I just finished putting newspaper clippings from Ramsgate Kent England newspapers from 1908 to 1922 online on my site.
Locations mentioned in these clippings include Australia, Ontario Canada and other parts of England.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/england/
Scroll down to the link "Newspaper Clippings from Ramsgate Kent England 1907 - 1922" Enjoy!
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February 16, 2005
SEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE
SEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE © By Richard A. Pence
published with the author's permission
HOW TO GET STARTED
One of the difficult aspects of genealogy - at least for me - is trying to explain to friends why a grown man should spend countless hours in a musty library or chasing around the country copying inscriptions from tombstones in overgrown cemeteries.
That sort of avocation, they think, is reserved for matronly ladies who want to join patriotic societies.
There are many who search their family trees for that reason alone. But genealogy is much more. It is a human history of our nation's growth and a puzzle infinitely more challenging than the crossword in the Sunday New York Times.
If you enjoy solving a mystery or are fascinated by the early history of our country, then genealogy may be the hobby for you.
But where do you start? The best place is right at home.
The first thing you should do is write down all you know about your family, starting with yourself and your parents and working backward to your grandparents, great grandparents and so on. Chances are someone already has started this process; if so, your job will be easier.
You should include dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, places of residence and other information, such as occupation, military service or church affiliation.
When you get stuck, figure out who in your family might know the answer. In fact, you should try to interview your older relatives as a first order of business. With some luck, you may find out much of what you want to know about a particular branch of your family.
Early in my research I visited a great aunt who supposedly had kept some family records. I didn't really expect the treasure I found. Among the things she had: my third great grandmother's family Bible - complete with vital statistics for three generations - which had made its way from Massachusetts to a homestead in South Dakota nearly 100 years before; a family photo album with pictures that predated the Civil War and which contained photos of four of my third great grandparents; and old newspaper clippings, letters and notes which provided additional information and clues.
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This beginner's guide to genealogy was first syndicated to newspapers in 1977 and again in 1982 by the Register and Tribune Syndicate. While it has been updated to reflect such things as new addresses, it obviously doesn't deal with how you might effectively use them in genealogy work, since it was written before the days of home computers. Those experienced with computers will readily see applications in research, recordkeeping and printing out material. Richard A. Pence is co-author, with Paul Andereck, of Computer Genealogy, published by Ancestry, Inc., Salt Lake City, and has published several books on the Pence family. See Pence Family History Home Page at http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/
published with the author's permission
HOW TO GET STARTED
One of the difficult aspects of genealogy - at least for me - is trying to explain to friends why a grown man should spend countless hours in a musty library or chasing around the country copying inscriptions from tombstones in overgrown cemeteries.
That sort of avocation, they think, is reserved for matronly ladies who want to join patriotic societies.
There are many who search their family trees for that reason alone. But genealogy is much more. It is a human history of our nation's growth and a puzzle infinitely more challenging than the crossword in the Sunday New York Times.
If you enjoy solving a mystery or are fascinated by the early history of our country, then genealogy may be the hobby for you.
But where do you start? The best place is right at home.
The first thing you should do is write down all you know about your family, starting with yourself and your parents and working backward to your grandparents, great grandparents and so on. Chances are someone already has started this process; if so, your job will be easier.
You should include dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, places of residence and other information, such as occupation, military service or church affiliation.
When you get stuck, figure out who in your family might know the answer. In fact, you should try to interview your older relatives as a first order of business. With some luck, you may find out much of what you want to know about a particular branch of your family.
Early in my research I visited a great aunt who supposedly had kept some family records. I didn't really expect the treasure I found. Among the things she had: my third great grandmother's family Bible - complete with vital statistics for three generations - which had made its way from Massachusetts to a homestead in South Dakota nearly 100 years before; a family photo album with pictures that predated the Civil War and which contained photos of four of my third great grandparents; and old newspaper clippings, letters and notes which provided additional information and clues.
This beginner's guide to genealogy was first syndicated to newspapers in 1977 and again in 1982 by the Register and Tribune Syndicate. While it has been updated to reflect such things as new addresses, it obviously doesn't deal with how you might effectively use them in genealogy work, since it was written before the days of home computers. Those experienced with computers will readily see applications in research, recordkeeping and printing out material. Richard A. Pence is co-author, with Paul Andereck, of Computer Genealogy, published by Ancestry, Inc., Salt Lake City, and has published several books on the Pence family. See Pence Family History Home Page at http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/
January 17, 2005
The Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934
© Lorine McGinnis Schulze
If you have ancestors from central and Eastern Europe you may find that the Hamburg Passenger Lists are your most important genealogical resource you can consult. If your ancestors emigrated through the city of Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (excluding 1915-1919), you will be happy to know that approximately 1/3 of all emigration during this time period was via Hamburg.
The lists give genealogical details, including home towns of passengers. There are also indexes to make searching easier. Unfortunately records of other European emigration from Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp are not available.
The Hamburg passenger lists have two parts:
The Direct Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg and did not stop elsewhere en route to their destination
The Indirect Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg but stopped at another port in Europe before contining on to their final destination.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists and the all-important indexes can be found on over 450 reels of microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. These can be ordered in to your local FHC (Family History Centre). For all film numbers, you should consult the online FHL catalogue at http://www.familysearch.org/
To search online ships' passenger lists for this time period, see Olive Tree Genealogy's Ships' Passenger Lists at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/
Don't miss my Germans & Swiss to N. America page for more resource ideas, including CDs and links to invaluable databases
Permission granted to distribute this article as long as nothing is changed, and all identifying information and URLs remain. Be sure to include the following footer:
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The Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, an explanation by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
If you have ancestors from central and Eastern Europe you may find that the Hamburg Passenger Lists are your most important genealogical resource you can consult. If your ancestors emigrated through the city of Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (excluding 1915-1919), you will be happy to know that approximately 1/3 of all emigration during this time period was via Hamburg.
The lists give genealogical details, including home towns of passengers. There are also indexes to make searching easier. Unfortunately records of other European emigration from Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp are not available.
The Hamburg passenger lists have two parts:
The Direct Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg and did not stop elsewhere en route to their destination
The Indirect Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg but stopped at another port in Europe before contining on to their final destination.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists and the all-important indexes can be found on over 450 reels of microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. These can be ordered in to your local FHC (Family History Centre). For all film numbers, you should consult the online FHL catalogue at http://www.familysearch.org/
To search online ships' passenger lists for this time period, see Olive Tree Genealogy's Ships' Passenger Lists at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/
Don't miss my Germans & Swiss to N. America page for more resource ideas, including CDs and links to invaluable databases
Permission granted to distribute this article as long as nothing is changed, and all identifying information and URLs remain. Be sure to include the following footer:
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The Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, an explanation by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
January 15, 2005
Tips for Searching Dutch lines in New Netherland (New York)
Question from Nancy Moffit:
Lorine's answer:
Always look to the baptismal sponsors for help. The Dutch lines generally used family members, so look at the children's baptisms and write out all the sponsors names.
