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"this Countie of Lancashire ... now may lawfully bee said to abound asmuch in Witches of divers kinds as Seminaries, Jesuites, and Papists" (from: Thomas Potts (1613) The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster')The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve ac...
he had two sons, both of which died in their infancy by wicked practises and sorcerye (inscription on the grave of Frances Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland)The Witches of Belvoir were Joan Flower and her daughters Margaret and Philipa, local herbal healers who were dismissed as servants by the 6th Earl and Countess of Rutland. The earl, countess and all three of their children soon fell ill and a t...
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 ...
[ ]St Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz". The college is located in the historic city-centre of Cambridge, and lies just south of King's College and lies across the street from Corpus Christi College. The college is notable for its open court (rather than closed quadrang...
People Connected to Wiltshire Historical County of England See also Wiltshire - Main Page Historic Buildings of Wiltshire Wiltshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards Wiltshire Genealogical Resources The visitation of Wiltshire 1565 The visitation of Wiltshire 1623 Wiltshire Community History website ,
Calling all Parsons! Let's link our family trees together. == Parsons (surname) Parsons as a surname has an occupational meaning, and refers to a parson's servant or a person that worked in the parson's house. Another meaning of the surname is the parson's son .Notable people with the surname of Parsons include:*Alan Parsons (born 1948), British musician and record producer*Albert Parsons (1848...
Project contact: Private User Robert Backus, I (c. 1460-1503) ===Notable Descendants==* William Backus "The Immigrant" - 2nd Great-Grandson ( a founder of Norwich, Connecticut, USA )* Nathaniel Backus - 5th Great-Grandson (See: Nathaniel Backus House on Wikipedia )* Captain Elijah Backus - 6th Great-Grandson (a Patriot of the American Revolution for Connecticut. DAR Ancestor # A004349 . See "Th...
ENGLAND, United Kingdom - Place Projects=This is a sub-project of International Places Project Index Every person is born somewhere, marries, lives, works and dies somewhere. Places are a key component to family history research. This project aims to be the starting point in your search for a place in ENGLAND on Geni to discover more about your ancestors. If a place you are looking for in Engla...
British Radio and Television Personalities Please link the profiles of people who have either presented or hosted programs on British Radio or Television or were born in the United Kingdom and are radio or television personalities in other countries. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listener...
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
People Connected to Staffordshire == Historic County of England See also>===== Staffordshire - Main Page >===== Historic Buildings of Staffordshire >===== Staffordshire Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards >=====Staffordshire Genealogical Resources - to come>>* Staffordshire pedigrees based on the visitation of that county
Trying to gather all my royal ancestors in one place. Direct ancestors only. William Henry Whiting was a descendant of King James II, King Charles 1st, 2nd. learnt Urdu from From Abdul Karim (the Munshi) scribe to queen. He grew up at Windsor Castle Victoria. HE was relatedto Prince Francis Teck, princess Mary Adelaide who from evidence they knew personally. He worked on the state Coach His ...
This project is dedicated to the preservation to the history of the Pounds family, which has fathered a number of extensive branches across the United States. The surname Pound was first found in Hampshire where they were granted lands by Wiliam the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. They held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Drayton in that shire. The...
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 Croatia
TAILORA tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, usually of wool, linen, or silk.* A tailor-made is a man's suit consisti...
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
People connected to Middlesex== Historic County of England See also>===== Middlesex - Main Page >===== People buried in Highgate Cemetery >===== London & Middlesex Genealogical Resources >===== Historic Buildings of Middlesex inc. London
The founding heritage of the Chandler family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Chandler comes from when one of the family worked as a person who makes and sells candles. More rarely, the surname Chandler may have been applied to someone who had the responsibility of lighting the candles in a large house or someone who owed rent in the form of wax or candles....
People Connected to Bristol == Historical County of England Please link any GENI Profiles with links to Bristol to this project. Image right - Location of Bristol in 2010 ===== Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. See also>===== Avon, English County (1974 - 1996) >===== Counties of England - United Kingdom >===== Bristol - English County (13...
Scope and aims ==Father Patrick Comerford has done a lot of research into the Comerford surname , registering it at the Guild of One Name Studies and posting his findings on his blog. He has cut through a lot of the unsubstantiated older family history and has pinpointed two origins for the name and its variants - Comberford in Staffordshire and Quemerford in Wiltshire near Calne. The Irish Com...
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...
Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England= Mapledurham "the maple tree enclosure" appears in Doomsday as two manors, Mapledurham Gurney belonging to William de Warenne, while Milo Crispin, Lord of the honour of Wallingford, owned the smaller Mapledurham Chazey.(pictured right)The larger manor takes its name from Gerard de Gournay, to whom it passed as a marriage portion. It passed again by marriage in ...
Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is situated on the River Cam, nested between Clare College and Trinity College. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. The college is often known informally as 'Tit Hall' by students within the university.The devastation caused by the Black Deat...
Please relate and index England-based DNA projects here. England DNA Projects (alphabetically) DNA evidence for John Davis of Acton Turville References Wikipedia contributors, "Genetic history of the British Isles," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed February 14, 2024). “How European are YOU? Gene research suggests 60% of DNA in a ‘typical’ Brit come from continental an...