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When 25 year old miner, John Bertram (Bert) Chatfield, set off to war he left behind his pregnant 17 year old wife and young son, Billy. I cannot imagine how bewildered my grandmother, young Ethel, must have felt when she received news that her husband was Missing in Action and subsequently listed as Killed in the Field. However, if one searches Australian Military Records one will find no evidence of John Chatfield's existence……….etc..

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/04/the-easy-way-to-add-maps-to-your-family-history-projects.html
Would you like to include U.S. maps in your family history projects, but can’t find what you want? Would you like to add maps to a book you plan to publish but cannot find anything that isn’t copyrighted? Do you need a simple, prepared map that you can print at home, at school, or in the office? A service provided by the U.S. Government will provide maps for you. Best of all, there are no copyrights on the maps. You can use them in commercial books as well as for personal purposes.

 

http://www.cyndislist.com/newzealand.htm
The Birth, Marriage, and Death section of Cyndi’s List.

• 1880-1920 Otago Daily Times Births Deaths Marriages, Anniversaries Index, Dunedin, New Zealand
  See the details near the end of this page.
• Department of Internal Affairs - Births, Deaths and Marriages - Whanautanga, Matenga, Marenatanga
  • Family Record Research
  • Finding Family History Records
• Early Auckland Births
• The First Church of Otago Genealogy Database
  The First Church of Otago Genealogy Database: Marriages, Communicant Rolls and Baptisms for this Church in Dunedin New Zealand 1848 to 1920.
• Genealogy Index
  Index of the Wellington, New Zealand newspaper notices for births, deaths, marriages, anniversaries, and in memoriam published daily since 1st January 2000.
• Marriage Witness Indexes for United Kingdom, and New Zealand
• New Zealand Birth and Death Entries
  Shows the format of these civil registration records and what information they record.
• New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Office
• Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages
  Register of Presbyterian Marriages within the Provinces of Otago & Southland, New Zealand 1848 to 1930.
• Registration Services - Certificate Ordering Service
  Service from the General Register Office (the official centralized keeper of these records) allowing civil registration certificates (Births, Marriages & Deaths) from England & Wales to be ordered via the Internet.
• Saint Johns in the City - Parish Registers - Marriages
  Transcripts of marriages at St Johns Presbyterian Church, Wellington, New Zealand, 1866-1897.
• Varcoe's New Zealand Marriages Index
  Covering 1840-1956, the database is designed to be used in conjunction with the microfiche Marriages Indexes published by the New Zealand Registrar-General's Office.
  
  For more New Zealand URLs go to http://www.cyndislist.com/newzealand.htm
  

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Discover Second World War secret plans in our bookshop We are celebrating the release of 'Operation Fortitude' with promotional discounts on a range of titles about Second World War covert operations. 'Operation Fortitude' tells the story of the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis about the location and purpose of the D-Day landings. Other books in the promotion include 'Winston Churchill's Toyshop' and 'Codename Tricycle', a gripping portrait of a celebrated double-agent. We've just released another batch of Security Service files The latest MI5 file release contains records detailing assassination plots, the high-profile defection of Soviet agents, and information on the use of poisons by the German Sabotage Service gleaned from agents captured during the Second World War. Sign up for your own copy of this National Archives enewsletter.

 

ScotlandsPeople http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Great news - the 1911 Census for Scotland is now online on ScotlandsPeople. This census details information collected from more than 4.7 million Scots - marking a century since the data was first gathered. The census images include the name, address, age, occupation, birthplace and marital status of everyone counted in the 1911 census, as well as details about their children. For the first time, the census images are available in full colour. Visit the ScotlandsPeople website here to view details of Famous Scots including John Logie Baird and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and ancestors of Ewan McGregor and Gordon Ramsay.

