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Date Page File What's New
27.03.2014 Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913) chelsea.htm

Webpage updated - 12 new Ramsdale surname entries extracted

23.03.2014 The Battle of the Somme somme.htm Page reformatted
23.03.2014 Battle of the Somme: Chronology timeline.htm Page reformatted and content updated
23.03.2014 Ramsons - Wild Garlic ramsons.htm Page updated, expanded and reformatted
23.03.2014 The Arthurian Legend legend.htm All links updated
01.10.2010 Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913) chelsea.htm

Webpage updated - four new Ramsdale surname entries extracted from the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1901 to 1913)

12.08.2010 Ramsdale Family: Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Details of the deaths of George Mason (died 1901) and Thomas Perks (died 1854) uploaded

10.08.2010 Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913) chelsea.htm

Webpage updated - seven new Ramsdale surname entries extracted from the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1873 to 1900)

09.08.2010 Fylingdales Parish
Victoria County History 1923
fylingdales.htm

New page uploaded with full annotated extract from "A History of the County of York North Riding" Volume 2, Pages 34 to 537

04.08.2010 Descendants of Gilbarte Butler (1573 to 1652) generation8.htm

New descendant page of Gilbarte Butler uploaded showing all the traced ancestors of John Ramsdale (born circa 1689)

31.07.2010 Descendant Tree of John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736) tree.htm

Updated descendant tree uploaded

30.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation5.htm

Details uploaded of the baptism (in 1757) and parents of Hannah Ross who married Edward Ramsdale on 14 June 1777

26.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation3.htm

Details of the birth of James Frank Chater (b.1870) uploaded

26.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation3.htm
deathcauses.html

Details of the deaths of George Chater (died 1910) and James Wyatt (died 1927) uploaded

21.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation2.htm

Details of the deaths of Millicent Anne Ramsdale (née Ashbolt) (died 1980) and Dorothy Mary Ramsdale (formerly Wyatt née Donoghue) (died 1991) uploaded

19.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation4.htm

Details of the death of Maria Lees (née Ramsdale) on 27 May 1847 age 27 years uploaded

12.07.2010 Miscellaneous Ramsdale Entries: USA miscella.htm

Details and images of an empty pontil medicine bottle of Ramsdale's Horse Liniment (circa 1842) uploaded

12.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation4.htm

Details of the burials of (1) Mary Ann Ramsdale (Ramsdell ?) on 19 May 1837 age 6 months, (2) Martha Ramsdale (Ramsdell ?) on 21 June 1830 age 4 and (3) Hannah Ramsdale (Ramsdell ?) on 28 June 1831 age 15 uploaded

12.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation4.htm

Details (and scanned certificate) of the death of Esther Harborne (née Ramsdale) (died 1849) uploaded

9.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation3.htm

Details (and scanned certificate) of the death of James Joseph Donoghue (born 1863) uploaded

6.07.2010 Birmingham Map 1894 birminghammap.htm

Scanned image of an 1894 map of Birmingham uploaded

5.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation3.htm

Details (and scanned certificates) of the births of Emily Charlotte and Dorothy Mary Ramsdale (born, respectively, in 1894 and 1898) uploaded

2.07.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation4.htm

Details (and scanned certificates) of the marriage of Esther Ramsdale and Henry Harborne and Maria Ramsdale and Thomas Lees (both in 1842) uploaded

25.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm
generation3.htm

Details (and scanned certificates) of the birth of James Wyatt (in 1875), his marriage to Emily Eliza Donoghue (née Ramsdale) in 1900 and death of Emily Eliza Wyatt, formerly Donoghue née Emma Eliza Ramsdale in 1943 uploaded

25.06.2010 Ramsdale Family: Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Updated page with date of death of Emily Eliza Wyatt, formerly Donoghue née Emma Eliza Ramsdale age 68 (born 1874)

27.06.2010 Birmingham Daily Post (1857-1900): Ramsdale Surname Entries miscellauk4.html

Six Ramsdale surname news items extracted from the Birmingham Daily Post

25.06.2010 Ramsdale Family: Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Updated page with dates of death of (i) Charlotte Chater, formerly Ramsdale (née Evans) age 76 (born 1832) and (ii) Charlotte Rosina Chater (née Ramsdale) age 45 (born 1870)

25.06.2010 Descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (1827-1891) generation3.htm

Details (and scanned certificates) of the marriages of Charlotte Ramsdale (b.1832) and Charlotte Ramsdale (b.1870) to, respectively, James Frank Chater (in 1893) and George Chater (in 1894) uploaded

