Genealogy news, Family History links for your English Family Tree http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com Genealogy news, Family History links for your English Family Tree Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:38:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The London Gazette, 1825-1962 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-london-gazette-1825-1962/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-london-gazette-1825-1962 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-london-gazette-1825-1962/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:38:20 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7806 Ancestry.co.uk has added the London Gazette for the period 1825 – 1962 to their collections. If you have never used the Gazette then you might be surprised what you may find in there. Admiralty & War Office reports military appointments, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-london-gazette-1825-1962/feed/ 0 North Nottinghamshire Register of Voters, 1885 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/north-nottinghamshire-register-of-voters-1885/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-nottinghamshire-register-of-voters-1885 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/north-nottinghamshire-register-of-voters-1885/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:03:10 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7798 Just received an update from Ancestry regarding the North Nottinghamshire Register of Voters 1885 which was placed online last year. Not all records on Ancestry are indexed and these Register of Voters was one such dataset, however an index to … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/north-nottinghamshire-register-of-voters-1885/feed/ 0 Brompton, London Cemetery Records now completely online http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/brompton-london-cemetery-records-now-completely-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brompton-london-cemetery-records-now-completely-online http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/brompton-london-cemetery-records-now-completely-online/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:54:13 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7797 Brompton Cemetery records 1840 – 1997 are now completely available online at DeceasedOnline. This is an important collection of records for family historians. Most people who are researching their genealogy will find that at the very least a few of … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/brompton-london-cemetery-records-now-completely-online/feed/ 0 Who Do You Think You Are July e-edition now out http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/who-do-you-think-you-are-july-e-edition-now-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-do-you-think-you-are-july-e-edition-now-out http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/who-do-you-think-you-are-july-e-edition-now-out/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:16:11 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7796 Almost since it inception I have had a subscription to the Who Do You Think You Are magazine, in the early years I lived 100% in NZ so it was an expensive, but not prohibitive indulgence to pay for an … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/who-do-you-think-you-are-july-e-edition-now-out/feed/ 0 The felt hat industry of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, 1530-1909 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-felt-hat-industry-of-bristol-and-south-gloucestershire-1530-1909/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-felt-hat-industry-of-bristol-and-south-gloucestershire-1530-1909 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-felt-hat-industry-of-bristol-and-south-gloucestershire-1530-1909/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:18:53 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7793 My friend Judy has been telling me about a thesis that has been written about the felt hat trade in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Judy has ancestors who worked as hatters. Chris Heal has writing a thesis entitled “The felt … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-felt-hat-industry-of-bristol-and-south-gloucestershire-1530-1909/feed/ 0 The British in India http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-british-in-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-british-in-india http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-british-in-india/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:03:38 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7791 Here is a reply from Rosana who I helped with her query in a recent blog. Hello Linda, I had encountered a brick wall in my search for my maternal grandfather ”Robert Smith Lyall”  for the period of his stay … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/the-british-in-india/feed/ 0 Civil & Mechanical Engineers Records YouTube http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-mechanical-engineers-records-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civil-mechanical-engineers-records-youtube http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-mechanical-engineers-records-youtube/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:39:13 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7788 The kind press office team at Ancestry have let me know that they have a YouTube video of Tony Robinson presenting an introduction to the new dataset released by Ancestry the other day. It is only short, but interesting to … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-mechanical-engineers-records-youtube/feed/ 0 New Direction for MadAboutGenealogy http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/new-direction-for-madaboutgenealogy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-direction-for-madaboutgenealogy http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/new-direction-for-madaboutgenealogy/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:22:36 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7781 My techie chap (my son!) and I spent yesterday going through the Mad About Genealogy website and tweaking lots of things behind the scenes and this will make the site run faster and smoother. Also we had lots of discussions … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/new-direction-for-madaboutgenealogy/feed/ 0 Civil and Mechanical Engineers Records1820 – 1930 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-and-mechanical-engineers-records1820-1930/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civil-and-mechanical-engineers-records1820-1930 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-and-mechanical-engineers-records1820-1930/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:30:25 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7776 Ancestry has uploaded a new addition to it’s Occupations Collection, this time it is the turn of civil and mechanical engineers. The records include complete work records recording apprenticeships served, places worked, promotions, salaries and retirement details. Included is a … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/civil-and-mechanical-engineers-records1820-1930/feed/ 0 Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828 – 1912 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/irish-petty-sessions-court-registers-1828-1912/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=irish-petty-sessions-court-registers-1828-1912 http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/irish-petty-sessions-court-registers-1828-1912/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:38:12 +0000 Linda Elliott http://www.madaboutgenealogy.com/?p=7771 FindMyPast Ireland has added to their Irish Petty Sessions Collection. This is a very interesting set of records that covers 1828 – 1912. Petty Session records can uncover all sorts of crimes that our ancestors got up to ! As … Continue reading →

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