Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week the mission was: 1) Review your Pedigree Chart (either on paper or in your genealogy management software program) and determine the age at… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Female Ancestors Age at Death
Month: July 2016
Surname Saturday – Richardson
The first person with this surname was my 2x great grandmother Martha Richardson. My ancestral line is: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 6 Wilfred Palmer Marr (1892-1955) 7 Edith Meriden Docwra (1904-1948) 12 Henry Palmer Marr (1859-1944) 13 Mary Reeves (1864-1951) 24 James Marr (1827-1899) 25 Martha… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Richardson
FindMyPast Fridays 29 July 2016
The following are the collections featured in this week’s FindMyPast Fridays England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 Phase 3 England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 – Browse Britain, Chronicles of Crime or the New Newgate Calendar, vols I & II, pub 1841 Tasmania Convict records 1800-1893 Irish Newspapers
Ancestry updates 28 July 2016
The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week UPDATED U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1965 26/07/2016 UPDATED U.S. Federal Census - 1880 Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes 21/07/2016 UPDATED UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956 21/07/2016 Web: United Kingdom, Royal Naval Seamen Index, 1853 -1872 21/07/2016
Trove Tuesday – A Girl’s Death
For this week’s Trove Tuesday, I am sharing two articles about the death of my grandfather’s sister Mary Marr. The first article I found was: I then found a more detailed article. I wasn’t able to find an article about her death in either the Argus or Age (the two main newspapers for… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – A Girl’s Death
FamilySearch updates 25 July 2016
The following are the New and Updated collections at FamilySearch this week. France, Seine-Maritime, Rouen, Indexes to Church Records, 1680-1789 22 Jul 2016 Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933 21 Jul 2016 Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 21 Jul 2016 Italy, Agrigento, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1820-1865 21 Jul 2016 Czech Republic Land Records, 1450-1889 20… Continue reading FamilySearch updates 25 July 2016
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – How Many Place Names in Your Family Tree Database
Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week the mission was: 1) Go into your Genealogy Management Program (GMP; either software on your computer, or an online family tree) and figure… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – How Many Place Names in Your Family Tree Database
Surname Saturday – Reeves
The first person in my tree with this surname was my great grandmother Mary Reeves. My ancestral line is: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 6 Wilfred Palmer Marr (1892-1955) 7 Edith Meriden Docwra (1904-1948) 12 Henry Palmer Marr (1859-1944) 13 Mary Reeves (1864-1951) Mary Reeves was born… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Reeves
FindMyPast Fridays 22 July 2016
The following are the collections featured in this week's FindMyPast Fridays Browse British Army Service Records Browse Linlithgowshire Electoral Registers 1864-1931 Browse Absent Voters Lists 1918-1921 Explore the New South Wales 1901 Census Enhance your research with PERsi
Ancestry updates 22 July 2016
The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week UPDATED Guanajuato, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1866-1929 19/07/2016 Salzhausen, Germany, Births, 1874-1904 19/07/2016 UPDATED Guanajuato, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1862-1929 19/07/2016 UPDATED Guanajuato, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1862-1930 19/07/2016 Ebersberg, Germany, School Lists, 1824-1912 19/07/2016 UPDATEDSweden, Church Records, 1451-1944 19/07/2016 UPDATED Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1893-1924 19/07/2016 Salzhausen, Germany, Marriages,… Continue reading Ancestry updates 22 July 2016