Start with the easy ones - those with the surname you are looking for (Van Alstyne in this case). See how they are related to the mother, Folkie. Are they siblings? Parents? Cousins?
Look at the other sponsors too - are any of the female sponsors Folkie's sisters, or aunts?
Also look at the naming pattern of the couple's children - in your case my first instinctive theory would be that the first 2 sons are named after grandfathers, making Folkie's father either WIlliam or Isaac. The first two daughters may
be named after grandmothers, making Folkie's mother either Maria or Margarita.
Let's take a look --
Little Isaac had as one of his sponsors Wynant V. Aelstyn,
Little Maritie had Willem V. Aalstein as one of her sponsors.
Those are the only two obvious Van Alstyne sponsors, which makes me think that baby Isaac and Maria were named in honor of Folkie's parents.
I'd look for a child Folkie bpt to Isaac and Maria, with brothers Wynant and Willem.
So let's move on and see if we can find that --
A search of the Albany DRC shows this marriage which I really like as candidates for your Folkie's parents
1728, Jan. 23. B. Isaac Van Aalsteyn and Maria V. D.Bergh.
Can we find bpt for this couple for a Folkie, Wyant and Willem?
Here they are:
1733 Apr. 22. Folkie, of Isaack and Maria V. Aalsteyn. Wit.: Wyn. and Folkie V. D. Bergh.
1738 Apr. 23. Wynand, of Isaac and Marytje Van Aalsteyn.
1742 July 21. Willem, of Isaac and Maria Van Aalsteyn
I left in the witness/sponsor Folkie Van Den Bergh because my money is on her being your Folkie's grandmother on her mother's side. In fact, I checked, and found a baptism in 1710 to Maria, of Wynant Van den Berg and Folkje Van Hoese.
Remember that those sponsors for baby Folkie in 1733 were Wynant and Folkie Van Den Bergh? No doubt they were the maternal grandparents! Again, my money is on Wynant and Folkje being the parents of Maria who married Isaac Van Alstyne who were in turn the parents of your Folkie Van Alstyne.
So now you have several more family lines you can start working on - Van Den Bergh and Van Hoesen....
All you need do is start going back through those Albany RDC records and checking who fits where.
In this case everything fits, the age of Folkie at marriage, parents names, bpt sponsors -- but I'd double check, make sure all the facts fit!
For help with New Netherland Genealogy see my Olive Tree Genealogy New Netherland New York section
The Albany DRC records are online, see CHURCH RECORDS OF NEW NETHERLAND for a list of available free records.
Be sure to check out my Van Alstyne pages
I think Isaac, the father of your Folkie was the s/o Martin Van Alstyne. Here's the bpt I think is his
1703 Isaac, of Marten Van Aalstein and Jannetje Cornelisse. Wit.: Cornelis and Maria Bogaart.
And now you have the fun of working on the rest of your lines!
"Looking for information On Volkie or Folkie VanAlstyne married on 1-29-1757 to John Crannell, Albany, NY.at the Dutch Ref. Church. Children: William H, Issaac, Martin, Robert, Marie, Margarita, and Robert."
Lorine's answer:
Always look to the baptismal sponsors for help. The Dutch lines generally used family members, so look at the children's baptisms and write out all the sponsors names.
Start with the easy ones - those with the surname you are looking for (Van Alstyne in this case). See how they are related to the mother, Folkie. Are they siblings? Parents? Cousins?
Look at the other sponsors too - are any of the female sponsors Folkie's sisters, or aunts?
Also look at the naming pattern of the couple's children - in your case my first instinctive theory would be that the first 2 sons are named after grandfathers, making Folkie's father either WIlliam or Isaac. The first two daughters may
be named after grandmothers, making Folkie's mother either Maria or Margarita.
Let's take a look --
Little Isaac had as one of his sponsors Wynant V. Aelstyn,
Little Maritie had Willem V. Aalstein as one of her sponsors.
Those are the only two obvious Van Alstyne sponsors, which makes me think that baby Isaac and Maria were named in honor of Folkie's parents.
I'd look for a child Folkie bpt to Isaac and Maria, with brothers Wynant and Willem.
So let's move on and see if we can find that --
A search of the Albany DRC shows this marriage which I really like as candidates for your Folkie's parents
1728, Jan. 23. B. Isaac Van Aalsteyn and Maria V. D.Bergh.
Can we find bpt for this couple for a Folkie, Wyant and Willem?
Here they are:
1733 Apr. 22. Folkie, of Isaack and Maria V. Aalsteyn. Wit.: Wyn. and Folkie V. D. Bergh.
1738 Apr. 23. Wynand, of Isaac and Marytje Van Aalsteyn.
1742 July 21. Willem, of Isaac and Maria Van Aalsteyn
I left in the witness/sponsor Folkie Van Den Bergh because my money is on her being your Folkie's grandmother on her mother's side. In fact, I checked, and found a baptism in 1710 to Maria, of Wynant Van den Berg and Folkje Van Hoese.
Remember that those sponsors for baby Folkie in 1733 were Wynant and Folkie Van Den Bergh? No doubt they were the maternal grandparents! Again, my money is on Wynant and Folkje being the parents of Maria who married Isaac Van Alstyne who were in turn the parents of your Folkie Van Alstyne.
So now you have several more family lines you can start working on - Van Den Bergh and Van Hoesen....
All you need do is start going back through those Albany RDC records and checking who fits where.
In this case everything fits, the age of Folkie at marriage, parents names, bpt sponsors -- but I'd double check, make sure all the facts fit!
For help with New Netherland Genealogy see my Olive Tree Genealogy New Netherland New York section
The Albany DRC records are online, see CHURCH RECORDS OF NEW NETHERLAND for a list of available free records.
Be sure to check out my Van Alstyne pages
I think Isaac, the father of your Folkie was the s/o Martin Van Alstyne. Here's the bpt I think is his
1703 Isaac, of Marten Van Aalstein and Jannetje Cornelisse. Wit.: Cornelis and Maria Bogaart.
And now you have the fun of working on the rest of your lines!
Free New York Church Records online
This week Olive Tree Genealogy has added the following free church records for New York:
View the index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy
To see what records have been uploaded or updated this month go to Jan. 2005
View the list of additions and updates to free records since Jan. 2003
- Baptisms for St. George's Church Hempstead, Long Island, New York 1760- 1763
- Uploaded Miscellaneous Church Records from Jamaica, Flushing and Newtown New York:
- Finished New Amsterdam (New York City) New York Reformed Dutch Church Baptisms for the years 1696 to 1725. This adds to the existing online records from 1639 to 1695 and 1725 to 1760. The records startin 1639
View the index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy
To see what records have been uploaded or updated this month go to Jan. 2005
View the list of additions and updates to free records since Jan. 2003
January 12, 2005
Grace Church, Jamaica, Queens County, New York Records online
Records from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have just been added to Olive Tree Genealogy. Baptisms 1780-1810 are now online at
Baptisms 1780-1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) Baptisms 1710-1731 at
Baptisms 1710-1731
Also uploaded Grace Church, Jamaica New York Marriage Records 1769 to 1810. It is at
Marriage Records 1769 to 1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church,Jamaica (Queens) Marriages 1710-1731
Marriages 1710-1731
Tombstone Recordings from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have also been added. They are at
Tombstone Recordings
For an index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy, start at
New Netherland New York Church Records
Baptisms 1780-1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) Baptisms 1710-1731 at
Baptisms 1710-1731
Also uploaded Grace Church, Jamaica New York Marriage Records 1769 to 1810. It is at
Marriage Records 1769 to 1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church,Jamaica (Queens) Marriages 1710-1731
Marriages 1710-1731
Tombstone Recordings from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have also been added. They are at
Tombstone Recordings
For an index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy, start at
New Netherland New York Church Records
January 11, 2005
Oddities of Searching Ellis Island! What have you found?
by Robert Jerin FN1
Since the subject was brought up about searching Ellis Island I thought I would give some insight into what I have found.
