West Middlesex FHS Journal, Volume 28 (2010)
Notes on research articles that appeared in volume 28 of the Journal are listed here.
Further references (e.g. to surnames) may be obtained from the
Index to Volume 28.
Notes on articles in the March 2010 issue will appear soon.
A visit to Grandma - Ivan G. Ginger
Reminiscences of the author's grandmother and of life in West London in the 1930s.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 7-9 (June 2010)
The Odeon cinema in 1935 - Neil Meek
Research into the screenings at the Isleworth Odeon cinema in April 1935, where it saw the
celebration of the marriage of the author's parents.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 10-11 (June 2010)
The Flowerpot Inn at Sunbury during the 18th and 19th centuries - John Seaman
Notes on the history and events associated with the Flowerpot Inn in Lower Sunbury.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 12-13 (June 2010)
W.F. Kirby (1844-1912) - Ferreting Fact from Fantasy - Ursula Dommett
Account of research into the life of the author's great-grandfather, W.F. Kirby, author, entomologist,
linguist and poet, who lived in Chiswick for more than 30 years.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 14-19 (June 2010)
Monthly talks - Yvonne Masson and Bridget Purr
Notes on the talks given at three recent meetings: Chris Watts on Every Journey has Two Ends (January);
Jonathan Oates on Unsolved Murders in Twentieth Century Middlesex (February); Jeanne Bunting on
The Actress and the Chauffeur: basic sources, red herrings and beware of stories by elderly relatives (March).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 26-30 (June 2010)
West London Local History Conference - Yvonne Masson
Notes from the 2010 conference, entitled Discovering West London's History, with summaries of
the main presentations.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 31-34 (June 2010)
Book of Remembrance, St Nicholas' Church, Shepperton
The names recorded in the book of remembrance at Shepperton's parish church, with
notes on two of the fallen (John Richard Drew and George Henry Francis Gover).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(2) 43 (June 2010)
Beginning your family history, part I - June Watkins
Helpful advice to those who are starting out on tracing their family tree.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 5 (September 2010)
Katie and Zoe Bultz at a London Board School in the early 1900s - Geoffrey Best
An essay based on the recollections of the author's mother and aunt of their time at
the Ellerslie Road Schoolin the early years of the last century.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 6-11 (September 2010)
The sad story of Emily and Elsie Kinman, an update - Dorothy Bartlett
Continuing the story begun in the December 2009 issue, of the author's mother, Elsie May
Kinman and her sister, Emily Elizabeth, with new information received since the first article.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 12-14 (September 2010)
Made in Teddington, Henry Morton Stanley's rowing boat - John Seaman
Notes on James Arthur Messenger, boat builder of Teddington, who made the "Lady Alice" boat
used by Stanley in his explorations in Africa.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 16 (September 2010)
Monthly talks - Yvonne Masson and Bridget Purr
Notes on the talks given at three recent meetings: Anne Wheldon on Hammersmith and Fulham Archives
and Local History Centre (April); Sharon Hintze on the Family History Centre, South Kensington (May);
Jane Kimber on The Great White City Exhibition (June).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 18-23 (September 2010)
Sources for family history in Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local
History Centre
A detailed listing of the resources available.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 24-25 (September 2010)
Wedding photographs and Newspaper notices - Mavis Sibley
Extracted names from local newspapers in the 1920s and 30s.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(3) 26-27 (September 2010)
Beginning your family history, part II - June Watkins
More helpful advice to those who are starting out on tracing their family tree, with information on
key dates and how to make the best of online GRO certificate indexes.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 6-7 (December 2010)
The Egypt Expeditionary Force in the First World War - Jane Lewis
An account of the service of the author's grandfather, William Henry Place, in 519 Field
Company of the Royal Engineers during the Egyptian Campaign in World War I.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 8-9 (December 2010)
Blacksmith of Isleworth - Anne Golden
An account of the life of George Barnett (1797-1883), sometime blacksmith of Isleworth, and his
family.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 10-11 (December 2010)
Great Uncle Joseph - Emily Ward
An account of the shooting of Thomas Lefley in Paddington in 1866, the subsequent
trial and imprisonment of a canal boatman, Joseph Ward, and his life thereafter.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 12-13 (December 2010)
Monthly Talks - Yvonne Masson
Notes on the talks given at recent meetings: Steve Randall on Introduction to Triangles (General Roy
and the Ordnance Survey), Grant Alderson on One thing leads to another, John Browning on Brentford High
Street in the Eighteenth Century (all July);
Paul Blake on Some 20th Century Property Records (August);
Adam Brand on Graphology and Family History (September).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 14-19 (December 2010)
Linoleum and Staines - Bridget Purr
An account of the development of linoleum by Frederick Walton in the 1850s and the formation
of the Linoleum Manufacturing Company in Staines in 1864, which operated until 1970 and is
now commemorated by a bronze statue in Staines High Street.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 20-21 (December 2010)
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water - Richard Scott
Some reflections on life in the sixteenth century and how it has left its mark
in popular expressions that are still part of our language today.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 22-23 (December 2010)
St Ignatius R.C. Church, Sunbury
A record of the names on the war memorial at St Ignatius Church, Sunbury.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 24 (December 2010)
Newspaper Notices, 1927 - Mavis Sibley
Lists of birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and obituaries, taken from local
newspapers.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 28(4) 25 (December 2010)