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Research Resource – Kent Wills Index
Over the last year and a half I’ve been focussing much of my research on the County of Kent, in the south-east of England. I’m fortunate in that many of the parish registers are available online at FindMyPast and/or FamilySearch, while Ancestry also has the Frank Watt Tyler‘s various indexes (parish registers/records/wills/family names). For that… Continue reading Research Resource – Kent Wills Index
FANning out the Beakes…
It’s been about a year since I started focussing on the Beake line, that of my 4th great-grandmother, Elizabeth Beake who married Daniel White at Wickhambreaux in 17991 (click image to enlarge): In the intervening period, I’ve solved a few mysteries, made some discoveries, and learned a lot about using alternate sources in the absence… Continue reading FANning out the Beakes…
Verifying the parents of Thomas Beake…
My current project is to answer the following question: Were Robert Beake (1668-1742/43) and Mary Mount (1671-1713) the parents of Thomas Beake (1702-1769), husband of Elisabeth Fuller (c.1705-1776), and father of Thomas Beake (1747-1788)? While in various Beake-related posts I’ve stated they were, I want to lay out my case and follow through the evidence.… Continue reading Verifying the parents of Thomas Beake…
Never stop learning…
With RootsTech almost upon us once again, I’m taking the time to reflect on some recent learning opportunities, including Angela Packer McGhie’s webinar focussing on crafting a Kinship Determination Project hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars1, her corresponding article on the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) website: Writing a KDP as a Narrative Lineage2,… Continue reading Never stop learning…
A gem uncovered at the Internet Archive
I’m working on a longer piece right now, but don’t want to go too long between regular posts, so I decided to share my excitement over a recent find at the Internet Archive. In the course of my recent research, I found a book at this valuable site titled Ickham : the friendly village by… Continue reading A gem uncovered at the Internet Archive
Making the right connections
One of my favourite genealogy “teachers” is Connie Knox, who shares her vast knowledge and love of building family trees on the Genealogy TV channel at YouTube. Last week she released one of her most helpful videos yet: Genealogical Research Process Simplified. In it she walks us through the steps she takes each time she… Continue reading Making the right connections
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun — RootsTech 2026 Sessions
Randy has asked us this week about the sessions we’re really looking forward to during this week’s RootsTech event: 1) Are you registered for RootsTech 2026 yet? It’s less than six weeks away – March 5-7, 2026. 2) What are you looking forward to either attending in-person or online? What keynote talks, classes, or other… Continue reading Saturday Night Genealogy Fun — RootsTech 2026 Sessions
Decisions, decisions…
While writing my final post in the story of the three cousins named Elizabeth Beake who lived in East Kent during the 18th century, I realized I had been working on this family since last April, beginning with the post, Building out my Beake Family. Over the last 8½ months, I’ve moved back several more… Continue reading Decisions, decisions…
Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 6 – a challenging case….
At long last, the final chapter in my three Elizabeth Beakes project. Since early July last year, the main focus of my research has been solving the puzzle of the three cousins named Elizabeth Beake who lived in East Kent during the 18th century. The discovery of several wills, administration documents, and even some newspaper… Continue reading Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 6 – a challenging case….
Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 5 – the final piece of the Beake and Tickner “puzzle”…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve built out a family for Elizabeth Beake, daughter of William Beake and Mary Gibbs, and connected her to Thomas Tickner (?-1779), and illustrated much of my process in a succession of blog posts. The final pieces of evidence I’ve left til last, although I did allude to them in… Continue reading Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 5 – the final piece of the Beake and Tickner “puzzle”…
writing my past 
