WEBSITE UPDATE HISTORY
13/12/09
- Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs
- Photographs added Green Street, Gregory Street,
Horsemarket, Kerr Street, Kingswell Terrace, Leicester Street, Market Street,
St. Katherine.
07/11/09
- Added over 900 strays (marriages), thanks to Margaret Long.
28/08/09
- Added over 30 strays (marriages), now available to download as Adobe [PDF]
files.
28/08/09 -
Added sampler made by Hannah Smith in 1819.
01/08/09
- Added over 45 strays (marriages), thanks to Geoffrey Chew & Alan Craxford.
19/07/09
- Added non
conformist burials from Northampton All Saints
register.
19/07/09
- Added 6 strays (marriages)
31/05/09
- Added over 140 strays (marriages), thanks to Marilyn Ponting.
17/05/09 - Added Thompson
family photographs.
17/05/09 -
Added Oakley
Street photograph, thanks to Doreen Dyson.
17/05/09 - Added Northants
Yeomanry photographs, thanks to Janet Cockerill.
12/04/09
- Added over 30 strays (marriages), thanks to Sheila Steane & Marilyn Ponting.
21/03/09
- Added over 10 strays (marriages), thanks to Sheila Steane.
13/10/08
- Baptism
Index Correction - Correction for some
Paulerspury entries that have been duplicated with Lamport
13/10/08
- Missing
Marriages - Added a few previously
missing marriages from the 1700-1837 Marriage Index
[Kettering/Long Buckby]
07/09/08
- Soldier
Stories - added more information,
thanks to Barry Fleming.
02/08/08 - Brian
Faulkner's Memoirs - added Kingsthorpe Parks, Toy Shops, King Street.
17/07/08 - Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs and Memoirs - Photographs added St. Peters Street
& Inkerman Terrace and Brian Faulkner's memories of living in these
thoroughfares.
07/07/08
- Added over 50 strays (marriages), thanks to Celia Renshaw & Marilyn Ponting.
21/06/08
- Added over 100 strays (marriages), now over 7,600 entries online.
21/06/08
- Updated surname list, added 10 new
interests.
16/04/08
- Group Photographs - added Girls Life Brigade,Northampton c.1920, thanks
to Stephen Cooper.
14/04/08 -
Group Photographs - added Northampton YMCA FC, Semilong FC, St. Pauls Infant
School, St. Pauls Boy Scout Band, Northampton Church Lads Brigade FC, thanks
to Eric Parker, do you recognize anybody on the photographs?
02/04/08 - Marriage
Index - Slapton 1837-1860
added to the database.
20/03/08 - Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs - Photographs added Alfred Street,Ambush Street,Angel Street,Black
Lion Hill,Bouverie Street,Castle Terrace,Cliff Row,Cromwell Street.
20/02/08 -
Added Facer
Family Photographs - a Northampton family, do
you know any of them?
09/03/08 -
Cine Film - colour footage from the late 1940's and early 1950's
online.
09/03/08 -
Facer
Family, Northampton - Photographs of the family
put online, do you know who they are?
24/02/08 - Updated surname list, added 5 new
interests.
04/02/08 - Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs - Photographs added Abington Street, Drapery, Gold Street
and George Row, thanks to Graham Baker.
30/01/08
- Added over 450 strays (marriages), now
over 7,500 entries online.
19/01/08 - Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs - Photographs added Abbey Terrace,Alma Street,Broad Street,Devonshire
Street,Earl Street,Freeschool Street and Maple Street.
10/12/07 - Added Ian Cole's ABBOTT newspaper article.
01/12/07
- Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs - Photographs added Newtown Road,Park Road,Regent Square,Seymour
Place,Swan Street,Turner Street,Union Street and York Road.
01/12/07 - Added a link to Paul Manning's
Roll Of Honour website for Far
Cotton.
20/11/07
- Added over 200 strays (marriages), now
over 7,100 entries online.
20/11/07
- Quaker
Records - added records of
births, burials and marriages.
