Family History Data: Our Family Trees

The on-line family trees use JavaScript to generate an index for a chosen surname or first name, and to show details of family members and the relationships between them. If your browser does not support frames and JavaScript you will not be able to see these family trees. The on-line family tree will open in a new window so that you can refer to this explanation again if necessary.

You can explore the on-line family trees via the listings of surnames alphabetically and surnames by county. Each surname is linked to a page which gives a summary of the people we are interested in, with the relevant names, dates and places. Many of the names on these surname pages are linked to the corresponding records in the subset of the on-line family tree which relates to that surname.

The family tree window is divided vertically into two frames with a black bar at the top. As you go down to further levels of detail, the background colour of the two frames becomes deeper. The rest of this page tells you what to expect and describes the contents of each frame.

The top bar contains links to re-generate the list of names in various different ways.
The left frame lists the main people of interest on the family tree (direct ancestors and other close relatives). The list can be sorted alphabetically (by surname and first name) or in date order (by year of birth). Each entry in the list includes a link to the record for that person. You can choose which surname is listed. You can also search for occurrences of a specific name (surname and/or first name). This lists the matching names with a link to the record where details for that person are held (links for names marked * take you to the record for a close relative). The on-line records do not identify anyone who was born after 1909 (apart from a few children who are known to have died young).	When you click on a link, you will see the record for that individual displayed in the right frame. The following information is included: the person's full name (first names then original/main surname) other surnames used (if any) date and place of birth (* = baptism date) date and place of death (* = burial date) names of parents date and place of each marriage and name of spouse (* = date of banns) names of known siblings (* = half-sibling) names of known children The quarter when a birth, marriage or death was registered may be shown if the date is not known. Each name listed as a parent, spouse, sibling or child includes a link to the corresponding record for that individual (if there is no link there is no record). When you click on a link, the current record in the right frame is replaced by the one selected. Information about siblings and children may be held in an additional record (see left) instead of, or in addition to, the list of names in the right frame.
Any additional information we have about the selected individual and/or their close relatives is displayed in the left frame, overwriting the list of names.