Do you use timelines in your genealogical research? I do.
On Tuesday, October 26 (that is tomorrow), I will be speaking at the Bruce County Museum in Southampton, Ontario at 7:30 p.m. to the Bruce Grey Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and their guests the Bruce County Genealogical Society. My topic is Timelines and Genealogy. The public is welcome to attend and there is no charge.
The talk is illustrated with examples of timelines. The four areas I will focus on are 1) what are timelines and different types of timelines 2) using timelines during the genealogical research phase and 3) using timelines as you develop the story of the people and 4) using timelines as a visual presentation of a person or family's life.
Has the use of timelines helped you in your genealogical research? If you wish to share an example please comment.
© 2010 Janet Iles
Monday, October 25, 2010
Amanuensis Monday - Walton Wills from Somersetshire, England
"An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Not only do the documents contain genealogical information, the words breathe life into kin – some we never met – others we see a time in their life before we knew them." John Newmark of Transylvania Dutch created this theme.
from p. 83 of Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills by Frederick Brown.
This is from one of the books that I looked at when I was in Salt Lake City at the Family History Library. I was hoping that there would be a will relating to either the Walter or Payne family. I didn't find one. As I am preparing for a talk on wills, I wanted to show an example of the content of wills from the 1500s and 1600s in England, so I took photographs of several.
From Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, copied from the wills of the manuscript collection of the late V. Frederick Brown, M.A. F.S.A. privately printed for Frederick Arthur Crisp, 1889 - viewed at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City.
p. 83
JOHN WALTON. Oct 17, 1549, Proved by Thomas Walton,
in the Chauncell, between Mr Dyer, sometime 2 Parson of the same
the mayntenance of Goddis Dyvyne Service in the Church of Nether-
ham six good wether sheepe. To my son Alexander Walton, my pur-
chase in West Monckton, with appurtenances. To my son Andrew
Walton & his heirs, all my lands in Langport Easton, Langport West,
Som t, & [pound sign] 10 for his apprenticeship in London. To my daughter Joane
Walton, [pound sign] 40, and "oon flate pece with a cover of silver parcel gilted,
and oon bedde with appurtenances," she to be ordered in her marriage
by Sir Thomas Dyer, K t, and William & Thomas Walton, her brothers
To my daughter Elisabeth Walton, [pound sign] 40, & the same to my daughter
Agnes Walton. To my cousin Richard Walton, son of my brother
William Walt, the elder, my wood knyfe. 12 d to the poor people of
two Alms houses in Glastonbury. Residue to my son Thomas Walton,
Ex r. My brother Walton, & my gossip Uppham, overseers. "And I
beseche the Lyvyn God Recyve my soule unto His endless mercy."
[2] (1459-99 )"Somerset Incumbents," 101.)
ELISABETH WALTON June 22, 1616. Proved Sept. 20, 1616
[129 Cope.] Buried at Baltonsborough with my husband. My
daughters, Jane & Margaret. My son Richard Walton. My brother
Francis Cottington, & my brother Maurice Cottington. My cousin
Kingson shall have my daughter Margaret to breed up. [pound sign] 90 to my
two daughters.
Two questions - What is meant by "my gossip Uppham" in the first will abstract.
What is meant by "My cousin Kingson shall have my daughter Margaret to breed up." in the second?
Update: Thanks to Tim, a reference librarian at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, I received the following.
"breed up" means raise and marry well. Since many of the family is dead, the cousin was named responsible for the daughter. The expectation is that he will see that she marries well. Check Wordnik
"gossip" - godparent See the Online Etymology Dictionary for more details.
© 2010 Janet Iles
from p. 83 of Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills by Frederick Brown.
This is from one of the books that I looked at when I was in Salt Lake City at the Family History Library. I was hoping that there would be a will relating to either the Walter or Payne family. I didn't find one. As I am preparing for a talk on wills, I wanted to show an example of the content of wills from the 1500s and 1600s in England, so I took photographs of several.
From Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, copied from the wills of the manuscript collection of the late V. Frederick Brown, M.A. F.S.A. privately printed for Frederick Arthur Crisp, 1889 - viewed at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City.
p. 83
JOHN WALTON. Oct 17, 1549, Proved by Thomas Walton,
in the Chauncell, between Mr Dyer, sometime 2 Parson of the same
the mayntenance of Goddis Dyvyne Service in the Church of Nether-
ham six good wether sheepe. To my son Alexander Walton, my pur-
chase in West Monckton, with appurtenances. To my son Andrew
Walton & his heirs, all my lands in Langport Easton, Langport West,
Som t, & [pound sign] 10 for his apprenticeship in London. To my daughter Joane
Walton, [pound sign] 40, and "oon flate pece with a cover of silver parcel gilted,
and oon bedde with appurtenances," she to be ordered in her marriage
by Sir Thomas Dyer, K t, and William & Thomas Walton, her brothers
To my daughter Elisabeth Walton, [pound sign] 40, & the same to my daughter
Agnes Walton. To my cousin Richard Walton, son of my brother
William Walt, the elder, my wood knyfe. 12 d to the poor people of
two Alms houses in Glastonbury. Residue to my son Thomas Walton,
Ex r. My brother Walton, & my gossip Uppham, overseers. "And I
beseche the Lyvyn God Recyve my soule unto His endless mercy."
[2] (1459-99 )"Somerset Incumbents," 101.)
