Issue :	#32
Date :	April 2006
Publisher :	Delyse Brown
e-Mail :	editor@genealogyworld.net
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Hello !*FIRST_NAME*!,

'GENEALOGY WORLD' - NEW ITEMS :
            Index on right hand side of page.

You can now search and download the service registers of more than 500,000 seamen who joined the Royal Navy between 1873 and 1923. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp

I am sure by now you are aware that all Births, Marriages and Deaths up to 1984, are now free on www.ancestry.co.uk. This website has just launched the 1841 England and Wales Census online.

NAAIRS:
Rosemary Dixon-Smith has sent the following information regarding NAAIRS, she writes .. "having battled for two days to access NAAIRS, I e-mailed the webmaster to ask whether it was possible for me to get a message saying 'All Search Manager User IDs in Use' continuously over such a long period of time".
This was the reply:
"Thank you for your query. It is possible. The database has been designed to accommodate 200 people at a time but the number has been increased to 300. If there are many people who use the database at the same time it cannot allow you to search. We will also consider increasing the numbers of users."

ANGLO-BOER WAR:
'A Doctor during the Siege of Ladysmith: Oswald James CURRIE'
Jo King (in Scotland) writes about her ancestor, Oswald Jas CURRIE, who worked as a doctor during the Siege of Ladysmith.

ANGLO-ZULU WAR:
The Driver at the Drift written by Graham Mason has just been added to this section. Graham says The Senior Sergeant (another article he has written) goes with this one.

Rosemary has submitted 4 photographs and lists the British and Colonial Regiments which took part in the Anglo-Zulu War 1877-79.

TRANSCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL SHIPPING LISTS:
The Domestic Announcements transcribed by Ellen Stanton from South Africa Magazine 1891-1920 continues. Ellen now states that there will be more than 126 lists in total when complete. A valuable list of names added to Genealogy World.

BRITISH IMMIGRATION TO THE CAPE:
Lynn MacLeod lists the names of the Moodie Settlers.

WEB SITE VISITORS WRITE:
Penny Graham lists Advertisers from FANNY FARMER'S COOK BOOK.
Pamela Kirkham informs us of two of her family history files.
Jacqui Yallup has compiled a family history CD which she is making available to anyone interested.
Sue Mackay wrote to us of her visit to SA, in particular her stay in 1820 Settler country. Those of you intending a visit to Settler country will find her adventures a valuable aid to planning a trip of your own.

BMD:
Adrian Rowe keeps us updated with the transcription progress that is being made by FreeBMD.

OF SA INTEREST:
SA Rail history dates (and URL) has been added.

INTERNATIONAL URLS (including Useful SA Websites):
Quite a number of new URLs are now listed in this GENEALOGY WORLD section.

Many of you are preparing family histories, therefore I am sure the following URLs might be of great interest to you:

Putting up a Web Page - free web space servers - several possibilites
Free Translation also available
Index to some of the genealogical data available on the Internet - www.gendex.com/gendex/

Other additional interesting web sites you might like to view are listed below:

Scotland:
http://censusfinder.com/scotland3.htm
http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/directories.htm
www.scotlandsclans.com/shiplists.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com/bible/brown/index.htm

Ireland:
Census Information - County Antrim 1851 Census
irishgenealogy.net/antrimgen.html#CENSUS2
Irish Ancestors: Census
scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/census/index.htm

LDS:
Those wishing to read of the increasing availability of digital records might like to go to the following URL:
http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3384-9,00.html

Anglo Boer War:
Those with a particular interest in the Anglo Boer War might like to have a look at the following URLs:
http://www.angloboerwar.com/units/natal_volunteers.htm
http://www.zuluwar-usuthu.com/Colonials.html

Interesting published sources include:
AF Hattersley: Carbineer: The history of the Royal Natal Carbineers (Aldershot 1950)
J Stalker: The Natal Carbineers (Pmburg 1912) History of the regiment and its origins ca 1855-1911

Rosemary Dixon-Smith states: "I've been told that my Female Emigrants 2-parter article will start in the August issue of Family Tree Magazine.

Rosemary also says: "I discovered splendid material on Eli WIGGILL who arrived in the Cape in 1820 and became a missionary to Bechuanaland among many other adventures.
Initially a Wesleyan Methodist, he later (1858) converted to Mormonism and eventually settled in Utah. It is Eli's story told in his own words."
http://www.olsenfamily.us/Powellfami/WiggilBentley/EliWiggill.html

Interesting websites found by Rosemary:
Guide to the records of crafts and trades at the National Archives
http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/crafts.asp
FreeCen
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
FreeCen is a project that volunteers have been involved in over a few years, there are project leaders for each district in Britain; they started with the 1841 census, and the final target is to put all the censuses, on line free to view for every one - a mammoth task and it will take years to accomplish; great credit must be given to all the volunteers for the amount of time they put in to the task.
Once on the site scroll down to 'what's in database', and it will show you all the areas that have been transcribed and are uploaded for searching; on the main page there is a sign 'search the database'.
Another one for Scottish ancestry:
http://www.scotsfind.org/processes_access/processes.pdf
It list divorces/separations for the period 1658 - 1800 and parties involved.

Adrian Rowe, in collaboration with Ellen Stanton, is continuing to transcribe Natal Marriages. Adrian reports that he now has two additional people to assist him with this project. If anyone else would like to help with this very worthwhile project, please contact Adrian.

GSSA:
13 May 2006
Durban LDS Family History Centre
Ricky Nortje who is presently working on the South African War Graves project will be talking about the project and about the War Graves Commission.

Bumper Crop!

Robin contributes many new lists - in fact a BUMPER CROP!
Something for everyone. WELL DONE, Robin.

In some cases more details are available from Robin. Please quote the code number after the name to make look-ups easier.

Northern Rhodesia School Registers of Pupils for 1925. Unfortunately Robin says he is not able to offer look-ups for this list.

List of Casualties in Rhodesia during the Rebellion of 1896-7 (Includes killed, died, wounded and sick).

A List of German Settlers who came to South Africa via East London in 1858, 1877 and 1878. Compiled from lists by Schnell, Pape and Spanuth.

A list of Civil Servants of the Natal Government, Railways and the Postal Department in 1902.

Also a List of Civil Servants and Justices of the Peace in the Orange River Colony (later the Orange Free State) in 1907.

A list of Early Natal Settlers. An index to the book "Pioneers' Progress, Early Natal".

List of Huguenots who arrived in South Africa - 1690.

Jury List for Weenen County, Natal, South Africa, from the Natal Witness, 5 August 1859. Compiled by Graham Bingham. A list of people licensed to practise at various levels of the Legal System in Natal in 1902.

A list of people licensed to practise at various levels of the Legal System in Natal in 1902.

A list of Health Officials in the Natal Government in 1902.

Norwegians in the Umzimkulu Mounted Rifles 1884-1888.

List of people mentioned in the book "The Diary of Iris Vaughan". Robin states: "I cannot offer look-ups but the book is widely available and well worth reading. Her father was a magistrate in various small towns in the Eastern Cape at the time of the Anglo-Boer War and Iris's descriptions of the events, places and people that she encountered are hilarious."

List of Useful Symbols.

Index to "Germans in Kaffraria". Published by JF Schwar and PE Pape, 1958.

A list of the first Board Members of South African Breweries and its predecessors.

The Nominal Roll of the Rhodesian Pioneer Force from the book "The Northward Trek" by Stanley Portal Hyatt (1877-1914). Compiled by Graham Bingham.

A list of Pensioners of the Natal Government, Railways and the Postal Department in 1902.

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