tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post2195971626944392445..comments2024-03-18T08:16:03.846+00:00Comments on A Shropshire Patch: Five on Friday (on Saturday!)Mrs Tiggywinklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-39176152244703966822015-06-09T22:06:49.623+01:002015-06-09T22:06:49.623+01:00Hi Mrs T, what good advice you've given here! ...Hi Mrs T, what good advice you've given here! I've enjoyed reading this post and the one before about your family history. I have done a little research into my own family and it's addictive isn't it! Thanks for your visit and lovely comment on my blog :-) xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007583111181817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-25892601262123837402015-06-09T09:38:31.837+01:002015-06-09T09:38:31.837+01:00I know that feeling, Linda, it's extraordinary...I know that feeling, Linda, it's extraordinary, isn't it? It's never too late if you want to start - begin with a birth certificate, which will give the mother's maiden name, go back and find the marriage and take it from there. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-35941496210443437502015-06-09T09:36:30.617+01:002015-06-09T09:36:30.617+01:00Hi Karen, it's much more difficult with towns ...Hi Karen, it's much more difficult with towns and common names - I can't get beyond 1894 with my husband's paternal grandfather, which is very frustrating. But if you can get to the root of it, I have found that most people moved into large towns from a small village somewhere. The censuses are invaluable for that. Good luck.xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-56683838795418961922015-06-09T09:33:30.968+01:002015-06-09T09:33:30.968+01:00Thank you Lisa. I had never thought of Mae being ...Thank you Lisa. I had never thought of Mae being Mary, that's interesting and I'll tuck it away for future reference. Write down every snippet you can get from your relatives, sometimes the tiniest thing puts the last piece of the puzzle in place. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-39360698284418141382015-06-09T09:31:15.418+01:002015-06-09T09:31:15.418+01:00Thank you Amy, and thank you for hosting. It'...Thank you Amy, and thank you for hosting. It's lovely to link up with other people in this way. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-68339945870827491032015-06-09T09:30:27.806+01:002015-06-09T09:30:27.806+01:00It won't be long now, Jan! Writing it all up ...It won't be long now, Jan! Writing it all up is a great idea and it's something I have only begun to do recently, in a piecemeal fashion. It is a really helpful way of consolidating my research. Your nieces are very fortunate. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-22921463015171451382015-06-09T09:28:41.086+01:002015-06-09T09:28:41.086+01:00Oh yes Carrie, the photos! I love the photos, the...Oh yes Carrie, the photos! I love the photos, they make the stories come to life, don't they? I have never done scrapbooking but can totally see the appeal. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-19360233349372338732015-06-09T09:27:25.093+01:002015-06-09T09:27:25.093+01:00Thank you! I am SO excited and have emailed you. ...Thank you! I am SO excited and have emailed you. xxMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-89038479008431986862015-06-09T09:26:34.736+01:002015-06-09T09:26:34.736+01:00Hello Marie - lovely to meet you, you are very wel...Hello Marie - lovely to meet you, you are very welcome here. That is interesting, I have never come across a girl name Lewellyn before so that is going to cause some confusion further down the line! My daughter's middle name is Mary after her two grandmothers. And ISN'T it frustrating when sloppy researchers won't accept your own, conscientious work? xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-84850350405998998342015-06-09T09:23:03.583+01:002015-06-09T09:23:03.583+01:00Thank you Rosie. I agree, it is enormously frustr...Thank you Rosie. I agree, it is enormously frustrating when transcriptions are wrong, and I think it's incredibly rude when people "steal" the information you have worked hard to find. I discovered that a professional researcher had used my write-up on her blog - I was furious. Hope you had a good weekend. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-69927619428533280322015-06-09T09:20:07.549+01:002015-06-09T09:20:07.549+01:00It becomes a very absorbing pursuit, Linda, if not...It becomes a very absorbing pursuit, Linda, if not completely addictive! xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-17286563545618037922015-06-07T10:33:16.205+01:002015-06-07T10:33:16.205+01:00That is so interesting I think it could be a hobby...That is so interesting I think it could be a hobby that could consume you once you got into it. Sadly I have left it too late and didn't do what you suggested about getting information from my elderly relatives they have all died many years ago. One thing that did fascinate me quite recently was talking to an elderly Aunt who told me where my maternal grandmothers family came from, it sent a shiver up my spine because every time I had visited that town I felt an affinity for it, it always seemed very familiar and comfortable as if I had come home, spooky. Have a great Sunday. :) xlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-67642613334297875302015-06-07T10:15:22.954+01:002015-06-07T10:15:22.954+01:00It's so interesting all this research. I'v...It's so interesting all this research. I've been having a look at my ancestors too and was delighted when I typed a name into google and up popped a newspaper article! Mind you at the other end some towns are full of people with the same names, which makes it all a bit tricky. Thanks for your kind words. xCrimson Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701829170555353323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-21608933673468684962015-06-07T09:32:03.891+01:002015-06-07T09:32:03.891+01:00These are five brilliant tips. I have been trying ...These are five brilliant