25.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Details (and scanned certificates) of the marriages of Charlotte Ramsdale (b.1832) and Charlotte Ramsdale (b.1870) to, respectively, James Frank Chater (in 1893) and George Chater (in 1894) uploaded

24.06.2010 Descendants of William James Ramsdale (1893-1982) generation1.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of William James Ramsdale (1893-1982)

24.06.2010 Descendants of George Samuel Ramsdale (1859-1938) generation2.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of George Samuel Ramsdale (1859-1938)

24.06.2010 Descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (1827-1891) generation3.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (1827-1891)

24.06.2010 Descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (1791-1859) generation4.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (1791-1859)

24.06.2010 Descendants of Edward Ramsdale (b.1736) generation5.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of Edward Ramsdale (b.1736)

24.06.2010 Descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (b.1721) generation6.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of Samuel Ramsdale (b.1721)

24.06.2010 Descendants of John Ramsdale (1689-1736) generation7.htm

New webpage detailing the descendants of John Ramsdale (1689-1736)

24.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Birth, marriage and death details of James Wyatt (born 1875) and Emma Eliza (Emily) Ramsdale (born 1874) uploaded

23.06.2010 Passenger Lists Arriving New York (1892 to 1924) passengersny.htm

284 Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the records of Ellis Island 1892 to 1924

23.06.2010 National Burial Index for England and Wales nbimain.htm

Map and list of coverage by county for the recently published 3rd edition of the National Burial Index

23.06.2010 Ancestors of David Ramsdale (b.1954) ghtindex.htm

Ancestral trees of David Ramsdale generated by GedHTree and uploaded

22.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Details of the death of William Horton together with a map of Myring Place and Whitehouse Common uploaded

22.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Birth details and certificate of Emma Eliza Ramsdale uploaded

14.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Death certificate of Emmanuel Dyson uploaded

11.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

1911 census data for Caroline Emily Dyson (née Ramsdale) uploaded

11.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Birth certificate of Charles Samuel Ramsdale and death certificate of Caroline Emily Dyson (née Ramsdale) uploaded

08.06.2010 1851 England Census census1851.html

494 Ramsdale and variant surname entries replaces 230 previous extracts

08.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Details of the marriage of George Frederick Ramsdale and Fanny Pullen added.

08.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Scanned image of certificate of marriage for George Samuel Ramsdale and Mary Ann Horton uploaded

07.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Updated page with dates of death of Caroline Emily Dyson (née Ramsdale) and her husband Emmanuel Dyson

07.06.2010 Ramsdale Family: Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Updated page with date of death of Caroline Emily Dyson (née Ramsdale)

07.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Scanned image of certificate of birth for Robert William Ramsdale uploaded

06.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Scanned images of 2 certificates of birth for George Frederick and Sidney Joseph Ramsdale uploaded

03.06.2010 Genetic Genealogy genetic.htm

mtDNA tests results for David Ramsdale uploaded

02.06.2010 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736): Descendants johnrams.htm

Scanned images of 4 certificates of marriage and one certificate of birth uploaded

31.05.2010 Ramsdale Family: Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Scanned images of 22 certificates of death uploaded

28.05.2010 William James Ramsdale - Biography wjram.htm

Images of W J Ramsdale's Enlistment Attestation and WW1 Medal Card uploaded

26.05.2010 Royal Marines WW1 Medal Roll marinesmedals.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the Royal Marines WW1 Medal Roll

26.05.2010 Miscellaneous Ramsdale Entries: UK miscellauk.htm

Information uploaded relating to Ramsdale and variant surname entries (none) in the Birmingham, Warwickshire Pub Blacklist (1903-1906)

26.05.2010 Deceased Database deceased.htm

Webpage uploaded containing Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the Deceased Online Database

18.05.2010 Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913) chelsea.htm

Webpage updated - one new Ramsdale surname entry extracted from the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1873 to 1900)

07.05.2010 Genetics & Genealogy dna19.htm

Article #25 from The Daily Telegraph entitled "Caveman attitudes are all in the genes, researchers find" uploaded

01.05.2010 Genetic Genealogy genetic.htm

Genetic genealogy page uploaded detailing Y-DNA and mtDNA tests results for David Ramsdale

14.04.2010 Links to Ramsdale Surname Websites weblinks.htm

Ramsdales Surveyors added to page

04.04.2010 Links to Ramsdale Surname Websites weblinks.htm

New page of links to Ramsdale surname websites

04.04.2010 Passenger Lists Leaving the UK (1890 to 1960) passengers.htm

390 Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the Passenger Lists Leaving the UK (1890-1960) database

31.03.2010 Royal Marines Registers of Service (1842 to 1925) marines.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the Royal Marines Registers of Service (1842 to 1925)

31.03.2010 Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913) chelsea.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records (1760 to 1913)

22.03.2010 Miscellaneous Ramsdale Entries: UK miscellauk.htm

Details of "The Ramsdale Files" by Lawrence Edward Gartside added

21.03.2010 The Secret Garden dna6.htm

Updated with references to "Eden" in the Book of Genesis with a link to the Discovery Channel video "The Roots of Religion: In Search of Eden"

18.03.2010 The ARTHUR Family of Bathgate,West Lothian bathgate.htm

Updated with extracts drawn from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, published in 1882 and 1885.

