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Welcome, Fàilte, Croeso, Fáilte !==.Looking for your ancestors in the UK? Or, you're in the UK and searching for relatives elsewhere in the world? In this forum, we encourage everyone with links in England, Scotland and Wales to communicate and explore a common ancestry.==What can you do here?==*Ask questions*Collaborate on your research*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own r...
World War I ( WWI ) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based o...
World War One: United Kingdom & Ireland The Great War Head Quarters Please link Geni profiles to this project as well as ONLY ONE of the individual projects listed below Object of this exercise To link existing GENi profiles of WW1 personnel (survivors and casualties) to the relevant projects for men and women born in the Channel Islands, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This...
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded by Henry VIII, King of England in 1546, from the merger of two existing colleges: Michaelhouse (founded by Hervey de Stanton in 1324), and King's Hall (established by Edward II, king of England in 1317 and refounded by Edward III, king of England in 1337). At the time, Henry had been seizi...
Inmigración británica en Chile Los británicos han sido muy importantes en la formación de la nación chilena. Actualmente, Chile tiene la mayor población de descendientes de británicos en América Latina. Más de 700.000 chilenos descendientes de británicos (es decir, ingleses,canadienses, galeses, escoceses e irlandeses) .Este proyecto es sólo para los inmigrantes nacidos en las Islas Británicas...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England=The authentic history of Windsor Castle cannot be carried back beyond the 11th century. The romantic legends told by Froissart of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table at Windsor lack the foundation of prosaic record, but are interesting as representing the traditions as to the early history of Windsor which were current in the 14th and 15th centuries...
People Connected to Lancashire England Map Right - The historical boundary of Lancashire, in red, and the modern-day boundary of the ceremonial county, in green - By Nilfanion - CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons See also Lancashire - Main Page Lancashire Genealogical Resources Historical Lancashire incl. Manchester Merseyside Historic Buildings of Lancashire
The Treaty of Windsor was a diplomatic alliance signed between Portugal and England on May 9, 1386, in Windsor and sealed by the marriage of King John I of Portugal (House of Aviz) to Philippa of Lancaster , daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster. With the victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota, assisted by English archers, John I was recognised as the undisputed King of Portugal, putti...
Trying to gather all my royal ancestors in one place. Direct ancestors only. awillissam HEnry Whiting was a descendant of King James II, KIng Charles 1st and 2nd. He waS AN uRDU INTERPRETOR IN pUNJAB AAAAAAAA SSSSSSSSSSSSSKILL HE MAAY HAVE LearntAARNT FROM aBDUL kARIM (mUNSHI) His ancestry goes back to Charlmayne and Otto of the Holy ROman Empire. IT includes the dynasties: Normandy and WEs...
Scope of Project ===This project identifies the personalities of the Royal Court of King Henry VIII, King of England. Family, friends and foes, are included.=== Overview ===Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of t...
This project will keep track of the kings of ancient Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 AD to 1066 AD at the coronation of Harold II and beginning of the Middle Ages.=Naming Conventions=We will use titles in the native language. Cadeyrn Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn did not speak English, so he was never once called "King of Powys." His title would...
Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Barnes families, from earliest origins to near modern times. How to Participate Send a request to collaborate on this project and I'll add you as a collaborator. If the profile is a public profile you have edit rights to, then navigate to the profile and under "More Actions" choose "Add to project" or...
WORK IN PROGRESS=======Hyperlinks refer to Wikipedia pages where more information can be found=====.==Motives==* Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History) From Library Journal This cultural history explains the European settlement of the United States as voluntary migrations from four English cultural centers. Families of zealous, literate Puritan yeomen and ...
NOTE: This is an umbrella project that will contain a number of sub-projects, so at this time there will be no profiles added to this overview project.For a discussion of naming conventions for this period, please refer to this discussion thread: [Naming Conventions: Medieval Europe (esp France and England) ]For a general discussion about the Anglo-Norman genealogical project, please see: [Cura...
Battleground Ireland=Ireland became a battleground almost by accident - having left England, James II had de facto handed William the crown on a silver plate. His only hope of restoration was linked to a return to his realm. And only one part was considered secure and sympathetic enough - Catholic Ireland, effectively ruled by the Jacobite Tyrconnel.Tyrconnel was determined to hold on to power ...
Albury Park, Surrey, England= Albury Park is a country park and Grade II* listed historic country house (Albury Park Mansion) in Surrey, England. It covers over 150 acres (0.61 km2); within this area is the old village of Albury, which consists of three or four houses and a church. The River Tillingbourne runs through the grounds. ===Pre-1890===The Saxon Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, withi...
People Connected to Kent == Historical County of England See also===== Historic Buildings of Kent ===== Kent Burials ===== Kent - Genealogical Resources ===== Kent - Main Page ===== Kent Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards
Avon: English County between 1974 and 1996 ==England People who had connections to Avon between 1974 and 1996 can be linked to this project .===== Image Right - Avon cc Arms from Wiki Commons . Other maps on this page are adapted from Wiki images. =====See ]]]
Alkrington Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England= Alkrington or Alkrington Garden Village [1] is an area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester England.[2]Historically a part of Lancashire, in the Middle Ages Alkrington was a township[3] in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham in the hundred of Salford.[2][4] Once rolling farmland, in 1886 Alkrington was added t...
Ancoats Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England= Ancoats Hall in Ancoats, Manchester, England, was a post-medieval country house built in 1609 by Oswald Mosley , a member of the family who were Lords of the Manor of Manchester. The old timber-framed hall, built in the early 17th century, was described by John Aiken in his 1795 book Description of the country from 30 to 40 miles around Manchester....
It used to be found information that Prates are descendants of van Praet. According to that, Jàcome van Praet moved from Belgium (Antwerp) to Portugal. Probably because he was from a cadet branch. The King and the Portuguese Court received him very well. It´s said that generations after the family changed the surname to a Portuguese version (Prates) and then António Prates became Senhor de Póv...
Scope of project ==This project identifies people interred in Westminster Abbey, as well as individuals memorialized there.===See also Poets' Corner - Westminster Abbey === References ===* Wikipedia contributors. " Burials and memorials in Westminster Abbey ." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* " Famous People & The Abbey ", Westminster Abbey* The Church Monuments Society
Please add known Cambridge alumni to this project. Collaborators, feel free to update the project, add resources ... And more collaborators.==University of Cambridge== University of Cambridge (informally known as "Cambridge University" or simply as "Cambridge") is a collegiate research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.Originally founded in 1209, it is the second-oldest u...
Langley Hall and Sutton Hall, Cheshire, England= Pictured Right Langley Hall AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST the Norman earls granted manors to individuals in return for certain duties. The recipient of the Manor of Sutton assumed the title 'de Sutton' and sometime in the Middle Ages the family built a hall to reflect their status. For centuries, little disturbed the tranquil farming communities in t...