uk ancestors lectures

The following is a brief guide to talks offered to family history societies and other organizations. All talks last approximately one hour, and are fully illustrated PowerPoint presentations. 700 Million Names: FamilySearchTM and the Vital Records Indexes All aspects, including the International Genealogical Index and Ancestral File, of these essential tools, are fully explained with over 150 slides! Alien Immigration to England The history of immigration with an explanation of the records kept by government departments on immigrants and their families into England. All the Women and Children of the 42nd Regiment of Foot: The Indian Mutiny of 1758 The reasons for, the horrors of, and the surviving records of the 'sepoy uprising' that affected many families at home and in the sub-continent. Not for the squeamish! Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea The title says it all. Codpiece to Calvin Klein: Aspects of Male and Female Attraction What attracted our ancestors to each other? What did they do to make themselves more attractive? How has the ideal man and woman changed over the centuries? Cricket Bats to Haystacks A real family from Surrey and Kent is researched, from the early twentieth century to the late seventeenth century. All the basic sources for family history research are illustrated. Audience participation is definitely encouraged. The India Office Library and Records The records of the British in India are varied and numerous: births, marriages and deaths; East India Company employees; Indian and British Army; merchants. Most are to be found at the IOL. London, the Metropolitan Nightmare? Probably the most difficult area in Great Britain to carry out successful research: the problems are revealed and many of the solutions explained, not least finding where the records are. My Ancestors in the Royal Navy Following a single family, with many generations in the Royal Navy, most of the more important records are explained. On the Rock Records of those who lived or worked in Gibraltar. There is much information both in the Public Record Office and other record offices at home as well as in Gibraltar. Photographs and the Family Historian A history of photography as it relates to our own family photographs: what they are, how to use them, how to interpret them and how to preserve them. Records of the City of London for the Family Historian Records of those who lived and worked in the 'square mile' from early times; and including the records of the City guilds and companies. Records of Royal Naval Ratings Concentrating on ordinary seamen, rather than officers, showing the wealth of information available, which is often thought not to exist, particularly before the mid-nineteenth century. Tithe Maps and Apportionments A history of the tithe, from early times until the Tithe Commutation Acts of the nineteenth century. 'Lloyd George Domesday' and National Farm Survey Two twentieth century sources for researching the property our ancestors owned or lived in: the Valuation Office Survey from 1909/10 and the National Farm Survey from WWII The Visual Record Finding, understanding and interpreting photographs and other visual sources. The camera can lie and everything may not be as it seems. World War I Records More has been written about the Great War than nearly any other subject. This talk examines what records survive for researching those who served King and country. 18 Rosevine Road, West Wimbledon, London SW20 8RB, England fax: +44 (0)20 8946 6395 email: paulblakexx@aol.com