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Author Archives: Julie Goucher
Polish in Iran (Persia)
From 1942 until the end of the war there was a population of Polish migrants in Iran. As Iran is outside the remit of Tracing Your European Ancestors I have mentioned it briefly in the book, but wish to share … Continue reading
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Useful Resources – Isle of Man
Most well known as the venue for the TT Motorsport races, the island is located in the North Sea between Great Britain and Ireland The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency, which is self governing, however, Britain is … Continue reading
Useful Resources – Channel Islands
The Channel Islands is made up of five different islands, each one represented by their own flag, as illustrated here. The islands are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm. The islands are located in the English Channel close to the Normandy … Continue reading
Useful Resources – Italy
Anglo Italian Family History Society Italian Records by Trafford R Cole, Published Ancestry, 1995, ISBN 978 – 0196489588 Italian Surname Mapping Tool Italians Coming to the United Kingdom by Julie Goucher, 2003 (revised 2015) Our Italian Surnames by Joseph G. … Continue reading
Newton Abbot’s Polish Community
From the back cover On the outskirts of Newton Abbot (Devon) sits a residential setting for Polish migrants that is the last of its kind; a legacy of the contribution the Polish people made during the Second World War. After … Continue reading
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Tracing Your European Ancestors
From the back cover. Anyone who is keen to research the life story of an ancestor from across Europe will find Julie Goucher’s handbook an invaluable guide. She provides detailed, easy-to-use and accurate information on the key sources in each country … Continue reading
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Family History Event – Teignmouth Library ~ July 2015
Julie Goucher will be talking about Tracing Your European Ancestors at Teignmouth Library as a family history event on Thursday 2nd July at 11am. Proceeds to the Friends of Teignmouth Library. Tickets are available from the Library.
DNA
The topic of DNA is far more complex than I could possibly cover in the scope of this book. In fact at the point I started writing I had not even considered including a glimpse of the world of European … Continue reading
Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2015
Julie Goucher will be talking about Tracing Your European Ancestors at Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2015 on Friday 17th April at 10.15 am in SOG Studio 3. A copy of the slides from this presentation can be … Continue reading
Surnames
If you are researching an European surname there is a chance you are capturing every instance of that surname wherever you locate it irrespective of whether it connects to your own family or not. The concept of examining the details … Continue reading
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