Check Out the FamilySearch Famous Relatives Feature

 If you are in the FamilySearch Family Tree, then FamilySearch may have some surprising Famous Relatives for you.  They are in groups of Leaders, Inventors and Scientists, Entertainers and Artists, Trailblazers, and Athletes.

Here are  mine (a total of 94):

It looks like they haven't attached images for some of these famous relatives of mine.

Clicking on the images on the page shows you your relationship to the person.  Here is mine with George Washington (supposedly my 2nd cousin 8 times removed):

In FamilySearch Family Tree, where George Washington (1732-1799) has about 10 different profiles, here is the top of the Relationship chart for one of the profiles that I think is probably correct:

It looks like someone has attached my 8th great-grandfather Henry Bennett (1664-1739) of Ipswich, Massachusetts (all his life!) to a John Bennett (1624-1688, born in England, died in Virginia, all other children born in Virginia).  So, I guess I (or someone) will have to disconnect Henry Bennet (1664-1739) from his relationship to John Bennett and his wife and connect him to Henry Bennett (1629-1709) and Lydia Perkins, who both died in Massachusetts.  

Do I believe that all of these relationships are correct - that I am actually related to all of these famous people?  It all depends on the accuracy of the information input to the FamilySearch Family Tree by users of the tree - the names, dates, places and relationships.  In the first case I looked at above, the answer is NO, I don't think that ALL of the relatinoships are correct.  A researcher has to look at these with a critical eye.

I also disagree with  my supposed relationship with James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Martin Van Buren and several other "famous ancestors."  

Some of the relationships may be correct, but I have not researched my line back that far - for instance, "Princess Diana" Spencer (1961-1997) goes back to Philip Stanhope (1584-????) and Katherine Hastings (1585-1636), but I haven't connected my John Haughtron (1650-1705) to a mother yet.

This is "genealogy fun" which I enjoy, but a researcher needs to verify every relationship.

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Where did Your Ancestors Live in 1900?

  Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1)   Where did your ancestors live or reside in the year 1900?  List them by generation.  Show their birth and death years, and the place they were living.

2) Tell us about them in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own post.

Here's mine:

Grandparents:

*  Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver (1882-1962):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977):  Chicago, Ill.

Great-Grandparents:

*  Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Hattie Louisa (Hildreth) Seaver (1857-1920):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Julia E. (White) Richmond (1848-1913):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Abbie Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Charles Auble (1849-1916):  Chicago, Ill.

*  Georgianna (Kemp) Auble (1868-1952):  Chicago, Ill.

2nd Great-Grandparents:  

*  Isaac Seaver (1823-1901):  Leominster, Mass.

*  Sophia (Newton) Hildreth (1834-1923):  Leominster, Mass.

*  James Richmond (1821-1912):  Putnam, Conn.

*  Hannah (Rich) Richmond (1824-1911):  Putnam, Conn.

*  David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer (1832-1901):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith (1844-1932):  San Diego, Calif.

*  Sarah (Knapp) Auble (1818-1904):  Bushnell, Ill.

*  James Abraham Kemp (1831-1901):  Delhi, Ontario

3rd Great-Grandparents:

*  Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907):  Windham, Ontario

I had only 22 ancestors alive in the year 1900.  I figured that I had a lot more.  6 were in San Diego, 8 were in Leominster, Mass., 2 were in Putnam, Conn., 3 were in Chicago, Ill., 2 were in Norfolk County, Ontario, and 1 was in Bushnell, Illinois. 

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 March 2024

    I am keeping track of the new and updated his8orical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 22 March 2024, there are 3,304 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Deleted ---

*  Italy, Teramo, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006903); 4,867 indexed records with 2,195 record images, DELETED

--- Collections Added ---

*  Scotland, Death Records,1998-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4441753); 429,095 indexed records with 429,095 record images, ADDED 18-Mar-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 228,967 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 228,967 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 19-Mar-2024
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 234,571 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 234,571 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
Argentina, Córdoba, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974182); 996,478 indexed records with 419,985 record images (was 996,471 records with 419,985 images), UPDATED 19-Mar-2024
Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 2,762 indexed records with 3,550 record images (was 2,472 records with 3,258 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Argentina, National Census, 1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410078); 4,286,888 indexed records with 338,844 record images (was 4,283,133 records with 338,844 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024

Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2207846); 259,791 indexed records with 3,998,555 record images (was 252,412 records with 3,998,555 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Belgium, Antwerp, Civil Registration, 1588-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138481); 960,168 indexed records with 3,208,709 record images (was 960,168 records with 3,208,709 images), UPDATED 18-Mar-2024
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 87,657 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 86,665 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 726,736 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 721,969 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,429,322 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,424,997 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,245,495 indexed records with 189,851 record images (was 1,241,761 records with 189,023 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration, 1845-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001286); Index only (835 records), no images (was 835 records with 0 images), UPDATED 18-Mar-2024
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 931,703 indexed records with 387,152 record images (was 928,477 records with 385,963 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,196,692 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,196,256 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 294,110 indexed records with 87,662 record images (was 285,275 records with 85,434 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,731,769 indexed records with 879,258 record images (was 1,730,476 records with 881,562 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,926,193 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,922,813 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,306,082 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,302,950 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,363,959 indexed records with 1,059,129 record images (was 8,342,399 records with 1,056,061 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,732,746 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,711,897 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,339,935 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,339,827 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,997,249 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,997,243 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 17-Mar-2024
Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1930345); Browse 4,916,932 Images only, no index (was 2,316 records with 4,916,932 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000138); 443 indexed records with 165 record images (was 395 records with 147 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
England, Manchester, Miscellaneous Records, 1700-1916 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075052); 678,488 indexed records with 926,802 record images (was 678,488 records with 853,933 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024

France, Calvados, Census, 1856 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279960); 64,471 indexed records with 4,138 record images (was 56,821 records with 3,303 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 131,963 indexed records with 128,535 record images (was 129,917 records with 126,655 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 58,663 indexed records with 6,236 record images (was 58,341 records with 6,175 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Guadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-1830 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316498); 576 indexed records with 123 record images (was 571 records with 145 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 786 indexed records with 107 record images (was 770 records with 103 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 457,812 indexed records with 357,874 record images (was 457,586 records with 357,652 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,591,025 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,591,015 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 1,007,868 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 1,007,079 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 423,608 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 423,055 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 101,661 indexed records with 17,315 record images (was 99,925 records with 19,063 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Hawaii, Hawaii State Archives, Probate Packet Records, 1814-1917 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3463463); 43,374 indexed records with 37,362 record images (was 36,909 records with 34,714 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Hawaii, Registrar of Bureau of Conveyances, Deed Records, 1846-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3478266); 47,212 indexed records with 25,851 record images (was 42,426 records with 27,288 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 5,974,741 indexed records with 192,901 record images (was 5,924,149 records with 200,464 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Italy, Cagliari, Cagliari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043426); 21,102 indexed records with 1,791,108 record images (was 7,267 records with 1,791,108 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Italy, Nuoro, Nuoro, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1915 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946873); 28,092 indexed records with 118,771 record images (was 24,828 records with 118,771 images), UPDATED 19-Mar-2024

Italy, Oristano, Oristano, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947719); 85,386 indexed records with 342,194 record images (was 76,090 records with 342,194 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 53,187 indexed records with 18,399 record images (was 52,923 records with 18,311 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 21,482 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 18,138 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 61,714 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 49,471 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,470 indexed records with 812 record images (was 13,466 records with 1,692 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024

Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,855,479 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,852,247 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,013,437 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,013,155 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,039,981 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,039,959 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1661306); Index only (626,666 records), no images (was 616,957 records with 0 images), UPDATED 15-Mar-2024
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 189,918 indexed records with 189,724 record images (was 188,794 records with 188,601 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Paraguay, Civil Registration, 1842-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000049); 7,526 indexed records with 9,416 record images (was 7,523 records with 9,413 images), UPDATED 17-Mar-2024
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,476,940 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,476,872 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 422,351 indexed records with 136,255 record images (was 422,343 records with 136,247 images), UPDATED 18-Mar-2024
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,095,250 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,093,039 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,092,553 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,092,362 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,320,326 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,320,277 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 21-Mar-2024
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,092,185 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,091,890 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 418,006 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 413,985 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Slovakia Church and Synagogue Books, 1592-1935 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1554443); 21,937,936 indexed records with 1,615,473 record images (was 21,937,522 records with 1,615,473 images), UPDATED 20-Mar-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 516,404 indexed records with 343,839 record images (was 514,445 records with 343,822 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417492); 1,197,728 indexed records with 682,974 record images (was 1,197,608 records with 682,974 images), UPDATED 19-Mar-2024
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 129 indexed records with 28 record images (was 124 records with 27 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,216,123 indexed records with 75,296 record images (was 1,206,345 records with 71,767 images), UPDATED 16-Mar-2024
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 172,503 indexed records with 287,297 record images (was 171,435 records with 269,326 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 63,198,823 indexed records with 439,920 record images (was 63,198,823 records with 377,020 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,219,510 records), no images (was 1,206,753 records with 0 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,121,834 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,119,140 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 250,061 indexed records with 86,395 record images (was 238,117 records with 83,805 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,947,839 indexed records with 42,491 record images (was 1,947,713 records with 42,489 images), UPDATED 19-Mar-2024
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 313,753 indexed records with 25,443 record images (was 305,325 records with 24,907 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gokwe, Catholic Church Records, 1956-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000101); 813 indexed records with 23,027 record images (was 111 records with 14,506 images), UPDATED 22-Mar-2024

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155913); 1,603,017 indexed records with 116,550 record images (was 1,603,017 records with 116,548 images), last updated 30-Dec-2022

--- Collections with images removed ---

Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2477957); 697,277 indexed records with 589,380 record images (was 697,277 records with 589,395 images), last updated 04-May-2023
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 54,539 indexed records with 3,711 record images (was 54,539 records with 6,107 images), last updated 08-Feb-2024

--- Collections with new records ---

Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3518729); 650,057 indexed records with 12,815 record images (was 646,597 records with 12,815 images), last updated 02-Nov-2021

--- Collections with records removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2140223); 2,319,338 indexed records with 4,039,657 record images (was 2,319,342 records with 4,039,657 images), last updated 18-Jun-2021
California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015584); Index only (3,518,803 records), no images (was 3,518,804 records with 0 images), last updated 07-Mar-2012
Peru, Huánuco, Civil Registration, 1888-1998 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1983330); 733,068 indexed records with 708,628 record images (was 733,069 records with 708,628 images), last updated 13-Jan-2022

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

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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Relatives at RootsTech 2024 Is Still Available Until 31 March

One of the ongoing features that I use and enjoy from every RootsTech is the Relatives at RootsTech app.  This app takes the registered RootsTech.org users and looks at their family trees, and compares it to my family tree.  If they find a common ancestor, they add that registered user to the Relatives at RootsTech page for me.  The FamilySearch Family Tree is used to generate the relationships.

Here is my current (22 March, 1:45 p.m.) Relatives at RootsTech count:

I have 82,296 Relatives at RootsTech, from 1st cousins once removed to 9th cousins.  The app provides lists by relationship (but only 300 at a time), by Ancestor, and by Family Line.  I can also search for any other FamilySearch registered user who might be on the list if I choose to (I do have to know their FamilySearch user name).

I clicked on one of my "new" 6th cousins, and saw the line from our common ancestors to me (on the left) and to my Relative (on the right) - I truncated it to hide the living people:

The top 300 Relatives on my Relatives list are all 6th cousin or closer.  66,701 of my Relatives are living in the United States.  Canada is #2 with 1,695 Relatives.  United Kingdom is #3 wih 105 Relatives.  One relative is living on Wallis and Fortuna in the Pacific Ocean.  I have 64,298 relatives of my father, and 34,123 relatives of my mother.  My ancestors with the most Relatives are 5th great-grandparents Nathaniel and Sarah (Pray) Horton with 30 Relatives.  

This is very useful as a discussion starter on Facebook - you never know who might be your relative, and this will help.  

I check out every 6th cousin or closer relationship, because these may be DNA matches from my 5th great-grandparents or closer.  If the line from the common ancestor to the Relative is complete, I add the historical persons in the line to my RootsMagic tree IF the line has sources that can be verified for birth, marriage, death and relationships.  The Relative at RootsTech gets a "Relatives at RootsTech" group designation in RootsMagic.  

