Rowena Abbott
@rowena-abbott.bsky.social
Genealogist | Devon-focused British family history | Historical handwriting enthusiast | Based in Sweden
#palaeography #släktforskning #Devon
https://rowenagenealogy.com/
#palaeography #släktforskning #Devon
https://rowenagenealogy.com/
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Rowena Abbott
@rowena-abbott.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Rowena Abbott Genealogy
Professional Transcription and Family History Services
rowenagenealogy.com
My business is now two months old! I'm really enjoying it.
I'd very much appreciate you helping me spread the word: My services include 18-19th century #palaeography, #Devon focused British research and preliminary Swedish #genealogy. Sub-contracts especially welcome.
More info: rowenagenealogy.com
I'd very much appreciate you helping me spread the word: My services include 18-19th century #palaeography, #Devon focused British research and preliminary Swedish #genealogy. Sub-contracts especially welcome.
More info: rowenagenealogy.com
Reposted by Rowena Abbott
#GenHour #AncestryHour
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
The Family Tree Is So Boring
YouTube video by Foil Arms and Hog
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#GenHour #AncestryHour
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
I think (hope) everyone on here would get a kick out of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xV...
Waiting for those cheap cheap wills... Don't mess with me on this gov.uk! #AncestryHour
a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
ALT: a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Waiting for those cheap cheap wills... Don't mess with me on this gov.uk! #AncestryHour
A teenage fashion fad I could totally get behind. Lead the way, kid!
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A teenage fashion fad I could totally get behind. Lead the way, kid!
Reposted by Rowena Abbott
CA endemic bird Yellow billed magpies, very limited range. Gorgeous, vocal and intelligent Corvids. I hung out with about 20 of them in the oak studded wine country of Paso Robles a few days ago. Always a treat. Lots of interactions with Acorn woodpeckers also, each doing their own thing. 🪶🌿
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
CA endemic bird Yellow billed magpies, very limited range. Gorgeous, vocal and intelligent Corvids. I hung out with about 20 of them in the oak studded wine country of Paso Robles a few days ago. Always a treat. Lots of interactions with Acorn woodpeckers also, each doing their own thing. 🪶🌿
Reposted by Rowena Abbott
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New data sets for UK/Ireland from Ancestry
🚩𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟏-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖
🚩𝐔𝐊, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗-𝟓𝟗
🚩𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟔-𝟑𝟏
🚩𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫,𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Full list of ALL updates in sceenshot with #AltText as always
New data sets for UK/Ireland from Ancestry
🚩𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟏-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖
🚩𝐔𝐊, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗-𝟓𝟗
🚩𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟔-𝟑𝟏
🚩𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫,𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Full list of ALL updates in sceenshot with #AltText as always
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
. @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social's #FridayRoundUp
New data sets for UK/Ireland from Ancestry
🚩𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟏-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖
🚩𝐔𝐊, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗-𝟓𝟗
🚩𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟔-𝟑𝟏
🚩𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫,𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Full list of ALL updates in sceenshot with #AltText as always
New data sets for UK/Ireland from Ancestry
🚩𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐆𝐚𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟏-𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟖
🚩𝐔𝐊, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟗-𝟓𝟗
🚩𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟔-𝟑𝟏
🚩𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫,𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Full list of ALL updates in sceenshot with #AltText as always
It's getting tense watching the wills price hike approach whilst I still haven't had time to even collate a list of what I need! #GenHour
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's getting tense watching the wills price hike approach whilst I still haven't had time to even collate a list of what I need! #GenHour
If you're in the vicinity of the British Library this winter, go visit their Secret #Maps exhibition, open until late January. It looks fascinating!
#History #FamilyHistory
theconversation.com/secret-maps-...
#History #FamilyHistory
theconversation.com/secret-maps-...
Secret Maps at the British Library reconsiders the lines that shape our world
Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
If you're in the vicinity of the British Library this winter, go visit their Secret #Maps exhibition, open until late January. It looks fascinating!
#History #FamilyHistory
theconversation.com/secret-maps-...
#History #FamilyHistory
theconversation.com/secret-maps-...
The Price of purchasing a copy of a will will increase from £1.50 to £16 this month. What will this mean for family historians? #genealogy
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
Probate price shock: What it means for family historians — and how to stay ahead
From 17 November the fee for a copy of a will increases from £1.50 to £16. Read on for practical advice from Fraser & Fraser to help you plan and budget.
www.family-tree.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy Hallowe'en, Merry Samhain - I hope you're enjoying the third and final harvest of the year.
#halloween #samhain
#halloween #samhain
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy Hallowe'en, Merry Samhain - I hope you're enjoying the third and final harvest of the year.
