Copied from our Social Club chit-chat board, for interest.........

maxine wrote:

I woundered last night as this was featured in the news wether or not any of our members from Liverpool know about this and if they could be in the running for it..... 'Anyone living in Merseyside who can prove their family tree goes back further in Liverpool than anyone else will be invited, with three of their relatives, to take pride of place in a once-in-a-century procession through the city on 'Liverpool 800 Day' on August 28th.' 'Liverpool 800 Oldest Family' - Competition Rules: To enter, people must provide copies of two proofs of address (i.e. passport, utility bill, drivers licence) that they currently live in either: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens or Wirral Claimants must provide a copy of their family tree, with a copy of documented proof. i.e. parish record of birth of oldest Liverpool-born ancestor. All claims to be addressed to the Liverpool Family History Society and handed in at Liverpool Record Office. Deadline for submissions is 5pm, Tuesday, July 31. People with links to Liverpool's aristocratic families are discounted from entering. These families are: Blundell, de Hoghton, Molyneux, Norris, Sefton and Stanley. The modern day boundaries of Liverpool - i.e. from Fazakerley in north, Speke in south to Belle Vale in east, apply to the search for the earliest Liverpool-born ancestor. Staff who work for the Liverpool Culture Company and Liverpool City Council's Libraries and Information Services are also discounted from entering the competition. to find out more go here the closing date has been extended... 'And with organisers overwhelmed with calls for assistance, the 31 July deadline has now been extended to 5pm, Tuesday 7 August' for more information go here Maxine

Carole wrote:

Thanks Maxine, That's interesting. I have my Hughes ancestors from Liverpool back to 1800 - but I'm sure loads of other Liverpool family historians have their ancestry research back to much earlier than that. That site will be interesting - I'll go and take a look at that. Carole