MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER 2000

EDITION 2

	The latest news about genealogy in the UK.
	We thank you for your support, and have news of some future plans.
	We look at the wealth of information that is freely available on Genuki - the major source of UK genealogy information on the web.
	Need to locate a place or an address in the UK? John looks at some sites that will help you.
	A Place in History features a place of historic interest. This month we concentrate on Caernarfon a place full of Welsh history.
	Denise reviews a useful little freebie that saves us literally hours in editing text.
	Some of the new sites added to UK Genealogy.
	This month's guest articles include a review of Family Origins software and help on starting researching in Scotland.

	Free BMD Project The FreeBMD (Births, Marriages, and Deaths) Project's aims to provide free Internet access to the Civil Registration index from 1837 for England and Wales. Currently over 2 Million records are in the database, but there are still another 100 million entries up to 1900. The project is currently seeking volunteers to help them complete this important work.	UK Genealogy Books On-line genealogy bookshop, in association with Amazon.co.uk
	PRO Checklist for Family Historians The Public Record Office have produced a Checklist for Family Historians seeking information about their present and past families. If you want to visit the PRO, either in person or on the web this is a useful starting point.	Genuki Excellent resource for UK and Ireland genealogy.
	Aerial Photos of the UK Want to see where your ancestors lived? Get Mapping , as part of the Millenium Project, have photographed the majority of the UK, using a fleet of aircraft. This data has been transformed into high quality digital aerial photographs.You can view the photos on the web or buy one for posterity.	Advertise in this space Write for details
	Police List POLICE-UK is a new list to discuss the genealogy of former police officers, the formation and history of all UK police forces, and general discussion of related matters. Subscribe List Mode Digest Mode	Parish Locator Find the location of the place you are looking for
Advertise in this space Write for details	Society of Genealogists Open Day The Society of Genealogists are having an open day on Sunday 22 October click here for a map . Admission is free of charge :if you live in, or near, London why not pop along?	IGI Search the IGI on-line
UK Multi Map On line maps covering the whole UK	UK Genealogy Mission Statement UK Genealogy aims to provide a concise and relevant source of reference for anyone wishing to trace their UK ancestors. We respect every individual's right to decide the extent to which they pay others to further their research, and strive to maintain a balance between commercial and non-commercial material.	Freebies for Genealogists Free software useful to genealogists

A Place in History		FREEWARE
Caernarfon From Edward I to the present day Caernarfon has held a special place in Welsh history. The 13th century castle that Edward built still dominates the town and was the venue for the investiture of the present Prince of Wales in 1969. After Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282, Edward divided Wales into shires,and English civil law was introduced. In 1301, the king's eldest son was named Prince of Wales, a title still granted to all first-born male heirs to the crown. Today, Caernarfon (Caernarvon in English) and the surrounding area reflect Welsh culture, traditions and values. The Welsh language is widely spoken and the area regularly elects representatives of Plaid Cymru (the Welsh National Party). In the 13th century, the local people resisted Edward's attempts to impose English rule on them and over 700 years on their ancestors can still be as patriotic. Useful links for Caernarfon Map of Caernarfon Caernarfon Castle History and Status of the Welsh Language UK Genealogy - Caernarfonshire Genuki - Caernarfonshire Caernarfon Castle with permission of Paolo Ramponi. Paolo is webmaster of Great Castles of Wales and Europa Medievale web sites In each edition our Place in History will feature a place of historic interest. The next two editions will feature Windsor and Saltaire. We welcome your requests or suggestions for future editions. Suggested Reading In Search of Your British & Irish Roots :A Complete Guide to Tracing Your English, Welsh, Scottish, & Irish Ancestors by Angus Baxter Paperback - 320 pages 4th edition (June 1999) Genealogical Pub Co; ISBN: 080631611X  The title is self explanatory, Angus Baxter provides detailed instructions for locating records in the UK and shows how easy it is to do from home.A useful reference book for anyone researching their UK ancestry. Read what Amazon.com readers say		Search and Replace Do you ever find you need to change the same piece of information in several text files or web pages? If a contact's email address changes, or you discover an ancestor's name or address is incorrect, you may need to change the same piece of text over and over again. Speed things up with.. Search and Replace 98 Simply type the text you want changing in one box, type the new text in another box. Then select the files you want changing, and press the start button. Your pages now show the new text instead of the old. It will also backup your files in case you make an error. An essential piece of software for anyone who uses a lot of text/html files. Denise Oyston Freebies for Genealogists Search and Replace downloads a 433k file and requires Win 95/98/2000

