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This is my 3g grandfather, Thomas Roads MERRY who was born 16 Oct 1815 Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, and died in his 78th year 13 March 1893 Steeple Claydon.

He married Kitty SEAR in 1838 and they had a large family of 11 children, with two of their sons emigrating to Australia. Namely William and Arthur. Arthur Ernest Rhodes MERRY was grandfather of my grandmother.

This is Matthew MERRY 1806-1895, the son of Matthew MERRY b1781 Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham, England and Mary RUSSELL born 1784 Westbury, Buckingham, England.

The ROADS Family of Buckinghamshire, and 'One-Place-Studies' of Waddesdon, Grendon Underwood and Wotton Underwood

This photograph could be of a Will Merry, perhaps from Buckingham in England from where a lot of them came from. In particular, the county of Steeple Claydon.

Photograph was with MERRY descendant in New South Wales, Australia.

More links to this huge family tree are available below.

The ROADS Family of Buckinghamshire, and 'One-Place-Studies' of Waddesdon, Grendon Underwood and Wotton Underwood


Regards,
Alison QLD.

SOURCE: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

In Memory of
Gunner DANIEL TALLAN LE BROCQ

3554, 13th Bde., Australian Field Artillery
who died age 21
on 18 July 1916
Son of Andrew James and Mary A. Le Brocq, of Eltham, Victoria, Australia. Native of Korumburra, Victoria.
Remembered with honour
RUE-DAVID MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

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In Memory of
Private NORMAN EDWARD LE BROCQ

3080, 56th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
who died
on 27 March 1918
Son of John Henry and Susan Le Brocq, of 18, Park Avenue, Glennuntly Victoria, Australia. Native of Stawell, Victoria.
Remembered with honour
ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE

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In Memory of
Flight Lieutenant PETER LE BROCQ

130141, 144 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 19
on 21 July 1944
Son of Edward and Hazel Maud Le Brocq, of Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton.
Remembered with honour
ALFORD CEMETERY, LINCS.

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In Memory of
Civilian SUSAN ISOBEL LE BROCQ

Civilian War Dead
who died age 61
on 01 December 1940
of 24 Coventry Road. Daughter of Alfred and Isobel Le Brocq, of St. Helier, Jersey. in Coventry Road Shelter.
Remembered with honour
SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY BOROUGH
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Dear FamilyTreeCircle Members, this journal is just to provide a photograph. Follows on from journal ...

England-->New Zealand PETCH and HUGHES family

Alison.
HUGHES researcher.

Frank PETCH (AFN: 56HL-34) born 9 Dec 1873 South Killingholme, Lincolnshire, England, died 20 Dec 1965 Public Hospital, Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

More about Frank PETCH:-
He was the 7th of 9 children.
Parents names: Charles PETCH born Jun 1826 Killingholme, Lincolnshire, England, died 31 Jan 1880 New Plymouth Hospital, New Zealand (AFN: 56HK-VX)* and Mary Anna SALVIDGE (AFN: 56HK-W4) born 24 May 1835 Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England, died 14 Jul 1919 Stanley Road, Wharehuia,Taranaki, New Zealand.

Frank PETCH married 16 Dec 1897 Te Henui Church, New Plymouth, New Zealand, Ada Emma Jane HUGHES born 10 Dec 1878 Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Ada was the daughter of Stephen HUGHES 1838-1888 of Molash, Kent, England and Eliza CHEESEMAN born 1842/1844 Boughton under Blean, Kent, England died 1923 New Zealand.

Frank & Ada PETCH had two children:-

1.Lewis George PETCH born 28 Oct 1898 Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, died 16 Oct 1966 Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand.
Married Edith Maude JENKINSON born 10 Dec 1902 Auckland, New Zealand, died 16 Aug 1973 Auckland, New Zealand. They have 8 children.

