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Free Ancestry Research This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:36:00 +0000

Ancestry.com.au have opened their online site for free this weekend. Now would be a good time to look for your ancestors.

Valuation Rolls Scotland

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Scotlands People

The Valuation Rolls are now available in Scotland for 1895. These Rolls contain the names of Owners, Tenants and Occupiers of each Property and in some cases Occupations.

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Ships Sail into Liverpool For WW2 Commemoration

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Mon, 27 May 2013 04:27:00 +0000

War Ships have sailed into Liverpool England to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.The battle was fought over control of supply routes during the 2nd World War.
Below is a link to a video about this Battle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq2J7R30y7c

Lancashire Catholic Parish Records

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:00 +0000

Catholic Family History is a new site covering Catholic Parish Records in Lancashire. Make a note of this site as it looks like more records will be added.

http://catholicfhs.wordpress.com/about/

Whats New At Ancestry

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:31:00 +0000

Ancestry.co.uk has a free trial for 14 days if you have not tried it before. Its ideal for any one who is new to finding their Ancestors.

This site is the biggest one out there with all records that you would need to start your family tree. They also have new and updated records . Some of these are free so even if you do not take out membership it is worth looking at this site..

One updated records is Manchester England Births and Baptisms 1813-1915. These records are taken from Church of England Parish Registers

http://home.ancestry.co.uk/

Message Boards

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:15:00 +0000

When researching your Ancestors on the internet, message boards can be very useful

Over the years i have made contact with many people using this method of research. A few weeks ago while i was in London , i had a lovely day meeting up with with a lady who was researching the same family in County Down Ireland.

Margaret,it was really good to meet you, we had a lovely time with you in London.

Lady Hamilton

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:09:00 +0000

I have always had an interest in the life of Lady Hamilton, the mistress of Lord Nelson. It was on a recent trip to Parkgate on the Wirral to walk the walls and to sample their famous ice cream, that i found the birthplace of Lady Hamilton.
Born "Emily Lyon" the daughter of a Blacksmith who would die soon after her birth. Emily was born at
"Swan Cottage"in the little village of Ness, just around the corner from Parkgate .The Nelson Society has a very interesting web site about Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton.

http://www.nelson-society.com/

Welcome to Stonehenge

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:00 +0000

A visit to Stonehenge has always been on my 'to do' list and i was able to visit a few weeks ago during a holiday in London.
Stonehenge is near Amesbury Wiltshire a couple of hours outside London. It is unique, a survivor from a prehistoric culture.
Thought to have been built between 3000BC and 1600 its exact purpose remains a mystery.The fact that it is aligned with the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset could hold some clues. Well worth a visit.

Band leader"s letter from the Titanic fetches 93000 pounds

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:01:00 +0000

A letter from the leader of the band on board the Titanic has sold at auction for 93000 pounds. Wallace Hartley,34 described his colleagues as "very nice boys" and a "fine band" in a letter to his parents days before the ship sank on April 15th 1912.
The letter dated April the 10th bears the White Star Line emblem and was bought by a private collector.
Wallace and the musicians performed until the end as passengers filed into lifeboats

Emerald Ancestors Update

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:53:00 +0000

The March News Letter from Emerald Ancestors, has some interesting information that will be of value for researchers of County Down.

NORTHERN IRISH GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER
March 2013

Templepatrick Presbyterian Church Census, 1831
In a further addition to our Church Census Collection, we've recently included over 1,000 new records listing members of the 1831 Templepatrick Presbyterian Church Congregation in County Antrim.

Our Exclusive Church Census Collection offers a valuable resource to researchers looking for ancestors during a period of Irish History which is sadly lacking in Official Census records. Look out for our regular updates of further church census records being added during Spring & Summer 2013.

PRONI to release Griffiths Valuation Revision Books online
The Public Record Office of Northern is scheduled to release online access to the Griffith's Valuation Revision (or Cancelled Land) Books from Wednesday 27th March 2013.