EDITORIAL	NEW ADDITIONS
The response to the first edition far exceeded our expectations. Not only in the number of people reading the newsletter, but also the positive response it received.Thank you for all the feedback and good wishes. We would especially like to thank Family Tree Magazine for choosing UK Genealogy as their Site of the Day on 25 September. The first edition was written entirely by Denise and myself, but I am pleased to say that a number of others have sent material for this issue. Many thanks to our guest writers. We are always looking for more articles on any topic related to UK genealogy. In the new year we intend to run a regular "Success Stories" feature. There must be many people who have used the Internet to find elusive ancestors. If you have such a UK related story please let us know and we will publish the best ones. Material for future publications can be sent to me at editor@ukgenealogy.co.uk John Oyston	Recent additions to the links on UK Genealogy include Cornwall by Cornish Light If you want to know more about Cornwall visit this site. Cornish history, museums & heritage, customs & culture and castles are all featured along with pictures and information on present day Cornwall. Anglo German FHS This site will be of interest if you are researching people from the German-speaking parts of Europe who have emigrated over the centuries and settled in the UK.
USEFUL TIPS	SITE REVIEW
Where in the UK? by John Oyston Do you ever wonder what the area was like that your ancestors came from and if the address they lived at is still there. Locating some of the smaller towns and villages in the UK can be difficult from thousands of miles away. There is now plenty of information readily available on the internet that will provide the answers to many of these questions. To find a UK Address Every current address in the United Kingdom has a postcode, so you can check if any address is still standing by searching the Royal Mail Postcode Finder. If you find the address is still there and you want a map of the area, enter the postcode into the Multimap search box and you will be provided with a street map that you can resize to your needs, alternatively enter the postcode in to Get Mapping and you can see an aerial photograph of the surrounding area To find a place in the UK Not sure what county you should be looking in? Parish Locator is a database of parishes in the UK which can be downloaded and used free of charge. The Chapman County code for each parish is given and you can calculate the distance and direction from one parish to another. If you put a place name into Multimap you will receive a map covering about a 15 mile (25 km) radius of the place you entered. Once you know the county the place you are researching was in Old Maps can provide a 1:10530 scale map of the area in the 19th Century. The county boundaries in the UK were amended in 1974. Parish Locator, Chapman County Codes and Old Maps are based on the pre 1974 boundaries	Genuki The name Genuki has for years been associated with a voluntary effort to make information about genealogy in the UK readily available on the web. Countless unpaid hours have gone in to making the site an unparalleled source of information. There are resource pages for every county listing everything from maps to on line parish records (where available). There are also general resources for both the beginner and the more advanced. Including Church Records Handwriting Newspapers Occupations The site is mainly text based, there are no gimmicks or frills. Genuki was there long before large graphics, Javascript and the musical play as you go sites. Sadly, commercial sites are trying to cash in on the goodwill of the Genuki name. Please remember that Genuki.org.uk is a non commercial site run for the love of genealogy. Without Genuki, tracing our UK ancestors on the web would be a thankless task.

SOCIETY NEWS
South Cheshire FHS , together with Cheshire County Council have published many Cheshire marriage indexes on the web. These indexes are fully searchable. Birth indexes are to follow shortly.	Family History Society of Cheshire has a complete listing of over 70,000 wills preserved in the Cheshire Record Office, dating from 1492 to 1857.	Write to us if you would like news of your society including in future editions.

