Robert destafford historical records and family trees. The stafford family historical background our clan. Many people have been a part of great historic events and challenging times. See public content that cstaffordf3446 has shared about their family history. The book shows how to organize your research and gives examples of how it is done. The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and howto books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. He seems to have married three times, but we know the name only of the second wife, sarah williams, whom he married in guilford county in 1783.
Todays post is short and sweet and about free family history books online. Jenny studied at the royal academy of music where she won the isabel jay operatic prize and dame eva turner operatic award. Tips for writing family history books national institute genealogy. Doug erickson, jeremy skinner ba 00, and paul merchant. Free family history books online sassy jane genealogy. Posts about kerfoot family history written by arlenestaffordwilson. Stafford family history before you click on links below when you open a scrapbook you n eed to scroll down to see all the pics when you are done looking at the scrapbook and you want to go back to the information use the back arrow at the top of the screen the browser back arrow. Another 92 words 7 lines of text covering the years 1546, 1576, 1632, 1683 and are included under the topic early book history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. It is also available in book form at the family history library. She was one of 3 sisters lauretta, marion and margarite. Baron stafford, referring to the town of stafford, is a title that has been created several times in the peerage of england. This guide will show you exactly what you need to include in your book to make it a real legacy that you can pass on to your children. The family members are believed to descend from a man with the surname davys, living in actonturville in the late 15th century. This included inspecting last years clothing, shoes and boots, gathering up pencils and erasers for the inevitable homework that would take place at the big kitchen table, and checking to see if the old lunch pails were still intact.
Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. If there are families that either played an important role in your familys history or married into your ancestral family several times, you might want to consider devoting chapters or sections of your work to these families. New york had the highest population of stafford families in 1840. Ralph was born on september 24 1, in tunbridge, newcastleunderlyme, staffordshire, england. Diane bull plays sylvie volvestre, a young servant who has a secret lover. Choose black or burgundy and a twoline custom title stamped in gold foil. This book s subtitle, a family history, sends a clear signal that this isnt your usual boston massacre storyand thank goodness for history professor serena zabins interest in digging deeper into the 1770 event that pivoted the american colonies closer to revolution. In spring 2011, when staffords widow, dorothy, was preparing to move out of the familys lake oswego home, the. The badge of the family was the stafford knot, at one time as famous as the ragged staff of the earls of warwick. The primary focus is on north american families from the 18th and 19th centuries, especially those with revolutionary war and colonial. The sixth earl was the son of anne of gloucester, countess of buckingham, daughter of thomas of woodstock. Stafford county, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki.
Edmund stafford a descendant of hervey bagot became a part of the royal family when he became engaged and married anne, daughter of thomas of woodstock, son of plantagenet king edward iii. Her great grandfather john stafford came to ireland during the time of the scottish plantation and settled, probably at bohevny near enniskillen in county fermanagh ulster. Complete 100% custom production of your family history or genealogy book. Henry stafford, second duke of buckingham, 1 14541483, was the son of humphrey stafford, killed at the first battle of st. The federation of family history societies coordinates and assists the work of societies or other bodies interested in family history, genealogy and heraldry. Within family histories, you may also find a record of events that had a profound impact locally, but received little attention in history books. Mary stafford is a student for virginia with two videos in the cspan video library. Wrottesley, history of the family of bagot 1908 and crecy and calais 1898. We wish to provide authors with a new route to get their books into print and welcome proposals from. Family history books auto fill with your family group sheets, pedigree charts, and timelines using records. A sterile swab is mailed to you which you rub against the inside of your cheek. When someone orders your book from the lulu website, the book is created and shipped, so theres no inventory you have to carry. Your choice depends partly upon whom you have chosen to research and partly upon the. Robert stafford built a castle in staffordshire, and his descendants had 80 manors in thirteen counties in the midlands.
Many family history books are photocopied or printed on home desktop printers. Cstaffordf3446 also has additional public content that were not able to show here, so you can contact them to learn more. Mycanvas offers family history book templates that integrate genealogical records, family group pages, timelines and pedigree charts with text and. Writing a family biography part 2 a handy template. The site provides a county by county alphabetical list of family history societies in england and wales scotland has its own association. Many people ask if theres a template for such a book, barnes says. Is there a book in you about a special hobby or interest.
In 1840 there were 1 stafford families living in new york. John destafford historical records and family trees. Extracts made by william paver from original documents formerly in the registry at york, but now missing. As with the hardcover binding, there are no minimum page count requirements for the spiral bound format, although the spiral bound format is only recommended for family history books up to 200 pages. Selfpublishing a family history book art bookbindery. The aim is to ensure that family and local historians are provided with the handbooks and guides that they need. Another 94 words 7 lines of text about their life in ireland is included in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Esther stafford abt 1796 england managed by peter r. If the process of writing and creating a narrative book seems a bit daunting, but you envision more than a photo book, a third option hits a sweet spot between the two. Some of the stafford family moved to ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Many people shy away from including too much writing in their family history books, assuming it takes some special talent. This article written by nancy and biff barnes from details the main steps to success. Samuel neill died in west point, hancock county, illinois in 1912. If you are at the point in your life where you want to print a family history book in order to share the story of your life with all family members and others, our books are a great way to organize all of this information ubuildabook is also a great way to preserve your memories. Janaway genealogy books new, used, and printondemand books for outofprint genealogical titles. This person was robert stafford, who travelled to america when in his twenties. The information contained within this site is the intellectual property of the contributor. Rich bonded leather is built to last as the perfect classic cover presentation. From here, you can choose from a variety of book types. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in nearly one thousand family history books. Researching and writing the family histories this study of staffords irish families works in the tradition of history from below or public history, and the overall method can best be described as collective family biography. Familysearch online book collection faqs genealogy. You can write your family history advises the reader on the details of writing a family history. These two words joined together produce the name statford, which through a simple transition was finally spelled stafford, the name of a town in england, which was originally built by ethelfleda, daughter of king alfred, about 910.
