The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 50 No.1 | June 2023

Editorial

Message from the editor Hopefully we will catch up and this issue of the journal will be delivered to you on time. You will see from other reports and a letter in the journal there have been some obstacles to overcome which needed to be detailed in this issue of the journal. A little housekeeping, when you submit your article, please ensure to put you name and any other details at the end of the article and/or a hint in the email subject. Sometime I do remember to check, after extracting the article from the email, if necessary, adding your details. I have one article in hand about the Eastleigh Carnival which if the author could remind me who it was written by would help. In this journal: Barry Shurlock and Margaret Bowman have written about the Johson family and their connection with the Hampshire Chronicle newspaper. Members may have referred to this over the years. You can read more in a booklet produced in 1972 by the owners of the paper – The Hampshire Chronicle 1772-1972. HRO are giving away the remaining copies at present, Apr 2023.

Marion Gilmour writes about using newspapers, in this case the rival Hampshire Telegraph to research her ancestor, Jane Beard. (Newspapers can be found on

Find My Past by subscription or at the British Newspaper Archive by subscription at home or many libraries will have a subscription that you can use for free.) Judy Kimber writes of a more modern technique, the use of DNA. This has enabled her to add a little more to the family of her mother. Although it may mean extensive changes to your tree if great grandmother or father turns out to be not who you thought! The DNA theme continues in the searchers section with Ronnie Munday and his DNA dilemmas in his search for ancestors. Stephen Pomeroy Editor

Membership Renewal If your subscription is due for renewal please see the inside of the back cover and the insert in the centre of the journal.

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