The Hampshire Family Historian | Volume 50 No.3 | Dec 2023

HGS News

From our Facebook Page

Here is a recent post on our Facebook page and a couple of comments it generated… The importance of locating originals: • Whereas many records are available online these days, do bear in mind that transcriptions can often be incorrect. • Always try to find the originals or, at least, images of the originals to verify your findings. • Original documents may also include extra snippets of information that has not been transcribed. • Sometimes, a ‘proverbial’ brick wall can be knocked down by browsing • Read old documents carefully – you never know what you may find!

KS – I have ancestors from Bream according to Ancestry. Lots of people have recorded the same family as being from Bream. It's Brecon (roll of the eyes) MT – So true! I've just had an entry on the 1921 census corrected as the transcription was creative in the extreme. The lady's surname was actually Lawrence but on FMP website it appeared as "Zaviringer". I was actually impressed at how I had a reply to my report within 3 days and the entry had been corrected too; one brick wall now demolished!

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The HGS Bookstall will be at The Family History Show at Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire on Saturday 16th March 2024,10:00-16:00 HGS Bookstall

Errata

The article about volunteering for BDO should have been credited to Sandi Davis, member #11629 On page 71 the name of the father was omitted. My story in the last journal about my birth father who was in the navy then in 1960/61 worked in the dockyard he lived in Pains Road Southsea. His name David McIntyre and he used to drink in the pub the Mystery. Anyone with any information I would be grateful to hear from.

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