Category: family history
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Making the freeman cut at the stationers
Cutlock test does its job
Cutlock test does its job My standard ‘Cutlock test’ of new online databases has come up with the goods on the recently released ‘Norwich Freemen Records Online’. Just using Cutlock as the search term throws up one result, John Cutlock as a new freeman in May 1857. This is down to his apprenticeship – at the 1851 census 15-year old great great great uncle John was recorded as an apprentice to a law stationer. The search result includes ‘linked records’, as there will be a sponsor » »
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Blaengwynfi and beyond
Osbornes spreading out in the valleys
Osbornes spreading out in the valleys A guest article from Alan Croad {1}. A number of factors may explain the movement of the wider Osborne family between Clydach Vale, Blaengwynfi and Tonyrefail. {2} Developing the pits An important entrepreneur William Perch 1831-1891 of Perch & Co. opened mines in the Rhondda Valley, including one at Clydach Vale in 1847 and later in the Afan Valley in 1892; he later acquired the Glyncorrwg and Glynneath mines. Perch’s success included obtaining Admiralty contracts in 1898 supplying coal to » »
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Squeals of delight
The wheeling dealing Osbornes
The wheeling dealing Osbornes Another delightful occupational title has come to light, after a little gap filling and “new” records checking on the family tree {1}. Previously I had somehow identified 4x great grandfather Joseph Osborne as a (farm) labourer, supposedly per his son Robert’s marriage registration {5}. However, on making use of Ancestry’s Somerset collection, the original image for this event shows him to be a ‘Pig Jobber’! As defined by a list of old occupations {2}, this is someone who “Bought pigs and then » »
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Local papers for local people
Surprising details in press archives, but also errors
Surprising details in press archives, but also errors A new resource of searchable back editions for various newspapers published in and around Seward county, Nebraska, has appeared online, at the Seward Memorial Library Digital Archives {1}. As mentioned on the Going Abroad section of Cutlock & Co, this is where a number of Watts relatives emigrated to. It didn’t take a great deal of searching to find interesting material. These rural American newspapers certainly go to town on their personal angles. Short items on who is » »
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Tackling TreeSync issues with MacKiev relying on Ancestry for answers
First sync using ‘final’ FTM 2014.1 goes badly
First sync using ‘final’ FTM 2014.1 goes badly This is an exploration of the what and why of problems I and others have had around the sync of trees (TreeSync) using the MacKiev Family Tree Maker 2014.1 version released 31 December 2016. Some of this has been prompted by discussions on the FTM Users groups on Facebook, so thanks to the various contributors there. {1} Update: Note that with the end of TreeSync, and the release of FTM2017/FamilySync, some of these issues will change. Our Sync » »
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Happy cousin anniversaries
The big 60
The big 60 I’m informed by a Facebook post that it is third cousin Rose Marie Austin’s 60th wedding anniversary today, 22nd December 2016 {1}. Congratulations to you and Bruce, may you have a happy day and many more. Dad’s second cousin Muriel Shephard also celebrated her 60th anniversary this year, back in August (yes, reader, I did send a direct message then!). Muriel, Roy and offspring just a few years ago: Note The general Cutlock & Co rule is not to give out personal info » »