Sunday Sundries

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

About Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie: the novel

FamilySearch UK & Ireland Updates for March 2025

Collection Title	Records
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975	45,712,328
England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991	14,517,219
England Marriages, 1538–1973	11,798,802
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900	9,627,508
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950	8,141,513
England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974	2,878,339
Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910	2,006,971
England, Herefordshire, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1900	1,608,355
England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990	524,868
England, Northumberland, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1974	451,841
England, Yorkshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887	322,926
Ireland, Inland Revenue Wills & Administration, Will Registers, 1828-1879	239,097
England, Essex, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971	179,770
England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885	135,992
England, Oxfordshire, Parish Registers 1538-1904	103,707
England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799	46,104
England, Hertfordshire, Marriage Bonds, 1682-1837	9,400
England, Surrey, Marriages Bonds and Licenses, 1536-1992	5,422

FamilySearch Canada Updates for March 2025

Canada Census, 1921	91,422
Canada, Nova Scotia, Delayed Births, 1837-1907	117,044

 

National Library of Scotland Maps Update

New Survey of the Borough of Birmingham by J. Pigott-Smith (1855)
OS 1900 Text Search – view distributions of text from OS Six-Inch 1888-1913 maps.

The Ballad of Carney and Trump
(composed by ChatGPT)

(Verse 1)
Gather ‘round and hear the tale, of power, cash, and fate,
One man played the banker’s game, one claimed to make things great.
Carney rode the markets high, with steady hands and cool,
Trump came crashing through the doors, rewriting every rule.

(Chorus)
Oh, the rates went up, the stocks came down, the headlines rolled in red,
When Carney stood, and Trump shot back, the markets shook with dread.

(Verse 2)
Carney watched the warning signs, the bubbles stretched too thin,
He knew the storm was rolling in, but Trump said, “Let’s just win!”
“Cut the rates, the money flows, who cares about the debt?”
But Carney kept the numbers tight—he wasn’t folding yet.

(Chorus)
Oh, the rates went up, the stocks came down, the headlines rolled in red,
When Carney stood, and Trump shot back, the markets shook with dread.

(Verse 3)
Trump fired shots on Twitter loud, “The Fed should play along!”
While Carney stayed behind the scenes, where central banks belong.
He warned of risks, he played it smart, he held the line so tight,
But in the end, the tides still turned—who really won the fight?

(Bridge)
Now money moves and empires fade, the cycle spins again,
One man’s rise is one man’s fall, but power never ends.

(Final Chorus)
Oh, the rates went up, the stocks came down, the headlines rolled in red,
When Carney stood, and Trump shot back, the markets shook with dread.

Thanks to Anonymous, Teresa, and Unknown for this week’s contributions.