West Middlesex Family Society Journal 1999

Catholic Marriage Index - Anthony R J S Adolph
Description of the index created by the late Fr Godfrey Anstruther O.P. and now held by the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies in Canterbury
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(1) and 17(2) (1999)

Real People in our Nursery Rhymes? - Yvonne Masson
How many of the nursery rhyme characters might be based on real people? - some example
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(1) (1999)

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Changes to the Society - Peter Roe

In the summer of 1999 we will be celebrating the 21st anniversary of the formation of our Society. This, coupled with the impending Millenium, has caused the Committee to consider how we operate and if any changes need to be made.

So why change? Well, it cannot be stressed often enough that this Society and all its activities are run by "volunteers". These are members who give up their time, and in most cases their own researches, to help the Society to exist. Finding enough of these volunteers is never easy.

So! It has been decided that it is only reasonable that the work involved should be made as easy as possible, for those members who do volunteer to help. Therefore the first change that is being made is in the "dates" of each Membership Year. The present "Membership Year Dates", which start on each 1st October, do seem to cause confusion to a large number of our members. So the current Membership Year of 1998/1999 is being extended by three months, at no extra charge, until the end of 1999. From then on, each new Membership Year will be from:

1st JANUARY until 31st DECEMBER

This will also end another source of confusion by bringing the Membership Year in line with the present Journal numbering system.

Next! The Committee considered the current varying fees charged for the different types of membership. Once again, these variations do cause problems when and if the wrong fees are paid by members. The Committee agreed that the small amount of extra money raised by variable membership fees does not warrant the amount of extra work involved in record keeping. So! It has been decided that this last problem can quite easily be solved by having:

ONE MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR ALL TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP

The last rise in membership fees was in 1995. Since then costs of running the Society have risen, so in order that the income of the Society is quite modestly increased, it has been decided that as from 1st January 2000:

ALL TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP WILL COST £9.00

This will mean that as from 1st January 2000:

Individual Members will pay £1.00 MORE
Family Members will pay £1.50 LESS
Overseas Members will pay at the SAME rate as at present

Those members who at present pay by a "Standing Order" to their Bank are asked to make the necessary changes as soon as possible. Failure to make these changes will result in the wrong payment being made on the old renewal date of 1st October next.

All the details of these changes were explained to the Members at the Annual General Meeting in December 1998. As required by our Constitution, the proposed changes to the Membership Fee were put to the vote, and agreed by the Members present.

West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(1) (1999)

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Behind the Scenes at the London Metropolitan Archives - Antonia Davis
An account of a postgraduate work placement
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(2) (1999)

Great Aunt Emily was a Bluecoat Girl - E June Lines
Why did she go there?
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(2) (1999)

Alfred Ridler: Greenkeeper, Verger, Survivor - Pat Manning
An account of his life (1882-1971) derived from his two journals from his upbringing in the Fulham/Hammersmith area, through military service in the Boer and First World Wars, to work at Blackheath Sports Ground and service as church verger in retirement.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(2) (1999)

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Nineteenth West London Local History Conference - Ted Dunstall
"Connecting West London": Newspapers; Telecommunications; Cable Technology; New London Transport Museum; Heston: London's First Private Airport
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(2) (1999)

There's No Fun Like Work! - Peter Roe
Frederick ROE (b.1870) - City of London Undertaker - some incidents from his life and work. Also mentioned: Gertrude Eliza WILD (wife); Fred GREEN.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

Some Hounslow / Brentford Tenants - Ann Carter
Tenants mentioned in the will of James ELLIS (7 Feb 1885) occupying premises in Hibernia Road, Inverness Road, Ordnance Road, Ordnance Place and Brentford End: HICKS, EARLE, ELLIS, PHIPPS, WOOTEN, PEGLER, MARNDERS, HARRIS, CLARK, COXALL, MARCHANT, ALGAR, COBB, MILLS, MALVERT, GOODYEAR, SNELL, HIGGINS, HUGHES, CATO, DAWS, ROSE, SEXTON, SMALLBONES, HARRINGTON, BRADBURY, BEAUCHAMP, SANDBROOK, DAWES, HOOPER, BEACH, TAYLOR, HERMITAGE, EMMERSON, TAUNTON, LUKER, COBB, HARRIS, COLSELL.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

