Author Archives: Julie Goucher

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About Julie Goucher

Genealogist, Author, Presenter, native Guildfordian, avid note taker and journal writer. Lover of Books, Stationery & History; Surnames, Butcher & Orlando One-Name Studies. Pharos Tutor for all One-Name Studies/surname courses as well as Researching Ancestors from Continental Europe.

Web Wednesday (10)

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: GPO Hero’s Back in the day the GPO comprised of the Post Office and the Telephone company. Of course, later on in the 2oth Century we see the split, as the post office … Continue reading →

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Practicalities of a One-Name Study Course

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The next running of the Practicalities of a One-Name Study course (903) is about to get underway – 5 March 2024. It is always a popular course and as those working with a study look at and consider the practical … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (9)

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Postal Museum There is limited material online, but there is a useful catalogue. A search of the catalogue for the name BUTCHER, produced three individual who served in the First World War, all … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (8)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday for this week is a topic focus on WILLS, after all, it is #WillsWednesday! Wills give us tremendous insight into who: a person, the testator was, people they cared about, and the items they treasured. This post is … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (7)

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: GB Names This is a really useful site to those interested in the distribution of a surname across Great Britain, using census data for the years 1851, 1861, 1881, 1901 and 1911 (1911 … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (6)

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Durham Mining Museum This is an EXCELLENT website for those researching in:   County Durham Northumberland Cumberland Westmoreland North Yorkshire (Ironstone Mines) The site is absolutely jammed pack with material for those researching … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings (32)

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Julie Goucher

We are fairly recently back from a visit to Scotland where we had some challenging weather. I have been visiting Scotland, at least once a year for the last thirty years. In all that time, I do not think I … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (5)

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Who Owns England? This is a fascinating site and attempts to answer the important question of Who Owns England? Which is a key question for those of us who interested in local history, … Continue reading →

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Ironside Tartan

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Julie Goucher

Tartans are a significant part of Scottish identity and heritage; though not every surname is represented by a tartan. People traditionally where a tartan which reflects their surname or an associated family. I have no Scottish ancestry, but one family … Continue reading →

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Burns and Burns Night (Part 3)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Julie Goucher

I couldn’t write about Burns Night, or a Scottish surname without writing about Clans and Tartans, even if it is in a limited way. Upon searching the site, Clans.com for the surname BURNS, it revealed 11 such tartans. Each tartan … Continue reading →

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