The following are the New and Updated collections at FamilySearch this week. Ohio, Trumbull County Records, 1795-2010 28 Oct 2016 Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 27 Oct 2016 Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg Civil Registration, 1803-1886 27 Oct 2016 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 26 Oct 2016 Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 25 Oct 2016 Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950… Continue reading FamilySearch updates 31 October 2016
Month: October 2016
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – How many Ann LNUs in your tree
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. I wasn’t interested in following his mission this week, so I decided to use one of his old missions, from http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/08/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-many.html 1) I have many females in my… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – How many Ann LNUs in your tree
Surname Saturday – Tosh
The first ancestor with this surname in my tree was Ann Tosh. 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 Richardson… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Tosh
FindMyPast Fridays 28 October 2016
The following are the collections featured in this week’s FindMyPast Fridays United States, West Virginia Births Utah Divorces Browse Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Cavan Registers & Records Kilkenny Registers & Records Wicklow registers & records Dublin Registers & Records Irish Newspapers PERSI Monthly Image Update Browse
Ancestry updates 27 October 2016
The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week UPDATED Georgia, Naturalization Records, 1893-1991 25/10/2016 Scotland, Names of Witches, 1658 25/10/2016 UPDATED Kraków, Poland, ID Card Applications for Jews During WWII, 1940-1941 (USHMM) 25/10/2016 UPDATED U.S., World War I Soldier Naturalizations, 1918 24/10/2016 UPDATED New South Wales, Australia, Criminal Court Records, 1830-1945 24/10/2016 UPDATED Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003… Continue reading Ancestry updates 27 October 2016
Matilda Stewart Barns, nee Gordon
Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing information about the family of Matilda Stewart and Charles Gordon. This week, I will be sharing what I have found about their youngest daughter, Matilda Stewart Gordon. To begin with, I had the following information for Matilda. Matilda was born about 1852. I haven’t found a… Continue reading Matilda Stewart Barns, nee Gordon
Trove Tuesday – Euphemia McWhinney nee Harley
This week, I decided to look for articles for the Harley branch of the family, and came across this article. There were articles in a couple of other newspapers as well. I also found her death notice Euphemia was the sister of my great grandfather, Alexander Alexander Harley.
FamilySearch updates 24 October 2016
The following are the New and Updated collections at FamilySearch this week. Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 21 Oct 2016 Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014 21 Oct 2016 Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946 21 Oct 2016 Russia, Tatarstan Church Books, 1721-1939 21 Oct 2016 Ohio, Cuyahoga County Records, 1880-1950 21 Oct 2016 Oklahoma, County Marriages,… Continue reading FamilySearch updates 24 October 2016
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Childhood Interest in Family and Genealogy
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) When you reflect back as a child, do you now see things that you did then, that show your interest in knowing… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Childhood Interest in Family and Genealogy
Surname Saturday – Tempest
The first ancestor in my family tree with this name was Bridget Tempest. 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) 14 Harry Docwra (1866-1934) 15 Emily Alice Oliver (1877-1926) 28 Alfred Docwra (1824-1903) 29 Mary… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Tempest
