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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 15, 2009 at 7:52am

DE VAN MEULBROUCK FAMILYI'm a Cheltonian living in the Middle East at present, so my research is all online at the moment. I am researching my Grandfather's family. Alphonse de Van Meulbrouck (born about 1847) was from Roubaix, France. I'm not sure when he arrived in UK but his wife Elenor was from Worcester. They ran a common lodging house on Grove Street (nos 2 & 4). Their son Alphonse Meulbrouck (the de van started to disappear in some records) born in about 1876 married Edith Jane (from Chel

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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 15, 2009 at 7:51am

THE CROSS FAMILYLouisa Little (known as Mary) married my great-grandfather Charles Cook. Her mother Frances Cross (c.1820-1848) is known to be married to James Little b. in Cheltenham 1812, a plasterer. However, I cannot trace Frances' birth or her marriage to James (thought to be 1842-3). The family believe that the Crosses had a musical background. Also there is a family tale that Frances was the offspring of a French noble family (De Croy or Du Cros) who escaped France from either the French

Impossible without its historic background

Posted by James Tanner on September 14, 2009 at 8:44pm

"A thorough understanding of the modern land law is impossible without a knowledge of its historical background." Moynihan, Cornelius J. Introduction to the Law of Real Property: An Historical Background of the Common Law of Real Property and Its Modern Application. St. Paul, Minn: West Pub. Co, 1962.Read more...

Benjamin Schmidt book

Posted by Rita Schmidt Martin on September 14, 2009 at 8:44pm

Printed out the draft for the Benjamin book. Still have some work to do but mostly done. Just realized that i don't have the picture of Catherine in it.Headed to Ks this week. Want to spend some time at the Archives in Newton - also have a list of graves I need photos of in Greensburg.Schmidt reunion is Sunday.

Genealogy and Me

Posted by Robert Crabtree on September 14, 2009 at 1:28pm

I was sitting at my computor one night when a commercial came on TV for Ancestry.com. I thought to myself, here I am in my mid 60's and I don't even know the name of my great grandfather. Most of my family had passed away or I had lost contact with them. At first I didn't want to spend any money to find things but finally joined Ancestry.com. I now have about 14,000 people in my tree and finding more every day. I have joined another tree that has over 4000 CRABTREEs in it and thousands of other

Daniel Horowitz - Genealogy and Translation Manager of MyHeritage.com - August genealogy USA tour. Part I of II

Posted by Daniel Horowitz on September 14, 2009 at 6:28am

After a month and a bit more on the road, I'm now back home. It's time to take a break before my interview on Sep. 15 with Susan E. King and tell you all about my genealogy tour in the US during the month of August.My first stop was in New Jersey where I spoke to the Genealogical Society of Bergen County in Ridgewood. More than 50 people heard about the latest MyHeritage.com tools to help genealogists with their research and keep families in better contact. Daniel Horowitz at Bernards Family History Interest Group

Daniel Horowitz at Bernards Family History Interest Group

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The theory of estates in land for genealogists

Posted by James Tanner on September 13, 2009 at 10:15pm

You might as well face it, the amount of information contained in land records is huge, but it is locked up in arcane and often obsolete legal terminology. Understanding the language unlocks the information in these old records. The modern concept of land ownership or estates have their origins in the 13th Century in England and the methods of land ownership in the United States are derived almost entirely from very early English precedents. The word "estate" itself, dates from feudal times and

The Clutter in the Attic

Posted by Cindy M on September 13, 2009 at 5:44pm

After quite a hiatus from doing much genealogy research, it's now time to take out all the clutter I've accumulated. As in clutter, I suppose you can say my research has co-mingled. Not a good thing when your trying to organize your family roots. I have tried to do research on several different family branches, at one time they each had their own place and I kept them that way. Through the years I have been a little haphazard with the record keeping. I have everything, but it's certainly not whe

Collecting names vs. family history

Posted by James Tanner on September 13, 2009 at 2:53pm

From time to time, I encounter individuals who have huge family files comprising tens of thousands of names. These people, who I will call name collectors, seem intent on compiling the largest collection of names possible. Usually, they have absolutely no idea who any of the people actually are, but they take pride in the huge number of individuals. Name collectors are neither genealogists nor family historians. With today's technology and a few GEDCOM files anyone can have a huge collection of

Bubonic Plague In The United States of America

Posted by Spivey on September 13, 2009 at 2:48pm

My mother was born in 1915, and she and her 11 siblings all survived to adulthood to raise families of their own. She and her siblings were born during the period the Bubonic Plague was ravaging the United States, but perhaps because they lived on a farm in Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia, they survived since their exposure was probably minimal.My daughter's grandfather was not so fortunate. He lived in Elloree, Orangeburg, South Carolina and died of the plague in April, 1918. He did not live on

Family Tree Connection - Update (13/Sep/2009)

Posted by Illya Daddezio on September 13, 2009 at 2:17pm

Family Tree Connection has added the following genealogy items to its database:

Boston Seaman's Friend Society 1836 Report - Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston Seaman's Friend Society, Presented May 25, 1836.

