Posted on 24th August 2022
Speaker Andy Violet Andy is a local resident and a stalwart of the Torquay Pottery Collectors Society, producing the magazine “Scandy” Come and find out more about this local pottery and the beautiful designs All welcome, members £1, visitors... morePosted on
Speaker Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard We’ve often discussed migration to other parts of the world Here, we’re going to look at those sources local to our part of the West Country, as well as the rest of England Jane has much expertise in this subject and has led workshops and courses on migration over the past twenty years If you've already emailed Jane in order to attend a zoom meeting this year, you won't need to contact us again We will build up a list of subscribers & send out the... morePosted on 19th August 2022
Speaker: Felicity Herring Dr James Barry was first female doctor in Britain! Born in Cork in 1789 she was the niece of the artist James Barry RA In 1809 she disguised herself as a man and went to Edinburgh University to train to be a doctor Following her graduation in 1812 she joined the army and was posted to South Africa where she maintained her male persona throughout, even fighting a duel In Cape Town she performed the first successful caesarean section in which both mother and baby... morePosted on
Please note 7pm start! Speaker: Dr Penny Walters This session will look at the development of the United Kingdom decennial censuses from 1801 headcounts through the decades to last year’s 2021 census A 100-year closure rule was established after the 1911 Census, so it has been very exciting to have the 1921 census revealed in January 2022 This was the first census after the First World War and Spanish Flu pandemic The 1939 Register, originally designed for the issuing of ID cards,... morePosted on
Speaker: Ted Udall Parish Registers are an amazing snapshot of life in a local area These handwritten books, usually kept in the parish church, contain details of weddings, baptisms and funerals From them, it’s possible to find out who lived where in a Parish and what was happening locally at any given time The Registers were introduced in England and Wales in 1538 – and, bearing in mind that ten-yearly censuses were not introduced until 1841, the importance of Parish Registers... more