West Middlesex FHS Journal, Volume 36 (2018)
This page provides a summary of the articles which appeared in all four journals of 2018. 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 2018 helpful.
From Southall to Australia - Val van Raay
Val van Raay shares the story of her grandfather Thomas Watson, born in Southall in 1872,
serving in the Boer War, and then emigrating to Australia in 1913.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 5-7 (March 2018)
The Isolated Tomb - Dr Philippe Clerc
Philippe Clerc tells how he discovered an abandoned tomb in the scrub while he was on vacation
in Corsica, and the detailed history he uncovered of the soldier who was buried there.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 8-13 (March 2018)
We are moving! - Muriel Sprott
Our meetings from April onwards will be at St. John's Centre, Isleworth.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 14-15 (March 2018)
St Mary's Twickenham, and its Overflow Burial Grounds - Roland Bostock
Roland provides the story of collecting the Memorial Inscriptions from St. Mary the
Virgin church, Holly Road Garden of Rest, and Oak Lane Cemetery, all in Twickenham.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 16-21 (March 2018)
The Lloyds of Harley Street - Yvonne Masson
Following a generous gift to the Society of the book 'The Lloyds of Harley Street' by Christopher
Lloyd, Yvonne takes on the challenge of summarising from the many letters and stories included,
with particular focus on the family members living in West Middlesex.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 22-25 (March 2018)
In our spare time we... - Muriel Sprott
Muriel describes some of the events the Society has attended and sponsored recently.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 26-27 (March 2018)
Rugby Football Union War Memorials
A description of the war memorials to be found at Twickenham Rugby Ground.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 28-30 (March 2018)
Monthly Talks - Roland Bostock and Muriel Sprott
Notes on the talks given at three recent meetings: Dig for Victory was intended for October,
but actually Roland ran an interactive session of what can be found on our website;
Phil Tomaselli on Tracing Your Military Ancestors (November); Christmas Celebrations which
included a quiz (December).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(1) 33-36 (March 2018)
Captain John Gray and Montpelier Road, Twickenham - Emma Louise Tinniswood
Emma describes the history of Montpelier Road, Twickenham with particular
emphasis on Captain John Gray's role, and mentioning many well-known names who have
lived in this elegant part of Twickenham.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 5-11 (June 2018)
Isleworth 390 - a plea for help - Susan Casey
The Isleworth 390 project is to provide short biographies of the 390 names
that appear on Isleworth War Memorial. Susan lists 32 men for whom the project
is seeking help in their identification.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 13-14 (June 2018)
The Annual General Meeting
Reports and the Accounts from the AGM held on 15th March 2018.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 15-21 (June 2018)
Monthly Talks - Ann Greene, Roland Bostock, Muriel Sprott
Notes on the talks given at three recent meetings: Leigh Dworkin on Tracing Your
Jewish Ancestors (January); James Wisdom on The Layton Collection (February); and
Jef Page on London in the 1880s (March).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 22-30 (June 2018)
Help!
Looking for great grandfather James Page.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 32 (June 2018)
Sapper Smith - A woman on the frontline
Filmmaker Liza Jane Wiedemann asks if any member of the Society can help with her
research into the World War 1 war correspondent Dorothy Lawrence.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 33 (June 2018)
Our 40th Anniversary - and how we can reach our Golden Jubilee
Editor Ann Greene puts the spotlight on the issues facing Family History Societies
today, and asks all members to help the Society to increase its membership.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 34-35 (June 2018)
Family History News
Birmingham City Council's Bereavement Services, London Metropolitan Archives (LMA),
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Norfolk Family History Society,
New Zealand Probates Records, and Railway Ancestors all get a mention.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(2) 36 (June 2018)
Ramblings of an editor - Ann Greene
Editor Ann Greene provides a short insight into what some of the symbols found on the
graves in Kensal Green Cemetery mean.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 6-7 (September 2018)
How (and why) we started - Vic Gale
This is a reprint of an article written to mark the Society's 21st anniversary, and is
very informative on how the Society began its life 40 years ago.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 8-10 (September 2018)
Monthly Talks - John Seaman, Ann Greene, Roland Bostock
Notes on the talks given at three recent meetings: Dr Judy Hill on Victorian Life
Upstairs and Downstairs (April); Elizabeth Owen on How can memoroabilia help with
family history? (May); and Jane King on The History of the Foundling Hospital (June).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 11-18 (September 2018)
Isleworth Civilian War Deaths - tracing the victims - Ann Greene
Ann outlines the Isleworth Civilian War Deaths project, which started in 2014, and ended in
2018, and her particular role in it, which was the tracing of living relatives to the 57
victims who died in Isleworth as a result of WW2 bombing.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 19-21 (September 2018)
Our Fortieth Anniversay Celebrations
A must-read for all who have even the slightest interest in our Society. The article
describes the events of the celebratory meeting, and provides transcripts of the
memorable contributions from Yvonne Masson, Valerie Walker, Pam Butler and Margaret Harnden.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 23-31 (September 2018)
Help!
A photographic challenge is given us by Trev Valler of New Zealand, and an offer of
free DNA testing is given for males with the surname of Clay.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 33-34 (September 2018)
Book Review - Bridget Purr, Ann Greene
A review of the book titled The Wicked Trade and the Suffragette's Secret. Genealogical
Crime Mysteries by Nathan Dylan Goodwin.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(3) 39 (September 2018)
38th West London Local History Conference: The Impact of the 1914-18 War on West London
The article includes writeups of four talks and one film from the conference:
When the War Began by John Grigg;
The cost in lives of the men of "Alberts", a small community in Richmond by Valerie Boyes;
World War I's Legacy in Fulham & Hammersmith by Keith Whitehouse; Feltham, how war
transformed a village into an industrial suburb by James Marshall; Queen Mary's Hospital,
Roehampton, the pioneering treatment of war injuries, a film by Tom Stanier.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 6-11 (September 2018)
In Search of the Major's Ancestors - Dr Philippe Clerc
This is a contination of the story by Dr Philippe Clerc, titled 'The Isolated Tomb' and published
in the March issue of the journal, and details the use of records to search for the ancestors
of Major William George Murray of the British East India Army. Philippe acknowledges the help
given him by Cathy Aquart and Bridget Purr.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 13-18 (September 2018)
Monthly Talks - John Seaman, Ann Greene
Notes on the talks given at two recent meetings: Kirsty Gray on Women in World War One (August);
and David Turner on Railwaywomen (September).
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 19-25 (September 2018)
Collecting the Inscriptions at St. James' Hampton Hill - Roland Bostock
Roland describes the process of collecting inscriptions, and also of the unusual memorials he
and Yvonne Masson came across at St. James', Hampton Hill.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 26-29 (September 2018)
Passchendaele - Bed no 13. Some reflections on a journey - John Browning
John tells his father's story, starting with a letter from his grandfather, written
on Armistice Day, 1918, to his father at the Pavilion Hospital, Brighton, where he was
convalescing from wounds received at Passchendaele a year previously.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 30-32 (September 2018)
Private Percy Camplin and the Artists Rifles in the Hundred Days Campaign - James Marshall
James provides a lively account of the life of Percy Camplin, at one time District Librarian for Heston
and Isleworth, who joined the Artists Rifles regiment and served in WW1. Unfortunately the Artists Rifles
were engaged in fighting at Arras in the last days of the war, Percy was injured, and died of his wounds
on 13th November 1918.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 33-35 (September 2018)
Bookshelf
A review of The Gypsy Countess by Anne-Marie Ford.
West Middlesex FHS Journal 36(4) 37 (September 2018)
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