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—Unless your ancestor was an officer, you will need to know the regiment before you start. —Pre 1913 records are usually kept by the regiment rather than centrally —If you are tracing an ancestor born after 1837 in England and Wales or 1855 in Scotland, it is quite possible to find a reference to aContinueContinue reading “Pre WW1 Army Records”

At The National Archives it is estimated that there to be thousands of documents written by paupers within the record series MH 12. These ego documents (meaning autobiographical writing) take the form of letters, petitions and signed depositions that came into the Local Government Board and its predecessors, the Poor Law Commission and the PoorContinueContinue reading “National Archives’ Pauper Records”

The Census day for the U.S. census was 1st June 1880 and the census act required each enumerator “to visit personally each dwelling house in his subdivision and each family therein… and by inquiry made of the head of such family or the member thereof deemed most credible and worthy of trust … to obtainContinueContinue reading “A comparison between the 1880 US Census and 1881 Canadian census”

Just released by FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk): Britain, Directories & Almanacs Britain, Directories & Almanacs allows you to explore 112 volumes of fascinating documents spanning three centuries. They include a wide variety of records ranging from trade directories and county guides to almanacs and general directories. Almanacs and directories are an excellent resource for anyone researching theirContinueContinue reading “Directories & Almanacs”

Statute of Uses (1535) After the Norman conquest, the rule of primogeniture primarily dictated that all immoveable property be left to the deceased’s heir who was usually the man’s eldest son.[1] There were however different customs in some areas of England that meant the youngest son could inherit (“borough English”) or that all sons hadContinueContinue reading “Acts relating to Wills and inheritance in England and Wales”

The September/October  edition (31st  issue) of Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy e-Magazine is now live and can be read/downloaded FREE of charge via http://www.irishlivesremembered.com  or directly at http://bit.ly/1L12tVh  Topics of interest covered in our latest issue include: Fiona Fitzsimons from Eneclann shares her research on British Actor, Jeremy Irons Irish Family History which unearths the McCreightContinueContinue reading “New Edition of Irish Lives Remembered”

The new Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre (HARC) is now open to the public. It is open Tuesday to Friday 9.15am to 4.45pm and all day the second Saturday of every month Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre will be officially opened by HRH Duke of Kent KG, on the morning of Thursday 1st October 2015.ContinueContinue reading “New Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre”

I have been looking at the National School registers and log books 1870-1914 that have been recently released by Findmypast.    Geographical coverage is still patchy and some registers give more details than others.  The registers from individual schools give you: Date of birth of pupil Date of admission Name of father/guardian Address of guardian PreviousContinueContinue reading “National School registers and log books 1870-1914”

Towards the end of this year, FindmyPast are to make the 1939 register for Engalnd and Wales available online. The 1939 register was taken on 29 September 1939 by the British Government and recorded personal details of individuals in order to issue identity cards and ration books. It later formed the basis of the NationalContinueContinue reading “1939 England & Wales Register”