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What is Ancestry?

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Researching your ancestors transported to Australia

December 4, 2019 by Surrey Ancestry

The transportation of criminals was originally introduced in 1615 at a time when England sought an alternative to hanging. From 1615 to 1775 criminal were transported to colonies in North America, such as Virginia. Such transportation ceased with the start of the American civil war. However, without a sufficient central prison system the transportation system … Continue reading Researching your ancestors transported to Australia

Persecution and toleration of Catholics (recusants)

August 2, 2019 by Surrey Ancestry

Year Legislation Associated record sources 1534 Act of Supremacy Refusing to take Henry VIII’s Oath of supremacy and supporting the Pope became an act of treason. Parish registers and Parish chest records If there is a marriage and burial record but no baptism it may indicate a Catholic[1]; some clergy would make a note in … Continue reading Persecution and toleration of Catholics (recusants)

Tracing your Trafalgar ancestors

August 2, 2019 by Surrey Ancestry

The Battle of Trafalgar which took place on 21st October 1805 was only one of the battle which took place during the Napoleonic war, however it is the most famous and most written about, not in the least because it was of course the battle in which Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was killed on his … Continue reading Tracing your Trafalgar ancestors

The origins and evolution of surnames in England

July 28, 2019 by Surrey Ancestry

It is agreed by the authorities on the etymology of surnames that few if any surnames of a hereditary nature were evident in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Second names can be found but they are in the form of bynames and nicknames which were not passed between generations. Such bynames and nicknames … Continue reading The origins and evolution of surnames in England

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