This week’s theme in the ” 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge is about large families. I covered this topic a little in my recent post “How Big Were the Heenan families?” so this week I am going to take a … Continue reading →
I mentioned in my last post that I had joined the ” 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge where we get a prompt about a different topic or theme each week. The most recent topic was “At the Courthouse” which couldn’t … Continue reading →
Digitisation has made genealogy research much easier than ever before. A few clicks of the mouse and the information you seek is in front of your eyes, without the need for travel. But I do miss the experience of looking … Continue reading →
As much as I want to increase the number of people in my database of Heenans, it gets a bit tedious just adding factual information and source citations. It’s much more fun to delve into some of the stories about … Continue reading →
Research The 1901 and 1911 census records for England have been my primary focus this month. I’ve now gone through all the 300 entries for 1901, adding in detailed residence information and occupations. I’ve followed the same approach for … Continue reading →
The late nineteenth century marked the beginning of a downward trend in the size of families across many parts of Europe. Historians and demographers have not yet reached consensus on the causes of what’s known as the “fertility revolution”. Some … Continue reading →