Are you familiar with old (17th century) Dutch, or old English place names? If the answer to either question is yes, please pop over to this thread on the Ancestry message boards and share your wisdom about the meaning of the sentence "van Absin in Engelt". It appears to mean 'from Absin in England'. If … Continue reading Family History Mystery – Can You Help?
5 Reasons why a family historian needs a blog or website
There are numerous websites which offer members the facility to upload a gedcom file and create an online family tree, so some might ask whether there is any point to creating and maintaining a stand alone blog or website. I say yes, and this is why: 1) Visibility: It's more likely to be found. I've … Continue reading 5 Reasons why a family historian needs a blog or website
Don’t laugh, someone lives there
The Genealogue published an interesting post yesterday about the origin of the name of the Christmas Mountains in the US. The ironic thing about the theories is that one sounds quite reasonable, the other like the opening scenes of a horror film, but the latter is most likely to be true! Here in the UK, … Continue reading Don’t laugh, someone lives there
Meet the Family – Mary Anne Renham
The lady in the photo above is my great, great, great grandmother, Mary Anne Renham who was born in Cambridgeshire in 1820. I think this photo was taken sometime in the 1860s by which point she had been married to my great, great, great grandfather, Charles Gilby for over 20 years. Mary had quite a … Continue reading Meet the Family – Mary Anne Renham
Money, then and now
I've just added a really useful link to the sidebar, Current Value of Old Money contains a wealth (sorry, bad pun) of useful information and resources for calculating the value of old money in modern terms. The resources provided include such things as average wages for specific jobs, prices of food and other essential items … Continue reading Money, then and now
Kate's Family Tree 