tips. I have been trying to get as much info as possible from our relatives but both my parents were the youngest of really large families and so grandparents etc were loss when I was ver young. I am so interested in doing this though. But just a little mention, my MIL is a Mary and my youngest is Mae for a middle name, she is named after her a Grandma because it's a derivative, it's quite a traditional pattern in my husband's family, one us Mary one is Mae. Hope you are having a lovely weekend xxLisa from @intothegladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035448027727524640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-64562013374519600612015-06-06T20:48:42.076+01:002015-06-06T20:48:42.076+01:00Five really great tips!!!! I am not sure that I w...Five really great tips!!!! I am not sure that I will ever look back into my family history, and I have already missed the boat with getting information from relatives, but if you do want to look back, your advice is invaluable!! I hope that you keep enjoying your project and that it brings great rewards to you!! Fascinating to read about it. Thank you so much for joining in. I hope that you have a great rest of your weekend! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-28088520784853901952015-06-06T20:37:39.166+01:002015-06-06T20:37:39.166+01:00I'm completely addicted to family history. I ...I'm completely addicted to family history. I have loads of folders full of photocopies and my notes. One of my winter projects - as I gain more time - will be to write up everything for my nieces. JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-32340536254542275462015-06-06T17:39:02.080+01:002015-06-06T17:39:02.080+01:00Such wonderful tips!! I love studying family histo...Such wonderful tips!! I love studying family history and old photos too! I've been fortunate to have several aunts and uncles from both sides of my family do a lot of the work already - so I have the info that I do. <br />Such a meaningful and worthwhile hobby. And it's why i love scrapbooking too. <br />Happy weekend to you! <br />xoxocarrie@northwoods scrapbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337824046780952876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-90979662223408023942015-06-06T16:18:51.252+01:002015-06-06T16:18:51.252+01:00What a great post, it is something my husband is s...What a great post, it is something my husband is seriously thinking of looking into his family history so will be invaluable information for him. Congratulations on winning the give away email me your address so that I can post out your little parcel. mamasmercantile1@gmail.com mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-71246257633610753012015-06-06T15:32:20.309+01:002015-06-06T15:32:20.309+01:00This was a fascinating post! I have been doing fa...This was a fascinating post! I have been doing family research for many years and find all your warnings, caveats and advice to be absolutely true! My Mom actually got us started on this path and she has done much more than I. I also read Rosie's comment and will agree to so much she says as well. Documentation is absolute KEY to all of it, and so many times one cannot find the necessary documentation and that can be frustrating! But I have run into similar situations to yours: 1) My husbands Mother did not have a birth certificate so we sent off for one. First we came upon evidence that her parents had filled out (she was born at home) the paperwork that was never filed, with a different name. Originally she was to be named Lena Mae (Mae was her Mother's name). But then they changed their minds, and registered her birth as Mary Lucinda (Mary & Lucinda are her two grandmother's names) Later because she hated the name Lucinda, she started calling herself Mary Lewellyn. We had her name legally changed, late in her life, to Mary Lewellyn. Her oldest daughter (my husband's older sister) knew about the Mary Lucinda thing...but was shocked to learn about the Lena Mae thing! :-) 2) When I found (through Ancestry.com) relatives of Mae, my husband's grandmother, they thought her name had been Mary and had documented it as Mary in things they had entered onto Ancestry. I said, no, I have the family Bible and the words of her own daughter that her name was Mae (plus other things like census records) and they were so reluctant at first to believe me! So, it can be a challenge and an interesting, sometimes delightful, journey, that's for sure! But, you do have to be so careful! My first time to visit...enjoyed your post! Have a great weekend!A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-9967652300148357292015-06-06T14:07:17.405+01:002015-06-06T14:07:17.405+01:00Five things that should be adhered to - you are so...Five things that should be adhered to - you are so right in all of them. On the internet I have two bug bears - someone has stolen a lot of my information and photos and attached it to their tree I wouldn't mind if they were correct but the link they have made with their family and mine is tenuous and hasn't yet been proved in fact some record office research I did seems to discount it. The other thing is transcriptions. My father Harry is on a data base website as Harvey and I can't get the person to change it even though I am Harry's daughter and have all his certificates to prove he is Harry. so frustrating. I started researching in the late 1980s when you were still allowed to look at the actual registers. It is so much easier now but so open to error. I've enjoyed reading all your points and agree with them entirely:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-52183498871036980982015-06-06T13:26:00.071+01:002015-06-06T13:26:00.071+01:00Great points on this family history study,Mrs. T. ...Great points on this family history study,Mrs. T. I helped my mother write her memoirs, and it was so delightful to write down her thoughts. I'm not into the intense study of family history, but we have friends who spend endless hours tracking down family.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.com