Implications of Hardwicke’s Marriage Act in Genealogical Research Webinar with John Wintrip Posted 8 December 2023 by Julie GoucherTo begin our 2024 webinar season, our January webinar is from John Wintrip. This talk is about marriage (in England and Wales) from a genealogical perspective in the period from the Restoration (1660) to the introduction of Civil Registration (1837), with particular reference to the implications of Hardwicke’s Marriage Act of 1753. Topics to be [Click to continue…]
Next Seminar: Working the Land, February 2024 Posted 22 November 2023 by Alan WaterhouseWorking the Land Seminar Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0SR 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 24th February 2024 Most of us will have found those ubiquitous ‘Ag Labs’ in our ancestry – but what did this term mean as there are a host of occupations connected with the land? This seminar [Click to continue…]
Who Are the Scots-Irish – Recording Available (Limited time) Posted 18 November 2023 by Julie Goucher Sorry, this page is for Guild members only. If you are a member, please log in. If you are not currently a member, find out how to join.
Women’s Work: Lives in Stitches – Naomi Tarrant, February 2024 Webinar Posted 15 November 2023 by Julie GoucherThis talk looks at an overlooked source for genealogy, samplers and other embroidery worked by girls and young women, which can supply information about their family, the schools they attended and their part in society. This should help with pieces which appear to have no known link to a member’s family and to rescue any [Click to continue…]
Who are the Scots-Irish? – Webinar with Natalie Bodle Posted 11 October 2023 by Julie GoucherFor our November webinar explore the topic of Who Are the Scots-Irish? Known in their homeland as Ulster-Scots, these mainly Lowland Scots left their homeland and settled in Ulster during the Plantation, sometimes staying only for a few generations and then many made their way to the New World. Why did these Scots come to [Click to continue…]