2.Oswald Herbert PETCH 2 Aug 1900 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, died 12 Feb 1978 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Married (1) Margaret Queenie Christina WELLS born before 1899 Waimate Plains, Taranaki, New Zealand, died 8 Nov 1978 New Zealand. The couple have 5 children.
Married 1931 New Zealand (2) Ida Maude VINCENT born 21 Jun 1907, died 5 Apr 1988 Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The couple have 8 children.




*Refers to Ancestral File Number for records found at FamilySearch.org - The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world

Dear Members, Can anyone help? There are no less than 120 search results for 'Mary PENGELLY' all spelling variations, but no mention of a marriage. Mary SCAWN nee PENGELLY would have been my Mother-in-law's 6g grandmother. Phew.

I'm especially interested to see if a date of birth/location can be sourced, plus her parent's names would be absolutely fantastic.

Thanks,
Alison QLD Australia.

Scown Ancestry

Dear FamilyTreeCircle Members, the following data was gifted to me recently by a DALDY descendant from Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. As data appears not to be copyright, but rather a few pages of typewriten notes, I have reproduced as follows with typing corrections made to general spelling.

"Introduction

...During the early years of my life I heard statements made from time to time regarding a possible link between the DALDY family and that of Aldus Manutius, the early Italian printer. These made little impression on me at the time, and it was not until 1944-45 (when I was in Italy) that I took any real interest in this unproved assumption. I then decided to investigate it as soon as I had time and opportunity, but as I was abroad during the years immediately following the Second World War, this was not until some time in 1952.

From then on I was working in or near London, and was able to carry out research in such records as those at Somerset House, the British Museum and Public Records Office, and particularly the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Three genealogical stepping stones which I came upon were: the inception of Parish Records in the 16th Century; the destruction carried out by Cromwell's army during the Civil War; and in 1837 the beginning of accurate records as now kept at Somerset House.

These various sources produced such a wealth of information I soon had to establish a card record system with a card for each member of the family in one part, and in another another part a card for each village or area in which any member had been located. I also constructed a calendar of family events covering more than four centuries. Trying to organise all of this data into branches and tees proved to be an absorbing kind of jig-saw puzzle, and very soon the rumoured link with the Aldines had ceased to be the main objective as compared with the fascination of following the lives and goings-on of an ordinary English family through the centuries.

Research back to 1837 was comparitively simple, and the next stage was helped by the fact that Samuel Rootsey DALDY was an only son ... giving a single starting point about 150 years ago. It was also fortunate that the DALDY name (although subject to many variations) was not very common.

And prior to 1800 the family had remained steadfastly in Suffolk and Norfolk. Furthermore, records had been reasonably well kept by the parishes, in many cases had not suffered unduly at the hands of the Cromwellian army, and had been latterly well preserved in county libraries and record offices.

In London, I very soon reached the position of having a large number of names and dates, but not very much to prove their connections with one another. However, visits to the county records at Ipswich, Norwich and Bury St.Edmunds, also to some parishes whose registers had not been centralised, together with letters to Parishes which I had insufficient time to visit, did in the end produce the necessary documentation back to 1588. Thus, I was able to construct the earlier genealogical tables in the collection that I am now presenting.

To link up with even earlier would, I discovered, entail a great deal more expenditure of time and money than I could spare, and would have also meant a study of Latin ... and badly written Medieval Latin at that. I had also established to my own satisfaction that the blood of this solid eastern counties family had not been diluted by mixture with any Scottish, Irish or Welsh strain, so that the introduction of an Italian strain was unlikely; also for the chronological reason explained in Daldyana.


If anyone wishes to take up the research where I left off, I can offer a great deal of information relating to the earlier times ... all of it disconnected, but clearly capable of being joined up into a family tree. In fact, as I noted elsewhere, I feel certain that with the necessary effort a direct line back to 1437, or even earlier, could be established.

Signed E. Victor Daldy"

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Extracts from pronunciation of Daldy name

At some stage, which I have not yet fixed, the family seem to have split into three branches.
(a) One consisting of farmers, yeoman, and husbandman. Ending with Samuel who died in 1752 calling himself a Gentleman, and whose children all died in infancy.
(b) Another consisting of merchants, and covering quite a variety of businesses and trades.
(c) A third which ended up in the labouring class.

