Genealogy Chat

Hello Friends

Sally your medical Hospitals sound the same as our over here.

We have long waiting list here too and the same thing could happen to my OH when he finally gets his date for op.

I can't wait for it to be done but by the time it does I think he may be retired anyway.

Boards are quiet and thankfully peaceful at the moment,wonder how long it will last though :-(

Made a few comments on the boards yesterday but being very careful what I say and how I say it

It is so cold here today 17c ,the fire has not gone out for weeks now :-D


Getting stuck into my tree of late ,doing OK too :-D

Get back tomorrow
Love to my friends <3

Suex :-D <3

Hello Everyone.... <3


Sally, what a nuisance for your OH. I hate it when things like that happen so I hope it all gets sorted very soon.



Poor old Sue.......sounds as though you have really been suffering from something very nasty. Glad you've recovered and I hope your OH's op goes ahead without too many problems.


I remember having my appendix out when I was about 10 - it was 6 months after my father had his out.... :-D


I've been busy what with one thing and another.........and was supposed to be going out for lunch with a friend. However, she phoned to say that her husband wasn't too good so we have cancelled and will meet up again soon :-)


The boards on here are quiet and slow compared to how they used to be. At one stage, a few years ago, they moved so fast that it kept your attention and interest but now...................... :-(


Have been for some lovely walks recently. As we move from Spring into Summer (!!!), it's great to see the leaves and hedgerows coming out. We stopped by a recently cut down tree last week and admired all the whorls and patterns inside the trunk. We're so fortunate to live adjacent to a country park with it's rich variety of wildlife and plants :-D


Like Sue, I've also been working on my tree and am waiting for a b/c to arrive - it seems to be taking ages............but maybe I am just a bit impatient :-D



Take care all.......Cx <3

Sally - what a shock & lot of trouble you have had – Hospitals seem to be quite bad at this these days with waiting lists.

I was very lucky as my first op was an emergency - the 2nd one was a correction as the 1st one went wrong - so they couldn't put that back & the last one had to be done on a set date.

I think if it had been just a routine one it would have had to wait

While I was recovering there were two emergencies in less than an hour – so you can see why things get pushed back - but is no fun when you are on the other end & have been waiting for so long.

Sue sorry to hear you have been unwell - Hope you feel better soon.

Thank you all for your anniversary wishes – it does not feel like 15 years. My in-laws celebrated 68 years a few days before ours.

I am getting on really well with the tree as spent most of our week off sorting out queries the OH had found on his & trying to get it in some sort of order. He wants to file it all alphabetically so he can find the people - i want to file it in generation order. I know what he means as it would be easier for him to find, but I would hate it & as I said how on earth are you going to know how many generations you are back , as I keep all the files in order. Normally I can find the right one.

I have managed to get him to colour code the computer file now so its a lot easier to see who belongs to who - had great fun the other day - one of the families - the main parents were the Maroon line - 2nd child was also Maroon line - 3rd child was the green line - 6th & 7th children were the blue line.

Talk about inter family marriages - all we needed was one of the others on the 4th family line & they would have all been tied up together.

I know in one family two sisters married two brothers from another side – but they were all from the same family group - so the same colour.

I just seem to come from a family of multiple marriages


Had to buy 3 new large A4 binders as it seems the tree has grown so much its splitting its seams .

It was an enjoyable week away from the office .

Hello Friends


All back to normal now ....whatever normal is :-)

I can't believe how cold it is here ,our fire has not gone out for weeks .

I still have a brick wall that is driving me nuts but I will get there ...just hoping more records come online for London,I need the Parish records now 1700's .

All of my lines are just about there as well so it is going to get a lot harder from here on.

Still getting that error message a lot ...I think we are all learning to live with Genes not working right ,I do love the site and the boards but it does get very annoying .
Error..Error..Error.

Robert I do hope you are OK and your eye op went well.

Love to all my other friends <3

The boards have been nice and friendly for the last couple of days...very refreshing for a change...I wonder how long it will last :-S

Sylvia ..hope you enjoyed your trip :-)

Back to my tree :-D

Suex :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

Hello Friends

All gone walkabout for a while I see. ;-)

Still cold and wet here .

Cricket starts tonight here...first test .
I do not think we are up to it this time but hey we can all live in hope. :-D

The boards have been very good the last week or so ...very peaceful .

I have the Grt Granddaughter here so it is a bit hard to do this now she wants to be on their computer as well :-D....they learn quick these days don't they.

