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Monday 29 June 2020

Family History : Family Pages

This is a continuation of a short series I am writing about how I am recording my family’s history.  Today I show how I record the personal details of my direct ancestors.
There are many different ways of recording information, with ancestry.com probably being one of the most commonly used.  I use my own system as I find that is what personally works for me.



Each family group is given a designated Family Sheet and I just fill in the sections on it.  I use an A4 page with narrow margins.
The footnote is used to create a reference to the Family Page I am producing (EDWARDS : #112 John and Mary Brown), with the first name representing the branch of family I am working with.  A page number could also be used to help keep the right notes together.



It is probably easier to show than explain the Family Sheet template I use.  I hope this is understandable!  (All the details given here are fictitious).

ID #112                                                                                                                 John and Mary BROWN
Relationship to me:  great great great great grandparents
HUSBAND                                           John Augustus BROWN
Also known as                                      Johnny
Birth date                                              Monday 20 February 1775
Birth place                                            The Manse, Alltown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christening                                            Sunday 27 August 1775 Alltown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Father                                                    #224       John Bateman BROWN
Mother                                                   #224       Elizabeth BROWN nee McDONALD
Death date                                            around 1858
Death place                                          probably Falkirk, Scotland
Age at death                                         about 83 years
Cause of death                                   
Funeral
Interment                                             
Epitaph                                 
MARRIED
Betrothal                                               engaged for three years 2 months
Marriage date                                       Saturday 28 September 1805
Marriage place                                     St Catherine’s Church, Falkirk, Scotland
Groom                                                   aged 30 years
Bride                                                      aged about 25 years
Officiator
Witnesses
Other notes                                           married ‘after banns’
Married for                                           3 years 2 months
WIFE                                                    Mary Alberta SMITH
Also known as                                      Maisey
Birth date                                              possibly 1780
Birth place                                            possibly Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christening                                           
Father                                                    #225       name not known
Mother                                                   #225       name not known
Death date                                            Monday 5 December 1808
Death place                                          Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Age at death                                         about 28 years
Cause of death                                    probably as a result of childbirth
Funeral
Interment                                              6 December 1808 Falkirk Cemetery, Falkirk, Scotland
Headstone inscription                         “In loving memory of Mary Alberta, loved wife of John BROWN, died 5 Dec 1808 in   her 29th year.  Never forgotten.”
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY
1.             Daughter               Jannet Alberta BROWN
                Born                       christened 2 December 1806 Hereby parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland
                Died                        4 October 1811
2.             Son                         #56         Peter John BROWN
                Born                       25 November 1808 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
                Died                        12 January 1884 Linlithgow, Scotland
                Married                  1833 Amelia Margaret FISH (1810-1893)
                Children                 1834 Peter John / 1836 Margaret Amelia / 1838 Mary Jean / 1840 Agnes /
                                                1842 Albertine (female) / 1844 #28 George Alexander / 1846 Henry Peter
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COUPLE
o    John was a shoemaker by trade.





I also restrict how much information I gather, stopping it with the birth of the grandchildren of the couple concerned.
Always choose a system that works best for you, then enjoy it J
Margaret.


PART ONE of this series can be read here

6 comments:

  1. Before the computer age my Maternal Great Uncle, having made a comfortable life as a ship architect, spent the rest of his life wandering around the UK visiting churches and records offices researching the family tree.

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  2. As you say whatever works for us individually. I record each direct ancestor and any children they have and also include any information I obtain on their children, siblings etc. I don't go in search of the 'side-shoots' as I call them, but if any information comes my way I'll include it. I started off with paper, but have now put them on index cards, pink for the female direct ancestors, blue for the male, yellow for second marriages and white for all the side-shoots. They are kept in alphabetical order, the females under their maiden name.

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  3. Hello, you have a great system for recording your family history. The template has some interesting details and I love the photos. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!

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  4. This is so interesting...

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  5. Great job organizing the information!

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  6. What a mammoth task Margaret - my (paternal) grandfather did some family history, affectionately known as "the pedigree" and it was all hand done - never did really work out his system. My brother has had contact by someone who has done one and it's all on computer, and remarkably accurate.
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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