Your Family Through Time
By Sarah Pettyfer
Your Family Through TimeJan 12, 2022
The Parish Chest - Vestry minutes
An overview of the vestry minutes of the parish and why they are important to the family historian
The Parish Chest
What was the Parish Chest and why is it important to family historians
Parish registers of burials
Parish registers of burials are one of the first records used in family history resaerch before the start of civil registration, along side registers of baptisms and marriages. In this episode I provide some background and hints and tips for using burial registers in your research
Parish registers of marriage
Parish registers of marriage are one of the main record sources to take your research into the pre-19th century years. Listen to my podcast for an overview of these records.
Parish Registers of Baptisms
Baptism records are one of the first sources for family history research before 1837. THis podcast provides an overview of the history of Baptism registers and the information they can contain
Parish registers of Baptism, Marriage and Burial - a bit of background
The background to the introduction of parish registers and the events and Acts of Parliament which impacted their development in the 16th to 18th century
Etymology of Surnames in England
The origins and development of surnames in England
Starting your family history
Hints and tips on starting your own family history research
What dates do Family Historians need to know?
Key dates have affected the type of and content of those research documents which provide the basis of any family tree research. In this short video I deal with the important dates concerning parish registers, civil registration records and census returns.
1939 National Register
This is a short podcast providing information on the 1939 National Register, is creation and use for family history research
The 1841 census and common problems with early census returns
The 1841 census was the first census which provides useful household information about our ancestors. This podcast explores its usefulness and discusses common problems with this and other 19th century census returns when using them for family history research.
The 1921 Census
Census returns have been conducted every 10 years since 1801. Being barred from the public domain for 100 years, the release of a census return is alway much awaited and anticipated particularly by genealogists and family historians. The most recent census return to be released is the 1921 census released on 6th January 2022. But how can this help your family history research? Listen to this podcast to find out