First let me say that for over a year now I have not used the "regular" Ellis Island org site, even though I am a member. I have found that the web page that Dr Morse has created is much superior, allowing a better chance to find your "missing immigrant".
Here is a link to his site.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html FN2
1. Transcibed data base online
The greatest problem I have found is in the modern day transcribing of the data base. Many manifests are difficult to read and letters can be mistaken for the wrong letter.
2. Wrong spelling on the manifest
While most names were written on the manifest correctly I have found a few with minor errors. However those minor errors are enough to cause one to miss an immigrant in a search. Here is the first example I found searching for Croatian surnames, MIHALJEVIC. Using a begins with MIHALJE we will find 2 listings for MIHALJEVIZ, a non-existant spelling. The manifest clearly shows MIHALJEVIZ, which is wrong. I noticed that they both departed from Le Havre, France. And since have found other Croatians traveling out of French ports had their surnames misspelled with a IZ instead of the correct IC.
It if important to try many variants of the surname as possible to find your immigrant. Also remember to enter the given name as a surname when searching. Another tip is to learn something about the language and naming customs of the
ethnic group of the person you are searching for. This is important as we generally think in English. I know that this is important from my Croatian research. Often times people are searching for someone named John or George or Mary... those names do not exist in Croatian with those spellings! However for John we can search for Ivan or Ivo, George may be Juraj or Jure and Mary could be Marija, Mara or Marica.
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Lorine's Note: Robert Jerin first posted this excellent tutorial on searching Ellis Island records on a Rootsweb mailing list. It is published on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog with permission of the author
Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio
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Lorine's Note: Steve Morse has other superior search engines for other online databases such as census, immigration (Ships passenger lists), death records, prison records and more. They are found at http://stevemorse.org/
Since the subject was brought up about searching Ellis Island I thought I would give some insight into what I have found.
First let me say that for over a year now I have not used the "regular" Ellis Island org site, even though I am a member. I have found that the web page that Dr Morse has created is much superior, allowing a better chance to find your "missing immigrant".
Here is a link to his site.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html FN2
1. Transcibed data base online
The greatest problem I have found is in the modern day transcribing of the data base. Many manifests are difficult to read and letters can be mistaken for the wrong letter.
- S & L
Some common errors were made when transcribing names beginning with the letter S. For instance if I do a search for the name LJUBANOVIC the search finds 39. However if I enter enter SJUBANOVIC the search finds 5 and... upon examination of the manifest they are all in fact spelled LJUBANOVIC.
- u and n
Using the same surname as in example (a) I now will search for names beginning with LJ. The search finds 6 LJNBANOVIC and looking at the original ship manifest finds they are all in fact LJUBANOVIC. So instead of the original 39 found there are in fact 50 records for LJUBANOVIC immigrants.
- c and e
For this example I'll use the name KATIC. A search finds 288. However if we use a "Begins with search" KAT we will find another 13 mistakenly transcribed as KATIE, once again the manifests show KATIC.
- c and o
The "Begins with" search for KATI finds 1 KATIO. In fact the manifest shows the spelling to be KATIC. So instead of 288 KATIC immigrants Ellis Is had 302 with that surname pass through the gates!
- a and o
Again using KATIC, I changed the spelling for the search to KOTIC. Now this one is tricky as both surnames exist. The search found 9. Of those 9 there are in fact 3 that are KATIC.
- K and R
Searching for RATIC found 11 entries. While I did not lookt all the manifests I did find at least one that was in fact KATIC. To verify this we can simply look at other
entries on the manifest and will find the manifest authors Karolina entry where the K looks just like his entry for what the transcribers saw as RATIC.
- r and z
One example of this transcribing error can be found with the name KNEZOVIC. There are some transcribed as KNEROVIC but examination of the manifest shows they are in fact KNEZOVIC
- y and z
Example KNEZEVIC are sometimes mis-transcribed as KNEYERIC.
- Foreign influence
In the case of some Croatian surnames the Croatian V, which sounds like the English V, that is vee, has been replaced on some manifests with W. This could be a German influence of either the manifest author or the owner of the surname, as the German W sounds like vee. Example: MIHALJEWIC, which should be MIHALJEVIC. Maybe the manifest author was of German background or the owner thought that the foreign spelling would be chic
- given name surnames reversed
The typical manifest had the given name first surname last. However some had surname first. That along with the unfamiliar names (unfamiliar to the volunteer transcribers) made the job of transcribing a challenge. Using KATIC as a given name last name beginning with M, finds 5 immigrants. In fact the surname on 4 of those is KATIC. One manifest the author appears to have alternated between having the given name first, while other entries the surname was first!
2. Wrong spelling on the manifest
While most names were written on the manifest correctly I have found a few with minor errors. However those minor errors are enough to cause one to miss an immigrant in a search. Here is the first example I found searching for Croatian surnames, MIHALJEVIC. Using a begins with MIHALJE we will find 2 listings for MIHALJEVIZ, a non-existant spelling. The manifest clearly shows MIHALJEVIZ, which is wrong. I noticed that they both departed from Le Havre, France. And since have found other Croatians traveling out of French ports had their surnames misspelled with a IZ instead of the correct IC.
It if important to try many variants of the surname as possible to find your immigrant. Also remember to enter the given name as a surname when searching. Another tip is to learn something about the language and naming customs of the
ethnic group of the person you are searching for. This is important as we generally think in English. I know that this is important from my Croatian research. Often times people are searching for someone named John or George or Mary... those names do not exist in Croatian with those spellings! However for John we can search for Ivan or Ivo, George may be Juraj or Jure and Mary could be Marija, Mara or Marica.
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Lorine's Note: Robert Jerin first posted this excellent tutorial on searching Ellis Island records on a Rootsweb mailing list. It is published on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog with permission of the author
Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio
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Lorine's Note: Steve Morse has other superior search engines for other online databases such as census, immigration (Ships passenger lists), death records, prison records and more. They are found at http://stevemorse.org/
January 10, 2005
Finding a Loyalist (Tory) Ancestor
There is no one list of Loyalists, and it is a misconception to think that there is.
There were lists of approved Loyalists, but there was more than one, they are all different in varying ways, and no one list is considered the final word.
