Issue 9

THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Issue 9             January 1999

 

Contents

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Welcome

3

Herbert James Balchin of Gloucester, 1883 – 1965

4

Balchin Author; 5 – Sir Robert Balchin, 1942 –

5

The Balchin Family Society Badge – Cross Stitch Design

6

Book Review – Michael Ayrton: Biography by Justine Hopkins

7

Attempts to trace Balchins in France

8

The Royal Naval College Greenwich – The Way Ahead – Professor William Balchin

9

All Change at the Public Record Office – Professor William Balchin

10

The 1998 Gathering

11

West Chiltington 1998 – Mrs Jenny Dixon

12

Wildwood Farm – Mrs Pat Green

16

Balchins in the News

17

As We See Ourselves

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From Our Postbag

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EARL – A New Resource for the Genealogist

24

The Internet – a personal view – Dr Nigel C Balchin

25

Subscription Payments

28

Births, Marriages and Deaths

29

The 1999 Gathering – Preliminary Notice

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Scheduled for our next Newsletter – July 1999

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Disclaimer of Liability

30

The Data Protection Act

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