Branches (a) and (b) tended to keep the short a, "but you pays your money and takes your choices". It may be added that at the date of this writing, members of the family, at least those in England, prefer the pronunciation with a short 'a' and try to get others to use it. However, there seems to be a strong tendency for strangers to make this 'a' sound long unless otherwise informed.

Part II
Sixteenth Century

1.The following family wills have been examined and some extracts taken. They contain no special points of interest other than family relationships.

1539 Anne of Brandonferry
1558 Richard of Stuston
1579 Robert of Stuston
1580 John of Ipswich

2.Annals of Ipswich
Dec 23 1575 A committee was formed to examine differences between the town and Thomas Dandy (?) about land in Holbrook.

3.Subsidy Returns
1524 Richard Daldy of Stuston in the Hartismere Hundred is listed as "in goodes 4 pounds and cash 2/-".
1568 Robert Daldy of Stuston in Hartismere Hundred is listed as "5 pounds in bonis and cash 4/2".

4.Suffolk Muster Rolls

1535 In the 27th year of Henry VIII, in Lackford Hundred at Brandonferry, Thomas DALADY was listed as "one of the princypall bylmen", and William Daldyday as having "a horse, holberde, sword and dagger".

5.Certificates of Residence

These were used to avoid double taxation on change of residence, and also to prevent parishes from passing on their unwanted poor and needy.
1590 This was the only relevant certificate found, and it mentions that Thomas DALDY moved to West Stow in the Blackbourne Hundred.

Seventeenth Century
Jottings from the records of Ipswich Council

1.Oct 30 1648 Thomas DOLDYE buys a property in St.Clement's Parish of Ipswich.
Dec 17 1668 Thomas DALDYES (deceased) mentioned as being a previous occupant of property in Stoke.
May 23 1695 Levy DALDY, occupant of a messuage in the lane from Ipswich to Brightwell.
There are no other entries of interest in the records of this Century.

2.Book 'Ipswich 200 years ago'
This book, dated 1889, gives an assessment table for Wix bishop, which shows Sam DALDY assessed at 30 shillings.

3.Book 'Able Men of Suffolk 1638'

Henry DALDY and Henry DALDY Jnr. are listed in the village of Bardwell in the Hundred of Blackborne, and William DALDY in the town of Debenham.

4.Ship Money Taxes, 1639-40

Henry DALDY is listed in the Bardwell Parish at 4/2, and Nicholas DALDY in the hamlet of Brockford at 9/6.

5.Hearth Tax, 1674

Samuel DALDY and Thomas DALDY, both of St.Clement's Parish of Ipswich, are listed as being taxed on two hearths.

6.List of Exchequer Deponents

Ellys DALDY is listed in the Trinity Term of 1614

7.Heraldry

1664 At the Herald's Visitation of Suffolk, William DALDY of Brockford disclaimed any right to bear arms.

8.Extracts from Wills

The following family wills have been examined and extracts taken:-

1607 Wolfram of Falkenham
1616 Richard of Bulcamp near Blythburgh
1617 Thomas of Debenham
1618 Ellys of Stuston
1636 William of Stuston
1666 George of Ipswich
1674 Thomas of Bardwell
1682 Mary, wife of Ephraim of Tattingstone
1689 William of Brockford
1695 James {admon.granted, no will made}
1699 Eleanor


Apart from establishing family relationships (as shown in the appropriate trees), following are the only points of interest:-

Richard 1616 - he appears to have been a farmer with house and land in Bulcamp. This will reads as if he had several partners in his farming.

Thomas 1617 - He was a grocer, mentions hiring a shop from James HARRISON and a barn from Richard MOTTE. He owned property in Hadleigh, and land in Debenham called "Market Pightle".