For example the Crown Lands Department created lists of Loyalists based on various sources. This is the Crown Lands (aka Old UEL List). It contains approximately 6,000 names but only about half are qualified UEL.
The Executive Council devised a different list from various district rolls. This lists is called the Executive Council UE List. This list, considered more accurate than the Old UEL List, contains about 3,000 names but is *not* complete.
*Both* these lists, which were first drawn up in the 1790s, have been altered since they were written. The important thing to remember is that when/if you consult
these lists, a negative result (your ancestor's name does not appear) does not necessarily mean he is not a qualified Loyalist!
The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their families were granted land in accordance with their
military rank and dependants.
You can read more about this and about how to search in the UCLP (Upper Canada Land Petitions) for your ancestors at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You can also consult the following Loyalist Resources:
All of these sources (plus the UCLP) are fully explained at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You will also find the microfilm reel numbers (if applicable) and location of each source.
I always start with the UCLP because it is indexed (UCLP Index) *and* if your ancestor is found, you may be lucky enough to find a wealth of genealogical information in his/her petition(s) for land grants.
After thoroughly searching the UCLP (and being very creative with spellling!!), I move on to the other sources, leaving no stone unturned.
For more info on Loyalists and resources online, you can consult
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml
There you will find dozens of links to online sources of information. Also check the right hand nav bar on my page for links to articles and online databases
Lorine
There were lists of approved Loyalists, but there was more than one, they are all different in varying ways, and no one list is considered the final word.
For example the Crown Lands Department created lists of Loyalists based on various sources. This is the Crown Lands (aka Old UEL List). It contains approximately 6,000 names but only about half are qualified UEL.
The Executive Council devised a different list from various district rolls. This lists is called the Executive Council UE List. This list, considered more accurate than the Old UEL List, contains about 3,000 names but is *not* complete.
*Both* these lists, which were first drawn up in the 1790s, have been altered since they were written. The important thing to remember is that when/if you consult
these lists, a negative result (your ancestor's name does not appear) does not necessarily mean he is not a qualified Loyalist!
The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their families were granted land in accordance with their
military rank and dependants.
You can read more about this and about how to search in the UCLP (Upper Canada Land Petitions) for your ancestors at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You can also consult the following Loyalist Resources:
- Haldimand Papers - papers and correspondence of Haldimand, Sir Frederick from 1758-1784
- Loyalist Claims and Conversion List, 1790-1837 - Audit Office 12 and 13
- The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons & Daughters of the American Loyalists
- District Loyalist Rolls
- United Empire Loyalist Lists
All of these sources (plus the UCLP) are fully explained at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You will also find the microfilm reel numbers (if applicable) and location of each source.
I always start with the UCLP because it is indexed (UCLP Index) *and* if your ancestor is found, you may be lucky enough to find a wealth of genealogical information in his/her petition(s) for land grants.
After thoroughly searching the UCLP (and being very creative with spellling!!), I move on to the other sources, leaving no stone unturned.
For more info on Loyalists and resources online, you can consult
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml
There you will find dozens of links to online sources of information. Also check the right hand nav bar on my page for links to articles and online databases
Lorine
January 9, 2005
USA Census Comparison Chart
Questions you should ask yourself about USA Census Records online:
Compare and then decide which set of census records will best help you find that elusive ancestor
See the Quick Start Comparison Chart for USA census from 1790 - 1930 Census
- Does the site have on-line census images with linked indexes?
- What kind of census indexes does the site have - head of house only, or every name?
- Does the site have only census images?
- Are there census Indexes only?
Compare and then decide which set of census records will best help you find that elusive ancestor
See the Quick Start Comparison Chart for USA census from 1790 - 1930 Census
January 7, 2005
Ships Passenger Lists to New York before 1664
Olive Tree Genealogy has an exciting new project! I have begun to reconstruct ships passenger lists for ships from Holland (Netherlands) to New Netherland (New York) before 1664.
All "passenger lists" for travel from the Netherlands (Holland) to New Netherland (present day New York) between 1654 and 1664 came from the debit side of the West India Company Account Book. This account book showing who owed money when they arrived is the source for previously published lists of passengers to New Netherland/New York. The credit side has not been published. Lists for ships that sailed before 1654 simply do not exist.
Thus we do not have complete passenger lists for this time period. Many of the previously published lists are flawed. Many names of those who sailed are not found, as they paid their passage money ahead of time.
In some cases, I've been able to reconstruct names for a ship list that has never been published before! In other cases, I've been able to add names to previously published lists. This is an Olive Tree exclusive.
The full list of 82 ships and names of passengers on these ships sailing to New York from 1624 to 1664 is found at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/
I reconstructed the names of those sailing on various ships from several primary sources. Please note that not every source was used to reconstruct every ship. I have indicated which sources were used for each individual
All "passenger lists" for travel from the Netherlands (Holland) to New Netherland (present day New York) between 1654 and 1664 came from the debit side of the West India Company Account Book. This account book showing who owed money when they arrived is the source for previously published lists of passengers to New Netherland/New York. The credit side has not been published. Lists for ships that sailed before 1654 simply do not exist.
Thus we do not have complete passenger lists for this time period. Many of the previously published lists are flawed. Many names of those who sailed are not found, as they paid their passage money ahead of time.
In some cases, I've been able to reconstruct names for a ship list that has never been published before! In other cases, I've been able to add names to previously published lists. This is an Olive Tree exclusive.
The full list of 82 ships and names of passengers on these ships sailing to New York from 1624 to 1664 is found at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/
I reconstructed the names of those sailing on various ships from several primary sources. Please note that not every source was used to reconstruct every ship. I have indicated which sources were used for each individual
Abstracts from Notarial Documents in the Amsterdam Archives by Pim Nieuwenhuis published in New Netherland Connections in series Vol. 4:3,4; Vol. 5:1-3
Early Immigrants to New Netherland 1657-1664 from The Documentary History of New York
Settlers of Rensselaerswyck 1630-1658 in Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts
E. B. O'Callaghan's Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany NY
New World Immigrants: List of Passengers 1654 to 1664 edited by Michael Tepper
Emigrants to New Netherland by Rosalie Fellows Bailey, NYGBR; vol 94 no 4 pp 193-200
De Scheepvaart en handel van de Nederlandse Republiek op Nieuw-Nederland 1609-1675 unpublished thesis by Jaap Jacobs
January 2, 2005
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Minorcan & Turkish Colonists in Florida 1768
Olive Tree Genealogy has an original research project reconstructing names of colonists of Greek, Italian, Minorcan and Turkish origins to Florida in May 1768.
Eight ships sailed under the direction of Andrew Turnbull. Lucie Servole Myers has reconstructed the names of 431 passengers on board the 8 ships and allowed Olive Tree Genealogy to publish this.
The ships and names of passengers are organized in the following immigrant groups:
Passengers from Spain
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaspain.shtml
Passengers from Greece
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflagreece.shtml
Passengers from Corsica
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacorsica.shtml
Passengers from Canary Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacanary.shtml
Passengers from Italy
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaitaly.shtml
Passengers from Balearic Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflabalearic.shtml
Good luck to everyone looking for an ancestor! As always, this Olive Tree database is available for free for all researchers.
