Remember the
Glorious Dead. They gave their tomorrow for our today.This is the page that will show you the latest section additions. If you are waiting on a certain line then it will give you some indication when it is likely to appear!
3 February 2012
The latest part of The History of England.
28 January 2012
22 January 2012
16 January 2012
7 January 2012
29 December 20011
The latest part of The History of England.
26 December 2011
25 December 2011
A Happy Christmas and a prosperous and peaceful New Year to all visitors.
18 December 2011
16 December 2011
I have reorganised the Home Page and several other pages in the hope that things will be clearer!
4 December 2011
Part four of A History of England.
29 November 2011
26 November 2011
25 November 2011
24 November 2011
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American visitors!!
15 November 2011
12 November 2011
11 November 2011
Remember the
Glorious Dead. They gave their tomorrow for our today.
5 November 2011
1 November 2011
30 October 2011
29 October 2011
28 October 2011
27 September 2011
18 September 2011
11 September 2011
2 September 2011
20 August 2011
19 August 2011
13 August 2011
7 August 2011
Today I have begun a NEW line. The first in almost three years!! It starts with Lady Isabel Plantagenet, sister of Richard, Duke of York and aunt to Edward IV and Richard III. I have called it "Essex" as she married Henry Bourchier who was created Earl of Essex.
7 August 2011
16 July 2011
2 July 2011
25 June 2011
23 June 2011
18 June 2011
30 May 2011
22 May 2011
17 May 2011
16 May 2011
14 Msy 2011
13 May 2011
12 May 2011
28 April 2011
25 April 2011
23 April 2011
10 April 2011
3 April 2011
26 March 2011
18 March 2011
Hi Folks, I have started to feed the database in to Legacy and upload it to Here. There may be times when this site goes quiet!!
27 February 2011
20 February 2011
1066 is arguably the most important year in British history. I have started a short series of pieces for colleagues in the office and will add then to the website. If you are interested just follow the link on the Home Page. More to follow!!
19 February 2011
6 February 2011
31 January 2011
17 January 2011
14 January 2011
3 January 2011
18 December 2010
27 November 2010
21 November 2010
18 November 2010
31 October 2010
13 October 2010
30 September 2010
26 September 2010
Conqueror 191;25 September 2010
Conqueror 190 plus a revised Tudor 2;
23 September 2010
7 September 2010
5 September 2010
29 August 2010
27 August 2010
Revised Conqueror 64
26 August 2010
18 August 2010
17 August 2010
14 August 2010
13 August 2010
12 August 2010
10 August 2010
6 August 2010
1 August 2010
27 July 2010
25 July 2010
21 July 2010
20 July 2010
17 July 2010
16 July 2010
9 July 2010
8 July 2010
4 July 2010
3 July 2010
14 May 2010
2 May 2010
9 April 2010
7 April 2010
Thanks to Mary Brewer, who pointed out the omissiom, I have add the the descendents of Capt Robert Manners Lockwood to Rutland 26
6 April 2010
5 April 2010
28 March 2010
25 March 2010
24 March 2010
21 March 2010
There updates on the following sections:- Conqueror 15, 20, 26, 45, 79, 125, 154, 171, 176, Tudor 26, 43, Clarence 10 provided by Graham Willis; and Saxony 3, 6, 7, 10, Hanover 2, 3, 4, Habsburg 2, 3, 21, Germany 5, 6, provided by Isabelle Maltais.
4 March 2010
Take a look at the new TRIVIA PAGE! You can reach it via the Home Page.
21 February 2010
11 February 2010
31 January 2010
Rutland 3 has been revised with the addition of the Gallini family thanks to Graham Willis.
16 January 2010
Please see the new descendants of Elizabeth Selina Kennedy and Daniel Beals Pease of U.S.A. and Canada in Rutland 24, contributed by Barry Noonan.
