Sorry for delay on this, but Ancestry has an online advent calendar in operation at www.ancestry.co.uk/advent - never too late to join in the festive fun! various competitions, tips, videos etc. (NB: This is the UK based one)
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/.
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Armagh records added to RootsIreland
The following transcribed records for County Armagh in Northern Ireland have been added to the RootsIreland website at www.rootsireland.ie:
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/.
- Armagh Methodist (Baptisms 1844-1846)
- Lurgan (High Street) Methodist (Baptisms 1813-1864 + Marriages 1842-1844)
- Moira Methodist (Baptisms 1827-1844)
- Newry Methodist (Baptisms 1824-1865 + Deaths 1835)
- Portadown (Thomas Street) Methodist (Baptisms 1824-1864 + Marriages 1839-1841)
- Tandragee Methodist (Baptisms 1800-1866 + Marriages 1838-1845)
- Portadown Primitive Methodist (Baptisms 1847-1878)
- Eglish Church of Ireland (Baptisms 1803-1865 + Deaths 1803-1805)
- Kilmore (St Saviours) Church of Ireland (Baptisms 1843-1863)
- Richhill Congregationalist Church (Baptisms 1845-1867 + Marriages 1850-1876)
- Lurgan (Quaker) Society of Friends (Baptisms 1607-1862 + Marriages 1634-1848 + Deaths 1697-1898)
- Richhill & Grange (Quaker) Society of Friends (Baptisms 1812-1878 + Marriages 1816-1836 + Deaths 1747-1920)
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/.
ScotlandsPlaces Ordnance Survey name books additions completed
The ScotlandsPlaces website (www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk) has now completed the upload of some 1668 Ordnance Survey name books from the 19th century.
The National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) has a feature at www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2013/ordnance-survey-name-books noting the achievement, as well as providing details of an accompanying exhibition to the project in Edinburgh which runs until January 31st 2014.
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/.
The National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) has a feature at www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2013/ordnance-survey-name-books noting the achievement, as well as providing details of an accompanying exhibition to the project in Edinburgh which runs until January 31st 2014.
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/.
Ancestry's challenges in handling large data volumes
There's an article at Information Week about the challenges Ancestry (www.ancestry.com) is currently facing in terms of the rapidly growing volume of data that it has to manage online. It's very technical, but is interesting in noting how the company is currently evaluating many cloud storage facilities as a way to manage memory storage.
The full article is at www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/how-ancestrycom-manages-generations-of-big-data/d/d-id/1112975?f_src=informationweek_gnews
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/.
The full article is at www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/how-ancestrycom-manages-generations-of-big-data/d/d-id/1112975?f_src=informationweek_gnews
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/.
Caerphilly civil registration records indexes online
Caerphilly County Borough Council's registration service has placed a new facility online granting free access to historical indexes for civil registered births, marriages and deaths for the region. The coverage available is currently as follows:
To access the new index service visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/application.aspx?s=kfGdY1t/+m+cQdIRzQjGoWxgMn3XbV8Lkkr/4IzmGN4l37K77Ct+Og==. Copies of historic certificates can be purchased from the registrar for £10 each.
(With thanks to the South Wales Argus at www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10864780.Caerphilly_residents_can_search_family_tree_online/)
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/.
- Births 1837-1920, and 1998-March 2007
- Marriages 1837-2011
- Deaths 1998-March 2007
To access the new index service visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/application.aspx?s=kfGdY1t/+m+cQdIRzQjGoWxgMn3XbV8Lkkr/4IzmGN4l37K77Ct+Og==. Copies of historic certificates can be purchased from the registrar for £10 each.
(With thanks to the South Wales Argus at www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10864780.Caerphilly_residents_can_search_family_tree_online/)
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/.
Bedfordshire added to Manorial Documents Register
Manorial records from Bedfordshire are the latest catalogued addition to the online Manorial Documents Register, available at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/. The work has been carried out by Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service, Royal Holloway, University of London, and the National Archives at Kew.
For more on the release visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/896.htm.
NB: For a progress report on what else is on the MDR, and what cataloguing work is currently in progress, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/manorial-documents-register.htm.
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/.
For more on the release visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/896.htm.
NB: For a progress report on what else is on the MDR, and what cataloguing work is currently in progress, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/manorial-documents-register.htm.
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/.
TNA podcast - Scandals in the Family
The latest podcast from the national Archives at Kew is entitled Scandals in the Family, a talk by none other than the facility's own family history specialist Audrey Collins, running to some 53 minutes.
You can listen to the podcast at http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/scandals-family/ or download for free from iTunes.
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/.
You can listen to the podcast at http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/scandals-family/ or download for free from iTunes.
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/.
