British Library online newspaper archive

[CarylW]

I've searched the forum to see if this has been posted before but no luck, so...

I found this British Library Newspaper Archive online, while looking for something else

http://www.uk.olivesoftware.com/

They have some newspapers viewable online for 1918 in the Online Facsimile Library:

Daily News

News of the World

Weekly Dispatch

Penny Illustrated

Manchester Guardian

Also noticed 'collection of the week: Great War'

I don't know if this is a Beta version and not supposed to be available for everyone yet (Don't kill the messenger if it is. I'm a little leery of accidentally posting Beta versions as I was once told off by a family history society for posting a Beta version of a parish register databse online to a mailing list that wasn't supposed to be 'found' and the server crashed with too many connections..oops)

I can't find a link for it at the British Libraries website so I don't know if it being kept under wraps for now until it's fully complete, although the site does mention a planned British Library Digitisation project for newspapers 1800-1900

http://www.bl.uk/collections/britishnewspa...1800to1900.html

I've been browing through all the newspapers on the above site, works well, fascinating stuff but had to give it a rest as I had a bit of something like 'microfilm sickness' with all of the newsprint whizzing up and down

Caryl

[susanhemmings]

Thank you for that link. It looks very interesting.

Regards,

Susan.

[brendanclarke]

Absolutely no connection but my paternal great grandfather Tom Clarke is shown in the mrriage records in Tullamore RC Parish as marrying in 1845 Elizabeth (Bess) Carney. The girl was suppposed to have been fom Ballyboy which is small village in South County Ofaly. There were obviously Carneys there in the mid 1840s. Some of her family subsequently sponsored the children at baptism. More to the point and as advise check the name as on my side it was, probably more correctly, written as Kearney. Peadar K was the man who wrote/composed the Irish National anthem and was interned for republican/nationalist activity in Wales and County Down.

Best of luck with the Carney search.

Brendan Clarke

[CarylW]

Brendan

Thanks for your post

Yes, I realised that CARNEY was often found as KEARNEY, I always look for both spellings

I'm going to try to get hold of my grtgrandfathers Henry CARNEY's service record, muster rolls , medal rolls for the 15th Regiment of Foot, maybe I'd find out his place of birth

I have his actual marriage cert for Dublin in 1871, where he listed as - 'soldier' Islandbridge barracks Dublin, he married Jane McMAHONE his father is Remigius CARNEY and also on his childrens birth certs Henry is listed as 'Military pensioner' he lived in Kilmainham Dublin

I was over there in Dublin recently looking at the Kilmainham hospital and area, and all the old barracks and cemeteries

Best of luck with your research and who knows we may find a connection

Caryl