Archive CD Books - a double success

[Geoffers]

Archive CD Books have just helped me twice!

For several years I've been trying to locate a HOSTLER family who emigrated to Madison County, New York, USA. They appear there in the 1850 census with just a birthplace of England recorded - well that narrows it down! A daughter married into a branch of my Lowe family from Norfolk.

Looking through records for Madison county, I was intrigued by how many surnames there, were common to Norfolk and have wondered if word had got back that there was good farming and it had spread around extended families back in England. I definitely identified one DYBAL family from North East Norfolk who appear in Madison County, others can possibly be connected too.

The head of the Hostler family had the unusual forenames of Easton James. I wondered if the 'Easton' was connected to the parish of that name in Norfolk and searching the 1851 census I found several Hostlers in the neighbouring parish of Costessey.

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[Geoffers]

His two daughters in the american census were both shown as being born in England - so I began searching the 1841 census using the Archive CD facsimile copy. Yesterday evening I finally found them at Elsing, the entry clear as a bell on the grey-scale image:

HO107/763/07 f11 p17
Red Bridge, Mill Street, Elsing
Easton Hostler, 20, miller, bn Nfk
Martha Hostler, 20, bn Nfk
Hannah Hostler, 5, bn Nfk
Lucy Hostler, 3, bn Nfk
Paulina Hostler, 6mth, bn Nfk

After 30+ years of research, it's still nice to get success.

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[Geoffers]

But where does the Second success involving Archive CD Books come in?

I retired to bed about midnight last night, a happy bunny. An hour later and my wife's cat is on the landing making a strangulated purring noise - a bit like gurgling is the best way to describe it. Kath (wife) got up to see what the problem was, put on the light, screamed "MOUSE" and jumped onto the bed.

An hour later, having chased the little bleeder all around the bedroom, we finally cornered it and managed to get a clear plastic lunchbox over the top. What can we use to slide underneath so that I could pick the whole thing up?
INSPIRATION!! I went downstairs and came back with the perfect solution, which can be yours too in return for signing up to life membership - An Archive CD Books mouse mat. Firm, thin, lightweight. Yes folks, heres the solution that tricky problem of what do you slide under a glass to help get rid of spiders, mice, etc - and it comes with the added bonus of discount off CDs purchased from Archive CD Books.

Oh, and the mouse? Carefully transported half a mile across a field to a hedgerow by Centenary Wood, where it ran off, apparantly unconcerned.

Now, does anyone know a good recipe for stuffed cat?
Geoffers

[susan-w]

Thanks for that tip. I’ll be keeping my archiveCD mouse mat by the bed in future, as a wood mouse ran up the stairs this week. I was too slow to see where it went, though, but keep expecting to hear rustling in the night.

The tip is much appreciated

[mary elms]

An hour later and my wife's cat is on the landing making a strangulated purring noise - a bit like gurgling is the best way to describe it.

Oh well do I remember that weird mixture of growl and purr from my childhood - it usually indicated mouse let loose under my bed.
Why mine - there were four others in the house - why not theirs?

After 30+ years of research, it's still nice to get success.

Now that's what I call staying power! It must feel really sweet!

Mary.

[AnnB]

Oh, and the mouse? Carefully transported half a mile across a field to a hedgerow by Centenary Wood, where it ran off, apparantly unconcerned.

Please don't tell me you carried out the transportation in the middle of the night in your jim-jams

And, of course, the special edition Archive CD 'mouse mat', has actually lived up to its name..........

Best wishes
Ann

[Geoffers]

Please don't tell me you carried out the transportation in the middle of the night in your jim-jams

I did get dressed first, not wanting to be arrested for indecency

And, of course, the special edition Archive CD 'mouse mat', has actually lived up to its name

I did at first wonder if I may have breached the User Licence for the mouse mat, but I then thought that I wasn't offering to do lookups and that at Law it might be construed that I was putting the object to its natural use

Geoffers

[Diane Grant-Salmon]

I retired to bed about midnight last night, a happy bunny. Geoffers

Hi Geoffers ......

Wonderful news about finding your HOSTLER family! The long wait was worth it in the end, seeing as we all got to share in the news, plus the funny story which followed.

I'm not frightened of mice, seeing as Big Bruv used to keep them as pets and I had a hamster, so I'm very pleased that you didn't bash it over the head!

I have a 'thingy' for catching spiders, bought years ago. A long handle with a big square high box attached at one end. The bottom slides out, put the box over the spider/bee/wasp and then slowly slide the bottom part back. Then just pop outside and open the slide again, so the spider can run away .... but not as fast as I do!

[busyglen]

I did at first wonder if I may have breached the User Licence for the mouse mat, but I then thought that I wasn't offering to do lookups and that at Law it might be construed that I was putting the object to its natural use

Geoffers

Well after all Geoffers....it is a `mouse' mat...surely that is what it is for!

Glenys

[Ron Leech]

[QUOTE=Geoffers] so I began searching the 1841 census using the Archive CD facsimile copy. Yesterday evening I finally found them at Elsing[QUOTE]

Geoffers you must spill the secrets of your methods or did you spend hours slogging through the pages like I invariably do? Is there a short cut I am missing?


I keep my Archive CD Mouse mat exactly where it should be underneath my mouse!