14 January 2010
9 January 2010
There have been some considerable additions to Rutland 18 and 24 by virtue of the excellent research supplied by Barry Noonan. The input of the database in to Legacy has progress from Conqueror 1 to Conqueror 23. This covers just under 5,500 direct descendants of William the conqueror plus spouses and many father's of spouses; in all over 11,000 individuals so far. A very long way to go! These sections have been considerable up-dated as a result. You can follow the progress via the link as at 31/12/2009.
31 December 2009
A Happy New Year to all visitors to the site. Let's hope 2010 is better than the last couple of years.
As I said on 15 November, I am feeding the whole database in to Legacy so that I can produce a GEDCOM. I have uploaded it to GeneaNet, a site I have only recently stumbled across, so you can follow my progress. Just CLICK Family tree Alan Freer - GeneaNet . I think you will agree that the format is very impressive!!
13 December 2009
4 December 2009
15 November 2009
Hi Folks
As you know, this is a text site, a glorified word document with hyperlinks. This is fine provided there is some form of search facility. To make the database universal a more sophisticated means of storage is required. I have therefore decided to feed all the data into the Legacy Genealogy program. This is going to take some time to achieve but I will return to adding sections to the site when I get bored with data input!! Once this exercise is complete I can return to full time work on the site while keeping the Legacy version up dated. It is already proving beneficial as I'm spotting small error in the original. I will be able to burn the resulting GEDCOM on to CDs and make them available to anyone who would like a copy.
7 November 2009
There are new updates, courtesy of Isabelle Maltais, on the following sections:- Germany 4, 5, 7; Habsburg 3, 4, 5, 19, 20, 21; Hanover 8, 10, 13; Saxony 3, 4, 7, 10.
5 November 2009
24 October 2009
10 October 2009
9 October 2009
3 October 2009
Germany 10;18 September 2009
2 September 2009
1 September 2009
27 August 2009
6 August 2009
25 July 2009
R.I.P. Harry Patch, the last of his generation. These were the men who witnessed such terrible sights beyond our imagination. My Grandfather, who served 25 year in the Royal Navy through the 1st World War, did not talk of his experiences until the last few months of his life. I sat by his bed as this amazing account of history poured from him memory as if it were yesterday.
When you consider that a quarter of the males born between 1885 and 1895 died in the war and another quarter were wounded, you realise the price that generation paid for our freedom.
All hail to Harry Patch – and to George Freer, my Granddad!
20 July 2009
5 July 2009
4 July 2009
Happy Independence Day to all my US visitors.
30 June 2009
27 June 2009
20 June 2009
7 June 2009
Hi Folks - Barry Noonan has suggested that when I make additions and updates to existing pages, I note this on the "What's New" page. As I've just received some very large emails from Isabelle Maltais and Barry, here goes!
There are additions to the following sections:- Brittany 9,10,14,23; Conqueror 74,75; Germany 4; Hanover 14; Portugal 3; Saxony 3,4,5,6,7,9,10.
6 June 2009 - 65th Anniversary of D-Day
25 May 2009
21 May 2009
9 May 2009
16 April 2009
15 April 2009
9 April 2009
5 April 2009
4 April 2009
2 April 2009
28 March 2009
3 March 2009
2 March 2009
23 February 2009
1 February 2009
23 January 2009
17 January 2009
Rutland 17;16 January 2009
During the next week I will be changing my host provider for the site. There may be a short period of time when it will be off line! Not too long I hope!!
10 January 2009
1 January 2009
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
Although this may prove a testing time for all of use, let's keep positive. Our ancestors faced greater challenges in the past. Let's make them proud of use!!
31 December 2008
30 December 2008
26 December 2008
22 December 2008
20 December 2008
Hi Folks
I wish all users of the site, wherever you are in the world, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
I know the future appears a little bleak with a deteriorating economic situation but I’m an old enough “bunny” to remember previous down turns. It was often the simple pleasures that satisfied; the less expensive joys of family and friends. When things get tough it’s amazing how unimportant that new car or larger house seem.
