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Read more about the article Solving Mysteries in your family history

Solving Mysteries in your family history

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:15/05/2020
  • Post category:Genealogy Tips
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I have helped lots of my clients with solving mysteries, big and small, in their family trees and I thought it may be useful to explain how I did it.…

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Read more about the article 5 Family History things to do whilst on lockdown

5 Family History things to do whilst on lockdown

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:23/04/2020
  • Post category:Family Medical History/Genealogy Tips/Interviews/My family/Photographs
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Did you know that family history is the 8th most popular thing that people are doing / or would like to do during lockdown? I hope you find some of…

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Read more about the article What is a one name study?

What is a one name study?

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:09/03/2020
  • Post category:My family/one name study
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A one name study is research into all occurrences of a single surname and its variants. It could be focused on a geographical area (country/county/area) or the descendants of a…

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Read more about the article RootsTech London 2019

RootsTech London 2019

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:02/11/2019
  • Post category:Genealogy Conferences
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RootsTech London 2019 is the first family history conference I have attended. It also coincided with Comicon so that made for an entertaining DLR ride to ExCel and in ExCel…

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Read more about the article Family Medical History and Genealogy

Family Medical History and Genealogy

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:22/10/2019
  • Post category:Family Medical History/Genealogy Tips
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It is extremely useful to know of any illnesses or diseases that our ancestors lived with, which contributed to, or caused their deaths. Conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and…

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Read more about the article Progressing past brick walls when compiling family history

Progressing past brick walls when compiling family history

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:25/09/2019
  • Post category:Brick Walls/Genealogy Tips/My family/Research
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Most of my family history research has gone straight back through my direct ancestors, in some cases to 6 generations without any problems. I have encountered brick walls for some…

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Read more about the article Distant cousins

Distant cousins

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:11/09/2019
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My personal family history journey has taken me, and continues to take me, in lots of different directions. I have found and connected with several distant cousins recently and have…

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Read more about the article St Petersburg – The Sussex Connection

St Petersburg – The Sussex Connection

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:07/08/2019
  • Post category:My family/Records Office/Research
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Looking into some of my family history I recently discovered some 19th century records were held by my local records office. My family only have lived in Sussex for a…

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Read more about the article My family tree in 1000 words – John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque

My family tree in 1000 words – John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque

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  • Post published:24/07/2019
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My next family story post is another one of my 3x great grandfathers: John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque John was born in Brook Street, Mayfair, London in March 1787,…

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Read more about the article Duplicate people and different generations in your family tree

Duplicate people and different generations in your family tree

  • Post author:Emma Cox
  • Post published:10/07/2019
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When I started my family history investigations many years ago I did not realise my grandparents were distant cousins. This is my father's parents who both died some years ago.…

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