Issue 1

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Issue 1             January 1995

 

Contents

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Welcome

3

The Balchin Family Gathering of 1994 – Professor William Balchin

4

Thank-You Andrea!

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How the Guildford Gathering came about – Adrian Hindle-Briscall

7

Heraldry and the Balchin Family – Sir Robert Balchin

9

Admiral Sir John Balchin, 1669 – 1744: Part 1 – The Naval Record

Professor William Balchin

11

John Walker and the Surrey Balchins – Mrs Pat Green

14

Campanula Balchiniana

16

Balchin Houses: 1 – Vanhurst, Thorncombe Street, Bramley

– Professor William Balchin

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Organising Balchin Family History Information: Part 1

– General Register Office indexes – Dr Nigel C Balchin

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Walker Mark 2 – Paul Taylor

23

The Future of the Society

25

Group and other Photographs at the Gathering

25

When shall we meet again?

26

Scheduled for our next Newsletter – July 1995

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The Data Protection Act

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