West Middlesex FHS Journal, Volume 3 (1982-83)
This page contains a summary of the articles that appeared in the Journal
issues of 1982 and 1983 (part). You may select
an article and go straight to the right page in the journal, or use the links below to browse the journal
from its cover.
Huguenot Ancestry - part 2 - Alan Sabourin
Alan contimues his history of the Huguenots in England from the late
17th century, and gives advice on where to find Huguenot records.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 4-7 (April 1982)
Profile - David Hawkings
David, inaugural chairman of the Society, provides a short profile of his career and interests.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 8 (April 1982)
Research Report - Vic Gale
Vic provides an update on the Society's work creating marriage index slips, and the Strays Index.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 10 (April 1982)
Heston Churchyard - Wendy Mott & Yvonne Woodbridge
Wendy & Yvonne report on progress recording the MIs of St. Leonard's, Heston.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 12 (April 1982)
Profile - Wendy Mott
Wendy provides a short profile of her career and interests.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 13 (April 1982)
The Death Duty registers - a user's guide - Harriet Blair-Fish
Harriet explains the why and wherefore of the Death Duty Registers, PRO classes IR26
for the Registers, and IR27 for the Indexes, and exactly what they contain.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 14-17 (April 1982)
Body Snatchers AD 1981 - Julia Zouch
Julia provides a lively and amusing account of the efforts of herself and both parents to
un-bury some Zouch memorials that they had found at Preston-upon-Stour in Warwickshire.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 18-19 (April 1982)
I'm Esther Faulkner - H C Faulkner
Mr Falkner gives a tongue in cheek account of the partners and children of his
granny on his father's side. That's Esther Faulkner, bought and paid for she would say.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 20-21 (April 1982)
Help !!!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(1) 26-27 (April 1982)
Profile - Eileen Stage
Eileen, a founder member of the Society, contributes her profile.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 32 (August 1982)
Searching for Westminster Morleys - S. C. van Dulken
S. C. van Dulken tells of how he/she tracked down the Morleys in their ancestry,
after a grilling of their grandmother, a Morley, who had married a half Dutch
gentleman called van Dulken.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 34-35 (August 1982)
Wills really do bring them to life - Vic Gale
Vic Gale gives some examples of wills from his own ancestry where the testator uses the opportunity to
put their feelings down on paper, even asking for forgiveness in a will.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 36-37 (August 1982)
Honest John Phelps - Rebecca Chadburn
Rebecca gives a short account of Honest John Phelps, also called Bossy Phelps,
and his various exploits and achievements all connected with the River Thames.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 39 (August 1982)
Profile - Yvonne Woodbridge
Yvonne gives a short account of her family ancestry and her interests.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 40 (August 1982)
Who was Elizabeth Dabill? - Sam Morton
Sam shares some detail of his research into his great great grandmother
who married one William Goodwin in Burton Joyce, Nottingham in 1810, but
finding any more about her remains a challenge.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 41-43 (August 1982)
Finding James The Mysterious - I think - Alan V Sabourin
Alan continues his investigations into the death of his great great grandfather James
Sabourin.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 44-45 (August 1982)
Research Report - Vic Gale
Vic records progress on the indexing of Memorial Inscriptions, the Marriage Index,
some material from Staines Local History Society, Census Indexing, and the Strays Index.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 46-47 (August 1982)
Help !!!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(2) 54-55 (August 1982)
Annual General Meeting
A report on the AGM including the accounts for the year ended 30th September 1982.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 58-59 (December 1982)
Research Report - Vic Gale
Vic reports on current activity on Memorial Inscriptions, the Marriage Index, and the
Strays Index.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 62-63 (December 1982)
The Rough Family of Fulham - Rebecca Chadburn
Rebecca'a maiden name is Rough. Her story starts 200 years ago when her Huguenot ancestors,
the Ruffes, fled from their home in Tournon D'Agenais, France, as refugees for the Protestant
religion.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 64-67 (December 1982)
Postman's Park, London - Adrian Phillips
Adrian tells of a wall memorial erected in Postman's Park, in London EC1,
dedicated to the memory of heroic men and women of the City of London.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 68-70 (December 1982)
Profile - Rhona Ward
Rhona, a founder member of the Society, contributes her profile.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 71 (December 1982)
The Gas Connection - Anne Lhoas
Anne gives an account of her research into her mother's ancestry, the Stephenson family,
whose males had a variety of jobs associated with the gas industry, especially of Southall.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 72-76 (December 1982)
Help !!!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(3) 82-82 (December 1982)
Recent Meetings - Pat Kelvin
Write-ups on three meetings; 'Marriage and Census Indexing' by Jeremy Gibson (January);
'Chiswick - Strand on the Green' by James Wisdom (February); and
'Bring your own Family Tree' (March).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 89-90 (April 1983)
... By any other name - Joan Chamberlain
Starting from paternal grandfather, whose name was Charles Pescud Chamberlain
Joan tracks down the relevant census and Reneral Records Office records, but ends
up with a puzzle over those two names, Pescud and Chamberlain.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 91-93 (April 1983)
The COTT(E)RELL Family in Harlington - Phillip Sherwood
Phillip explores his ancestry in Harlington using the parish registers and some
memorial inscriptions.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 93-95 (April 1983)
In Search of Derbyshire Tups - Justine Latter
Justine gives an account of a short trip made to Matlock Record Office in
search for her Tups ancestry.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 96-97 (April 1983)
Deserted Children - Connie Zouch
Connie was looking at Poor Law Union Papers for the year 1884, and she
found some disquieting letters by a deserted mother, unable to support her
three children, and then faced with their mandatory emigration to Canada.
These were difficult times for deserted children and their mothers.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 98-101 (April 1983)
Research Report - Vic Gale
An update on the Society's projects, the Strays Index, memorial inscriptions,
the marriage index, and the 1851 Census Index.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 102-103 (April 1983)
Help!!! - Connie Zouch
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 3(4) 107 (April 1983)
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