This year, I've added about 30 lines to my RootsMagic tree.

If you have not registered for RootsTech 2024 yet, and you want to watch the available online genelaogy and family history classes and Expo Hall exhibitor information, go to RootsTech.org and register with your FamilySearch ID.  It is FREE to do so.  The online classes will be available to watch for several years.  This is an excellent learning resource for beginners and casual users. 

NOTE:  The Relatives at RootsTech app will go offline on 31 March 2024 until it returns in early 2025 ready for RootsTech 2025.

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Disclosure:  I am a RootsTech 2024 "Influencer" but will receive no remuneration for my support or posting of RootsTech information.  I will be an online participant this year because of my health problems.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 16 to 22 March 2024

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 16 to 22 March 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1579-1937; indexed records with record images, Updated 3/21/2024
This collection contains civil registries of births, marriages, and deaths between 1579-1937 from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Most records are in French, but some records may be in German...

* Mexico, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Mexico. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virt...

* Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Italy. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virtu...

* Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Germany. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a vir...

* Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Australia and New Zealand. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® pr...

* Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Canada. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virt...

* Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Brazil. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virt...

* Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® for burials at sea and other select burial locations. The records are dated between the 1300s and the pre...

* Aberdeen and North-East Scotland, Index to Memorial Inscription Booklets, 1500-2021; indexed records without record images, ADDED 3/20/2024
This collection contains burial records from Aberdeen and North-East Scotland between the years 1500 and 2021. Most records are in English.

* U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/20/2024
This Newspapers.com™ index contains newspaper obituaries published in the United States from the early 1800s until the present day.

* Poland, Gravestones, 1509-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 3/20/2024
This collection contains burial records from Poland between the years 1509 and 2023 Most records are in Polish.

* Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This collection contains an index compiled from registers of convicts held in Queensland, Australia between 1787 and 1867.

* Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Sweden. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virt...

* Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Norway. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present. Find a Grave® provides users a virt...

* Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This collection contains an index of a variety of immigration records collected from Queensland, Australia between 1848 and 1972.

* Aube, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1507-1929; indexed records with record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This collection contains civil registries of births, marriages, and deaths between 1507 and 1929 from Aube, France. Most records are in French, but some records may be in German or Latin.

* U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United States. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present. Find a Grave® provides u...

* UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 3/19/2024
This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present. Find a Grav...

* Jura, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1790-1912; indexed records without record images, ADDED 3/18/2024
This collection contains civil registries of births, marriages, and deaths between 1790 and 1912 from Jura, France.

* Queensland, Australia, South Sea Islanders Index, 1867-1908; indexed records without record images, ADDED 3/18/2024

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at   https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 4 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,440 collections available as of 22 March, an   INCREASE of 3 from last week.  

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52 Relatives: Ann Richman (1851-1853) of Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire

 I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents - see the list in 52 Ancestors Biographies.  

I started a new weekly series called "52 Relatives" to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches with events and source citations.  They lived and died, and deserve a sketch also - they were integral parts of the lives of my ancestral families.  I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Ann Richman was born before 16 November 1851 in Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, the first daughter and third child (of nine) of James and Hannah (Rich) Richman of Hilperton Marsh.[1]  She was baptized in the Staverton St. Paul's parish church of the Church of England on 16 November 1851.[1] 

Ann was certainly named for her mother (Ann (Marshman) Richman) and her grandmother (Ann (Angel) Marshman).   

Ann died at the age of one year and five months before 27 April 1853 in Hilperton Marsh.[2]  She was buried in the Staverton St. Paul's parish church.[2]  

During this time, the James Richman family resided in Hilperton Marsh, which is closer to the Staverton parish church than the Hilperton parish church.

SOURCES:

1.  Staverton [Wiltshire] Parish Registers, Ann Richman baptism entry, 16 November 1851; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/505974:61188 : accessed 21 March 2024) > Staverton  > 1814-1922 > page 25 (image 37 of 113); citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

2.  Staverton [Wiltshire] Parish Registers, Ann Richman burial entry, 27 April 1853; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1480037:61190 : accessed 21 March 2024) > Staverton  > 1813-1992 > page 19 (image 25 of 65); citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

Ann Richman (1851-1853) was my great-grand-aunt, the sister of my paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917).

