Issue :	#51
Date :	November 2007
Publisher :	Delyse Brown
e-Mail :	editor@genealogyworld.net
Back Issues:	Archive
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Hello !*FIRST_NAME*!,

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

In September notices were posted at the Cape Town Archives Repository announcing:
'Please note the following change to the Western Cape Archives and Records Service Reading Room Rules from 14 September 2007:
No cameras, recording or imaging devices are to be allowed in the Reading Room'.
The Western Cape Archives and Records Service now offers its own reprographic and document-ordering process, for which a price list can be seen at
http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/Archive%20Poster2.htm

At time of publication of this Genealogy World November newsletter, no formal statement as to the reason for the new ruling has been forthcoming from the Western Cape Archives and Records Service. Genealogy World will keep readers informed should there be any clarification of the current situation.

You will be pleased to hear that Anne Clarkson has been given permission to continue photographing and transcribing marriage records and to have these transcriptions placed on the Genealogy World website.

MILITARY MATTERS:
Rosemary Dixon-Smith writes:
Conflict at Port Natal 1842: The Battle of Congella
Dick King's famous ride from Port Natal to Grahamstown in 1842 is a well-known episode in Natal history - but what were the events leading up to this feat? You can now read about this on our Military Matters page.

Having read this, as the article leaves one with baited breath, I have suggested perhaps Rosemary may like to write a sequel !

1820 SETTLERS:
Sue Mackay has recently transcribed the following CO53/3 National Archives, Kew, London item:
- 1833 Extracts from South African Commercial Advertiser
which will continue to interest those with Eastern Cape ancestors.

PUBLICATIONS PAGE:
Three new items of interest have been added to this page:
"AN HISTORICAL MEANDER - Through the Midlands of KZN" published by the Midlands Meander Association
The HODGSON SURNAME - published by Martlet Books
'NATALIA', published by Natal Society Library (1971 to present)
Click on Page 2 of the Publications Page.

Reading tip from Rosemary:
I am thoroughly enjoying
'Frank Fillis: the story of a circus legend' by Floris van der Merwe.
Even for those with no circus ancestry, if you've ever wondered what life was like in late 19th South Africa, I recommend this recently-published book. It contains fascinating details of the adventures of Frank Fillis as told by the man himself, with mentions of the famous people he met, descriptions of early Barberton, Ferreira's Camp (Johannesburg), Kimberley, Ladysmith, Pretoria and Potchefstroom, and the hazards of colonial transport in the 1880s.
For ordering information see
http://www.genealogyworld.net/publications/publications_1.html

URLs of interest:
www.lostcousins.com
Lost Cousins is a lesser known website which aims to put those people researching the same family tree in touch with each other. The main advantage in using the Lost Cousins site rather than the more well known Genesreunited site, is that the former only provides you with matches that are 100 per cent accurate, so you won't waste time corresponding with people whom you later discover are unrelated. Members enter details of the relatives they've found (exactly as they appear) from any of the following censuses: England & Wales 1881, Scotland 1881, US 1880, Canada 1881, England & Wales 1841 and then ask the website to search for matches. If a match is discovered it means that the two people have entered the same person and must related ... well unless they have accidentally researched the wrong line of course! Registration and basic membership are free whilst a subscription (which enables you to initiate contact with another member as opposed to only receiving contact from others and gives an extended matching service), costs £10 a year. Making contact with distant cousins is a good way of comparing notes and also of discovering information that it would usually be impossible to find in public archives, for example family bibles, photographs, and stories that have passed down the generations.

www.findmypast.com
Another 10 years of passenger lists have been added to this UK outbound passenger database. The database now covers 1890-1939 with up to 1960 to come in the next few months.

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Gutenberg site - e-books, with almost no copyright restrictions

IRISH URLs:
Penny Graham has found the following URLs of interest:
http://www.pensear.org/
http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php

BRICK WALL and MISSING PERSONS:
Please look at these Pages from time to time in case you are able to assist someone in their research!

Genealogy World

Although everything on GENEALOGY WORLD is easily accessible from the MAIN MENU, from time to time, we notice researchers being unaware of information we have on GENEALOGY WORLD.
Therefore we have decided to spotlight various items to refresh memories, or to introduce subjects to new newsletter subscribers. November's newsletter spotlights the 1820 SETTLERS.

If you have 1820 Settler ancestry, don't forget to visit Genealogy World's pages on this topic.

www.genealogyworld.net/nash/index.html
will take you to information from 'The Settler Handbook' by M D Nash, a recognised authority on the 1820 Settlers, including an index to settlers' names, details of the settler ships and parties, and updated corrections and additions to the Handbook, compiled by the author.

www.genealogyworld.net/settlers/index.html
Offers transcriptions by Sue MacKay from 1820 Settler material held at The National Archives, Kew.

1820 Settler correspondence from Colonial Office records at TNA Kew can be found at
http://www.genealogyworld.net/settlers/correspondence/index.html

and there's a pot pourri of 1820 Settler matters at
http://www.genealogyworld.net/settlers/matters.html
where you are welcome to add comments or interesting details on your 1820 Settler ancestry.

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