Jacqui Kirk
@genealgenie.bsky.social
Retired professional genealogist who also sews, knits, gardens, cooks and does DIY now she has time - a fan of old stuff Reads a lot too #genealogy #familyhistory #localhistory Leamington Spa UK
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Jacqui Kirk
@genealgenie.bsky.social
· Apr 19
British Army rates of pay 1914 - The Long, Long Trail
As defined by War Office Instruction 166 (1914) Minimum daily rates of pay for typical ranks or appointments of all arms. All […]
www.longlongtrail.co.uk
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Thanks to the Long Long Trail I now know how much of a drop in income my grandfather took in 1914 when he rejoined the Army. Even with his promotion to Sergeant within 5 months he still had a shortfall of 6 shillings a week
Thanks to the Long Long Trail I now know how much of a drop in income my grandfather took in 1914 when he rejoined the Army. Even with his promotion to Sergeant within 5 months he still had a shortfall of 6 shillings a week
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Also, you might pick up someone else’s research on them online, and accounts or letters and News cuttings of their story, to fill in gaps on your man’s story.
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Also, you might pick up someone else’s research on them online, and accounts or letters and News cuttings of their story, to fill in gaps on your man’s story.
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I do this quite a lot. I think it’s important to get the whole picture as much as possible, including the father and son killed alongside Luther McKechnie:
https://menofworth.org.uk/luther-mckechnie/
https://menofworth.org.uk/luther-mckechnie/
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I do this quite a lot. I think it’s important to get the whole picture as much as possible, including the father and son killed alongside Luther McKechnie:
https://menofworth.org.uk/luther-mckechnie/
https://menofworth.org.uk/luther-mckechnie/
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I always do this and follow up the names to, for example, local newspapers. There are often letters or other info that give more detailed insight than a war diary could.
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I always do this and follow up the names to, for example, local newspapers. There are often letters or other info that give more detailed insight than a war diary could.
Browsing the CWGC database today by regiment and date of death it suddenly hit me that I could use it to fill in the names of those frustratingly unnamed OR casualties in war diary entries Not necessarily that precisely but a start /1 #Remembrance #familyhistory
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Browsing the CWGC database today by regiment and date of death it suddenly hit me that I could use it to fill in the names of those frustratingly unnamed OR casualties in war diary entries Not necessarily that precisely but a start /1 #Remembrance #familyhistory
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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News: Individual subscriptions for British History Online are now available again!
£50 for a years access to 209 high quality transcriptions of volumes of state archives.
Catalogue: www.british-history.ac.uk/premium-cont...
Subscribe: www.british-history.ac.uk/subscribe
£50 for a years access to 209 high quality transcriptions of volumes of state archives.
Catalogue: www.british-history.ac.uk/premium-cont...
Subscribe: www.british-history.ac.uk/subscribe
October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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All researchers should think carefully when recommending #DNA tests to clients - doesn't always end well
#Genealogy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Genealogy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I took a DNA test to trace my family - it blew my life apart'
One man says he wishes he had never traced his family tree after he made a shocking discovery.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All researchers should think carefully when recommending #DNA tests to clients - doesn't always end well
#Genealogy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Genealogy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slightly annoyed to be dragged back from 1531 to talk about renewing my mobile phone contract #familyhistory #timetraveller
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Slightly annoyed to be dragged back from 1531 to talk about renewing my mobile phone contract #familyhistory #timetraveller
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If you missed it yesterday, you can still see the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy webinar on researching railway ancestors.
Huge thanks to @jessamycarlson.bsky.social for mentioning the Railway Work, Life & Death project!
#FamilyHistory #Railway200
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzb...
Huge thanks to @jessamycarlson.bsky.social for mentioning the Railway Work, Life & Death project!
#FamilyHistory #Railway200
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzb...
Tracing your railway ancestors
YouTube video by The National Archives UK
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If you missed it yesterday, you can still see the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy webinar on researching railway ancestors.
Huge thanks to @jessamycarlson.bsky.social for mentioning the Railway Work, Life & Death project!
#FamilyHistory #Railway200
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzb...
Huge thanks to @jessamycarlson.bsky.social for mentioning the Railway Work, Life & Death project!
#FamilyHistory #Railway200
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUzb...
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Two of my very earliest additions to my collection. A farmer & his wife.
If only I knew who they were & what are the crops?
Does anyone recognise them?
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory
If only I knew who they were & what are the crops?
Does anyone recognise them?
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Two of my very earliest additions to my collection. A farmer & his wife.
If only I knew who they were & what are the crops?
Does anyone recognise them?
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory
If only I knew who they were & what are the crops?
Does anyone recognise them?
#OldPhotos #FamilyHistory
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💒A wonderful happy #Wedding day! Another of my early additions, I have a separate collection of just Wedding pics through the years💒probably about 1500+now🤔
This is a great one, do you recognise them? Are they your family?💒
#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 💒
This is a great one, do you recognise them? Are they your family?💒
#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 💒
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
💒A wonderful happy #Wedding day! Another of my early additions, I have a separate collection of just Wedding pics through the years💒probably about 1500+now🤔
This is a great one, do you recognise them? Are they your family?💒
#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 💒
This is a great one, do you recognise them? Are they your family?💒
#OldPostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 💒
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Lots of fantastic online talks being run by #FamilyHistory Societies all the time. Have a look at some upcoming ones here: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...
September 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lots of fantastic online talks being run by #FamilyHistory Societies all the time. Have a look at some upcoming ones here: www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...