Eight ships sailed under the direction of Andrew Turnbull. Lucie Servole Myers has reconstructed the names of 431 passengers on board the 8 ships and allowed Olive Tree Genealogy to publish this.
The ships and names of passengers are organized in the following immigrant groups:
Passengers from Spain
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaspain.shtml
Passengers from Greece
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflagreece.shtml
Passengers from Corsica
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacorsica.shtml
Passengers from Canary Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacanary.shtml
Passengers from Italy
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaitaly.shtml
Passengers from Balearic Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflabalearic.shtml
Good luck to everyone looking for an ancestor! As always, this Olive Tree database is available for free for all researchers.
December 29, 2004
Family Bible Records Online
Family Bible Records posted today by Brian of AncestorsAtRest.comon http://familybibles.blogspot.com/
WILDER Bible 1840s, probably New England
SHAW Bible 1831-1951
SMITH Bible 1874
HALLADAY Bible 1840s
1850 Bible McClure Brady Duncan Families
CHAPIN SCOTT Bible 1825
1848 Bible Pennsylvania MAUGER BAKER Families
1848 Bible Hyndman & Walker Families
Vermont BIBLE with Hyde family genealogy 1812
WILDER Bible 1840s, probably New England
SHAW Bible 1831-1951
SMITH Bible 1874
HALLADAY Bible 1840s
1850 Bible McClure Brady Duncan Families
CHAPIN SCOTT Bible 1825
1848 Bible Pennsylvania MAUGER BAKER Families
1848 Bible Hyndman & Walker Families
Vermont BIBLE with Hyde family genealogy 1812
Shipwrecks & Passengers/Crew 1830-1873 online
Olive Tree Genealogy has just finished putting online a set of records for all to enjoy.
It is a list of vessels sailing out of Gloucester Massachusetts, and their crews who were lost at sea between the years 1830 to October 1, 1873.
There are 1437 names of those lost, plus the names of 296 Vessels in this set of records. Sometimes passengers were on board, as well as crew members
Olive Tree Volunteers have finished up to 1860 and these online. The rest will follow as completed.
Start at the intro then click through by year for lists of those lost.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/gloucester.shtml
Some of the places mentioned where the ships went down are given as Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Boston, Maine,and more
There are interesting tidbits with the lists, both of those who died and those who survived. For example the tale of this young man on board the Sevo in 1857, would be great to have if he is your ancestor!
"Winthrop Sargent, a lad of twelve years crawled out to the end of the bowsprit, and as the vessal was going down, grasped a splitting table which floated by, and by his
cries attracted the attention of those on board the steamer, who rescued him with much difficulty"
The story goes on to add "On the return trip of the steamer, young Sargent was brought home,and at two o'clock in the morning,was landed at Eastern point, and lad though he was, commenced his lonely journey of walking to town. He reached his father's house at about four o'clock, and knowing that he slept in a bed-room on the lower floor, tapped on the window. His father immediately awoke and exclaimed, "Who
is there?", "It's your boy Winthrop, " was the reply. Mr. Sargent at first thought it must be the ghost of the lad, as he had given him up as drowned, but young Winthrop had no idea of being taken for a ghost, and soon gave evidence that he was alive and well, which caused great rejoicing in the family. "
Here's an example of what you can find written about those who perished:
"Schooner JOHN FRANKLIN was lost while coming from Prince Edward Island, in the winter of 1858-59. Had several passengers on board, and it is supposed fourteen
persons went down in this vessel. Her Crew list was as follows: John McDonald, Master; Dennis Murphy, Mate, John Cogle, Neil McNeil, Angus Chisholm, Edward Malady. The family of Cogle were among the Passengers"
It is a list of vessels sailing out of Gloucester Massachusetts, and their crews who were lost at sea between the years 1830 to October 1, 1873.
There are 1437 names of those lost, plus the names of 296 Vessels in this set of records. Sometimes passengers were on board, as well as crew members
Olive Tree Volunteers have finished up to 1860 and these online. The rest will follow as completed.
Start at the intro then click through by year for lists of those lost.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/gloucester.shtml
Some of the places mentioned where the ships went down are given as Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Boston, Maine,and more
There are interesting tidbits with the lists, both of those who died and those who survived. For example the tale of this young man on board the Sevo in 1857, would be great to have if he is your ancestor!
"Winthrop Sargent, a lad of twelve years crawled out to the end of the bowsprit, and as the vessal was going down, grasped a splitting table which floated by, and by his
cries attracted the attention of those on board the steamer, who rescued him with much difficulty"
The story goes on to add "On the return trip of the steamer, young Sargent was brought home,and at two o'clock in the morning,was landed at Eastern point, and lad though he was, commenced his lonely journey of walking to town. He reached his father's house at about four o'clock, and knowing that he slept in a bed-room on the lower floor, tapped on the window. His father immediately awoke and exclaimed, "Who
is there?", "It's your boy Winthrop, " was the reply. Mr. Sargent at first thought it must be the ghost of the lad, as he had given him up as drowned, but young Winthrop had no idea of being taken for a ghost, and soon gave evidence that he was alive and well, which caused great rejoicing in the family. "
Here's an example of what you can find written about those who perished:
"Schooner JOHN FRANKLIN was lost while coming from Prince Edward Island, in the winter of 1858-59. Had several passengers on board, and it is supposed fourteen
persons went down in this vessel. Her Crew list was as follows: John McDonald, Master; Dennis Murphy, Mate, John Cogle, Neil McNeil, Angus Chisholm, Edward Malady. The family of Cogle were among the Passengers"
December 18, 2004
Finding Immigration Records in St. Alban's Border Crossings (USA-Canada)
Many immigrants came to US via Canada as fares were generally much cheaper that way.
In 1895 Canada and USA established a joint inspection system. Passengers arriving in Canada who intended to go on to United States were inspected by US Officials at the
Canadian Port of Arrival, then enumerated on US immigration lists. Immigrants were also given inspection cards which they turned in to US Officials once they were on board trains going to United States. Two sets of records were created - passenger lists and compiled inspection cards.
These CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING records were microfilmed by INS. They cover 1895-1954 and are indexed. They do NOT include Canadians before 1906. After September 30, 1906
both Canadians and non-Canadians are included on these lists.
For more information on the St Albans (Canadian Border Crossing) Lists (including film numbers), see
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/stalbanslist.shtml
In 1895 Canada and USA established a joint inspection system. Passengers arriving in Canada who intended to go on to United States were inspected by US Officials at the
Canadian Port of Arrival, then enumerated on US immigration lists. Immigrants were also given inspection cards which they turned in to US Officials once they were on board trains going to United States. Two sets of records were created - passenger lists and compiled inspection cards.
These CANADIAN BORDER CROSSING records were microfilmed by INS. They cover 1895-1954 and are indexed. They do NOT include Canadians before 1906. After September 30, 1906
both Canadians and non-Canadians are included on these lists.
