I've been shamefully negligent of this blog, I realise. The trouble is, I've really stopped doing the family history much since January or so. Not deliberately, but it's just ended up that way.
I don't suppose it's any use to say that I've written a lot of fun fics?
In the mean time, to break up the lack of family history, I will try and make this a useful bit of webspace by reviewing some of the social history books I've been using for background info. (See? I've not abandoned things completely.)
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Badly Behaved Ancestor
More adventures of William Childs FORSTER in the Excise Service. (I'd like to add that almost everyone else in the minute books was worse!)
(CUST 47/512 pp49-50)
Weds 30th July 1818
“William Childs FORSTER, Officer in the 17th Division Brewery, having in several instances changed the Depths of gages of Wort after he had cast the same and posted them into the Ledger, having taken no Account of 30 Barrels of Table Beer at a Common Brewer’s on July 9th at mp10 and the 10th at mp 2; and being addicted to drinking to Excess, and careless in the Performance of his Duty, as appeared on Examination before the Board. Ordered that he be dischanged.”
(CUST 47/515 p118)
Weds 12th May 1819
“William Childs FORSTER, late Officer in the 17th division Brewery, having petitioned the Board praying to be restored, begging Pardon for the Offence for which he was discharged, and promising Diligence in future. Ordered that he be restored on a proper Vacancy.”
(CUST 47/512 pp49-50)
Weds 30th July 1818
“William Childs FORSTER, Officer in the 17th Division Brewery, having in several instances changed the Depths of gages of Wort after he had cast the same and posted them into the Ledger, having taken no Account of 30 Barrels of Table Beer at a Common Brewer’s on July 9th at mp10 and the 10th at mp 2; and being addicted to drinking to Excess, and careless in the Performance of his Duty, as appeared on Examination before the Board. Ordered that he be dischanged.”
(CUST 47/515 p118)
Weds 12th May 1819
“William Childs FORSTER, late Officer in the 17th division Brewery, having petitioned the Board praying to be restored, begging Pardon for the Offence for which he was discharged, and promising Diligence in future. Ordered that he be restored on a proper Vacancy.”
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
And Home Again
Back once more, and I did at least succeed in finding out why my ancestor William Childs Forster was 'discharged and restored'. I'll share the shame of my drunken g-g-g-g-grandfather withe the world once I've sorted myself out. But doesn't it take so long to do so little at archives?
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Off to TNA
I haven't vanished off the face of the earth, not really. Nor have I been spending all this time playing with the 1911 census.
However, I'm off to London shortly and should be able to fit in a visit to The National Archives, where I will hopefully find out more about my ancestor William Childs Forster's career as an Excise Officer.
I'm really pleased to finally be able to chase up this lead again.
I shall share my findings here. (Although at the rate of posts here lately, don't hold your breath!)
However, I'm off to London shortly and should be able to fit in a visit to The National Archives, where I will hopefully find out more about my ancestor William Childs Forster's career as an Excise Officer.
I'm really pleased to finally be able to chase up this lead again.
I shall share my findings here. (Although at the rate of posts here lately, don't hold your breath!)
Thursday, 1 January 2009
1911 Beta
I was lucky enough to get a play with this on Tuesday. London and Devon were available, so I could at least find some of my Dad's ancestors, if not my Mum's.
I'm really pleased that we get to see the householders' schedules themselves, not only because I get to see my ancestors' handwriting (very neat in most cases so far!) but because it allows for a bit of over-earnest filling in. My great-great-grandfather John Francis Jewitt has clearly recorded his children from his first marriage on the form, while widowed Louisa Hargrave has still filled in her details - informing me that there was another child who died. Now I have to track down that lost infant.
And, to my great joy, I have my great-grandparents in Devon (lying about their ages again). Not only does it include what is presumably Uncle Charlie, but their foster daughter, Auntie Elsie is there with them. And what's more, I can see that if there is another lost brother, he must have been between Uncle Charlie (born c. Dec 1910) and Uncle George (born August 1913).
As you can see, I need to study the GRO indexes closely now.
There was more, but I need to go and enter it into my info. Oh, and I've been to Somerset this time and I still haven't sorted that out fully, but it is my next step. I've updated the other four family lines.
So you never know, I might be telling you about what I found in Dec 2007 finally. It's amazing, isn't it?
And: Happy New Year everyone!
I'm really pleased that we get to see the householders' schedules themselves, not only because I get to see my ancestors' handwriting (very neat in most cases so far!) but because it allows for a bit of over-earnest filling in. My great-great-grandfather John Francis Jewitt has clearly recorded his children from his first marriage on the form, while widowed Louisa Hargrave has still filled in her details - informing me that there was another child who died. Now I have to track down that lost infant.
And, to my great joy, I have my great-grandparents in Devon (lying about their ages again). Not only does it include what is presumably Uncle Charlie, but their foster daughter, Auntie Elsie is there with them. And what's more, I can see that if there is another lost brother, he must have been between Uncle Charlie (born c. Dec 1910) and Uncle George (born August 1913).
As you can see, I need to study the GRO indexes closely now.
There was more, but I need to go and enter it into my info. Oh, and I've been to Somerset this time and I still haven't sorted that out fully, but it is my next step. I've updated the other four family lines.
So you never know, I might be telling you about what I found in Dec 2007 finally. It's amazing, isn't it?
And: Happy New Year everyone!
Monday, 8 December 2008
Busy Busy
Trying to do too many things, none of them related to Family History!
As soon as I get myself together, there'll be a proper post, I promise.
Sigh.
As soon as I get myself together, there'll be a proper post, I promise.
Sigh.
Friday, 21 November 2008
Book Festival
Sorry, got distracted by busy-ness at work (Book Festival!) and fan-fiction and other things when I wasn't working.
I'll be better soon - give me a week or so!
I'll be better soon - give me a week or so!
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