18.03.2010 The ARTHUR family of Torphichen, West Lothian torpreg.htm

Updated with extracts drawn from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, published in 1882 and 1885.

08.03.2010 West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) wln2.htm

Map of West Lothian uploaded

22.02.2010 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE - Part 1 source.htm

Photographic images of Romsdalsfjord, Romasdalshorn and Romsdalsalpene uploaded

04.01.2010 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE Part 2: Locative Sources hamlet.htm

Postcards of The Rose Inn, Ramsdale and Mill Beck, Robin Hood's Bay uploaded

22.09.2009 Derivation of the surname Arthur scotname.htm

Details of the new clan Arthur chief uploaded

20.09.2009 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: UK Sources miscellauk.htm

Pete Smith's lyrics for "Rosie Ramsdale" uploaded

17.09.2009 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: UK Sources miscellauk.htm

Cope's Cigarette Card of Dick Ramsdale (1907/08) uploaded together with link to YouTube spoof video of Peter Sarstedt singing "Rosie Ramsdale"

14.09.2009 Useful Genealogical Research Sources usefulad.htm

List completely revised with website and updated contact links

30.08.2009 GRO Birth Indexes: 1971 to 1983 schbirt26.htm

206 Ramsdale, Ramsdall and Ramsdell entries extracted from the GRO Birth Indexes

26.08.2009 GRO Marriage Indexes: 1971 to 1983 gromar17.htm

227 Ramsdale, Ramsdall and Ramsdell entries extracted from the GRO Marriage Indexes

25.08.2009 GRO Marriage Indexes: 1961 to 1970 gromar16.htm

183 Ramsdale and Ramsdall entries extracted from the GRO Marriage Indexes

24.08.2009 GRO Birth Indexes: 1837 to 1970 grodata.htm

524 Ramsdale and Ramsdall entries extracted from the GRO Birth Indexes for the period 1945 to 1970 uploaded (for a total of 3,265 entries)

24.08.2009 GRO Birth Indexes: 1961 to 1970 schbirt25.htm

221 Ramsdale and Ramsdall entries extracted from the GRO Birth Indexes

19.08.2009 The Soldier in later Medieval England medievalsoldier.html

Ram* surname entries extracted from the The Soldier in Later Medieval England Database

13.08.2009 Civil Registration of Deaths in England & Wales grodeaths.htm

Death statistics for the period 1966-1983 uploaded

10.08.2009 Descendants of John Ramsdale - Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Causes of death webpage completed

01.08.2009 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE - Part 1 source.htm

Brief historical, geographical and legendary information for Møre og Romsdal, Norway, added to page

27.07.2009 Descendants of John Ramsdale - Causes of Death deathcauses.html

Causes of death of the descendants of John RAMSDALE and James ARTHOUR

22.07.2009 William James Ramsdale - Biography wjram.htm

Place and cause of death of Elsie Mason updated

22.07.2009 Descendants of John Ramsdale johnrams.htm

Causes of death of Ramsdale family ancestors uploaded

30.06.2009 GRO Indexes: Birth Registers grodata.htm

2,741 Ramsdale surname entries in the GRO Births Indexes uploaded

28.06.2009 1911 England Census census1911.htm

1,100 Ramsdale surname entries in the 1911 England Census uploaded

23.06.2009 2002 UK Electoral Roll electoral.htm

Page updated with ONS statistics for the number of persons bearing the surnames Ramsdale and Ramsdall in the UK in 2002

21.06.2009 English Parish Church Postcards: Historical Background epcform.htm

This page and its associated (county) pages removed from the website

21.06.2009 Sitemap sitemap.html

Sitemap webpage listing uploaded

14.06.2009 UK National Archives: Miscellaneous Ramsdale Entries miscellauk3.html

New page listing miscellaneous Ramsdale surname entries extracted from the UK National Archives

14.06.2009 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: Australia miscellaoz.htm

