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The range of online records and CDs now include Wills. As an aid to helping online customers research their family tree we have licensed Ancestral Trails (the genealogist's bible) We also have added a new 1911 resources section. Two major shows are coming up, one in Bracknell this weekend and one in London. Also our offers will save you money on a wide range of products.
In this issue:
* UK Events
Come and see us at local events like Bracknell Leisure Centre or Olympia and benefit from show specials
* Special Email News Offers - Save Up-to 30%
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Save £3 on the Family and Local History Handbook
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We are currently giving out a free online trial to an all-inclusive subscription. This comes with a special offer for all those who take a Premium subscription out after the trial. www.TheGenealogist.co.uk/freesub
* What's New Online?
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PCC Wills
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1881 Census with images (5 million records added)
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Maternity and Burial records (BMD Registers and Non-Conformist sections) 600,000 added
- Overseas BMDs 550,000 records added
- Parish Record Transcripts 250,000 added
- New Roll of Honour Database (Over one million records)
- Circa 1911
- Reference Books - Ancestral Trails
- Directories
* What's New on CD
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Monumental Inscriptions
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Army Lists
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School Registers
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Directories and Gazetteers
- Photographs - The Pageant of the Century 1900-1933
- Theatre - Biographia Dramatica Actors and Writers
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Census Images sets on DVD
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Visitations
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Memorials
* New Software
- Family Tree Maker 2009 and WDYTYA
* The community area on TheGenealogist.co.uk
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"Jon the Con (John George Arney)" by Jean Hedges
Discovering skeletons in the closet *£100 Winner* -
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UK EVENTS
Bracknell, Berkshire 25th January 2009 10-5
Sports and Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell
WDYTYA Show London Olympia 27th 28th February and 1st March
Come and see us on stands 725 and 825 plus the SoG show area. We have show discounts and three great free talks by writer and lecturer John Titford.
"Ey up mi duck!" Find out how your ancestors sounded, covers accents and dialects.
"Barking Up The Wrong Tree" Cautionary tales for the family historian
"How to write your family history" A great guide based on the speaker's best selling book
Also learn about TheGenealogist and RootsMagic with demos and talks.
Crawley Sussex Family History Fair - Sunday 8th February 2009 10-5
K2 Leisure Centre, Pease Pottage Hill
For further details of fairs visit www.genealogysupplies.com/events.htm
SPECIAL EMAIL NEWS OFFERS
Save £3 on “The Family and Local History Handbook” 11th Edition
This is the latest in the series of handbooks. This comprehensively covers all aspects of family & local history, with listings of over five thousand useful addresses. Each edition complements the previous, providing new articles on all aspects of Family, Local & Military History.
WDYTYA Live! 2009 - Buy 2 tickets get 1 free!
The countdown to the biggest family history event of the year has begun!
Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE, powered by The Times Archive, is the UK’s
most comprehensive family history show and takes place in Olympia, London
from Friday 27th February – Sunday 1st March.
TheGenealogist.co.uk are proud sponsors of the 17th Society of Genealogists Family History Show which is the heart of the event. Here you will have access to regional expertise provided by a range of family history societies as well as specialist products and services to help you trace your ancestors. See us on stands 725 and 825.
We have three great free talks by writer and lecturer John Titford on stand 825.
"Ey up mi duck!" Find out how your ancestors sounded, covers accents and dialects.
"Barking Up The Wrong Tree" Cautionary tales for the family historian
"How to write your family history" A great guide based on the speaker's best selling book
Also learn about TheGenealogist and RootsMagic with demos and talks.
The show wouldn’t be complete without its celebrity time travelers, and this year, Ainsley Harriott, Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE and Lesley Garrett CBE will all be taking to the stage to recount the stories of royalty, slavery, determination and tragedy in their ancestors’ colourful lives.
And there are some fantastic new areas too – the all-new Military Pavilion, supported by new channel, Military History, is a must-visit attraction if you have military ancestors, and exhibitors and a workshop dedicated to DNA will help you learn more about this fascinating subject.
