Family History Podcast

In this video podcast, I take a quick look at the 1841 census of England and Wales and how it differs from later censuses using the entry for my great-great-great-grandmother Sarah Payne.

Related links:

• Ancestry.co.uk online records and indexes
• Sarah Payne research

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In this audio podcast, I use the example of my great-uncle Frank Howells (right) to show how family stories can omit vital information. I’m audibly bunged up but don’t let that put you off.

Related links:

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission database of Commonwealth servicemen and women who died during the two world wars
• Catterick Cemetery information on the CWGC site
• Online births, marriages and deaths certificate ordering for England and Wales
• The Northern Echo
• Darlington public library
• Bren gun on Wikipedia
• Frank Howells research
• A shorter version of this story on my blog from 2006

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In this audio podcast, I talk about some unusual sources I’ve used in my research.

Related links:

• Google
• Local people of note from the “Amman Valley area and Llangiwg parish”
• Rees Howells: Intercessor on Amazon.co.uk
• Rees Howells research
• Copac
• Margaret Ellen Blackler (aka Ellen Margaret Burgess) research

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In this video podcast, I demonstrate a method for locating someone on the 1901 census when their name has been misrecorded.

Related links:

• Brother’s Keeper family history software
• Ancestry.co.uk online records and indexes
• Joseph Bosley research

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