July - 2006 - Volume 10 Issue 6
The Ghost
Volume 10 Issue 6
Editors: David Beddie & Michael Murphy
E-Mail: maged@cdfhs-aus.com
July 2006
Official Newsletter of the Campbelltown District Family History Society.
Website: www.cdfhs-aus.com
Campbelltown District Family History Society
ABN 88 944 738 687
Meetings held on the First Saturday of each month (except January)
Place: In the Meeting Room, Campbelltown Library.
Time: 1.30 pm
ALL WELCOME
Annual Membership
Subscriptions:
Single...............$20
Couple...............$30
Name Badges..........$5.50 ea
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc - Meetings and Events
July
Saturday 1st - AGM - Plus James Donohoe - The Paracensus of Australia 1788-1828.
August
Saturday 5th - Joan Reese - The Reese Research
Saturday 12th - CDFHS Inc Display at Bunnings Warehouse
September
Saturday 2nd - Julie Wheeler - The History & Culture of Cornwall.
Date to be advised - Outing - Local Theatre - Shakespeare - A Comedy.
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Denise's Social Column
The trip to the archives, was a great day, we all went in Peter's car and met Marg & Ron over there.
(See picture attached to this email).
I am looking into another outing between now and September, I will let everyone know next meeting what I have come up with.
I am going to start taking names for the Theatre night in September, so if you are interested in coming, please see me.
Denise.
social@cdfhs-aus.com
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Library Volunteers
Do you love reading?
Meeting interesting people and sharing your knowledge? Come along on Library Duty. Volunteers are always needed.
Please contact our Volunteer Co-Ordinator.
Kevin Wall.
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We've Got it covered. You may find errors in this publication. This is in line with our policy of trying to please everyone - especially those who love to find a mistake.
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How can just one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE ??
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Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society Inc.
The historical society now has a website. Please go to this site and review.
http://www.cahs.com.au/
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Websites of Interest
* AUS 1833-1837 Female Emigrants
http://rushen.com.au/
* AUS Child and Youth migration from UK
http://naa.gov.au/publications/research_guides/guides/childmig/introduction.htm
* AUS Mariners and ships in Australian waters
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/
Masters, crew, a stowaway or two; passengers, cabin, saloon and steerage; births at sea, deaths at sea; deserters; vessels with one crew and one passenger and those with 70 crew and hundreds of passengers; simple single sail boats, barques, brigs, large steam ships; whaling voyages, regular coastal passenger trips, voyages from other Australian ports, London, San Francisco, China and other exotic ports - you will find them all here.
* AUS WW2 Immigrants
http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html
These passenger lists contain individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons.
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Evolution is God's way of issuing updates.
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Australian Archives
Facts Sheets
Continuing the Facts sheets series:
Go to -
http://www.naa.gov.au/Publications/fact_sheets/fact_sheet_full_listing.html
Fact Sheet 10
Access to records under the Archives Act
Under the Archives Act 1983, you have a right of access to most Commonwealth government records that are over 30 years old.
Topics under this Fact Sheet are:
* Does the Archives Act apply to all records that are over 30 years old? Most.
* Are all records available after 30 years? Except exemption categories.
* How often is exempt information withheld? 2% released with some deletions, and 0.5% withheld.
* Who decides if records should be withheld?
* How long does the examination of records take?
* How do I know if information has been withheld? The access decision field will display "OPEN" or "CLOSED".
* What can I do if information has been withheld?
* How much do I have to pay?
* Why is information withheld?
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Online Shop
We have an Online shop, where you can purchase books, charts, or CDs.
http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/catalog/index.php
Campbelltown District Pictorial Cemetery Register $40.00 (CD)
Another publication helping to make the local history of Campbelltown more easily accessible. Includes the many cemeteries of the area, entries appearing with the transcription of the headstone on one half of the screen, and its photograph on the other. A must for those researchers with ancestors in the area.
by: CDFHS Inc, 2002
Please Note: The above price includes $5.00 postage and handling on SINGLE ITEM orders only. For MULTIPLE ITEM orders please wait for
notification of postage cost.
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NSW State Archives
Archives in Brief
Continuing the AIB series:
Go to -
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/archives_in_brief_542.asp
Archives in Brief 8
Addresses and hours of opening.
This AIB provides an Overview of the Addresses and Opening hours for State Records.
* Sydney Records Centre
2 Globe Street, The Rocks, Sydney
* Western Sydney Records Centre
143 O'Connell Street, Kingswood
* Opening Hours
Monday to Friday - 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday - 10 am to 4 pm.
Sundays and Public Holidays - Closed
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Surname Origins.
JUDD.
(Origin Hebrew) From Juda, praise, confession, and signifies the confessor of God. Jode or Jood, in the Dutch, means Israelite, a Jew; Jute, a native of Jutland.
Distribution of Judd Families in England and Wales in 1891 -
Predominantly in South-East England and London, with even scatterings across the rest of England. None in North-West England or Wales.
Most numbers to US came from England, with some also from Ireland, Scotland, Germany and Sweden.
In 1880, occupations tended more to farming than the general population. Life expectancy from 1940 to 1956 tended lower than the general population, but caught up after that.
Daniel Jurd, was an ancestor of Peter Stewart, our Treasurer. The Jurd surname was changed from Judd on arrival in Australia about the time of Daniel's marriage to Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of 2 First Fleeter's, William Douglas [Alexander] & Mary Groves [Prince of Wales] in 1812. There are at least 4 different families of Jurd now in Australia.
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Genealogy: The marriage of a jigsaw puzzle to a dungeon & dragons game.
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The Census
Census Taker: "Good morning, madam, I'm taking the census."
Old Lady: "The what?"
Census Taker: "The c-e-n-s-u-s!"
Old Lady: "For lans sakes! What with tramps takin' everythin' they kin lay their han's on, young folks takin' fotygrafs of ye without so much as askin', an' impudent fellows comin' roun' as wants ter take yer senses, pretty soon there won't be nothin' left ter take, I'm thinkin'."
--1890 Harper's Weekly
Don't forget - the Census will be on Tuesday, 8th August, 2006.
Say "Yes" to question 60.
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10 Year Anniversary
What 10 year anniversary will be coming up in November this year? To get a hint, goto the following link:
http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/ghost.html
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc
Website and publications are sponsored by :
GENOTA
The Geneologist's notebook.
www.genota.com
and,
Campbelltown Trophies & Engraving
19 Blaxland Rd Campbelltown NSW 2560
ph: 02-4625 4389
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