Home Office file references for the trial of George Ramsdale Witton uploaded

09.06.2009 English Parish Church Postcards: Historical Background epcform.htm

This page and its associated (county) pages deleted from the menu system (but are still available to search)

09.06.2009 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cwgc.html

19 Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the CWGC Debt of Honour Register

07.06.2009 Liquid Fire at Hooge - July 1915 hooge.htm

Names of non-commissioned ranks who died in action on 30, 31 July and 12 August 1915 uploaded

06.06.2009 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE - Part 1: Etymological & Teutonic Sources source.htm

Locative surname briefing revised

06.06.2009 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE ramsdale.htm

Locative surname briefing revised

2.06.2009 Local and National Directories: Miscellaneous Ramsdale Entries miscellauk2.html

RAMSDALE entries extracted from Kelly's, Pigot's and similar UK commercial and residential directories

31.05.2009 National Burial Index: Second Edition (2004) nbi3.htm

RAMSDALE and variant surname entries extracted from the Second Edition and uploaded

31.05.2009 Ramsdale Family Register: Main Page main.htm

Listing extensively updated

30.05.2009 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea United States of America miscella.htm

3 images of the San Pasqual battlefield memorials uploaded

30.05.2009 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736) Descendants johnrams.htm

Cause of death of Mary Ann Horton updated

30.05.2009 William James Ramsdale - Biography wjram.htm

Cause of death of Mary Ann Horton updated

29.05.2009 1871 England Census 1871census.html

All Ramsdale and variant surname entries from the 1871 England Census uploaded

29.05.2009 Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough, Yorkshire, Edwardian Postcards valley.htm

3 new photographs uploaded

29.05.2009 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE Part 2: Topographical Sources hamlet.htm

Postcard of Ramsdale Church, Hampshire uploaded

29.05.2009 1851 England Census 1851census.html

All Ramsdale and variant surname entries from the 1851 England Census uploaded

28.05.2009 1861 England Census 1861census.html

All Ramsdale and variant surname entries from the 1861 England Census uploaded

28.05.2009 1841 England Census 1841Census.html

All Ramsdale and variant surname entries from the 1841 England Census uploaded

22.01.2009 Descendants of John Ramsdale johnrams.htm

1911 Census info added

30.12.2008 Genetics & Genealogy: Article #22 dna19.htm

New article uploaded

08.02.2006 Surname Profiler Project profiler.htm

New page displaying the outcome of a recent research project undertaken by the University College London (UCL) which has investigated the distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic, in order to understand patterns of regional economic development, population movement and cultural identity

07.08.2005 Boyd's Marriage Index 1538 to 1840 boyd.htm

143 entries under the surname Ramsdale extracted from Boyd's Marriage Index for England [1538 to 1840] uploaded

07.08.2005 1871 England Census census71.htm

98 matches for Ramsdale in the 1871 Census records for Glamorgan, London-Kent, London-Middlesex, Middlesex (ex. Metropolitan), Surrey (ex. Metropolitan) and Wiltshire uploaded

07.08.2005 1841 England & Wales Census census41.htm

The 1841 census returns for Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire (includes Bristol and its suburbs), Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Suffolk and Worcestershire uploaded

30.07.2005 Family Records Centre famrc.htm

GRO charges updated

02.01.2005 General Register Office Indexes
Death Registers
Ramsdale Surname Entries
sch10.htm, sch11.htm & sch12.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants death entries from 1966 to 1983 uploaded

21.11.2004 Ramsdale Miscellaneous Parish & Probate Records miscellaneous.htm

Entries extracted from Yorkshire parish registers (christenings, marriages and burials) from 1543 to 1837 added (1582 earliest entry)

21.11.2004 RAMSDALE Probate Records Database [England
& Wales] 1383 to 1967
wills.htm

5 new entries included in 1383 to 1857 section

21.11.2004 West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) wln2.htm

Libraries and Archives section updated with website links

21.11.2004 Descendants of William(e) ARTH(O)UR(E) willart.htm

First generation research extensively updated

09.11.2004 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea - United Kingdom miscellauk.htm

Entry added for the trial of Mary Williams indicted for stealing, on 4 November 1790, two sheets, value 6 shillings the property of Mary Ramsdale

31.10.2004 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE - Part 2: Topographical Sources hamlet.htm

Details of King John's gift of Ramsdale Mill to Scarborough in 1210

31.10.2004 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE - Part 2: Topographical Sources hamlet.htm

Joseph Newington Carter (1835-1871): "Ramsdale Mill and House, Scarborough" before Valley Bridge was erected in 1861, watercolour, signed and dated '61, 19cm x 27cm

