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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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Journal Volume 14: 2021 –

Vol 14 No 9, Jan – Mar 2023 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • “Things”, or Beyond the Paper Trail by Naomi Tarrant
  • The Three Murders in my ONS by Lyn McCulloch
  • Extended One-Name Study: R-A6093 North Mercia Project by Dr Joe Flood
  • One-Name Studies Journey to move from Category 1 to Category 2 by Valerie Brenton
  • Using Three Strands of Research to Recreate Briese Surname Lineages by David Briese
  • A Systematic Approach to Managing your ONS: The Trials and Tribulations of a One-Name Study by David Skyrme
  • Were Your Ancestors Slave Owners? by Peter Rushen
  • The Barnum Surname: An Interesting Origin by Patrick W. Barnum
  • Corr of the Day: Rodney Ernest Corr
    (23 March 1917-13 May 1942) by Doreen Fawcett
  • My Father – Leonard Ward (1913-2007): An Unexpected Source of Information by Sue Mastel
  • DNA Solves Mystery of Walter Pidgeon by Ian C. Pidgeon
  • What is a Surname? by Sue Paul
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, DNA

Vol 14 No 8, Oct – Dec 2022 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Ancestors on the Road by Ian Macdonald
  • You couldn’t make it up! by Bruce Margrett
  • A One-Name History of the Name Diocletian by Peter Patilla
  • James A. Gotts RN and HMS Electra by Ian Gotts
  • Dukes, Squires and Yeoman – Class interaction through several generations in a Nottinghamshire village by Steve Tanner
  • On board the ship “Rakaia” by Emily Lydford (1848-1930) – submitted by Pamela Lydford
  • My Progress in Unravelling the DNA of my Miller Ancestors by Wayne Shepheard
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, DNA, Marriage Challenge

Vol 14 No 7, Jul – Sep 2022 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Pikes from Bristol to London to Herefordshire by David Pike
  • Small Studies Are Easier Are They? by John Firr
  • Were the Dones of Gresford, Denbighshire related to the Dones of Utkinton Hall, Cheshire? by Joy Thomas
  • Elizabeth Vant 1829-1878 – The Sad Life of a 19th Century Girl by Jean Toll
  • Sharing Distant Autosomal DNA: Low probability is not no probability by Wesley Johnston
  • Thomas Horsman of Gargrave – Where was he from? by Sue Horsman
  • One-Name Studies and Church Bell Ringers by Ann Williams
  • Lewis Owen Lewis and his descendants by Andy Micklethwaite
  • Who was the father of Fanny Jump’s children? by John Clifford
  • The Story of Ella Rosa de Montijo Carlin by Colin Carlin
  • Interesting People in (almost) 200 words by Pamela Lydford
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, DNA, Marriage Challenge

Vol 14 No 6, Apr – Jun 2022 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • The Kennedy Study by Iain Kennedy
  • Hints, Tips, Methods Used, and Mistakes! by Martin Hindry
  • The Ogbourne Chronicles by John Ogbourne
  • A Census Brainteaser by Melody McKay Burton
  • Vegetal names in Normandy and elsewhere by John S. Plant and Richard E. Plant
  • Ellen Corr – Titanic Survivor by Doreen Fawcett
  • A wife abandoned and a family broken by Brian Williams
  • Yoxall One-Name Study – Serendipity by James Wignall
  • Vagaries, Dilemmas and Quandaries of a One-Name Study by Ron Challinor
  • Pringuer ONS by David Barton
  • Marriage, mining & the Loach tables by Keith Percy and Peter Loach
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, DNA, Meet Our Volunteers

Vol 14 No 5, Jan – Mar 2022 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • A Members Experience Update following members’ responses by Martin Hindry
  • From Switzerland with Love A Journey in Time – Part Three by Geoff Studerus
  • The Bousfields – Voices from the Past by David Bousfield
  • Genealogical Snakes and Ladders – Finding One’s Way in a One-Name Study by Yvonne Masters
  • Members Survey 2021 – A Snapshot of the Guild in Changing Times by Melody McKay Burton
  • Who was my great-grandfather? A brick wall demolished by Robert Dunsford
  • Quasi Legend of King George III by Rosemary Booth
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, DNA

Vol 14 No 4, Oct – Dec 2021 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Charles Woodger, 1763 to 1830 – Part Three by John Woodger
  • The Matthews One-Name Study by Grahame Matthews
  • Repotting – teasing out the roots of my family tree by Stuart Phethean
  • From Switzerland with Love: A Journey in Time – Part Two by Geoff Studerus
  • Searching for the Foundlings by Elizabeth Bowsher
  • Metaphors for a One-Name Study by Gordon Lickfold
  • New Member? Have a look in the Members’ Room by Melody McKay Burton
  • Guild of One-Name Studies Comment by Martin Hindry
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA

Vol 14 No 3, Jul – Sep 2021 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Charles Woodger, 1763 to 1830 – Part Two by John Woodger
  • From Switzerland with Love: A Journey in Time – Part One by Geoff Studerus
  • Creating a Y-DNA Heatmap by Wesley Johnston
  • The Value of a Guild Profile by Robert Dunsford
  • Kitty Storrow – ‘a charming and gifted young artist’ by Patricia Spencer
  • New to One-Name Studies? by Melody McKay Burton
  • Censuses, Obituaries & Cemeteries Identify American Families in ONS by Marilyn M. Astle
  • A completed single surname study? by David Smallwood
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Seminar Review

Vol 14 No 2, Apr – Jun 2021 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Adventures in Chancery by Sian Plant
  • Mingay – Origins of our Surname by Tony Mingay
  • How I organise my ONS by Gordon Lickfold
  • Charles Woodger, 1763-1830: Part One by John Woodger
  • Comries Revisited by Tony Wren
  • Nineteenth century ships named ‘William Miles’ by Sidney Wood
  • Sometimes we find our ancestors or our ‘names’ in unexpected places… by Bob Britnell
  • Enhance your One-Name Study Web Page or Blog using Google Maps by Jon Casbon
  • A Blended Family by Kate Cunningham
  • Stairman Women: Three Widows and a Spinster in the 17th and early 18th centuries by Lesley Dove
  • Parish Records and Cowpox by James Mackay
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Book Review

Vol 14 No 1, Jan – Mar 2021 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • The Meanest Man in Yorkshire by Jean Toll
  • In Search of Herbert Tickle by Melody McKay Burton
  • Who were the two brothers – and were they even brothers? by June A Willing
  • Close Rolls: Use in tracing the origin of surnames by Wayne Shepheard
  • Researching instances of Instant, Istences!! by Joan Chopping
  • “I’m sorry, your brother hasn’t returned from the bombing raid” by Ian Gotts
  • A Different Kind of Data: Strengths Inventories by Anne Scoular
  • John (Frederick) Constantine: A Tale of Highway Robbery, Transportation and Murder by Sheila Harris, Amanda Clarke and Christine Skinner
  • When were they born? by Nicholas Spence
  • Guild Reports, News and Events
  • Regulars: Committee, Marriage Challenge, DNA, Rogues Gallery, Welcome to GENEVA

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