Friday, May 29, 2009

Updated wll chart


Thought as Riley is the latest edition to my part fo the family I ought to run the chart again from him flowing back.

Updated Gedcom file


Updated:

Jones, Muirhead 1900's +
Olive Elizabeth Smith updated
Olive Beale included (maybe fake name for Olive Elizabeth Smith)
Samual Millard included
Alexander Terrence McNamara included
Recent Finn family births have started to be included

Download here

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Gedcom File

Heres the gedcom file with the family history for Olive Elizabeth Smith (thats Great Granny to most of us but Mum to Granny sic).

I'll be updating the file regularly as I am doing a lot of work on it. Some of the older family members are not verified but all of the earlier ones are (via birth certificate, census or other documents; most of which I have copies of or reference numbers for ordering if you want to see them). Download Gedcom file by right clicking and saving.

Gedcom files are a standard geneology format. To read them you will need a program like RootsMagic http://www.rootsmagic.com/ which is the best ap I found and I bought one other (family tree maker 2009 which was very dissapointing) and looked at a dozen programs quite throughly. Downlad rootsmaker and install it. Not sure if it will read such a large file in trial mode but it might.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Lovell Glendower Smith

Thanks to S in the Uk, as he discovered that Lovell GlendowerTresham was born Lovell Glendower Smith. A a consequence I now have his birth Certificate and no surprise but his dad was not listed at all. This proves my theory that he was illigitimate.

So as far as I can see it flows:

Thomas and Elizabeth Goode have a number of children inc Rhoda Minnie Goode (though it may still be that Rachel is the mother as there is a conflicting record) gives birth to Olive Goode (my Great Granny) who then has Lovell Glendower Smith 1906 (to an unknown father), Maud Olive Millard 1920 (to an unknown father) Patricia Marcia Millard 1926 aprox to Joseph Caldwell (I've confirmed with my grandmother that he was a Captain in the Royal Lancers) and they took off to Canada (he deserted his wife and daughters to do so).