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Author Archives: Lifelines Research
The Annals of the Annals
An investigation into the early history of the Annal/Annand family in South Ronaldsay, Orkney The Annal surname appears to have originated separately in two parts of Scotland; in Orkney (specifically the island parish of South Ronaldsay) and in Fife (St … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, Local History, research, Surnames
Tagged Annal, One-Name Study, orkney, South Ronaldsay
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Where have all the women gone?
To mark International Women’s Day I wanted to have a look at the key records that we use to research our English & Welsh family history, and to consider how those records routinely under-represent the roles played by our female … Continue reading
Posted in research, Soapbox
Tagged family history, Florence Nightingale, genealogy, International Women’s Day, research, Women's History
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52 Ancestors – 52 Documents
Throughout 2020 I’ve been tweeting my own take on Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – 52 different types of document relating to 52 different ancestors over 52 weeks. Now I’ve put all 52 tweets together in one … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research
Tagged Ancestors, ANcestry, documents, family history, genealogy
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So, what next?
Two weeks ago today, I sat down and composed a blog post entitled, Where Have All The Registers Gone? I referred to it as a ‘soapbox’ piece and my aim was to highlight what I saw as a serious problem … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research, Soapbox
Tagged digitisation, family history, genealogy, parish registers, research
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Where have all the registers gone?
Let’s make something clear right from the start. I am a huge fan of digitisation and online access in genealogy. Both as an enthusiastic hobbyist and as a professional genealogist with 37 years’ experience, I have reason, on a daily … Continue reading
Posted in Document Sources, research
Tagged digitisation, documents, genealogy, online access, research, transcription
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