TheGenealogist expands its Education collection

TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk) has expanded its Education records collection:

New School and University Registers on TheGenealogist

As children go back to school, TheGenealogist has just released a diverse batch of school and university records to join its ever growing education collection.

Researchers can use this new data to find ancestors who attended or taught at a variety of Educational establishments between the 1830s and 1930s. Also listed are the names of those who held high office in the institutions, such as the patrons, deans, visitors, professors, masters in the case of universities and the principles and governors in the case of schools.

Use these records to add colour to a family story and glean important information from the biographical details to use in further research.

The list of records included in this release are:

St. Lawrence College Ramsgate Register, 1879 to 1911
Upper Canada College Address List 1829-1929
The Report Of The President Of Queen's College Belfast 1896-1897
The Glenalmond Register 1847-1929
Clifton College Register 1862-1912
Edinburgh Institution 1832-1932
King Williams College Register 1833-1904
The Bradfield College Register 1850-1923
The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1915
The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1916
The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1917
The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1918
The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1919
Isle of Man, King William's College Register 1833-1927
Ireland, The Campbell College Register 1894-1938
Eton College, Easter 1862
Keble College Register, 1870-1925
Rathmines School Roll, 1858-1899
Charterhouse Register 1911-1920 Vol. III
Cheltenham College Register 1841-1927
Alumni Carthusiani, 1614-1872

This expands our extensive education records collection.

Read our article:
https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2019/find-ancestors-in-education-records-1180/

(With thanks to Nick Thorne)

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. My next Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs course starts 4 November 2019 - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

FindmyPast adds Scottish Court and Criminal database

The latest additions to FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk):

Scotland, Court & Criminal Database
Were your Scottish ancestors in trouble with the law or a victim of a crime? Search from them in this database of more than 28,000 Crown Office Precognitions and High Court Trial Papers between 1801 and 1917. The collection also includes The Fife Kalendar of Convicts, and index to many of the Courts in Fife from 1708 to 1909, as well as the High Court Records.

Each result will include both a transcript and an image of the original document. The amount of information listed in each documents will vary, but most will reveal a combination of the accused’s name, birth year, birth place, address, occupation, the nature of their offence, the date and location of their trail as well as the sentence they received. Some records will also include trial notes, verdict comments, and previous convictions and additional comments (added by the licensor as opposed to being factual information included or taken from the records).

Crown Office Precognitions are factual statements that have been given by witnesses to both the prosecution and defence before the case goes to trial. Precognitions differ from a witness statement, a witness statement is an account of what the witness has said or seen were as a precognition is an account of the witness’s evidence. Precognitions are not put the witnesses during a trial.

The High Court is the highest court in Scotland, it has jurisdiction over the most serious crimes such as murder, rape, treason, heresy, counterfeiting and crimes of a sexual nature. A single judge hears cases with a jury of 15 people.

Church of Scotland Ministers 1560-1949
Explore PDF images of the “The Succession of Ministers on the Church of Scotland from the Reformation”. Compiled by Hew Scott, D.D., The work was revised and continued up to 1949 under the Superintendence of a Committee appointed by the General Assembly.

As quoted in the book, “the design of the present work is to present a comprehensive account of the Succession of Ministers of the Church of Scotland since the period of the Reformation. An attempt is made to give some additional interest by furnishing incidental notices of their lives, writings and families, which may prove useful to the Biographer, the Genealogist, and the Historian.”

Isle of Man Roll Of Honour WW1
Find your Isle of Man ancestors who fell in the Great War. The Isle Of Man Roll Of Honour recorded the names of more than 1,900 men who died during the First World War or died as a result of wounds, injury or disease contracted on active service. These transcripts will reveal your ancestor’s rank, regiment, parish and biography.

Originally published in 1934 by the War Pensions Committee, the publication was funded entirely by Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby. In 1936, the War Pensions Committee donated copies to each parish church throughout the island. The foreword, provided by Lord Stanley, reads ‘It is well that the deeds of those who died in the Great War should find a permanent memorial in such a list. Whilst this generation lives their names will not be forgotten, but other generations will arise to whom they will not be personally known. This Roll will serve to keep their memory green and future Manxmen and Manxwomen, when reading it, will realise that in our great struggle the Isle of Man played a noble part’.

