Irish Family History: Census Substitutes
In the previous post of the series , Nicola Morris explored the surviving Irish census returns. In this issue, she discusses the main 19th century Irish census substitutes; what the records…
Find your Female Ancestors on International Women’s Day
Today is the perfect day to find your female ancestors, who are so often under-represented in the records we use to trace our genealogy. It’s no secret that sourcing women…
Irish Family History: Census Returns
In the fourth post out of six on Researching Your Irish Family History, Nicola Morris explores the surviving Irish census returns, where to find them online and how to get the…
Irish Family History: Parish Registers
In the third instalment on Researching Your Irish Family History, Nicola Morris explains how to research your Irish ancestors through the useful resource of Irish Parish Registers. NB: Ancestry and Find My…
Free UK Genealogy Volunteer Stories – Transcribing difficult registers
Last month, Frank Rogers described some of the work he does as a Free UK Genealogy Volunteer. Here, FreeREG transcriber Cathy Jury exemplifies the need for patience and tenacity when…
The Witchfinder General: Halloween Guest Post
Helen Barrell - FreeREG transcriber and writer of historical crime fiction and non-fiction describes how she uncovered records pertaining to the 'Witchfinder General' in the parish registers of Essex and Suffolk.…
Guest Post: Research the Government Register Office
We are happy to welcome Anne from Leaves Family History Research Service as our first Guest Poster. Here, she offers advice to help you research the Government Register Office (GRO)…
Communication Survey for Genealogy Researchers
Do you research family history? Have you used any of our websites in your research? We'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can better communicate with you! Please…
Hello!
I'm Denise Colbert, the new Engagement Co-ordinatorfor Free UK Genealogy, and I will be supporting communications and volunteering. I've had a varied career but during the last fewyears I have used my…
The 2016 Open Data Conference
Thank you to all those who came to the Open Data Conference on Saturday 30th January. Thank you especially to John Sheridan (Digital Director, the National Archives), Simon Tanner (Pro…