Nice to have a little one wrecking the house again :-D

love to you all <3

Suex

England: 102-3 (27.3 overs)
Australia: Yet to bat
Venue: Nottingham

Sue we coudl come to blows over this you know

One of the lads i work with is from Melbourne - he is delighted to rub our noses in this

Glad you have your little house wrecker to yourself - how old is now & i forgot her name (I blame it on getting older)

Sue just to get one back on you - it was 29 degrees here yesterday
Looking out our window over the town to the sea it looked like the Mediterranean - it was so blue - its only 27 degrees today as its cooling down.

Apparently Saturday its getting hotter & we are off to the inlaws - we will swelter in the car & they rarely have the windows open as its too noisy - their flat looks over the Thames estuary

Hi Sue, and everyone


a busy time ................... had one of OH's cousins-by-marriage visiting for a week, so we were showing him around, and I was stealing bits of time here and there to look on the computer.

We took him on a 2 day trip to the west coast of Vancouver, Island, where the Pacific Ocean rolls in.


It was hot and sunny all week (still is!!) ................ but those 2 days on the outer coast were a little cooler, with a sea breeze. It was gorgeous!

We found a little motel in a place called Ucluelet, and then drove up the coast to Tofino, through the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, looking at the sights. It mus be close to 40 years since we had been there (hard to believe!!!) ............ then, we camped among the driftwood on Long Beach, along with all the hippies who had built shacks out of the driftwood :-D



It has been lovely and quiet on the Boards ............. I think someone might have had a ban, but is now back, so keep your eyes peeled :-D



take care everyone




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Hi everyone..........phew, it ain't half hot..............OH and I go for a walk first thing and then, don't go out unless we have to. Far happier watching the sun from the shade :-D :-D


Had a bit of a shock on Tuesday when, whilst seeing some visitors out of the front door, my ankle gave way and I pitched over and hit my head on the porch wall. Honestly, what a wally. It was SO embarrassing. I decided to have it checked out at the hospital later but all is well if a little sore. My dignity may take longer to heal though. :-D


Have had some really busy days but today has been lovely......only one appointment and that was for reflexology.......so nice to sit and relax. I actually was going to have a head massage but will leave that until my head is less sore.


I agree about the boards - they have certainly been quieter and more pleasant with no argy-bargying going on thank goodness. Long may it last!


I am so envious of Anne being able to look at the sea............you are a lucky girl.


Hoping everyone is okay and sending love..........Cx


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I would appreciate a fresh pair of eyes on part of my tree.

My 3 x GtGrandfather Joseph Nicholls had a brother Peter born 1787.

Peter married twice, first to Sarah Richbell, by whom he had a son Thomas and daughters, and then to Mary Hanniker in 1825, by whom he had several children.

My Greatgrandfather, Arthur was apprenticed to Thomas. This was verified by a professional genealogist, who was able to find the guild and the papers relating to his apprenticeship.

I had not been able to trace any details relating to Sarah Richbell, until I noticed another tree on Ancestry that had Peter Nicholls married to Sarah Richbell. I wrote to the owner of the tree and her reply is given below:

"My name is Janis Kerr (nee Quick )and Peter Nicholls born 1787 is my paternal 3x greatgrandfather. I have not researched the Nicholls line as they seem to have a lot of marriages and children to boot!
Anyway SARAH RICHBELL;
Born 7 April 1783 St Alfege, Greenwich, Kent
Baptised 2 May 1783-as above-
Father is James Richbell who was a Waterman.
Mother is Sarah Richbell
Married to Peter 17 April 1808 Limehouse St Anne,London
Died 5 August 1851-Buried 11 August St Alfege, Greenwich, Kent aged 64 ish.
1841 Census shows her name as RICHLAR
1851 Census she is shown as a Visitor to the Greenwich address.
I hope the above information is helpful. Some of it has citations other has been found from other Member activity and therefore I don't know how accurate it all is."

I replied:

"Janis Many thanks for the detailed reply.

Fascinating that Sarah's father was a Waterman and she married into a family of barge builders.

I employed a professional genealogist to provide info on my mother's side of the family - I had very little info and wanted guaranteed facts. she also did research on the Nicholls line and confirmed my findings back to our 4 x gt grandfather Peter Nichols who married twice - firstly, Ann Crow who died shortly after birth of second daughter and secondly Lydia mother of Peter (your 3 x Gt Grandfather) and Joseph (my 3x).

