TheGenealogist

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TheGenealogist
Type Limited Company
Industry Genealogy, online publishing
Founded Jan 2006
Headquarters Jersey, Channel Islands
Key people Nigel Bayley, Susan Bayley, Mark Bayley
Owner(s) Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd
Website http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk

TheGenealogist is a family history website that provides subscriptions for researchers to help search genealogy records in the United Kingdom. The site is run by Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd which is part of the S&N Group. Amongst its accomplishments, the company has completely transcribed the England and Wales censuses from 1841 to 1911 inclusive.

History

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TheGenealogist started with the need to provide census indexes in 2002 and an initial volunteer project of indexing the 1891 census called UK Indexer.[1]

The volunteer project at www.ukindexer.co.uk proved very popular and was a rewarding hobby for family historians to help provide quality, accurate data that was used on TheGenealogist.[2]

As the project continued, the need became apparent to offer a full range of transcribed records of all the census on a commercial basis and Susan and Nigel Bayley formed Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd in 2006.[3][4]

Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd

Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd was formed by Susan and Nigel Bayley, founders of S&N Genealogy Supplies with the aim of turning TheGenealogist into a leading family history website. Nigel Bayley is an author of many articles in the field of genealogy and has published the book ‘Computer Aided Genealogy’.[5] The company established scanning and transcription services from their base in Jersey focussing on the Census for England and Wales and civil registration records. They went on to work with various archives and family history societies to build a unique collection of records.[6]

Gradually more databases and other records have were added to the website giving access to all the available Census records for England and Wales from 1841 to 1911 and the indexes to civil registration.[7][8]

TheGenealogist runs many digitisation projects, which in the past have included the PCC (Prerogative Court Of Canterbury) Wills[9] and NonConformist[10][11] records collections from The National Archives.

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The major collections include:[10]

  • Complete Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes between 1837 and 2005 (England and Wales)[8][12]
  • Complete Census between 1841 and 1911 (England and Wales), with some earlier indexes[13]
  • Parish records[14]
  • Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial records[11][15]
  • Wills[16]
  • Military Records,[17][18] Roll of Honour records[19] and War Memorial Records database[20]
  • Occupational Records[21]
  • Newspapers & Magazines[22] including The Illustrated London News
  • Directories[23]
  • International Records[24]

Census Records

TheGenealogist has comprehensive access to all the available Census records for England and Wales from 1841 to 1911.[6] In 2012, Genealogy Supplies (Jersey) Ltd gained a license to publish the 1911 England and Wales Census, which was added to the site in May.[13]

Features

There are currently a wide variety of census, birth, marriage and death records, will records, directories and other records available on TheGenealogist. There is a range of payment or subscription options giving access to varying levels of data as part of a subscription service.[25] TheGenealogist provides record searches by a person, a family or by an address.[26] There is also the facility to build a family tree online.

TheGenealogist has a number of different family trees available to view in its articles section which includes those of celebrities featured on the well known BBC TV programme ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, such as Hugh Quarshie, Emilia Fox, Patrick Stewart and Len Goodman.

References

  1. ↑ Christian, P. & Annal, D., 'Census The Expert Guide', The National Archives, 1st Edition (2008), pp 169. ISBN 9 781 9056
  2. ↑ Family Tree Magazine, ABM Publishing Ltd, March 2006, David Tippey article ISBN 9 770 267 113 13 3
  3. ↑ Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Jan 2006, David Fowle article ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  4. ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine., Immediate Media Co Jan 2012 issue. ISBN 9 780563 531 180.
  5. ↑ Nigel Bayley, ‘Computer Aided Genealogy’ S&N Publishing ISBN 1 86150 007 6
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Dec 2008 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  7. ↑ Paton, C., 'Tracing Your Family History on the Internet', The National Archives, 3rd Edition (2005), pp 11. ISBN 1 848 842 68 6
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Oct 2009 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  9. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 57 The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Paton, C., 'Tracing Your Family History on the Internet', The National Archives, 3rd Edition (2005), pp 12. ISBN 1 848 842 68 6
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Family Tree Magazine, PP45, ABM Publishing Ltd, Oct 2007 ISBN 9 770 267 113 13 3
  12. ↑ Family Tree Magazine, ABM Publishing Ltd, Mike Ratcliff, May 2010 ISBN 9 770 267 113 1
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, March 2011 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  14. ↑ Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Dec 2010 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  15. ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine., Immediate Media Co (Jan 2010 issue ), pp 25. ISBN 9 771755 769016.
  16. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 184 The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  17. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 136 The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  18. ↑ Family Tree Magazine, ABM Publishing Ltd, Nov 2010 ISBN 9 770 267 113 1
  19. ↑ Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Nov 2008 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  20. ↑ Family Tree Magazine, ABM Publishing Ltd, Belinda Griffin, Feb 2013 No.5 ISBN 9 770 267 113 13 3
  21. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 76 The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  22. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 74The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  23. ↑ Foy,K. ‘Family History for beginners', pp 100 The History Press, 1st Edition (2011), ISBN 9 780752 458380
  24. ↑ Your Family Tree Magazine, Future Publishing Ltd, Jan 2011 ISBN 9 771 740 08400 1
  25. ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine., Immediate Media Co (2012), pp 112. ISBN 9 780563 531 180
  26. ↑ Christian, P. & Annal, D., 'Census The Expert Guide', The National Archives, 1st Edition (2008), pp 154. ISBN 9 781 9056
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