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Monthly Archives: May 2011
James M. CUMPSTON Ohio and Pennsylvania
Today I heard from a CUMPSTON descendant pplacier@socket.net who wrote ‘ We are the descendents of the James Cumpston who received the Medal of Honor in the Civil War. We live in southern Ohio and have traveled to several counties trying to … Continue reading
Beverley, East Yorkshire Archives
Have just spent 3 days in Beverley in East Yorkshire, at the Early Music Festival, and took the opportunity of visiting the East Riding Archives in Beverley. I was delighted to deposit with them a copy of my latest book … Continue reading
Bookcrossing
What is BookCrossing? http://www.bookcrossing.com It’s the World’s Library. It’s a smart social networking site. It’s a celebration of literature and a place where books get new life. BookCrossing is the act of giving a book a unique identity so, as the … Continue reading
ALRC President Rosalind Croucher
My relative Australian Law Reform Commission President Rosalind Croucher interviewed by Radio Atticus about the effects of the recent budget cuts on the ALRC and its operations. You can listen to the interview at http://www.alrc.gov.au/news-media/2011/alrc-president-rosalind-croucher-interviewed-radio-atticus More about Ros on my website at … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Law Reform Commission, Government
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CUMPSTONE – Howden deeds
My colleague Janet Higman kindly found two deed entries for me from the Freehold Deeds of Howden and District 1736-1895 from the East Yorkshire Family History Society. They refer to the Rev. George CUMPSTONE of Howden, Clerk and John CUMPSTONE of Howden surgeoun and apothecary. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Cumpstone, East Riding of Yorkshire, Genealogy, Howden
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Yorkshire surname list
Yorksgen is the Yorkshire email group for those interested in researching in the county. For the Index to surnames on the YKS Surnames database and for instructions on how to submit surnames, go to: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/
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Tagged Genealogy, surnames, Yorksgen, Yorkshire
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Milo CUMPSTON – USA Veteran’s History Project
This new site has records relating to Milo’s military career and an oral history tape. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/50608 (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) Milo has his own page on my website at http://www.cumpston.org.uk/milo-j-cumpston-fayetteville/4533614245
Noah Compson
Today I heard from Jennifer Compson Yoneji yoneji@bresnan.net about her COMPSON relatives. Jennifer asked if Compson is a corrupted form of Cumpston. Her father’s name is John Edward Compson. His father was George Compson; his father was Noah Compson. Compson is indeed a variant of CUMPSTON … Continue reading
American surname summary data for the name CUMSTON and CUMPTON
CUMSTON is one of the main variants for my One Name Study – see my website at http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/cumpston-variants-1a/4533301999 for more information. The website however had no information about the CUMSTON surname. The results went on to state ‘If this really is your … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, United States
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American Surname Summary Data for CUMPSTON
I’ve found an unusual American website which gives summary data for the frequency that surnames appear in each state http://www.americansurnames.us/surname/cumpston Frequency Comparisons Total Rank Frequency % Per million people United States United States (Current snapshot) 825 27496 0.000 3 … Continue reading