I am puzzled by the fact that you have Sarah dying in 1851. As divorce was rare how did Peter marry Mary Hennicker in 1825? I think this could be wrong as all my links work through my Great Grandfather Arthur to Thomas, son of Peter.

I have a possible death for Sarah, but as not sure not added to my tree."

Do you think that Peter married bigamously?

As the records for Sarah Richbell's birth and marriage are before 1837, what would be the best course of action to verify them.

Puzzled that Janet has accepted that Sarah reverted to her maiden name when finding her on the 1841 and 1851 Census.

How would I best verify the possible death for Sarah in 1825? - I cannot order a certificate.

Can obviously provide many more details, but think my questions relate to the above.

Would greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance

Like the lijne up for the new series of WDYTYA starting July 24th.

Una Stubbs, Nigel Havers, Minnie Driver, Lesley Sharp, Gary Lineker, Nick Hewer, Sarah Millican, Nitin Ganatra, Marianne Faithfull and to round off the series there is the colourful tale of John Simpson’s family and his links to the former wild west cowboy, aircraft and balloon pioneer and general showman, Samuel Franklin Cody.

Hello Friends

Cynthia I do hope you are OK,I have now slowed down my walking as I am always stubbing my toes ....My mind wants to move quicker than my legs can carry me.

Anne this cricket has got really nasty and it is only the first test.
My OH is carrying on about the Broad wicket but it always evens itself out at the end of the game with decisions from umpires.

We can see the Cricket very good now as we went out on Wednesday and bought a 50inch HD TV ,it is set up in the main bedroom at the moment until we can buy a low unit to put it on

I think it will be a good ashes series the Aussies are not as bad as we all thought....inc me :-)

We had the British soldiers Funeral on our TV yesterday...it was nice to see the people lining the streets to farewell him and absolutely heartbreaking to see his son who will now grow up without his Father :-( MPO only )

It is pouring down with rain and my OH wanted to go out getting wood today :-D

The boards have been a pleasure this week....I wonder how long for though :-(

Check back in later.

Love to my friends <3 <3 <3

Suex :-D

Edit

Anne ..April is now 14 months old :-D...she is a pleasure to have around and she can wreck whatever she wants :-D

Hi All

I am now back online at home - my laptop died and I have had to buy a new one

At the moment Windows 8 is doing my head in

It keeps asking for a Microsoft account aaaaaaaaaagh

Hello everyone.....

Arthur, you may have to wait until Sylvia comes back on here.....I'll give her a nudge...she's good at sorting that sort of puzzle out.



Sue, looks as though the peace has been shattered on the boards... :-(



Hope you get to grips with your new laptop soon Anne.......I have Vista on my laptop and XP on my desktop........both are getting on a bit now. Bit like me really :-D



My head is a lot better now but, funnily enough, my foot - which I didn't hurt - is covered by a large bruise...... :-S


My grandson asked if I would go with him to buy some football boots yesterday. I couldn't believe the colours that they come in now....... :-0 A rainbow of psychedelic pinks, yellow, greens and orange lay ahead....quite a dazzling display. I don't know how the footballers can concentrate enough to play the game. :-S


As for the heatwave - personally, I am staying out of it. We go out in the morning if we have to, but spend the rest of the day in the lounge which is nice and cool because the sun has moved round. We also have a fan on which is very helpful.



I think I'll go and see what has been happening on here whilst I have been busy....

Hope everyone is okay and sending love to all......Cx <3

hello all

I have had some bad news today my oh has prostate cancer he has been put on horemone tablets he may have three months or ten years they don't know

it san not be cured only controlled if the tablets work

please exuse the spelling as you know I am not good at the best of times


sally w <3

Sally


I am so very sorry to hear your news.

Let's pray that he has the longest time xxxxx



I will be away for a few days ................ we're going up to the cabin tomorrow until Sunday.

It's on the market, but w haven't yet met the realtor, so hoping to do that!


I'll have a look at Arthur's problem next week.



yep, Cyn ....... trouble's back :-(



take care everyone



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Hello Friends

Cynthia glad to hear you are on the mend.

Yes the boards are not nice at the moment and poor Sylvia is copping it all the time ..I think she gets followed around by one person I can think of.

It is about time Genes made an example of this person and ban for good ,it shows how good the boards were when said person was not around (MPO) of course....Enough said.

Anne I am dreading the day I have to get a new computer...Windows 8 looks very hard to learn,I am so used to my XP.

