Like so many towns, only two generations after the Great War, Wootton Bassett had almost lost sight of the memories it once held so dear. With a deep sense of humility, and some trepidation Sheridan Parsons set herself the task of uncovering the town's war stories, so that once again we might remember those who stayed at home, honour those who served, and commemorate those who fell.

Wootton Bassett in the Great War

History

Parsons, Sheridan

Military

Project Box

This simple record book is designed to keep a record of your family history research progress, and to highlight any gaps. It is not intended to be a complete family history record. Think of it as an index, or table of contents, to summarise your existing knowledge and guide you as you undertake further research. It is ideal to give to family members, to use as a recording tool for family history clubs, or to take on field trips.
The book is an excellent way to collate the information in your paper or online records. It complements, but does not replace, the use of a specialist genealogy website such as Ancestry, Find My Past, My Heritage or Family Search, or genealogy software on your computer such as Family Historian, Heredis, Family Tree Maker, Legacy Family Tree, or Roots Magic.
The book concentrates on recording your 62 direct ancestors, in other words a six generation pedigree, so you can build a picture of your genetic heritage - who you are and where you came from. Traditionally pedigrees only contain your bloodline (not step parents, adopted parents, or same sex parents), so do be sure to make it very clear in the Family Notes section if you have used a different structure. The double page spreads are arranged as family groups. These include yourself and your 62 direct ancestors in detail, with space to show all their children in summary (your siblings, aunts and uncles, great aunts and uncles, etc.).
Each person has been given an ahnentafel number. This numbering system is very commonly used in genealogy, and is a great way to file, tag, or order your photographs and records. You (or your research subject) are the root person - number 1. Your parents are numbers 2 and 3, and your grandparents are numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7, etc.. There is a key to ahnentafel numbering at the beginning of the book to help you. We recommend that you use pencil when you start filling in the record book. You can ink over your findings when you have documentary proof for them.
At the foot of each page there are check boxes which you can tick when you have obtained and filed the key evidence: <ul>
<li>A birth certificate (after 1837 in the UK)</li> <li>A baptism or naming record</li> <li>A marriage certificate or parish marriage record</li> <li>A death certificate (after 1837 in the UK)</li> <li>A burial record.</li> </ul>
Of course, you should also aim to collect other documentary proofs, such as census returns. If you'd like to create a beautiful family tree for your wall, or to give one as a gift, you can use this book to record the key information needed by the artist you have commissioned, or required for the digital service you use. The lines you'd need to research and record to create a Twiggli.com family tree like the one on the cover of this book are name, birth date, birth place, death date, death place, and occupation.

Family History Record Book

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Wootton Bassett One Hundred Years Ago - The Town (Wootton Bassett 100 Years Ago)

Europe

Wootton Bassett One Hundred Years Ago - A Short Walking Tour of the High Street

Wootton Bassett One Hundred Years Ago - The Country (Wootton Bassett 100 Years Ago)

Looking for an 8 Generation Record Book? Check out my author page!\nThis 5 Generation book is... A five generation workbook to fill in – back to your 3 x great grandparents. A clear, concise, and portable record of your family history research progress. Valuable for all family historians, from beginner to advanced. Useful to highlight gaps and shape your priorities as you undertake further research. This book is NOT... A family history tutorial or starter pack. A replacement for genealogy software, websites, or detailed sheets and templates. What's inside? An ahnentafel index, to summarise your current knowledge and act as a table of contents. A full page per person to record yourself (or your subject) and 62 direct ancestors. Double page spreads arranged in logical family groups. Headings to help you to navigate quickly and easily to the parents and child of an individual. Space to add key UK information and additional notes, such as military history. Checkboxes to mark off the key UK documents used to support your findings. Each person has an 'ahnentafel' number. You are the root person - number 1. Your parents are numbers 2 and 3, and your grandparents are numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7. Ahnentafel numbers are a great way to file, tag, and organise all your family history documents and photographs. There is an ahnentafel index at the beginning of the book where you can add your ancestors' names, to help you to navigate to a particular ancestor.\nAt the foot of each page there are check boxes for key evidence you have obtained: a civil birth certificate, a church birth or naming record, a civil marriage certificate, a church marriage record, a civil death certificate, a burial or cremation record, any available census or register returns, including the 1921 Census and 1939 Register, and a final check box for proof of relationship established via a DNA match. These checkboxes are designed to reflect typical documents available in England.\nI hope you enjoy using the FAMILY HISTORY RECORD BOOK and find it as useful as I do.\nThe prompts and checkboxes have been imprved in my Eight Generation record book. Why not take a look?

Parenting & Relationships

Nielsen

The perfect place to record your narrowboat life. There are 2 pages at the front for essential narrowboat details, useful contact numbers, and reminders of your pre-cruise checks. Next, there are 74 identical pages, each one laid out neatly with exactly the boxes you need to journal your cruises and mooring memories. Finally, there are 3 pages at the back of the book where you can keep a note of your boat's running expenses.

Narrowboat Log Book

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Greenwich Girl: The memoirs and letters of Margaret Green, teenage ARP Warden, and the youngest VAD to join the Red Cross in India.

Biographies & Memoirs

Green, Margaret

Professionals & Academics

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