Christmas is a time to enjoy your family and friends. Delight in that warm feeling of companionship and conversation. Treasure it!!
Every best wish
Alan
19 December 2008
12 December 2008
7 December 2008
29 November 2008
27 November 2008
23 November 2008
22 November 2008
15 November 2008
I have had an increasing number of requests from site visitors for a "copy of the site." I have considered producing a Word Document but this would amount to several thousand pages and would be virtually impossible to add updates. I have therefore decided to take a couple of months off to feed the data into Legacy 5 and so produce a GEDCOM. This can be burnt onto a CD and would be available for anyone who wishes for a copy. There would, off course, be a small fee to cover costs and postage. In the mean time I will upload it on to Rootsweb so you can see its progress. You can find it on the following link:-
13 November 2008
5 November 2008
Dear American Site Users
I must admit, eight years ago I thought the American people had collectively gone mad, only to reinforce that state of mind four years later. I realise that as a British citizen I can not hope to be as knowledgeable of US politics as yourselves but I do pride myself on keeping abreast of world and US events, particularly in the economic field.
Let me congratulate you on the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. Over here we don't see him as a black politician, merely a man who just might have judged it right. He may be young, untried, inexperienced. One of our greatest Prime Ministers was William Pitt and he was only 24 years old when he took office. Obama has certainly restored our faith in America. Perhaps you did not realise how much we detested Bush and his policies. In the latter years of his administration he had become a figure of ridicule. That is not what you want in the most powerful man in the world.
Whether you like it or not, as citizens of the leader of the free world, you have a massive responsibility. The other democracies of the globe look to you for the common sense to pick the right man - thank goodness you have done just that!
What you need to do now is to support him. He has a monumental job to do and nothing can be achieved without your united backing and patience. Democrat or Republican, black or white, American or European, all must work together. I am sure, for what worth, as a citizen of your oldest ally, he has mine!
And can we succeed?
"Yes we can!"
30 October 2008
23 October 2008
10 October 2008
5 October 2008
3 October 2008
20 September 2008
13 September 2008
For some months now I have been receiving emails from those who have found ancestors on my old "Royal and Noble Families of Britain" database on Rootsweb. Unfortunately this can't be changed or added to. Many of these families feature in the line down from Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter, sister of Edward IV and Richard III. I have therefore gone in to the Tardis that is my cupboard of "stuff" and come up with a new line! There is something exciting about a new line - it's bit like setting off on a new journey - I must get out more!! So, here it is - RUTLAND. Why Rutland? The first prominent family is the Manners family who became the earls and then, dukes, of Rutland.
11 September 2008
7 September 2008
6 September 2008
5 September 2008
Please see my new HELP !!!! Page
4 September 2008
30 August 2008
14 August 2008
8 August 2008
GOOD LUCK TEAM GB!!!
3 August 2008
14 July 2008
29 June 2008
21 June 2008
15 June 2008
8 June 2008
30 May 2008
17 May 2008
5 May 2008
27 April 2008
18 April 2008
12 April 2008
6 April 2008
5 April 2008
Today sees the sad passing of one of the greats - Charlton Heston. He starred in all three of my favourite films. Cinema has lost a true hero.
2 April 2008
18 March 2008
12 March 2008
6 March 2008
24 February 2008
21 February 2008
17 February 2008
16 February 2008
11 February 2008
6 February 2008
31 January 2008
26 January 2008
24 January 2008
20 January 2008
15 January 2008
13 January 2008
10 January 2008
An email from a gentleman in California, U.S.A. prompted me to go rummaging in the dark corners of the cupboard in which I keep my small mountain of notes and “stuff.” I dusted off an ancient lever-arch binder, which contained a mass of scribbled notes and diagrams gleaned from numerous sources found at the S.O.G. in London many years ago.
This covered the early generations of descent from William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, my correspondent’s ancestor. He was the bastard son of one of England’s greatest kings and founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, Henry II (William Longespee, not my correspondent!). Because this features people who lived many centuries ago and are not of the well-documented direct royal line, many dates are logical estimations and whole tranches of the tree are missing – there are simply no records of those involved.
