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

Local Group Programmes

Tony then joined the panel of three others for the Q&A session. Some questions had been submitted in advance and some were taken from the floor. Topics included; • Using DNA, what resources could be used to trace the male line of relatives in Canada where a brick wall had been hit? An HGS ‘expert’ was suggested as a next step. • How could one trace missing known relatives in Liverpool in the 1921 census? One family member was found in a local fever hospital but no others. Searching by address can help. • What unusual written entries had been found in parish registers (other than baptisms, marriages and burials)? Some parish clerks supplied additional information. • A known family member had simply disappeared. Where had she gone and what methods could be used to find her? • What genealogical mistakes would the panel admit to and what were the outcomes? This was often about incorrect assumptions or missed information. • What medical records could be found online? It would appear that some pre-NHS hospital records are available but this is non-standard and down to individual organisations. Forthcoming Meetings:

December 14th Christmas Festivities January 11th Tracing a House History

Gill Blanchard, via Zoom

From Emperor to Workhouse Does he really have an Emperor in his Family Tree? Peter de Dulin, via Zoom

February 8th

Members’ Evening in Hall

March 14th

Basingstoke Meetings normally commence at 7. 30 p.m. and are held on the fourth Wednesday every month (except August and December) at St Michael’s Church Cottage Hall, Church Street. Contact: Email:

basingstoke@hgs-online.org.uk

(July) Leases – How to read, interpret & understand them This was a members’ evening, led by Jane Hussey. She started by saying that there were three types of lease - freehold, leasehold and copyhold. Leases had existed since the Middle Ages after 1066. Historically, all property was owned by the king who gave lands to his lords, hence the term “manors”. The lords let their tenants live on the land either for a fee or for service either to the lord or in his military. Jane explained the duties of tenants within the Manor- jury service, arbitration over disagreements, etc. Copyhold This was property (house or land) held by virtue of documents (the deeds) enrolled in the manor court in the Manorial Roll. The Lord’s tenant would enrol the new tenant on the Roll for

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