For more information on the St Albans (Canadian Border Crossing) Lists (including film numbers), see
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/stalbanslist.shtml
December 14, 2004
Census, census, census! Using Clues to Find Ancestors
Lorine, of the Olive Tree Genealogy website, answers a question posed on Roots-L mailing list. A case study of how a few clues can lead you in the right direction once you think about what you really know, and where you need to look next.
Q: My Grandparents were: Guy Lucian Martin and Geraldine (possibly spelled Geraldeen) Lyle. My grandfather was supposedly born January, 1899 in Purdy Co. Oklahoma. My Grandmother was (supposedly) born in Tennessee circa 1905. With so, so many sites with conflicting records, one could go crazy!
Lorine's A: Start with the U.S. census - it will help you sort
out family groups. It will also give you birth locations and approximate years, plus parents places of birth and much more (depending on the census year)
First, I'd go to http://allcensusrecords.com/ and see what questions are asked on each census. Then I'd start looking for your family, going backwards one census year at a time.
For the ancestors you named above, you have some great clues to get you started -- look for Guy in the 1910 census, see if you can find his parents. He'd be about 11
years old. Same for Geraldine. She would be a 5 year old (or 4 or 6, don't be too concerned if the ages are out by a year or so)
Q: My Grandmother's parents were: Sidney Lyle and Georgia Lovell. Where they were born is a mystery as well, I would presume late 1800s?
Lorine's A: Okay so you have Geraldine's parents names - find them in 1910, then 1900 then 1880 census....get an approximate year of birth and a location of birth for both of them.
Q: My father as well was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 2, 1926. His name was James Kenneth Rothner. Him, of course, I know about, however HIS Mother and father are, to say the least are a mystery!
Lorine's A: You have so many more clues than you realize. You can find your dad and his parents in the 1930 census! He will be about 4 years old. Finding them will give you great clues and you can then work backwards on this family - to 1920, 1910 etc.
Q: His mother's name was Joy Rothner, nee: Davis. She was supposedly born in Tennessee. My grandfather was Frank Rothner, where, when, he was born I cannot find.
Lorine's A: Census, census census... I can't stress this enough. Get those census records from 1930 back, and get your family groups in order. Write down everything you find! Keep careful track of dates of birth, locations of birth,
parents birth locations, etc.
Be sure to keep track of all children, don't just focus on your direct ancestor. You never know when you will need to find out something that will require the name of a sibling or research on a sibling will lead you to the parents....
http://allcensusrecords.com/ will get you started, and give you an idea of where to look for the census you need. Once you get back to 1880 it's online for free at http://familysearch.org/
There are some tips and suggestions for using search engines effectively at
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/ If you are new to searching, you might not get good results if you don't know
how to widen your searches to allow for spelling errors and mistakes in indexing.
Here's an example of what census research can tell you. I had a quick look in the
1930 census for your Frank and Joy and James Kenneth... It took a bit of time but I found them. Frank's real name is Theodore. That's a good example of family lore being not quite correct. James Kenneth is listed as Kenneth J. The surname is indexed as rothMer, but on the census page itself it is rothNer. (although the surname is a bit smudged and could easily be misread as rothMer)
So it's kind of hard to find them in an index unless you are willing to search under the last name (using wildcards!) and location and check every possibility
Here's where they are: Oklahoma > Tulsa > Tulsa > District 116
Brief extract:
I didn't write out all the details, but you can see what a fantastic amount of new facts you have now added to your family tree with one census record!
You now know that your grandfather went by the name Theodore -- and you have some new questions to answer - did he also use the name Frank, or was that a mis-remembered piece of family lore?
You have approximate years and places of birth for your grandparents Theodore Rothner and his wife Joy Davis.
You have Joy's mother's name, approx. year of birth and place of birth.
You have Joy's mother's approximate year of marriage - and can look for a marriage certificate
You have Joy's father's place of birth and you know he died before 1930.
You have a brother for your Joy. You have an aunt Sadie -- it's up to you to find out how she fits into the family. Since the relationship of each person is given re the head of the house, we might expect that Sadie is Theodore's aunt. However you need to take a good look at the census details and keep an open mind. This may be very helpful as you continue backwards on the Rothner & Davis families.
You have an approximate year of marriage for Theodore and Joy, given his age of 18 at marriage, so now you can look for a marriage certificate - the fun just goes on and on! I only looked in one census for one of your family lines - and you have several more to go.
I'm itching to search this family myself, what fun you are going to have!
Q: My Grandparents were: Guy Lucian Martin and Geraldine (possibly spelled Geraldeen) Lyle. My grandfather was supposedly born January, 1899 in Purdy Co. Oklahoma. My Grandmother was (supposedly) born in Tennessee circa 1905. With so, so many sites with conflicting records, one could go crazy!
Lorine's A: Start with the U.S. census - it will help you sort
out family groups. It will also give you birth locations and approximate years, plus parents places of birth and much more (depending on the census year)
First, I'd go to http://allcensusrecords.com/ and see what questions are asked on each census. Then I'd start looking for your family, going backwards one census year at a time.
For the ancestors you named above, you have some great clues to get you started -- look for Guy in the 1910 census, see if you can find his parents. He'd be about 11
years old. Same for Geraldine. She would be a 5 year old (or 4 or 6, don't be too concerned if the ages are out by a year or so)
Q: My Grandmother's parents were: Sidney Lyle and Georgia Lovell. Where they were born is a mystery as well, I would presume late 1800s?
Lorine's A: Okay so you have Geraldine's parents names - find them in 1910, then 1900 then 1880 census....get an approximate year of birth and a location of birth for both of them.
Q: My father as well was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 2, 1926. His name was James Kenneth Rothner. Him, of course, I know about, however HIS Mother and father are, to say the least are a mystery!
Lorine's A: You have so many more clues than you realize. You can find your dad and his parents in the 1930 census! He will be about 4 years old. Finding them will give you great clues and you can then work backwards on this family - to 1920, 1910 etc.
Q: His mother's name was Joy Rothner, nee: Davis. She was supposedly born in Tennessee. My grandfather was Frank Rothner, where, when, he was born I cannot find.
Lorine's A: Census, census census... I can't stress this enough. Get those census records from 1930 back, and get your family groups in order. Write down everything you find! Keep careful track of dates of birth, locations of birth,
parents birth locations, etc.
Be sure to keep track of all children, don't just focus on your direct ancestor. You never know when you will need to find out something that will require the name of a sibling or research on a sibling will lead you to the parents....
http://allcensusrecords.com/ will get you started, and give you an idea of where to look for the census you need. Once you get back to 1880 it's online for free at http://familysearch.org/
There are some tips and suggestions for using search engines effectively at
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/ If you are new to searching, you might not get good results if you don't know
how to widen your searches to allow for spelling errors and mistakes in indexing.
