West Middlesex FHS Journal Volume 13 (1995)
This page provides a summary of the articles which appeared in all four journals of 1995. 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.
If you are looking for specific surnames in articles you should use the facilities provided
at the Journal Search page, but for place names or talks given
by guest speakers you may find the
Journal Index for 1995 helpful.
Gunpowder Industry - Yvonne Woodbridge
Yvonne gives the history of how gunpowder was manufactured at a site on the River Crane
on Hounslow Heath
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(1) 11-14 (March 1995)
Courtship on Hammersmith Bridge - Ruth Bagnall
Ruth passes on stories from her mother's generation, starting with her mother's courtship which
took place mostly on Hammersmith Bridge.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(1) 15-16 (March 1995)
Help!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(1) 19-20 (March 1995)
Trouble with Christian Names - Vic Rosewarne
Vic gives a detailed account of inconsistencies in recording Christian names, with
many expamples from his own family history
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(1) 23-26 (March 1995)
World War I Soldiers Index - Grace Bevan
Grace describes an index she is creating of all World War I soldiers who have a
connection with our area
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(1) 27-28 (March 1995)
Naval Recruiting - 1795 style - Peter Lee
Peter describes a meeting held in Harmondsworth in 1795, the purpose of which was to
recruit one member of the community to serve in the Navy forthwith
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(2) 7-8 (June 1995)
Charles Dickens and his local connections - Douglas Rust
This is a detailed account of local families who had strong connections with Dickens -
in particular the Mittons family
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(2) 11-18 (June 1995)
Help!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(2) 19 (June 1995)
Drown'd in the Northfleet: Postscript! - Frances Marsh
Frances provides a poem about the Northfleet disaster written by her great great aunt Emily
who was aged 12 at the time of the disaster.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(2) 20 (June 1995)
The night they bombed my Dad's garage - Peter Roe
Peter describes his father's activities during World War II, when he was a fire watcher in
Chiswick, and usually slept in his garage. Fortunately he was not there in 1944
when his garage was bombed.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(2) 21-25 (June 1995)
Malcolm Cottages: A Mystery Solved - Peter Jennings
Having appealed for help to identify the location of Malcolm Cottages in an earlier
Journal, Peter outlines how he came to find the answer
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 7-9 (September 1995)
I Remember - Judy Cole
A lesson in doing family history. Judy persuades her mother to record her memories from
childhood in a notebook. This is the result.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 11-14 (September 1995)
Protestation return for Harmondsworth
A copy of the actual Harmondsworth Protestation Return, ie those men aged 18 or over,
who took the oath at Harmondsworth in 1641/2.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 15-16 (September 1995)
Woodlawn Mission Church, Uxbridge Road, Hanworth: 60th Anniversary - Ted Dunstall
This is an appeal for anyone with a contribution to the church's anniversary to come forward,
and provides on overview of the church's first 60 years.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 17-19 (September 1995)
Help!
Various requests for help in family history research.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 19-20 (September 1995)
Legacy of the Chimney Men. The Hearth Tax 1662-89: Part I Background - Richard Chapman
This is a comprehensive account of the introduction of the unpopular Hearth tax, which ran from 1662
to 1689
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(3) 23-31 (September 1995)
The Family Historian's Ten Commandments - Annie Weare
Just a bit of fun
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 9-10 (December 1995)
How my ancestors came to West Middlesex - Douglas Barnes
Douglas adopts a graphical approach to summarise how his ancestors converged on Feltham,
Sunbury and Barnes
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 10-13 (December 1995)
Frustrated Researcher - Royston Smith
There is some cautionary advice here about using semi-professional researchers to help
you do your family research
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 14-15 (December 1995)
Help!
Various requests for help in family history research.
you do your family research
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 16-17 (December 1995)
Notting Hill, just passing through? - Peter Gillard
Peter has roots in Notting Hill, which he explains with the use of some old maps of the area
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 18-20 (December 1995)
West Middlesex References in Mortlake Poor Law Records -
As the title indicates these are references to families in West Middlesex towns which
come from East Surrey FHS's transcriptions of Poor Law records.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 21-22 (December 1995)
Legacy of the Chimney Men. The Hearth Tax 1662-89: Part II Records - Richard Chapman
Here Richard focuses on the actual Hearth Tax records, with several examples, and addresses
the question of where to go to see the relevant Middlesex records
West Middlesex FHS Journal 13(4) 23-30 (December 1995)
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