International Records – Lichtenstein
Discover if your ancestors were born in Liechtenstein. Search through thousands of records from the Liechtenstein birth and baptism index. The records were created through the International Genealogical Index.

British & Irish Newspaper Update
Over 94,000 new pages covering 123 years of history are have been added to our newspaper collection this week. We have updated seven of our existing titles, with significant updates to Newcastle publication the Newcastle Daily Chronicle, to which we have added over 60,000 pages spanning the years 1870-1914. We also have significant updates to society publication The Queen, as we continue to augment our early twentieth-century holdings for this newspaper. We have added pages to regional titles covering the North West of England – Penrith Observer and Lichfield Mercury – as well as Aberdeen – Aberdeen Press and Journal and Aberdeen Evening Express. Rounding off our updates this week is the Sunday World (Dublin).

Further details and links at https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/did-your-ancestors-have-a-brush-with-the-law

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. My next Scottish Research Online course starts 2 September 2019 - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Lest We Forget Glasgow WW1 items digitised now online

Glasgow City Archives has announced that items digitised at its First World War digitisation day earlier this year on April 10th, for the University of Oxford-run Lest We Forget project, are now freely avalable to view online at http://lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forget/item-set/6928.

The materials available include photographs, letters, diaries, newspaper cuttings, medals, an oral history recording and more.

Further items from Britain (including Aberdeen, Stonehaven and Edinburgh), and the Isle of Man, are available at http://lwf.it.ox.ac.uk/s/lest-we-forget/page/welcome.

(With thanks to @GC_Archives)

Chris

Pre-order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) for just £11.99 at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. Details of my genealogical research service are available at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Isle of Man parish record indexes added to Ancestry

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added third party indexes for three Isle of Man based parish collections:

Web: Isle of Man, Baptism Index, 1600-1981
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9217

Web: Isle of Man, Marriage Index, 1606-1984
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9218

Web: Isle of Man, Burial Index, 1598-2003
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9219

The original records are hosted by Manx National Heritage at http://www.imuseum.im/search/people/.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

FindmyPast additions from Isle of Man, England, and Down Under

The following collections have been released on FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk):

Greater London Burial Index
Explore over 279,000 new additions to this collection, covering 48 different locations right across the historical county of Middlesex.

Isle Of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1600-2010
Was your ancestor born on the Isle of Man? Uncover their birth date, parents' names and residence with over 422,565 new additions to our collection.

Isle Of Man, Marriages, 1598-1979
Explore over 166,000 new records spanning four centuries of Manx history to reveal when, where and to whom your relatives were married.

Isle of Man, Deaths and Burials 1598-2011
Trace your family's Manx heritage back to the reign of Elizabeth I

Queensland Funeral Records (1820-1999)

New Zealand Birth Index (1854 - )

New Zealand Marriage Index (1854 - )

New Zealand Death Index (1848 - )

Further details are available at https://blog.findmypast.com/fridays/

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

More on FindmyPast's 1939 National Register for England and Wales

I've just attended a webinar led by FindmyPast's Myko Clelland, to which various bloggers were invited, which has presented some more background on yesterday's release of the 1939 National Identity Register for England and Wales (see my review at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/review-of-1939-english-and-welsh.html), and at which we had the opportunity to post questions.

Myko's presentation started by providing some background detail on the process of collecting the original data in 1939 - with 65,000 enumerators gathering details for 41 million people, which was then presented in 7000 volumes carrying some 1.2 million pages in total. At present some 28 million people can be found on the forms through FindmyPast's database for the records. One thing to note is that when the war started Operation Pied Piper led to the relocation of 3.75 million folk, including school children and pregnant mothers, with about half of these having moved within the first month of the war, which may affect where you might find some
individuals of interest.

