Volunteers Page

This page is for the dissemination of information and thanks to our volunteer community that have helped or continue to help move the project forward.

Also available is the web site launch press release. (Requires Adobe Reader)

Copies of our newsletters are available here.

  Issue 01
 September 2004  
  Issue 02
 October 2004  
  Issue 03
 April 2005
  Issue 04
 June 2005
  Issue 05
 August 2005
  Issue 06
 November 2005  
  Issue 07
 April 2006
  Issue 08
 July 2006
  Issue 09
 November 2006
  Issue 10
 January 2007
  Issue 11
 July 2007
  Issue 12
 February 2008

(All also require Adobe Reader).

Thank You's

First of all, our thanks to those Register Office staff that started by typing data into RSS. This data was exported reformatted, and used as part of the launch data. Names are listed in alphabetical order of surname.

 Andrea Fairlie  John McSweeney    Liz Parry
 Judy Stone  Louise Williams  Lisa Young  
 Michelle Young      

Then there are the independent volunteers that have done the majority of the work involved. Names are listed in alphabetical order of forename. Many thanks to all. We could not have achieved it without you.

 Allan Curtis  Andrea Fairlie  Andy Phillips
 Ann Buchannan  Ann Mannings  Ann Weeks
 Barbra Lakin  Barry Carlson  Betty O'Neill
 Carole Harkin  Catherine Pike  Christine Smith
 Christine West  Dawn Cattermoul  Deb Woodbridge
 Deidre Desborough    Diane Hale  Elaine Buchan
 Elaine Price  Erica Ford  Frank Johnson
 Geoff Boothman  Gerry Prior  Gill Dennis
 Gillian Taylor Shaw  Glen Sheppard  Glynis Cooper
 Gordon Ashurst  Graham Bartlett  Helen Thompson
 Ian Cottle  Jackie Beattie  Jamie Dimery-Seek
 Jan Hardware  Jan Shaw  Janet & Rod Mears  
 Janet Huige  Jennifer Evans  Jenny Elson
 Joan Butler  John Fairlie  Jos Davies
 Joyce Porter  Jude Broadway  Julie Harding
 Julie Saunders  Kathy Ryan  Keith Alloway
 Keith Nelson  Ken Knott  Kim Rose
 Lesley Chandler  Linda & Richard Saunders    Louise Fairlie
 Lynne Clement  Margaret Hulbert  Marion Faulkner
 Marion Turner  Marla Burton  Maureen Kirk
 Maurice Catt  Mo Charles  Nick Furniss
 Nick Royal  Pamela Henwood  Peter Smith
 Quoy Bradbury  Raye Johnson  Richard Alvey
 Robert Brown  Ros Portsmouth  Rosie Blanshard
 Sam Jago  Sandra Smith  Sheila Ferris
 Simon Newton  Steve Foster  Sue Standbridge
 Suzanne Wiltshire  Syd Allen  Terry Cox
 Tina Plumley  Tom Kay  Tony Wicks
 Tracey Lee Hoy  Vera Baber  

Finally, a special vote of thanks to the following:

 Ian Hartas For his Search Software, web site design, and unlimited assistance in setting us up.  
 Judy Stone For finding the resources to fund the web site, and for allowing access to the data.
 John Fairlie Project Manager, Information and Volunteers Co-ordinator and Web site maintenance.
 Andrea Fairlie   Originally Office Manager at Bath Register Office when the project started.

 

IMPACT OF COMPUTERISATION

The pictures below show the old index books the Register Office used - compared to new computer printed index books. In the first picture, the pile of books on the left hand side, are all replaced by the single book on the right hand side.

The other two images show the poor density and readability of the old books compared to the new book.

Click on each image to see a higher resolution image, then click on your browsers back button to return to this page.

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