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Ancestry.co.uk have now finished indexing the final parts of the 1911 Census. That now means that Essex is at long last is available.
To celebrate the completion of the index they are offering free access to the 1911 Census for the week-end of 11-14 May 2012.
If your ancestors were locked up in Springfield Gaol or you’ve found our pages on the Gaol of interest, then you will certainly find a forthcoming talk by prison officers Mick Tyler and Colin Brown even more informative.
Their talk will cover crime and punishment, stories of the convicts, tales of public executions, and the history of the gaol illustrated with many photographs. I am sure they will be able to give you some good background on how your ancestor would have served out their term of imprisonment in the gaol.
The talk is on Friday 18th May 2012 at 7.45pm at Springfield Parish Centre, St. Augustine’s Way, Springfield, CM1 6GX.
Some useful new podcasts are now available at The National Archives.
Digitised newspapers as sources for family history – a talk on the recently launched British Newspapers Archive – this and other newspaper resources also mentioned on our newspaper for family tree researchers page.
Our ancestors and the fear of the Victorian workhouse – a talk on the Workhouse system and with examples of the conditions paupers lived in. There is also advice on how to track individual paupers within the system. For details of Essex workhouses see our article on Workhouses.
Tithe tales – what the Tithe Survey records tell us about early Victorian place and society. Also see our article Tithe Maps help me research my family tree.
The latest reports from the Colchester Archaeological Trust are now available. They include examination of some diverse sites across Essex. An excavation of a World War Two air-raid shelter at Birch Church of England Primary School; the former Cavalry Barracks of the Colchester Garrison; a barn and cart lodge at Hatfield Broad Oak; and building examination and recording at Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester.
Colchester Archaeological Trust, is a registered charity founded in 1963 to research into and promote the archaeology of Colchester.
A new set of records on Ancestry.co.uk may interest those with London ancestors: London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 .
This collection comes from the Metropolitan Archives and comprises records of School Admission and Discharges for schools in London. These records contain the name of children admitted and discharged from 843 different London schools. They contain over a million names.
The records vary by school and some are more detailed than others. The records may include:
Boroughs covered are:
These are some of the recent podcasts from The National Archives which may interest family tree researchers.
Nineteenth century merchant seafarers and their records.
Talk on the More than a List of Crew website and how it can help you when interpreting the TNA’s Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen record series BT99.
An account of the first railway murder
An account of the first British railway murder in 1864 based on various document in TNA’s collection.
Other podcasts can be found on the podcasts’ home page.