Ancestors… Where to Now? 30 Jun 202322 Jul 2023 Questions – So Many. What’s happening in your world? What projects are you concentrating on? Is it one or many? Where is your focus? Are you moving forward? Are you…
Ancestors… What’s in the Box? 23 Jun 202322 Jul 2023 A very common question is usually asked by someone with an inquiring mind – most commonly younger people. The box is laid upon a huge oak table in the dining…
Ancestors… Census Records. 2 Jun 202322 Jul 2023 I previously gave a glimpse into Census Records in my blog “Filling the Gaps – Part One.” which was published on 21 April 2023. What is a census? The Collins…
Ancestors… Scottish Naming Conventions. 26 May 202322 Jul 2023 When looking at Scottish records, you will come across some interesting names. You would have seen this in my blog “Adding Context” published on 7 February 2023. I use this…
Ancestors… IGI. 19 May 202322 Jul 2023 What is the IGI? IGI stands for the International Genealogical Index. What did it consist of? It was a database showing genealogy records from various sources and usually covered birth,…
Ancestors… 1855 Scottish Certificate. 12 May 202318 Apr 2023 Death. Cathrine Nicol, my fourth great-grandmother died in 1855 at Newfargie in the parish of Arngask, in the County of Fife. I will be writing more about Catherine later. Excitement.…
Ancestors… Names. 5 May 202318 Apr 2023 What’s in a name? We all have one. How we got our name can be interesting or even boring! Are you named after your mother or father or is it…
Ancestors… Filling the Gaps – Part Two. 28 Apr 20238 Apr 2023 Continuing on from Filling the Gaps - Part One, where we discovered the use of Census records, 1939 Register, BMD Certificates, Directories & Electoral rolls. Previously. As discussed, the list…
Ancestors… Filling the Gaps – Part One. 21 Apr 202316 Apr 2023 In my first blog, “A New Year Dawns” (published 26 January 2023), I mentioned Direct Ancestors and their families – so how do we fill in the gaps? Records. There…
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