Saturday, June 29, 2019

Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 23 to 29 June 2019

I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 29 June 2019, there were 2,519 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

The added or updated collections are:

Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877217,953Jun 29, 2019
England and Wales Census, 191136,354,828Jun 28, 2019
BillionGraves Index28,536,736Jun 27, 2019

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In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to  https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Ellen's Questions - Part I

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!



Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):

1)  Ellen Thompson-Jennings posted 20 questions on her blog this week - see 
Even More Questions About Your Ancestors and Maybe A Few About You (posted 27 June). 

2)  We will do these five at a time - Questions 1 to 5 tonight.


3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.

Here's mine:


1.  Which ancestor had the most children? It can be a couple or a single person.

The one I know best about is 4th great-grandfather Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829) who had 17 children by two wives.  Nine were by Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793), and eight by Abigail Hart (1769-1846).

2.  How many years have you been working on your genealogy/family history?

I started in early 1988, so I'm in my 32nd year of genealogy and family history research.  I quickly found the microfilms at the San Diego Family History Library and went every Saturday, often ordering 4-5 films each week and reading them (and copying pages on the microfilm reader printers) to stay up to speed.  I learned very quickly and got my tree started and it has never stopped growing. 

3.  Do you collaborate with other genealogists on your family history?

Early on there was a lot of collaboration on the Prodigy genealogy surname and locality message boards.  It was helpful because the locals knew the records and often would go to a repository or a cemetery to find records for me.  I tried to return the favors by supporting them based on my research knowledge and records.  I was also active on the RootsWeb message boards in the 1997-2005 time frame.  

These days, there is not much collaboration on message boards or social media.  I do get at least one (and sometimes more) emails about Seaver persons who see my online family trees and blog posts, and try to provide an ancestors report in response.  

4.  Have you hired a professional genealogist to work on your family history? Even if it was just a small branch of the family.

No, I have not actually hired someone to work on my family history.  I have paid for record lookups, and have had help from other researchers who had access to more or different records than I had.

5.  If you have family heirlooms what’s your plan for their future? 

I have some family heirlooms, and have two daughters, neither of whom are that interested in them.   I hope to interest them, or their children, in the heirlooms and records.  I have digitized most of the records, but the heirlooms (a wedding dress, photo albums, artwork, etc.) I don't know about.  I'm sure my mother's artwork will find homes with my daughters and their children.  


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Surname Saturday -- ROYLE (England to colonial Massachusetts)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.

I am working in the 9th great-grandmothers by Ahnentafel number, and I am up to Ancestor #2315 who is Dorothy ROYLE (1615-1694). [Note: the more recent ancestral families have been covered in earlier posts.]

My ancestral line back through one generation in this ROYLE family line is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

18.  Edward Hildreth (1831-1899)

19.  Sophia Newton (1834-1923)


36.  Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857)

37.  Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857)


72.  Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1829)
73.  Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793)

144.  Zachariah Hildreth (1724-1784)
145.  Elizabeth Prescott (1734-1812)

288.  James Hildreth (1698-1761)

289.  Dorothy Prescott (1702-1774)

578.  Samuel Prescott (1674-1758)
579.  Esther Wheeler (1678-1756)

1156.  Jonathan Prescott (1646-1721)
1157.  Dorothy Heald (1649-1674)


2314.  John Heald, born about 1611 in probably Cheshire, England; died 24 May 1662 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 03 December 1636 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
2315.  Dorothy Royle, born before 03 September 1615 in Lancashire, England; died 29 October 1694 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of John Heald and Dorothy Royle are:
*  John Heald (1637-1689), married 1661 Sarah Dean (1640-1689).
*  Hannah Heald (1639-1689), married 1658 John Spalding (1632-1721).
*  Timothy Heald (1641-1689), married 1663 Sarah Barber (1646-????).
*  Dorcas Heald (1645-1650).
*  Gershom Heald (1647-1717), married 1673 Ann Vinton (1656-1698).
Dorothy Heald (1649-1674), married 1670 Jonathan Prescott (1646-1721).
*  Thomas Heald (1652-1725), married (1) 1675 Priscilla Markham (1654-1712); (2) 1713 Sarah Patch (1666-1748).
*  Isaac Heald (1656-1717), married 1678 Elizabeth LNU (1660-????).
*  Israel Heald (1660-1738), married 1686 Martha Wright (1659-1746).

The English parents of Dorothy Royle may be George Royle and Dorothy Stone.  George Royle is listed as the father in Dorothy's baptismal record in the Eccles, Lancashire parish register.  Eccles is near Alderley.

I have done no original research for this Royle family.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Genealogy News Bytes - 28 June 2019


Some of the genealogy news items across my desktop the last three days include:

1)  News Articles:


Multiple Relationship Paths on Geni.com


 Free Pass Giveaway for RootsTech London 2019






*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 2 July, 7 p.m. PDT:  Remedies for Copy & Paste Genealogy, by Cyndi Ingle

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 3 July, 11 a.m. PDT:  Evaluating Shared DNA, by Paul Woodbury

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  5 Steps to Becoming a Good Ancestor, by Marian Pierre-Louis

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:   A Month's Worth of Must-Have Tech Tips To Start Using Today, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  12 DIY Photo Projects to Share Family Stories, by Denise Levenick

4)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Fisher’s Top Tips Podcast:  #83: Begin With What You Know


*  The Photo Detective Podcast:  Episode 45: Planning a Vintage Wedding



5)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):






*  Family History Fanatics:  The Problem of Small Families - A Segment of DNA





*  DNA Family Trees:  Five NEW! Features on Ancestry!

*  Family History Ron:  Family History Ron Q&A 27 Jun 2019

*  Genealogy TV:  Ancestry.com New Tools July 2019


6)  Genealogy Bargains:

*  Genealogy Bargains Friday, June 28,  2019

7)  DNA Success Stories:




8)  Did you miss the last Genealogy News Bytes - 25 June 2019?


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