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** USEFUL DATES ** (updated 17.04.06)

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Liberty64

Liberty64 Report 6 Apr 2006 14:55

Great idea!

Susan

Susan Report 3 Apr 2006 13:01

Nudge. Very useful info.

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 3 Apr 2006 12:45

nudge

Carrie

Carrie Report 1 Apr 2006 08:51

Great List, not seen it before.

ElaineM

ElaineM Report 1 Apr 2006 08:47

keeping for later thanks

Meduck

Meduck Report 30 Mar 2006 19:05

Hi Can I just say my great grandfather married his deceased wifes sister in 1898. The marriage date and place were on ancestry. Perhaps he was a trendsetter!!

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 30 Mar 2006 10:20

Many thanks to everyone who has added further significant dates. I've now updated the main list to include them all. Glad it's proving useful! Mandy

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 30 Mar 2006 10:05

Many thanks :) nudge Cynthia

Peter

Peter Report 30 Mar 2006 09:32

Very useful, thanks. Pete

Brit

Brit Report 29 Mar 2006 19:40

Thanks for that.

Collette

Collette Report 29 Mar 2006 19:25

Thanks for that info! I'll give it a nudge for future ref! Collette

Carter

Carter Report 28 Mar 2006 00:38

great stuf mandy i have printed it off it will save me time. in the past i have spent hours looking for records only to be told by the wonderful people on here that there was none - i was too early etcc.. thanks linda x

Truly

Truly Report 27 Mar 2006 15:58

thanks Mandy and all others v useful julie x

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Mar 2006 22:53

Thanks for info. Catherine.

Anne in North London

Anne in North London Report 4 Mar 2006 18:43

Hi Mandy, I am assuming this is my dear friend from 1988 in Chase Farm Hospital!!!!! What a useful list - I have printed this off to use in my searches. Will email you soon. Best wishes Anne and gang

Cherry

Cherry Report 4 Mar 2006 18:34

1887 Married Women's Property Act (enabling a woman to own property and chattels in her own right) Cherry

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 3 Mar 2006 10:16

The BBC also have a useful timeline on their family history portal entry via BBC home page. From there I have 1834 poor law introduction of work houses 1846 Irish potato famine 1854 crimean war 1868 transportation abolished 1899-1902 Boer war 1914 -18 first world war 1927 national adoption register 1926 general strike 1937 divorce act 1939-45 second world war.

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Mar 2006 09:30

Thanks Mandy, have added info I was looking for yesterday. This is on the homepage. Electoral registers began in 1832 and by 1884 all male householders over the age of 21 were entitled to vote. By 1918 all men over 21 and women over the age of 30 could vote, changing to the age of 21 for women in 1928. In 1969 the age was lowered from 21 to 18. They are usually kept by local libraries and county record offices and are an excellent way of trying to trace down towards the present. Cas

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 3 Mar 2006 07:41

Many thanks Richard, I've slotted it into the list. Mandy

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 3 Mar 2006 03:38

Good list, Mandy. You might like to add: 1953 - date and place of birth and the maiden surname of married women is given on death certificates (Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1953). Richard