So here is the first section of a new line, the first new line for 18 months.
6 January 2008
1st January 2008
31 December 2007
A Happy New Year to all those why use the site and have kindly contributed to its success!
29 December 2007
15 December 2007
8 December 2007
Tudor 44; Tudor 45; Tudor 46; Tudor 47;
6 December 2007
18 November 2007
11 November 2007
Remember the Glorious Dead
10 November 2007
3 November 2007
27 October 2007
21 October 2007
20 October 2007
9 October 2007
30 September 2007
23 September 2007
20 September 2007
16 September 2007
15 September 2007
14 September 2007
11 September 2007
8 September 2007
2 September 2007
18 August 2007
9 August 2007
8 August 2007;
7 August 2007
5 August 2007
30 July 2007
29 July 2007
22 July 2007
19 July 2007
3 July 2007
29 June 2007
24 June 2007
21 June 2007
18 June 2007
17 June 2007
15 June 2007
6 June 2007
3 June 2007
2 June 2007
30 May 2007
20 May 2007
16 May 2007
14 May 2007
13 May 2007
12 May 2007
6 May 2007
3 May 2007
27 April 2007
22 April 2007
19 April 2007
12 April 2007
29 March 2007
24 March 2007
17 March 2007
Take a look at the most recent addition to the site - VENICE - Queen of Cities
10 March 2007
Please keep hold of your emails until after 18 March as we are off to Venice for a few days.
6 March 2007
OK, so this section is a little out of order - nobody's perfect!!
4 March 2007
18 February 2007
Sections Tudor 38, 39 and 40 are almost exclusively descendants who have lived or live in the United States. John Parke Custis, at the top of Tudor 40, was the stepson of President George Washington. Being at least three thousand miles away from any primary American source, these two sections are not as complete as I would like. It is therefore up to the good people of the US to assist in any way they can. If you recognise anyone, perhaps one is your grandfather or mother, and you can add to the project, please email me. My email address is on the Home Page. Any help would be most gratefully received!
13 February 2007
11 February 2007
There are now just over 51,000 direct descendants of the Conqueror on the website - plus spouses. These are divided in to 262 sections. A mere 350,000 to go!!
8 February 2007
1 February 2007
27 January 2007
25 January 2007
22 January 2007
19 January 2007
17 January 2007
7 January 2007
31 December 2006
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THOSE WHO VISIT MY WEBSITE!!!
Make a New Year's resolution - START RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE!!
24 December 2006
16 December 2006
12 December 2006
10 December 2006
Three more pages of scenes around Lake Maggiore see HERE
7 December 2006
30 November 2006
25 November 2006
21 November 2006
12 November 2006
I have started to compile a database featuring the Landed Gentry of Britain. If you are interested it can be found on Rootsweb.com under the database code "landed." This is at a very early stage but will grow when I fancy a change from William the Conqueror and his descendants! Once it has reached a reasonable size, I will create a direct link from the Genealogy Page.
7 November 2006
Conqueror 140;4 November 2006
31 October 2006
24 October 2006
21 October 2006
20 October 2006
8 October 2006
3 October 2006
28 September 2006
24 September 2006
23 September 2006
16 September 2006
15 September 2006
13 September 2006
11 September 2006
To the victims of 9/11 - both the departed and those still here.
10 September 2006
6 September 2006
3 September 2006
2 September 2006
31 August 2006
30 August 2006
NEW FEATURE- PICTURE GALLERY
28 August 2006
21 August 2006
19 August 2006
18 August 2006
NEW FEATURE - Ancestors of Prince William of Wales
17 August 2006
15 August 2006
13 August 2006
12 August 2006
5 August 2006
29 July 2006
27 July 2006
23 July 2006
17 July 2006
8 July 2006
Lots to tell you today!!
