tear. So, imagine my surprise when a few days later it transpired that, indeed, the hard disc was 222 How accurate are pedigrees on the Net? corrupted and had to be wiped. It was goodbye to Bob Cathcart questions web family trees all that non-backed up data. However. I immediately 223 The Scottish Statutory Registers of BMDs thought it was still all there in hard copy, which Jim Floyd on Civil Registration in Scotland brings me to my next point. 227 REPORTS, NEWS, GUILD EVENTS - Recently having gone on the Internet. I have been very interested in wme of the points raised on The real ethos of the Guild, by Derek the Guild Forum. One of these was how best to keep Palgrave, President information in a retrievable format, since the rapid SoG computer seminar for one-namers advances in technology can make data inaccessible Conference reminder * SoG Fair because there are no computers left which can Toseland Clan Society AGM access it. During this discussion, Michael Tedd, Member 329, suggested that hard copy was the Surname Hodgson Association Assembly best method of preservation, with which I would Publicity pack l New members graph agree. Surrey Seminar Oxfordshire members’ show Guild flag Data preservation Cornish Interest Group We are considering the preservation of processed Look-ups from Soldiers Died in Great War CD data, not archival material such N birth, marriage and death certificates. Therefore, we are not trying 1881 Project update to preserve the paper as such and if one buys a 232 Reviews good quality paper and has a clear printout, and LDS Church CD-ROMs: 1851 Census for especially if it is kept out of the light, it should last at Devon, Norfolk, Warwickshire l Australian least 20 years. judging from some of my hard copy, Vital Records Index . Vital Records Index, which is over 25 years old. Incidentally, what has faded has been the old photocopies. Thus one can British Isles produce hard copy that will scan into a new Metcalfe: History of the Clan computer when the old one is obsolete and the Welsh Family History process can be repeated over again, giving the data 234 Letters an unlimited lifespan. Privacy and the genealogist - more of your In relation to the preservation of data. at the Woking Seminar Mr Clive Essery, Member 881, views on the controversial issue renewed his generous offer to store backup discs for 235 Other letters members, 50 that if one’s house is burnt down, A back-up for my back-up burgled, etc. all is not lost. Surnames as forenames. Eborall arms To continue in reference to the Internet. I would 236 It’s a funny old genealogical world - like to remind members not on the Internet that it A celebration of the comic and curious Continued on next page !4 cr 213 Chairman’s Notes By Roger Lovegrove lTH this edition, we see the end of yet another highly successful Hemingway for helping to administrative year for the Guild. The growth and change that transport material for Guild we have seen within the Guild over the past couple of years, displays. and to Frank Scott for W but during the last year in particular, have been due to the being the independent examiner of committed efforts of the members of the Guild’s organisation. the Guild’s accounts. I would very much like to thank Mary Rumsey, Committee Could I ask anyone who may the following for their efforts over member; Editor. need to contact a Committee the year: Roy Stockdill, Committee member by email during the next David Abbott, Committee member; Journal layout and few months to please “se a” member; Treasurer. production: Publications “official” Guild email address such Roy Cox, UK ]ournal Distributor. Subcommittee. as chairman~one-name.org, if Ron Duckett, Sales Manager. Brian Teece, Forum co-ordinator. possible, rather than the person’s Peter Goodall, Vice-President. Peter Towey. Vice-President. personal address. This will ensure Jules Crlbble, Chairman, Working Ken Toll, Working Group on that your message will get through Group on Privacy Privacy. correctly even though postholders Ernest Hnmley, Committee Alec T&ton, Committee member: may have changed as a result of member: Seminars Subcommittee. Vice-Chairman; Chairman of the the election and the subsequent John Hebden, Vice-President. Publications Subcommittee; appointments. Jim lard, Committee member; Membership Data Manager. Secretary. Alan Tupman, Committee Ll Farewell as Chairman Dominic Johnson, Committee member, Web Site Manager (until I am writing this in early member; Registrar. ll”le). January. and so do not yet know lain Kerr, CD look-ups. Graham Tuley, Committee whether or not there will be a George Lashbrook Covenants member; Regional Repesentatives contested Committee election, Secretary. Coordinator; Guild representative although you will know by the time Sue Lawn, Committee member: o” SAFHS. that you read this, since you would Publicity Manager. Kelvin Wwth, Marriage Index Co- have been balloted if one should Polly Lawrence, Seminars ordinator. have been necessary. Subcommittee. John Wltherldge, Committee After four years on the Karen Naylor, Committee member; Librarian; Chairman of the Committee, I am now stepping member; Web Site Manager (from Seminars Subcommittee down. I hope that there have been September): Publications As last year, I would like to give some nice changes introduced Subcommittee. an all-encompassing thank you to over my time as Chairman, but - Derek Palgrave, President. all the Regional Representatives, if there have been - then that is Peter Prismall. Non-UK journal who are too many to list here. due to the commitment and hard Distributor. Thank you, too, to Mike work of my fellow Guild workers.