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Re: Wolverhampton & Birmingham are in Yorkshire, says Ancestry!

2009-12-09T22:26:06Z

Tim's comment was "FreeBMD won't even let me subscribe to them!" how
can this possibly be misconstrued as "FreeBMD is free so a
subscription is not required."
I pointed out that FreeBMD will let individuals subscribe (donate
money) if they so wish but there is absolutely no compulsion on them
to do so in order to use FreeBMD.

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T20:33:37Z

< Snip more than slightly OT comment and even more OT rebuttal >
There are plenty of other forums where you can discuss climate change ad nauseam - let's stick to genealogy here

Re: Wolverhampton & Birmingham are in Yorkshire, says Ancestry!

2009-12-09T20:28:55Z

I took it to mean FreeBMD is free so a subscription is not required.

Re: The Stray family 17th century London

2009-12-09T18:34:51Z

Geoff Wrote:
<snip>
Just a thought, which may be worthless. Are these connected to the Strays
that have PCC wills - George Stray, Biscuit Maker 1753 - Sarah Stray, widow
1751 - Francis Stray pipe maker 1749 - all of St John Wapping? If so, Sarah
wouldn't have been the widow of George the biscuit maker; but perhaps was

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T18:12:38Z

Teh Stupid, it burns me.
You have to be a complete idiot to not realize the
planet has been getting warmer.
I climb mountains. Glaciers, which are sorta highways
for us, are receding across the planet. The Northwest
Passage is a reality. I can see bands of certain types
of vegetation moving higher on mountains to stay in their

The Stray family 17th century London

2009-12-09T17:59:17Z

Is anyone researching the Stray family who lived in London in the late 17th
and early 18th century? I have access to IGI, and Ancestry, so it is not
look-ups that I need.
George Stray married a Sarah in about 1700 and had 13 children including a
Francis Stray b1710. According to the London Records in Ancestry, they were

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T16:14:45Z

The message <i56dnSLih-lJ7YLWnZ2dnUVZ8lWdn ...@brightview.co.uk>
from "Cwatters" <colin.wattersNOS...@TurnersOa kNOSPAM.plus.com> contains
these words:
Much of the data produced has been "adjusted" so you have to be careful
in its interpretation. You also get statements like the recent ones
about Antarctic ice melting with no mention of the ice getting thicker

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T13:13:47Z

This is interesting but discusses the temperature variation over small
sections of the world. Changes in the temperature in a small area of
the earth is not global warming.

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T12:05:43Z

In message <i56dnSLih-lJ7YLWnZ2dnUVZ8lWdn ...@brightview.co.uk>, Cwatters
<colin.wattersNOS...@TurnersOa kNOSPAM.plus.com> writes
Mammoth calf?

Re: Wolverhampton & Birmingham are in Yorkshire, says Ancestry!

2009-12-09T11:51:37Z

It depends what you mean when you say FreeBMD won't even let me
subscribe to them?
If you are referring to donating to the running costs of FreeBMD then
please see:
[link]
Allan Raymond

News extracts: Dec. 9, 1823: Executions in London [Crisp, Hogan, Scott, Smith]

2009-12-09T10:19:18Z

Names: Crisp, Hogan, Scott, Smith.
Transcribed from the 9 December 1823 edition of The Strabane Morning
Post newspaper, by permission of The British Library:
Executions in London.
On Wednesday morning John Smith, aged 24 years, for uttering a
forged £5 Bank of England note; John Crisp, aged 29 years, for a

Re: Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T09:41:46Z

Slightly OT but...
Very interesting video lecture here. It includes time lapse photography of
huge glaciers retreating over many years and includs the largest calving
ever recorded on film. There is a button to enlarge to full screen...
[link]

Historical Global Temperature Table

2009-12-09T03:14:55Z

The tables promised by the Met Office in response to the recent
controversy are now downloadable from
[link]
and might be of interest to anyone wanting to know how hot (or cold)
their ancestors had it. The year range depends on location, e.g.

Re: Wolverhampton & Birmingham are in Yorkshire, says Ancestry!

2009-12-08T21:55:33Z

In article <X62dneaUDq34p4vWnZ2dnUVZ8q2dn ...@bt.com>,
JLDaw...@talk21.com says...
Knowledge of UK geography may not be a factor here. Aren't we forgetting
the First Law of Transcribing?
"Thou shalt type what thou sees"
A poorly written Warks. can easily be interpreted as Yorks.

Re: News extracts: Dec. 7, 1824: Earthquake felt at Portsmouth, Hayling Island, and Chichester

2009-12-08T21:52:58Z

Hope they didnt! But if you need help finding them give us a shout?
Debbie