Hello everybody,
Did your family in the past have a favourite pet ? Do you have a painting or photograph of your ancestors with their dog, cat or other animal? Pets can play a significant part in our family memories and histories and they can turn up in surprising places in the records. What can we learn about our family’s pets in the past and what can the pets tell us about our ancestors?
Portrait of Reine Chapman wearing coral bead necklace, holding a pug and wearing a blue silk bow, Via Wikimedia Commons
So close was the relationship between some British families and their dogs that a few Heads of Household felt compelled to record the names of their animals on the decennial censuses. There is a new article about this very phenomenon on my blog this month.
If you would like to learn more about the importance of man’s best friend to your own family history, check out also, my older article:
Family History Toolkit
Those of us who are completely steeped in the world of family history online sometimes forget that others don’t know where to start in their own searches, so I’ve decided to include the information below at the bottom of every article that I put on my blog from now on. Hope it is helpful!
Websites Useful For UK Family History
Magazines
Discover Your Ancestors (online periodical): https://discoveryourancestors.co.uk/
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine: https://www.family-tree.co.uk/
Family Tree Magazine UK : https://www.family-tree.co.uk/
Commercial Genealogy Sites
Find My Past: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
The Genealogist: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/
Ancestry UK: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/
Newspapers British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/
Happy Autumn folks!
Ruth
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