Here's an example of what census research can tell you. I had a quick look in the
1930 census for your Frank and Joy and James Kenneth... It took a bit of time but I found them. Frank's real name is Theodore. That's a good example of family lore being not quite correct. James Kenneth is listed as Kenneth J. The surname is indexed as rothMer, but on the census page itself it is rothNer. (although the surname is a bit smudged and could easily be misread as rothMer)
So it's kind of hard to find them in an index unless you are willing to search under the last name (using wildcards!) and location and check every possibility
Here's where they are: Oklahoma > Tulsa > Tulsa > District 116
Brief extract:
- Rothner, Theodore, head age 27, b Missouri, md at age 18, father and mother born "United States"
- Rothner, Joy J? or G?, wife, age 28, b Arkansas, father b Illinois, mother b Texas
- Rothner,Frank S son 5 b OK
- Rothner,Kenneth J son 3 b OK
- Rothner,Teddy son 1 b OK
- Davis, Mary E., mother in law 61, widow, md at age 31, b Texas, father b Mississippi mother b Tennesee
- Berry, Sadie, aunt (more details in the census)
- Davis, Winnie B, brother in law (more details in the census)
I didn't write out all the details, but you can see what a fantastic amount of new facts you have now added to your family tree with one census record!
You now know that your grandfather went by the name Theodore -- and you have some new questions to answer - did he also use the name Frank, or was that a mis-remembered piece of family lore?
You have approximate years and places of birth for your grandparents Theodore Rothner and his wife Joy Davis.
You have Joy's mother's name, approx. year of birth and place of birth.
You have Joy's mother's approximate year of marriage - and can look for a marriage certificate
You have Joy's father's place of birth and you know he died before 1930.
You have a brother for your Joy. You have an aunt Sadie -- it's up to you to find out how she fits into the family. Since the relationship of each person is given re the head of the house, we might expect that Sadie is Theodore's aunt. However you need to take a good look at the census details and keep an open mind. This may be very helpful as you continue backwards on the Rothner & Davis families.
You have an approximate year of marriage for Theodore and Joy, given his age of 18 at marriage, so now you can look for a marriage certificate - the fun just goes on and on! I only looked in one census for one of your family lines - and you have several more to go.
I'm itching to search this family myself, what fun you are going to have!
October 27, 2004
Using Search Engines to Find Ancestors
© Lorine McGinnis Schulze
First posted in response to a question on a mailing list on October 23, 2004
Q: I have been on the temp free list for Ancestry.com I did a search under Richard W. BILKEY and soundexed it. It came "Zero Results" Are you saying there is another index I can look under
A: When using search engines, don't limit your searches too much. If you get zero results, widen the search parameters.
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First posted in response to a question on a mailing list on October 23, 2004
Q: I have been on the temp free list for Ancestry.com I did a search under Richard W. BILKEY and soundexed it. It came "Zero Results" Are you saying there is another index I can look under
A: When using search engines, don't limit your searches too much. If you get zero results, widen the search parameters.
- First tip - Use wildcards to allow for alternate spellings. Instead of BILKEY, try BIL* (the * is a wildcard for any letters after BIL)
Don't put in the first name. Don't put in middle initials. Think about how the name might have been spoken and recorded at the time. Richard W. Bilkey might have said his name was R. Bilkey. Perhaps he gave his full first name but not his middle initial. Maybe the person recording it put Rich'd for Richard. Maybe the person writing it down spelled BILKEY as Bilkee or Beelkey or ....
Be creative, try variant spellings and use wildcards.
- Second tip - for this particular search below, you want to go to
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ancestry/free.shtml and try the spellings and wildcard feature above. Then to see a list of ships from Liverpool to New York in April 1865 follow these steps:
1. On the Ancestry search box, DON'T put a first or last name. Put the year of arrival as 1865 to 1865.
2. In the keyword field put apr . Only put 3 letters because if you look at results you get you will see that this is how all the months are indexed - as 3 letter months. So if you put april you'll get zero results!
3. For Port of departure put Liverpool.
4. Then hit SEARCH and see what comes up. You'll get a lot of results and you can see that there are many ships - Etna, Kangaroo, Helvetia and so on
There is another way to get that list of ships -- look up at the top of the Ancestry page where it says
"You are here: Search > Immigration & Naturalization Records > New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 > Results"
Click on NEW YORK PASSENGER LISTS. That brings up a new page with a search box but look BELOW that search box. See the list of years? Click on 1865. Let the new page load then click on the month you want (April)
The list of ships arriving in April will appear
- Third Tip -- Always read the HELP file for every Search Engine you use. All Search Engines are different, you must learn what each can do for you.
Also see http://olivetreegenealogy.com/#sefor more of my ideas and suggestions re using search engines
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October 24, 2004
What is a Palatine?
© Lorine McGinnis Schulze
The German Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower Palatinate, and the Upper Palatinate. As well as the devastating effects of war, the people living in that region, called Palatines, were subjected to the winter of 1708-09, the harshest in 100 years. The scene was set for a mass migration to America ......
In the spring of 1709, about 7 000 harassed Palatines sailed down the Rhine to Rotterdam. From there, about 3000 were dispatched to America, either directly or via England, under the auspices of William Penn. The remaining 4 000 were sent via England to Ireland to strengthen the protestant interest there.
In 1710, three large groups of Palatines sailed from London. The first went to Ireland, the second to Carolina and the third to New York with the new Governor, Robert Hunter. There were 3 000 Palatines on 10 ships that sailed for New York and approximately 470 died on the voyage or shortly after their arrival.
Their plight did not end there for they were subjected to harsh conditions under the British once in America.
To read more about Palatines see Palatine Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/pal/
Also see
This article © Lorine McGinnis Schulze and may be reproduced as long as all identifying URLs remain intact and nothing is altered
The German Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower Palatinate, and the Upper Palatinate. As well as the devastating effects of war, the people living in that region, called Palatines, were subjected to the winter of 1708-09, the harshest in 100 years. The scene was set for a mass migration to America ......
In the spring of 1709, about 7 000 harassed Palatines sailed down the Rhine to Rotterdam. From there, about 3000 were dispatched to America, either directly or via England, under the auspices of William Penn. The remaining 4 000 were sent via England to Ireland to strengthen the protestant interest there.
In 1710, three large groups of Palatines sailed from London. The first went to Ireland, the second to Carolina and the third to New York with the new Governor, Robert Hunter. There were 3 000 Palatines on 10 ships that sailed for New York and approximately 470 died on the voyage or shortly after their arrival.
Their plight did not end there for they were subjected to harsh conditions under the British once in America.
To read more about Palatines see Palatine Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/pal/
Also see
- Palatine Ships' Lists to PA at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/palship_list.shtml
- Palatine Ships' Lists to NY at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/pal_engtony.shtml
- Palatine Child Apprentices 1710-1714 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/pal/pal_kids1710-14.shtml
- Palatine Denizations (Naturalizations) 1708 at http://naturalizationrecords.com/usa/ny_denization.shtml
This article © Lorine McGinnis Schulze and may be reproduced as long as all identifying URLs remain intact and nothing is altered
October 18, 2004
Coffin Plates - A Great Source of Birth & Death Dates
© AncestorsAtRest.com http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/
The history of Coffin Plates or casket plates is a long, but not very well documented one. Generally made of a soft metal like pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin, coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to the coffin that contain information about the deceased. These plates are an overlooked free genealogical resource. They often contain the Birth date and Death date and can be used as a substitute for vital records.
