Daily Archives: January 1, 2012

Recommendation for a maritime researcher – Len Barnett

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I would like to introduce you to an experienced freelance maritime researcher who I have used for my own research. Image via Wikipedia His research covers:- Civilian mariners in British service (mercantile, whaling, fishing & pilotage): c.1835 to c.1972 Royal Navy … Continue reading →

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The Domesday Book

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The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by   William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble … Continue reading →

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EnglandGenWeb

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  A BritishIslesGenWeb Project Website.  This project is part of the BritishIslesGen Web project section of the WorldGenWeb Project and was created in an effort to help researchers find local resources and reference information. There is a general England mailing list for researchers to … Continue reading →

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Your One Bookmark to the Ultimate Index of absolutely FREE Ancestry Resources

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This is an absolutely free ancestry research data.  It doesn’t just give you free indexes or free search results, but actual data.  Have you ever gone to one of those so-called free ancestry resource websites, clicked on something and were redirected to  an … Continue reading →

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Blog Strategy for 2012

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Welcome to 2012.  Many thanks to the 4500 of you who visited last year.   My aim this year is to continue collecting data for my Guild of One Name Study on the name CUMPSTON and its variants.  So please let me know … Continue reading →

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