William 1689 - He mentions copyhold land in the Manor Meadow, Tripp's Meadow, Little Field, Church Close, Curman's Meadow, and Days Pightle. These coule be in rockford or Wetheringsett.

9. Notes from Marriage Licenses

1678/9 Marriage license of Levi to Marh BARHAM describes him as a sailor.
1680 Marriage license of Ephraim to Mary BARNES was signed by Levi, here described as a rope marker. For Ephraim's second marriage to Elizabeth STOKES, the license was signed by William GEORGE, basket maker, of Ipswich.
1687 Marriage license of Henry to Margaret LILLY was signed by Richard HAZELL of Wenhaston. His wife may have been Mary DALDY.
1696 Marriage license of Samuel to Ann HICKS at Brugh, was signed by her uncle, Henry NOTTINGHAM.

Descendants of George Amoore


Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE1 AMOORE was born abt. 1791 in (in County), and died Bef. 1851. He married CHARLOTTE WADEY 23 May 1820 in Pulborough, SSX (Source: IGI extract.), daughter of WADEY and POSS (WADEY). She was born abt. 1804 in Pulborough, Sussex, and died in ?(Dec 1867 Worthing 2b 192).

More About GEORGE AMOORE:
1841 Census: Marine Tap, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1841 Census, HO 107/1095/2 f19 p7.)
Occupation: 1841, Farmer

More About CHARLOTTE WADEY:
1851 Census: Marine Hotel Tap, Broadwater, Worthing (Source: 1851 Census, HO 107/1651 f161 p22.)
1861 Census: Marine Hotel Tap, Broadwater, Worthing (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f104 p11.)
Occupation 1: 1861, Farmer's Widow
Occupation 2: 1851, Hotel Tap Keeper

Children of GEORGE AMOORE and CHARLOTTE WADEY are:
2. i. CLEMENT PARSONS2 AMOORE, b. abt. 1830, Pulborough, Sussex; d. ?(June 1909, Hailsham 2b 55).
ii. MATILDA AMOORE, b. abt. 1827, Pulborough, Sussex.

More About MATILDA AMOORE:
1841 Census: Marine Place, Broadwater, SSX (Source: 1841 Census, HO 107/1095/2 f30 p28.)
1851 Census: Marine Hotel Tap, Broadwater, Worthing (Source: 1851 Census, HO 107/1651 f161 p22.)
Baptism: 30 May 1827, Pulborough, Sussex (Source: IGI extract.)

3. iii. POSS THOMAS AMOORE, b. abt. 1819, Billingshurst, SSX.


Generation No. 2

2. CLEMENT PARSONS2 AMOORE (GEORGE1) was born abt. 1830 in Pulborough, Sussex, and died in ?(June 1909, Hailsham 2b 55). He married MARY H WOODCOCK in (Sept 1878, Islington 1b 350), daughter of EPHRAIM WOODCOCK and MARY PALMER. She was born abt. 1847 in Worthing, SSX (Source: ?(Mary Harriet - Dec 1846, Worthing 7 563).).

More About CLEMENT PARSONS AMOORE:
1841 Census: Marine Place, Broadwater, SSX (Source: 1841 Census, HO 107/1095/2 f30 p28.)
1851 Census: Marine Hotel Tap, Broadwater, Worthing (Source: 1851 Census, HO 107/1651 f161 p22.)
1861 Census: Marine Hotel Tap, Broadwater, Worthing (Source: 1861 Census, RG9/614 f104 p11.)
1871 Census: Broadwater, Tailors Shop (next to Maltsters Arms PH) Worthing (Source: 1871 Census, RG10/1106 f13 p17.)
1881 Census: Parish of Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1881 Census, RG11/1115/ f11 p13.)
1891 Census: Chichester Road, Westbourne, Chichester, West Sussex (Source: 1891 Census, RG12/850/ f69 p7.)
1901 Census: 4 (Purbec) Place, Littlehampton, West Sussex (Source: 1901 Census, RG13/962/ f41 p28.)
Baptism: 27 Oct 1823, Pulborough, Sussex (Source: IGI extract.)
Occupation 1: 1881, Farmer, 64 acres, 4 men
Occupation 2: 1851, Farmer 56 acres employing (4) men
Occupation 3: 1861, Farmer (---?) 106 acres, 4 men, 1 boy
Occupation 4: 1871, Farmers 35 acres, 2 men, 1 boy
Occupation 5: 1891, Grocer
Occupation 6: 1901, Retired farmer

