Family History Podcast

In this audio podcast, I answer Roz’s question about how to record dates for registration quarters (and explain what that means), and share some exciting news about 1911 census.

Related links:

• Roz’s comment
• FreeBMD, a volunteer-transcribed index of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales
• The 1911 census beta version

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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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