November update

Yes, there is a November update! I've been sick, and very tired, this month so have done very little on the genealogical front. This means that the milling page has been delayed by yet another month, but I have uploaded extracts of a couple of wills - for Samuel HOLT and Hugh HOWSE both in the 1730s.

In excellent news for those of us interested in wills held by the Centre of Buckinghamshire Studies, they have added an online purchasing facility to go along with the online index on their website. They are also offering online ordering of births, marriages and deaths. I haven't used this yet myself but it will certainly make life easier for me next time I do want a copy of a will.

Too tired to stare at a computer

I've been awfully busy and tired lately so I haven't had any time for genealogy. I popped by Ancestry yesterday though and see they have dramatically expanded the range of records from the London Metropolitan Archives, so if you have been waiting for access to some of the London parish registers held at the LMA you should definitely check to see if they are included in Ancestry's records yet. The links are:

Births/Baptisms 1813-1906
Marriages and Banns 1751-1921
Deaths/Burials 1813-1980
Parish Registers 1538-1812 unindexed

Be sure to browse down to the parish you are interested in first to see which years are included for that parish as it may only be one or two at this stage rather than the full stretch suggested by the database title. That way, you'll know whether to come back later to re-check.

October update

I'm still waiting on the last pieces of information to tidy up my page on milling, so that will have to wait another month! This means it's a small update this month - I've been through checking and updating all the links to external websites (the Buckinghamshire County Council had re-organised their website so all links to the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies resources had fallen over, and various others had also moved), and made the odd correction.

One new addition is a link to neighbouring Stewkley's Local History Group. Their website is still being built but they have a number of interesting research projects underway. If you are in the area their open meetings sound like they would make for a very interesting evening!

Stalled

I'm away at a conference for the next few days so I won't be responding to any emails. This timing means it's very unlikely I'll have the milling page finished for the October update either.

I see there has been no taker for the £30 copy of Wing As It Was on Ebay. Anyone tempted?

Millers

The next industry to be profiled on the Wing One Place Study website will be milling. I've been working on this page for a while and have spent some time this month trying to get it finished off - hopefully it will be ready for 1 October as I don't have a plan B for the October update. I have however ordered a couple of documents from the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies that should help me tidy up some details of the earlier mills and millers, so keep your fingers crossed that these wing their way to me quickly.

If you are a descendent of HOWSE, HARRIS, HELEY or PAGE and have any information or insights about their milling work, please email me.

Wing As It Was - copy on Ebay

If anyone has a spare 30 quid burning a hole in their pocket, there is a copy of the book Wing As It Was volume 1 currently on Ebay (Buy It Now option only). This has many postcards and photographs of Wing and its residents from the late 1800s/early 1900s. I have an index of the individuals either pictured or mentioned in the text of the book here: http://www.wing-ops.org.uk/waiw.html

The book listing can be found here (I have no association with the seller).

September update

An assortment of small snippets this month. First up is a will extract for Mark HOWCUTT from 1898 and and a link to the Howcutt website where Francis will be pleased to hear from you if you have Howcutt ancestors. Next up is a runaway BURROWS wife, previously mentioned on this blog and now transferred to The Miscellany. New criminals this month are poachers CANCOTT, SHERROCK and SAUNDERS. A new Methodist, John FLEMONS, has also been identified.