A couple of extra features that are worthy of note:

i) The entries presented have had their house addresses geo-tagged to a contemporary map, which means you can see where the relevant property was based.

ii) On the main search screen, you can forego the search by name option and instead search by address, simply by toggling the screen between the two options at the top of the Advanced Search page.

The questions I asked were as follows:

Where a line of redaction obscures text in a line below or above, can this be reviewed and redone to allow site of the obscured text?
We can definitely take a look - we'd obviously need to judge each case individually, but as long as moving that line doesn't reveal the person below or above then everything is good!

The images include the first column on subsequent page, but I have an example where written comments have been cut off at edge. Can a request be made for the full text to be made available, or is that the extent of the actual digitised image?
We'd have to judge each case individually, if it doesn't reveal other sensitive information we should be able to help, or at least give you a transcription if we can't show you the remainder of the image.

How long is 1939 exclusive to FindmyPast, and how long is FMP contracted with TNA to run the current scheme?
That's something we'll have to ask someone else about - we're not really privy to the contractual details outside of our licensing team. Sorry we can't be more help!

Was there an Isle of Man or Channel Islands (pre-invasion) register?
There is a 1939 register for the Channel Islands, but the Isle of Man register has actually been lost and no longer exists!


Amongst other points raised by others and answered were the following:

i) If a closed record is opened, it is opened for everyone, not just for the person asking for it to be opened. As proof of death has been accepted it becomes an open record.

ii) Those in the army will not be recorded, but spouses and children may be if in barracks.

iii) If you ask for a person with a common name to have his or her record opened, the death certificate may not be enough, particularly if the death cert does not have the date of birth on it. FMP may require additional confirmation.

iv) In my original post at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/english-and-welsh-1939-register-now.html I noted how I had previously made a request to NHSIC before it had implemented a payment scheme to charge £42 per household record. They had released details for everyone in the house bar one person. The current equivalent record on FMP shows five of these individuals redacted, as they died after 1911. FMP seems to be saying in response to another query that it will accept a copy of the NHSIC record as proof of death - i.e. the record could not be released if the individual had not been dead. I'm not sure if when I received my entry via an FOI request that the data wasn't just sent by email, so I'll need to dig out the original correspondence and see if this is accepted (it does contain the relevant D numbers etc).

v) A copy of the original register form, filled out by householders, is available at http://www.1911census.org.uk/regform1939a.jpg.


It was a very useful session, and I am somewhat impressed at this as an achievement by FindmyPast, a site that I must admit that I have personally not had a great deal of love for since its redesign not too long ago. Within the constraints that have been imposed in terms of access, this seems to be a well designed database, surprisingly more flexible than at first meets the eye, and the team seems ready to engage with customers in resolving queries concerning entries.

One thing to note is that FMP has stated their transcription rate for the records has an accuracy of 98.5%, but there are also other reasons why some folk may not appear - so do also check out Audrey Collins' post from the National Archives at http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/national-registration-happened-next/, and FMP's own posts on the dataset.

(With thanks to Myko Clelland and the FMP licensing team)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Update to Ancestry's new UK death index collections

Ancestry has updated its pages for its recently released Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2013 and England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013 collections. See http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/recent-uk-death-indexes-released-on.html. Via the update the records vendor has now confirmed on each page that the source data is from "GreyPower Deceased Data. compiled by Wilmington Millennium, West Yorkshire."

The site also states that the indexes "do not include the General Register Office (GRO) reference information" and that they contain "a small number of records for people in Jersey and Isle of Man".

Chris

For details on my range of genealogy guide books please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. To commission me for genealogical research, please visit my research site at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk.

FamilyRelatives adds 1841-1901 censuses subscription

From FamilyRelatives (www.familyrelatives.com):

We are celebrating the beta launch of the Censuses 1841-1901 and are offering 5,000 Census Subscriptions at a 25%* discount that's an incredible 3 months extra to your 12 month subscription at no extra cost.

That is a fantastic 15 months access for just £29.95 (or less than £2.00 a month). Simply select the Census Subscription on the purchase page and your additional 3 months will be added automatically to you your subscription.

