Category Archives: Surnames

A-Z Challenge 2021 – All about Surnames – C is for Considerations for Surname Research.

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Julie Goucher

This is my third instalment of the A-Z Challenge 2021. You can visit other participants HERE.  You can follow along my posts HERE. There are a great many consideration relevant to surname research when you first begin looking at the … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2021 – All about Surnames – A is for Advanced One-Name Studies

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Julie Goucher

Advanced One-Name Studies is not something that I have talked much about, so I thought I would delve a little deeper into it as we kick off the #AllAboutSurnames Series. The Advanced One-Name Studies course builds on the earlier Introduction … Continue reading →

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Middle Names and Surnames (#SurnameSeries)

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Julie Goucher

I have not written about given names or middle names previously, but often these can provide insight into the history of a family or perhaps the links to family and, or friends. Many of us have middle names, given to … Continue reading →

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Surname Projects, Lineage Projects and Family History (#SurnameSeries)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Julie Goucher

This topic has been on my blog post list for well over two years. One of the popular questions I am asked is how a One-Name Study (surname project/surname research) differs from family history and Lineage projects. For whatever reason, … Continue reading →

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Researching in European Ancestors – East and West

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Over recent years I have given a number of lectures about researching in Europe, either in person or online. The one thing that is consistent across delivering the presentation in both formats is the amount of questions. I am not … Continue reading →

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Genealogy During COVID

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Like the rest of the world, I was at home during lock down, the furthest I went for 4 months was the end of the drive or the garden, so I had plenty of time to ponder and look at … Continue reading →

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A Year in Surnames Week 3 – A Surname that is curious #AYearInSurnames

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Julie Goucher

This week I have chosen to not focus on a specific surname, but something that happens with surnames; the use of an alias. I talked about what I worked during lock-down, you can read that post HERE. During my work … Continue reading →

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A Year in Surnames Week 2 – Surname Beginning with A (Ayling) #AYearInSurnames

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Julie Goucher

This week I have focused on a surname that occurs in my own ancestry, the surname of AYLING. My Grandfather’s sister, Ellen Butcher married Albert Edward Ayling in 1930 at St Nicholas Church at Guildford. Albert was known by his … Continue reading →

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Maps as a Visual Addition to a One-Name Study & Genealogy

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Julie Goucher

It is obvious that a map is a visual aid to research, but yesterday I was sitting thinking, as you do and reached for this map of the parishes within Surrey – the map is from the West Surrey Family … Continue reading →

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Victory in Europe – #VEDay2020

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Julie Goucher

I spent a lot of time yesterday thinking about my Grandparents and in particular my maternal Grandparents; George Butcher (1908-1974) and Lilian Edith Matthews (1912-1995). The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939. My Grandparents married at … Continue reading →

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