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…
Ancestors… What’s Going On? 14 Apr 20231 Apr 2023 Where am I at? The truth be known, I have no idea! Time, as we know it, seems to pass quickly. Is it just because I am getting older or…
Ancestors… Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part Two). 7 Apr 202311 Mar 2023 My Make Up. Who I am? My English ancestors mostly came from East Anglia – the region loosely covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. To get the bigger picture (Ah,…
Ancestors… Who Am I? Or is it Who I am! (Part One). 31 Mar 202311 Mar 2023 Moving on from a previous blog, “Emotional Being”… (published 24 Feb 2023) Who Am I? I was born in the mid-1950s – Those who enjoy labels and slotting people into…
Ancestors… Secrets. 24 Mar 20239 Mar 2023 Family or otherwise – We all hide behind some veil or curtain. Why? Being exposed can be a harsh reality. How do we deal with it? Secrets come down to…
