Category Archives: Butcher One-Name Study

The Genealogy Blog Party: Celebrating Women’s History Month

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

This photograph is one of my most treasured photographs. The lady sitting down is my Great Great Grandmother, Caroline Harris nee Ellis. According to my great Aunts, who were Caroline’s grandchildren she was a formidable lady. She did not suffer … Continue reading →

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George Butcher #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 8

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

Today is the 112th birthday of my maternal Grandfather, George Butcher. Born in 1908 in Wanborough, Surrey, he was one of 9 children who survived into adulthood from a family of 12. At the time of the Second World War … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Blog Party – We ❤️ February – actually no, I don’t! #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 6

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

Taking part in the Genealogy Blog Party, hosted by Elizabeth at MyDescendantsAncestors.com. February, and in particular Valentine’s day is now a subdued day. The day in 2020 marks the 6th year since my Mum passed away, just two days before her … Continue reading →

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Working on a Global Surname Project , for a Geographically Concentrated Surname

Posted on February 9, 2020 by

Typically surnames will have a hotbed presence, even the most common surnames. In those instances, it will often be personal to the researcher. In the case of my own Butcher ancestors, Surrey is a particular hotbed for me, followed by … Continue reading →

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Rural Communities #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 1

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

I spent some time a few days ago writing about the Guild blog challenge and shared how my software is set up with different trees. The first post in the series is about rural settings and we, as genealogists should … Continue reading →

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Surname Research – Variants

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

When I registered the surname of Butcher with the Guild of One-Name Studies back in 2016 I had already been working on the surname. Not just my own links to the surname, but also the other facets of the study, … Continue reading →

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Oral History –Verifying Oral History

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

Continuing with my Oral History Series. Today we are going to look at how we can verify the truth of Oral History and what happens if we cannot substantiate it. Whilst we may trust those that have shared snippets and … Continue reading →

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Oral History – A Pinch of Salt or a Grain of Truth?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

Continuing the oral history series and the post from yesterday A few years ago whilst at the funeral of another family member I mentioned the story to my late Mum’s first cousin. I asked if he knew of the story? … Continue reading →

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Strategy for a Genealogical Project – What Project?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

In an earlier post I talked about strategy, breaking it down into ten segments. Today I am going to write a  about deciding on a project, essentially segment one. What project?  There can be a whole host of reasons for embarking … Continue reading →

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Planner & Notebooks – Individual Genealogical Timeline’s

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Back in the summer I wrote this post about planners and notebooks. In response to a comment I mentioned that I often created specific pages for individuals where there were “document heavy” individuals.  I promised I would write more about it … Continue reading →

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