Genealogy & Family History - The Perfect Social Media

Attended a brilliant talk by Claire Brisson-Banks on Genealogy & Family History - The Perfect Social Media. Topics covered included RSS Feeds, Personalised Home Pages, Blogs, Wikis, Photo sites and more. Looking forward to attending her next lecture on FamilySearch.org.

Surname Variations

New year - new start to the blog!

In the course of researching the Edenborough surname I have come across 124 variations/mis-spellings of the name. They are:
ADDENBOROUGH
ADENBOROUGH
ADENBOROUGHE
ADENBOROWE
ADENBROWE
ADINBOROUGH
EATENBOROUGH
EATON?ORO
EATONBORE
EATONBOROUGH
EATONBOROW
EATONBORR
EDANBORO
EDANBROUGH
EDANBURG
EDBORO
EDBOROUGH
EDBURROW
EDBURY
EDDENBOROUGH
EDDENBOROW
EDDENBORRO
EDDENBURROUGH
EDDENBURY
EDDINBOROUGH
EDDINGBORNE
EDDINGBOROUGH
EDDINGBOROW
EDDINGBORROW
EDDONBOROUGH
EDEDENBROWS
EDENBARGH
EDENBARROW
EDENBARY
EDENBERG
EDENBERRY
EDENBORA
EDENBOREY
EDENBORG
EDENBORGH
EDENBORN
EDENBORO
EDENBOROUGH
EDENBOROW
EDENBOROWE
EDENBORRO
EDENBORROE
EDENBORROH
EDENBORROUGH
EDENBORROW
EDENBORROWE
EDENBORUH
EDENBORY
EDENBOUROUGH
EDENBOURROW
EDENBOW
EDENBOY
EDENBREW
EDENBROGH
EDENBROUGH
EDENBROW
EDENBURG
EDENBURGH
EDENBUROW
EDENBURRO
EDENBURROUGH
EDENBURROW
EDENBURY
EDENGBROW
EDERBROW
EDIEBOROUGH
EDINBERAUGH
EDINBORAW
EDINBORGH
EDINBORO
EDINBOROUG
EDINBOROUGH
EDINBOROW
EDINBORROUGH
EDINBORROW
EDINBOURGH
EDINBOUROUGH
EDINBRO
EDINBROUGH
EDINBROW
EDINBRUGH
EDINBURG
EDINBUROUGH
EDINBUROW
EDINBURROUGH
EDINBURROW
EDINBURY
EDINDBROW
EDINGBORO
EDINGBOROIGH
EDINGBOROW
EDINGBROUGH
EDINGBROW
EDINGBURG
EDINGBURGH
EDINGBUROUGH
EDINGBURROW
EDINOBRO
EDONBOURROW
EDONBROW
EDONBURROUGH
EGENBROUGH
ELBURUGH
EMBOROUGH
ENBOROUGH
ETENBARRO
ETENBOROUGH
ETENBOROW
ETENBORROW
ETINBOROW
ETTENBOROUGH
ETTENBOROW
ETTENBORROUGH
ETTENBORROW
ETTINBROUGH
HEDENBURG
HEDINGBURGH
HENBOROUGH
UDDENBOROUGH

Transcription Errors

It can never be stressed enough in genealogical research the importance of checking transcriptions against original records. I've been putting off for a long time the job of checking the GRO index transcriptions of births, deaths & marriages for the Edenborough ONS against the original registers because it just takes so long to do. But two weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet and get on with the job. Even though I expected a few errors, I have been shocked at the number of mistakes and omissions that have been made. In some cases the volume and page numbers are not just a minor mistranscription, but are totally and completely different to what has been recorded in the registers!

Facebook

Facebook.com have offered a free username feature for their website. You will now be able to find other Edenborough researchers by visiting www.facebook.com/edenborough. Of course, all I have to do now is send out some invitations to join!

Mailing List

Today I've thrown myself into colating and filing miscellaneous records and setting up a mailing group for the Edenborough ONS.
Working from the 1841 census, I have so far identified five distinct lines which I am hopeful will all connect back to one common ancestor.
The next step will be to send out invitation emails to those whom I know to be actively researching various Edenboroughs and with a bit of luck we'll find that ancestor.

I've just read an interesting and detailed report on the "Pomeroy Surname Reconstruction Project" by Chris Pomery. Chris put together the report to assist fellow Guild of One Name Study members who are considering DNA projects to complement their one-name studies. The report outlined his ONS results, benefits gained from running a ONS and lessons learned. Reading the report has given me a far better understanding of what I need to do with my own study. To start with, I think I waste a lot of time thinking about the ONS and collecting material willy-nilly instead of sorting and reporting on the material I already have. I've decided to set myself some goals, and by the end of July I hope to have achieved the following:
1. Description of the size of the Edenborough ONS.
2. A study history to date of the Edenborough ONS.
3. A report on the surname variants of the study.

This photo is of the seven sons of Thomas and Harriet Edenborough (nee Whitfield). Back row (l to r): Frank Dudley (1843-1897), Frederick (1842-1931), Clarence Marsland (1846-pre-1891), Wellesley Maxwell (1852-1897). Sitting (l to r): Edward Montague (1850-1940), Charles (1840-1897) and Melville (1855-1945).
There were also four sisters - Harriet, Rosa, Jemima and Florence but I haven't located a picture of any of them as yet.