http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/ This blog aims to provide you with the tools to start out on your family adventure ... en Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:47:06 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/census/index.jsp In the data you will find a breakdown by age groups of the jobs undertaken by our ancestors in mid-Victorian Liverpool. The site gives a good overview of life in the city. In 1841 we find professions as diverse as bakers, blacksmiths, boot and shoe makers, actors, gun and pistol makers, bellows makers, boiler makers and bone dealers. The site contains a thorough breakdown of all the Census returns with associated statistics on our ancestors' occupations. In Victorian times even the most lowly families can be found with servants in the household with many teenagers serving in homes many miles from their place of birth. One reason for this was the booming industrial revolution which was attracting millions of people into the towns and cities through the growth industries of coal and cotton. This is worth bearing in mind when you cannot identify an ancestor in his or her place of birth. With the exception of the 1841 Census which only gives the county of birth, all Census returns give the town or place of birth. Many occupations in Liverpool were of course connected with the sea and the river. There are master mariners in Toxteth Park, Warehousemen, river pilots, dock workers and dredgermen. Elsewhere in the crowded alleys and squares in Toxteth and Scotland Road can be found dress makers, washerwomen, hawkers and seamstresses. A close study of the Liverpool Census returns will help you build up a vivid pictures of the occupations of your ancestors and the conditions in which they lived and worked. Another useful tool for researching the occupations in a particular area is to access a local directory for the period. Many of these are now accessible on-line and are also published by the various family history societies. A useful site for discovering names and descriptions of old occupations is http://web.ukonline.co.uk/thursday.handleigh/demography/occupations-wages-money/old-occupations/index.htm]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/gWusEJTUuqk/discover_your_ancestors_job.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/discover_your_ancestors_job.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:47:06 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/discover_your_ancestors_job.html As the former premier port of the British Empire and gateway to the Americas, Liverpool has a rich seafaring tradition. But even if you have Liverpool ancestors who did not take to the high seas, chances are you will find some connection with the region’s rich sea-faring traditions. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/dUfpQyNMmH0/hunt_for_seafaring_ancestors.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/06/hunt_for_seafaring_ancestors.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:16:09 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/06/hunt_for_seafaring_ancestors.html A really useful resource for the family historian are the 19th century directories. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/Qik1LK7RmoA/on_the_street_where_they_lived_1.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/on_the_street_where_they_lived_1.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:52:29 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/on_the_street_where_they_lived_1.html BY the time you have found your x5 great grandparents (around 150 years ago) you will potentially have a list of 148 ancestors – and of course it doubles up with every further generation! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/iPMlbD36Nf0/hunt_for_london_ancestors.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/hunt_for_london_ancestors.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:14:29 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/hunt_for_london_ancestors.html SURNAME-BASED DNA research has revealed that half of all the men studied in West Lancashire and Wirral, have Viking origins. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/vhqEUX9Q104/our_blood_and_the_vikings.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/02/our_blood_and_the_vikings.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:47:11 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/02/our_blood_and_the_vikings.html THE most obvious useful tools for your family history research are birth/marriage/death certificates. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/e6VhpDN8OH8/the_great_family_paper_chase.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/02/the_great_family_paper_chase.html Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:56:27 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/02/the_great_family_paper_chase.html A great and often underused resource for the family historian are historical maps. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/7UFO-GTi3Kg/mapping_your_family_history_1.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mapping_your_family_history_1.html Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:10:21 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mapping_your_family_history_1.html Earlier this month we saw the great Remembrance Day parades in our towns and cities when we paid tribute to those who have died in the major conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/79R90RSpsWg/world_war_1_medal_cards_databa.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/11/world_war_1_medal_cards_databa.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:24:21 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/11/world_war_1_medal_cards_databa.html One of the most fascinating aspects of family history research is discovering how our ancestors filled their daily lives. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/3Kv112Y-Sls/all_in_a_days_work_1.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/11/all_in_a_days_work_1.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:52:58 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/11/all_in_a_days_work_1.html OLD family photographs are a gold mine for the family historian. They put faces to names and can reveal much about a family’s lifestyle in times past. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/VBXwgjLytrw/snapshots_of_your_familys_past.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/10/snapshots_of_your_familys_past.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:33:36 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/10/snapshots_of_your_familys_past.html Wills provide a fantastic resource for the family historian. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/itrqPo73-1Y/where_theres_a_will_.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/10/where_theres_a_will_.html Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:45:01 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/10/where_theres_a_will_.html Marriage can be traced back earlier to the dawn of civilisation with family groups being established to create a safe environment in which to breed and raise children. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/y3vdWpPqNOA/love_and_marriage.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/09/love_and_marriage.html Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:27:25 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/09/love_and_marriage.html And that is the parish registers. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/pdfE3qcfPlk/dead_and_buried.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/08/dead_and_buried.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:53:56 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/08/dead_and_buried.html Today I received a request from Cherie Richardson who is over from South Africa trying to trace her relatives. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/Xdc6ojFnfA0/cheries_search.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/07/cheries_search.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:16:43 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/07/cheries_search.html THE British obsession with gardening is reflected in the number of our ancestors who were involved with it on a professional basis. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinRigbysGenealogyBlog/~3/EMV8ZnKOemA/my_ancestor_was_a_gardener.html http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/07/my_ancestor_was_a_gardener.html Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:38:53 +0000 http://genealogy.merseyblogs.co.uk/2007/07/my_ancestor_was_a_gardener.html