April 15th, 2012 
Linda Elliott 
Christening transcripts for the Yorkshire parishes of Oughtibridge, Norton Lees, Ecclesfield, Ecclesal, Netherthorpe, Attercliffe, Sheffield and St Pauls 1599 to 1996 have been added to FindMyPast’s parish collection. These records amount to an addition of 86,806 records.
These records are published in association with Sheffield & District Family History Society.
April 15th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
Gosh FindMyPast has been busy !! Today they have released parish register transcripts for Dorset. Here is what is now available.
7,169 Christenings 1559 – 1894
Whitchurch Canonicorum, Lydlinch, Morden, Portesham, Frampton, Dorchester St Peter and Hamoon.
704 Marriages 1560 – 1812
Symondsbury and Lydlinch,
6,346 Burials 1641 – 1812
Durweston, Loders, Lydlinch, Spetisbury, Milton Abbas, Dorchester Holy Trinity, Warmwell and Morden
These records are published online at findmypast.co.uk in association with Dorset Family History Society.
April 15th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
FindMyPast has added the following parish register transcripts to their collection……
16,713 Kent baptisms from the parishes of Crayford, Greenwich and Darenth covering 1813 to 1856
1,454 Kent marriage records from Greenwich spanning the years 1791 to 1842
This record launch marks the start of a new project between findmypast.co.uk and North West Kent Family History Society.
April 15th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
FindMyPast has announced that they have added the following records to their collection ……
96,545 Northamptonshire Marriage Records 1538 – 1975
431,683 Northamptonshire Burials Records 1527 – 2006
This significant new record collection at findmypast.co.uk covers a multitude of parishes, including Towcester, Harpole, Peterborough St John, Northampton All Saints and Oundle and is a new project with Northamptonshire Family History Society in association with the Federation of Family History Societies.
April 14th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
The Commonwealth War Graves website has been updated and genealogists may be able to discover more about ancestors to died in WW1 & WW2.
New search options include being able to search by rank, regiment, service number or awards/honours. More options are said to be being added in the coming months.
April 13th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
Cotswold cemeteries’ records now on Deceased Online
Burial records for picturesque rural English area added to Deceased Online.
· Approximately 20,000 burial records for two cemeteries managed by Cotswold District Council are now available on Deceased Online
April 13th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
I don’t usually cover genealogy matters in Scotland (English ones keep me busy enough!!), but I thought I would make an exception today. FindMyPast has just released the 1901 census for the whole of Scotland which means they now offer on their .co.uk site Scottish census 1841 – 1901. This might be handy to know if you have ancestors in England who lived in the counties which border Scotland.
Posted in Census, Find My Past, Getting Started 
Tags: Census, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, Scotland 
No Comments » April 11th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
Did you know that the Bodleian Library in Oxford has put some of it’s vast holding of periodicals online. Amongst the offerings are the “Gentleman’s Magazine” 1731 – 1750 and “Notes & Queries” 1849 – 1869.
Both of these publications have plenty to interest the family historian. The Gentleman’s Magazine has an index for each volume (one volume per year) and Notes & Queries also has a yearly index. I think to get the best out of these publications you need to browse through a volume to see how things are laid out and then dive into some research. A very wide range of subjects are covered in each edition including many announcements of births, marriages & deaths.
Take a look.
April 10th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
Until now the only time I have come across a parish mouse is when I have been handling original registers and found nibbling around the edges and a certain, distinctive mousey odour !!
However today I have come across the Parish Mouse website where this particular mouse is putting online transcripts from historical books that he/she has collected over the years. What a lovely idea and how generous of the Mouse to share with fellow family historians.
I had a look around the site, but couldn’t find a name for Parish Mouse, does anyone know who it is ?
April 10th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
In the early days of internet genealogy Cyndi Howell started one of the first websites that consisted of links to other websites of interest to genealogists.
That was 15 years ago now and Cyndi and her list are still going strong, so take a look if you haven’t been there before or renew your acquaintance if you haven’t been there for a while!
Posted in Getting Started, Societies & Organisations Tags: Cyndi Howell, Cyndi's List, Family History, Genealogy No Comments »
Hi, I am Linda Elliott, a genealogist with 30+ years experience in ancestor hunting. I work as a professional family historian and have helped many people with their family trees. My aim with Mad About Genealogy is to share with you, the many website links, information and the latest genealogy news that I come across. I hope you enjoy your visit to my website and will come and visit on a regular basis.