20/11/07
- Pattishall
Baptisms - added all entries
between 1813-1884.
14/11/07 - Northampton
Boot & Shoe Trade - added complete list of
manufacturers from the 1928 trade directory.
12/11/07 - Militia
List - new
parishes added to the list, Brixworth, Pytchley, Silverstone, Whittlebury,
Paulerspury.
22/10/07
- Rare
Northampton Town Street Photographs - Photographs added Abbey Street,Aberdeen Terrace,Adnitt
Place,Althorp Street,Bath Row,Brunswick Place,Chalk Gardens,Cleveland Road,Commercial
Street,Dover Street,Duke Street,Exeter Road,Fetter Street,Fitzroy Street
and Fitzroy Terrace.
22/09/07 - Marriage
Index - over 1,450 new entries
added to the database.
16/09/07 - Marriage
Index - over 3,000 new entries
added to the database.
15/09/07 -
Added link to new web site about Spring Lane School, Northampton - http://www.springlaneschool.co.uk
27/08/07 - Marriage
Index - over 5,000 new entries
added to the database.
29/07/07
- Added over 150 strays (marriages), now
over 6,900 entries online.
29/07/07 - Updated surname list, added 10 new
interests.
23/07/07 - Marriage
Index - CD now includes the
Soke of Peterborough & Stamford Baron.
23/07/07 - Marriage
Index 1837-1860 - CD now includes the
Soke of Peterborough & Stamford Baron.
07/07/07 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for 30 parishes, added 2,700 new entries.
22/06/07 - Indexed College Street Meeting
House burials 1821-1860, free look ups available.
27/05/07 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for Clipston & Piddington.
23/04/07 - Updated surname list, added 9 new
interests.
01/04/07 - Updated surname list, added over
15 new interests.
02/03/07 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for Whilton, Gt & Lt Billing, Gt & Lt Houghton, Earls Barton and
Sibbertoft.
19/02/07 - Updated surname list, added over
20 new interests.
21/01/07 -
Added two new photographs, can you identify anyone? Kings
Head, Mayorhold & Northampton
01/01/07 - Added
over 300 strays
(marriages), thanks to Marilyn Ponting.
01/01/07 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for Culworth.
01/12/06 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for Weedon Lois, Moulton and Charwelton.
01/12/06 - Added
over 280 strays
(marriages), thanks to Celia Renshaw, Steve Mann, Walter Savige & Marilyn
Ponting.
29/11/06
- Added photograph of Monks
Pond Street, thanks to Dinah Stanton.
03/11/06
- Soldier
Index - Addendum of soldiers
missing from the original index.
William Street.
01/11/06 -
Updated surname list, added 6 new
interests.
21/10/06 - Marriage
Index - extended coverage
for Clipston and Marston Trussell.
07/10/06 - Added
over 20 strays
(marriages).
07/10/06
- Marriage
Index - extended Adstone,
Heyford and Whittlebury up to 1930.
30/08/06 - Added
over 150 strays
(marriages), now over 6,000 online.
20/08/06 -
Updated surname list, added 8 new
interests.
Vernon Street and York Place.
23/07/06 - Added
over 36 strays
(marriages).
23/07/06 - What
to do in case of an air raid - booklet issued
by Northampton Borough Council during World War Two.
23/07/06 - Letter
from the Mayor - written by Alderman A.W. Lyne
just before World War Two.
Regent Street, Southbridge and Spencer Bridge
Road.
18/06/06 - Added
Adrian Jones' story of Robert Jones of Kings Sutton, transported to Australia in 1844.
04/06/06 - Added
over 120 strays
(marriages).
14/05/06 - Added
over 95 strays
(marriages).
14/05/06
- Marriage
Index - added Wappenham 1903-1930.
14/05/06 -
Updated surname list, added 2 new
interests.
07/05/06
- Northampton
in 1837 - fascinating account
of life in Northampton by John Wilson [1910]
02/04/06
- Marriage
Index - soke of Peterborough
now complete (1700-1860).