Covering everything from document recording and preservation to memorabilia,
photograph restoration to DNA specialists, this is a unique opportunity
to fill in the gaps in your family tree and make your connection to events
in history!
For further information and workshop timetables, visit www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk
SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS FAMILY HISTORY SHOW with TheGenealogist.co.uk
The Society of Genealogists Family History Show, supported by TheGenealogist.co.uk is now going into its 17th year, and will once again be forming a key part of Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE.
As the UK's largest collection of family history societies and specialist exhibitors, it is the perfect place to learn about local research resources and have your questions answered by local and regional experts.
| Guest speakers include... |
 Celebrity chef and TV personality Ainsley Harriott... |
 ...popular soprano Lesley Garrett CBE... |
 ...and Quadruple Olympic gold medallist rower, Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE. |
Get a 20 minute one-to-one session with an expert. Ever felt like you wanted to speak to someone face to face who could help you with a problem? A visit to this area of the show is a must for anyone who is stuck and needs help.
SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS WORKSHOPS
With over 80 seminars running during the event you'll be sure to find one to help you with your area of research. Drop into a workshop and hear from the UK's leading specialists plus overseas experts who can help you take your search abroad. Plus, a brand new Regional Workshop in association with The Federation of Family History Societies is being introduced to help you tap into knowledge from regional experts from up and down the country.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? THEATRE
Here you will hear the stories from celebrities from the TV show first hand. Plus, you can quiz them yourselves as you have the chance to ask them the questions about their story!
MILITARY MEMORABILIA CHECKPOINT
Find out the stories and history of your military artefacts and heirlooms by the most respected experts in the UK.
NEW AREAS
This year you can also expect to see areas dedicated to DNA, photography and preservation of memories, ancestral tourism and travel and International record holders.
BUY 2 FOR 1 TICKETS!
We’re giving you the chance to buy two adult tickets for the price of one – that's just £20*! To claim this special offer, simply call 0844 412 4629 or click here.
Q JUMP ticket – if you want to beat the queues, a new ticket has been introduced to help you do just that. For £22* you can gain fast track entry into the show and Ask the Experts plus three guaranteed workshop sessions of your choice.
GROUP TICKETS - If you would like to book for a group of 10 people of more, you can buy two tickets for £16*.
*£2 transaction fee applies. 2 for 1 offer ends 20th February 09. On Door standard entry tickets priced at £20 each. Q Jump tickets not available on the door. Workshops and theatres are included in the ticket price but entry is provided on a first come first served basis and is subject to availability.
Free Library Subscriptions to Census Transcripts BMDs and More
If you work for a council library your library could benefit from a 3 month free subscription. Our transcripts cover the period 1841 to 1901 and are fully searchable across Name, occupation, relationship etc.
WHAT'S
NEW ONLINE
We have added millions of records into the All-Inclusive subscriptions which cost as little as £4.66 a month.
Wills
Look under the Wills, Probates and Testaments section for the first part of our PCC Wills and probate records.
The wills are searchable by name, year of will, year of probate, area and profession. The search results also show the image of the original record. This will be expanded to cover all years.
Many areas not covered by PCC wills are covered by our will indexes in this section.
1881 census (5 million records added)
Our new 1881 census material transcribed by us with links to images of the original census now covers Cheshire, Essex, Lancashire, London, Kent and Yorkshire with many more counties coming over the next few months. It can be searched under the appropriate county census transcripts, Master Search or Family Search.
Maternity and Burial records (BMD Registers and Non-Conformist sections)
Among the more extensive collections in this series are the registers of the British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn, which record particulars of births and baptisms. These cover the period 1749 to 1868 and are very detailed. Over 600,000 entries.
Burial records, registers of the Chapels Royal and the archive of the Russian Orthodox Church in London.
The Lying in Hospital records cover the birth and baptism records of various children born in the hospital. It also includes death dates where it has been noted. They cover the period 1749 to 1868 and are very detailed.
