April 15th, 2012 
Linda Elliott 
Here are the last of todays additions from Find My Past. This time it is 2 parishes added to the Docklands Collection. St Dunstan Stepney 1680-1689 10,027 entries and St Matthew’s 1790-1799 4,159 entries.
So lots to look at this weekend.
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 13th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
Findmypast has today released Manchester Naturalisation Records 1896 – 1909. This is a small, but valuable dataset concerning 542 people and includes a cash book for the Manchester Naturalisation Society for 1869 – 1909. This is part of Findmypast’s Manchester Collection.
April 12th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
The latest update from FamilySearch shows that images of Kent Quarter Session & Court Files 1600 – 1883 are now available for searching. These aren’t indexed and you will have to search them page by page as we used to do in pre internet days !!
However if you haven’t used quarter session records before then you are in for a treat. They give so much information that isn’t found elsewhere. What a joy to have such records being scanned and now online.
You will need to sign up for a Familysearch account, but this is very easy.
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 9th, 2012 Linda Elliott 
If you have ancestors who spent time in India then Emma Jolly’s website will be of interest to you. Emma has just published a book Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors and is an expert in this field of genealogical research.
There are lots of links on the various pages to help you to get to know the documents left behind by those who swapped the grey skies of England for the burning sun of India.
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.
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