More About MARY H WOODCOCK:
1851 Census: 10 New Town, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1851 Census, HO 107/1651 f 58 p 3.)
1861 Census: 10 New Town, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG9/614/ f26 p7.)
1871 Census: 2 Hertford Road, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1871 Census, RG10/1106/ f45 p14.)
1881 Census: Parish of Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1881 Census, RG11/1115/ f11 p13.)
1891 Census: Chichester Road, Westbourne, Chichester, West Sussex (Source: 1891 Census, RG12/850/ f69 p7.)
1901 Census: 4 (Purbec) Place, Littlehampton, West Sussex (Source: 1901 Census, RG13/962/ f41 p28.)
Occupation: 1901, Laundress (own account)

Children of CLEMENT AMOORE and MARY WOODCOCK are:
i. CONSTANCE MARY3 AMOORE, b. abt. 1888, Chichester, W. Sussex (Source: ?(Constance mary - Dec 1887, Chichester 2b 387).).

More About CONSTANCE MARY AMOORE:
1891 Census: Chichester Road, Westbourne, Chichester, West Sussex (Source: 1891 Census, RG12/850/ f69 p7.)
1901 Census: 4 (Purbec) Place, Littlehampton, West Sussex (Source: 1901 Census, RG13/962/ f41 p28.)

ii. KATHLEEN AMOORE, b. abt. 1890, Chichester, West Sussex (Source: ?(Kathleen - Dec 1889, Chichester 2b 92).).

More About KATHLEEN AMOORE:
1891 Census: Chichester Road, Westbourne, Chichester, West Sussex (Source: 1891 Census, RG 12/850/ f69 p7.)
1901 Census: 4 (Purbec) Place, Littlehampton, West Sussex (Source: 1901 Census, RG13/962/ f41 p28.)


3. POSS THOMAS2 AMOORE (GEORGE1) was born abt. 1819 in Billingshurst, SSX. He married HARRIET. She was born abt. 1817 in Errhurst, SSX.

More About POSS THOMAS AMOORE:
1841 Census: Marine Place, Broadwater, SSX (Source: 1841 Census, HO 107/1095/2 f30 p28.)
1861 Census: 5 South Place, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f126 p18.)
Occupation 1: 1841, Clock smith
Occupation 2: 1861, Watchmaker employing 1 man, 1 apprentice

More About HARRIET:
1861 Census: 5 South Place, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f126 p18.)

Children of POSS AMOORE and HARRIET are:
i. MATILDA3 AMOORE, b. abt. 1849, Worthing, SSX.

More About MATILDA AMOORE:
1861 Census: 5 South Place, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f126 p18.)

ii. GEORGE P AMOORE, b. abt. 1851, Worthing, SSX.

More About GEORGE P AMOORE:
1861 Census: 5 South Place, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f126 p18.)

iii. AGNES H AMOORE, b. abt. 1858, Worthing, SSX.

More About AGNES H AMOORE:
1861 Census: 5 South Place, Broadwater, Worthing, SSX (Source: 1861 Census, RG 9/614 f126 p18.)

My tree starts from the top as follows:-

William APPS~ born 1814 Bearstead *, Kent, England
married June Qtr 1846 Harriett BOLTON born 1816 Maidstone, Kent, England. Harriett was the daughter of George BOLTON b 1781 The Folly, Kent and Sarah born 1791 The Folly, Kent, England. This was Harriett's 2nd marriage.

