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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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    • 2,377 members
    • 2,236 studies
    • 7,920 surnames

Journal Volume 12: 2015 – 2017

Vol 12 No 12, Oct – Dec 2017 : Click to view this journal online.

  • The Role of Online Parish Clerks in the Search for Surnames by Wayne Shepheard
  • The 99-year Surname and God, by Proxy by Prof Richard Coates
  • Inheritance of English Surnames by Sturges and Haggett, review and explanations by Dr. J. S. Plant and Prof R. E. Plant
  • A Tale of Two Houses – but in which was I born? by Lynda Chetwood Burke
  • Stockdales Famous, Infamous and Tragic by Roy Stockdill MCG
  • Catalogues, Collections and ArChives Seminar Report by Amanda Williams
  • A Tragic Memorial by Julie Goucher
  • Braund One-Name Study by Dr Janet Few
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Editor’s Desk

Vol 12 No 11, Jul – Sep 2017 : Click to view this journal online.

  • How We Missed out on the Money by Malcolm Boyes
  • Families of England: Multi-Generational Social Mobility, 1750-2017 by Prof Gregory Clark and Dr Neil Cummins
  • The Name of Nephi: Of Middle-Eastern, American or British Origin? by Jill Morgan
  • The Lumsden DNA Project by Archie Lumsden
  • A Visit to Gibraltar by Anthony John Mingay
  • Book Review – ANSTEY: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry, G.M. Anstey and T.J.Anstey by Gary Anstey
  • Advanced Y-DNA Testing for the Acree One-Name Study by Charles Acree
  • Down in the Depths: Keith Percy explores Lloyds Bank Archives by Keith Percy
  • New initiative on searching the Guild Marriage Indexes by Anne Shankland MCG
  • The Emu Spirit Challenge by Adèle Emm
  • What’s My Line? Seminar Report by Joyce Walmsley
  • Book Review – Turnpike Roads for Local and Family Historians, Edgar Holroyd-Doveton by Malcolm Boyes
  • Snook One-Name Study by Philip Snook
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, Website News, In Memory of

Vol 12 No 10, Apr – Jun 2017 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Nottinghamshire Gravestone Project by Sue Church
  • Nottinghamshire Area Guild Group by Sue Church
  • All at Sea by Adèle Emm
  • DNA hints of Deep Roots for the main Plant family by Dr J. S. Plant and Prof R. E. Plant
  • The Name of the Game Seminar Report by Diana Miles
  • The Harmston Family and the Circus by Flt Lt (Ret’d) Raymond W. Harmston
  • Names have Histories too by John Heritage
  • Slaytons, Slattens and Sladens: Similar names, different YDNA by Clinton Slayton
  • Origins of the Maskew Name by Anne Scoular
  • Saggers One-Name Study by M. Diane Rogers
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Editor’s Desk, Letters, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 9, Jan – Mar 2017 : Click to view this journal online.