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1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th September 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy
September 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
1. Our Next Help Desk Day is on Wednesday 24th September 10.00am - 2.00pm at Sprotbrough Library. You will be able to access Find My Past and Ancestry websites for free plus the 1921 census for free. #familyhistory #genealogy
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Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Want to find out how to start your family tree?
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
Come along to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library on Thursday 25 September at 2pm to find out how to use the library's free online and physical resources. Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk
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Cap off the week with some #familyhistory tunes. Our digital editor came up with a playlist to listen to while researching your #genealogy brick walls. Do you have any songs that you would add? Help us create a part 3!
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Cap off the week with some #familyhistory tunes. Our digital editor came up with a playlist to listen to while researching your #genealogy brick walls. Do you have any songs that you would add? Help us create a part 3!
Have been revisiting daughter's Scots who went to Quebec recently Found an ancestor of theirs one George Burray who turns up in the British military records as Barry, Berry, Burry. Luckily he was a Chelsea pensioner but with 3 separate attestations 1799 into the Elgin Fencibles /1
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Have been revisiting daughter's Scots who went to Quebec recently Found an ancestor of theirs one George Burray who turns up in the British military records as Barry, Berry, Burry. Luckily he was a Chelsea pensioner but with 3 separate attestations 1799 into the Elgin Fencibles /1
September 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Have been revisiting daughter's Scots who went to Quebec recently Found an ancestor of theirs one George Burray who turns up in the British military records as Barry, Berry, Burry. Luckily he was a Chelsea pensioner but with 3 separate attestations 1799 into the Elgin Fencibles /1
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At 10:45 on 18 October, Peter Higgenbotham will cover the evolution of the poor relief system from 1601 to 1948, looking at the development and operation of workhouses, the lives of their inmates, and the various records available relating to them. More detail: bit.ly/3Vd7NMS
#genealogy
#genealogy
August 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
At 10:45 on 18 October, Peter Higgenbotham will cover the evolution of the poor relief system from 1601 to 1948, looking at the development and operation of workhouses, the lives of their inmates, and the various records available relating to them. More detail: bit.ly/3Vd7NMS
#genealogy
#genealogy
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1. Just to let you all know the Archives is back up and running. We will be having a Help Desk at the Archives on Tuesday 19th August 10.00am -2.00pm. Sorry it is short notice but I only found out yesterday. #familyhistory
August 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
1. Just to let you all know the Archives is back up and running. We will be having a Help Desk at the Archives on Tuesday 19th August 10.00am -2.00pm. Sorry it is short notice but I only found out yesterday. #familyhistory
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To water their horses while at the front, the British were equipped with long stretches of canvas which,by means of two rows of wooden stakes, could be quickly converted into troughs, rolled up when finished and moved to the next location. #WarHorseWednesday #FirstWorldWar
📷 Carnoy 1916. IWM Q1102.
📷 Carnoy 1916. IWM Q1102.
August 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
To water their horses while at the front, the British were equipped with long stretches of canvas which,by means of two rows of wooden stakes, could be quickly converted into troughs, rolled up when finished and moved to the next location. #WarHorseWednesday #FirstWorldWar
📷 Carnoy 1916. IWM Q1102.
📷 Carnoy 1916. IWM Q1102.
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It's #OnePlaceWednesday! Join in by using the hashtag to post, at any time today, about #OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite. Questions? Ask them! OPS updates, resources, blog posts, links, pictures? Share them!
About One-Place Studies🔗 | Registered Studies🔗 | Join Us🔗
About One-Place Studies🔗 | Registered Studies🔗 | Join Us🔗
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It's #OnePlaceWednesday! Join in by using the hashtag to post, at any time today, about #OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite. Questions? Ask them! OPS updates, resources, blog posts, links, pictures? Share them!
About One-Place Studies🔗 | Registered Studies🔗 | Join Us🔗
About One-Place Studies🔗 | Registered Studies🔗 | Join Us🔗
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August 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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This week’s spotlight is shining on our friends at @findmypast.bsky.social! 💜
They have shared a lovely collection about the 1915 National Register!
If you'd like to have a read, check out their page!
#Genealogy #explore
They have shared a lovely collection about the 1915 National Register!
If you'd like to have a read, check out their page!
#Genealogy #explore
August 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This week’s spotlight is shining on our friends at @findmypast.bsky.social! 💜
They have shared a lovely collection about the 1915 National Register!
If you'd like to have a read, check out their page!
#Genealogy #explore
They have shared a lovely collection about the 1915 National Register!
If you'd like to have a read, check out their page!
#Genealogy #explore
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Come and meet us at the Oxfordshire Family History Society Family History Fair🔗, which will be held on Saturday 25 October 2025! And to find out how you and/or your #OnePlaceStudy can be a part of our stand at the Fair, check out our blog🔗.
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
August 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Come and meet us at the Oxfordshire Family History Society Family History Fair🔗, which will be held on Saturday 25 October 2025! And to find out how you and/or your #OnePlaceStudy can be a part of our stand at the Fair, check out our blog🔗.
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
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We're proud to share that 24 APG members are speaking at the 45th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Don’t miss their incredible sessions—and be sure to stop by the APG table in the exhibit hall to say hello! #IAJGS #Genealogy
August 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We're proud to share that 24 APG members are speaking at the 45th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Don’t miss their incredible sessions—and be sure to stop by the APG table in the exhibit hall to say hello! #IAJGS #Genealogy