31.10.2004 Scarborough: Geographical and Historical Information - Descriptions from Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890) scarboro.htm

H.M. Lees (mid 19th century): View of Scarborough from Ramsdale Valley, watercolour and pencil, titled and indistinctly signed, 26cm x 36cm

24.08.2004 GRO Overseas Births [1761 to 1994]: Ramsdale and Ramsdall Entries overseas.htm

GRO Overseas Births [1761 to 1994] Ramsdale and Ramsdall Entries uploaded

23.08.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Marriage Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1956 - December 1960
gromar15.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants marriage entries from 1956 to 1960 uploaded

16.08.2004 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea - United Kingdom miscellauk.htm

Dennis Ramsdale testimonial info and Yorkshire data added

13.08.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Marriage Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1951 - December 1955
gromar14.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants marriage entries from 1951 to 1955 uploaded

06.06.2004 Miscellaneous Parish & Probate Records miscellaneous.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries from miscellaneous parish & probate records uploaded

06.06.2004 1891 Wales Census: Ramsdale and Variant Surname Entries walescensus1891.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries from the 1891 Wales Census uploaded

06.06.2004 Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 – 1837: Ramsdale and Variant Surname Entries pallot.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries from Pallot's Marriage Index for England [1780 – 1837] uploaded

04.06.2004 1897 England Census
Ramsdale & Ramsdall Surname Entries
census1871.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the 1871 England Census uploaded

04.06.2004 1891 England Census
Ramsdale & Ramsdall Surname Entries
census1891.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the 1891 England Census uploaded

31.05.2004 International Genealogical Index 1993 [Version 3.02] Ramsdale and Variant Surname Marriage Entries igimarriages.htm

IGI marriages sorted by date uploaded

31.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Birth Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1946 to December 1955
schbirt22.htm & schbirt23.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants birth entries from 1946 to 1955 uploaded

31.05.2004 1881 British Census
Ramsdale & Ramsdall Surname Entries
census81.htm

Entry data tables and maps uploaded

31.05.2004 Civil Registration of Deaths in England & Wales 1837 to Present grodeaths.htm

Age at death statistics added and all files updated

28.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Birth Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1941 to December 1945
schbirt21.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants birth entries from 1941 to 1945 uploaded

28.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Death Registers
Ramsdale Surname Entries
January 1960 to December 1965
sch9.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants death entries from 1960 to 1965 uploaded

28.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Marriage Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1946 - December 1950
gromar13.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants marriage entries from 1946 to 1950 uploaded

27.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Marriage Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1941 - December 1945
gromar12.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants marriage entries from 1941 to 1945 uploaded

27.05.2004 Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths in England & Wales 1837 to Present grobirths.htm, gromarriages.htm & grodeaths.htm

GRO introductory pages for births, marriages and deaths substituted for combined page births18.htm

25.05.2004 GRO Registration Districts 1837gro.htm

Full listings of the GRO Registration Districts with Chapman County Codes uploaded

25.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Birth Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1926 to December 1940
schbirt18.htm, schbirt19.htm & schbirt20.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants birth entries from 1926 to 1940 uploaded

23.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Marriage Registers Ramsdale Surname Entries January 1926 - December 1940
gromar9.htm, gromar10.htm & gromar11.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants marriage entries from 1926 to 1940 uploaded

20.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Death Registers
Ramsdale Surname Entries
January 1950 to December 1959
sch8.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants death entries from 1950 to 1959 uploaded

17.05.2004 General Register Office Indexes
Death Registers
Ramsdale Surname Entries
January 1930 to December 1949
sch6.htm & sch7.htm

GRO Ramsdale and variants death entries from 1930 to 1949 uploaded

29.03.2004    

New Java XP drop down menu uploaded to replace existing menu and website layout changed to allow full screen display

15.02.2004 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: United States of America miscella.htm

To Spite Her Face by Hildegarde Dolson added

11.01.2004 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea - United Kingdom miscellauk.htm

GSM Service Medal awarded to 24560562 DVR G.M. RAMSDALE, Royal Corps of Transport

31.12.2003 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea - United Kingdom miscellauk.htm

WW1 and WW2 medals awarded to P. and T. Ramsdale added

09.10.2003 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: United States of America miscella.htm

A Dying Fall by Hildegarde Dolson added

26.08.2003 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea United States of America miscella.htm

The Rake's Mistake by Gail Eastwood added

18.05.2003 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea - United Kingdom miscellauk.htm

Entry for the trial of Robert Ramsdale at the Old Bailey for theft on 25 February 1719

29.12.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea United States of America miscella.htm

