2009 programme of meetings

20 January Mari Alderman - The origin of surnames

17 March Else Churchill - Georgian Ancestry, Sources for the eighteenth century

19 May Peter Christian - Maps online

15 July Stephen Humphrey - Charles Dickens and Southwark

15 September Members evening - With computers and laptops

17 November David Cufley - Trades and occupation sources, using bricklayers as an example

Previously in 2008
9th January Turning Your Tree into a Tale Talk by Kathy Chater

4th March With whom did your ancestor meet? Talk by Colin Chapman

6th May Ted Scott and Tory Goring talking about interesting ancestors

1st July Latter Day Saints Records Talk by Sharon Hintze

2nd September Pitfalls of Who Do You Think You Are

4th November London Metropolitan Nightmare Talk by Paul Blake

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2009 Meetings

28th January "The ancestor I should like to spend ten minutes with...." Members' meeting.

25th February Subject TBA

25th March Life in the Workhouse – Ian Waller

22nd April Militia Lists and Muster Rolls – Ken Divall
In theory an annual census of all men in a parish between the ages of 18 and 50 in the late 18th & early 19th centuries

27 May Projects session
Lingfield group have kindly agreed to check some of the project work thereby clearing some of the backlog.

24 June Non-conformity: a teach-in for the family historian – Alan Ruston
A different slant on an interesting subject

29 July The Great Exhibition of 1851 – Ian Bevan
Ian has a wealth of knowledge on the exhibition and uses some local (Lingfield) information to illustrate his talk.

23 September Identifying Victorian Photographs – Mari Alderman
It’s time to sort out that shoe box or drawer of photos

28 October - The Marshalsea Prison - Stephen Humphrey
Learn about the criminals and their conditions

25 November - London, the metroplitan nightmare - Paul Blake
A new talk based on the South Bank


Previously in 2008
January 23rd Group discussion to include 1910 Land Tax survey

February 27th An Edwardian Lady - a humorous, informative talk by Elizabeth Lanyon

March 26th How does the census help?
Going deeper into the use of, and pitfalls in, census returns with Ian Waller

April 23rd Choosing a genealogy package with John Hanson

May 28th Problems in London Ancestry with Michael Gandy

June 25 Members meeting – My most difficult/interesting ancestor

July 23rd Researching Military Ancestors in WW2 with Ken Divall

No meeting in August

Sept 24th Missing Links – what to do next with Eric Probert

Oct 22nd East Surrey in 1851 – people and places in the census year with Dr. Ron Cox

Nov 26th Reading old handwriting with Mari Alderman

No meeting in December.

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2009 programme of meetings

10th January. Vivien Kermath. "Bermondsey: Exploring traces of a Family and a Community - c1856-c1939"

14th March. Jean Debney. "Dating old photographs"

9th May. Members' meeting. (But of course non-members more than welcome!)

11th July. Ron Cox. "The happiest days ....." - Education and its records

12th Sep. Alan Ruston. "The Gentleman's Magazine"

14th Nov Paul Blake. "Naval Ancestors"

Previously in 2008
January 12th A nest of Hornecks by Moira Bonnington
This talk paints the picture of Georgian London - the London of Samuel Johnson, and shows how more unconventional sources can be tapped to provide about our ancestors in this period.

March 8th Insanity – its treatment and the records Talk by Kathy Chater
Mental illness is still an uncomfortable subject for many. Over the centuries there have been many theories about its causes and how to tackle it, ranging from the and brutal to the sensitive and successful. This talk covers where to look for the records and what kind of treatment sufferers were likely to receive at different periods.

May 10th Members' Meeting - A chance to discuss problems, share successes and disappointments and much more and you can be sure of a warm, welcome and a nice cup of tea.

12th July Record Keeping by David Carter
How we keep the results of our history research is a personal choice and there are many good ways of doing so. However, making notes on scraps of paper, which later on we cannot find, as many of us seem to do is not one of them. This talk aims to offer simple and effective ways to organise notes and also demonstrate that even though a computer can help it really isn't necessary to use one.

September 13th Maps for Family and Local History
We are all familiar with the use of a variety of different maps in our daily lives, e.g. street A to Z; weather maps on the TV; the unique plan of the London Underground network. Family historians may initially limit their use of maps to locating a particular parish or village, but a greater use of maps can prove indispensable, since there are several specialised maps that can greatly assist in the research of family and local history.

November 8th The Villages of East London by Peter Lawrence
Two Hundred years ago "East London” consisted of 26 villages in the County of Middlesex. This talk identifies some of these villages and provides the evidence that many are still there, hidden in modem suburbia.

