During the course of your genealogical research you will or may have already encountered numerous websites, many of them personal sites constructed by individuals to display their own family history. It’s very easy to be inspired to create your own website displaying your particular research and genealogy, if so there are some important things you’ll want to consider before publishing your information on the internet. There are methods you can use to get a website or webpage up and running …
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Seeking a Clergyman Ancestor in Britain Previously I wrote about finding an ancestor who was a clergyman and highlighted some useful resources from Ireland that I used to find him. Writing about my experience got me thinking that there are probably a good number of people who may have ancestors who were clergymen, priests or other types of religious leader or shepherd. I have since decided to search for and share with you Ecclesiastical records from countries other than Ireland …
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I found on tracing my ancestry that one of my relatives was a clergyman in the Parish of Liverpool during the latter half of the 19th Century. The discovery was accidental as I was browsing Baptismal registers looking for another relative, but I was in no way disappointed! Rather than find the Baptismal record of the ancestor I was searching, I noticed that another person of the same surname was actually performing baptisms in the area. Needless to say, I …
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I previously wrote about some of the methods one could use to estimate the time of an ancestors birth, but times of death can also lead to other genealogical leads. As with birth records, times of death were not recorded until after Civil Registration was enacted, and records of those occurring before such time can be hard to find. As with birth times, times of death can also be estimated, and Probate Records can be especially useful in doing so.

Hopefully my previous two blogs were helpful in assisting you to get a handle on estimating birth and death dates. If not, I apologize and I officially owe you a beer or glass of wine, or if you prefer a cup of tea or coffee! Hmm…I better do some shopping! Nevertheless, in this blog I’ll talk about marriage dates and clues that can be used to determine the occurrence of holy matrimony. There are many methods that professional researchers use, …
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Finding dates for births, deaths and marriages before Civil Registration was enacted can be a tedious and time consuming endeavour. Most Civil Registration wasn’t enforced until the mid 19th century, and often researchers are left scratching their heads as to what to do or where to look next when tracing ancestors who were born, married or died before those times. True there are Parish Registers, Census Reports, and Newspaper Archives to look through, Military Records and Ship Passenger lists and …
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International Jewish Genealogy Month began on October 29th, and runs to November 26th this year. It is always celebrated during Cheshvan, the eight month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year. The promotion of genealogy in general and the awareness of local Jewish genealogical societies is the core purpose of the celebration, as of course is an appreciation of Jewish heritage. While reading about the background of International Jewish Genealogy Month, I came across an organization that I found really interesting, and …
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Canadian Veteran’s Week begins every year on November 5th and runs to November 11th. This year there is a wealth of events being held across Canada to recognize the achievements and contributions our veterans have made over the years, and to honour those who gave their lives so that we could freely live our own. Veterans Affairs Canada is asking people to show appreciation for our military patriarchs with their actions rather than by their emotions this year. They have …
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