Sally I am so sorry to hear your news but as Sylvia said lets all pray your Hubby gets the longer time with all our combined prayers together.
You know we are all here for you anytime you need us <3

I am going to try and do some of my tree today hopefully with no distractions :-D

Nice to see you all back :-D

Love to all my friends <3

Suex :-D <3

hello all

thankyou girls for your kind wishes


sally w <3

Sally I am so sorry to hear your news - Lets all Pray for the longer option for you both. Will keep you in my thoughts

I seem to have missed a few things

Cynthia - what have you been doing - too much Juice again was it? Take more water with it girl

Sylvia - have a safe journey – hope the cabin is ok

Sue – how was the little house wrecker – did she enjoy herself?

I seem to have missed the boards too - I have to admit - I don’t know who it is that follows who around - I think I tend to keep out of all the "Interesting" emails.

I learnt a long time ago to keep things to myself

On the subject of computers

I was very happy with my desktop which is on XP but it ran out of space - so OH said (this was a few years ago when we had the where with all to spend)
Why don’t we upgrade the PC & I will put your Desktop in my study - I can work upstairs then instead of disturbing you.

So a study was created & he took my lovely computer with him - I got a new one - a lot bigger supposedly faster – but it only had one DVD drive not two – I missed my desktop – then the new one blew up & burnt the carpet (we had a very large power surge – the hospital lost all its power & the alarms kept going off for 3 hours & it was summer) Sorry drifted off the plot.

A well known computer chain said they could fix it – I said do not do anything drastic to it without telling us first – so they wiped the hard disc & returned it to factory settings – we lost everything – good job I keep paper backups (I now have computer backups too)

I still don’t trust it & that was at least 7 years ago – in between times we needed to have mobile means of communication at the record offices – so 4 years ago I was given some vouchers at work & purchased “My Lovely Compaq laptop” with Vista which I really like.

We had 4 very happy years together & then it died on Sunday morning – I spent the whole day trying to revive it – but nothing - I had some more vouchers so we went shopping after work on Monday evening

Couldn’t get the one I wanted but I now have a new Purple Toy with a horrid operating system I HATE WINDOWS 8 at the moment.

I spent two hours setting it up & working out how to use it only for it to lock me out – so called ** World again & they gave me the number for Mi***soft – could I get to speak to anyone no – so rang the freephone number on the website they said to look at.

Ended up with an I**ian call centre & people I had problems understanding due to the accent. For her to tell me I had been hacked

When she started to tell me I needed to purchase protection insurance from her & it woudl cost me over £400.00 or £799.00 for life membership & I had to pay I smelt a big RAT. However I called PC ***** back & they said I need to reset the laptop to factory settings just in case – so the whole afternoon was wasted AGAIN.
I am now paranoid we are going to be burgled as they have my phone number & post code let alone my name & email details – thank goodness there wasn’t much on the computer.

By bedtime it was still only 15% so reluctantly we left it working – when I got up this morning it had finished so at 02:00 I was reinstalling it before I went to work. Cynthia don’t read this bit (I had overtime this morning so was at work at 03:30 doing a 13 hour day

So if I feel like it tonight I will start all over again - aaaaaaaaaaaaagh

Going off to finish my sandwich

Take care all

Sally,

Sorry to hear about your OH, but have faith.

At my age -in my 80's -this is a common problem among my friends all of whom are living almost normal lives despite the hormone injections having some side effects.

Hi everyone, just popped in to have a look really, but Sally, I am so sorry about your OH diagnosis, and like everyone else, I hope you have the longest time together.
On the subject of computers, those of you with Windows8 are not alone. I bought one a month ago, as a replacement for my old XP. I too locked myself out of it, with the same problem as Anne (Microsoft Account). It cost me £300.00 to get it sorted, although to be fair the tech guy also set up a home network for me. This included my Desktop (Windows 8) my laptop (XP) my new printer and also my TV. He was in my house for just over 4 hours. He also sold me and installed a new Router, Which is now obsolete as my broadband connection has been upgraded to "superfast fibre optic broadband". I must admit though that now I know some of the tricks for Windows 8, my broadband is great and I don't have any problems getting on to GR any more.
If anyone with Windows 8 misses the old type of start screen, there is a solution: Go to http://lee-soft.com/visoft. This restores the old type start button, but also leaves the new screen on the computer as well.
Good luck to everyone and good wishes to all.