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2009 meetings

FEBRUARY @ PECKHAM LIBRARY
Mon 3rd The Old Kent Road
Stephen Humphrey, Archivist at Southwark Local History Library

APRIL
Mon 27th GROUP VISIT to LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES,
40 Northampton Rd, EC1R 0HB
10.45 a.m. Assemble
11.00a.m. Introductory Talk.
Help from ES Members with research if required.
Numbers limited – please apply to Sheila Gallagher by email (see box above)

JUNE @ PECKHAM LIBRARY
Mon 22nd "BLACK BRITISH ANCESTRY" – Britain's part in the slave trade & overseas Empire meant that black people came to this country long before the 20th century and left descendants. Could you be among them?
Kathy CHATER

AUGUST @ PECKHAM LIBRARY
Monday 17th MEMBERS' MEETING - details of topic coming soon.

OCTOBER Hopefully back @ SOUTHWARK LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY, BOROUGH HIGH ST [if building work has been completed!]
Mon 26th "FAMILY LIFE & THE AGED POOR IN [EAST] LONDON IN THE 1890s"
Marina STACK

Previously in 2008
February 25th Mapping Rich & Poor: Charles Booth's Enquiry into London Life & Labour - including data local to Southwark.
Talk by Sue Donnelly, Archivist at London School of Economics

April 28th Bermondsey: Exploring Traces of a Family and a Community – c1856-c1939
Talk by Vivien Kermath

June 23rd Housing the working classes of Victorian Southwark
Talk by Martin Stillwell

August 11th Practical Hands-on Workshop - Finding family history in original documents.
Presented by Sheila Gallagher

October 27th Constructing my Crome Family Tree - 3 centuries in Norfok & 2 centuries in London
Talk by Leslie Crome ESFHS member.

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2009 programme of meetings

Jan 8 Family History Forum and Members Help Desk

Feb 5 Kathy Chater Insanity
Kathy is an Author and Family Historian. Her talk is about how people with
“mental health problems” were treated in the past.

Mar 5 John Phillips The River Wandle and its industries
John is Heritage Officer of the London Borough of Sutton. He is a Local Historian and Archaeologist.
His talk looks at the development of the River Wandle

Apr 2 Matthew Piggott Surrey on Film 1914-1953 - A Community in Peace and War
Matthew is from the Surrey History Centre
This is a talk interspersed with a fascinating compilation of rare moving images showing Surrey towns, villages and families in the 1st half of the 20th century celebrating in times of peace and coming together in response to the stress of two world wars.

May 7 Michael Gandy Ancestors in the Kings service; army, navy and others; an overview.
Michael is an Author and Family Historian. He will talk about where you can find military records.

Jun 4 Ian Waller Sold, Separated and Divorced
Ian is an author and family historian.

Jul 2 Dr Ron Cox East Surrey in 1851 people and places in census year
Dr Ron Cox is an experienced family and local historian.

Aug 6 Chris Pocock From South Wales to Sutton
The story of my Welsh Ancestors
Chris is Secretary of the East Surrey Family History Society and has been researching his family history for 13 years. He leads two groups in the Sutton branch of the University of the 3rd Age. His talk will cover the research he has carried out into his mother’s family with names like Jones, Evans and Davies.

Sep 3 Members meeting - A chance to get help with your family history research

Oct 1 Paul Blake Emmigration
Paul is an author, a professional genealogist and is the President of the East Surrey Family History Society.

Nov 5 To be arranged.

Dec 3 Peter Lawerance Villages of East London
Peter is a local historian specialising in the historic county of Essex.
This talk is about the development of the different parishes of East London with marvellous photographs.

After the talk is a Christmas Social. Members are asked to bring contributions of food and drink.

Previously in 2008
January 3rd The History and Heritage of the London Borough of Sutton.
Local historian and archaeologist John Phillips will talk about the parishes of Cheam, Sutton, Carshalton, Wallington and Beddington using a Microsoft powerpoint presentation.
John is the Heritage Projects Officer for the London Borough of Sutton.

February 7th The future of the Internet in Genealogy
Talk by Peter Christian. Peter regularly writes for family history magazines reviewing the latest developments in IT for Family History Research.

March 6th Members evening
Get help with your research from experienced members of the Society.

April 5th (Saturday) ESFHS Annual General Meeting
Speakers: Paul Blake, Ted Scott, Gill Alford and Dr Ron Cox.

May 1st South Metropolitan District School, Sutton
Talk by Ann Morton

June 5th Guilds and Livery
Talk by Richard Harvey

July 3rd Practical Jewish Genealogy
Talk by Gordon Barnett

August 7th Members help evening and
The future of family history, a talk by Chris Pocock.

September 4th “Bread, gruel and suet dumplings” - Life in the Workhouse
Talk by Ian Waller

October 2nd Womens’ voices in the17th/18th century
Talk by Else Churchill

November 6th Industry in Southwark, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe
Talk by Stephen Humphrey

December 4th The future of the Internet in Genealogy
Talk by Peter Christian

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