Issue :	#40
Date :	December 2006
Publisher :	Delyse Brown
e-Mail :	editor@genealogyworld.net
Back Issues:	Archive
	http://www.genealogyworld.net/

Hello !*FIRST_NAME*!,

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

Thank you for all the marvellous contributions so many of you made to GENEALOGY WORLD during 2006. Much appreciated. YOU have made the website.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all contributors and readers of GENEALOGY WORLD a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.

TRANSCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL SHIPPING LISTS:
Three exciting new files have been transcribed by Rowena Wattrus:
Extracted from the Register of Births and Deaths of Emigrants at Sea
for the years 1847 to 1854 (Ref: CO386/170 National Archives, Kew.) Register includes those ships bound for New Zealand and Australia, but only those bound for the Cape and Natal have been extracted.
Extracted from the Register of Births and Deaths of Emigrants at Sea
for the years 1854 to 1860. (Ref: CO386/171 National Archives, Kew). Register includes those ships bound for New Zealand, Australia and India, but only those bound for the Cape and Natal have been extracted.
Extracted from the Register of Births and Deaths of Emigrants at Sea
for the years 1861 to 1869. (Ref: CO386/172 National Archives, Kew). Register includes those ships bound for New Zealand, Australia and Falkland Islands, but only those bound for the Cape and Natal have been extracted.

ANGLO-ZULU WAR:
Sapper sends us a new article 'Christmas Day in the Army' and wishes us well for Christmas.

NATAL PASSENGER LISTS:
1880 selected lists have now been added to this section.

ROBIN'S LISTS:
Robin adds a new item to his lists:
Post 1820 Settlers

OF SA MARITIME INTEREST:
Rosemary Dixon-Smith clarifies the origin of the name Aliwal Shoal in her new article.

NATAL NUGGETS:
Lists of various interest now included in this section are:
- Historians and Writers
- Outstanding Personalities
- Visitors To Natal
- Governors of Natal
- Prime Ministers and Administrators

MISSING PERSONS and
BRICK WALL:
We have just had one query removed from MISSING PERSONS due to the enquirer finding her biological father.
Please see if you are able to help find the people mentioned on these Pages.

GSSA
The GSSA Newsletter for the 4th quarter of 2006 now available.

PUBLICATIONS:
Read about a forthcoming publication:
FRANK FILLIS - THE STORY OF A CIRCUS LEGEND on this Page.

Here are some useful Circus URLs - for anyone researching circus ancestry:

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain Web Forum at http://pub32.bravenet.com/forum/2741825875

The Galloper is at http://www.thegalloper.com/

Two Centuries of British Circus People Discussion Forum at http://pub34.bravenet.com/forum/2891452389/

http://www.circushistory.org/Query.htm

For those who have not already done so you can read Rosemary Dixon-Smith's article on Circuses in Natal by going to the link on our Natal Nuggets page at http://www.genealogyworld.net/rose/nuggets.html
or
directly to the article on Allan Jackson's site at http://www.fad.co.za/Resources/contribs/rose/circus.asp

For those of you that do not subscribe to the Family Tree Magazine and are not able to access it from your local bookstore, the LDS Family History Centre, Durban, has the various articles on SA genealogical research written by Rosemary Dixon-Smith available for all to read.

Sue Mackay has sent a CD of the 1820 Settler Correspondence for use in the LDS Family History Centre, Durban.
Sue and her team of transcribers have done an outstanding job for the benefit of so many.

FAMILY HISTORY FAIR
This event is planned for 9 June 2007 at the Durban Family History Centre.

Boer War Service Records

The following Boer War service records have recently been transcribed by Rowena Wattrus:
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/98 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting with A for the NESBITT'S HORSE
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/95 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting with B for the NESBITT'S HORSE [This is in 2 parts.]
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/167 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between N and R for the WESTERN PROVINCE MOUNTED RIFLES
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/167 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting with S for the WESTERN PROVINCE MOUNTED RIFLES

Rowena states: "This file brings the number of records transcribed up to 2166."

Rose Enstrom states:
"I would like to place on record my sincerest thanks and appreciation to Rowena Wattrus who went out of her way to assist in tracing our grandfather, Harry Enstrom who fought in the Boer War.

I feel that she needs much recognition and commendation for the contribution which she makes in assisting folk like myself to find our long lost loved ones.

No words can express my appreciation."

One of our subscribers has had great success in adding to his family tree after contacting www.genesreunited.co.uk
Those of you that read FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE will find information about this URL on Page 16 in the December 2006 issue.

Adrian Rowe draws our attention to the following:
BMD Transcriptions
The FreeBMD databases have recently added 4.6 million transcriptions to their online databases at www.freebmd.org.uk. Coverage is fairly near completion from 1837 to 1911 - the aim being to provide transcriptions up until 1983. Additional data for England and Wales includes 3,606,544 new births, 696,793 marriages and 381,650 new deaths.

Adrian Rowe states:
NATAL MARRIAGE INDEX PROJECT
Adrian Rowe reports that "Our small team, which now consists of only three people, Lyn Paul, Maureen Kruger and me, has worked hard during 2006 and with some earlier assistance from Ellen Stanton, Colleen Jacques and Shelagh Noble, has increased the database from 28, 680 marriages in December 2005 to 37,317 in November 2006, an increase of 8,637 marriages during the year. A sterling effort!! Unfortunately Ellen is no longer contributing towards the Natal marriage index and has moved on to other projects. It is thanks to her hard work that we started the N.M.I.P. To date, thanks to the database, we have managed to assist quite a number of people from various parts of the world with locating Natal marriages."

"Please look at the Genealogy World website and on the left hand menu scroll down to Natal - Marriages, where you will find an updated list of the Natal marriage films in stock at the Durban Family History Library and a summary of the progress being made with the transcriptions."

Adrian is again appealing for volunteers, who seem reluctant to come forward for this worthwhile project. He may be contacted on 031-7644721 a/h.

David Biggins writes that he has an Anglo-Boer War site at
www.angloboerwar.com
which holds information that may be of interest to GENEALOGY WORLD readers. His site currently has 2,700 pages and 1,300 photographs.

Good news for those who take an interest in the GRO Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Lyn Paul draws our attention to the Dove Project:
The Dove Project will create a completely new GRO Index to replace the current one.
GRO Southport holds copies of the copy Certificates and these are being used to create a new Index. The opportunity is being taken to include the mother's maiden name in the Births Index, and the Spouse surname in the Marriage Index for ALL events from 1837 onwards. Projected availability date: 2008.
URL: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/news/Dove_contract_signed.asp

Lyn also informs us of the partial release of limited information before 1st January 1912 concerning the 1911 UK Census.
For details - URLS:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/1911census/
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/decisionnotices/2006/101391_dn_rt_changes.pdf
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/13dec2006.pdf and
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help/1911census/faq-foi.htm and
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/1911census/?homepage=news
http://www.ico.gov.uk/tools_and_resources/decision_notices/2006_12.aspx

Gifts - Shop Online