Roberts Roots & Branches

I have been under the weather, so I haven't done too much research in the last week.  I am still working on some problems with family member trees on Ancestry.  I spent one whole Saturday trying to locate Hugh Roberts parents and family in parish and church records--to no avail.  I have spent some time on NewFamilySearch trying to update information. I have published  the January 2011 newsletter.  While doing that, I found I was in need of updating the addresses and contacts, such as updating contact information, and removing addresses for undeliverable mail. I have also added another 50 new documents to the document index and then have added that information to my Roots program.  What family history have you done?  Just a little something matters.

Saturday I spent the afternoon hunched under a microfilm reader on B2 at the Family History Library, searching church records looking for the family of Hugh(1) Roberts.  After all, I have his father's given name,  I have their religion, and I have the church where they were married.  I just need some supporting evidence to prove this marriage certificate I received in the mail from the GRO is for our Hugh and Margaret.  I did find some census records that I believe are Hugh listed with his parents and siblings, however, I still lack that one thread that connects this whole family with our family.  I need just one nugget of information that will stitch up this family with one more generation. I did get on NewFamilySearch, and entered the names from the census records.  I was hoping that I would be able to link onto a family whose information was already in the database and then my research would be correcting and documenting, however that is not the cas...

In the mail today:  the January 2011 newsletter. If you do not receive your copy  within the next few days, or you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact jrobertslott@gmail.com Happy reading....

Finally received the certificates from the GRO.  See previous posts. Death certificate for Margaret Roberts(13)--daughter of Hugh(1) and Margaret(2) Roberts died 23rd September 1877 North Hanley, 7 years old cause of death:  "Run over by a cart  Accidental Death" certificate received from "John Booth, coroner for Staffordshire" "Inquest Rec'd 25 September 1877" signed "Henry Palmer, Registrar" Also received the marriage record of Hugh Roberts & Margaret Roberts.  I am still analyzing the information contained on this certificate to make sure it is the correct Hugh & Margaret.  This could break through some very big   BRICK WALLS!!!

Here are two websites I have come across that you might be interested in: Gen Disasters is a web site that describes events that touched our ancesters lives.  The above link is the 1923 Frontier Mine disaster that killed Isaac Roberts(65), son of John Richard Roberts(8) and Selina Parker(162).  Snoop around the website and see what you can find.  South Front Street Rock Springs, Wyoming, abt. 1915 from website:  Wyoming Tales and Trails.com    The second website I found while looking for pictures and information about Almy, Wyoming.  Wyoming Tales and Trails.com is a site that features history and photographs of old Wyoming.  It has interesting information and photographs about Rock Springs, Kemmerer, Wyoming coal camps, mining towns, and the early fur trade.  If you are interested in Wyoming history this site is a blast!

This morning I received this email from the GRO:   Dear Mrs Lott Thank you for your enquiry (sic) . We are sorry you have not received certificates from a recent order. We have authorised (sic) our certificate production team to process your applications within two working days. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by the delay. Regards   Hopefully it won't be too much longer!

I am still waiting. . . everyday I check my lonely mail box. . . and this is what I see.... still no certificates. So, I had to email the GRO about my order because it has been 32 days since I placed the order.

Maybe tomorrow those new certificates will arrive. See previous post here .

Happiness is  receiving a phone call   or email from  a relative working on  the same family line! In the past couple of days I have received emails and a phone call from relatives about our family.  What a reward and blessing to have people share my enthusiasm about my family and about family history research.   So, to my newly found family members, welcome and I hope that this is an indication of the breakthroughs we will have this year on the Roberts family. P.S.  How about another family history reunion in August 2011.  More information to follow.