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1,200 British and Irish Newspapers

Started Nov 24, 2010

Essential Reading for Newspaper Research (England and Wales)
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Hi -- nice to see you again. I seem to miss posts here for some reason. Sorry about that. Myra
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1,200 British and Irish Newspapers

I mentioned back in August ! That I would be providing details of more rare newspapers on the web ...  Incase it is of interest I launched a micro website to host my collection of British and Irish 18th and 19th Century Newspapers and Periodicals. Called Last Chance To Read - all the content is scarce , much will be very rare, and some probably unique. Once you have registered it is free to search. But on the matter of scale ... intially I have only put 400 newspapers online which should rise…See More
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Richard J Heaton and Andrew Young for Margaret Young are now friends Aug 10, 2009
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Local Knowledge of Local Newspaper Collections

While on holiday in Yorkshire last week I stopped off at Harrogate and was reminded how valuable local knowledge of local newspaper collections can be.For several years I've been trying to track down copies of the very rare Burniston's Northern Luminary, printed at Knaresborough. Its not particularly old, but the one copy I have seen is extremely well written and lists a number of marriages of the local registry office - which might indicate non-conformity - but with only one copy to work from…See More
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"A Buck's head, decorated with flowers, fixed to a pole" (Marriage in the Newspapers from 1786)

Broadly I find two catagories of marriage entries in newspapers -The normal Mr.X son of Y married Miss Z daughter of .... at .... on so and so date.And then we have the more uplifting one's. For example this came from one of my recent transcriptions of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 1786."A few days since was married at Compton, near Shaftesbury, John Jeanes, aged 83, to Elizabeth Fisher, alias Rideout, alias Thrifty, a brisk young widow of 25. They were preceded from the church door to…See More
Blog post by Richard J Heaton Jul 26, 2009
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British Newspaper Library Integrated Catalogue

So you can't find your ancestors so far in any of the online digitalised newspapersTry searching the British Library Integrated Catalogue (see url below)http://tiny.cc/fXQTiIf you know where your ancestors lived in Britain and Ireland the online Catalogue should enable you to see what titles you might want to consult. The British Newspaper Library has systematically collected newspapers since the 1820's.The collection doesn't pretend to contain every British…See More
Discussion posted by Richard J Heaton Jul 26, 2009
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Finding Female Ancestors in 18th and 19th Century British and Irish Newpapers

Dick Eastman (who's blog I try to read every day) has highlighted an interesting article by Gena Philibert Ortega on the subject of tracing female ancestors - the content is US based newspapers and I thought it worth contrasting this with earlier newspapers.Newspapers are a brilliant resource for family and local historians - but you do need to mindful that early newspapers had a number of objectives, they were commercial enterprises, which in practical terms means they needed to make a profit…See More
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Essential Reading for Newspaper Research (England and Wales)

Digitalisation of Newspapers has been a hot topic for several years - but we mustn't forget that the numbers digitalised are the tip of the iceberg.I've read quite a number of newspaper research books / booklets - but for me there is one clear winner for the beginner.Local Newspapers 1750-1920 : England and Wales, Channel islands, Isle of Manby Jeremy Gibson, Brett Langston and Brenda W SmithIts widely available (try your local libary or Amazon or contact the Guild of One Name Studies etc) and…See More
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What surnames are you interested in researching?
Spanswick
Spanwick
Dutillieul
Cuttriss
Burniston
Southwood
Cuttriss
McCormick
MacCormack
Gemmell
McElroy
McIlroy
Duncan
Mertens
Southwood
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
Worldwide for Spanswick other names UK and Ireland
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Advanced Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
British and Irish Newspapers
English Family History Research
How to find your heirlooms
Online research
Breaking through brickwalls
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It would take too long to explain !
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/index....

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Local Knowledge of Local Newspaper Collections

While on holiday in Yorkshire last week I stopped off at Harrogate and was reminded how valuable local knowledge of local newspaper collections can be.



For several years I've been trying to track down copies of the very rare Burniston's Northern Luminary, printed at Knaresborough. Its not particularly old, but the one copy I have seen is extremely well written and lists a number of marriages of the local registry office - which might indicate non-conformity - but with only one copy… Continue

Posted on August 9, 2009 at 8:30am

Richard J Heaton

"A Buck's head, decorated with flowers, fixed to a pole" (Marriage in the Newspapers from 1786)

Broadly I find two catagories of marriage entries in newspapers -

The normal Mr.X son of Y married Miss Z daughter of .... at .... on so and so date.



And then we have the more uplifting one's. For example this came from one of my recent transcriptions of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 1786.



"A few days since was married at Compton, near Shaftesbury, John Jeanes, aged 83, to Elizabeth Fisher, alias Rideout, alias Thrifty, a brisk young widow of 25. They were… Continue

Posted on July 26, 2009 at 7:30am

Richard J Heaton

Finding Female Ancestors in 18th and 19th Century British and Irish Newpapers

Dick Eastman (who's blog I try to read every day) has highlighted an interesting article by Gena Philibert Ortega on the subject of tracing female ancestors - the content is US based newspapers and I thought it worth contrasting this with earlier newspapers.



Newspapers are a brilliant resource for family and local historians - but you do need to mindful that early newspapers had a number of objectives, they were commercial enterprises, which in practical terms means they needed to… Continue

Posted on July 25, 2009 at 3:30am

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Hi -- nice to see you again. I seem to miss posts here for some reason. Sorry about that.

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