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Christine

Christine Report 3 Jul 2005 23:13

My great grandad John Henry Paul born 1840 westminster was an author and journalist he wrote about the big criminal cases in old Bailey even in his seventies.He was a freelance journalist at one time and also owned a paper at one time.My question being can anybody point me in the right direction to find out for instance which paper he wrote for or owned? Is there a way of finding out more about journalists? Any help would be appreciated Regards Christine

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 3 Jul 2005 23:27

Don't know if this will help, but try googling National Union of Journalists. I had a 2 x Gt Uncle who was made a life member of the NUJ and found out that he had in fact written and produced an in-house weekly newspaper for the Co-op!!! An Olde Crone

Christine

Christine Report 3 Jul 2005 23:54

Thanks alot i will try googling fingers crossed Regards Christine

Geoff

Geoff Report 4 Jul 2005 00:08

The NUJ is here (formed 1907) http://www.nuj.org.uk/&e=10053

Christine

Christine Report 4 Jul 2005 11:11

Thanks for help Geoff Regards Christine

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 4 Jul 2005 14:15

Presumably you have some kind of contact with this message-poster on http://archiver.rootsweb.*com/th/read/ISLE-OF-WIGHT/2003-02/1044643631 (remove*)... -------- From:'Diane Waight' Diane**tlfd.freeserve.*co.uk (remove *, replace ** with e-mail symbol) Subject: [IoW] PAUL FAMILY Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:47:11 -0000 Hi everyone my name is Diane Does anyone have a John Henry PAUL in their family tree? He was born in WESTMINSTER, LONDON 1840 but lived on the ISLE OF WIGHT in ST.HELENS in 1901 census. He was a journalist and I believe he had his own newspaper but I am not sure if it was on the island on not. MANY THANKS Diane -------- found by googling his name (full name, in inverted commas) and journalist Christine

Christine

Christine Report 4 Jul 2005 20:44

Thanks Christine Thats my daughter she tried a couple of years ago to find out more from isle of wight as my nan and most of her brothers and sisters were born there,before my great grandad moved them all back to London.i know so much about him but so little he was written about in Daily Mirror on the old codgers page 'the grand old gentleman of the courts'but family lost clipping .Do not know the date so can not order it he owned a paper and lost it but not known if here or isle of Wight.He also wrote for Jersey Chronicle in 1861 but newspaper archives can not find anything.Still i will keep looking Regards Chriistine

Victor

Victor Report 4 Jul 2005 21:06

Christine Why not contact the Daily Mirror on this email address and explain to them, they may be able to find the said article. steve(.)purcell( at) mirror(.)co(.)uk Remove brackets Steve is the Site Editor. Victor