An account of the shipwreck of the whaleship Essex, of Nantucket, in 1820, added

26.12.2002 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE Part 2: Topographical Sources hamlet.htm

Description of, and link to, Ramsdale Mill Farm

25.12.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea United States of America miscella.htm

The Obituary Daily Times added

21.12.2002 English Origins origins.htm

16 December 2002 Origins Search News update added

14.12.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: Australia miscellaoz.htm

The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse by William Woolmore added

14.12.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: United States of America miscella.htm

Midnight Baby by Wendy Hornsby and Please Omit Funeral by Hildegarde Dolson added

09.12.2002 English Origins origins.htm

9 December 2002 English & Scots Origins News updates added

08.12.2002 1901 British Census: Ramsdale & Ramsdall Surname Entries census1901.htm

1901 British Census: Ramsdale and Ramsdall surname distribution statistics

07.12.2002 1901 British Census 1901male.htm
1901female.htm
1901ramsdall.htm

All RAMSDALE and RAMSDALL surname entries in the 1901 British Census Index (England, Scotland and Wales) extracted and published

30.11.2002 Family Records Centre famrc.htm

Family Records Centre certificate fees updated

24.11.2002 Ramsdale: Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea: Australia miscellaoz.htm

Information about Lieutenants Breaker Morant and George Ramsdale Witton added

09.11.2002 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE
Part 1: Etymological & Teutonic Sources
source.htm

Extracts from English Place Names added

03.11.2002 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE
Part 2: Topographical Sources
hamlet.htm

1853 map of Ramsdale, Fylingdales (large scale - 1:2,500) added

26.10.2002 LDS British Isles Vital Records Index: Marriages (1570 to 1905) bvrimar.htm

Updated with entries from the second edition

20.12.2002 Ramsdale: Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

Ramsdale miscellanea page split into 3 new pages for UK, USA and Australian sources

12.10.2002 Ramsdale: Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

Link to San Pasqual battle map [pasqualmap.htm], site of George Ramsdale's death in 1846

12.10.2002 Ramsdale: Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

United Kingdom: Ramsdale miscellanea updated with new entries from Warwickshire

06.10.2002 2002 UK Electoral Roll: Surname Statistics electoral.htm

2002 UK Electoral Roll: Surname statitsics for Ramsdale, Ramsdal and Ramsdall in the counties of Aberdeenshire to Yorkshire

05.10.2002 2002 UK Electoral Roll 2002.htm
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Ramsdale & variant surnames in the 2002 UK Electoral Roll

05.10.2002 Militia Musters of 1781 and 1782 militia.htm

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05.10.2002 GB First Day Covers fdc1.htm
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GB First Day Covers Commemorating English Cathedrals, Abbeys & English Parish Churches removed from website

05.10.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

United Kingdom: Ramsdale miscellanea updated with new entry for Ramsdale, Yorkshire

07.09.2002 Gretna Green gretna.htm

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31.08.2002 English Origins origins.htm

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25.07.2002 Penny Postage Jubilee: 1840 to 1890 epc1890.htm

New page displaying postcards commemorating the Penny Postage Diamond Jubilee [1840 to 1890]

25.07.2002 Home Page main.htm

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22.07.2002 Descendants of John Ramsdale johnrams.htm

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22.07.2002 GB First Day Covers fdc1.htm

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21.07.2002 Descendants of John Ramsdale johnrams.htm

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15.07.2002 Gretna Green gretna.htm

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14.07.2002 Gretna Green gretna.htm

New page detailing the background to irregular marriages performed in Gretna Green between 1754 and 1939

07.07.2002 English Parish Church Postcards  

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07.07.2002 English Parish Church Postcards epcform.htm

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07.07.2002 John Ramsdale (1689 to 1736) Descendants johnrams.htm

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30.06.2002 Isle of Man epciom.htm

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30.06.2002 Huntingdonshire epchun.htm

Images of Huntingdonshire parish churches uploaded

30.06.2002 Rutland epcrut.htm

Images of Rutland parish churches uploaded

29.06.2002 GB First Day Covers fdc.htm

GB First Day Covers of English parish churches & cathedrals uploaded

29.06.2002 English Parish Church Postcards epcform.htm

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22.06.220 English Origins origins.htm

20 June 2002 English Origins News Update added and entries for RAMSDALE and surname variants from Boyd's Marriage Index and the PCC Wills Index added

15.05.2002 English Origins origins.htm

15 May 2002 English Origins News Update added

15.05.2002 Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough valley.htm

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15.05.2002 English Parish Church Postcards epcform.htm

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11.05.2002 Hearth Tax: 1662-1689 hearth.htm

