Here in the UK, a census has been taken almost every ten years since 1841. There were a few censuses before that, but before 1841 they only counted people – they didn’t include lists of names. These census records are released 100 years after the date of the census and this data is of great… Continue reading My Family in 1939
Category: genealogy
Genealogy Primer
A friend saw me mention my interest in genealogy and asked for some tips on getting started. Rather than letting my reply languish as a comment inside the Facebook Walled Garden, I thought it would be worth publishing it here too. This is a very quick introduction. If there’s enough interest, I might write it… Continue reading Genealogy Primer