Old Newspaper Reports
Portsmouth bigamy intrigue
October 22, 2013
Bigamy cases can be very interesting but are more intriguing when the accused is a woman. On this occasion the offending marriage took place nearly thirty years before coming to court. – read more…
English man dies in Newburgh New York – 1850
August 26, 2013
The death was reported in 1850 in Portsmouth local newspaper of George Burton, an English immigrant living in New York. So, who was George Frederick Burton? – read more…
Family Tragedy in 19th Century East Tisted
July 16, 2013
See how HGS resources were used to research the EAMES family of East Tisted who were affected by a series of tragic events that began in 1810. – read more…
Punishment in Hampshire Quarter Session Courts – 1800
July 9, 2013
Criminals were often sentenced to whipping in Hampshire Quarter Sessions courts. Here are some examples from the 1800s. – read more…
Portsmouth couple married in India, 1899
June 20, 2013
A couple from Portsmouth married in Bombay in 1899. The announcement was in a Hampshire newspaper nearly three months later. Who were they and why were they in India? – read more…
Quarter Sessions Court Report 1817
June 6, 2013
Online newspaper articles can be a valuable research tool that when linked with HGS indexes can provide remarkable details. – read more…
Death of farmer Budd Hampshire – 1800
May 23, 2013
Yeoman farmer of Medstead, William Budd met an untimely death when thrown from his horse. Reported in an old Hampshire newspaper in 1800, there is a puzzle about his death and burial date. – read more…
Old newspaper articles and research
May 22, 2013
Snippets from old newspaper articles can add interesting detail to your family history project. HGS researcher Roy Montgomery shares a story he unpicked connecting Hampshire and the Anglo Boer War. – read more…
The Internet Library of Early Journals
May 10, 2013
Researching family history means having to explore many avenues, one useful free resource is the Internet Library of Early Journals – read more…