WHAT'S NEW!
This is the page that will show you the latest section additions. If you are waiting on a certain line then it will give you some indication when it is likely to appear!
1 February 2009
23 January 2009
17 January 2009
Rutland 17;16 January 2009
During the next week I will be changing my host provider for the site. There may be a short period of time when it will be off line! Not too long I hope!!
10 January 2009
1 January 2009
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
Although this may prove a testing time for all of use, let's keep positive. Our ancestors faced greater challenges in the past. Let's make them proud of use!!
31 December 2008
30 December 2008
26 December 2008
22 December 2008
20 December 2008
Hi Folks
I wish all users of the site, wherever you are in the world, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
I know the future appears a little bleak with a deteriorating economic situation but I’m an old enough “bunny” to remember previous down turns. It was often the simple pleasures that satisfied; the less expensive joys of family and friends. When things get tough it’s amazing how unimportant that new car or larger house seem.
Christmas is a time to enjoy your family and friends. Delight in that warm feeling of companionship and conversation. Treasure it!!
Every best wish
Alan
19 December 2008
12 December 2008
7 December 2008
29 November 2008
27 November 2008
23 November 2008
22 November 2008
15 November 2008
I have had an increasing number of requests from site visitors for a "copy of the site." I have considered producing a Word Document but this would amount to several thousand pages and would be virtually impossible to add updates. I have therefore decided to take a couple of months off to feed the data into Legacy 5 and so produce a GEDCOM. This can be burnt onto a CD and would be available for anyone who wishes for a copy. There would, off course, be a small fee to cover costs and postage. In the mean time I will upload it on to Rootsweb so you can see its progress. You can find it on the following link:-
The Great Tree - Rootsweb database
13 November 2008
5 November 2008
Dear American Site Users
I must admit, eight years ago I thought the American people had collectively gone mad, only to reinforce that state of mind four years later. I realise that as a British citizen I can not hope to be as knowledgeable of US politics as yourselves but I do pride myself on keeping abreast of world and US events, particularly in the economic field.
Let me congratulate you on the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. Over here we don't see him as a black politician, merely a man who just might have judged it right. He may be young, untried, inexperienced. One of our greatest Prime Ministers was William Pitt and he was only 24 years old when he took office. Obama has certainly restored our faith in America. Perhaps you did not realise how much we detested Bush and his policies. In the latter years of his administration he had become a figure of ridicule. That is not what you want in the most powerful man in the world.
Whether you like it or not, as citizens of the leader of the free world, you have a massive responsibility. The other democracies of the globe look to you for the common sense to pick the right man - thank goodness you have done just that!
What you need to do now is to support him. He has a monumental job to do and nothing can be achieved without your united backing and patience. Democrat or Republican, black or white, American or European, all must work together. I am sure, for what worth, as a citizen of your oldest ally, he has mine!
And can we succeed?
"Yes we can!"
30 October 2008
23 October 2008
10 October 2008
5 October 2008
3 October 2008
20 September 2008
13 September 2008
For some months now I have been receiving emails from those who have found ancestors on my old "Royal and Noble Families of Britain" database on Rootsweb. Unfortunately this can't be changed or added to. Many of these families feature in the line down from Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter, sister of Edward IV and Richard III. I have therefore gone in to the Tardis that is my cupboard of "stuff" and come up with a new line! There is something exciting about a new line - it's bit like setting off on a new journey - I must get out more!! So, here it is - RUTLAND. Why Rutland? The first prominent family is the Manners family who became the earls and then, dukes, of Rutland.
11 September 2008
7 September 2008
6 September 2008
5 September 2008
Please see my new HELP !!!! Page
4 September 2008
30 August 2008
14 August 2008
8 August 2008
GOOD LUCK TEAM GB!!!
3 August 2008
14 July 2008
29 June 2008
21 June 2008
15 June 2008
8 June 2008
30 May 2008
17 May 2008
5 May 2008
27 April 2008
18 April 2008
12 April 2008
6 April 2008
5 April 2008
Today sees the sad passing of one of the greats - Charlton Heston. He starred in all three of my favourite films. Cinema has lost a true hero.
