Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. I’m running late with the post this week, as it is just after midnight here in Australia. There are no new or updated collections this week.… Continue reading Friday Finds 29 Dec 2017
Month: December 2017
Trove Tuesday – Reginald William Brede
I haven’t determined yet how Reginald was related to me. This is Reginald’s pedigree chart. Edward Docwra was born in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England. My 2x great grandfather, Alfred Docwra, had also been born in Bassingbourn. Since the surname is uncommon, and both families were from Bassingbourn, it seems likely that they are related, but I… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Reginald William Brede
52 Ancestors #26 Grace Martell
Since I am working on my American branches of the family at the moment, this week’s 52 Ancestors post is again about someone who isn’t an ancestor. This week, my post is about Grace Martell Starner. My relationship to Grace is as follows: Before my latest research, the information I had for Grace mainly came… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #26 Grace Martell
Friday Finds 22 Dec 2017
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. There were no new collections at Ancestry this week. The following are the collections featured in this week’s FindMyPast Fridays England, Greater Manchester Burials 1570-1990 England, Greater… Continue reading Friday Finds 22 Dec 2017
52 Ancestors #25 John Farish
I thought I had posted this on Monday, but only just realized today that it was never published, so it's a few days late. This week, I am taking a break from writing about one of my ancestors, because I have already written about most of them. Another reason is that my subscription to Ancestry… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #25 John Farish
Friday Finds 15 Dec 2017
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au for the this week. UPDATED Texas, Naturalization Records, 1852-1991 13/12/2017 UPDATED New Mexico, Civil Records of New Spain, 1621-1821… Continue reading Friday Finds 15 Dec 2017
52 Ancestors #24 Henrietta Louisa Russell
Last week, I wrote about my great grandmother, Sarah Jane Sharp. Working systematically through my ancestors, the next person would be my great grandfather, Alexander Alexander Harley, but I wrote about him in my post 52 Ancestors #3 Alexander Alexander Harley, so this week I am writing about my great grandmother, Henrietta Louisa Russell. Henrietta… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #24 Henrietta Louisa Russell
Friday Finds 8 Dec 2017
Each Friday, I share the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following are the Recently added and updated collections at ancestry.com.au for the this week. UPDATED Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917 06/12/2017 UPDATED Netherlands, Death Index, 1795-1969 06/12/2017 UPDATED Wiltshire, England,… Continue reading Friday Finds 8 Dec 2017
52 Ancestors #23 Sarah Jane Sharp
I forgot to do this post on Monday, so it is late this week. Last week I wrote about my great grandfather Joseph Whimpey. This week I am writing about his wife, Sarah Jane Sharp. Sarah Jane Sharp was born 3 January 1853 at Albion Yard, Kirkgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. She was christened 27 January… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #23 Sarah Jane Sharp
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Genealogy Database Problem Report
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) Is your genealogy software family tree database perfect? With no errors or inconsistencies? Yep, mine isn't either! Big time. … Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Genealogy Database Problem Report
