The course is aimed
at beginners and will explain the process of researching your family tree and how
to find and use essential records such as birth, marriage and death indexes,
certificates, and census records. You
will learn how to use the Ancestry and Find My Past websites effectively, and
how to access records in archives and libraries that haven’t yet been made
available online. Each week, you will
get to look at original documents from the Archives.
Course start date: Thursday
15th January 2015
Time: 2pm
– 4pmVenue: Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, S1 4SP
Cost: £60 (for 6 weeks)
To book a place contact Sheffield Archives (0114 203 9395) or Sheffield Local Studies Library (0114 273 4753) or email: archives@sheffield.gov.uk
Date
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Activity
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Thu 15th Jan
(2-4pm)
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Week 1
Getting started - organising your family trees.
Useful websites for family history.
Civil Registration – births, marriages and deaths.
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Thu 22nd Jan
(2-4pm)
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Week 2
The census and what it can tell us about our ancestors.
Useful resources for accessing the census.
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Thu 29th Jan
(2-4pm)
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Week 3
Detailed look at Parish records, why they were kept and
how to access them.
Religious denominations, the differences in the records.
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Thu 5th Feb
(2-4pm)
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Week 4
Records relating to the deceased ancestor:
Churchyard or cemetery?
Monumental Inscriptions.
Causes of Victorian deaths
Did they leave a will?
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Thu 12th Feb
(2-4pm)
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Week 5
Social welfare and health records.
Records relating to the Poor Law – workhouses, poor relief,
bastardy orders, settlement certificates, Sheffield Scattered Homes.
Records relating to health – hospitals and asylums.
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Thu 19th Feb
(2-4pm)
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Week 6
Understanding where your
ancestor lived.
What was the area like?
How to use the following
resources to identify the location of your ancestor’s home:
This session will take place at Sheffield Local Studies
Library (Central Library).
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