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It Was a Very Strange Experience - Mavis Burton
How discovering four pages of handwritten notes written by her grandfather during the First World War led to the author discovering that her "London" family had come from Birmingham, Okehampton, Deal Bury St Edmunds etc.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

Who was G.M.F.? - Ron Phelps
Why did the author's maternal grandfather use different names? George Money FERMOR aka George Fermor Money FREEMAN. Other names mentioned: WHITE, MONEY, SCARISBRICK.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

Drawings of Churches
Pen and ink drawings by Ken Huckle of: Asford, St Matthew; Hampton; Heston, St Leonard; Laleham; Littleton; Shepperton, St Nicholas; Staines, St Mary; Stanwell; Sunbury; Teddington; Twickenham, St Mary. Postcards available from J Scrivener, 88 Wheatlands, Heston Middlesex, England, TW5 0SB at GBP 0.55 each incl postage (UK inland) and from Society meetings. All proceeds to WMFHS funds.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

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Emigrating to Australia in the 1850s - Joan Scrivener
An 1853 letter from John FINCH on his experience on arriving as an immigrant at Melbourne, Australia. Other names mentioned: David DRIVER, Hannah SPRUCE.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(3) (1999)

Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the West Middlesex Family History Society will be held on Thursday 16 March 2000 at 7.45pm at Montague Hall, Montague Road, Hounslow. Reports wil be presented by the Chairman and Treasurer, and members will be asked to approve the accounts for the year 1999 and elect accounts examiners for the coming year. Elections will be held for officers and members of the Executive Committee. Members who wish to bring forward any matters at the AGM, or to propose nominations for the Committee, are asked to write to the Secretary by 10^th January 2000. An agenda for the AGM will be included in the next issue of this journal, to be published and distributed at the beginning of March 2000.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

Murder and Suicide at Isleworth - Mary Wallace-Sims.

The events of 14 June 1865 at Worton Road Isleworth. Names cited: James and Ann WAKE; their children Christiana, James, Harriet, Charlotte, Ellen, Nathaniel; Daniel DOSSETT or DORSETT and children of Daniel and Ann: James, William, Thomas, Mary; WILSON; Rutland BROWN; William MOORE.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

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William Who? - Beth Hancock

An ancestor traced through the records the London Foundling Hospital/Thomas Coram Foundation. Names cited: William and Catherine HANCOCK; Rosetta BROWN; UNDERWOOD.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

We Are Tomorrow's Ancestors - Peter Roe.

A plea for you to make a millennium resolution to leave a full and clear record of your daily life, main events and family history research for the benefit of future generations.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

Staines Union Workhouse in 1881.

An analysis of the 330 inhabitants drawn from the 1881 Census Index on CD-ROM.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

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Robert and Delilah - Pat Manning.

Seeking a link between RIDLERs in London (Metropolitan West Middlesex) and in Eastcombe, Gloucestershire. Main names cited: RIDLER (Delilah, Frederick, William, Handy, Samuel, John, William, Robert, Elizabeth, Oliver, Esther or Hester, Thomas, Matilda); DAVIS (Delilah, Abraham, Mary, Harriet, Elizabeth, John, Sarah, Richard); Cornelius LEWIS.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

Problems of Census Indexing.

Why it is that indexes to the Censuses are inaccurate.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

An Ordinary Family.

A Twickenham family since 1817. Main names cited: DARLING (Aaron, John, Mary, Hannah, Sarah, Edward, John Jesse, George, Eliza, Lucy Ann, Albert, Joseph Henry, Caroline, Francis William, Mary Helen, Sydney william James, Emily Sarah, Annie Minnie Caroline, Alice Sarah Sophie, Herbert Henry Joseph, Emma, Phyllis Seymour, Herbert Seymour, George Best, Edith Nellie).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 17(4) (1999)

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