On this page we'll be letting you know of any recent changes in the area that we cover and the material that we're working on.  We will also be detailing recently published new books which we previously listed under 'What's New?' and any Family History events which we plan to attend.

 

EUREKASHIRE NEWS - LAST UPDATED 26th April 2013.

On our last visit to Bedford we made good progress with the Digest Register of Quaker Marriages for Buckinghamshire, the Bedford and Ampthill Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Baptisms and the Howard Chapel, Bedford registers.  If you're planning to visit the Bedford & Luton Archive And Record Service please be aware that parking at Borough Hall is no longer possible for visitors.  The Park & Ride bus from Elstow stops outside Borough Hall.  Alternatively you'll be able to park all day in the nearby Melbourne Street car park for £3.50.  

We last visited Reading in November when we continued work on the Newbury Primitive Methodist Circuit Baptisms and various documents relating to Abingdon in preparation for our 'People of Abingdon' title.

In Aylesbury we're transcribing the early High Wycombe All Saints Burial Registers and hope to be publishing those covering the period 1610 to 1812 by June 2013.  The staffing situation at the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies is such that document production is sometimes curtailed, usually at lunch times, at short notice.  We advise checking with staff on arrival to avoid any delay and/or disappointment.

Our transcription work on the Tewkesbury Abbey registers, held at Gloucester, continues with the publication of the baptismal entries 1879-1912 scheduled for early 2013.  We will then concentrate our efforts on the post 1812 burial entries for the same parish.  We're also looking to identify any nonconformist material which has not already been published.  Document production at Gloucester can be very slow and if you are planning a visit you could avoid delays by pre-ordering, giving as much notice as you can.

We last visited Northampton on 11th April where we continued working on the Kettering Toller Congregational Church baptisms, which commence in the early eighteenth century, and also on the Northampton Wesleyan Methodist Circuit baptisms.  We have completed our transcription of the baptismal entries occurring in the deposited Wellingborough Wesleyan Methodist Circuit registers but have been refused permission to publish by the circuit authorities.  No reason has been given and we hope that our request will be reconsidered and that we can publish at some future time.

Our transcript of the 'The Peculiar Court of Dorchester wills at Oxford is completed and we will be publishing this in 2 volumes (Wills proved 1700-1745; 1746-1835) shortly.  We've also transcribed material from the Hook Norton Baptist Church books and have now obtained permission to publish from the present minister of that church.  Car parking space at The Oxfordshire History Centre is at a premium and with very little 'on street' parking available nearby our advice, if you're planning a visit, would be to arrive early.

Our last visit to Warwick was on March 26th when we progressed our work on the Church Books of the Warwick Brook Street Congregational.  These documents commence in 1785 and contain baptism, burial and membership detail. We're also compiling a list of bastardy entries in the Coventry area from Petty Sessions Case Books.   There is now no document production at Warwick between 12.00 and 14.15 so be sure to have documents ordered early if you wish to work between these times.

Our last visit to Chippenham, on November 14th, saw the completion of our transcription of the Devizes Union Workhouse Registers of Births, Baptisms and Deaths.  We also progressed our transcription of the baptismal entries from the Marlborough Wesleyan Methodist Circuit registers and have now commenced work on the registers of Chippenham Union Workhouse. 

Our transcription work at Worcester is 'on hold' until the spring.  When we next visit we'll be continuing our work on the records of Stourbridge Presbyterian Church and the Worcester Angel Street Congregational Church.     

 

WHAT'S  NEW?

The following were published in April 2013.

EUR-331 The Peculiar Court of Dorchester - Volume One - Persons named in Wills Proved 1700-1745.
Price £4.10 (UK), £6.50 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page39.htm

EUR-332 The Peculiar Court of Dorchester - Volume Two - Persons named in Wills Proved 1746-1835.
Price £4.10 (UK), £6.50 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page39.htm

EUR-335 Biggleswade and Hitchin Wesleyan Methodist Circuits - Historic Roll 1899-1904.
Price £4.10 (UK), £6.50 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page14.htm

EUR-336 St. Ives & Huntingdon, St. Neots and Ramsey Wesleyan Methodist Circuits - Historic Roll
1899-1904.
Price £3.60 (UK), £6.00 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page14.htm

EUR-337 Fairford Baptist Church - Births 1785-1836; Burials 1794-1905; Members 1795-1842.
Price £4.60 (UK), £7.00 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page28.htm



The following were published in March 2013.

EUR-333 Bedford and Ampthill Wesleyan Methodist Circuits - Historic Roll 1899-1904.
Price £4.10 (UK), £6.50 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page14.htm

EUR-334 Wellingborough, Higham Ferrers and Raunds Wesleyan Methodist Circuits - Historic Roll
1899-1904.
Price £4.60 (UK), £7.00 (Non-UK).  http://www.EUREKAPARTNERSHIP.com/page30.htm


PLANNED EVENTS.

We will be present at the events listed below.  Why not come along and visit our stall?  Our book prices at each of these events will exclude any postage element, typically either £1.10 or £1.40 lower than the UK price found on this site.

Saturday July 27th 2013.  Buckinghamshire Family History Society Open Day at The Grange School, Wendover Way, Aylesbury HP21 7NH.

Saturday October 6th 2013.  Oxfordshire Family History Society Open Day at The Marlborough School, Shipton Road, Woodstock OX20 1LP.