Issue :	#42
Date :	February 2007
Publisher :	Delyse Brown
e-Mail :	editor@genealogyworld.net
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'GENEALOGY WORLD' - NEW ITEMS :
            Index on right hand side of page.

TRANSCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL SHIPPING LISTS:
Ellen Stanton sends us several interesting items transcribed from
South Africa Magazine this month:
The Jameson Raid - 8 January 1896
Government Buildings Burned - 31 October 1908
The Death of Henry Barnato - 5 December 1908
The Trial of Dinuzulu - 5 December 1908
The Waratah Inquiry - 25 February 1911

Ever wondered if a member of your family was involved in The Jameson Raid? See a list of the Prisoners and Casualties.

ROBIN'S LISTS:
Robin has very kindly supplied us with the following list of names connected to the Gold Fields: Gold Paved the Way.

THE 1820 SETTLERS:
Settler Correspondence:
Sue Mackay has sent the following files for this section:
CO48/52 National Archives, Kew, London - 1820 A - L
CO48/53 National Archives, Kew, London - 1820 M - Y
CO48/56 National Archives, Kew, London - 1821
CO48/59 National Archives, Kew, London - 1822
CO48/61 National Archives, Kew, London - 1823
CO48/67 National Archives, Kew, London - 1823 Distressed Settlers Report

ANGLO-ZULU WAR:
Graham Mason sends us a new article about a rather colourful figure:
THOMAS HOLMES, 17th LANCERS.

INTERNATIONAL:
FreeBMD
Adrian Rowe adds his recent updates to this section.

Adrian would also like to draw our attention to the following URL:
www.geneabase.com
Antique Maps are currently available (as a temporary promotion). This download covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in 75 maps.

MISSIONARIES IN SA:
Lynn MacLeod adds information and photographs regarding the Rev. John Edwards to the MISSIONARY BIOGRAPHIES.

ANGLO-BOER WAR:
Service Records
Rowena sends us several new files:
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/167 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between T and V for the WESTERN PROVINCE MOUNTED RIFLES
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/167 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between W and Z for the WESTERN PROVINCE MOUNTED RIFLES
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between VEA and VEZ for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between VIA and VIZ for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between VLA and VZ for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between WAA and WALM for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS
Extracts from National Archives Ref WO 126/162 for the Boer War service records for selected names starting between WALN and WATL for the TOWN GUARDS and DISTRICT MOUNTED TROOPS

GSSA
Newsletter January 2007
Latest Newsletter now available.

Below are various URLs you may find useful.

SAAF URL:
Roll of Honour of all those who have died while in service with the South African Air force since about 1914.
http://www.saafa.co.za/copy/forget/honour.pdf

SCOTLANDS PEOPLE - exciting new features
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

OPR Images Now Online:
Images of Old Parish Register (OPR) records are now publicly available online for the very first time. These comprise the records of births and baptisms and banns and marriages kept by individual parishes of the Established Church of Scotland, before the introduction of civil registration in 1855. The earliest records available date from 1553.
In addition, a major OPR index update has been deployed with over nine million entries updated and linked to the associated images.

OPR County Search:
Customers can now search the Old Parish Register records by county as well as parish, offering greater search flexibility.

Time Limit Extended:
The session time limit has now been extended from seven days to ninety days. Further details can be found at
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/faqs/questions/index.aspx?150.

Search Filters:
The addition of search filters offers customers the ability to search through and filter their Previous Searches, Viewed Images and Timeline.

Mother's Maiden Surname:
A Mother's Maiden Surname field has been added to the statutory deaths search form. This should, however, be used with caution.
See http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?1301 for further information.

Reference data added to images:
A reference has now been added to each image for ease of recognition.

Vouchers:
ScotlandsPeople is pleased to announce a new method of paying for credits. You can now order vouchers by post, and pay by cheque or by credit card. Further details at
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&1277

New years data released:
Following the release of almost 100,000 new statutory index entries comprising the new year data for the statutory births, marriages and deaths, customers can now access records from the Statutory Register of Births for 1906, the Statutory Register of Marriages for 1931, and the Statutory Register of Deaths for 1956. Images for the new years are also available for download.

Future Items:
Look out for the launch of RCEs in the near future.

