specific resources

[steve p]

I have two members of the family one of whom I believe became a nun, and the other a headmistress in a school.

Does anyone know of any specific resources that may shed some light on those? I'm talking somewhere 1920s to 1960s.

cheers

steve

[jan44]

Hi Steve,

This site may help.

http://www.ancestor-search.info/SRC-Other.htm#occup

If you give us some names, there may be listings in old directories, but I only have 1938, other member have some later ones.

Jan

[Hilary]

The website www.originsnetwork.com has Teacher's Registrations 1870 - 1948. Registration began in 1914 and was voluntary however people registering in 1914 may well have been teaching for many years before so that is why the dates start at 1870. The site tells you a lot about what they are.

You can get 72 consectutive hours for £8. There are lots of other things on the site that may be useful for more general research.

As for the ancestor who became a nun I would suggest you speak to either a RC priest if she was RC or an Anglican vicar if she was Anglican to see if they have any ideas of records for nuns. My first thought would be that each order probably keeps its own records. My second thought is that perhaps a nun's death is registered in their birth registration name. This is a guess but it's a possibility.


Hilary
Ed Officer

[steve p]

Hi Steve,

This site may help.

http://www.ancestor-search.info/SRC-Other.htm#occup

If you give us some names, there may be listings in old directories, but I only have 1938, other member have some later ones.

Jan

Thanks, Jan... the teacher was named Dorothy Mathews and I think she was head teacher at St Teresa's on Utting Avenue (although I'm far from certain).

steve

[steve p]

The website www.originsnetwork.com has Teacher's Registrations 1870 - 1948. Registration began in 1914 and was voluntary however people registering in 1914 may well have been teaching for many years before so that is why the dates start at 1870. The site tells you a lot about what they are.

You can get 72 consectutive hours for £8. There are lots of other things on the site that may be useful for more general research.

As for the ancestor who became a nun I would suggest you speak to either a RC priest if she was RC or an Anglican vicar if she was Anglican to see if they have any ideas of records for nuns. My first thought would be that each order probably keeps its own records. My second thought is that perhaps a nun's death is registered in their birth registration name. This is a guess but it's a possibility.


Hilary
Ed Officer

Thank you, Hilary, I'll look at that site...

steve