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06.05.2002 Ramsdale Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

Updated with new information for Ramsdale strays in the USA

06.05.2002 Scarborough & Ramsdale Valley scarboro.htm
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27.04.2002 English Parish Church Postcards epcform.htm

Details of the English parish church postcard collection uploaded with stamps.jpg and dioceses.jpg

03.03.2002 Hearth Tax: 1662-1689 hearth.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname entries extracted from the returns for the 1662-1689 "Hearth Tax" which are being transcribed by The Roehampton Hearth Tax Centre

24.02.2002 Descendants of John Ramsdale johnrams.htm

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16.02.2002 Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough, North Yorkshire valley.htm

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16.02.2002 Ancestors of Joseph RAMSDALE and Thomas DUFFUS duffus.htm

New page uploaded with family tree of Joseph RAMSDALE showing the origins of the Scottish branch of the Ramsdale family

04.02.2002 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE: Part 1 source.htm

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02.02.2002 Derivation of the Surname RAMSDALE: Part 2 hamlet.htm

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27.01.2002 Derivation of the surname ARTHUR scotname.htm

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12.01.2002 RAMSDALE Probate Records Database: 1383 to 1967 wills.htm

Wills and administrations extracted for the surname RAMSDALE and its close variants added from an index of all (9) the smaller probate court wills and administrations in London for the period 1750 to 1858

10.01.2002 Home Page homepage.htm

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05.01.2002 English Parish Churches: Postcard Collection  

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23.12.2001 1881 British Census census81.htm

Page updated with news of the PRO's 1901 Census Online project, 1891 census digitising project and 1881 feasibility study

22.12.2001 English Origins origins.htm

Ramsdale and variant surname extracts from Boyd's Marriage Index (1538-1837) for East Anglia added

12.12.2001 What's New isnew.htm

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12.12.2001 English Origins: Ramsdale & Variant Surname Extracts origins.htm

7 December origins.net press release added

09.11.2001 Derivation of the Surname Arthur scotname.htm

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06.11.2001 John Ramsdale (1689-1736) descendants johnrams.htm

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28.10.2001 Ramsons - Wild Garlic ramsons.htm

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28.10.2001 Ramsdale Mill, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire robin.htm

New page uploaded containing Edwardian and later postcards of Ramsdale Mill, Ramsdale Beck, Mill Beck and Boggle Hole, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire - boggle.jpg, millbeck.jpg, millfarm.jpg, ramsdalemill2.jpg, mill.jpg and ramsdalemill.jpg - and right click disable javascript removed

28.10.2001 Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough, Yorkshire valley.htm

Page split by removing Ramsdale Mill (Robin Hood's Bay) postcards and renamed "Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough, Yorkshire" and new images uploaded - valley19.jpg, valley20.jpg, valley21.jpg, valley22.jpg - and right click disable javascript removed

28.10.2001 Derivation of the Surname Ramsdale
Part 2: Topographical Sources
hamlet.htm

New page uploaded with additional images - millbeck.jpg, millfarm.jpg and valley20.jpg - and right click disable javascript removed

28.10.2001 Derivation of the Surname Ramsdale
Part 1: Etymological & Teutonic Sources
source.htm

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23.10.2001 Derivation of the Surname Ramsdale source.htm

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13.10.2001 St. Petroc's Church, Bodmin, Cornwall bodmin.htm

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10.10.2001 Access to Archives (A2A) a2archive.htm

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10.10.2001 John Ramsdale [1689 to 1736] Descendants johnrams.htm

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06.10.2001 Search the Register searchnew.html

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03.10.2001 Derivation of the Surname Ramsdale source.htm

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30.09.2001 Source Key to Norse Code dna21.htm

New Genetics & Genealogy article uploaded with link to BBC News Release issued 20 August 2001

30.09.2001 Derivation of the Surname Ramsdale source.htm

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23.09.2001 Ramsdale Valley Scarborough & Ramsdale Mill, Robin Hoods Bay valley.htm

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22.09.2001 English Parish Churches: Postcard Collection epc1.htm

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16.09.2001 Ramsdale: Strays, Surname & Placename Miscellanea miscella.htm

Link to the San Pasqual Battlefield Site Location Project added

16.09.2001 English Origins: Ramsdale & Variant Surname Extracts origins.htm

7 September 2001 Origins News added with index to all Origins updates

16.09.2001 Ascertaining Generational Relationships cousins.htm

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06.09.2001 King Arthur and St. Petroc's Church, Bodmin petroc.htm

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06.09.2001 St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, Cornwall bodmin.htm

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06.09.2001 Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough valley.htm