GUEST ARTICLES
Family Origins by Trevor Rix
The new Family Origins 9, deluxe and upgrades, have just arrived in stock here in the UK. New and improved, Family Origins 9.0 retails for about UK £29.00 for the Deluxe v9, and UK £19.00 for the Upgrade to v9 from any previous version of Family Origins. The program has received wide acclaim from professionals, the press and home users. "I cannot think of any comparatively priced genealogy program that offers all the features of Family Origins. It has a very easy to use interface, perhaps the easiest that I have seen in a genealogy program." - Dick Eastman Start preserving your unique family heritage the fun and easy way with Family Origins . Trevor Rix runs TWR Computing Suppliers of Software and Computers for Family Historians You can contact Trevor at: sales@twrcomputing.co.uk support@twrcomputing.co.uk	New features include - Image Linking - link images to sources, events, and places. Relationship Chart - graphically display the relationship between any two people. Bookmark Individuals - bookmark key people throughout your family tree for fast and easy navigation. Timelines - graphically show each family member's place in history. Letter Templates - convenient letter writing templates help you request records from agencies and relatives. Family Finder Report - search the Internet and over 200 CDs to help you find your ancestors. Free Genealogy Library - get two months free of the Genealogy Library.com to jumpstart your research.
Scottish Research Where do I begin?
Scottish Laws and records are significantly different to those in the rest of the United Kingdom, and research in Scotland requires a slightly different approach. We are grateful to Gathering of the Clans for these useful tips on starting Scottish research, though some of the more general advice might useful to us all. 1) Where do I start? This is by far the most commonly asked question by people who want to research their family history. One the best and simplest ways to get started is to draw up a small chart of your family as far back as you know it. Once you've gone as far back as you can, ask relatives, especially parents and grandparents, to add what they can to it. This provides you with a useful starting point and reference, as well as at a partial history of your ancestors which will probably go back at least a hundred years. There are several useful resources on the Gathering of the Clans site. 2) What is the best source? The Scots Origins index of the General Register Office for Scotland's official births, deaths, marriages & census records contains nearly 30 million records extending back to 1553. One of the world's most well known genealogy sources is Family Search , managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (The Mormons). An excellent general source of genealogy information is census records. Census records go back quite a long way in North America and usually contain thorough information. Another good source is any family records you may have, such as photo-albums, old family trees, diaries/journals, letters, etc.   This article is adapted from the Gathering of the Clans site and is reproduced with permission. Gathering of the Clans offer the services of a professional genealogist through their Ancestral Research services. Click here to read the original article in full. Copyright 1995-2000 DISCscribe, Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.	3) What are some other sources? As well as family and census records, there are some other useful resources. Two on the Gathering of the Clans site are Your Ancestors and Scots on the Net. Both are online databases in which people can enter themselves (Scots on the Net) or their ancestors (Your Ancestors), and also search for people who may be related to or have useful information. If you're lucky, you may also discover another relative is already researching your family tree, or at least their branch of it. If so, collaborating with them can often be very helpful. Some other resources worth checking include: Wills, Deeds, Etc. Certificates and Awards Armed forces records Marriage records School records Church records (baptism, membership, marriages, deaths, etc.) Burial/Cemetery records Libraries Newspaper archives also often contain such things as marriage and birth records, as well as obituaries. 4) What are some tips? Be persistent. Be patient. Remember that memories can be faulty. Remember that the older the records, greater the chance they're not completely accurate. Keep clear, detailed, and accurate records. And above all: Keep an open mind. Your research will generally be a lot more productive if you go into it looking to learn all you can, than if you go into it with a lot of pre-conceived ideas. Pre-conceived ideas have the unfortunate tendency of causing people to ignore pieces of information that don't fit with those ideas, sometimes important pieces of information.   You can read back issues of UK Genealogy news and find out what will be in future issues
If your Scottish Ancestors emigrated to the USA read Migration Patterns of our Scottish Ancestors by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, originally printed in American Genealogy Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1.

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