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Findmypast Friday: Search New Scottish Records

  I received this information from Findmypast today:

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There are over 1.3 million new additions for you to explore.

This Findmypast Friday sees a huge update to our collection - we've added a total of 1,312,523 new Scottish records.

If your ancestor spent time in a mental health institution in years gone by, their name may appear in this week's new Mental Health Institution Admission Registers. You can also explore over a million new Poor Law and crime records.

From Scarborough to St. Andrews, we also added five new titles to our newspaper collection.

Scotland, Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions


We've added a brand new set of 220,7317 Scottish mental health institutional records this week, spanning 1858 to 1921.

Scotland, Court & Criminal Database

We've also added over a million Scottish court database transcriptions to this existing collection, making it easier than ever to uncover those criminal connections within your family's history.

These records are taken from the Court of Sessions, Crown Counsel Procedure Books and the Scottish Prison Records Index.

Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists

If your Scottish ancestor received Poor Law relief between 1845 and 1930, their name may appear within these 7,906 new records.

This week we added registers from Wigtownshire and the Scottish Borders to this existing collection, meaning it's easier than ever to locate your Scottish ancestors within our records.

Discover the Prisoners of War News and more

We added five new titles to our newspaper archive this week. For anyone interested in Second World War history, the Prisoners of War News isn't to be missed - first published in November 1940, this British Red Cross publication was printed in Aberdeen

Prisoners of War News.

It details the names and other details of British soldiers who were held as prisoners of war in Germany. If you're having trouble finding your ancestor in our traditional POW records, this title may help to fill in the gaps.

With a total of 292,085 brand new pages added to the newspaper archive, we've also updated a further 17 publications this week.

Here's everything that's been added to our newspaper archive this week.

New titles:

• Gravesend Messenger, 1998-1999
• Kent County Examiner and Ashford Chronicle, 1888-1889
• Prisoners of War News, 1940-1945
• Scarborough Evening News, 1889, 1986-1992, 1995-1997
• The Regiment, 1896, 1898-1901

Updated titles:

• Arbroath Herald, 1985
• Bridlington Free Press, 1986
• Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser, 1974-1978
• Fife Free Press, & Kirkcaldy Guardian, 1971-1973, 1979-1982
• Forfar Dispatch, 1985
• Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties’ Advertiser, 1959
• Galloway Gazette, 1986
• Halifax Daily Guardian, 1915-1917
• Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 1983
• Horncastle News, 1972-1976
• Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail, 1992
• Melton Mowbray Times and Vale of Belvoir Gazette, 1992-1993
• Middleton Guardian, 1988-1989
• Northampton Mercury, 1987
• Ripon Gazette, 1958, 1973-1977, 1988, 1997
• St. Andrews Citizen, 1992
• Star Green ‘un, 1907-1908, 1962-1974

Last week, we added new Irish records to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. View the full release here.

Join us on Friday at 4pm

This week Ellie is joined by genealogist Emma Maxwell to take a deep dive into our new Scottish records. We'll also be giving you a peek at some new features on our site - this session is not to be missed.

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Randy's Cousins -- 9th Cousin Andy Williams (1927-2012), a Singer and TV Variety Show Host

This week's famous cousin is Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (1927-2012). the famous singer and television variety show host.

Here is the FamilySearch Family Tree Brief Life History biography:

When Howard Andrew Williams was born on 3 December 1927, in Wall Lake, Sac, Iowa, United States, his father, Jay Emerson Williams, was 35 and his mother, Florence Belle Finley, was 35. He married Claudine G Longet on 15 December 1961, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. In 1938, his occupation is listed as american singer. He died on 25 September 2012, in Branson, Taney, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Missouri, United States.

His Wikipedia entry is here.

The FamilySearch Family Tree indicates that I am his 9th cousin. Here is the closest relationship path from Relative Finder:

My most recent common ancestors with cousin Andy Williams are my 8th great-grandparents Stephen Gates (1634-1707) and Sarah Woodward (1643-1706).

Are you related to Andy Williams?  Check his profile out on the FamilySearch Family Tree by clicking the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page.  Note that you have to be a profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.

This shows that you never know to whom you might be related!!!  I'm having lots of Genealogy Fun.  Click here to see all of my famous cousins.

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