by Judith Ellis, 20 May, 2006
In May we visited Chipping Norton for a ‘friendly’ Quiz Night. Our team was led by Chris Bean, one of our experienced family historians, ably supported by Carol Jackson and Jill Wilson. This was our first Family History Quiz and both teams struggled with the first set of questions.
When did the Earl of Hardwick’s Marriage Act come into being? Was it: 1754; 1774; 1794?
The questions on the census were not much easier but we began to pick up points.
What information was requested from householders in the 1851 census?
Occupations were more amusing – What is a fellmonger? Or a higler?
Confidence grew, and in the end we just beat Chipping Norton FHG and carried home the Cup in triumph.
Our next meeting will be on
Tuesday 27 June, 7.30pm
at The Old Police Station
Chipping Campden.
The talk will be: ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’.
Our speaker will be Sue Stafford, who is a professional family historian working in Gloucestershire. One of her ancestors was a policeman briefly based in Campden. She will be explaining how to research police history and telling some of the stories that she has uncovered.
Do you have a policeman in your Campden family tree? What do you know about him - give us the story to post up here.
If you have a query, or would like more information, please contact us