Genealogy Chat

Thank's Merry, yesterday i tried forever to find it and couldn't. Tried again today, first realised it was changing to 1861, then when i finally got it it was just sample pages so will have to wait till it comes on propper. Thanks for your census search advice will have a look at that. Best wishes Gill

Oh yes, i remember now......it was because you said she married just after the census in Bucknall Staffs. So I thought she should have been nearby just before......... I used my almost-patented method of finding what place Buchnall was listed under, as it wasn't recorded as a parish in it's own right (I had never heard of it before, so please excuse my ignorance!!). Turned out to be recorded under Stoke on Trent (I think - from memory!). For my nearly-patented method, see thread called ''An Ancestry Census Search Tip'' - Am nugding it for you! Merry

No Locks I'm afraid Gill....... Eliza Taylor.......Can't remember....am popping off to see if I can see the thread and will let you know! Merry

Hi Merry was there anyone named 'Lock' in the register just a thought hubbies mothers family. By the way how did you find the Taylor family (Eliza) the other day? iv been through 2,000 names and can't find them driving me mad, lol. Gill

Nudge.... Merry

Thanks everyone and Sylvie especially! If the common term was ''springside boots'' then no wonder The Times reversed the wording - they wouldn't want anything common in their paper, would they?? These boots must have been sensibly priced as only the posh ladies were wearing button boots. Lou - I shall send you a cyber pair with sheepskin linings - that should see you through........... As for the poor people who died in this disaster, sinking of the steamer ''Princess Alice'' 3th Sept 1878........if anyone has a rellie registered in Q4 (NOT Q3 - took a while for the inquests etc) of 1878 at Woolwich District, then they might have been caught up in the accident. If anyone needs a look up, just shout. Merry

Hi Monty I think you willfind that the common term was springside boots- now know as Dealer boots. Simply ankle boots that are easy to pull on as they have a webbing (or elastic) at each side = side spring or spring side And you can still buy them today but they cost a bit more than a £1. They are similar to horse riding boots. Hope this helps Sylvie b

Hi Weren't they the shoe/boots that the victorians wore where there were buttons up the right side of the ankle ie you put your foot in them from the side. Little Lil

I think they were the same as elastic-sided boots.

lol...but I still have the English winter to contend with first so pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee can I have some????

I'm sure they'd be FAR too HOT for Australia!! Very best of luck in all your ventures - you will be missed here :o(( Merry

No idea but can I have a pair please? They sound like oodles of fun!

If anyonw wants me to search the lists of dec'd I can do - they should be recorded in Q3 1878 of the GRO indexes too............ UPDATE - Q4 not Q3 - Inquests took a while. Merry

Sinking of the ''Princess Alice'' 3rd Sept 1878........This was previously the ''side spring boots'' thread, if anyone wonders about the first few replies!!!......................... I have been reading about a terrible disaster on the Thames in Sept 1878 when a pleasure cruiser was sunk with the loss of nearly 500 lives. There are lists of the dead in The Times newspaper. If anyone has a rellie registered as dec'd in Q4 1878 at Woolwich, I can look to see if they were lost in the accident. Most of the bodies were registered at Woolwich, though some were washed up elsewhere. PLEASE NOTE - Registrations were in Q4, not Q3 1878....... Not so ''Happy Hunting'' :o(( Merry x