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Doncaster & District Family History Society is run by volunteers. Our object is to advance public education in family history and genealogy within Doncaster.

 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
doncasterfhs.co.uk
Joined July 2014
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1. Diary dates for November : Help Desk Days Conisbrough Library Monday 2nd November 10.00am -12pm Armthorpe Library Monday 9th November 10.00am - 1.45pm Doncaster Archives Tuesday 17th November 10.am-2.00pm #genealogy
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2. Sprotbrough Library Wednesday 25th November 10.00am - 2.00pm I have to take a short break but I will be back posting soon so I will pin this post to the top of our page. For more information just go to our website. #genealogy #familyhistory
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1. SALES AT DONCASTER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY If you are new to family history or have become stuck and unable to find information about an ancestor, then maybe our transcribed Parish records can help. #sales #familyhistory
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4. They are all available as downloads on Genfair.com; Look under suppliers, then Doncaster and District Family History Society doncasterfhs.co.uk Publications give details of the information on each download and information on ordering by post. #familyhistory
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5. Shop will take you to Genfair for information and to order. We hope we can help with your local research. Check out our website for more information about our Society and Membership benefits. #familyhistory
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1. We remember Liutenant Colnel Ernest Hugo Meggeson Hood. Ernest Hugo Meggeson Hood was born in 1915, Burnby, Pocklington, Yorkshire. Ernest would become an English war hero and a first-class cricketer for Somerset. #WW2
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3. Late in WW2 he took part in three similar missions in Burma codenamed Operations Cheetah, Zebra, and Mongoose. He was awarded the Distinguished Award of Honour and the Croix de Guerre for his SOE work in France. #WW2
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4. Ernest Hood retired from the British Army with the rank Lieutenant-Colonel. He remained in Military Reserve List till 1965. On 11th July 1968 he was hit by a car near the school where he taught and he died from his injuries in hospital three weeks later aged 52. #WW2
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Our next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 28th October 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will have free access to Ancestry and Findmypast websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy
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1. Men from Yorkshire who were miners and went to the Battlefield in WW1. John Pickles was born in 1896, Barugh Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was the son of George Henry Pickles and Bertha Rothery. #WW1
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3. Although John’s army service record has not survived, it is known that he enlisted in Dewsbury and joined the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) 6th Battalion. Rank Private. Service No. 11248. #WW1
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4. On 15th January 1915 he embarked to France at the age of 18 even though he was too young to do so. Private john Pickles was killed in action at the battle of Fler’s-Courcelette on 15th September 1916 aged 19. He is buried at Guard’s Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France. #WW1
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1. Our next Hybrid members monthly meeting is on Wednesday 28th October 7.30pm-9.00pm at the Earl of Doncaster. Our speaker is Janet Stain giving a talk about Fashion on Ration during the WW2 era. Registration is now open via our website. #history #doncaster #yorkshire
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2. If you would like to attend and you are not a member of our society the entrance fee is only £3. #history
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Our next Help Desk Day is on Tuesday 20th October 10.00am - 2.00pm at Doncaster Archives. You will have free access to Ancestry and Findmypast websites plus access to the 1921 census. So do come along and bring a friend. Do remember to bring your library card. #genealogy
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1. Women From Yorkshire WW2: Auxilliary Territorial: We remember Private Agnes Ethel Woffinden. Agnes Ethel Woffinden was born in 1925, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of George Woffinden and Margaret Barraclough of Wombwell, Yorkshire. #WW2 #ATS #yorkshire
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2. Agnes joined the Auxilliary Territorial Service (ATS). Rank Private. Service No. W/270539. She died on 21st October 1946 aged 21. She is buried at Wombwell, Cemetery. #WW2 #ATS #yorkshire
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