Some notes about my pdfs and sources.
Note that a log of changes to the content of this site may be found at the end of this page.
References to ‘on file’ usually means that a copy of the document referred to is held by me, but is not on this website.
My principal source has been from documents in the family’s possession and family information. Also used extensively have been the GRO Indexes and the UK Censuses from 1841 to 1911. These have been searched mainly through Ancestry. Other sources have included the International Genealogical Index (igi) [now FamilySearch] and information from a number of websites.
Censuses in the Details sections are usually given under the father or under the mother or under the husband, rather than being repeated in every possible context.
A family tree is just that – mathematically, it is a tree-structure, and as such it can break at any link. If a wrong conclusion is drawn from the evidence, everything that is deduced from that point on is irrelevant. Hence the evidence needs to be as water-tight as possible. It is hoped that everything here is correct. However, except in cases of directed evidence (eg a certificate) or personal knowledge, there can be no guarantees. All statements made here must be interpreted in that light. Thus I may quote a census or some other reference in support of my conclusions, but it does not follow that I have matched a given record correctly to a given person.
The sources that I have used have their errors, including typo and transcription. Where appropriate I have corrected these, but I have surely also introduced my own typographical errors. I would welcome any that you find being pointed out to me. Please note that sometimes what looks like a typographical error is in fact a faithful recording of what the source actually says.
Names of living informats are styled: XYZ
Other abbreviations used:
| • abt | about |
| • bef | before |
| • cen | census (England unless stated otherwise) |
| • dob | date of birth – certificate seen/held |
| • dobr | birth certificate reference found |
| • dod | date of death – certificate seen/held |
| • dodr | death certificate reference found |
| • dom | date of marriage – certificate seen/held |
| • domr | marriage certificate reference found |
| • est | estimate |
| • igi | International Genealogical Index |
| • m | marries |
| • Q | Quarter – Q1 = Jan,Feb,Mar, etc |
| Change Log: | |
| 30 Sep 2013 | Site re-coded |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Gardiner connection, tree and book added |
| 14 Dec 2010 | Rogerson section – a few updates |
| 7 Dec 2010 | Kennedy section – letters from Archibald added |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Kennedy section – Hopes and Hootons added |
| 14 Nov 2010 | Kennedy updates re Archibald |
| 5 Nov 2010 | The Rogerson section launched |