William & Harriett APPS had 7 children:-

1.John APPS born 1847 Bearstead, Kent, England
2.William APPS born 1851 Bearstead, Kent, England
3.Thomas APPS born 1853 Bearstead, Kent, England
4.Sarah APPS born 1855 Bearstead, Kent, England
5.Elizabeth Frances APPS born 1860 Bearstead, Kent, England
6.Emma Jane APPS born 1861 Bearstead, Kent, England
7.Isaac APPS 1864-1872 Bearstead, Kent, England. DEATH: Death registration 1872 Maidstone AMJ quarter 2a 328, Isaac Apps aged 9.

*GEOGRAPHY: Bearsted is an ancient village in mid-Kent to the east, and some five miles (7km) from the centre, of Maidstone. The village lies between Maidstone and Ashford. Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia.

~DEATH: This looks like William's death registration. 1866 Maidstone JAS quarter 2a 296 - William Apps Aged 51.

On the 1841 census there are several entries for William Apps born in Kent c1816 (with age rounded down). It is not possible to be sure which one of them might be ours. Interestingly, however, there is a William Apps aged 65 who is an Agricultural Labourer living on his own at Rose Acre Street, Bearsted, which is where William and Harriet were living in 1861. It might just be coincidence or he might be a relation. (Maidstone, Loose HO107/456/7 Folio 17 Page 2)

The probable marriage registration for William Apps and Harriet Cheeseman is 1846 Maidstone AMJ quarter 5 402. Harriet?s maiden name was probably Bolton. There are two indications why this should be so. On the 1851 census her daughter, Eliza, is aged 8 suggesting a birth in 1843. On FreeBMD there is a possible marriage in 1843 Maidstone AMJ quarter 5 369 between William Cheeseman and Harriet Bolton. Also, on the 1851 census there is a Mary Bolton, Sister in Law living in the same household as William and Harriet. She apparently has a son called George (aged 1).

1841 CENSUS
HO107/457/3 Folio 20 Page 6
Folly, Chart next Sutton Valence, Kent
Boul(?)en
George 60 Farmer
Sarah 50
HARRIOT 25
All born in county
The image could say BOULTEN, BOULDEN or BOULTON not sure.

1861 CENSUS
Maidstone, Loose RG9/499 Folio 50 Page 15.
Address Rose Acre Street, Bearsted
William Apps Head M 46 Ag Lab Kent Bearsted
Harriet do Wife M 42 Kent Maidstone
John do Son 14 Ag Lab Kent Bearsted
William do Son 10 Scholar Kent Bearsted
Thomas do Son 8 Scholar Kent Bearsted
Sarah do Daur 6 Scholar Kent Bearsted
Elizabeth do Daur 1 Kent Bearsted
Emma do Daur -4mo Kent Bearsted

1871 CENSUS
Maidstone, Loose RG10/939 Folio 56 Page 26
Harriet Apps Head Widow 51 Kent Maidstone
Sarah do Daur 16 Kent Bearsted
Elizabeth do Daur 11 Scholar Kent Bearsted
Isaac do Son 7 Scholar Kent Bearsted
Address Sutton Street, Bearsted

DEATH: There are quiet a few search results for Harriet APPS at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ One in particular has Harriet Apps aged 60, died 1876 which would fit this one.









Harriett BOLTON first married William CHEESEMAN and it is assumed that he died c1845. [Marriage Source: There is also a marriage for a HARRIET BOLTON in 2nd Quarter 1843 in Maidstone district, one of the other names on the page is WILLIAM CHEESEMAN, Volume 5 Page 369].

William & Harriett CHEESEMAN had one daughter, Eliza CHEESEMAN born 1842 Boughton under Blean, Kent, England. It is known that she married 1864 in the Parish Church, Maidstone District, Kent, England to Stephen HUGHES born 1838 Kent, England and the couple emigrated to New Zealand. More about this family can be found in my HUGHES/CHEESEMAN journals.