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• Navigation

  • Use the menu above to navigate the site
    
    Indexes are provided to help you find specific individuals and families, or you can browse via the graphical family trees
    
    If you're interested in where people lived try the occupancies index, additionally you can view a map showing the places referenced in the report which have defined latitudes & longitudes
    
    There are indexes for all the pictures, places and sources in this report, or if you're looking for something specific try the search feature
    
    If you're interested in learning how to research your family tree, take a look at the research primer
    
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• Features on each person's page

  • Each individual in the report has their own page. On a person's page you will find the known details of their parents, grandparents and siblings, with hyperlinks to each, as well as pictures and any relationships. It may also list the occupations of the individual, e.g. as recorded on census returns and other documents, as well as places of residence and educational records, timelines and ancestor charts.
    
    A sample page based on John-Boy Walton highlights some of the features you may otherwise overlook.
    
    

• Family Tree Diagrams

  • The family tree diagrams are displayed as 'genograms' as illustrated by the example below.
    
    Symbols
    Men are represented with a square, and women with a circle
    A cross through the symbol indicates the individual is deceased
    If the year of birth and death are known then the age at death will be shown in the symbol
    
    Conventions
    In a heterosexual relationship the man is placed to the left, and the woman to the right
    The eldest child is placed on the far left, with younger siblings being drawn sequentially to the right
    If a person has had children with more than one partner, then the relationship lines are drawn to highlight each partner's link with their own children
    Occasionally with a complex tree, these conventions may be ignored if it simplifies the diagram
    For further examples and information see also 'Introduction to the Genogram'
    
    Navigating the Tree
    The family tree has been split into several diagrams to make it easier to view. The diagrams are available in two different formats. The PDF format is best for printing or in a browser without an SVG viewer option. The SVG format is interactive. A button icon is provided for switching between the formats.
    
    When using the interactive SVG format, you can click on a person's gender symbol and it will bring up a page with their details. Clicking on a relationship line will bring up a page with that family's details. People whose names are highlighted in blue are the links between the different diagrams - you can click on their name to navigate to the next diagram.