The Lake Maggiore page has been expanded to SIX pages full of photographs of this beautiful area of Italy. There are still a couple of pages to come. This year it seems the Americans have discovered it! There was a whole Art Group there all, no doubt, taking back their own image of the Lake.
I have also started yet another line entitled HANOVER. It stems from Elizabeth, daughter of King James I, and wonders through the nobility and royals of most of the countries of Europe. Eventually it will reach Queen Elizabeth II ("God Bless 'er!!" as we say in England).
7 July 2006
Remember the victims of 7/7, their families and those who still suffer.
5 June 2006
4 June 2006
3 June 2006
1 June 2006
29 May 2006
24 May 2006
22 May 2006
21 May 2006
20 May 2006
16 May 2006
As a response to a number of emails I have received from France (thank goodness for the Babel Fish website!) I have started a tenth line under the title of "Blois." Most of the information on the site so far has been researched over a long period of time, typed up from hand written notes, updated, HTML'ed and uploaded to the site. This is new and therefore a welcome change!
13 May 2006
1 May 2006
I have started to place on the site a few articles, written by me, on British History. More will follow. I hope you enjoy them and find them interesting. The can be accessed via the Home Page.
1 May 2006
30 April 2006
29 April 2006
28 April 2006
22 April 2006
15 April 2006
9 April 2006
2 April 2006
31 March 2006
26 March 2006
March 25 2006
March 23 2006
19 March 2006
17 March 2006
Hi Folks
I have just received a substantial new source. New sources are two-edged swords - It's great to have a whole load of new lines but, with a text database, it can mean a massive rearrangement of existing pages. I have therefore decided to bring in an ancillary layer of pages to carry the information. For example the ancillary pages for Conqueror will be Conqueror A1, Conqueror A2 and so on. Where there are only a few names to be added, they will be included in the existing pages. The ancillary pages will be for large tranches of data. The first will appear shortly when I've had a chance to get my head round all the information!
16 March 2006
11 March 2006
6 March 2006
5 March 2006
4 March 2006
19 February 2006
17 February 2006
Hi Folks - If you live in the USA you might like to know that the "Military History Magazine" will be carrying an article by me on Adm. Robert Blake, Britain's first truly great admiral, in their April issue. The additions to the website may slow down from time to time as I am in the process of writing a series of pieces on the Peninsular War. You can find their website here - History Net.
12 February 2006
Conqueror 116; Conqueror 117; Clarence 4; Clarence 5; Clarence 6; Clarence 7;
10 February 2006
9 February 2006
Tudor 22; Brittany 9; Conqueror 114;
4 February 2006
2 February 2006
Here is a new line of descent from King Henry II's daughter, Eleanor, who married the King of Castile
26 January 2006
25 January 2006
24 January 2006
22 January 2006
21 January 2006
14 January 2006
11 January 2006
Saxony 10; Conqueror 107;Conqueror 108;
8 January 2006
Saxony 9;2 January 2006
1 January 2006 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
17 December 2005
6 December 2005
5 December 2005
2 December 2005
30 November 2005
27 November 2005
20 November 2005
New Feature - A shortcut page to every section, just click HERE
19 November 2005
17 November 2005
13 November 2005
12 November 2005
9 November 2005
5 November 2005
4 November 2005
29 October 2005
16 October 2005
Clarence 2; Clarence 3; Conqueror 101;
15 October 2005
Tudor 12; Tudor 13; Clarence 1;
2 October 2005
30 September 2005
29 September 2005
26 September 2005
24 September 2005
23 September 2005
22 September 2005
Habsburg 2; Conqueror 96; Conqueror 97; Conqueror 98;
17 September 2005
16 September 2005
15 September 2005
11 September 2005
10 September 2005
8 September 2005
4 September 2005
3 September 2005
22 August 2005
21 August 2005
17 August 2005
14 August 2005
13 August 2005
12 August 2005
8 August 2005
31 July 2005
Conqueror 84 ; Conqueror 85 ; Conqueror 86.
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