  • A Computer Model for Estimating Surname Population Numbers by G. M. Anstey
  • Royal Name Plantagenet Concepts by Dr J. S. Plant and Prof R. E. Plant
  • Frank Weaver Margrett and his part in the Theft of the Queen of Siam’s Pearls by Bruce Margrett
  • The Rise and Fall of the Surname Brazenor in Shropshire, Part Two by Aubrey Cox
  • Care and Consideration Seminar Report by Kevin Merrison
  • James Featherston – 11th Regiment Cavalry, Ohio Volunteers, Union Army by E. Elaine Boston
  • Yorkshire Regional Seminar Report by Paul Featherstone and David Burgess
  • What Fate had in Store for my Ancestors? by Steve Tanner
  • Denman One-Name Study by Liz Jones
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Editor’s Desk, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 8, Oct – Dec 2016 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Exploits of the Harmston Family by Ray Harmston
  • Vayro Ancestry in Belper, Derbyshire: an Unsolved Mystery and an MBE by Rennison Vayro
  • The Hillman Family on St Helena Island, South Atlantic, Part Two by John and Sheila Hillman
  • Get your Study OUT THERE! Using Facebook by Julie Goucher
  • The Buildings of Francis Mawson Rattenbury in British Columbia, Canada: A Visit Rewarded by John Rattenbury
  • A MEGA Surname Study: The Ridgeon One-Name Study by Tanya Kimber
  • The Rise and Fall of the Surname Brazenor in Shropshire, Part One by Aubrey Cox
  • Family Finder DNA and One-Namers by Peter Whitlock
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 7, Jul – Sep 2016 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Putting the Flesh on the Bones of my Great-uncle by Ian Gotts
  • John Thomas Braund: How Many Lies Can One Man Tell on a Census Return by Janet Few
  • The Briese Surname: A Tale of Two Sources by David Briese
  • Surnames, Place Names, and Origin Theories – Onomastics Gone Wild? by Clinton Slayton
  • How do you Deal with Name Changes? by Wayne Shepheard
  • The Brakes Family: Emigration and Transportation to America and Australia by Dorothy Walker
  • The Hillman Family on St Helena Island, South Atlantic, Part One by John and Sheila Hillman
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 6, Apr – Jun 2016 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Early Causes of Death in New Hampshire USA by Peter Fifield Wells
  • Preliminary Finding on the Origins and Distribution of the Name Vize by Sue Vize
  • An Extraordinary Victory for DNA by Israel Pickholtz
  • An Early Emigrant to America by Bob Hilbourne
  • Finding Female Forebears: How a One-Name Society Helped Me Find Matilda by Audrey Potter
  • Internet Resources: Family Tree Maker and Genealogy Software Alternatives by Rennison Vayro
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 5, Jan – Mar 2016 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Internet Resources: European Ancestry Research Archive Resources by Rennison Vayro
  • Update on the Origin of Hollow by Colin Hollow
  • The Swalwell ONS: A Journey of Discovery But Not of Progress by Sue Swalwell
  • Using the NETWORK Package to Display Your Family Connections by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant
  • Published Medal Rolls Offer Clues to Your Military Ancestors by Andrew G Peake
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 4, Oct – Dec 2015 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Historical Newspaper Archives for Genealogical Research by Rennison Vayro
  • Using 1st World War Records to Identify Family Groups in a One-Name Study by Marilyn M Astle and Peter Astle
  • More on Jacobus Stanier by Ron Gray, with an introduction by Michael Stonehewer MCG
  • What’s in a (Mewburn) Name? by Dr Ian G MacDonald
  • The Shepheard Surname: An Unlikely Name for an ONS? by Wayne Shepheard
  • Matthew Gotts — A Prisoner of War by Ian Gotts
  • Thomas Vayro and Elizabeth Croft: 1869 Emigrants from Yorkshire to USA by Rennison Vayro
  • The Poisonous Lovie Affair by Estella Pryor
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 3, Jul – Sep 2015 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Herbert Alfred Vayro: A Soldier in Two Regiments by Rennison Vayro
  • Surname Simulations, DNA, and Large-Descent Families by Dr John S Plant & Prof Richard E Plant
  • Origin of Hollow… Via Holla Via Place Name? by Colin Hollow
  • Bringing a Family History Writeup to Life by John Speake
  • A Very Merry Widow? by Tony Harris
  • Skyrme: From a Family History to a One-Name Study by David Skyrme
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 12 No 2, Apr – Jun 2015 : Click to view this journal online.

  • The Search for Rudyard and the Kiplings by Mike Kipling
  • Bilclough: A Surname Emerges by Anne Hopton
  • Internet Resources: Historic Photographic Sources for Genealogical Research by Rennison Vayro
  • From Earl Shilton to Waterloo by Paul Seaton
  • Succession-Proofing Your One-Name Study by Jim Benedict
  • Using Y-DNA in One-Name Studies #1: Coads of the Border by Joe Flood
  • Parishes and Peach Trees: The Foulds One-Name Study by Anne Leonard
  • What Information Would You Share (…and Who Would You Share it With?) by Ian Gotts
  • Serendipity at the Border by David Dexter
  • Finding Proof for That Elusive Arrival by Neville Bray
  • Book Review: Fanthorpe — People & Place by Anne Shankland MCG
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Letters

Vol 12 No 1, Jan – Mar 2015 : Click to view this journal online.

  • Micklethwaites Reunited by Andy Micklethwaite
  • Quaker Pidgeons of Iowa by Ian Pidgeon
  • Minge’s Gift by Anthony J Mingay
  • The Website IS the One-Name Study by Mike Spathaky
  • Internet Resources: Emigration to Canada, Australia, and the United States by Rennison Vayro
  • Family Research in the USA: Salt Lake City’s Family History Library by Jean Toll
  • Crests and Coats of Arms by Bernard Juby
  • Turning Data Into Families: Correction and Amplification
  • A Lifetime of Family History — A Big Game of ‘Hide and Seek’ by Tony Pitt
  • Scottish Conference and Family History Fair: ‘There was a soldier…’
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Letters

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