Tuesday’s Tip ~ Microsoft OneNote

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Last September I wrote this post, Embracing One Note. I formally declared that I thought I was in love! I loved the feel and workability of the software. I loved the flow of updating between iPad, iPhone and laptop.

Then something happened.

Microsoft did an update and my OneNote relationship has not been the same since. I am beyond frustration. 

I even picked the telephone up to their support team and expressed that somehow the flow of material between iPhone and laptop is not fluid. 

Sadly the support team have no idea of how the iPad app works they are solely trained on the PC version and bless him, he did listen, he did make comforting noises of interest down the phone, but sadly it was not helpful. Other than to stop me becoming deranged with frustration.

The look and feel are not conducive to productivity or ease of working. Whilst out yesterday I went to access a notebook, one of the 31 that I have to find it took ages to locate it, and that was nothing to do with connectivity to the internet. 

When it did locate the notebook, it told me there were no sections within it, there were four. When I accessed another notebook with a word document and PDF file embedded. I expected the files to open, just like they had before. 

Nope, this version does not open embedded files.

I am beyond frustration and sadly for Microsoft, a step closer to Evernote.

So what is my Tuesday’s Tip? Never fall in love with a piece of software because they leave you!

So can I go back to my wonderful OneNote relationship?Can I turn back the clock to the wonderful accessibility I had before OneNote was updated in the name of Progress? Are you experiencing issues with your OneNote since the upgrade?

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Passfield, Liphook circa 1916

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Not exactly Guildford and District, but this postcard caught my eye as it relates to my own family history.

This is of Passfield, at Liphook, a location named on many census returns for my Elstone family

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Weekend Cooking – Coffee Swirls

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Julie Goucher
As I said in last week’s edition of Weekend Cooking, my Grandmother was a pretty good cook. About twenty years ago my Mum gave me my Grandmother’s cookery books. They were nothing particularly special, but I am not surprised that Gran had them, she was a Women’s Realm fan.

My Grandmother often cooked from memory, but this little book always happy memories for me; and in particular the recipe I am going to share with you today.

The little book is paperback, with 98 pages and quite rightly includes 101 cakes to bake. The last two pages has over the years become torn, not surprising when I recall where my Grandmother kept it. Several pages have had sellotape applied to the spine of the book. That sellotape becoming brittle over the years. The book dates from 1978 and cost the sum of 50p. Nowadays you can not even buy a pint of milk for 50p!

Over the years she made various recipes and I don’t recall Mum ever making any of these, but she might have done. I certainly know that I have never baked any. Not even my favourite that I am sharing with you. My favourite was Coffee Swirls.

Coffee Swirls, Page 50 of Women’s Realm  Book of 101 Cakes to Bake
Published 1978 by Susan King


A quick check of the cupboard for the ingredients and a spare half an hour or so and I made a batch of these, although I only made eleven. Here they are, without any swirls though! A lovely trip down memory lane!

Julie Goucher 5th May 2014

Weekend Cooking is a weekly meme hosted by Beth at BethFishReads

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Quarry Street, Guildford ~ Circa 1912

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Julie Goucher

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Book of Me, Written by You, Prompt 37

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Julie Goucher


Today is week 37 of what is going to be a 15 month project. Each Saturday, at around 12.30 am UK time I will release the prompt for that week’s Book of Me, Written by You.

If you are new here, welcome! The details, background flyer and Face Book link to the Book of Me can be found HERE.

This week’s prompt is -Feeding the Ducks (Animals)

Think back to your childhood. Did you feed the ducks?
Do you remember the excitement of the event?
Were you scared of the ducks?
Who were you with?
Do you perhaps still feed the ducks?

Of course you substitute the ducks for farm animals or pets

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Medical Records – Part One

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Julie Goucher





This gorgeous picture of my late Mum and the post about Medical Records can be found over at the In Memory of Quilt ~ A Memorial Project

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Introduction to Merrow Parish Records

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Over the years I have gathered various bits of information about Merrow. The parish is situated just a few miles from Guildford. From about the late 1880s part of my family resided within the parish.

Back in 1996 when I started looking at the records for Merrow Surrey, the archives were split between three establishments

  1. Guildford Local Studies Library (GLSL) situated then on the top floor of the library. Here the parish records were held on microfilm
  2. Guildford Muniment Room (GMR) attached to part of Guildford Museum
  3. Surrey Records Office at Kingston Upon Thames

Once the Surrey Records Centre was built at Woking, all three archives merged into one wonderful building!