02/04/06 - Added
over 200 strays
(marriages).
16/03/06
- Marriage
Index - Stamford Baron and
additional entries added to the database.
16/03/06 - Added
some more strays
(marriages).
14/03/06 -
Updated surname list, added 3 new
interests.
07/03/06 -
Updated surname list, added 14 new
interests.
25/02/06 -
Updated surname list, added 7 new
interests.
10/02/06 - Added
over 200 strays
(marriages).
10/02/06
- Marriage
Index - over 8,300 new entries
added to the index, continued indexing the soke of Peterborough.
01/02/06 -
Updated surname list, added 6 new
interests.
17/01/06 - Added
the story of Thomas
Pinkard the Town Crier of Northampton.
15/01/06 - Added
the story of Elizabeth
Pinckard the last woman to be publicly hanged
in Northampton.
09/01/06 - Added
Pinckard war photographs.
07/01/06 - Updated
links to other sites
web page, added links to Blisworth site, Cyndi's List and Trinity High School.
21/12/05 - Added
over 450 strays
(marriages).
21/12/05
- Marriage
Index - over 4,300 new entries
added to the index, started indexing the soke of Peterborough.
05/12/05
- Marriage
Index - over 1,100 new entries
added to the index.
30/11/05 -
Updated surname list, added 20 new
interests.
25/11/05
- Marriage
Index - over 3,000 new entries
added to the index.
25/11/05 - Added
over 1,100 strays
(marriages), thanks to Celia Renshaw and Marilyn, now over 4,500 online.
Bull Head Lane,Fort Street,Herbert Street,King
Street and Windsor Terrace.
12/11/05 -
Put the Osborne family memoirs online.
11/11/05
- First
World War & Northampton - Effects
that the war had on Northampton. Finished putting articles online.
10/11/05 -
Updated surname list, added 5 new
interests.
07/11/05
- First
World War & Northampton - Effects
that the war had on Northampton. Added more articles.
02/11/05 -
Updated surname list, added 3 new
interests.
29/10/05 - Added
over 320 strays
(marriages), thanks to Marilyn for over 300 Bedfordshire entries, now over
3,600 online.
29/10/05
- Marriage
Index - over 2,600 new entries
added to the index.
16/10/05
- First
World War & Northampton - Effects
that the war had on Northampton. Added more articles.
10/10/05 -
Updated surname list, added 5 new
interests.
10/10/05
- First
World War & Northampton - Effects
that the war had on Northampton. Added more articles.
03/10/05
- Marriage
Index - over 2,500 new entries
added to the index.
02/10/05
- First
World War & Northampton - Effects
that the war had on Northampton. New page, work in construction.
01/10/05
- Soldier
Index - New Index, finished
putting the Northampton Independent Photograph Index online.
01/10/05 -
Updated surname list, added 5 new
interests.
26/09/05
- Soldier
Stories - continued putting
more soldier stories online.
25/09/05
- Soldier
Stories - started putting World
War One soldier stories online.
11/09/05
- Marriage
Index - over 1,200 new entries
added to the index.
29/08/05 -
Updated surname list, added 3 new
interests.
29/08/05 - Added
over 200 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors, now over 3,200 online.
27/08/05 -
Updated surname list, added 1 new
interest.
13/08/05 -
Updated surname list, added 18 new
interests.
17/07/05 -
Finished putting Reg Spittles' Kingsthorpe Hollows memoirs online.
17/07/05 - Added
over 60 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors, now over 3,000 online.
17/07/05
- Marriage
Index - coverage extended
for Radstone and Helmdon.
13/07/05
- Moreton
Pinkey -
new book by Sheila C. Frewin.
05/07/05 -
Started putting Reg Spittles' Kingsthorpe Hollows memoirs online, more [with
illustrations] to follow.
05/07/05 -
Updated surname list, added 15 new
interests.
Kingswell Street,Mayorhold,Melbourne Street
and Mount Gardens.
