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Contents

Main Articles

• Fraudulent registration of births and deaths in the 1840s means fictitious people may be in your records - PETER PARK reveals extraordinary goings-on with some 19th century registrars
• Using the online electoral roll 192.com for your one-name study, STEVE TANNER on finding living people for your database
• Properly conducted one-name studies are a great boon to genealogists, BARNEY TYRWHITT-DRAKE praises family history "train spotters"
• PRO moves the goalposts on 1901 census but extractor program still finds families, JOHN HANSON on some recent changes in the online census website
• Access to Archives - A2A is A1 for a one-name study GEOFF RIGGS looks at the English strand of the UK archives network

Guild Reports - News - Events

• Guild's 2003 Annual Conference on Civil Registration - a 5 page report on the Liverpool University event
• Diary of an irresistible conference - a personal diary by ROGER BRUTON
• Smedley Hydro a fascinating glimpse into certificate production - PAUL MILLINGTON
• New faces on the Guild committee
• Venue for our 25th Anniversary conference
• Epsom Internet Seminar
• Scottish Regional Seminar report
• Soldiers who died in two world wars - JOHN CARBIS on the Guild's look-up service
• Proposed Guild Marriage Index 1837 - 1911 by MARY RIX
• Tribute to Mary Rumsey by Guild President DEREK PALGRAVE
• Guild Web and One-Name Publications Awards results
• Chris Barrett obituary

Regulars

• Chairman's Notes - KEN TOLL
• Just My Opinion - ROY STOCKDILL
• A View from the Bookstall - HOWARD BENBROOK
• Registrars Notes - ROGER GOACHER