Griffith's Valuation lists occupiers of land in Ireland in the mid 19th Century and is a great starting point for establishing what area your ancestors might be from. While the original Griffith's Valuation has been available online for some time at www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/, the Revision Books now being placed online mean that researchers can follow changes in the land ownership in subsequent years. This often provides clues as to dates of death and the names of subsequent generations of the same family.
Keep an eye out for this long awaited release containing almost 450,000 page images at www.proni.gov.uk

Easter Sale! 25% off at Emerald Ancestors
The 29th March 2013 promises to be a very Good Friday with the start of our Easter Sale at Emerald Ancestors. For a period of 2 weeks we are offering a 25% discount for members on the cost of our popular Look-up service. Now is the perfect time to let us locate and email you the details of that important family record

Ancestry Ireland

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:05:00 +0000

Ancestry Ireland are giving a couple of free talks about starting your family tree. Research Officer Gillian Hunt will be speaking on, 'How to start your family history', at Ards Tourist Information Centre, Saturday 16th February, 11.00am and Belfast City Hall, Monday 18th March, 11.00am. Admission to both talks is free, although it would be advisable to book in advance.
It sounds like it would be beneficial for anyone interested in their family tree

Ancestors From Harrington

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:55:00 +0000

Harrington in Cumbria is where my Grandfather was born.. I am planning a trip to the UK this year and i thought it would be nice to visit the little town ,where so many Irish made their home after leaving Ireland. I have just found on a Harrington Web site a photo of the Towns War Memorial and there was my Great Uncle's name Alan McMullen.

http://www.harringtonhistory.co.uk/WarMemorial.htm

Your Ancestors Free.Com

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:11:00 +0000

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Your Ancestors Free.Com, 4 years old today. Thank you to all it's followers and new readers.
If you need any help with your research just leave a note in the comments section and don't forget to check back to see if it has been published.

Who Do You Think You Are Live

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:42:00 +0000

Here are some special dates for your calender.

22-24 th February. Who do you think you are live at Olympia London. Have a look at their web site for details

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/

Ancestry Ireland

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:35:00 +0000

Here is the latest news from the Ulster Historical Foundation

We are currently making plans for a lecture tour in the USA/Canada in spring 2013, between the dates of 16 to 27 March. Some dates have already been confirmed and others are yet to be.
We would like to ask if there is a society or group near to you that would be interested in an Irish research programme. If there is interest perhaps you would put us in contact with the local programme organisers.
Often when we send out advance information about our forthcoming tour itineraries, we receive numerous replies or requests asking if we would consider delivering a programme in the respondent's locality. We are more than happy to do this and regularly travel widely during our tours.
This is therefore your opportunity to try to help arrange an Irish and Scots-Irish research workshop in your area. We hope you might take the time to respond, and we thank you in advance for any useful contacts which help us to build our tour itinerary.
We greatly value all the offers of help members/supporters have given in recent years to our American programmes. If you think you can be of any practical assistance this time we'd be delighted to hear from you.
We apologise in advance to those who do not live in the USA or Canada as we realise this information is not relevant to you. However, it at least does help to keep you informed of the Foundation's forthcoming activities, and we would always make the point that staff from the Foundation are happy to present programmes in any location, where an invitation to us is extended.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards
Fintan Mullan
Executive Director
Ulster Historical Foundation

McArdle Family Return To Ireland

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:51:00 +0000

For all McArdle and descendants of the McArdle Family,this is a copy of an e-mail that was passed on to Your Ancestors Free.Com

McArdle Clan Gathering – August 2013

We would refer to the following website called www.thegatheringireland.com which is an Irish Government initiative to try to encourage as many people who have emigrated from Ireland over the last 200 years to make contact with and possibly to visit Ireland in the year 2013.

Next year 2013 besides being The Gathering also coincides with the anniversary of the building of the local Church at Shelagh, Hackballscross, Dundalk, Ireland named The Sacred Heart. This building was built after the reform of the penal laws and this Church has been highly involved in the McArdle Clan over the many years by baptisims, weddings and weekly masses.

The intention is to try and organise a gathering of all descendants of the McArdle Family. This is not just to include people named McArdle but people who have through marriage like the Morgans, the Rushes, the Callan’s, the O’Reilly’s etc and to bring them all together back to the locality where their ancestors came from in a celebration of a gathering to be held on the weekend of August 9-11^th 2013.

A possible form for this could be as follows:

Through www.thegatheringireland.com website there is a specified area for the McArdle Clan to congregate and communicate. This website will contain information such as accommodation in the local area, local events around the town etc. In the next number of weeks and months the intention is to populate this website with as much local information of accommodation, events, possible times and possible events specific to the gathering.

The gathering has been registered as a dual event i.e. the gathering of the McArdle Clan which is a family event and also as a genealogy research event. Therefore for anybody attending the intention would be to bring them on a tour of their genealogy ancestors residence and birthplaces together with their Baptismal Church and possibly associated graveyards in Crossmaglen, Shelagh, and in particular Creggan which has the oldest known grave in the McArdle Clan i.e. from 1740. This gathering of the Clan also will involve all the descendants of the McArdle’s who are still living on the island of Ireland and in particular in the vicinity of the home place i.e. Courtbane.

