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My dad used to that but he could also read the newspaper at the same time.

If you turned over the T.V he would jump up and sy

"I was watching that"

Hello Everyone,
Ron slept fairly well last night hence I got some rest, he is now fast asleep in front of the T V (multi tasking again)
Thank you all for your good wishes and help.
Love to you all <3 <3 <3

Evelyn sorry to hear your problems are back again
big hugs (((((((()))))))))) <3 <3 <3 <3

Hope things improve very soon.

Cynthia - i am never too far south - we go to the Surrey office occasionally - its not really that far from us - however i go to the Kent Archive twice a month at the moment.

They hold the Dover castle records - my OH has been using them for a few weeks as both of us have ancestors in the area. At the moment i am trawling through the St Mary Dover records - its a big church. So Dover is less trouble than Surrey.

OH's Auntie & Uncle live just below the castle so you can see it from their kitchen window - OH was born in Dover within view of the castle. Funny old world. Will see if i can find anything in the military area.

My cousin is doing a big military records project at the moment - will send him some info see if he can dredge anything up - he has only just retired from the army after many years.

take care all -- happy hunting

Have been at hospital most of the day with Ron, things not too good at the moment.
Much love and thank you to you all <3 <3 <3 <3

Fans....I was referring to Tabitha's reference to Dover....Dover castle etc. I forgot about her Surrey offer...


Yes please Tabitha.....Surrey would be great.


Ann, there have been several schools searched but under the name of Diane LM. Evelyn seems to think that the Nicholson Institute is the most likely one but my contact has not had any luck...his comments are on the previous page I think.


I need to try the link Woody gave to see where it leads us.


We haven't heard from Evelyn for a couple of days.......hope things are going okay. Sending love....... <3 <3

If the information on Springfield Hospital records which I posted a couple of days ago is right (i got the information from the National Archives Hospitals database), then Surrey History Centre haven't got anything for the right dates. Still worth checking with them though!

Regarding the school. I thought someone had searched a particular school for Diane, which is why I suggested a wider date search under any female name! So is there some doubt now whether this was the right school?

Tabitha is not "too far South" to try and check up on Springfield Hosp records to see if she find out more for the dates given for Diane working there is she Cynthiaaa????? :-D

Thank you Tabitha,anything you may be able to unearth would be most welcome .

Fans... ;-)

Tabitha.......you're just a little far South.......but thanks for the offer! :-D

If only we knew what her real name was!!! :-D



Thanks Woody. You can be our official 'on the spot' reporter as you live so close :-D


We just need a list of names of every female child who was enrolled in any school and was born between 1904-1908 :-D :-D :-D



Just remembered.....must check back about that Female poor school!!! It may have to be tomorrow - busy today.


Thanks all. <3

Thanks for the info Woody. If only we knew the area/school she was in!!!

High Life Highland is a sore subject up here. The decision is one of many taken by postulating councillors who with a bit of luck will be voted out at the next election!

I'm in inverness but I know that they don't have the Stornoway records. They are here - http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/archives/collections.asp
The school registers have a 75 year closure so they can be searched, providing they survived of course.
The school registers that I have seen give name, dob, age at enrollment, name and address of person enrolling the child, last school attended, date of leaving and next school if applicable.
Highland do have the Tain/Tarbat records but, I'm sorry, that is totally the wrong area. It's on the mainland, not on Lewis, and also as far East as Stornoway is to the West.

Just off to Gros in Edinburgh so will have another look at MacLeods in Stornoway in 1911.

Thanks Jan.....wonder what an 'arms length' company is ? :-S


I have been in touch with Highland Archives recently and a very nice lady searched Tarbat and Tain records - schools, parish relief and valuation roll for me. The problem is, we only have the name Diane L.M. to go on.
Any thoughts on something I may have missed....... ?

Hi I can get to Surrey records office if you need me to

Just let me know

Family History
From 1 October 2011, these services will be provided by High Life Highland an arms length company set up to deliver community learning and leisure services for The Highland Council.

The Highland Council Genealogy Service
Highland Archive Centre
Bught Road
Inverness
IV3 5SS

Telephone UK: 01463 256444
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.highlandarchives.org.uk
anyone in Inverness able to look at school records here?
info
http://www.highlandarchives.org.uk/family-history-resources.asp

Isn't that just typical? :-(



Thank you for that Annie. :-)


Back later.

Surrey History Centre only appear to have Nursing records as follows

Nursing


1848 - 1889

LMA has


Staff


1935 - 1951

and Springfield Hospital has

Staff


1882 - 1963,

so perhaps the information via the Hospital is all we're going to get!

I've just had a reply from my Stornoway contact.....


The local council recently set up an archive service for the Western Isles and they are currently looking through a lot of records at the moment. I will ask them if they have the relevant records.

I'm not sure if the school still might have them but I can ask -we have been given a list of artefacts that the school wish to preserve after the new build is completed next year. Whilst they do have some registers, the ones we have descriptions of don't have dates.

I did not look at the registers as I doubted I would be allowed access to
them and also the new Rector (Head Teacher) had not been appointed at the time. I did look at the Nicolson annuals which didn't mention Diane but that's chiefly because there were no issues for the years she might have been there.


Doesn't look that hopeful really....... :-(

I found Robert Lockhart Ross McLeod on Saturday in Harts Army List at Kew. He was stationed in Madras in 1901 and in Dublin in 1904. Also saw the records for him that people on here have found but couldn't tie him in!

I also had a look at an officers file from WW1 for a Robert McLeod, Seaforth Highlanders. He seemed too young, though - born 24/10/ 1890, occupation Schoolmaster. There's a possible death for him in 1973. Very little in his file, but in 1915 his address was View Cottage, Edderton, Ross-shire. In 1926 he was a candidate for position of Clerical Officer in the Civil Service.

FBG

Thanks for checking out 1911 census .Pity the local Register Offices don't have access as I am there every other week .

Just a thought .

When I have been searching school admission records ( Grampian area not Highlands ) there is normally a column which asks for parent /guardian responsible or the person who enrolled the child .We have assummed the surname to be mcleod but any female child enrolled by a guardian /aunt /uncle
with a different surname might be worth checking out .


Kathy