Introducing the Eastlake MWP site Posted 24 May 2020 by W Paul FeatherstoneThe Eastlake surname is thought to have originated in a place called Byestelake, Devon by the 1300s. For centuries, it spread slowly through Devon and Cornwall but in the 17th century it began its worldwide spread and is now most often found in North America and the South Pacific. Check out Kim Baldacchino’s research at https://eastlake.one-name.net/.
The Byatt surname joins the Members’ Websites Project Posted 15 May 2020 by W Paul FeatherstoneWe invite you to visit https://byatt.one-name.net/ to see what Marie Byatt has discovered about her surname. The site already provides information on over 3000 people, organised into family branches, connected with the surnames Byatt, Byott, Byart and Biat.
Announcing the Pennyfather Members’ Website Posted 6 May 2020 by W Paul Featherstone“The liberal doth spend his pelfe, The pennyfather wastes himself.” Visit the https://pennyfather.one-name.net/ to find out what Dennis Pennyfather has discovered about his surname.
300 sites and what an interesting surname it is! Posted 30 April 2020 by W Paul FeatherstoneAfter starting out as a pilot project in 2015 the Members’ Websites team is proud to announce the 300th site to go live, https://nickens.one-name.net/. Follow the fascinating research of Janice Nickens Valdez who discovered that the Nickens families of today are comprised of a mixture of black and white people who share a common origin. [Click to continue …]
Webinar: The Future is Still in the Past: An Introduction to Online Parish Clerks in the United Kingdom Posted 29 April 2020 by Julie GoucherGuild member, Wayne Shepheard is delivering a webinar on 1st May to Legacy Family Tree Webinars. This is likely to be of interest to those who are researching in England and Wales, and provides an insight into the processes of the Online Parish Clerks and why this voluntary effort is an asset to the genealogical [Click to continue…]