13/06/05 -
Updated surname list, added 5 new
interests.
Compton Street,Cranstoun Street and Freehold
Street.
Brunwick Street,Derngate,Grafton Street,Lawrence
Street,Maple Street and Marriott Street.
16/05/05 - Added
over 80 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors.
16/05/05
- Marriage
Index - coverage extended
for Whitfield and Kings Sutton.
16/05/05
- Updated
surname list, added 8 new
interests.
Alliston Gardens,Alpha Street,Arthur Street,Arundel
Street,Bailiff Street,Bearward Street,Castle Street,College
Street,Cooper Street,Gladstone Terrace,Grafton
Place,Great Russell Street,Greyfriars Street,Harding Terrace,
Inkerman Terrace,Kettering Gardens,Kinburn
Place,Nelson Street,Palace Yard,Russell Terrace,Scarletwell Street,
Spring Gardens,St. Andrews Place,St. James
Square,St. Marys Street,St. Peters Street,Thenford Street and
Upper Harding Street - more to follow in
the coming weeks.
13/05/05
- Late
Victorian Northampton Town Map - map enhanced and extended, now shows Semilong and Cotton
End.
02/05/05
- Updated
surname list, added 14 new
interests.
09/04/05
- Updated
surname list, added 10 new
interests.
27/03/05
- Marriage
Index - coverage extended
for Weedon Bec and Stowe Nine Churches.
27/03/05 - Added
over 20 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors.
27/03/05
- Updated
surname list, added 4 new
interests.
07/03/05
- Updated
surname list, added 9 new
interests.
10/02/05 - Added
over 40 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors.
10/02/05
- Marriage
Index - over
1,400 new entries added to the database.
03/02/05
- Updated
surname list, added 7 new
interests.
30/01/05
- Added Stephen
Coales photo and newspaper article.
27/01/05
- Added Carr newspaper article.
27/01/05
- Updated
surname list, added 2 new
interests.
24/01/05
- Updated
surname list, added 7 new
interests.
01/01/05
- Blisworth - new book by Tony
Marsh.
11/12/04
- Marriage
Index - over
1,000 new entries added to the database.
02/12/04
- Updated
surname list, added 9 new
interests.
30/11/04
- Updated
surname list, added 3 new
interests.
08/11/04
- Marriage
Index now ready to buy on CD.
30/10/04
- Updated
surname
list, added 7 new interests.
30/10/04 - Added
over 80 strays
(marriages), thanks to various contributors.
30/10/04
- Marriage
Index - coverage
extended for 25 parishes.
24/10/04
- Added Ellis family photograph.
15/10/04
- Updated
surname
list, added three new interests.
15/10/04
- New email address for Marilyn Ponting [marriage
look ups] - marriages@dcnet.com
05/10/04
- Marriage
Index - over
40 parishes have been extended up to (at least) 1850.
16/09/04
- Marriage
Index - over 40 parishes have been extended up to (at least) 1850.
12/09/04
- Updated
surname list, (over
10 new interests added), now over 910 on the list.
01/09/04 - Added over 70 strays (marriages),
thanks to Sheila Steane.
01/09/04
- Updated
surname list, (over
20 new interests added), now over 900 on the list.
01/09/04
- Marriage
Index - the following parishes have been extended upto (at least)
1850. Blakesley,Greens Norton,Norton,Plumpton,Ravensthorpe,Everdon,Badby,Welton,Greatworth,
Courteenhall,Fawsley,Boughton,Ringstead
and Cranford St. Andrew.
05/08/04 - Added over 80 strays (marriages).
05/08/04
- Marriage
Index - the following parishes have been extended upto (at least)
1850. Ecton, Farthingstone, Hartwell, Heyford,
Lt Harrowden, Pitsford, Sywell,
Harlestone, East Haddon,Whilton, Dodford,
Easton Neston, Bugbrooke, Easton Maudit,
Hardingstone, Stoke Bruerne, Abthorpe, Bradden,Radstone,
Newnham, Mears Ashby,
Grendon, Kingsthorpe, Moulton, Maidwell,
Draughton and Lamport.
