Genealogy Chat

I've done this for Shimpling in Suffolk, where my great grandad was born. Parish Registers, baptism, marriage and burials. Also added in all census info. I managed to link together over 1000 people from 1750-1901. When you look at the parish registers for a village like Shimpling you notice the same surname's cropping up all of the time. It does mean that they aren't all blood related to me, but there is a link somewhere via a few marriages. Will help anyone who has links to Shimpling as I have loads of other names that aren't in the 'linked group' having transcribed all records 1750-1901. Margaret

I can thoroughly recommend this tactic as an aid to understanding your tree, the people on it and the village. As you go through the generations, things begin to drop into place and I find I have a much better understanding of my family (and the village) than if I had just concentrated on an individual at a given date. Mine married into just about every family in the village and all my ancestors AND all the people in the village are my blood relations, give or take a few wandering minstrels etc (and, who knows about them, too - my village lasses were very friendly, according to the bastardy records) Still remember my excitement when I looked at the PR for Wheelton - the first name on there, in 1546 (a death, aged 61) was a Holden! Mind you, you do need a full set of carefully kept registers for this exercise, although there are many ways round any gaps. OC

Preston Capes - a small and beautiful village in Northhamptonshire has put the old village family trees on their website - Luckily for me my ggggrandmother Mary Sorrill was born there Brilliant site

It's a small world Grandpa Jim - at the end of the day (oh no, not that old chestnut!!) we are all related to each other if we go back far enough. As I said in my pm,if I come across anything I'll let you know. Snowdrops

I have Jessie Ethel Colenutt (1907 Ventnor) daughter of Jessie James Colenutt and Edith Edna Chapman and married to Bartram Mackett in my tree. Any info you would like let me know. Wendy

I don't Belieeeeeve it. I have Jessie Ethel Colenutt 1907 from Ventnor in my Tree AND Matilda Metcalfe is my 3GGmother. I know nothing about her yet except that she married William Weatherald at Aysgarth in 1822. A couple of years ago I was at Nappa Hall. My ancestors used to live at Nappa Scar.

I managed to create a tree for the Colenutt family on the Isle of Wight. I copied all the info from the RO and worked through it. Started at 1506 and am still adding names as the info becomes available. All Colenutts are descended from one man so that made life a bit easier. Did this for the Chambers on the Isle of Wight also but not so easy as the Colenutts. The IOW FHS now have these trees for anyone interested. Wendy

Hi Grandpa Jim I'm just in the process of doing it for my Metcalfe's of Ingleton and Chapel le Dale. Purely because they are so intertwined it's the easiest method of finding who's who and who had who and when - at least the where's easy!! No seriously though, it's well known the Metcalfe's originated from one family in the dales (originally from Nappa Hall) and from thence they spread. My lot are from one arm of that family and is supposed to be just one Metfcalfe arriving on the fells originally. We shall see once I finish sorting them!! Snowdrops

I have started on Wensleydale. My Weatheralds, Cockbones, Percivals, Morphetts etc married into many of the other families in the Dale. It would be great if eventually every Parish had its own set of Family Trees, checked and complete.

Yes - I have done this for Wheelton in Lancashire (to no avail - still havent found my man) and am in the process of doing it for Gawsworth in Cheshire. It gets a grip of you.... OC

Have been investigating the population of the village where I live, using the PR and census. NO families actually run right through - it seems to be enclosure was the turning point. Many of the small landowners lost their plots - after that time it is tenant farmers and ag labs who mainly move on after a short time. My mother's family moved here about 1830 and there is only one other person still in the village who can also trace their connection back to a similar timespan. Jay

I was just wondering whether anyone had been able to create a Tree from a set of Parish Registers connecting all the families and individuals who lived in the Village/Area. I suppose it ought to be possible for the time before people became so mobile.