ELISABETH WALTON June 22, 1616. Proved Sept. 20, 1616
[129 Cope.] Buried at Baltonsborough with my husband. My
daughters, Jane & Margaret. My son Richard Walton. My brother
Francis Cottington, & my brother Maurice Cottington. My cousin
Kingson shall have my daughter Margaret to breed up. [pound sign] 90 to my
two daughters.
Two questions - What is meant by "my gossip Uppham" in the first will abstract.
What is meant by "My cousin Kingson shall have my daughter Margaret to breed up." in the second?
Update: Thanks to Tim, a reference librarian at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, I received the following.
"breed up" means raise and marry well. Since many of the family is dead, the cousin was named responsible for the daughter. The expectation is that he will see that she marries well. Check Wordnik
"gossip" - godparent See the Online Etymology Dictionary for more details.
© 2010 Janet Iles
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday Memories - Salt Lake City 2010, part 3
Monday morning everyone was eager for a day of research. Some took the shuttle bus to the Family History Library; others took the opportunity to enjoy the gardens on the way to the Library.
After watching the short orientation film and getting our pass for the Church office cafeteria for lunches, we went to the floor of our choosing depending on what we chosen as our starting point for our research. Armed with my print-outs from the Library catalog, I headed to B2 for the British materials.
Books were on my list for the morning as these are not loaned out to Family History Centers. The area of focus was Somerset, England to research John Walter and Elizabeth Payne, ancestors of my niece and nephew on their paternal side. Time passed quickly as went through many books and soon it was lunch.
A group of us headed over to the Church building to find the cafeteria. If a person is researching at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, I highly recommend that they have lunch there. There are so many choices, at a reasonable price and the food is delicious. We also ate there on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I liked the chance to check in with others on how their research was going and to once again have a chance to walk through the Temple Square gardens.
At 5, it was time to call it quits as the library is closed on Monday evenings for Family Night. Our group had reservations at the Garden Restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith building. The building is beautiful. The meal was delicious. You can get great views of the area from the 10th floor.
Back at the hotel, we had a lecture on German and Dutch resources. Then, it was an early night for me as I was very tired after a day of researching.
© 2010 Janet Iles
After watching the short orientation film and getting our pass for the Church office cafeteria for lunches, we went to the floor of our choosing depending on what we chosen as our starting point for our research. Armed with my print-outs from the Library catalog, I headed to B2 for the British materials.
Books were on my list for the morning as these are not loaned out to Family History Centers. The area of focus was Somerset, England to research John Walter and Elizabeth Payne, ancestors of my niece and nephew on their paternal side. Time passed quickly as went through many books and soon it was lunch.
A group of us headed over to the Church building to find the cafeteria. If a person is researching at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, I highly recommend that they have lunch there. There are so many choices, at a reasonable price and the food is delicious. We also ate there on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I liked the chance to check in with others on how their research was going and to once again have a chance to walk through the Temple Square gardens.
At 5, it was time to call it quits as the library is closed on Monday evenings for Family Night. Our group had reservations at the Garden Restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith building. The building is beautiful. The meal was delicious. You can get great views of the area from the 10th floor.
Turkey Supper - I had enough left over for supper the next day.
A view of the Temple.
Another view from the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith building.
The Joseph Smith building - main floor.
Back at the hotel, we had a lecture on German and Dutch resources. Then, it was an early night for me as I was very tired after a day of researching.
© 2010 Janet Iles
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday Memories - Salt Lake City 2010, part 2
Sunday morning, I made my way down to the basement to the breakfast area of the hotel. We had been told of the great breakfasts at the Carleton (included in the price of your room) and I was never disappointed that week. We could choose anything we wanted from the menu, in any combination we wanted. We talked about what we were going to do that day and it was decided that many of our group would take a tour of the area in the afternoon.
While some went of to church, another group decided to explore the area between the hotel and the Family History Library building to get our bearings so that we would be set for researching on Monday morning.
We spent most of our time in the Temple Square taking photos of the flowers, statuary and fountains. It was such a beautiful day. We also visited one of the visitor's centers that documented the building of the temple.
After a lunch break, it was time to gather for the bus tour. When I was in Salt Lake City in 2005, I didn't see anything outside of the city proper so I was interested in seeing more of Utah.
The two main areas of the tour were the Great Salt Lake and the Copper mine. In between stops, we learned about the history of Utah.
We made several stops by the Great Salt Lake.
The Kennecott Copper Mine was quite impressive. There was an interpretation center that gave the background of the mine.
We returned to the hotel around 7 p.m. but our day wasn't over yet. At 7:30 the whole group gathered for a pizza supper and a talk on English resources. Everyone was now charged up for researching at the Family History Library the rest of the week.
© 2010 Janet Iles
While some went of to church, another group decided to explore the area between the hotel and the Family History Library building to get our bearings so that we would be set for researching on Monday morning.
We spent most of our time in the Temple Square taking photos of the flowers, statuary and fountains. It was such a beautiful day. We also visited one of the visitor's centers that documented the building of the temple.
After a lunch break, it was time to gather for the bus tour. When I was in Salt Lake City in 2005, I didn't see anything outside of the city proper so I was interested in seeing more of Utah.
The two main areas of the tour were the Great Salt Lake and the Copper mine. In between stops, we learned about the history of Utah.
We made several stops by the Great Salt Lake.
The Kennecott Copper Mine was quite impressive. There was an interpretation center that gave the background of the mine.
© 2010 Janet Iles
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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