Hidden Names: Indecisive and Tricky to Downright Confusing Ancestors
I remember well my husband and I spending hours pouring over a book of baby names throughout my pregnancy trying to decide on boy/girl options for the impending arrival of our little bundle of joy. OK,...
View ArticleFabulous News For Those With Irish Ancestry
A really short blog post, but I can scarcely contain my excitement. I wanted to share my joy as soon as possible. And what fabulous news it is for those with Irish ancestry. The Irish Genealogy...
View ArticleMy New Toy: Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Images
In my “Fabulous News For Those With Irish Ancestry” post I could scarcely contain my excitement at the release of Irish General Register Office (GRO) birth, marriages and death register images. The...
View ArticleGeneral Register Office (GRO) Index – New & Free
Another free resource for family historians. The GRO (England & Wales) have made available online a searchable index of births and deaths, via their website. All you need to do is have a registered...
View ArticleA Short Life Remembered: Resurrecting the GRO Dead
This is another in my “Short Lives Remembered” series. In these posts I focus on often-forgotten children in family trees. Those who died all too young. The ones who never had chance to marry, have...
View ArticleA Christmas Carrol(l) and Other Festive Names
This is my last post before Christmas, and I thought I better make it seasonal. After writing about my Christmas family name last year, Herod, today I had a quick look for any names with more pleasant...
View ArticleA Short Life Remembered: Death by Dentition
This is another in my “Short Lives Remembered” series. It is another child discovered as a direct result of the General Register Office (GRO) birth and death index search facilities introduced in 2016....
View ArticleFamily History Alert: Launch of New General Register Office (GRO) Extended...
Good news for those family historians wanting to potentially cut down on cost and delivery time for those all-important English and Welsh birth and death certificates. Almost 12 months since the launch...
View ArticleTriplets and Two Sets of Twins – Combining Newspapers and Parish Registers
In 1834 Susan Gibson (née Rylah) made the news across England. The Leeds Times of 20 October 1834 typified reporting when it wrote: RARE NEWS FOR MALTHUS!! – A woman named Susan Gibson, of Earlsheaton,...
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