Latest Update – 30th August 2014 Statistics 25764 – Individuals 9480 – Families 2975 – Surnames 596 – Photos 202 – Headstones Top 5 Surnames Lasbury Dando Seymour Hobbs Chivers … Continue reading →
The data files were updated on the 28th February 2014 with additions to the Gleed family of Avening, Gloucestershire and the Dando and Hodges families of Somerset. … Continue reading →
A large number of new website links have been added to the Links page. Lots of new, interesting and hopefully useful genealogical links to websites for the researcher. … Continue reading →
If you are researching births, marriages or deaths in Gloucestershire then you will find this website very useful. The [weaver_popup_link href=’http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MainMenu.aspx’ h=’500′ w=’800′ scrollbars=false] Gloucestershire BMD Indexes[/weaver_popup_link] are a joint project between Gloucestershire Registration Service, Gloucestershire Archives and the Gloucestershire Family History Society. Volunteers have been indexing the records and adding … Continue reading →
A very useful website maps.familysearch.org has come to my attention. The site is based on the 1851 jurisdictions of England and Wales and allows the user to zoom in and examine different features in a graphical form. The map is able to display counties as seen here or configured to show … Continue reading →
I have been having some difficulty with my internet hosting company so thought it was finally time for a move. Changes with their equipment and server software meant it was no longer a straightforward process to update the website. After quite a bit of searching I now believe I have … Continue reading →
LostCousins is the ONLY family history website able to match you with others researching the same ancestors www.lostcousins.com
Ancestoring – Very interesting genealogy blog for the beginner and experienced researcher written by Michelle Simmons Lewis Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – Lots of interesting articles about a wide range of family history topics Genealogy Tip of the Day – Every day a fresh, short idea to get your genealogy research … Continue reading →
Richard Loxton has been very busy compiling his website covering the history of the Somerset village Chewton Mendip. It is still a work in progress but already has extensive details of the village, its farms, properties, businesses and people together with education, religion, military and much more. If you have … Continue reading →
Just received an email from Mary Dumelle offering a useful link to a web site of free genealogy resources. I have added the site to the links page and would like to thank Mary and her daughters for finding the link and passing it on. I am sure other researchers … Continue reading →
A new “Photo of the Week” feature in the RH sidebar. Click to go to that individuals page. Redesigned the “Emigration” page to show a much clearer timeline. Added a bio page for Barton McGuckin … Continue reading →