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27.08.2001 Home Page homepage.htm

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27.08.2001 Parishes 3, 5 and 7 miles around Bromsgrove, Worcestershire bromsgrove.htm

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26.08.2001 English Origins: Ramsdale & Variant Surname Extracts origins.htm

15 July and 17 August 2001 English Origins News added [Boyd's Marriage Index]

26.08.2001 Photographs of Birmingham birmingham.htm

New page created for photographs from johnrams.htm: hockley.jpg, soho_1889.jpg, sohohill.jpg, sohoroad.jpg, soho1.jpg and park.jpg

26.08.2001 John Ramsdale (circa 1689 to 1736) Descendants johnrams.htm

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25.08.2001 What's New isnew.htm

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19.05.2001 General Register Office Indexes: Births 1921 to 1925 schbirt17.htm

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19.05.2001 General Register Office Indexes: Marriages 1921 to 1925 gromar8.htm

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Poll included

12.05.2001 Militia Muster Lists of 1781 and 1782 militia.htm

Lancashire & Warwickshire Militia Muster Lists added

08.05.2001 Liquid Fire Attack at Hooge: 30th and 31st July 1915 hooge.htm

"Trench Raid near Hooge" by Edmund Blunden added

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06.05.2001 Militia Muster Lists of 1781 and 1782 militia.htm

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06.05.2001 What's New isnew.htm

Latest changes and additions now shown at top of table

05.05.2001 National Burial Index: 16th Century to Date nbimain.htm

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05.05.2001 National Burial Index: 1583 to 1825 nbi1.htm

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05.05.2001 National Burial Index: 1826 to Date nbi2.htm

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28.04.2001 Derivation of the surname RAMSDALE source.htm

Three new postcard images of Ramsdale Valley, Scarborough added

22.04.2001 Derivation of the surname RAMSDALE source.htm

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21.04.2001 [Flash™ intro page] drr.html

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21.04.2001 The Origins of English Surnames surname.htm

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19.04.2001 Genetics & Genealogy: Article #21 dna19.htm

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14.04.2001 [Flash™ intro page] index.html

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14.04.2001 Getting Started With Your Family Tree intro.htm

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13.04.2001 Family History Centres famhc.htm

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07.04.2001 Derivation of the surname Ramsdale (full text) source.htm

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07.04.2001 Derivation of the surname Ramsdale ramsdale.htm

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07.04.2001 dalr and holmr Research dalr.htm

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07.04.2001 Fylingdales Parish fyling.htm

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07.04.2001 Scarborough in 1890 scarboro.htm

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07.04.2001 William James Ramsdale wjram.htm

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07.04.2001 Military Chronology wwar1.htm

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07.04.2001 WW1 Regimental Biography regiment.htm

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07.04.2001 New Army Battalions 1914-1918 battal.htm

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07.04.2001 Somme Battle Chronology timeline.htm

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07.04.2001 Passchendaele passchen.htm

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07.04.2001 Hooge hooge.htm

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07.04.2001 King Arthur & St Petroc's Church, Bodmin petroc.htm

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03.04.2001 Derivation of the Surname Arthur scotname.htm

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03.04.2001 Geeting Started with your Family Tree intro.htm

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03.04.2001 Chapman County Codes chapman.htm
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03.04.2001 Scottish Genealogical Web Sites 1www.htm

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03.04.2001 WWW Genealogical Sites wwweb.htm

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01.04.2001 Derivation of the surname Ramsdale source.htm

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31.03.2001 The New Army Battalions: 1914 to 1918 battal.htm

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31.03.2001 William James Ramsdale: WW1 Regimental Biography regiment.htm

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31.03.2001 Home Page homepage.htm

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31.03.200 Derivation of the Surname ARTHUR scotname.htm

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31.03.2001 Scarborough scarboro.htm

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31.03.2001 Derivation of the surname Ramsdale source.htm

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26.03.2001 Derivation of the Surname ARTHUR scotname.htm

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25.03.2001 The Road to Passchendaele passchen.htm

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25.03.2001 Liquid Fire Attack at Hooge: 30th and 31st July 1915 hooge.htm

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25.03.2001 William James Ramsdale: WW1 Regimental Biography regiment.htm

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21.03.2001 William James Ramsdale World War 1 Regimental Biography regiment.htm

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18.03.2001 World Wide Web Genealogical Sites wwweb.htm

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18.03.2001 Derivation of the Surname Arthur scotname.htm

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18.03.2001 Scottish Heraldry herald.htm

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11.03.2001 The Arthurian Legend legend.htm

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10.03.2001 William James Ramsdale - Biography wjram.htm

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