ADOPTION URLs:
Recently I was searching for the biological father of someone adopted in the UK in the 1930s. If you have cause to research in this way below are URLs for the UK that my be of use to you:
NORCAP
(National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and their Parents)
112 Church Road, Wheatley, Oxfordshire OX33 1LU
www.norcap.org.uk
BARNARDO'S
Tanners Lane, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG6 1QG
www.barnardos.org.uk
THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
Edward Rudolf House, 69-89 Margery Street, London WC1X OJL
www.childrenssociety.org.uk
Children in Care 1881-1918
www.hiddenlives.org.uk
NCH
(formerly National Children's Homes)
85 Highbury Park, London N5 1UD
www.nch.org.uk
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICES:
England & Wales:
The Family Records Centre, 1 Myddleton Street, London EC1R 1UW
www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc
or write to:
Adoptions Section, General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Birkdale, Southport PR8 2HH
www.gro.gov.uk
Scotland:
Registrar General, New Register House, West Register St, Edinburgh EH1 3YT
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
Northern Ireland:
Registrar General, Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4HL
www.groni.gov.uk
Republic of Ireland:
Registrar General, Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2
www.groireland.ie
Private Papers in local archives
www.a2a.org.uk
or
the NRA
(National Register of Archives)
National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

By Craig Bishop (Sat, 27 Jan 2007) .. extracts from The Natal Witness ..

TOURISM in KwaZulu-Natal was dealt a shocking blow last night with the slaying of internationally renowned historian, raconteur and Anglo-Zulu War expert David Rattray at his home in Fugitive’s Drift.

Best known for his dramatic interpretations of Anglo-Zulu battles, right on the battlefield as well as on international tours, even on international flights, Rattray, who has been described as the "Laurence Olivier of the battlefield" and the "Battlefield Bard", lived at the world-famous Fugitive’s Drift Lodge with his wife in the Mzinyathi (Buffalo) River area where, in 1879, British troops fleeing the battlefield of Isandlwana tried to make their escape following the crushing defeat inflicted by Zulu warriors on the British force.

The distinctive sphinx-shaped silhouette of the mountain that shadows the battlefield is visible from the lodge.

Rattray and his wife, university sweetheart Nicky, hosted a constant stream of often distinguished, international visitors around the battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. In December 2001, Rattray’s contribution to tourism in South Africa was recognised at the Tatler Travel Awards 2002 ceremony and he was awarded the Tatler/Gordon Campbell Gray award for vision in tourism.

Rattray wrote the David Rattray’s Guidebook to the Anglo-Zulu War Battlefields and had just completed another book, A Soldier Artist in Zululand.

He was introduced to Zulu lore by life-long friend Mzongani "Satchmo" Mpanza, and the two spent days on expeditions into remote areas. In June 1999, Rattray received the Ness Award from the Royal Geographic Society in recognition of widening the popular understanding of Zulu culture in southern Africa.

Rattray was born in Johannesburg in 1958 and was educated at Pridwin and St Alban’s Collge. He graduated from the University of Natal in 1982, with a BSc Honours Degree in entomology. When he left university he went to work at Mala Mala Game Reserve as a manager from 1983 to 1988. After that he moved to Rorke’s Drift, where he settled down with his wife.

Rattray was a trustee of the Siyasiza Trust, the Magqubu Ntombela Foundation and the John Voelker Bird Book Fund. In 1998, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical society.

Apart from owning and running the Fugitive Drift Lodge, Rattray also half-owned the exclusive Three Tree Hill Lodge.

Rosemary Dixon-Smith writes:
"The best way we could keep David's memory green would be for everyone to continue to visit the places he loved and knew so well, and about which he spread the word for so many years."

Rosemary Dixon-Smith draws our attention to the 2 items below:

Scottish ancestry
If you have Scottish ancestry, it is worth checking out the website www.talkingscot.com. This has been set up as a meeting place for people with an interest in Scottish genealogy, history and culture. Have a question about Scottish research? Try the forum where you can post your query or perhaps, someone else has already posted the answer. Want to know more about Scottish Registration Districts? Look at the Registrar page that provides detailed information about the registration districts that have covered the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee. There is also information on registration districts that have changed county. Details of each Scottish census can be found on the Census page. It is also a useful site if you are searching for the contact details of Scottish family history societies, organisations or libraries. In addition, the Sources page provides a list of websites that are dedicated to Scottish research.

Charts
Pedigree charts, family group sheets and research calendars are just some of the useful forms that help to keep a family historian organised. Many companies produce a variety of these for purchase but some attractive ones can be downloaded and printed without charge, directly from the website. Pass them around to family members and see if they can fill in more details or use them when you correspond with newly found lost cousins.
Misbach Enterprises has a large collection of downloadable genealogy charts in Adobe PDF format at: http://misbach.org/pdfcharts/.
There is also an assortment of downloadable charts listed at: http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/.
Ancestry.com has a selection at: http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm
as does the American Family Tree Magazine at: http://www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.html.
For online forms for censuses, try those available on the Family Search website: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp?Page=./research/type/Form.asp&ActiveTab=Type.

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