2 April 2008
18 March 2008
12 March 2008
6 March 2008
24 February 2008
21 February 2008
17 February 2008
16 February 2008
11 February 2008
6 February 2008
31 January 2008
26 January 2008
24 January 2008
20 January 2008
15 January 2008
13 January 2008
10 January 2008
An email from a gentleman in California, U.S.A. prompted me to go rummaging in the dark corners of the cupboard in which I keep my small mountain of notes and “stuff.” I dusted off an ancient lever-arch binder, which contained a mass of scribbled notes and diagrams gleaned from numerous sources found at the S.O.G. in London many years ago.
This covered the early generations of descent from William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, my correspondent’s ancestor. He was the bastard son of one of England’s greatest kings and founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, Henry II (William Longespee, not my correspondent!). Because this features people who lived many centuries ago and are not of the well-documented direct royal line, many dates are logical estimations and whole tranches of the tree are missing – there are simply no records of those involved.
So here is the first section of a new line, the first new line for 18 months.
6 January 2008
1st January 2008
31 December 2007
A Happy New Year to all those why use the site and have kindly contributed to its success!
29 December 2007
15 December 2007
8 December 2007
Tudor 44; Tudor 45; Tudor 46; Tudor 47;
6 December 2007
18 November 2007
11 November 2007
Remember the Glorious Dead
10 November 2007
3 November 2007
27 October 2007
21 October 2007
20 October 2007
9 October 2007
30 September 2007
23 September 2007
20 September 2007
16 September 2007
15 September 2007
14 September 2007
11 September 2007
8 September 2007
2 September 2007
18 August 2007
9 August 2007
8 August 2007;
7 August 2007
5 August 2007
30 July 2007
29 July 2007
22 July 2007
19 July 2007
3 July 2007
29 June 2007
24 June 2007
21 June 2007
18 June 2007
17 June 2007
15 June 2007
6 June 2007
3 June 2007
2 June 2007
30 May 2007
20 May 2007
16 May 2007
14 May 2007
13 May 2007
12 May 2007
6 May 2007
3 May 2007
27 April 2007
22 April 2007
19 April 2007
12 April 2007
29 March 2007
24 March 2007
17 March 2007
Take a look at the most recent addition to the site - VENICE - Queen of Cities
10 March 2007
Please keep hold of your emails until after 18 March as we are off to Venice for a few days.
6 March 2007
OK, so this section is a little out of order - nobody's perfect!!
4 March 2007
18 February 2007
Sections Tudor 38, 39 and 40 are almost exclusively descendants who have lived or live in the United States. John Parke Custis, at the top of Tudor 40, was the stepson of President George Washington. Being at least three thousand miles away from any primary American source, these two sections are not as complete as I would like. It is therefore up to the good people of the US to assist in any way they can. If you recognise anyone, perhaps one is your grandfather or mother, and you can add to the project, please email me. My email address is on the Home Page. Any help would be most gratefully received!
13 February 2007
11 February 2007
There are now just over 51,000 direct descendants of the Conqueror on the website - plus spouses. These are divided in to 262 sections. A mere 350,000 to go!!
8 February 2007
1 February 2007
27 January 2007
25 January 2007
22 January 2007
19 January 2007
17 January 2007
7 January 2007
31 December 2006
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THOSE WHO VISIT MY WEBSITE!!!
Make a New Year's resolution - START RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE!!
24 December 2006
16 December 2006
12 December 2006
10 December 2006
Three more pages of scenes around Lake Maggiore see HERE
7 December 2006
30 November 2006
25 November 2006
21 November 2006
12 November 2006
I have started to compile a database featuring the Landed Gentry of Britain. If you are interested it can be found on Rootsweb.com under the database code "landed." This is at a very early stage but will grow when I fancy a change from William the Conqueror and his descendants! Once it has reached a reasonable size, I will create a direct link from the Genealogy Page.
7 November 2006
Conqueror 140;4 November 2006
31 October 2006
24 October 2006
21 October 2006
20 October 2006
8 October 2006
3 October 2006
28 September 2006
24 September 2006
23 September 2006
16 September 2006
15 September 2006
13 September 2006
11 September 2006
To the victims of 9/11 - both the departed and those still here.
