Meeting Date: Six meetings a year usually in January, March, May, July, September and December, on Saturdays at 2.00 p.m.Meeting Location: Saint Stephens Church Hall, 48 Emperors Gate, Kensington, London SW7 4HJ
Directions: It is a 5-minute walk from Gloucester Road tube station
which is on the Circle, District and Piccadilly Lines. The bus routes 49 and 74 run along the A4 and there is street parking which is free after 1.30 pm.
When you leave the tube station walk to the A4 Cromwell Road and cross over to the opposite side. Turn left and, staying on the A4, walk to Grenville Place, the first turn on the right. Don’t take the first left into Emperor’s Gate but continue walking past 3 houses and take the second turning on the left. You will find St Stephen’s Hall a few hundred yards on the right, immediately after the ‘Centre for Health’.
We meet jointly with members of the Cumbria FHS and other NW Group societies.
The London and South of England branch enables exiles who are researching a Lancashire branch of their family tree to meet and hear relevant talks by guest speakers or our group members about five times a year.
Generally, about 25 to 35 people turn up at branch meetings. There is a collection plate for admission, a free drink to lubricate the frank and friendly exchange of information and tips, as well as hearing the news from HQ. The branch holds a full set of Lancashire microfiche and CDs which can be borrowed by members.
Branch Events :-
Date
Speaker
Subject
Sat 27 Apr 2024
Stephen Gill
Dating Old Photos
Online via Zoom Login from 1.30pm for 2.00pm start
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Gay Evans
How many children ? A presentation on large families in the 18th-19th & early 20th centuries. The talk includes the impact on parents, especially mothers, the Anglican Church & the medical profession
Online via Zoom Login from 1.30pm for 2.00pm start
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Dr Paul Hindle
Turnpikes and Maps in the North West -The lecture looks at the growth of the turnpike network in the NW England. It also looks at the early county mapping of those counties done around the 1780s.
Online via Zoom Login from 1.30pm for 2.00pm start
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Debbie Bradley
Migration throughout the UK -ancestors moved some times great distances. This gives examples of what you need to think about and some hints and tips on trying to find them.
Online via Zoom Login from 1.30pm for 2.00pm start
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Please note that the programme above may be subject to late change due to circumstances beyond our control and, where possible, members will be advised of changes.