Irish Lives Remembered Dec 2013 issue now online
From Irish Lives Remembered:
The December issue (19th edition) of Irish Lives Remembered FREE Genealogy e-Magazine is now LIVE to read/download via www.irishlivesremembered.com
Our Christmas edition is packed with 74 pages of Irish genealogy news, events and resources to help you research your Irish ancestry, this month we take a look at:
(With thanks to Eileen Munnelly)
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/.
The December issue (19th edition) of Irish Lives Remembered FREE Genealogy e-Magazine is now LIVE to read/download via www.irishlivesremembered.com
Our Christmas edition is packed with 74 pages of Irish genealogy news, events and resources to help you research your Irish ancestry, this month we take a look at:
- Tracing Your ARMAGH Ancestors (26 pages) to include: ArmaghTourism showcases what’s on offer in the ‘Orchard County’; Genealogical resources at Armagh Public Library; Findmypast Ireland provide a glimpse of their Armagh resources; What records are on offer at Armagh Ancestry from Roots Ireland; Resources at the Cardinal Tomas O’Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive in Armagh; Richard Burns outlines what’s on offer for Family History in the city of Armagh; Dr Paul MacCotter discusses the origins of Armagh surnames; North Armagh branch of the Northern Ireland Family History Society; PRONI takes a look at Armagh photographer Herbert Allison; Sean Traynor provides an account of the McKee Warnock families in Armagh; Richard Burns delves into his own past with an account of Armagh man, Edward Stanley
- Lorna Moloney, organiser of The Irish Genealogy Summer School at University College Cork Ancestral Connections, Names Places and Spaces gives us an ‘inside view’ of what to expect from this fantastic seven day programme of lectures and events
- Fiona Fitzsimons brings her final instalment of whats on offer for researching Irish Family History Online
- Findmypast Ireland tops up their portfolio with another 2.6 million Irish Petty Sessions records bringing their total court records to over 20 million
- Comedian Jimmy Carr receives a Certificate of Irish Heritage in honour of his Limerick roots
- Photo historian Jayne Shrimpton covers a beautiful Christmas image in County Waterford from the A.H. Poole collection at the National Library of Ireland
- More famous signatures are uncovered in The Morpeth Roll - President Ronald Regan’s great great grandfather ‘Thomas Regan’ along with the signature of movie director John Ford’s grandfather
- PRONI provides a glimpse at the life of Lady (Edith) Londonderry from their archives
- Flyleaf Press are offering our readers a discount on ‘Sources for Irish Family History’ book
- Australian Genealogist, Shauna Hicks takes a look at Finding the Irish in Colonial Tasmania
- An Irish Gathering in New Zealand with the Irish Interest Group from the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
- Rodney Walsh, Honorary Consul General of Ireland in New Zealand receives the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad
- Michael Merrigan from the Genealogical Society of Ireland looks at the Nuns Register as a valuable resource
- Church of Ireland archive of the month features a rare set of images from Belfast
- Flyleaf Press launch the 2nd edition of Tracing your LIMERICK Ancestors
- Irish Genealogical Reseach Society launches their online Wills resource
- Events, Classifieds,Seminars, Courses, Books and much more
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/.
Bletchley Park History and Archives courses
The first History and Archive Taster courses at Bletchley Park (www.bletchleypark.org.uk) have now sold out, but tickets are on sale for additional events on January 31st and February 14th, with further dates to be added in due course.
For further details on the course visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/calendar/d.rhtm/714371-Bletchley-Park-History-and-Archive-Course.html.
(With thanks to the Bletchley Park newsletter)
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/.
For further details on the course visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk/calendar/d.rhtm/714371-Bletchley-Park-History-and-Archive-Course.html.
(With thanks to the Bletchley Park newsletter)
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/.
Monday, 9 December 2013
RIP Mum: Charlotte Harper Graham 1950-2013
A word of apology for the lack of posts on British Genes for the last twelve days or so. On Thursday 28th November 2013 my mother, Charlotte Harper McKeown (formerly Paton, nee Graham) passed away in Manchester, England, just three hours after I was able to get to her home from the west of Scotland. She had been suffering from bladder cancer, which was diagnosed in May, and she put up one hell of a fight, but sadly lost the battle in the end. I was alone in the room with her as she passed away, telling her about the progress of her two grandsons at school, and watched as she slipped away peacefully. I've been in England since then organising the funeral and cremation with my stepfather, and only returned home to Scotland last night.I will resume normal posting tomorrow - but for today I just want to direct those who may be interested, or who may have known her, to a post I have written on my other blog at http://walkingineternity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/rip-mum-charlotte-harper-graham-1950.html
Love you loads Mum, always x
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/.
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