The maternity records may include the following information:-
The Date and order of admission, Woman and Husbands Name, Occupation,
Woman’s Age, Parish, Time of Reckoning, Came in, Went out on leave,
Returned, Delivered, Child Baptised, Woman Discharged, Recommenders Name
Overseas BMDs
We have added over 550,000 records, with images, to our overseas BMD record set. These transcripts covers the birth, marriage and death of British Service Personnel and civilians registering through the consul, throughout the world. They cover Army Marriages: 1881 - 1885, Marine Births: 1891 - 1920, Consular Births: 1866 - 1905, Consular Marriages: 1849 - 1910, Consular Deaths: 1876 - 1890, Ionian Island Births: 1818 - 1864, Ionian Island Marriages: 1818 - 1864 and Regimental Births: 1407 - 1997.
Parish Record Transcripts
We now have 230,000 records just for Worcestershire baptisms which join our expanding range of Parish Records.
Other counties which have new records include Suffolk and Yorkshire
New Roll of Honour Database
The database now contains millions of records many with biographies and photographs and is growing all the time. We have added a search link so you can see war grave information by visiting the Commonwealth War Grave Commission's website.
Circa 1911
This new set of records will allow you to research addresses and occupations for the head of household for an ever growing range of counties that include: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, London, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Suffolk, Southampton and Wiltshire.
Reference Books
Look under the Reference Book section for our new Reference Books. These family history books now include Ancestral Trails by Mark Herber, often known as the Genenealogist's Bible. Over £70 worth of books are currently available and will build to an invaluable genealogy library that would cost hundreds of pounds.
Directories
These are a great resource for finding families outside of census years or as an alternative to the census. We are adding directories covering as many areas as possible. There are too many to mention here but check out the appropriate online section of TheGenealogist.co.uk and the CD range on GenealogySupplies.com
Swap to TheGenealogist.co.uk and beat the Credit Crunch
There has never been a better time to swap your online subscription. Many services have raised their prices but our service is now offering even more for less. It could save you nearly £40 a year and with our £20 voucher or free software offer, its even more of a bargain. Our All Inclusive credit free subscriptions start at £39.95 and our credit based All Inclusive works out at £4.66 a month.
With The Genealogist now covering the census from 1841 to 1901, bmds, parish, non-conformist records, Wills, military and early electoral registers it's never been a better time to join.
Just visit www.TheGenealogist.co.uk to see the various options and offers.
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your trees and pictures on The Genealogist
Tree View - The free service open to all
Store your photos and link them to your tree
We have two new features on TreeView, the first is the ability to upload pictures and link them to family members and events. So now you can add a picture to that wedding and put faces to all those names. To link an image to an individual or event, go to that individual/event and click on the images tab, then click the “Add image” button and follow the on screen instructions.
Share Your Tree
The second feature is the ability to share your tree with friends and family. Just go to tools and click “Add a friend”, they'll receive an invitation to view your tree and as an extra bonus they'll also get a 30 day free trial to the Genealogist, if they've not already had one. The people you invite to your tree will not be able to edit or delete any details so you can be rest assured that nothing will change the next time you log in!
This now means that you can share all your family memories with friends and relatives alike. Why not start now and introduce your kith and kin to your ancestors on TreeView today.
If you haven't used TreeView just signup to a free subscription at www.TheGenealogist.co.uk/freesub and from then on you can use the link tree.thegenealogist.co.uk
All of the new data has been added into the All-Inclusive subscriptions which cost as little as £4.66 a month.
WHAT'S NEW ON CD
New Data CDs
NEW SOFTWARE
Family
Tree Maker 2009
This is the latest version of the famous family history software.