10 September 2006
6 September 2006
3 September 2006
2 September 2006
31 August 2006
30 August 2006
NEW FEATURE- PICTURE GALLERY
28 August 2006
21 August 2006
19 August 2006
18 August 2006
NEW FEATURE - Ancestors of Prince William of Wales
17 August 2006
15 August 2006
13 August 2006
12 August 2006
5 August 2006
29 July 2006
27 July 2006
23 July 2006
17 July 2006
8 July 2006
Lots to tell you today!!
The Lake Maggiore page has been expanded to SIX pages full of photographs of this beautiful area of Italy. There are still a couple of pages to come. This year it seems the Americans have discovered it! There was a whole Art Group there all, no doubt, taking back their own image of the Lake.
I have also started yet another line entitled HANOVER. It stems from Elizabeth, daughter of King James I, and wonders through the nobility and royals of most of the countries of Europe. Eventually it will reach Queen Elizabeth II ("God Bless 'er!!" as we say in England).
7 July 2006
Remember the victims of 7/7, their families and those who still suffer.
5 June 2006
4 June 2006
3 June 2006
1 June 2006
29 May 2006
24 May 2006
22 May 2006
21 May 2006
20 May 2006
16 May 2006
As a response to a number of emails I have received from France (thank goodness for the Babel Fish website!) I have started a tenth line under the title of "Blois." Most of the information on the site so far has been researched over a long period of time, typed up from hand written notes, updated, HTML'ed and uploaded to the site. This is new and therefore a welcome change!
13 May 2006
1 May 2006
I have started to place on the site a few articles, written by me, on British History. More will follow. I hope you enjoy them and find them interesting. The can be accessed via the Home Page.
1 May 2006
30 April 2006
29 April 2006
28 April 2006
22 April 2006
15 April 2006
9 April 2006
2 April 2006
31 March 2006
26 March 2006
March 25 2006
March 23 2006
19 March 2006
17 March 2006
Hi Folks
I have just received a substantial new source. New sources are two-edged swords - It's great to have a whole load of new lines but, with a text database, it can mean a massive rearrangement of existing pages. I have therefore decided to bring in an ancillary layer of pages to carry the information. For example the ancillary pages for Conqueror will be Conqueror A1, Conqueror A2 and so on. Where there are only a few names to be added, they will be included in the existing pages. The ancillary pages will be for large tranches of data. The first will appear shortly when I've had a chance to get my head round all the information!
16 March 2006
11 March 2006
6 March 2006
5 March 2006
4 March 2006
19 February 2006
17 February 2006
Hi Folks - If you live in the USA you might like to know that the "Military History Magazine" will be carrying an article by me on Adm. Robert Blake, Britain's first truly great admiral, in their April issue. The additions to the website may slow down from time to time as I am in the process of writing a series of pieces on the Peninsular War. You can find their website here - History Net.
12 February 2006
Conqueror 116; Conqueror 117; Clarence 4; Clarence 5; Clarence 6; Clarence 7;
10 February 2006
9 February 2006
Tudor 22; Brittany 9; Conqueror 114;
4 February 2006
2 February 2006
Here is a new line of descent from King Henry II's daughter, Eleanor, who married the King of Castile
26 January 2006
25 January 2006
24 January 2006
22 January 2006
21 January 2006
14 January 2006
11 January 2006
Saxony 10; Conqueror 107;Conqueror 108;
8 January 2006
Saxony 9;2 January 2006
1 January 2006 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
17 December 2005
6 December 2005
5 December 2005
2 December 2005
30 November 2005
27 November 2005
20 November 2005
New Feature - A shortcut page to every section, just click HERE
19 November 2005
17 November 2005
13 November 2005
12 November 2005
9 November 2005
5 November 2005
4 November 2005
29 October 2005
16 October 2005
Clarence 2; Clarence 3; Conqueror 101;
15 October 2005
Tudor 12; Tudor 13; Clarence 1;
2 October 2005
30 September 2005
29 September 2005
26 September 2005
24 September 2005
23 September 2005
22 September 2005
Habsburg 2; Conqueror 96; Conqueror 97; Conqueror 98;
17 September 2005
16 September 2005
15 September 2005
11 September 2005
10 September 2005
8 September 2005
4 September 2005
3 September 2005
22 August 2005
21 August 2005
17 August 2005
14 August 2005
13 August 2005
12 August 2005
8 August 2005
31 July 2005
Conqueror 84 ; Conqueror 85 ; Conqueror 86.
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