The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.49 No.3 | December 2022

Editorial

Message from the editor Welcome to the December HGS Family Historian. Thanks to those who have sent in articles and requests for help. Sadly, since our last journal we heard the news that Queen Elizabeth died. King Charles now heads up the family with probably the best documented family tree. Many like me will have only lived during the reign of the Queen and are getting used to having a King and the changes in language, etc that are involved. Some of our older members will be able to recall earlier kings, before Princess Elizabeth became the Queen. Perhaps in the next journal we could include a collection of the times when our members met the Queen. Margaret Bradford’s article tells of the problems of Baptist ancestors who of course do not have infant baptisms. With most of her research carried out on line from Canada, she eventually came to England on holiday and whilst here visited the area and was able to find out more. Peter Chandler submitted two articles about James Dance. The first part deals with his will and the problems that ensued. The second

part takes the story on by exploring who he was and where from. Both of interest to me as a local historian and I

recognise the Dance family and their occupations and connections with Portsmouth. Michael Pullinger sent a short item about his wife’s ancestor Harry Nash and the advances in how we can research our ancestors. Keep your articles and requests for searchers coming in so we can continue to produce a journal that most find of interest. Stephen Pomeroy Editor

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