2012 - all on Tuesdays except the AGM on Saturday 28th April.

17th January - Cane Hill Hospital by Pam Buttrey

21st February - Theatre Buildings in Croydon by Richard Norman
The core of the talk is the development of the theatre buildings in Croydon with some reference to the performers. Presentations are based on Powerpoint and are therefore prominently visually illustrative.

20th March - Surrey in the 19th century by Dr Judy Hill
Life of the poor and emigration in the early 19th century

17th April - My Average Ancestor by Ian Waller
During a lifetime most people left a large number of records (we all generate about 100 records). This talk takes a chronological tour of those records and explains how they can help put the flesh on the bones of our research, where they can be found and what we can find.
My average ancestor - Please refer to the details available on my website www.familyhistoryresearch.co.uk under the section “Lectures and talks”

Ian Waller is a professional genealogist and archive researcher, a member of AGRA, with 30 years experience in English research.
He has taught family history at both basic and advanced levels at several adult education centres in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and has lectured widely to many family and local history societies. He is the author of “My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer” published by the Society of Genealogists and has written many articles for the popular family history press.
He is Vice-chairman of AGRA (The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives). He was a former Trustee of the Society of Genealogists and previously served as chairman of the education committee.
His other interests include making scale models of horse drawn vehicles, oil painting, digital photography and country & western music.

28th April - The East Surrey FHS AGM with supporting events TBA.

15th May - Liberty Printing and/or William Morris - Speaker from Wandle Industrial Museum – Name TBA

19th June - Irish Ancestry - Peter Christian

17th July - Members' Evening

August - no meeting

18th September - Croydon Families - Researching a Typical Croydon Road in 1911 by Brenda Hawkins

16th October - Industry in Southwark - A talk about the industries located in the riverside district of old Southwark in Bermondsey & Rotherhithe going west to east by Stephen Humphrey
Stephen writes and lectures on Southwark, on archives and sources generally and on church buildings and church history.
Publications include Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Remembered (2004); Churches and Cathedrals of London (3rd ed. 2011. Presently writing a book on the Elephant & Castle.

20th November - Wills & probate by Celia Heritage

December - no meeting

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2012 - all on Wednesdays

January 25th – Members' meeting – any questions, any answers.

February 22nd – Industry in Southwark, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe – Stephen Humphrey
An insight into the many and varied industries in the area.

March 28th – Another chance to have our photographs identified and dated – Jayne Shrimpton

April 25th – The Civil War in Surrey - Laurence Spring.
Although there were no big battles in Surrey, the talk explores the significance of the Protestant dissenting groups such as Diggers and Levellers founded by Gerrard Winstanley of Cobham.

May 23rd – Mending Bodies, Saving Souls - Ian Waller
A talk on the Victorian medical practices, hospitals and treatment of disease and injury.

June 27*

July*

August - no meeting

September*

October*

November*

December - no meeting

*Details TBA

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2012 - all on Saturdays

14 January “Poverty and Madness: from Stepney to Colney Hatch” by Louise Taylor
This talk is based on a study of sixteen women from Stepney, who were admitted to Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch in the period 1877-1889. It draws on evidence from Booth’s poverty survey; Poor Law Union; and asylum records, to tell the story of individual women.

10 March “Markets and Fairs on the road to the West” by Andrea Cameron

12 May “Members’ Meeting” (Non-members very welcome).
Share successes and failures; ask for assistance, or help others; or just have a chat over a cup of tea!

14 July “Upstairs, downstairs – Domestic Service” by Ian Waller

8 September “Manorial Records” by Paul Blake
Paul concludes his series of talks on property and land records, with two twentieth century sources: Lloyd-George’s ‘Domesday’ and the 1940s National Farm Survey

10 November “From Hops to Hats” by Stephen Humphrey
In this fascinating talk Stephen will tell us not just about the Southwark and Bermondsey hop and hat industries in the title, but will bring to life a picture of the many old industries that were to be found along the entire riverside, from Blackfriars to Rotherhithe.

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2012 - all on Mondays

February 27th "My Ancestor was in the Police Force" - police history, records, uniform etc, including 'Specials', in British, Indian & Colonial forces Talk by Ken Divall
Ken served in the Army and has worked at the Society of Genealogists, Imperial War Museum & National Army Museum.

APRIL*

June 25th PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE
“THE SURREY GARDENS IN WALWORTH 1831-1878” – pleasure grounds, zoological gardens, public entertainment & later the Surrey Music Hall" - new talk by Stephen HUMPHREY on 19th century life in Metropolitan Surrey -
at:
PULLEN’S COMMUNITY CENTRE 187 Crampton St, SE17 – at the Crampton St. end of Iliffe Yard.
Bus to Walworth Rd, Larcom St. stop, short walk down Amelia St. opposite [by Tankard PH], then R. into Crampton St. - Iliffe Yd is almost opposite. Buses:
from London Bridge - Nos. 35 & 40 from foot of bridge
from Waterloo - Nos. 68, 171 & 176, from Waterloo Rd. outside Sainsburys.

AUGUST*

OCTOBER*

*Details to be announced

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2012 - all on Thursdays

January 5 Paul Blake - Military Records for World War One
Paul is a professional genealogist, lecturer, author and is the President of the East Surrey Family History Society.

February 2 Simon Fowler - Researching Publican and Brewer Ancestors.
Simon is a freelance researcher and writer who worked in the National Archives for 30 year. He was an archivist at the Society of Genealogist and was Editor of the magazine Family History Monthly.

March 1 - Members’ Evening - Family History Quiz and Help Desk

April 5 Kathy Chater - London Labyrinth
Kathy is an author, lecturer and family historian. Her talk will be about helping us research our ancestors who lived and worked in London.

May 3 John Hanson - Using the Internet to Research Abroad
John is a lecturer and family historian specialising in IT and family history.

June 7 Ron Cox - "Sarah Huggett and Uncle Dan" - Low Life in Victorian Lodging Houses
Ron is an family historian and a local historian specialising in Surrey.

July 5 Jayne Shrimpton - Dating Family Photographs
Jayne is an acknowledged expert in dating photographs and has an MA In History of Dress.

August 2 Chris Pocock - Cricket Ball Makers to Cotton Weavers
The talk will look at different occupations that his ancestors had and how often current family members have similar jobs.
Chris teaches family history for Sutton U3A, helps to run a family history drop in group at Roundshaw Library and is Secretary of the Sutton Group of the East Surrey Family History Society.

September 6 Jeremy Harte - Suffragettes
Jeremy is the Curator of the Bourne Hall Museum, Ewell

October 4 Judy Davies - Suffer little Children - A talk about children working in Victorian Britain up chimneys and in factories etc. Judy is an author and historian specialising in family and social history.

November 1*

December 6*

*Details to be announced

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