New features since the original release of Family Tree Maker 2008:
- Genealogy Reports: Register and Ahnentafel full reports
- Charts: Vertical Pedigree Chart
- Publishing Functionality
- Book layouts for main charts
- Saved settings in charts/reports
- Saved templates in charts
- Preparer information included in chart footers
- Enhancements to the RTF export
Improved
Data Manipulation Tools
- Change Place Name tool
- Find and Replace tool
- Improvements within Research Tools
- Automatic simple backup at shutdown
- Improvements to Import
- Improved name parsing
- Improvements to Sources
- Copy and paste source citations
Family
Tree Maker 2009 Deluxe Edition (UK) + Resource CD worth £7.95
Was £39.95 Now £27.75
Family
Tree Maker 2009 Platinum Edition (UK) + Resource CD worth £7.95
Was £59.98 Now £39.98
Family
Tree Maker 2009 UK Upgrade + Free Resource CD worth £7.95 £18.45
Who Do You Think You Are?
The companion package to the TV series includes Family Tree Maker 2008.
Who Do You Think You Are? Standard Edition Version 3 (Includes Family Tree Maker 2008) £9.74
Who Do You Think You Are? Deluxe Edition Version 3 (Includes Family Tree Maker 2008) Was £39.95 Now £39.10
The
Community Area on The Genealogist
Community View is open to all T.G. subscribers and can be accessed from the My Subscriptions page. It gives access to a number of features to help you make the most out of The Genealogist.
Tell your story and win a Laptop
Our subscribers have also written articles and stories about their research, which you can see under the ‘Subscriber Articles’ section. If you feel you also have a story to tell, whether it’s skeletons that you never knew were in your closet, family reunions or you just want to share your journey, why not write one yourself. You could win £100 worth of S&N vouchers if your article is chosen to feature in our monthly email news. The top story of the year will win a laptop.
Get help and tips
If you’re having problems with your research or have come across a dead end, you could take a look at The Genealogist Message Board, where Premium subscribers can post queries and get advice directly from our admin team. It’s also a chance for all our subscribers to share their knowledge and experiences with one another.
Guide
Read David Tippey’s ‘Researching Your Family History’ for help with your research. David Tippey has written for well known family history magazines such as Family History Monthly and Your Family Tree.
News
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"Jon the Con (John George Arney)" by Jean Hedges
The bulky envelope sits heavily in my hands. It just arrived in today’s mail from my Great Aunt Marion , my mother’s cousin. I had written to her, telling her of my wish to write our family memoirs. I rip open the packet. Inside are birth, marriage and death certificates - dozens of them- the numbers of people here surprise me. Are all these my ancestors? Plopping down onto the couch in dazed excitement, I flick through the papers. Yes, there is my grandmother Margaret Halladay and there are her brothers and sisters. There too is the surname Arney. I had expected that, but so many people puzzle me, what a lot of people for only two families.
Some years ago, my mother had whispered to me in conspiratorial tones of a “skeleton in the family closet”. My great grandfather, John George Arney, had two families. One family was with Alice and her children and they all called themselves Arney. The other family was with my great grandmother Margaret Halladay and her children. Even John George Arney called himself Halladay when he was with this family.
My mother had leant forward and hissed the story into my ear, but I was not shocked. Many people nowadays have two or three families. I thought my grandmother, his daughter, was being unreasonable when she would not talk about him. She just sniffed in disgust and said nothing, which only bent to intrigue me even more.
When my mother died, it seemed my only hope of ever learning the whole
story about the Arney/Halladay families died too. But that wasn’t
so. Instead, she wrote scraps of information down in her diary, leaving
it for me to discover after her death. These snippets, along with some
more from Great Aunt Marion, and the skills I have developed from fifteen
years of genealogical research, helped me to piece the whole story together.
He was a true Cockney.....
When Margaret Halladay, first met the dashing and charismatic, John George Arney. Did she know when she met him when she was just fifteen that she was “the other woman”?
READ THE FULL ARTICLE OF OUR £100 WINNER name
This is just one of the exciting stories subscribers are writing on TheGenealogist.co.uk new family history article system which allows you to read and publish stories about your family history. The top articles will of course feature here as well as on the site which is open to all subscribers to The Genealogist.
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