We believe that this offer is unrivaled and is the best value access to the Births, Deaths, Marriages and the 1841-1901 Censuses for England & Wales currently available. You can access all the records on the website with millions of births, deaths, marriages, census, military, parish and international records which are all included in the “Census subscription”.

You must hurry though if you don’t want to miss out and once the first 5,000 Census subscriptions are gone that’s it. Offer is valid for 7 days or when the discounted subscriptions run out.

Enjoy 25% off & also get 3 months extra. Offer is valid for 7 days or when discounted subscription runs out.

NB: This collections contains the English and Welsh censuses, as we
ll as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Scotland and Ireland are not included. From what I can see, the Premium Census Subscription also offers all the records available through the Standard subscription (which costs £25 for 12 months access), you just get the censuses as additional content for the £29.95 subscription.

(With thanks to FamilyRelatives)

Chris

For details on my range of genealogy guide books please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. To commission me for genealogical research, please visit my research site at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk.

Durham probate and Isle of Man parish records added to FamilySearch

Several new collections have been placed online by FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org) this month. Now available for Durham as browse only collections:

• England, Durham Probate Bonds, 1556-1858
• England, Durham Probate Commissions, Monitions and Citations, 1650-1858
• England, Durham, Dean and Chapter of Durham's Allerton and Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds, 1666-1845
• England, Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills, 1650-1857

And for the Isle of Man, the following searchable collection:

• Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009

NB: This is a separate collection to the previously available Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910, Isle of Man Deaths and Burials, 1844-1918 and Isle of Man Marriages, 1606–1911 collections.

All UK and Ireland collections are accessible at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1&region=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.

More Kent and Norfolk records on FamilySearch

Further collections released on FamilySearch for Kent and Norfolk over the last week - these are browse only, and seem to be available only at a FamilySearch family history centre:

England, Kent, Manorial Documents 1241-1976
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949795

(NB: These in fact contain records beyond Kent - Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Yorkshire)

England, Norfolk Register of Electors, 1844-1952
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824705

England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1416598

The following collection has also been updated, though no details as yet on how:

Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009 updated
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1784428

(With thanks to @lizl_genealogy)

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.

Isle of Man indexes on Ancestry

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has recently added three databases form a third party site, that of the Manx Museum on the Isle of Man. The databases are

Isle of Man, Baptism Index, 1600-1981 http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9217
Isle of Man, Marriage Index, 1606-1984 http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9218
Isle of Man, Burial Index, 1598-2003 http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=9219

The databases are free to search.

Chris

My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/.

Isle of Man family history open day

There will be a family history open day on the Isle of Man this coming Saturday between noon and 8pm at the Church of Jesus Christ and Latterday Saints on Woodbourne Road, Douglas. The event is supported by the Isle of Man Family History Society and the Manx National Heritage’s iMuseum.

For further details on the event visit http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/want-to-find-out-about-your-family-history-1-6220056

Chris

My latest book, Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, is now available from http://www.gould.com.au (print) and http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html (ebook), whilst Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet is available at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-History-on-the-Internet/p/3889/. My next Pharos Scottish course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, starts Nov 13th - see http://pharostutors.com.

Ancestry updates 1911 census holdings

From Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):

1911 Census – Improved!

We’ve made two major improvements to our 1911 Census making it even more essential in the search for your family’s past.

First of all we’ve released brand new record images, which include the ‘Infirmity’ column that was previously hidden. You can now see if any of your relatives were deaf or blind, or coped with a mental illness.

Plus, we’ve linked the records to our UK Maps, 1896-1904, supplied by Cassini Historical Maps. Once you’ve found your family in the Census, you can jump straight to a map revealing the area they lived in.

(With thanks to Bryony Partridge)

Chris

My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit  http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.

Free 1901 and 1911 census access on Ancestry for Easter

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) is providing free access to its 1901 censuses for Britain, and 1911 for England and Wales (and Channel Islands and Isle of Man for both). Here's the blurb:

*The 1911 and 1901 Census records will be available to search for free from 00:00 on 29th March 2013 until 23:59 on 1st April 2013. To view these records you will need to register for free with Ancestry.co.uk with your name and email address.