In the days prior to and after the main event facilities will be looked to be laid on if possible for going to the local areas associated with the McArdle Clan in the immediate area but in a more general tour of areas such as Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne, Monasterboice, Mellifont Abbey, Carlingford and other associated local areas of history could also be included.

Fergus McArdle

fergusmcardle@gmail.com

Perth in 1954

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:26:00 +0000

This film is about Perth, Western Australia. It is very interesting as it shows how our Parents and Grandparents lived and a look at how Perth was 58 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=b2TaLGlj6ig&vq=large#t=27http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=b2TaLGlj6ig&vq=large#t=27

Forces Records

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:41:00 +0000

Forces, War Records and Military Genealogy have just launched an online digital library of books,.newspapers and magazines. You can find it here.

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk

Census Substitute Records for Co Derry

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Census Substitute Records for Co.Derry Added

The Irish Family History Foundation's Online Research Service (ORS) are pleased to announce the availability of 90,866 new census substitute records from the Derry ~ Londonderry Genealogy Centre for Co. Derry.

Quite often the only realistic strategy in tracing ancestors beyond church registers is to examine surviving census returns and census substitutes, often compiled by civil parish, for any references to a surname or given name of interest.

This database contains an index to people recorded in seven such sources, dating from 1663 to 1837. These sources name heads of household only; each source returns the name of head of household, year, civil parish address, and, in most cases, townland (or street/town) address. The Flax Growers Lists of 1796 plus some of the 1740 and 1766 returns don't record townland addresses. The seven sources are:

Hearth Money Rolls of 1663
Protestant Householders Lists of 1740
Religious Census of 1766 - Returns survive for 10 civil parishes in County Derry, namely: Artrea, Ballynascreen, Banagher, Bovevagh, Derryloran, Desertlyn, Desertmartin, Drumachose, Dungiven and Magherafelt.
Flax Growers Lists of 1796
Private Census of 1803 for the civil parish of Faughnavale
Early-19th century Tithe Books. Year of compilation, ranging from 1822 to 1837, vary from parish to parish. The Tithe Book for the Deanery of Derry, which includes the parishes of Burt, Inch, Muff and Templemore, doesn't record a year of compilation.
1831 Census. An abstract of the 1831 census returns survive which names all heads of households, 40,000 in total, in County Derry.

By logging directly into the Derry Centre site you can choose a 'Source' from the search screen to narrow your search.

Just go to the following site and login using your existing IFHF login details.

http://derry.rootsireland.iehttp://derry.rootsireland.ie

Forces War Records

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:34:00 +0000

I have rediscovered this site about the forces war records. It has been updated since my last visit. It covers quite a long time in the forces history. It now has a easy name search. It is partly free but you can still gain a lot of information free. The fees were 8.95 pounds for a months access. You have to register to view this site but this is free. A good feature of this site is a forum for the Military Genealogy Community.

http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/

Records, Armagh, Cork and Waterford

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:15:00 +0000

New records from Armagh Ancestry, Mallow Heritage and Waterford Heritage have been added to the Rootsireland web site.

http://www.rootsireland.ie/

Free BMD

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +0000

If you have come to a standstill in your family research and can not move forward then consider moving sideways. Free BMD has updated their web site since you were there last. It is not complete yet but new records have been added. Today i found a birth and death record , a mother and daughter,that i had been unable to find I had been looking for the birth record in 1854 but found the record today in 1859 and the Mother's death record a few weeks later in 1859.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

WW1 The Pals Battalions

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:44:00 +0000

For those who have an interest in the first WW the following Video is enlightening .One of the Pals Battalions ,the 11th East Lancashire Regiment were from Accrington and suffered terrible losses of men who were all from the same small town of Accrington.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtve0x78I5I

Irish Marriage Records

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:26:00 +0000

Waterford Church Marriage Records Now Available

The Irish Family History Foundation's Online Research Service (ORS) are pleased to announce the availability of an additional 242,000 church marriage records from the Waterford Genealogy Centre for Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes in Co. Waterford

http://waterford.rootsireland.ie/

First Fleets To Australia

noreply@blogger.com (Your Ancestors Free.Com) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:23:00 +0000

The Fellowship of the first fleeter's is open to any one who can prove their relationship to any First Fleeter. They may be a Convict, Marine, Seaman or a Government Official. Click on Ships to open a new page with all the first fleets and all who sailed on them.

http://www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au/index.html