These Winchester College leases for Andover Parsonage are still giving, the latest unexpected Leesee was a Traitor lucky not to lose his head when Bloody Mary was on the throne. At least with this guy I can understand the connection to the person I'm researching. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

The Winchester College Leases I'm working my way through keep on giving. The person I'm researching seems to keep having connections to Elizabeth I, plus a new connection to a nephew of Anne Boleyn. #Genealogy #Tudor #16thCentury #Hampshire

Quick trip to town to photograph buildings & monuments for the 16th-17th Century research I'm doing. Houses originated 16th century, old Norman Arch is from the old church & monuments for the Venables family originally in the old church #Andover #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #Research

Snippets of 16th Century leases for land owned by Winchester College for the person I'm researching, 3 of these were a surprise. Easy to read though 😀 something I never thought I'd say. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #PropertyResearch #IHGSDiploma

If you're near Winchester, I'm talking about Records of the Poor next month at Hampshire Archives. Tickets available via the link. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Hampshire shop.hants.gov.uk/products/rec...

Finished my Inquisition Post Mortem & translated to English. Thought I was done the Latin & old docs & now discovered some Manorial Court & property indentures held by Winchester College on Family Search full text search😔 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #IHGSDiploma

Virtual ticket ordered, looking forward to a day or interesting talks. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

4 photos of an Inquisition Post Mortem transcribed. Got so muddled at times making sure the lines lined up between the left & right sides of the document 😂. Got a few yellow highlights I'm struggling with but hopefully once I've gone through it on Monday it will make more sense. #Genealogy

Great chatting with everyone this evening, particularly enjoyed hearing about @benedictjephcote.bsky.social Hayton #OnePlaceStudy. Unusual to hear about a study starting in medieval times. #OnePlaceWednesday LIVE! www.one-place-studies.org/europe/engla...

I managed a couple of hours updating some research for my IHGS Diploma for a family from #StMaryBourne the home of my #OnePlaceStudy. Looking forward to chatting with people this evening for #OnePlaceWednesday LIVE!

Transcribing an Inquisition Post Mortem, these docs are in Latin (not a language I understand). Just 2 of the options I've come across to expand "pd" in the text, I always seem to pick the wrong one 🤣. A book on Latin docs & technology are being very helpful with this. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Excellent talk this evening by the one and only Phil Harding. All about his life in Archaeology and the changes in the discipline over the last 100 years or so.

Today's top task! Create an abstract of an Inquisition Post Mortem. Totally out of my comfort zone 🤣 but a handy book about Latin documents I picked up at The National Archives last week should help me identify the information I need to extract. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

OMG this Chancery Case is going to take forever to get through 🤣 #Genealogist #Palaeography

Oops couldn't resist the TNA bookshop grabbed a copy of @drkarencummings.bsky.social new book whilst I was there too. #Genealogy #Books

Enjoying a research break after lunch. Didn't expect to be sitting in a deckchair today 🤣 #NationalArchives #Genealogist #Research

TNA today Looking at docs from the time of Queen Elizabeth I. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ArchiveResearch

Now for some Consistory Court records. So good that there are printed indexes of these which I've already used. Now it's just a case of finding the pages. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Starting today with 11 Manorial Court Rolls for Andover. Been lucky so far, gone through 6 and only the first didn't mention who I'm looking for 😁 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #ManorialRecords #HampshireArchives

It's always good to learn something new. An interesting talk for Wiltshire Family History Society zoom group this evening on Blind Houses, the local term for village lock-ups. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #Wiltshire

Today's research had me out of my comfort zone 😂. It's been Hampshire Visitations followed by Burke, Papworth, Fairbairn & Marshall with Whitmore to follow on Wednesday at the archives. #Heraldry is something I don't have to get involved with normally. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Been busy this afternoon putting together some slides for Tuesday evening. Looking forward to sharing some of what I've been doing with my #OnePlaceStudy with the local community there. #StMaryBourne #LocalHistory #FamilyHistory

A sad day today, my Great Aunty Lily was 103 last week & sadly passed away today. Always harder to add death dates to the tree for those you know. I saw her last in 2019 and the year before she did a DNA test after telling everyone at a family party she was going to spit in a pot. #FamilyHistory

It's #WorldBookDay this arrived yesterday "Vol 1. Regimental History of the Royal Hampshire Regiment". A popular Regiment in my #OnePlaceStudy. I already have Vols. 2 & 3. #MilitaryHistory #RoyalHampshireRegiment #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

It's #OnePlaceWednesday and this evening I'm speaking at #UpperClatford.

