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.

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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Burns and Burns Night (Part 2)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Julie Goucher

Having written the earlier post about Burns Night (Burns Night Part 1), I realised that I had not explored the surname more fully. I don’t have time to create a significant post, but did want to share a few things … Continue reading →

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