Why can’t I find George Osman in the census?
Why can’t I find George Osman in the census? Q My grandfather, George Osman, was born in Wimborne, Dorset, c1873. I have searched for George and his father, Frederick, in census returns, but since I don’t know George’s mother’s name, I have come up blank. He married my grandmother, Emma Alice Race, in Woodditton, Suffolk, […]
Where was my forebear Thomas born?
Where was my forebear Thomas born? Q Thomas Heaney was my great grandfather. His father was also Thomas Heaney (shown as deceased on Thomas junior’s 1878 marriage record). Thomas junior first appears in the Staffordshire census in 1881, recorded as a police officer. The censuses indicate a birth of 1849, Glasgow. Before working in Staffordshire, […]
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Focus on: Postal Workers
Susannah Coster from The Postal Museum reveals how to research an ancestor who worked for the Post Office
Use LostCousins to find unknown relatives
TECH TIPS Use LostCousins to find unknown relatives Nick Peers discovers how to cross-reference your ancestors with others to uncover new kin LostCousins (lostcousins.com) dates back to the early days of the web. Founded in 2003, it pioneered the idea of using a website to connect people with shared ancestry to each other. Its concept […]
Record Masterclass: WW1 Pension Cards
Phil Tomaselli explains how to search a huge collection of digitised records for servicemen who were killed or injured during the First World War