This is an index of the material that I researched:

GMR 22nd May 1996

  1. Baptisms 1889-1921 – PSH/MER/4/2
  2. Marriages 1847 – 1929 – PSH/MER/3/2
  3. Burials 1896 – 1910 – PSH/MER/5/1
  4. Baptisms 1922 – 1948 – PSH/MER/4/3
  5. Burials 1911 – 1918 – PSH/MER/5/2

GMR 30th May 1996

  1. Marriages 1930 – 1939 – PSH/MER/3/3
  2. Burials 1887 – 1902 – PSH/MER/5/3 (This was a rough notebook of Burials and Baptisms and was transferred to the main Register)
  3. Marriages 1939 – 1949 – PSH/MER/3/4
  4. Marriages 1946 – 1952 – PSH/MER/3/5

School Admissions Records 1882- 1905 – PSH/MER/14/1

School Admissions Records 1913 – 1932 – PSH/MER/14/2

A Microfiche of the earlier Births, Marriages and Deaths (1538 – 1875) is available from the West Surrey Family History Society. Surrey Records are now available on Ancestry.co.uk

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Merrow Baptisms 1890 – 1921

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Julie Goucher

PSH/MER/4/2 – Transcribed 22nd May 1996

  1. 1890 27 July: Minnie Amelia dau of John and Amelia BEAGLEY of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  2. 1892 28 Feb: Lilian dau of John and Amelia BEAGLEY of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  3. 1895 14 April: Cecilia dau of John and Amelia BEAGLEY of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  4. 1895 11 Aug : Louisa dau of Henry and Mary BUTCHER of Merrow. Father’s occupation Gardener
  5. 1897 26 Dec : Ellen Mary dau of Henry and Mary BUTCHER of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  6. 1898 4 Sep: Harry son of Mary MATTHEWS of Merrow
  7. 1899 23 April: Charles Edwin son of Henry and Mary BUTCHER of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  8. 1901 27 Jan: Rosey May dau of Alfred and Rose ELSTONE, of High Path Road Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  9. 1902 23 Feb: Minnie dau of Henry and Mary BUTCHER of High Path Road Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer  (Born 13 Oct 1901)
  10. 1904 25 Sep: Edith Minnie dau of Alfred and Rose ELSTONE of High Path Road Merrow. Father’s Occupation Labourer (Born 6 June 1904
  11. 1909 27 June: Lilian May dau of Alfred and Rose ELSTONE of High Path Road Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  12. 1917 25 Feb: Louise Mabel dau of Alfred and Rose ELSTONE of High Path Road Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer at Powder Mills
  13. 1919 20 April:  Rosamald May dau of Frank Herbert and Catherine Jane MATTHEWS. Father occupation Police Officer at Merrow
  14. 1920 25 July: Lilian Alice dau of Albert and Louisa GOACHER of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  15. 1920 25 July: Alice Irene dau of Alfred and Rose ELSTONE of Merrow. Father’s occupation Labourer
  16. 1921 3 April: Monica Audrey Jean dau of Frank Herbert and Catherine Jane MATTHEWS. Father occupation Police Officer at Merrow.
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Merrow Marriages 1903 – 1907

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Julie Goucher

PSH/MER/3/2 – Transcribed 22nd May 1996

  1. 1903 May 30, Albert Henry NEWTON, Aged 30 Bachelor of this parish. Labourer. Son of James NEWTON, Carter to Anna Maria BUTCHER, aged 32 Spinster of this parish. Daughter of John Butcher, Shoemaker. Both signed. Witnesses Kate Adelaide BUTCHER & Alice Marion NEWTON
  2. 1905 Dec 25, John Charles ALDER, aged 23 Bachelor of this parish. Soldier. Son of Daniel ALDER, gardener to Annie BUTCHER aged 22. Spinster of this parish. Daughter of Henry BUTCHER (Deceased, a general labourer). Both Signed. Witness Frank BLAKER and Lizzie BUTCHER
  3. 1907 May 18, William KNIGHT 45, Bachelor of this parish. Gardener son of George KNIGHT shepherd to Mary BUTCHER, 48 Widow. Daughter of James WEST (deceased labourer). William KNIGHT signed and Mary BUTCHER signed X. Witnesses George William and Mary HOUGHTON (X)
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Merrow Marriages 1897 – 1900

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Julie Goucher

PSH/MER/3/2 – Transcribed 22nd May 1996

  1. 1897 16 Oct: Henry William BLAKE, 21 and bachelor. Labourer of Merrow. Son of William BLAKE to Mary BUTCHER, 19 and a spinster. Daughter of Henry BUTCHER, Labourer. Both Signed. Witnessed by Henry STONARD and Emily BUTCHER
  2. 1899 11 Feb: Alfred ELSTONE, 23 and a bachelor. Labourer of Merrow. Son of James, a Labourer to Rose BUTCHER, 19 and a spinster of Merrow. Daughter of Henry BUTCHER. Both Signed. Witnessed by Henry BAILEY and Annie BUTCHER
  3. 1900 1st Dec: John MATTHEWS, 25 and a bachelor. Labourer of Merrow. Son of John MATTHEWS and Mary Elizabeth ELSTONE, aged 21. Spinster of Merrow. Daughter of James ELSTONE, Labourer. Both Signed. Witnessed by Alfred ELSTONE and Eliza PARSLOW
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