Friday, July 12, 2024

Findmypast Friday: Explore New English Parish Records (Surrey, Middlesex, London)

  I received this information from Findmypast today:

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We added baptisms, marriages and more this week.

If your family tree has London branches, it just got easier to fill in those pesky gaps. This Findmypast Friday, we added 25,418 baptisms and over 2,500 marriage records from London, Middlesex and Surrey.

These new additions stretch as far back as 1750 and include parishes in Barking, Lambeth, 

Surrey Baptisms

These 12,190 new additions cover from 1785 to 1865, meaning it's easier than ever to delve into your family tree's 18th and 19th-century branches.

Middlesex Baptisms

We've also added over 12,000 baptisms from Middlesex, covering 122 years.  The parishes included span the Greater London area.

Greater London Marriage Index

Lastly, we added 2,494 transcriptions (spanning 1785 to 1815) to our Greater London Marriage Index this week.

Over 320,000 new pages to explore

Two brand new titles - the Warwick Courier and the Bicester Review - joined our newspaper collection this week.We also updated 21 of our existing publications, with a total of 320,851 new pages added.

Here's everything that's been added to the newspaper archive this Findmypast Friday.

New titles:

  • Bicester Review, 1988-1992, 1996-1998 
  • Warwick Courier, 1992-1995, 1998 

Updated titles:

  • Barnoldswick & Earby Times, 1989
  • Bedfordshire Times and Independent, 1989
  • Biggleswade Chronicle, 1981-1982, 1984, 1989
  • Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, 1994
  • Burnley Express, 1988-1994, 1996-1998
  • Derbyshire Times, 1988-1989
  • Dunstable Gazette, 2003
  • Eastbourne Herald, 1996-1997
  • Falkirk Herald, 1988-1989
  • Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 2003
  • Kirriemuir Herald, 1989
  • Knaresborough Post, 1987, 1994
  • Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 1993
  • Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle, 1989-1990, 1992, 1995-1998, 2001-2003
  • Nelson Leader, 1991, 1995, 1998
  • Peterborough Advertiser, 1980, 1983
  • Portadown Times, 2002
  • Shields Daily Gazette, 1996-1997, 2003
  • St. Andrews Citizen, 1996
  • Sussex Express, 2000
  • Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1996-1997

Last week we added a bumper release of US and British records. You can explore all that was added here.

Episode 4 of Was Justice Served? out now

In the fourth episode of the podcast, Jen and David take a look at the mysterious death of Julia Lewin in 1906. Who was responsible for her sudden demise - was it a tragic accident, or were malicious factors at play?
Listen now
After listening to the podcast, explore the case files for yourself. Review the evidence, and come to your own verdict: was justice served? For each episode, you can vote on it here.

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Disclosure: I have a complimentary subscription to Findmypast, and have accepted meals and services from Findmypast, as a Findmypast Ambassador. This has not affected my objectivity relative to Findmypast and its products.


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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Randy's Cousins -- 8th Cousin 1x Removed William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), the American Orator and Politician

 This week's famous cousin is my 8th cousins 1x removed William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), the famous American politician and orator.

Here is William Jennings Bryan's Family Search Family Tree biography:
When William Jennings Bryan was born on 19 March 1860, in Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States, his father, Silas Lillard Bryan, was 37 and his mother, Mariah Elizabeth Jennings, was 25. He married Mary Elizabeth Baird on 1 October 1884, in Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Marion, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1900. In 1913, his occupation is listed as 41st united states secretary of state in District of Columbia, United States. He died on 26 July 1925, in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.

The Wikipedia profile for  William Jennings Bryan is here. 

Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to William Jennings Bryan:

My most recent common ancestors with 8th cousin 1x removed cousin William Jennings Bryan are my 10th  great-grandparents William Brown (1625-1694) and Mary Morecock (1623-1694). 

