FindMyPast has newspaper archive

[stonechat]

Will try it at the library next week

[mshrmh]

It works better if you put "first name surname" in the keyword box (with the quotes),J

Thanks for that tip. I'd been using the boxes & not thinking laterally though as Danuslave suggested am well used to using the "" method elsewhere.

Adding - just tried this with "Thomas surname" & still got a lot of other Thomases, so doesn't seem effective - just wish I'd a few more unusual names......

Further tries with a particular firstname/surname combination & no other refinements - using the names boxes 194514 results; using "" to enclose the names in the keyword box 70 results - some which were one or other of the names but a lot less than with the name boxes. So thanks again to Smudwhisk as it is a definite improvement even if something is not quite working the way it should.

[kooky]

Finally managed to isolate the first of all the references
It became much clearer when I had downloaded the page.
I had entered William Clulo 1880, because that was all I could see properly. William was my 2xgt gr father, a glassmaker, died1884.
The snippet was at the extreme left of the page, on the top 2 lines.
It read -"Shakespeare Lodge - Brother William Clulo. Posponed until Saturday July 17th"
This was in the M/c Evening News Mon. 28th June 1880.

What does this mean? Was he a Mason or an Oddfellow? How can I discover more?
My mother always used to tell me that my grandfather was an Oddfellow, but I could never find any proof of this.
Kooky
or was it the BUFFALOES?

[smudwhisk]

It works better if you put "first name surname" in the keyword box (with the quotes),J

Thanks for that tip. I'd been using the boxes & not thinking laterally though as Danuslave suggested am well used to using the "" method elsewhere.

Adding - just tried this with "Thomas surname" & still got a lot of other Thomases, so doesn't seem effective - just wish I'd a few more unusual names......

Yes I have the same problem with the surnames Read and Pledge, even if I limit to county and date range and add a place in the keyword box with the surname.  I think I shall have to search for them including a first name in quotes with the surname.  

[mshrmh]

It read -"Shakespeare Lodge - Brother William Clulo. Posponed until Saturday July 17th"
This was in the M/c Evening News Mon. 28th June 1880.

What does this mean? Was he a Mason or an Oddfellow? How can I discover more?
My mother always used to tell me that my grandfather was an Oddfellow, but I could never find any proof of this.
Kooky
or was it the BUFFALOES?

Kooky - I just Googled "Shakespeare Lodge" + Manchester and the results indicate it was part of the Oddfellows (Manchester Unity) - they seem to have some online archives:
http://www.oddfellows.co.uk/Site/Content/Gen_Content.aspx?contentID=4d937b78-25f3-48bb-92e6-bfaa46b534d1

[kooky]

Thanks for that!
I joined up for a free trial. Entered William Clulo - no results!
I have e-mailed, asking for suggestions
Kooky

[SmowGY]

Thanks for the link to Oddfellows mshrmh, I have at least one cousin who was a member!

I have searched the FindMyPast newspapers last night, no problem and have a lot more names to go

[kooky]

Had a reply re William Clulo.
Have given him more detail as requested. He said he would investigate further!
Kooky

[stonechat]

Afraid though Surrey Libraries have FindMyPast subscription obviously this does not included the Newspaper subscription

Grr....