Tracing Ancestors in the UK - Answering your UK Genealogy Questions
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My husband & I have been working on our trees for 15 yrs.
I've been trying to tell him not to get too caught up on the spellings of people's names, explaining that they didn't always know how to write people's names correctly back then & even today's transcribed have been known to make mistakes.
The names which confirmed this to me was my 4xGt Grandmothers first name on 5 different censuses, her name was Tearney on Baptism and Marriage records but I've seen Tianna, Tanuar, Tonnea, Tynisa & just a T.
Another example is the surname Eades with variations of Ades, Edes & Addes.
It would be great if I could show him your advice on this subject. 😊🌿
You are quite right not to get caught up on spellings - and there are many reasons why names can be spelled differently. In fact, there were no standard ways to spell names - or even words - for many centuries. You also need to remember that most people up until the late 19th century were illiterate - and so names appearing on documents had been written down by someone else who had been told the name verbally - so they would write it down as they heard it. So, imagine how it might sound with a different accent, for example - which could be one of the reasons why your ancestor's name has been spelled so differently. Some records, such as the census, were then copied out again by hand - so you can imagine further mistakes happening then. And, of course - as you so rightly say, modern transcripts are often full of mistakes because of the difficulties of transcribing old handwriting.
One of the most interesting variations of a name I have researched was the name Pettifer - which in that case had originally been Peckover.
So - yes, please do show your husband this post - there are many reasons for name spelling variations!
@@tracingancestorsintheuk1016 Thankyou for your added information & advice, he understands now how even if the names are not quite right but the other details match up, there's a fair chance we're on the right track. 😃
@@poppletop8331 Glad to hear it! Good luck with your ongoing searches :)
Hello I was born in Colombo to an English father name mr Smith in the year 1961 my English father left me when I was 2 year old boy he gave me an adoption to local Sri Lankan couple.now please help me to trace my biological father who left for UK in the early 60s.
Hi! Thanks for your post. I would definitely need more information about your father other than Mr Smith. Smith is the most common name in the UK, and is extremely difficult to research even when you know the first name and birth dates, without more known information. He may even have been using this name as a false name. Sorry, but this one would be just impossible without any other information.
Is it possible to ‘prove’ a person’s birth before the 1851 census that gives their place of birth? It seems that people follow a line back assuming a family stayed in a parish whilst I feel this is not safe to assume. Am I missing records somewhere that would help?
Hi Helen. Good question. Families did not always stay in one parish, and often moved around, especially if they were labourers, looking for work (no commuting in those days!) though often this was within the same area. So, before the census, if a person cannot be found in the baptism records of the place they were living in later, then you need to look in the nearby parishes. However, this can become very difficult if it's a common surname and a lot of people with that name in the same area . This is probably the most common brick wall in tracing the right line back! But if you can't find the person within 20 miles of where they were living later, then it's difficult to know whether it's the registers that are missing (or illegible etc) - or perhaps they did come from further away. Sometimes there may be other records that can help - with the wealthier families this could be wills and/or land records, but with poorer families, you might be lucky to find settlement records etc. Try the National Archives website. Have a look at my other videos for further advice on brick walls too :)
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I have no wealthy families 🤣so think I will be stuck before about 1750.
I have come to a block i cant get beyond my grandmother , i have her fathers name from wedding cert but have no other leads on ancestry or heritage sitez. Wnat do i do now she wS born on Anglesey
Hi Carole. It's difficult to give a full answer here without knowing the full details. I presume you've checked all the relevant census records (including 1921), the 1939 Register, and the parish registers? In theory, Anglesey records should be available on Ancestry - but you might try FindMyPast as well. And have you searched for her father as well on the census?
If you go to my website (www.tracingancestors-uk.com) and click on the 'Genealogical Advice' tab, I have a service where I will give you more detailed advice for a small fee, if you send me all the details. Alternatively, you could use my full research service.
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