The oldest ones that I have seen date from the 17th century (1600~1699) and were reserved for people of some stature, in other words people who had money. As time went on more people were able to afford the luxury of a Coffin Plate and with the coming of the industrial revolution the cost of the plates went down so much that by the middle of the 19th century almost every family could afford them.
At the same time that coffin plates were increasing in popularity the practice of removing the plates from the coffin before burial increased. The coffin plates were often removed to be kept as mementos by the loved ones of the deceased. This practice peaked in the late 19th century (1880~1899).
In rare cases the plates are removed when the grave is disturbed for some reason like cemetery relocation. This is more common in Europe were space for graves is at a premium.
Unfortunately these valuable resources are scattered and there has not been a single repository for this valuable free genealogy resource until now. It is my intention to create a coffin plate database and a home for the unwanted plates themselves.
You can see the start of this project at http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/coffin_plates/
In some rare cases the plates can contain even more information like place of birth or the occupation of the deceased.
If you want to know more about what things qualify as a true Vital Records there is a good article Genealogy Without Sources is Mythology! at the Olive Tree at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/articles/myth.shtml
Brian
AncestorsAtRest.com
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The history of Coffin Plates or casket plates is a long, but not very well documented one. Generally made of a soft metal like pewter, silver, brass, copper or tin, coffin plates are decorative adornments attached to the coffin that contain information about the deceased. These plates are an overlooked free genealogical resource. They often contain the Birth date and Death date and can be used as a substitute for vital records.
The oldest ones that I have seen date from the 17th century (1600~1699) and were reserved for people of some stature, in other words people who had money. As time went on more people were able to afford the luxury of a Coffin Plate and with the coming of the industrial revolution the cost of the plates went down so much that by the middle of the 19th century almost every family could afford them.
At the same time that coffin plates were increasing in popularity the practice of removing the plates from the coffin before burial increased. The coffin plates were often removed to be kept as mementos by the loved ones of the deceased. This practice peaked in the late 19th century (1880~1899).
In rare cases the plates are removed when the grave is disturbed for some reason like cemetery relocation. This is more common in Europe were space for graves is at a premium.
Unfortunately these valuable resources are scattered and there has not been a single repository for this valuable free genealogy resource until now. It is my intention to create a coffin plate database and a home for the unwanted plates themselves.
You can see the start of this project at http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/coffin_plates/
In some rare cases the plates can contain even more information like place of birth or the occupation of the deceased.
If you want to know more about what things qualify as a true Vital Records there is a good article Genealogy Without Sources is Mythology! at the Olive Tree at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/articles/myth.shtml
Brian
AncestorsAtRest.com
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October 12, 2004
Pennsylvania Baggage Lists 1809-1819
Early arrival to Philadelphia Pennsylvania were documented in Baggage Lists from 1800 to 1819
Olive Tree Genealogy now has online the start of the Pennsylvania Baggage Lists from 1809. These contain the names of passengers who had to pay taxes on excess baggage. It does not contain the names of passengers who were exempt because their luggage was not over the limit.
I decided to index all names, not just passenger names, but also the names of those shipping luggage or goods, and the names of those being shipped to. Passengers whose names are found also have a list of luggage, so interested descendants should obtain the original film to view the full manifest details. I will be making the images of each manifest available as I have time and space.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/#paships
Most of the ships also have the image of the manifest online too. I will be putting them all online as I have time, so if the one you want isn't there, just come back and check in a few days.
This is another project of Olive Tree Genealogy to fill in the gaps, and one that I hope to carry on to 1820, which is when full passenger lists began to be archived and are available to us
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Copyright Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
Permission is granted to redistribute this article with all identifying URLs intact including this notice
Olive Tree Genealogy now has online the start of the Pennsylvania Baggage Lists from 1809. These contain the names of passengers who had to pay taxes on excess baggage. It does not contain the names of passengers who were exempt because their luggage was not over the limit.
I decided to index all names, not just passenger names, but also the names of those shipping luggage or goods, and the names of those being shipped to. Passengers whose names are found also have a list of luggage, so interested descendants should obtain the original film to view the full manifest details. I will be making the images of each manifest available as I have time and space.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/#paships
Most of the ships also have the image of the manifest online too. I will be putting them all online as I have time, so if the one you want isn't there, just come back and check in a few days.
This is another project of Olive Tree Genealogy to fill in the gaps, and one that I hope to carry on to 1820, which is when full passenger lists began to be archived and are available to us
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Copyright Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
Permission is granted to redistribute this article with all identifying URLs intact including this notice
October 5, 2004
One World Tree - The Real Story
What is OneWorldTree?
More than 100 million names! Ancestry.com's new OneWorldTree SM database is one of the largest family tree resources on the web. It's a timesaving resource that draws on decades' worth of family history research. One name match could add entire branches to your family tree instantly.
Is Ancestry charging for user submissions?
NO! Ancestry user submitted records are still free. OWT searches those records plus pay-to-view databases on Ancestry.com and gives you the best matches possible. Ancestry will NOT begin selling the gedcoms and family trees that have been submitted to Ancestry World Tree and RootsWeb WorldConnect. The confusion is in the similarity of names - AWT (AncestryWorldTree) versus OWT (OneWorldTree)
How does it work?
OneWorldTree searches thousands of family tree. It gives you information about people and family relationships. You have access to many years worth of research. Be one of the first to use Ancestry.com's newest technology to save you time and extra research.
Tell Me More!
Ancestry OneWorldTree is an intelligent search engine that links Ancestry records to family trees through a process Ancestry calls stitching. Ancestry is currently stitching the 1930 census and building trees from the relationship information found there. Ancestry will eventually stitch all of its records including census and vital records, grouping sources by individual.
....read more at OneWorldTree.org
More than 100 million names! Ancestry.com's new OneWorldTree SM database is one of the largest family tree resources on the web. It's a timesaving resource that draws on decades' worth of family history research. One name match could add entire branches to your family tree instantly.
Is Ancestry charging for user submissions?
NO! Ancestry user submitted records are still free. OWT searches those records plus pay-to-view databases on Ancestry.com and gives you the best matches possible. Ancestry will NOT begin selling the gedcoms and family trees that have been submitted to Ancestry World Tree and RootsWeb WorldConnect. The confusion is in the similarity of names - AWT (AncestryWorldTree) versus OWT (OneWorldTree)
How does it work?
OneWorldTree searches thousands of family tree. It gives you information about people and family relationships. You have access to many years worth of research. Be one of the first to use Ancestry.com's newest technology to save you time and extra research.
Tell Me More!
Ancestry OneWorldTree is an intelligent search engine that links Ancestry records to family trees through a process Ancestry calls stitching. Ancestry is currently stitching the 1930 census and building trees from the relationship information found there. Ancestry will eventually stitch all of its records including census and vital records, grouping sources by individual.
....read more at OneWorldTree.org
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