The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.49 No.2 | September 2022

Local Group Programmes

knowledge. Their work is freely available on http://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/ Another useful website is www.historianscollaborate.com. (June) Six of the Family of Lazarus – Lorraine Whale This was a change from the previously advertised talk. Although concerned mainly with workhouses at Chertsey and Guildford the methods of research and sources used a would apply to us all. Lorraine found a newspaper article of 1887, referring to the Bushell family who were made homeless due to the husband not paying the rent, in addition to mistreating his wife. Mary and five children were taken to Chertsey Workhouse whose records list the family and the state they were in when admitted. As with many workhouses as a cost saving measure they were moved to Guildford as the parish they had more association with. Lorraine tried to put the family together and find out what happened to Mary and the children. The older children were found using census and BMD records and some had moved onto work, one joining the army and raising his own family. Mary was found on BMD dying at 43. The three youngest girls were not found on later census records but found as ‘Home Children’ who were sent to Canada on passenger lists and the records of Home Children. They were split with the older girl going to one family and the two younger girls to another family. Forthcoming meetings: Please check before attending in person as the group are in need of a new leader. September 12th To be announced October 10th Where's There's a Will there's a way! Fiona Ranger Uncovering family secrets through their wills. November 14th The Green Bicycle Murder Paul Stickler

Just after the first world war, a man seen nearby on a green bicycle needed to be found after a young woman was shot dead.

December 12th No meeting

Contact: Alison Davis or 07806 985671 Email: ringwood@hgs-online.org.uk

Ringwood We normally meet at 7.30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at Ringwood Meeting

House, 22 Meeting House Lane, Ringwood, BH24 1BY. Visitors and new members welcome. We continue with Zoom, this is still very popular and gives us a chance to reach a wider audience, and most of our members prefer Zoom.

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