#halloween #samhain
#halloween #samhain
Other commitments have kept genealogy at arm's length recently, but the transcriptions continue. I did a happy lil wiggle when I realised I'd have to make another letter chart... I'm fine being odd, yes. #AncestryHour
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Other commitments have kept genealogy at arm's length recently, but the transcriptions continue. I did a happy lil wiggle when I realised I'd have to make another letter chart... I'm fine being odd, yes. #AncestryHour
The new, more accessible #FreeBMD website is up! Check out the About page for all the improvements.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
Search Query | FreeBMD
FreeBMD provides free on-line access to the GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.
www.freebmd2.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The new, more accessible #FreeBMD website is up! Check out the About page for all the improvements.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
Not been able to do much genealogy lately unfortunately, although I did complete a transcription project. Also, my computer is finally fixed! A shiny new C-drive and Windows install means some setup is required, but almost there :) #AncestryHour
October 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not been able to do much genealogy lately unfortunately, although I did complete a transcription project. Also, my computer is finally fixed! A shiny new C-drive and Windows install means some setup is required, but almost there :) #AncestryHour
Feeling pretty rough from a dentist visit today so couldn't face deciphering my 3x great-grandfather's army service record. I did however notice that he never rose from the rank of Private in nineteen years. #AncestryHour
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Feeling pretty rough from a dentist visit today so couldn't face deciphering my 3x great-grandfather's army service record. I did however notice that he never rose from the rank of Private in nineteen years. #AncestryHour
Reposted by Rowena Abbott
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
Coming up on Monday 13 October Free online event about #FamilyHistory research in Devon portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
Researching in Devon
FREE event
Book a spot to watch live. No pre-booking required to view the recording, which will be available in the SoG Member area and on YouTube.
portal.sog.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Good evening #AncestryHour . I've been ruining my eyes with a document that is ever so slightly blurred, enough that my eyes are constantly trying to bring the words into focus. 😵 I'd take difficult handwriting over this any day.
October 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Good evening #AncestryHour . I've been ruining my eyes with a document that is ever so slightly blurred, enough that my eyes are constantly trying to bring the words into focus. 😵 I'd take difficult handwriting over this any day.
Question two, just for fun: What are your favourite surnames from your tree? I have to hand it to Bliss, with special mention to Frost, Rose and Fox. #GenHour
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Question two, just for fun: What are your favourite surnames from your tree? I have to hand it to Bliss, with special mention to Frost, Rose and Fox. #GenHour
Two questions for #GenHour, starting with the referencing. At @strathgenealogy.bsky.social I learned to write out all repeat references in full unless they immediately followed the same reference, in which case 'ibid' was permissible. What method do you prefer when writing citing the same source?
October 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Two questions for #GenHour, starting with the referencing. At @strathgenealogy.bsky.social I learned to write out all repeat references in full unless they immediately followed the same reference, in which case 'ibid' was permissible. What method do you prefer when writing citing the same source?
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Rest in Peace, Dr Jane Goodall, animal rights campaigner & chimpanzee expert who has died age 91. She went to Africa to study chimpanzees when she was 26 & was known for her groundbreaking observations of chimpanzees. 👇
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live
The campaigner, a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Today I learned that #Hampshire is also known as Southamptonshire. Although, with more ancestors popping up there, I may need to know a tad more about the place. #AncestryHour
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today I learned that #Hampshire is also known as Southamptonshire. Although, with more ancestors popping up there, I may need to know a tad more about the place. #AncestryHour
Since upgrading to #FamilyTreeMaker 2024, the software no longer recognises any British place name above county level - is anyone else experiencing this? Do you have any ideas as to why this has happened? I wonder if I've missed a checkbox somewhere...
#familyhistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #genealogy
September 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Since upgrading to #FamilyTreeMaker 2024, the software no longer recognises any British place name above county level - is anyone else experiencing this? Do you have any ideas as to why this has happened? I wonder if I've missed a checkbox somewhere...
#familyhistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #genealogy
I'm off to a talk soon, so I'll leave my question here: Does anyone know of a good book about 19th century British fashion? With a focus on images. Not detailed construction, just styles and how they changed over the century. #AncestryHour
September 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'm off to a talk soon, so I'll leave my question here: Does anyone know of a good book about 19th century British fashion? With a focus on images. Not detailed construction, just styles and how they changed over the century. #AncestryHour
A golden (belated) #AutumnEquinox to you all. Have some blurry seasonal photos xD
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A golden (belated) #AutumnEquinox to you all. Have some blurry seasonal photos xD