Persons of Interest – Thomas Bowrey Posted 13 August 2018 by Tessa KeoughIt was 1669 and a young boy arrived, alone, at Fort St. George, India. His father had died at the height of the Great Plague and he had witnessed the Fire of London. His mother was about to leave England expecting to join her son and her second husband in Bombay, on the other side of the sub-continent, not knowing her husband had died and her son [Click to continue…]
Webinar Tuesday August 21st Posted 9 August 2018 by Tessa KeoughIs the surname that you want to research and make your one-name study a "foreign" one? Perhaps you don't speak the language or you wonder how you will handle translations, foreign record offices and websites, or putting your study together for a world-wide audience. If you have not yet registered for our next webinar - My Italian One-Name Study - [Click to continue…]
Six Months In With A New Study – Links! Posted 24 July 2018 by Julie GoucherI promised those that tuned in last week to hear Karen's talk live that I would share the sites mentioned during the sessions. Pharos Introduction Course to One-Name Studies Pharos Advance Course to One-Name Studies Family Names of the United Kingdom (FaNUK) Seven Pillars - The Art of a One-Name Study Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Alfred Olby (1845-1939) Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughAlfred Olby, the son of Robert Olby and Elizabeth [née Talbot] was born at 80 Lisson Grove North on 28 December 1845 1 and baptised at Christchurch, Marylebone on 18 February 1846. His father, originally a shopkeeper from Brandon, Suffolk, had by 1849 set up in business as a plate glass factor. The business showed every sign of prospering but on 27 [Click to continue…]
Part 2 of Six Months In With A New Study – Now Available Posted 23 July 2018 by Tessa KeoughThe second part of the most recent webinar is now available. Those of you who attended Six Months In With A New Study on Tuesday, July 17th enjoyed a thoughtful and helpful webinar presented by Karen Heenan-Davies. Karen actually restarted her study and decided to take a new approach, a summary of which she provided. Karen discussed her [Click to continue…]