Olivia’s Genealogy Pages
November
2009 Update
I have migrated all the data I’ve held on here
for over 10 years to a new, dedicated site: www.oxfordgenealogy.com
When I started to share all my research online,
back in 1996, the genealogy/online community was quite small and people were
happy to credit each other’s findings. With the growth in internet usage and
family history interest, however, it seems to be too easy to lift information
from a site and integrate it into another tree, without contact or credit. This
is where a lot of incorrect information starts to confuse people.
I have therefore decided not to publish any of
my detailed research anymore, and list only names and dates of birth without
linking individuals together.
I hope this will encourage serious researchers
to contact me if they find similar names, to ensure people stay in contact and
credit each other’s work.
My interest in genealogy started when I realized there were very few people with the surname Periton, my mother’s maiden name and the married name of my beloved grandmother. Using the internet back in 1995, I did rough searches on the name and came up with a sketch of the present day Peritons, alive in England and elsewhere. I have now broadened my search beyond this name, but it still remains the anchor of my own family’s genealogical research.
My
immediate family has given me a lot of information including photos, original
documents and their own memories but through research on and off the internet I
have now built up a large (and ever growing) database of names, dates and
relationships. More importantly to
me, however, are the lifestyles of my ancestors; their jobs, houses, living
conditions etc.. which make us all different.
I
also research other people’s families on their behalf, so please visit my
website for more information: www.oxfordgenealogy.com
Contact me at contact@oxfordgenealogy.com
Last revised:
November 2009
© Olivia Robinson