11/07/04 - Added over 25 strays (marriages),
thanks to numerous contributors.
11/07/04
- Marriage
Index now complete between 1700-1836.
11/07/04
- Updated
surname list, (7
new interests added).
29/05/04
- Updated
surname list, (5
new interests added).
29/05/04 Added link to Sandy Hall's
Barnado's Children web
site.
29/05/04
Extended coverage of Clapton,Thorpe Achurch,Pilton,Lilford,Lutton,
Benefield,Barnwell St. Andrew & All
Saints,Aldwincle All Saints,
Wadenhoe,Hemington,Luddington,Thurning,Tansor,Southwick,Polebrook,
Stoke Doyle,Apethorpe,Warmington,Cotterstock,Glapthorn,Blatherwick,
Woodnewton,Wakerley,Yarwell and Nassington.
03/05/04 Extended
coverage of Wilbarston,Geddington,Weston by Welland,Ashley,
East Carlton,Newton,Cottingham,Gt &
Lt Oakley,Brigstock,Stanion,Weldon,
Corby,Gretton,Rockingham,Laxton,Thrapston,Alwincle
St. Peter, Warkton added to
17/04/04 Extended
coverage of Dingley,Desborough,Rothwell,Brampton Ash,
Towcester,Weekley,Sudborough,Lowick,Grafton
Underwood,Stoke Albany,Deene
and Rushton
07/04/04 Extended
coverage of Great Oxenden,Wellingborough,Loddington,East Farndon,Kettering,Broughton,
Arthingworth,Cransley,Burton Latimer,Thorpe Malsor,
Hargrave,Walgrave,Cranford St. Andrew,Islip,Ringstead,Gt.
Addington,Raunds,Barton Seagrave,
Woodford (Nr. Thrapston) and Denford added
to the marriage index.
26/03/04 - Added over 250 strays (marriages),
thanks to Marilyn.
26/03/04
- Extended
coverage of Sulgrave,Abthorpe,Wappenham, Marston St. Lawrence,
Helmdon, Chacombe,Thorpe Mandeville,Thenford,Whitfield,Radstone,Greatworth,
Farthinghoe,Syresham,Pattishall,Weedon Lois,Hinton
in the Hedges,Evenley,
Middleton Cheney,Newbottle, Wicken,Collingtree,Furtho,Kings
Sutton,Passenham,
Paulerspury,Guilsborough,Cottesbrooke,Thornby,Cold
Ashby,Holcot,Creaton,
Hardwick,Gt Harrowden,Lamport,Braybrooke,Daventry
and Whittlebury added to the marriage index.
Lt Harrowden,Orlingbury,Naseby,Hazelbeech,Maidwell,Draughton,Isham,Faxton,
Clipston,Kelmarsh,Lt Addington,Pytchley,Marston
Trussell,Sibbertoft.
06/03/04
- Extended
coverage of Edgecote,Charwelton,Hellidon,Welford,Stanford,
West Haddon,Yelvertoft,Barby,Bulwick,Woodford
Halse,Spratton,
Byfield,Boddington,Hannington,Culworth,Croughton,Braunston,Adstone,
Bradden,Slapton,Grafton Regis,Alderton and
Cosgrove added to the marriage index.
05/03/04
- Updated surname list, (9 new interests added)
22/02/04
- Updated surname list, (10 new interests added)
22/02/04
- Extended
coverage of Preston Capes, Fawsley, Norton, Newnham,
Everdon, Watford, Crick, Ashby St. Ledgers,
Winwick, Long Buckby,
Weedon BEC, Clay Coton, Lilbourne and Staverton
added to the marriage index.
07/02/04 - Added more strays (marriages).