Are you related to the William Jennings Bryan?  Check out his profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree and click the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page.  Note that you have to have your 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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Treasure Chest Thursday - 1713 Baptism of Esther Bulkeley (1713-1770) in Fairfield, Connecticut

  It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1713 Baptism record of Esther Bulkeley in the Fairfield, Connecticut Church Records:


The baptism record is the first item listed as Esther:


The transcript of this record is:

"[Bulkeley] Esther, d. Joseph, Jr., bp. Dec. 20, 1713"

The source citation for the marriage record is (using Evidence Explained 4th edition template):

 Fairfield, Connecticut, Church Records, Esther Bulkeley baptism, 20 December 1713, daughter of Joseph Jr. imaged, "U.S., Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/394413:3032 : accessed 10 July 2024); Volume 033, Fairfield, First Congregational Church, 1694-1806, Connecticut, page 20, image 23 of 161; original book at Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Conn., imaged and indexed by Ancestry.com.

This is a Derivative Source record (because it is compiled from an original church record) with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the baptism of Esther Bulkeley on 20 December 1713 in Fairfield, Connecticut. 

Esther Bulkeley (1713-1770), the daughter of Joseph and Esther (Bulkley) Bulkley, was born in about 1713 in Fairfield, baptized on 20 December 1713 in Fairfield, and died in about 1770 in Fairfield She married John Hill (1707-1759), who was born 29 June 1707 in Fairfield, Connecticut, the son of John and Jane (--?--) Hill.  John died on 17 December 1759 in Fairfield, Connecticut.  They had as many as 10 children.

John and Esther (Bulkeley) Hill are my 7th great-grandparents, through their daughter Sarah Hill (1742-1832), who married George Wakeman (1740-1814).

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Disclosure:  I have a paid All-Access subscription to Ancestry.com now.  Ancestry.com has provided a complimentary subscription and material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.


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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 4 to 10 July 2024

 Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.


1) Upcoming Conferences and  Institutes 

* Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies Annual Conference ($$) -- 6 to 9 August 2024 - In-person, Salt Lake City, Utah 

*  Philadelphia, PA – 44th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy ($$) - 18 to 22 August 2024 - In-person, Philadelphia, Penn.

*  UGA Summit of Excellence Conference ($$) - 5-7 September 2024 - Virtual 


*  2024 New York State Family History Conference ($$) - 20-21 September - Hybrid - In-person in Syracuse, New York

*  36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences ($$) - 26-30 September 2024 - In-person - Boston, Mass.

2 ) Upcoming Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view webinars and classes.

*  FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars (Free)

*  GenWebinars ($$)



*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Wednesday, 10 July, 5 p.m.:  Chinese Immigrants in the South by Grant Din.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Friday, 12 July, 11 a.m.:  Researching Cornish Ancestors by Lesley Trotter.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Tuesday, 16 July, 5 p.m.:  Oral Genealogy in Asia-Pacific: The Essence of Personal Identity and Tribal Connections by David Ouimette.

*  Family Tree Webinars (Free for a week) - Wednesday, 17 July, 11 a.m.:  Finding Your Ancestors at the National SAR Genealogical Research Library by Cheri Daniels.

3) Recent Podcasts/Radio Shows:


*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 313: Immigration 1906 Forward

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  American Ancestors:  A British Country House Alphabet


*  Applied Genealogy Institute:  MKR tip Why was document created on that date

*  BYU Library Family History:  


*  Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist:  The Story That Lives In Me | Stories That Live In Us | Episode 1

*  Data Mining DNA:  Python For Your Family Tree - Part 1





*  Legacy Tree Genealogists:  French Genealogy: Immigration Research



*  Mountain Goat Productions:  DNA Genealogy the tale of our Ancestry

*  My German Family:  Our Ancestors, the Ordinary People




5) Did you miss the last post in this series - Genealogy Education Bytes -  27 June to 3 July 2024?

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Betty and Randy in 1944 -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #828

I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! This is one of my favorite and most priceless family  photographs: 


This is my mother, Betty Virginia (Carringer) Seaver holding her first-born son, Randall Jeffrey Seaver, in a flower garden in 1944.  

This image was captured from a home movie shot by my maternal grandfather in San Diego.  I have no idea of the location.

This photograph is a part of my family history.   I used the MyHeritage Photo tools to enhance the faces and brighten up the image.  

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 3 to 9 July 2024

    Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news  items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    


1)  News Articles:







2)  DNA News Stories

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