The Family History Group

Leader:  John Dogherty - familyhistory@ashbyu3a.co.uk - phone 01530 411148

10th April

Today we numbered 11, including a new member Adrian, and his wife Sue as a guest.
In the lounge, using the TV, Adrian reprised his extremely interesting piece on his family history, with added notes on his analysis software.
He also did some work on the DNA evidence supporting the probability of Maria being his ancestor.
Elizabeth had to leave at coffee time but reported progress on her paternal great grandfather from Scotland. She will be visiting Arrochar in Scotland soon to meet her sister to advance her research.
Eileen is making steady progress based on the Will she has found and Parish Records.
Ana is working on WWI military documents but is puzzled by the choice of next of kin. JD noted that his own father placed his mother as next of kin, possibly because she was most likely to be home.
Dora is also making progress with 17th century Parish Records but is struggling to locate matching death information for births noted there. Adrian helped there, with suggestions about The Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Registers.
Mary is working on her DNA results in conjunction with the Tithe Maps and the Genealogist.
Carolyn is researching her 3-6 times great grandmothers back to 1678.
Rhona is making steady progress with her Family Tree. She also reported that she will be meeting a 2nd-3rd cousin soon who shares her ancestors in India.
Linda is beavering away at evaluating Hints.
Another excellent session, with the added benefit of Adrian’s presentation. A feature we hope to continue.

We meet again on the 8th May