In 1891 there were 1,216 stafford families living in lancashire. First generation john stafford was born about 1756 and died in 1846. Read our family history bestsellers online, or buy a hard copy. Think about all of the research, family stories, photos, periods, events, people, documents, and memorabilia you might include in your book. In fact it can be fun, as long as you know what you are doing. Write a detailed family history using this genealogy workbook. The improving economy is boosting business considerably after a couple of rough. Old photos tend to yellow and get more and more brittle as time goes on and memories seem. Early history of the book family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our book research.
In 1939, builder contractor and unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the uk named fewkes. In 1871, horatio spafford, a prosperous lawyer and devout presbyterian church elder and his wife, anna, were living comfortably with their four young daughters in chicago. The nice thing about books, is that they are portable, generally lighter than your computer, and they wont shortout. The family history library is actively digitizing its family histories, local histories, and other collections to make them searchable and available online to. George elwyn stafford 26 jul 1894 mccune, crawford, kansas, united states 04 jun 1929. Family history best selling books top books to read. This stafford family genealogy has been compiled and organized by me. Step one in creating your family history book before entering into writing your family history book, one thing is key. Feb 10, 2016 i am currently researching my family history on the shaws who i believe were originally from staffs from the mining community and who moved to bargoed area of wales. It contains millions of manuscripts, records, books, microfilms, photographs, artifacts, electronic resources, and other items that preserve and reveal family history. Family history books is a collection of more than 325,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. His successor, the second baron, was made earl of stafford in 51, and the sixth earl was made duke of buckingham in 1444. Manuscript preparation, writing and editing, typesetting, book formatting, layout, professional book cover design, scanning and cleaning up your photos and artwork, printing and. The family name stafford is derived from the anglosaxon word stat, meaning a town, and ford meaning a shallow place where a river or stream may be crossed.
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Elwyn keith stafford aug 1924 sedgwick, kansas, united states dec 1999 managed by fred albury last edited 9 feb 2020. The site has family history books and poster templates and once a project is chosen a family history book for example, all of the relevant names, dates, locations, and profile pictures will be pulled from your tree on and laid out in a book in mycanvas within seconds. Learn how to organize your genealogy research with this form, and. A range of books for the family history researcher and genealogists including an inexpensive range of booklets specifically written for family historians.
We encourage all males bearing the stafford surname to submit a sample. I wish that some of the old family history books in my family line were setup like this because many of the books were only made in one printing which ran 30 years ago. Want to create a special book for a family celebration. My great great grandmother was ellen matilda known as helen sprattnee stafford.
Following the stafford family who migrated to ireland back. Start by browsing the family history section at a genealogical library and noting what you do and dont like about those books. The family history library now has 200,000 books available for family history research on its website. The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and howto books. There truly are no rules about what a family history book must look like. Hopefully, as you have been researching your ancestors leading up to writing your book, you have put an organizational system in place for your research. Since the inception then creation of the clifford association in 1982 and then the publication of the house of clifford in 1987 the clifford family tree has encouraged not only with proven genealogical ties, but historians of varying interests in the establishment of cultures, of political persuasion in great britain and internationally. In that year the great fire broke out and devastated the entire city. Please note that content about living individuals wont be listed. Family history tells, that james senior,who was born in west stanley, left his family in gateshead and travelled to the u. Your workbook for family history, stories and genealogy 8601405318190.
The mysterious story of robert stafford who travelled from bedlington, northumberland, england to america in 1839 introduction. The military survey of gloucestershire, 1522 lists two men with this surname in actonturville. The family name stafford is derived from the anglosaxon word stat, meaning a town, and ford meaning a ford. But each family history is so unique and the information takes different shapes and uses a different organizational plan. These two words joined together produced the name statford, which was eventually spelled stafford, and became the name of a town in england which was originally built by ethelfleda, daughter of. Writing a family biography part 2 a handy template a family biography template. A family history book is the perfect way to share and preserve your photos and research. Stafford county fell within the bounds of the ketocton association. Simply start with yourself and well do the searching for you. Shaw family history staffordshire page 1 rootschat. When you visit, you can find family history books in the top bar under family history. Ubuildabook is also a great way to preserve your family memories. Familysearch digital library free family trees and.
The wexford merchant prince family own lifestyle sports as well as assets ranging from home heating oil to property. Our books are a great way to organize all of this information. Old books, historical maps and documentsparticularly those that detail the history of a u. Updated 62109 the plantagenet family a house of devils updated 209 reuploaded entire site. The stafford society is a gealogical research website compiling and making available research information about the stafford family name and history. This web site is for the sole use of the stafford families. On march 26, 2016, ancestry added the following book to its database. The most stafford families were found in the usa in 1880.
Mary anna stafford letson abt 1815 aurora, erie, new york, united states abt 1863 managed by catherine miles last edited 18 apr 2020. Please dont leave this site without sending me a note. History of the baggett family baggettbagot family history. Theres no better gifts to share during those special families gathering than your one and only, family history book. The stafford family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. This was about 20% of all the recorded stafford s in the usa. The stafford family can trace its roots back no further than an adoption in the northeast of england in the early 1800s. Family history is a natural trespasser, barging through the hedges that mark the fields of academic study.
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Familysearch reaches milestone with 200,000 historic books. The definitive bibliography of william stafford the. With an eye for the attentionarresting detail, zabin follows a dozen key players as british troops are first housed among the taxresistant bostonians in an antagonistic. North america, family histories, 15002000 on ancestry a. In the 14th century, the barons of the first creation were made earls.
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