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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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Journal Volume 11: 2012-2014

Vol 11 No 12, Oct – Dec 2014 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Death Notices, Articles Concerning Deaths from the Forres Gazette, 1837-1855 by Doug Stewart
  • Led Astray Again, or The Joys of Collaboration by Marie Byatt
  • Emigration to Canada: George Vayro (1885-1957); The Canadian Relatives by Rennison Vayro
  • English Surnames: Plural Origins, DNA & Emigration by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant
  • Book Review: The Surnames of Wales Updated & Expanded reviewed by Margaret Southgate
  • Captain Harry Pidgeon by Ian Pidgeon
  • Turning Data Into Families by Gordon Tuff
  • Sermon & Variants: A DNA Study by John S Sermon
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Letters

Vol 11 No 11, Jul – Sep 2014 : Click to view this journal online.

  • A Facial Survey Project by Michael Stonehewer
  • The Royal Air Force by Col Iain Swinnerton
  • What Exactly is a Surname by Sue Paul
  • Finnish of my Family History! by Brenda Horwill
  • Are You Who You Think You Are? by Jennie Fairs
  • Hilborne Surname Variants by Bob Hilborne
  • Tracing My German Ancestors by Victor F. P. Medlock
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, ‘B’ Names

Vol 11 No 10, Apr – Jun 2014 : Click to view this journal online.

  • LASTs in World War 1 by Simon Last
  • The Family Historian’s Dilemma by Gillian Barnes
  • One-Name Searches on a Battlefields Tour by Margaret Spiller
  • Internet Resources for Historical Military by Rennison Vayro
  • Manchester Grammar School Boy Scouts in World War I by Michael Stonehewer
  • The War Graves Photographic Project by Michael Stonehewer
  • Soldiers, Sailors and One Airman: WW1 in a Study of the ASTRIDGE Name by Ann Williams
  • The Halifax Explosion by Peter Rushen
  • Lt Charles Earsham Cooke MC by Richard Cooke
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 11 No 9, Jan – Mar 2014 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Leaving the Yorkshire Dales: James Vayro — The Australian Emigrant by Rennison Vayro
  • Populous Single-Origin Families by Dr. John S. Plant & Professor Richard E. Plant
  • A One-Name Study in a Week? by Paul Ryley
  • Estall: An Obvious Surname? by Kim Baldacchino
  • The Society Research Booklet by Michael Stonehewer
  • Inter Member Matching Exercise for Marriages 1837-1911 by Robert Fowler
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 11 No 8, Oct – Dec 2013 : Click to view this journal online.

  • An ONS Meetup — Ten Years in the Making by Karen Bailey
  • Search Engine Images — Finding 389,860 ‘Stonehewer’ One-Name Images! by Michael Stonehewer
  • My Father-in-law was a Submariner for the Germans and Allies in WWII! by Colin Spencer
  • The Duchess of Cambridge and the Farnley Wood Plot of 1663 by Don Asquith
  • James Vayro — The Unfortunate Grocer and Off-Licence Manager from Beverley near Hull (1873-1956) by Rennison Vayro
  • Vorg, the Ancient One by Jim Benedict
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 11 No 7, Jul – Sep 2013 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Origins of a Surname: Food for Thought? by Michael Edgoose
  • Populous Single-Origin Families: DNA and Other Findings by John S. & Richard E. Plant
  • The Roots of the Hardcastles – “An Old Yorkshire Family” by Michael Hardcastle
  • Summary of the Study of the Name SIDWAY by Dorothy M. Walker
  • Winnington or Wennington? by Naomi Tarrant
  • Seeking Mewburn by Ian G. Macdonald
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Review, One-Name Mail

Vol 11 No 6, Apr – June 2013 : Click to view this journal online.

  • The Life and Times of Rev. Jonathan Heskins by Janet Heskins
  • Speed Up Data Entry for Beginners by John K. Coldwell
  • Percy Vayro, Third Generation Farmer on Clifton Castle Estates by Rennison Vayro
  • Will of Benjamin Dennis Oxland by Marilyn Johnson
  • New Zealand Goldrush by Stan Verrinder
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Reviews

Vol 11 No 5, Jan – Mar 2013 : Click to view this journal online.

  • The Successful Use of Autosomal DNA Testing to Break Through a Brick Wall! by John A. Creer
  • WANMER — Conducting a Small One-Name Study by Lisa Watson
  • Plungar Memorial Service by Bob Cumberbatch
  • The Digital Road Warrior by Jim Benedict
  • Thomas Vayro – Private 311 Durham Light Infantry by Rennison Vayro
  • The Boxall Surname: An Exercise in Landscape Evidence by Howard Mathieson
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Review, Website

Vol 11 No 4, Oct – Dec 2012 : Click to view this journal online.

  • MindMaps for One-Namers by Kim Baldacchino
  • Why was Chesson Road, Fulham so Called? by Nicholas Spence
  • A Dark and Stormy Night by Jim Benedict
  • Where Did my Surname Come From? by R. A. Hilbourne
  • Buried in Lincolnshire and 4,000 Miles From Home by Bob Cumberbatch
  • The Allan One-Name Study by Ken W. Allan
  • Mitchelmore in the Middle: A Study of M* Surmids by Michael Mitchelmore
  • An American’s Approach to a ONS by James L. Rader
  • Tales from a One-Name Study — The Strange Case of Ambrose Causer by Bill Corser
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Reviews

Vol 11 No 3, Jul-Sep 2012 : Click to view this journal online.

  • A Peak District Family by Ken Mycock
  • John Hulley, British Olympic Instigator by Ray Hulley
  • From Genesis to Whillans and Back by Frank Whillans
  • Getting Proofed at the College of Arms by John Blundell
  • The Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry by Diane Oldman
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, One-Name Mail, Website

Vol 11 No 2, Apr-Jun 2012 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Adamthwaite by Sue Mastel
  • The Plant Controversy by Dr. John S. Plant
  • Hembrough by Douglas McClain Shaw
  • BLOG in the Clouds by Don Bidgood
  • Top-Down Distributed Surname Reconstructions by Dr. Joe Flood
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Reviews, One-Name Mail

Vol 11 No 1, Jan-Mar 2012 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Cleveland UK Mining and Transport by Jim Wem
  • Cemeteries and Their Records by Margaret Spiller
  • Find a Grave by Adrienne Kiellor-Edwards
  • More Gravestone Sites by Stephen Daglish
  • Out of Devon: The Eastlake Surname Comes of Age by Kim Baldacchino
  • No Longer Overwhelmed by a Frequent Name by Keith Percy
  • The Basstoe One-Name Study by Sheila Wood
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, Book Review

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