"libel; pinning a pair of asses ears made of cloth to the back of Nicholas Venables at the musters" I think I have found my 16th Century research subject 😂 #Genealogy #Research

If you want to learn more about English Poor Law records and how they can tell you so much more about an ancestors life. Book to join my tutorial tomorrow 😄 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #PoorLaw www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-poo...

And in the case of indexing on Ancestry. 🚩newer indexes for documents like parish registers appear to be all AI and very badly done. Clearly no checks. Best method is to go back to basics & go though the books page by page, like to old days on Microfiche. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #TopTip

Well hopefully a successful day at the archives. I won't know how successful until I've deciphered the Manorial Court Rolls I photographed from the 1570s. So hoping I can find a connection to the family I have Wills & Deeds for from the 1600s onwards. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

A day at Wiltshire archives for me today 😁 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

A day of records from the Quarter Sessions, Diocese of Winchester & more St Mary Bourne Vestry Minutes for me at the Hampshire Archives today. IHGS Diploma planning today. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #OnePlaceStudy

This #OnePlaceWednesday no time for my official OPS but lots of transcribing of Wills from Great Bedwyn. Life is all about planning my @ihgs.bsky.social Diploma projects at the moment. Fingers 🤞 that this research leads me to what I hope it does. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Looking for inspiration, what Genealogy Podcasts can you recommend. Ideally, UK research based. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Well I know Ancestry transcriptions are awful but this is a first. A whole page of baptisms transcribed as burials. Jane daughter of William Walter, bur. 10 Feb 1582 instead of Jane Walter daughter of Thomas Walter, bap. 17 Apr 1583. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

An unexpected discovery this morning in the #GreatBedwyn Parish Registers. This entry is for on of my 7 x Great Grandfathers. I won't type the cause of death but the Vicar added it clearly to the burial record. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Been reading about this specification & estimate today in the Vestry minutes. This one & another by Mr Hillary who didn't get the job were delayed causing adjournments to the Vestry meetings. Will get a copy of this next trip to the archives #OnePlaceStudy #StMaryBourne #Genealogy #LocalHistory

If you're wanting to know more about English Poor Law records sign up for my tutorial on the 9th Feb. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-poo...

I was born in Andover, lived here most of my life but only just noticed the plaque on the wall of the museum 😂. I knew that the museum was the old Grammar School though. Maybe because I'm looking for inspiration as the IHGS Diploma starts soon my eyes & ears are open to everything. #LocalHistory .

Looking forward to this afternoon's Lecture in the Loft at #Andover Museum of the Iron Age this afternoon. Lots of Coaching Inns here in Andover. Went to a couple of these lectures last year. #LocalHistory

#GreatBedwyn parish registers are just fabulous, never seen a vicar add how long a lady has been widowed before, plus extra abode details. Very helpful for a common name like Robert Hawkins. Even nicer writing in this record too. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Finally, I have a copy of all 600+ pages of the last of 9 books of Overseers records for #StMaryBourne. They certainly won't be transcribed quickly but will be so interesting analysing the data in the records once done. #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

This #OnePlaceWednesday I'm photographing Overseers Accounts at the archives. The closer I'm getting to 1830 and the Swing Riots the longer the accounts are getting. #OnePlaceStudy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StMaryBourne

If only all parish registers had such neat, easy to read handwriting in the 1700s. #GreatBedwyn #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ParishRegister

Latest eBay acquisition in excellent condition and still has the enrollment form inside. #NationalService1939 #OldBook

Check out how my new blog post for #OnePlaceAdverts.

My first job this #OnePlaceWednesday is to write a blog for the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social website about this month's blog prompt #OnePlaceAdverts. What's everyone else up to?

Back to work today, I just need to finish the tax return before picking up where I left off before Xmas with a DNA case for a client. Time to add some data to 🧬 DNA Painter's WATO tool. #GeneticGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DNA

Can you help find this family? Clues probably #RoyalHampshireRegiment known locations #Winchester #Bulford 1947-1949 url-shortener.me/63NT #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OldPhoto

It occurred to me one way to group photos would be to sort by the markings & stamps on reverse. These are all undated now I need to compare them to the reverse of the dated ones to see if I can find where these fit in history 😁. #PhotoGenealogy #FamilyMediaArchive #OldPhotos

Opened a Substack account ages ago, finally done an intro post. Now time to go back to sorting the 263 photos I scanned over the weekend. Will write something up about them soon. shorturl.at/lSmi8 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #PhotoGenealogy