Boston Seaman's Friend Society 1833 Report - Fifth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston Seaman's Friend Society, Presented January 2, 1833.

Boston Seaman's Friend Society 1831 Report - Third Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Boston Seaman

Pauline P. Johnson and Isaac Newton Griffith

Posted by William S Dean on September 13, 2009 at 9:30am

When she was eighteen, Pauline P. Johnson went against her family’s long-standing Quaker traditions and married another lapsed Quaker, Isaac Newton Griffith. Pauline was descended from the Johnsons of Scotland and the Moormans from Isle of Wight, England, who had come to Virginia as early as 1619.Thomas Moorman returned to England after serving a year in the service of the Virginia Company of London and was granted property. Although Thomas never returned from England, his son, Zacariah Moorman,

Trading Card or Do I Need a Life?

Posted by William Bruce Hillman on September 13, 2009 at 7:29am

Sheri Fenley's blog (The Educated Genealogist) and Randy Seaver's blog (Genea-Musings) both introduced me to a Trading card challenge. Let it not be said that I am slow when it comes to having fun!

New Records on FamilySearch Record Search Pilot tied to Wiki FamilySearch

Posted by James Tanner on September 12, 2009 at 5:04pm

In a recent post citing FamilySearch on 11 September 2009, Dick Eastman listed a number of updated collections in FamilySearch's Record Search Pilot. But the most interesting thing about the new files is not in the article. The new files listed are:Read more...

The Objects and Memory Project

Posted by Stefani Twyford on September 12, 2009 at 4:30pm

From The Objects and Memory Project web site:"The documentary film and educational initiative Objects and Memory is about how we respond to history while it is happening and how we tell our stories through the otherwise ordinary things in our homes and museums that are associated with people, places, and events.The film was the PBS national prime time special in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of 9/11. With narration by Frank Langella and music by Philip Glass, Objects and Memory invite

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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 12, 2009 at 1:23pm

CHELTENHAM PRINTERSMy family include the Hailing(s) or Hayling(s), lots of whom were from Cheltenham. My gg uncle was Thomas HAILING who lived with his large family at Bromland (or Broomland) House, Oxford Passage, Cheltenham. He was apprenticed to Thomas WILLEY a well known local figure and chartist who lived there before him. Thomas WILLEY was born in Bristol c.1795 and died in 1861. The HAILING name was also spelt HAYLING and several of the male Haylings were boot/shoemakers and cordwainers i

Surnames on Genealogy Network

Posted by The Genealogy Box on September 12, 2009 at 12:47pm

There are 300 surnames being researched on the Genealogy Network NING.Surname Group NameAday Genealogy Network NINGAdshead Genealogy Network NINGAlderton Genealogy Network NINGAllaway Genealogy Network NINGAllen Genealogy Network NINGAllen Genealogy Network NINGAltschuler Genealogy Network NINGAmbrose Genealogy Network NINGAmeigh Genealogy Network NINGAnderson Genealogy Network NINGAndert Genealogy Network NINGAppleby Genealogy Network NINGArmstrong Genealogy Network NINGBarnes Genealogy Network

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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 12, 2009 at 11:42am

MORRIS FAMILYI am trying to trace my family tree with limited information. My grandfather's name was Alfred or Alfie Morris and his wife was Ethel. I know this was Ethel's second marriage and that she had at least two children before she met my grandfather. They lived and died in Pates Ave. They had four children together Derek, David, Janet, and Esme. Any information about Alfie or Ethel would be appreciated.REPLY

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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 12, 2009 at 11:30am

REGANSHi, I am trying to find more info on my grandfather's wood yard that he had before the First World War, it was situated in Milsom St. He used to take wood around by horse and cart. My mum used to work there chopping wood into small bundles for kindling. The family name was Regan's.REPLY

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Posted by Cheltenham4u on September 12, 2009 at 11:30am

GEORGE ELLIS B. 1814/16I am just starting the search for my ancestors, who seem to have derived from Cheltenham. I have got as far as George Ellis, who married an Ann - poss Humphriss in 1841. He was a painter and glazier, which I discovered on this site. I am now looking for his father and above, which is proving difficult as earlier than records online - can anyone help?REPLY

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Impossible without its historic background

Benjamin Schmidt book

Genealogy and Me

Daniel Horowitz - Genealogy and Translation Manager of MyHeritage.com - August genealogy USA tour. Part I of II

The theory of estates in land for genealogists

The Clutter in the Attic

Collecting names vs. family history

Bubonic Plague In The United States of America

Family Tree Connection - Update (13/Sep/2009)

Pauline P. Johnson and Isaac Newton Griffith

Trading Card or Do I Need a Life?

New Records on FamilySearch Record Search Pilot tied to Wiki FamilySearch

The Objects and Memory Project

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