Early Cremation of a Portsmouth Man 1900
In 1900 the body of a Portsmouth man was taken to Woking by train to be cremated in the first crematorium in the country. The post Early Cremation of a Portsmouth Man 1900 appeared first on Hampshire...
View ArticleItalian Immigrants in 1861 Hampshire
Could your Italian ancestors be among the immigrant musicians and entertainers residing in C19th Portsmouth? Use National Archive records to trace them. The post Italian Immigrants in 1861 Hampshire...
View ArticleUseful Family Tree Information from Portsea Will
Family trees can benefit greatly from genealogical information contained in wills. This Portsea Will of John BIGGNALL written on 8 February 1684 is a good example, with the large number of names and...
View ArticleHardship Cases in a Portsmouth Court
After the Napoleonic wars many suffered hardship that often resulted in lawbreaking and people being taken to court. William ATRELL and John CHAMBERLAIN were two such cases reported in the Hampshire...
View Article1855 Portsea Hospital Bed Shortage
An 1855 Portsea Hospital bed shortage raised concerns when a man who was turned away later died. The post 1855 Portsea Hospital Bed Shortage appeared first on Hampshire Genealogical Society.
View Article“Lost” an Ancestor before 1837
Have you an ancestor you cannot find before 1837? Have you thought that they may be non-conformists? Ancestry have scanned the non-conformist registers handed to the authorities in 1837. The post...
View ArticleWill of John Biggnall of Kingston
Can an early will help with family trees John Biggnall The early registers for both Portsmouth parishes have disappeared. Later 17 Century registers are not always complete. Trying to trace early...
View ArticleHardship Cases in a Portsmouth Court – Correction
HGS member David Hall has kindly pointed out an error in the original post I added to the website in October 2014. I had incorrectly stated that William Jeremiah ATRILL married Elizabeth GRIFFITHS on...
View ArticlePortsmouth Methodist Orange Street Register
Mixed Methodist details in Portsmouth Orange Street Methodist Independent register Many interesting entries appear in the 1785 to 1837 Methodist Independent register for the Orange Street chapel....
View ArticleMilton Cemetery, Portsmouth
The Monumental Inscriptions for Milton Cemetery in Portsmouth has now been completed and is available for purchase and research. The file contains burials from 1912 to 2019 and includes a map and index...
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