Jude’s Gen – February 2024
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1M ago
Editorial Valentine’s Day card 1860-1880 digital image copyright Museum of London The dark days of January are now past and with Valentines’s Day fast approaching, the shops are filled with red hearts, flowers, cards and chocolates. It’s the season of love or as The Illustrated London News on 11 February 1871 put it, the “silly season”. In a previous article, Courtship, I wrote about how some of my ancestors might have first become acquainted with each other. This got me thinking about whether they too were busy buying cards and gifts for their sweethearts at this time of year. Newspapers ar ..read more
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Jude’s Gen – January 2024
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
2M ago
With the start of 2024, I have decided to write some blog posts in a different format. It’s good to try something new, right? Naturally, each one will still be packed with useful stuff, all relating to family history. My plan is that each Jude’s Gen post will contain the following features: Editorial: my thoughts on a particular topic or piece of research. Genealogy News: I will be discussing a news item of relevance to family historians. Website Focus: I will highlight a useful website for research. Did you Know: This will reveal a fun fact or interesting piece of information. Media Moments ..read more
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A Royal Servant
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
7M ago
Coronation of King Charles III. By Department for Culture, Media and Sport – Gold State Coach, drawn by 8 Windsor Grey horses, PDM-owner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131603435 Over the last year or so, there have been three major royal occasions in the history of the United Kingdom. In June 2022, joyous celebrations marked the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Crowds gathered in fevered excitement in London to catch a glimpse of the Royal Family and there were street parties around the country. This was then followed by a period of national mourning that culm ..read more
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Lost in London – Mapping London Addresses
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
9M ago
Introduction Are you lost in London? Tracking down your London ancestors and tracing the various addresses where they lived can be a complicated exercise, particularly in the East End of London where many neighbourhoods have changed beyond recognition. Slum clearance, bomb damage and the renaming of streets can all make it difficult to pinpoint exactly where one’s ancestors were living. Fortunately though, there are a number of resources that are invaluable for mapping London ancestors. In this article, I will be looking at how I have used them to place my husband’s London ancestors, the Woodc ..read more
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The Wonderful World of Wills
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1y ago
Wills are truly the most wonderful source for family history. They provide unparalleled evidence on relationships, enabling extensive family trees to be constructed. Wills may also lead to you other sources, such as title deeds or manorial records, due to the description of land holdings. They also help you to pinpoint relevant baptisms, marriages and burials and supply valuable details about a person’s occupation and residence. What I love most of all is that through wills, you can discover who was the testator’s nearest and dearest and how they wanted their personal possessions and real esta ..read more
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Tracing a British Seamen in the Royal Navy before 1853
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1y ago
A British seaman! A heart of oak! One of the brave tars who fought for, and protected this happy isle / I.M. delin. Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 Published / Created [15 November 1801] Yale University Library https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/15813519 Tracing the career of a British seamen, (who was not an officer), before 1853 can be challenging, as until this date, there was no such thing as continuous service. Ratings, (which includes boys, ordinary seamen, able seamen and other non-commissioned ranks), were only engaged by the Royal Navy for the duration of a particular voyage ..read more
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Jude’s Gen – Organising DNA Matches on Ancestry
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1y ago
DNA has been the big story in genealogy for some years now and rightly so, as it opens up so many possibilities. Seemingly intractable problems, especially those concerning the paternity of children born illegitimately, can be solved through the wonders of DNA, uncovering relationships that would be difficult to prove through traditional research alone. Nevertheless, with all the talk of centimorgans and segments, I find the scientific side challenging. I need to constantly educate myself, especially since there are constantly new developments and tools to use. Ever since I took a DNA test wit ..read more
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Cider with Rosie
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1y ago
A book that has stayed in my mind, long after I first read it during my teenage years, is the classic memoir, Cider with Rosie by Laurence Edward Alan “Laurie” Lee, MBE, an English poet, novelist, and screenwriter. Cider with Rosie was first published as part of an autobiographical trilogy in 1959. It gives a vivid account of Lee’s childhood in the Cotswold valley of Slad and it is his most famous work. Lee was a great master of prose and his memoir contains evocative descriptions of village life and the beautiful landscape that surrounded Slad. It is also full of wonderful stories about memor ..read more
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Jude’s Gen – Queen Elizabeth’s Dress
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
1y ago
For me, the appearance of the Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace has been a highlight of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Joined by members of her family, including her great grandchildren, she clapped at the spectacle of more than seventy aircraft performing a flypast above. Her delight was evident when the RAF typhoons made a surprise formation, positioning themselves into the number 70 to mark the 70th anniversary of her Majesty’s reign. Earlier that morning, a crowd of thousands had gathered in the Mall enjoying the spectacular Trooping of the Colour ceremony with its magnificent ..read more
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Bobby on the Beat
Genealogy Jude
by genealogyjude
2y ago
Although many of our ancestors had the same job for the whole of their lives, others pursued a variety of occupations. Through looking at census returns, we can often plot their changing roles, as well as their travel to different places. Often, I think these individuals must have been go-getters, driven to try new things and improve themselves. Circumstances might have also necessitated a change in direction for some, especially if there was a downturn in the industry in which they were employed. They had to move away from where they had roots, perhaps to a town to find better opportunities ..read more
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