Chris

My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit  http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.

Isle of Man Deaths and Burials database

FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org) has added a new database entitled Isle of Man Deaths and Burials, 1844-1911, with some 42,389 records indexed. The site has the following blurb:

Index to selected Isle of Man deaths and burials. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. This collection contains 42,389 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

A FamilySearch wiki page on the collection is available at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Isle_of_Man_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

The database itself can be searched at www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1708590

Chris

My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit  http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.

Isle of Man newspaper archive online

Thanks to the Genealogy in Time newsletter for the heads up on another important online newspaper resource, this time for the Isle of Man. The Manx Museum has placed online a fully searchable database via the Manx National Heritage page at https://www.gov.im/MNH/services/ containing some twenty seven Manx newspaper titles from 1792-1960. The service is not free, but is structured in a similar way to the Irish Newspapers Archive website, for those who have used that site - subscriptions are as follows:

24 Hour Pass - £7.00
7 Day Pass - £10.00
30 Day Pass - £30.00
365 Day Pass - £100.00

I've found the navigation around the site a little confusing, so do stick with it if you encounter the same, as there is some good stuff there.

Incidentally, the Genealogy in Time newsletter has classed this as a UK collection in its announcement - but the Isle of Man is not in the United Kingdom! Although based in the Irish Sea the island is an independent self-governing British Crown Dependency, like Gibraltar and the Channel Islands, though the British Government is responsible for its foreign policy and defence. It has its own parliament (the Tynwald), its own dialect of the Gaelic language (Manx Gaelic) and more.

(With thanks to Genealogy in Time)

Chris

Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit  http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.

Free Cassini Historical Map offer

I've just read a story on Linda Elliott's Mad About Genealogy blog concerning a free offer from Cassini Historical Maps - if you pay postage, and live in the UK, you can claim a free large format map covering part of England, Wales or the Isle of Man (choose from one of 3 series).

For more on the offer visit www.cassinimaps.co.uk/shop/freemap.asp

(With thanks to Linda's post at www.madaboutgenealogy.com/free-cassini-maps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-cassini-maps)

UPDATE: I've just successfully ordered a map of the Bootle area near Liverpool from the 1920s - once an order is complete you will be offered the chance to purchase from a further range of downloadable maps at a 50% discount at www.ancestry-maps.com.

Chris

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Free access to English and Welsh 1911 census

From Genes Reunited:

ALL 1911 TRANSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW FREE ON GENES REUNITED AND FINDMYPAST.CO.UK

Leading family history websites genesreunited.co.uk and findmypast.co.uk have teamed up to offer their members free access to all 1911 census transcriptions from today until 18th November 2012.

The 1911 census is a great place to start researching your family history as the records are the most detailed of any census. It includes places of birth, details of siblings, occupations, how many children have been born to the marriage, how many still alive at the time of the census and how many had died.

Debra Chatfield, Marketing Manager of findmypast.co.uk, said: “The 1911 census is an invaluable resource for tracing your ancestors and it’s fantastic to be able to offer this to our members for free.”

Chris

Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)

Forebears.co.uk gateway site

A new genealogical gateway site was launched in June 2012 which I've only come across today via Twitter. Called Forebears.co.uk (www.forebears.co.uk) it provides access to resources listed for the whole of Britain and the Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, though not Ireland.

Well worth a look.

(With thanks to @SoGGenealogist)

Chris

Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)

Manx family history exhibition

Just picked up on a brief announcement on the IsleofMan.com website, concerning a family history exhibition entitled Aspects of the Past running in Douglas today, at the St. John's Ambulance Headquarters. The story at www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=47821 is accompanied by a very brief audio clip from one of the society's members on Manx Radio (click on Clip 1 at the bottom of the article).

For more on the society visit www.iomfhs.im

Chris

Scottish Research Online - 5 weeks online Pharos course, £45.99, taught by Chris Paton from 26 SEP 2012 - see www.pharostutors.com
New book: It's Perthshire 1866 - there's been a murder... www.thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Mount-Stewart-Murder.aspx (from June 12th 2012)