Southsea, Hampshire, England: The Beach in the 1890's

Absolutely; but certainly not uniquely! Although these pages started out as my family tree project, it soon became very clear that the term 'Family Tree' was never going to just be the story of one family name! My inquisitive nature has caused me to wander into areas of only very distant connections but nevertheless, I hope you find that exploring this site is as interesting as I find researching it's content.

Large parts of the data on these pages wouldn't exist if it weren't for the generous contributions of others. We are always pleased to hear about connections to our families and always welcome comments, suggestions and of course, corrections.
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Posted: 10 May 2012

Site data update: Bulk data update completed at 13H10 today.

Posted: 10 May 2012

Site software update: Persistent Bookmarks - Until now, bookmarking a page to visit later has only been available if a returning visitor is using the same computer and browser. This has now been extended for logged-in users with a facility to store bookmarks for use from anywhere (when logged in). Use the same Bookmark icon (available on every page, except the home page) and if you are logged in, that bookmark will be stored until you decide to remove it! Bookmarks can be found in the 'Find' drop-down menu. Get in touch if you have any problems or need further explanation. This new feature will be further enhanced soon.

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 Notes & General Help 

• If you come across a surname within square brackets [..], this usually signifies that this surname is the women's married name and that her maiden, or birth name, is unknown.

• Where a place name includes 'RD' (for example "South East Surrey RD"), this refers to a 'Registration District'. However, unless a specific address is given for a birth, marriage or death, the place name may refer to a Registration District rather than to the actual location. This is more significant in later years as smaller districts and parishes have amalgamated into substantial Registration Districts.

• On a Census record, where no address is noted, the schedule number as entered by the census enumerator is used. For example, the address line "Sch 23, The Village" refers ony to the schedule number allocated at the time of the enumerators entry. It does not in any way suggest a house number or street address and normally only indicates the order by which the census was taken. Ocassionaly, a steet name will be quoted. For example "Sch 123, High Street". Again, this does NOT signify the house number and may vary between censuses for the same property or building.