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Strat Liddiard Papers – A Liddiard study from circa 1880-1960 from 3 generations of Liddiards – Recording Available

Posted 26 March 2023 by Julie Goucher

Courtesy of Karen Rogers (Liddiard One-Name Study)

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Used with permission of Karen Rogers

Join us as the Guild of One-Name Studies connects with the Liddiard Family History Society, and as we walk back in time and look at the invaluable research into the Liddiard name carried out by William Bedford Liddiard (1849-1918) his son Edgar Stratton Liddiard (1878-1963) and grandson Alexander Rockley Liddiard (1917-1993).

The photograph shown here is of William Bedford holding his grandson Alexander Rockley Liddiard, with Edgar Stratton looking on.

Courtesy of Karen Rogers, and used with permission

I consider myself very lucky to have a copy of 85% of the collection, which includes some records that are no longer available. This line is from the Ogbourne St Andrew Liddiards, a line that we can prove from 1453 right through till today. The study was a full-time job for them, as they travelled extensively throughout England seeking out the records, they corresponded with many archives and other Liddiards to pull together not just their own line but many other lines of the Liddiard family.

Their citations and references to the documents they looked at have allowed me to walk in their footsteps and help transcribe and preserve this amazing collection of papers. The record’s include wills, tax rolls, letters, photos, parish records and birth death and marriage certificates and of course family trees. Even today I consider it a How to guide for a One-Name Study.

About the Speaker

Karen Rogers is a member of the Guild since 2003 and served as both regional representative and trustee. I have researching the Liddiards for 30 years. Chair of the Liddiard Family History Society in which capacity I have spoken about the family in both Australia and the UK, many times. The image shown here, is supplied by Karen and dates from 2016. Here she is presenting about the Liddiard study at St Michael Church, Aldbourne in Wiltshire, England, an event she organised from Australia.

Useful links to find out more about the Liddiard Study:

  • https://liddiard.one-name.net/
  • http://liddiardfamilyhistorysociety.com/wp/
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-37069447

This webinar, which was hosted by the Guild of One-Name Studies was FREE to attend on 25 March 2023 at 7.30pm GMT

The Guild did a spotlight on the Liddiard Study back in January 2023. That recording is available to view HERE

Text from Karen Rogers

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