From Kimberly Powell, your Guide to Genealogy I've been using census records in my genealogy research for almost twenty years, but I'm still learning just how many tiny clues you can ferret out from those seemingly simple records... 1911 Scottish Census Released The 1911 Scottish Census, the last one taken before the First World War, was released this morning on ScotlandsPeople with the names and details of more than 4.7 people present in Scotland the night of April 2, 1911. 10 Top Search Tips for Census Success We all have ancestors we would swear were somehow skipped or overlooked by the census taker. It's more than likely that some of them were. More often, however, it's an indexing error that has us running in circles. When online census indexes leave you pulling out your hair in frustration, try these census search tips for locating your 'misplaced' ancestor. Follow Census Clues to New Records Many small clues to your ancestors can be gleaned from a census record if you take enough time to fully explore the data recorded in each column, and compare the answers from one census to the next. To get you started, here are a few of the more obvious items to investigate in U.S. federal census records.

http://genealogy.about.com/od/england/a/census.htm?nl=1

What You Can Learn From British Census Records

• 1841
  The first British census to ask detailed questions about individuals, the 1841 census contains a bit less information than subsequent censuses. For each individual enumerated in 1841, you can find the full name, age (rounded down to the nearest 5 for everyone 15 or older), sex, occupation, and whether they were born in the same county in which they were enumerated.
• 1851-1911
  The questions asked in the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census enumerations are generally the same and include the first, middle (usually just the initial), and last name of each individual; their relationship to the head of household; marital status; age at last birthday; sex; occupation; the county and parish of birth (if born in England or Wales), or the country if born elsewhere; and the full street address for each household. The birth information makes these censuses especially helpful for tracing ancestors born prior to the onset of civil registration in 1837.

Census Dates

The actual census date varied from census to census, but is important in helping to determine an individual's probably age. The dates of the censuses are as follows:

1841 - 6 June; 1851 - 30 March; 1861 - 7 April; 1871 - 2 April; 1881 - 3 April; 1891 - 5 April; 1901 - 31 March 1911 - 2 April

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April 22, 2011

GENEALOGY WEBSITESGALORE.

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Nau mai, haere mai,
Welcome to NEW ZEALAND's FAMILY HISTORY FAIR 2011  

26 – 27 August, Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton

Also

NEW ZEALAND’s FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

is pleased to announce the launch of:

IN STOCK NOW
The New Zealand Early Settlers Locator, is a new CD index to various early New Zealand records. The index has been compiled by Diane Wilson’s Chocolate Fish Team from census, jury lists, electoral & burgess rolls dating from as early as 1835 through to 1864.
The CD is a searchable index which may provide a series of clues to help assist you in locating those early New Zealand settlers who deserve to be honoured.
You may even find those missing family members who vanished from records in UK, USA or Australia and came to New Zealand.
The New Zealand Early Settlers Locator CD index is $25 delivered within NZ, $30 delivered to Australia and $33 delivered to the Rest of the World. (All dollars are $NZ)

You can order using a credit card using the Buy Now button on the right hand menu.  http://www.nzfamilyhistoryfair.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=70

Pay via CREDIT CARD using Paypal you don't need a Pay Pal account. Just select which country you wish your CD to be delivered to, then press the Buy Now Button.From here you can choose to pay with your debit or credit card or with your Pay Pal account.

Mail Order within New Zealand: send a cheque for $25 (made out to NZ's Family History Fair) along with your delivery contact and address details to:
NZ Early Settlers Locator
NZ's Family History Fair
PO Box 295
Te Awamutu 3840     or by direct bank deposit, please email us for further details

http://siyigenealogy.proboards.com/
Chinese Genealogy
Forum Site for Chinese genealogy related questions.Includes links as well for Chinese related genealogy.
This site is in English language. though some links lead to Chinese Language sites.

 

http://www.genealogiameridionale.it/english
Southern Italian Genealogy (Genealogia Meridionale)
A family information search and sharing service, about families in Abruzzo region of Italy and Southern Italian heritage.
Old photography restoration and multimedia services

http://angelresearch.wordpress.com
Angel Communications
ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH ON SITE by Ann TATANGELO

in Region of LAZIO.

http://www.rootsmagic.com/essentials
RootsMagic Essentials
RootsMagic Essentials is a free genealogy program that contains many core features from the award-winning RootsMagic family tree software. 

Platform: Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000

Free!

