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Jacqui Kirk
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Retired professional genealogist who also sews, knits, gardens, cooks and does DIY now she has time - a fan of old stuff Reads a lot too #genealogy #familyhistory #localhistory Leamington Spa UK
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Apr 19
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-s...

Thanks to the Long Long Trail I now know how much of a drop in income my grandfather took in 1914 when he rejoined the Army. Even with his promotion to Sergeant within 5 months he still had a shortfall of 6 shillings a week
British Army rates of pay 1914 - The Long, Long Trail
As defined by War Office Instruction 166 (1914) Minimum daily rates of pay for typical ranks or appointments of all arms. All […]
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d
If you missed it yesterday, you can still see the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy webinar on researching railway ancestors.

Huge thanks to @jessamycarlson.bsky.social for mentioning the Railway Work, Life & Death project!

#FamilyHistory #Railway200

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzb...
Tracing your railway ancestors
YouTube video by The National Archives UK
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · 3d
Now so do I 😹
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Lynns Waffles Pics @lynnswafflespics.bsky.social · 10d
Two of my very earliest additions to my collection. A farmer & his wife.
If only I knew who they were & what are the crops?
Does anyone recognise them?
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory
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Lynns Waffles Pics @lynnswafflespics.bsky.social · Sep 19
💒A wonderful happy #Wedding day! Another of my early additions, I have a separate collection of just Wedding pics through the years💒probably about 1500+now🤔
This is a great one, do you recognise them? Are they your family?💒
#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 💒
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 19
Ancestral Trails by Mark Herber
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 15
Or been raised on The Beano, The Eagle's Dan Dare and of course imported American comics like Superman/Green Lantern etc Storyboarding made easy 😹
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 15
Yes words on the page are definitely a good thing Cut and paste is your friend In the old days I could only write with pen and paper you can imagine the hassle trying to rearrange - it might be why I write around images - sort of comicbook style - as easier to do on separate pages?
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Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social · Sep 15
Lots of fantastic online talks being run by #FamilyHistory Societies all the time. Have a look at some upcoming ones here: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...
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Doncaster & District Family History Society @doncasterdistfhs.bsky.social · Sep 15
1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th September 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy
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Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · Sep 15
Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing [email protected]
Poster for Family History session at Central Library features a photograph of a family group on the banks of a canal.
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 15
3/ sometimes addressing a question at the relevant point makes more sense rather than leaving it to the end All of which are much easier to do in person facing your audience Zoom is much harder because you have no real feel for your audience Nothing like a ripple of laughter to gee you up!
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 15
2/ and whether it was a teaching or entertainment presentation made a big difference. Most of my entertainment ones had a fast slide rate and jokey moments to keep everyone awake in a darkened room 😹 and my teaching ones had to have a bit of space for questions and relevant contributions as
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 15
So interesting how different people write presentations Dai. Yes I had a plan of what needed to be said but I used to write around images a lot and work out how many slides I needed for the time allotted. And usually I had a script based on 7K words for 35-40 minutes. /1
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Family Tree Magazine @familytreemag.bsky.social · Sep 12
Cap off the week with some #familyhistory tunes. Our digital editor came up with a playlist to listen to while researching your #genealogy brick walls. Do you have any songs that you would add? Help us create a part 3!
Songs for Brick Wall Genealogy Research–Part 1 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2 Anthem for all genealogists. “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey” by The Beatles Self-explanatory. “Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads How I feel when I can’t find anything. “I’m Confused” by Handsome Furs Honestly, same. “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap Literally what my ancestors are doing in records. “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith When I’m trying to find my ancestor’s hometown, but the gazetteers are all in Welsh. “Nowhere Man” by The Beatles For my mysterious ancestor who appears in 1730s colonial Pennsylvania out of nowhere. “No One Knows” by Queens of the Stone Age Pretty much. Songs for Brick Wall Genealogy Research-Part 2 “Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2 Immigrant ancestor’s village being wiped off the map and renamed and merged into another one. “Help!” by The Beatles The emotion behind 90% of genealogy Facebook group and Reddit posts. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones Especially not when the courthouse burned down in 1895. “Changes” by David Bowie When my ancestor's name, age and birthplace change in every single census. “We Didn't Start the Fire” by Billy Joel The 1890 census disappearing isn’t my fault. "The Sound of Silence" – Simon & Garfunkel What I hear after clicking “Search” on a record set that should absolutely include my person. "Gone Gone Gone" – Phillip Phillips My ancestor, when the census man came knocking. "Who Are You" – The Who No, really. Who ARE you. And why are you listed as a “nephew” in a 1910 census but never seen again?
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
5/ I have had a lot of trouble finding him and to make things worse his daughter's husband went to Quebec where two of their daughters married into the Hall family which also had Scottish Burray links but not related Confusion all round - the Halls came from the USA (Mass) #genealogy
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
#genealogy #military #NapoleonicWar
genealgenie.bsky.social Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
Have been revisiting daughter's Scots who went to Quebec recently Found an ancestor of theirs one George Burray who turns up in the British military records as Barry, Berry, Burry. Luckily he was a Chelsea pensioner but with 3 separate attestations 1799 into the Elgin Fencibles /1
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
4) So it is always worth looking for vowel changes in names But what a find! He was married with 2 children when he signed up into the Fencibles which was a volunteer #militia and it was at the time of invasion scares but he must have liked soldiering. His poor wife! #genealogy
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
3/ If I didn't have his description book entry for the 72nd Foot as Burry those entries under Barry and Berry might have been ignored and by 1812 his complexion has changed from fair to ruddy then to dark but his height eye colour and occupation are the same
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
2/ 1800 transfer into 72nd Foot and presumably with them in South Africa and in the invasion of Mauritius in 1810 discharge 1811 into 3rd Royal Veteran Regiment until final discharge 1812 Then back he is again in 1815 with the 9th Veterans for 6 months until 1816 /2
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Sep 12
Have been revisiting daughter's Scots who went to Quebec recently Found an ancestor of theirs one George Burray who turns up in the British military records as Barry, Berry, Burry. Luckily he was a Chelsea pensioner but with 3 separate attestations 1799 into the Elgin Fencibles /1
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Aug 25
Is the case for the picnic stove? #familyhistory
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BIFHSGO @bifhsgo.bsky.social · Aug 23
At 10:45 on 18 October, Peter Higgenbotham will cover the evolution of the poor relief system from 1601 to 1948, looking at the development and operation of workhouses, the lives of their inmates, and the various records available relating to them. More detail: bit.ly/3Vd7NMS

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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Aug 23
And this can be true of other documents held in British archives where in former times those of some monetary value were sold off - so annoying to find such entries in a manuscript catalogue of family muniments particularly when it is your own family you are researching #genealogy #archives
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Aug 23
As a frequent researcher among the Stratford wills at the Birthplace Trust archives this was really interesting to me. Stratford documents can be tricky to find because the #Shakespeare connection means they were dispersed to museums and libraries all over the world. #genealogy
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Jacqui Kirk @genealgenie.bsky.social · Aug 23
Interesting - not seen one of these before (UK here) the wording that he was free as long as he supported himself makes me wonder what happened if he was no longer able to do so? #genealogy
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