Learn About Genealogy

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Learn About Genealogy Have you always thought genealogy and family trees were boring, with all those straight lines, and boxes containing a name and date, but not really meaning anything? Well think again, genealogy has leapt forward into the 21st. century!

The way of working now, is to try to find out as much as possible about each person. To get to know them, to bring them and their way of life, “alive”.

There is so much information coming on line just now, it really is a fantastic time to be doing genealogy research. More and more old newspapers, parish records, commercial indexes, lovely old maps, etc. are arriving on our screens, to help us on our way!

So why don't we now take off on our journey of genealogical discovery!

An Amazing Bridge Through Time

Edgar Jeffery was born in 1838 in Oxford, his parents were Stephen and Ann (nee Brooks) Jeffery. His father Stephen ran a Market Garden in St. Giles Fields, St. Giles, Oxford. In 1845 when Edgar was 7...

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George and Harriet 1861-1871

When I first decided to 'have a go' at genealogy (about a year ago), I decided that I would research my father's family. I didn't know anything about them, only my father's birthdate and the year of...

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George and Harriet 1881

Now for the 1881 census, let's see what has happened since 1871. 1881 census at Sidney Street, Cowley, Oxfordshire. Still living in Sidney Street, and still no house number shown....

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George and Harriet 1891

The children have now grown up and are gradually leaving home, so what was happening in the 1891 census?...

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