Added to the Enchanted Family: Robin Hood
Well here I am cleaning up the Enchanted Family and working on the places and locations. I am still in the process of trying to add the full location including county, if possible. So needless to say I have to use maps and searches to even figure out where...
read moreYou ever watched TV genealogy shows
Have you ever watched TV genealogy shows such as "Who Do You Think You Are?" or "Ancestors In The Attic"? If so, you will have seen how details of an ancestor are interwoven with the history of the family, the place, the country or the world. History is your friend...
read morePrather Family
Nunney Castle Owned by the Praters It is located (ST 737457) The type was quadrangular, A tall and compact castle. In 1373 Built by Sir John de la Mere. It was destroyed in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell. When Sir John de la Mere, a Knight, became tenant-chief of...
read moreCopying Online Family Trees and Genealogy Information
As a beginner in genealogy, you may have found several family trees online that appear to relate to your ancestors, or they include many of the same names. The details seem more or less right with what you have found to date, although perhaps a few names do not quite...
read moreWe all have them: an ancestor with birthdate
We all have them: an ancestor with birthdate and marriage "known" to everyone in the family. But we cannot find other details on any registration document, and we have not been able to find their birth certificate. We are stuck - we can't go further back in the line,...
read moreOnce you have begun to research your ancestors
Once you have begun to research your ancestors, you will find that one family line lived in one place for over 20 or more years. Wouldn't it be lovely to find a photograph of that home? Of course, it would be even better if your ancestors were fairly wealthy and had...
read moreStarting to trace your ancestors
Starting to trace your ancestors, you may have quickly realized that it can be very challenging to identify which William Brooks is your ancestor, when there are three or four in the right town in the right decade! Sometimes it seems the only thing to do is to slog...
read moreStaveness – Hamilton Connections
For years I have been on the search for this connection. I have gotten close, so now I am asking you for help with this one. The search all started 30 years ago when my daughter Rebecca and my son Jon were very young. I had recently...
read moreMartha Prather Edwards asks for help
I have been looking for parents of Azariah Prather for about 15 years now to no avail. I know everyone SAYS he is the son of Aaron and Mary Swearingen Prather, but Stout Lillard says "It is SAID Azariah died at the age of 94 while visiting relatives" in Indiana (I...
read moreFinding Forms and Charts Online
Now that you have gathered together the names and important dates of your relatives in a near branch of your family tree, what should come next? In all likelihood your data has been compiled in note-books form, with expanding files and box files. You may also have...
read moreMore Building and Puzzles in Genealogy
So for the last few weeks I have been adding to the family tree. New Pictures, New Stories, New People, A ton of Dates and even some corrections. That the thing about a large family tree, you thing you found something and you spend a lot of time on it only...
read moreLast Will of Catherine Smith, Wife of Capt EJ Smith of the Titanic
LAST WILL OF CATHERINE SMITH Died 1893 This is the last Will and Testament of me Catherine Smith of 32 Cecil Road, Seaforth in the County of Lancaster Widow. I direct the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses as soon as convenient after my decease...
read moreGenealogy Facts
When you start thinking about building your family tree it can get over whelming and hectic to think of it in terms of numbers. Each ancestor generation doubles in numbers. So you start with YOU that is 1 Your parents Generation that is 2 Your Grandparents...
read moreEnchanted Family History Book (redirected)
Here is a book that took many years to research. It is a book of the Enchanted Family History. The Book has Royal lines of many countries, fun facts, Pilgrims, The Captain of the Titanic, Magna Carta Signers, Lady Godiva, Castles, Fables, charts, graphs It even goes...
read moreThere are many map sources on the Internet
There are many map sources on the Internet these days which are free to use, as we look for particular places. But when you are researching your ancestors in the 1830s in, for example, Pennsylvania, you may find that the counties have changed their boundaries several...
read moreWhere did the Compton’s come from
To start off with we will name a few Comptons Frances Compton, who landed in Virginia in 1623 John Compton, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1634 Jo Compton, aged 26, landed in Barbados in 1635 James Compton, who landed in Maryland in 1637 Thomas Compton...
read moreHave you developed a family tree of several
Have you developed a family tree of several hundred ancestors - or more? Perhaps you have been thinking of copying your tree to an online site - or perhaps you are simply going along, happily adding more names and details and photographs. Whoops!! Suddenly your...
read moreMore and more historical newspapers
More and more historical newspapers are being scanned and are available online these days. These may be a source of excellent family information for individuals in your family tree. Here are a few ideas on where to look for what kinds of information on your ancestors....
read moreFamily History Online
Ever wonder where your family comes from? How did your Grand parents meet? What was important to them and are the answers to those kind of questions important to you? You can solve those type of personal mystery's for future generations of your family by preserving...
read moreHow to Locate Coroner’s Records & Inquest…
When someone dies in a violent, unexpected, unexplained or otherwise mysterious manner, their case may be referred to the local coroner for investigation. While the coroner wasn't called for every death, they were brought in more often than you might expect,...
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