Category Archives: Research

Thanks to modern day medicine and improved health most of us survive to be great-grandparents. Of course there are some cases where you have people who are proud to have hit the great-great grandparent mark and then, although even rarer, … Continue reading →

Terrific news for anyone who has been trying to get around that hurdle of pre-1916 Irish records – the 1901 Census is now available online for free. This follows the 1911 census which was released online in 2009 and has … Continue reading →

I thought I would do a quick post about cousins. How do you work out whether someone is your second, third or forth cousin…and when does the once, second and so on removed thing come into it? Relatively simple as long … Continue reading →