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Subject: Re: [DEV] DEVON Digest, Vol 6, Issue 114
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:00:11 +0100 (BST)
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The web address that is attached to message "2" is of the adult variety. Someones e-mail address may have eebn compromised.

Paul

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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Re: 1611 map of Devon (Adrian Bruce)
>    2. (no subject) (S.J. WELLING)
>    3. Ray Osborne's legacy (Michael
> Mitchelmore)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:57:26 +0100
> From: "Adrian Bruce" <>
> Subject: Re: [DEV] 1611 map of Devon
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> <<snipped>>
> HVND is actually hund for hundred
> ...
> I thought that but then the " V " stumped me.
> <<snipped>>
>
> "U" can be rendered as "V". Beware also the "long s" that
> appears on those
> maps and looks like a "f" with no cross-bar. I _knew_ those
> sorts of things
> were there but _still_ couldn't read the word "Welfh" (as I
> thought) until I
> realised it was "Welsh".
>
> Adrian B
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:22:31 -0400
> From: "S.J. WELLING" <>
> Subject: [DEV] (no subject)
> To: <>
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> http://ricojel.racyspace.com/FranAnderson3/
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:29:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Michael Mitchelmore <>
> Subject: [DEV] Ray Osborne's legacy
> To: ,
> list South Hams
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> All of those of us who had the privilege of knowing Ray
> Osborne were extremely
> saddened to hear of his passing last December. No doubt,
> like me, several have
> also been wondering what has happened to the vast
> collection of microfiches,
> transcripts and other records that Ray had apparently
> amassed -- and to his
> extremely helpful "Ask Ray" service. It would be a tragedy
> for family history
> research in the South Hams if all that were to be lost to
> us.
>
>
> However I recently heard, quite out of the blue, from Ray's
> sister Shirley who
> lives in England. She tells me that all of Raymond's
> possessions are in the
> hands of their brother David in Auckland.  He is
> preserving all the family     
> history material until someone suitable is found to take it
> over. 
>
>
> Since no-one in their family has the time, interest or
> computer skills to carry
> on Ray's work, Shirley has asked me to look for a
> successor. Apparently she has
> contacted someone else who have "offered useful advice",
> but that is clearly not
> sufficient. I am, unfortunately, fully occupied with the
> M*CH*MORE One Name
> Study, but I have offered to take over as administrator of
> the SOUTHHAMS list
> and am willing to help maintain the web site.
>
> Is there a lister who has the time and enthusiasm to devote
> to running Ray's
> lookup service? Wherever you are in the world, we would
> arrrange for all Ray's
> resources (which must be quite extensive, and may include a
> microfiche
> reader/scanner) to be sent to you from Auckland. It may
> need a team of people to
> sort that all out!
>
> If you are interested, please contact me directly. Shirley
> is away from home
> until June, but it would be great if we could put some
> proposals to her by then.
>
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you,
>
> Mike
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