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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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Journal Volume 15: 2024 –

Vol 15 No 7, Jul – Sep 2025 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Saint or Sinner? by Bruce Margrett
  • Occasional Notes from a Greybeard by Howard Benbrook MCG
  • Y-700 by Susan C. Meates MCG
  • Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS by Ian Preece
  • Victoria-Tasmania Regional Meeting by Diana Hookham
  • Letter from America by Steve Tanner
  • Master Baker – Make me a Cake by Bruce Margrett
  • Would you like to be a Guild Regional Representative by Wendy Archer MCG
  • Gateway to the World Guild Conference by Barbara Griffiths
  • 2026 Guild Conference
  • The Helpful Pub
  • Obituaries
  • Guild Memberships
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 6, Apr – Jun 2025 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Seventeenth Century Buckfastleigh Michelmores by Michael Mitchelmore
  • The Marriage of DNA and a slim paper trail can lead to your Family by Pat Hatfield and Ron Yates
  • My Family History by Judith Farrel
  • Let’s spread the family history word by Thomas H F Kidman
  • Tracing Lineage through Adversity by Jeanette Martin
  • Election of new Guild Trustees following the 2025 AGM by Alan Toplis
  • 2025 Conference Update by Melody McKay Burton
  • Obituaries
  • In Memory of Arthur Carden
  • Reflections of a Greybeard by Howard Benbrook MCG
  • Using Trove by Kay Page
  • Was John Alefounder who is buried in Davington, Kent the same John that was baptised in Nayland, Essex in 1761? by Peter Alefounder
  • John Preece, The Life of a Petty Criminal by Ian Preece
  • The Mystery of Henry Rendell by Jeanette Martin
  • Corrs, Bell-founders of Wiltshire by Doreen Fawcett
  • Ideas for Future Articles by David Bicket and Jean-Marc Bazzoni
  • About the Guild
  • Cornucopia Seminar Report by Mary McCarthy
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 5, Jan – Mar 2025 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • The 1881 Surname Atlas, Y-DNA, and Historical Research by David Bicket
  • How researching first names can aid your One-Name Study by John Titterton
  • New avenue of Research by Martin Hindry
  • Using manorial records to trace Thomas Alefounder, schoolmaster and mapmaker by Peter Alefounder
  • Mary Fisher/Inglefield/East/Englefield and her daughter Mary Fisher/Inglefield/Englefield/Britnel by Robert Britnell
  • In Memory of Roger Lovegrove by Polly Rubery MCG
  • Was your ancestor a criminal, victim or trial witness? by Roy Stockdill MCG
  • Latest Guild Webinar
  • 2025 Conference Update by Melody McKay Burton
  • Obituaries
  • Fraudulent registration of births and deaths in the 1840s means fictitious people may be in your records by Peter Park
  • With Surname Atlas by Howard Benbrook MCG
  • History and development of the Guild from its early days by Derek A. Palgrave MCG
  • A foray into the Surname of Adderley by Anthony J. Mingay
  • Surname Atlas v1.2 by Steve Archer MCG
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 4, Oct – Dec 2024 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Pass on your DNA Project Update by Susan C. Meates
  • Making your Study Known by Stephen J. Annandale
  • Obituaries
  • A Fledgling One-Name Study by Caroline Norton
  • Harold Margrett and his Teapot by Bruce Margrett
  • WARP – Warning, Advice and Reporting Point
  • Inscriptions Index by Adèle Emm
  • Liverpool Conference News
  • In Memory of Sarah Anne (Salli) Dyson (née Ricketts) by Susan C. Meates
  • A German Immigrant, an Indian, and times of change in USA by Ian Gotts
  • Master Craftsman of the Guild
  • Tips & Wrinkles for your One-Name Study Seminar Report by Valerie Brenton and Andy Kerridge
  • Weavers to Warriors by Steve Tanner
  • Volunteering Opportunities
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 3, Jul – Sep 2024 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • In Pursuit of Lots by Sue Swalwell
  • John Howard Mathieson – In Memoriam
  • The distress of a double death in Deerhurst by Bruce Margrett
  • Mike Day – In Memoriam
  • The Anglo-American legal tradition by Vance Mead and Peter Alefounder
  • An Edgoose-Morris connection by Michael James Edgoose
  • James A. Gotts RAMC by Ian Gotts
  • Considering origins with wine for most living Plants by Dr John S. Plant
  • Y-DNA: Matches by Susan C. Meates MCG
  • 2024 Guild Conference – Newport by Maureen Rigg and Jeremy Wilkes
  • Sykes; Hillbillies, Myths and Evidence by Sam Sykes
  • Past Webinars
  • Attend the Guild’s 2025 Conference – in Liverpool or remotely!
  • Inscriptions reach landmark 1000 entries! by Lynne Walker and Marilyn Astle
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 2, Apr – Jun 2024 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • Rushing to America by Peter Rushen
  • Revision of Rennison’s List
  • A Story of the Carbis of Old by John Carbisy
  • Hybrid Meetings – Zoom Issues by David Childs
  • Discovering the Joy of Chancery Records by Sue Swalwell
  • Probate Index Update by Samantha Godley
  • Edmund Galley (1810-1885) by Meg Galley-Taylor
  • Brosho – Who? by Adrian Abbott
  • Recruiting by Susan C. Meates MCG
  • Cornwall to Colorado, Merchant to Gunslinger – The Story of
    ‘Jack’ Slade by Rebecca Slade Teague
  • Working the Land Seminar Report by Sue Swalwell
  • Live UK Seminars! Can you help? by Cheryl Hunnisett
  • Inferred Marriage Partners by Cliff Kemball MCG
  • Hugh Cave – In Memoriam by Alan Moorhouse MCG
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars

Vol 15 No 1, Jan – Mar 2024 : Logged in members may view this journal online. Others please refer to sidebar for purchase.

  • How my One-Name Study changed my Life by Stephen Annandale
  • Guild Trustee Nominations
  • Professors of Dancing and Music in the Coffey family by Dr Cliff Coffey
  • The Beginning of a One-Name Study.What prompted you to start your One-Name Study? by Rosie Rowley
  • Bigamy in the Extreme by Lorraine Dicksee
  • Holding a Hybrid ONS Family Reunion by David Bickett
  • Members’ Websites Program (MWP)
  • Guild Preservation and Sharing Part Two
  • From Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire to Magnolia, New Jersey – The Indomitable Mary Marshall/Goostrey née Wadsworth by Ann Bennett
  • Mathieu Erin Corr, 1803-1862 by Doreen Fawcett
  • James A. Gotts RN and HMS Electra. The Ending of this Chapter by Ian Potts
  • Apprenticeships, Guilds and Friendly Societies Seminar Report by Andy Kerridge
  • Book Review: King George’s Army by Steve Brown as reviewed by Colin Webb
  • Modern British Surnames
  • Genealogy Crossword by Steve Archer MCG
  • Forthcoming Seminars
  • 45th Annual Conference 2024

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