Introduction Originally this post was going to be called Probate, then Probate and Wills, before I finally decided to call it just Wills. The reason is that Probate, or the Grant of Probate, it is the official proving of a Will by the Probate Office or Court. This allows the Executor to formally manage the […]

Introduction Must start this weeks article with an apology, when I looked to see what article was next on my list, I got it wrong it should have been Wills, which followed on from the previous articles, but have decided that as I said that it would be resources, then that is what it will […]

Introduction Many other records are available from what is referred to as the parish chest, a large usually oak box to be found in many churches in which all the records of the parish were originally deposited. Important items of parish business were often found in them, see below, but these like the Parish Registers […]

Introduction You will need to bear in mind that because a Parish Church is there now it may not have always been the case. Here in South Derbyshire, Newhall consecrated in 1833, Woodville in 1846 and Swadlincote in 1847 are good examples. The good folk had to walk or thumb a lift on a horse […]

Introduction Apologies for the delay in this weeks article, had hoped to have my computer back on Wednesday, but it does require a lot of work, so still without my main computer complete with completed articles, I was debating what to write about, when I realised that I needed to complete my 2021 census form. […]

Introduction Apologies for those waiting for the advertised Parish Registers, however this has reared its head as a result of me having my desktop computer crash. beginning to input notes into a family tree which I have on the laptop, I came across a reference to the 1939 Register. Having a total light bulb moment […]

Introduction The title might seem a little silly as might the fact that this should be Article 6 – Parish Registers, and is not. However, a word or two of explanation, my desktop has crashed, this is being written on my laptop, which of course does not have the ability to access the hard drive […]

Introduction Last week’s article on Civil Registration gave you your first look at documents that could lead to further names for your Family Tree. So I thought that it would be a good idea to carry on that theme with a look at the Census Returns, these will not only confirm some of the names […]

4 – Civil Registration: Introduction Having made a start on recording our Family History, where do we go next? This post has been written to tell you all about civil registration, as I feel that it is not only logical, in your search for more information, but is a little easier than other methods as […]

Get More Information By Asking Not Buying Introduction As you will both understand and hopefully learn, there are a number of ways, which you can increase your family tree, some, do involve you needing to purchase the information or go searching original records, these we will cover in later posts. However there are a lot […]