 

 

 

http://ozfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/
If you have an interest in New Zealand or Australian research be sure to investigate this site.
New Zealand Army Records
Recent additions to Ancestry.com.au include a collection of New Zealand military records. World War 1 & 2 Nominal Rolls, World War 1 Roll of Honour and Medal Rolls 1860-1919.

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 New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists
Additions to the new FamilySearch website
New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists 1871 - 1915.
The registers include the following details: passengers name, including the names of children travelling, age, occupation, port of destination, date of arrival, ship's name, port of embarkation & date of departure.
Includes images of the registers.
FamilySearch

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Tasmanian Maps
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A   The National Archives at Kew.

Visiting The National Archives at Kew is now even easier with a host of new guidance and information available to help you plan your visit. A new leaflet and map for visitors will tell you how to find your way around, and our website provides information about how to get here, what to bring with you and what you’ll find when you arrive.

They have three new animated guides to help you get started with your research at The National Archives: preparing for your visit, starting your research and research routes.

Consider timing your visit so you can come to one of our talks. These take place on Thursdays at 14:00 and are free of charge - collect your ticket on the day from the reading room. In this week's talk (14 April), two experts from the National Videogame Archive will discuss the challenges of preserving video games.

If you can’t make it to Kew, you can of course search and download* many of our records online, so you can conduct extensive research from home. We also record most of our talks and release them as podcasts - read on for more details.

 

Genealogy

From Kimberly Powell, your Guide to Genealogy Top Databases for Researching Irish Ancestors Online Researching your Irish ancestors online can be difficult as there is no one-stop Web site with vast quantities of Irish family history records. Yet many sites offer valuable data for researching Irish ancestry in the form of extractions, transcriptions and digitized images. The sites presented here offer a mix of free and subscription-based (pay) content, but all represent major sources for online Irish family tree research. Researching Irish Ancestry Irish genealogical research has long been plagued by myths and stereotypes: the records were all burned, my ancestors dropped the 'O' on the boat, it's almost impossible to trace immigrant ancestors back to Ireland... Many would-be genealogists assume before they even start that they have no chance of finding their Irish ancestors. Nothing could be further from the truth, however... Common Surnames of Ireland Ireland was one of the first countries to adopt hereditary surnames, many of which were devised during the reign of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland, who fell defending Ireland from the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014AD. See More About:  irish surnames name origins surnames irish genealogy

Standard Edition of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

This is the FREE Standard Edition of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. To read the Plus Edition, go to http://www.eogn.com/wp/. Pease feel free to forward this message to others. Today's Newsletter is Sponsored by Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com has spent more than a decade building the world’s largest online family history resource. With billions of historical records and powerful search tools, you can discover, preserve and share your unique family story. Learn More 14-Day Free Trial Here are the latest articles on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.

• (+) How to Make Money from Your Genealogy Web Site http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/04/-how-to-make-money-from-your-genealogy-web-site.html
• The Guild of One-Name Studies
• Will a Rural Cemetery Live On after its Longtime Caretaker is Gone?
• Advanced Tree Inspector, a Research Tool for New FamilySearch http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/04/advanced-tree-inspector-a-research-tool-for-new-familysearch.html
• More Recent Articles

 

Parish Register March Newsletter

Welcome to parishregister ,the home of Watermen and Lightermen, Docklands baptisms and the Merchant Taylors and the March edition of the parish Register newsletter! This month sees the release of  compendium 7, and another database in the epic St Dunstan series is now available to be searched. Searchable Databases St Dunstan Stepney 1668-1679 Another ten thousand odd entries. I had a few chuckles having a good look through this latest transcription that has been part of Jim's life for so long now. Once he's ploughed through the next 51 years then we'll have the whole lot from 1568 through to 1848! Why the chuckles? Well, it's the surnames, like Hurry, Late, Bird, Eggs, Quiet, Forducks and Schoolhouse. It's also interesting  looking at the development in the spelling of surnames. I noticed names like Preist where they have ei not ie; Jephcott, I have a friend with the surname Jefcott; Burridg with no e on the end; Poynt and Smyth with the y instead of an i; and Apleby with the single p and not the double p as you would expect. I could go on, but I won't! To search our baptism records please click here: Good luck! New CD

 

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