Clan RUSSELL The surname Russell is generally allied to the French Rosel and is probably connected to "rous", red. The Russells of Aden in Aberdeenshire descend from one Rozel, Rosel or Russell, an English baron who accompanied Edward III of England at the siege of Berwick and at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 and decided to settle in Scotland, being designated Russell of that Ilk. A Robert Russell of Berwickshire paid homage to Edward I in 1296 and Adam Rossel was received to the King of England's peace in 1321. Item Display - Census of Canada, 1891 How the Census Was Collected The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 6, 1891. A total of 241 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census. Reporting to the commissioners, 4,324 enumerators were then assigned to a clearly defined area.
Learn to Use Google in Genealogy Searches - Google Genealogy Tips Since the Google search engine went live in September 1999, it has changed the way people search the web. Today, many genealogists use Google for their genealogy internet and surname queries, and for good reason. Not only does Google produce accurate and relevant search results, Google is extraordinarily fast and flexible. Notes [NI00003] Harold retired from the US Navy in 1966 with 20 years service. In a letter from Perkin to Neeley with no date From the USS Bataan to Mt. Enterprise I went to Kyushu - boy was it hot! (as in enemy activity). Then went to Leyte in Philipines and got full of beer. Item Display - Census of Canada, 1891 How the Census Was Collected The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 6, 1891. A total of 241 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census.
Genealogical Software Programs When you are first beginning to research your family tree, it seems easy enough to remember who you are researching and what you have accomplished. However, quickly you discover that you have a number of individuals and are beginning to compile a list of research tasks that you need to accomplish. Before you get too many names and records, you will want to consider acquiring a genealogy software package. The alphabetically-arranged chart below gives a highlight of features to consider and costs of different programs. You may want to start with one of the free programs for your system (or see if the program you are interested in has a “trial” version) before committing money to a specific program. When you are just beginning you may not yet know how you feel about the different entry screen interfaces or if you want to have multiple source citations or be able to create a Web page.
Item Display - Census of Canada, 1891 How the Census Was Collected The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 6, 1891. A total of 241 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census. Reporting to the commissioners, 4,324 enumerators were then assigned to a clearly defined area.
I Am Not Doing a Genealogy Do-Over Thomas MacEntee wrote Announcing the Genealogy Do-Over on the Geneabloggers blog recently. He is going to set aside the 20-plus years of genealogical research and start over. Thomas describes it as: " I set aside everything* related to my genealogy research including notebooks, papers, and even digitized files and my genealogy database files and START OVER. I’m hitting the reset button.
Item Display - Census of Canada, 1891 How the Census Was Collected The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 6, 1891. A total of 241 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census. Reporting to the commissioners, 4,324 enumerators were then assigned to a clearly defined area. Enumerators visited 201 census districts, divided into 2,475 sub-districts.
Genealogy Articles Here is a brief list of articles and guests posts written for various venues or that have been written about High-Definition Genealogy and/or Thomas MacEntee. If you would like an article written for your magazine or website please contact us (standard rates apply). Non-profit genealogical societies and non-commercial blogs/websites can receive articles on a pro bono basis. June 2015Speaker Emergencies: When the Show Can’t Go On On-line articleSpeak!