Philip H. Dorland (1949-2016)

Philip Henry Dorland
(1949-2016)

Today I heard the very sad news that yesterday Phil Dorland lost his year-long battle with leukemia. 

We had been corresponding since July 2003. He was an avid family historian. 

He was a descendant of George Robert Uridge who was born on 10 August 1842 in the Isle of Grain, Hoo, Kent, England. George immigrated to America, and married Julia Caroline Tremaine in 1867 in Detroit. 

His family tree is detailed in Chart 13: Descendancy Chart for George Robert & Julia C. Uridge née Tremaine, and the much larger Chart 4: Descendancy Chart for William & Elizabeth Uridge née ? who lived in Meopham, Kent in the early 1700s.

My thoughts go out to his family. I will miss him. Although we were not knowingly related, it was such a pleasure to know him. He helped me so much with the URIDGE one-name study. 

R.I.P. Phil

Website ReDesign 2 April 2016

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Saturday 2 April 2016.

After 15+ years, I decided to redesign the URIDGE, EURIDGE website. This was to provide a consistent look-and-feel throughout the website, particularly when using a tablet/iPad.

I have incorporated several 'old' webpages into the narratives section. There is a new menu option Family Groups, this provides information on groups of families, as opposed to a single narrative. The drop-down menu will provide information on:

• Sussex, England Branch
• Kent, England Branch
• Devon, England Branch
• USA Branch
• Australian Branch
• New Zealand Branch
• Canadian Branch 

Whilst, the website has been checked, undoubtedly there will be some errors - missing links etc. If you find any, please don't hesitate to let me know and I will make any necessary corrections.

There has only been a few changes, since the last website update on 16 March 2016 - only 40 existing narratives have been changed, and no new narratives added. There is now a total of 2,862 detailed narratives available on the website. However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there is now 4,077 (3 new) people, including living people.

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. 

Website Updated 16 March 2016

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Wednesday 16 March 2016.

This update again focuses on Family Chart 4, the descendants and their spouses of Philip & Sarah Uridge née Barton, who emigrated to America in 1851, together with their six children William, Sarah, Philip, Mary, George, and Elizabeth. The family settled in Michigan. 

Also included is information relating to the EURIDGE, and URIDGE UK-based families that were recorded in the recently released The 1939 Register.
 
The 1939 Register, taken on 29 September 1939, provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. The records were used to produce up-to-date population statistics and identification cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to facilitate the issuing of ration cards. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation. Further information is available at The National Archives website.

Currently, 120+ records have been found in The 1939 Register. Over the course of the next few months, it is hoped that this information will be included in the narratives.

In the meantime, since the last website update on 1 January 2016, 123 existing narratives have been changed, and 15 new narratives have been added. There is now a total of 2,862 detailed narratives available on the website. However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there is now 4,074 (54 new) people, including living people.

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. 

 

Website Update 1 January 2016

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Friday 1 January 2016.

This update focuses on the descendants and their spouses of Philip & Sarah Uridge née Barton, who emigrated to America in 1851, together with their six children William, Sarah, Philip, Mary, George, and Elizabeth. The family settled in Michigan. 

Also included is an extensive update on the family, and descendants, of my 3 x great-grandparents William & Elizabeth Appleby née Chatterton, from Derbyshire. A new chart has been included which shows eight generations of descendants.

In addition, there have been some structural changes to the menus: 

• Indices menu is now a combination of sub-menus. 
• Photograph Gallery - This is a new menu, with several sub-menus, focusing on photographs kindly provided by other researchers:
  
  • People - these are the standard photographs provided previously
  • Miscellaneous Photographs
  • Baptisms
  • Marriages
  • Deaths
  • Burials
  • Cremations
  • Newspaper Articles
  • Places
  • Anecdotes
  I trust these changes are beneficial to you.

59 new narratives have been added since the last update on 12 July 2015. There is now a total of 2,847 detailed narratives available on the website. However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there is now 4,020 (84 new) people, including living people.

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.