07/02/04 - Extended coverage
of Blakesley, Greens Norton, Cold Higham,
Stowe Nine Churches, Dodford,Higham Ferrers,
Newton Bromswold,
Irthlingborough, Chelveston, Aynho, Stanwick,
Flore, East Haddon, Heyford,
Easton Neston, Whilton, Brockhall, Ravensthorpe,
Badby, Chipping Warden,
Farthingstone, Plumpton and Maidford added
to the marriage index.
21/01/04 -
Extended coverage of Rushden, Irchester, Wollaston, Wilby, Grendon,
Moreton Pinkney,Strixton, Welton, Brixworth,
Litchborough, Bozeat, Sywell, Earls Barton,
Great Doddington, Sulgrave, Daventry and
Old added to the marriage index.
21/01/04 -
Added more Northants soldiers to the database. (Thanks to Steven).
16/01/04 -
Updated surname
list, (6 new interests added)
04/01/04 - Added lots of new strays (marriages)
mostly Banbury, Oxford entries.
04/01/04 -
Updated surname
list, (10 new interests added)
04/01/04 -
Extended coverage of Northampton St. Giles, Northampton All Saints,
Twywell and Scaldwell added to the marriage index.
01/12/03 -
Updated surname
list, (12 new interests added)
01/12/03 -
Extended coverage of Bulwick, Little Bowden, Paulerspury, Sulgrave,
Passenham, Slapton, Weston Favell, Little
Billing, Church Brampton, Aston Le Wall, Finedon, Northampton St. Peter,
Northampton St. Sepulchre and Wootton to the
01/12/03 - Added 22 new strays (marriages) -
now over 1,900 online.
05/11/03 -
Updated surname
list, (15 new interests added)
03/11/03 -
Extended coverage of Catesby, Cold Higham, Eydon, Helmdon, Holdenby, Maidwell,
Kingsthorpe, Abington, Lt & Gt Billing, Cogenhoe, Whiston, Ecton, Denton,
Castle Ashby, Yardley Hastings, Roade, Ashton (near Roade), Hartwell, Stoke
Bruerne, Church Brampton, Boughton, Overstone, Moulton and Pitsford added
to the marriage index.
03/11/03 -
Added over 30 new strays (marriages)now over 1,800 all online - thanks to Marilyn
Ponting
06/04/03 -
Added 28 new strays
(marriages)
04/10/03 -
Updated surname
list, (12 new interests added)
04/10/03 -
Link to Paul Isaac's site added. Link to Bob Osborne's cookery
book added.
Link to Mary Taylor's Towcester
site added.
04/10/03 -
Extended coverage of Dallington, Duston, Kislingbury, Quinton, Harpole,
Bugrooke,
Weston Favell, Gt. Houghton, Lt. Houghton,
Courteenhall, Rothwell, Harlestone, Ashby St.Ledgers,
Moreton Pinkney, Brackley, Holcot, Flore,
Weldon, Brigstock and Bulwick added to the
30/08/03 -
Extended coverage of Preston Deanery, Abington, Horton, Harrington, Blisworth,
Hardingstone, Milton Malsor, Piddington,
Wootton, Tiffield, Gayton, Upton and Rothersthorpe
29/08/03 -
Added Little Bowden & Thorpe Malsor to the marriage
index.
29/08/03 -
Updated surname
list, (2 new interests added)
27/07/03 -
Added new strays
(marriages) - thanks to Ros Dunning
27/07/03 -
Added Stanion, Cottingham, Corby, Gretton, Harringworth, Deene, Laxton,
Wakerley, Duddington, Collyweston, Kings Cliffe, Easton on the Hill to the
marriage index.
13/07/03 -
Updated surname
list.
13/07/03 -
Added new strays
(marriages) - thanks to Ros Dunning & Carole Taylor
05/07/03 -
Put Northants soldiers database online.
04/07/03 - Put Northants strays (marriages)
online.
29/06/03 - Added Benefield,
Fotheringhay, Glapthorn, Nassington, Southwick,
Woodnewton, Yarwell, Ashley, East Carlton,
Rockingham, Kelmarsh, Kings Cliffe
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