Hi, My 4 x greatgrandmother Hannah SELF was born circa 1741 in Norfolk, she was baptised into the Anglican Church of St Remiguis, Roydon, Nfk on 24 May 1764. (Roydon Parish Records for 24 May 1764 - M

I was surprised to see this name in the query about the term daughter-in-law. On the 4th of the 12th 1672 at the Banbury Meeting, Edward Vivors was a witness at the wedding of Richard Fenimore from Ti

Something to think about, for those of us under lockdown: If we consider the generation of our grandparents' grandparents, how far back in time can that take us? Four of mine were born in the 18th cen

I have the marriage certificate of ancestors John LONG and Ann HILL of Banbury Meeting who were married in 1662. The certificate identifies Ann HILL as "Daughter in law of Edward Vivers." Any suggesti

I have been approached by the Oxfordshire Family History Society to help contribute to a volume in preparation on Oxfordshire surnames. The editors intend to devote a chapter to various religious deno

I'm curious: I don't think I've ever seen a post mortem photograph of any British or Irish Quaker, yet post mortem photography was pretty common in the 19th century. Has anyone seen any Quaker example

I have someone elses research, that someone else now being deceased, that indicates that Francis FINCHAM married Sarah STOKES in either 1723 or 1725, and that they were quakers. They seem to have been

My Quaker ancestors are mostly from north west Wiltshire (Grittleton, Biddestone, Corsham etc) and mostly 17th and early 18th century. Surnames in Wiltshire include SMART, CHAPMAN, BUTLER & FLOWER. I

I have added a page on WikiTree for information and resources relating to Quakers in Scotland. I hope some of you find it useful. Suggestions for additions are very welcome.

Hello Margaret, Thank you for your post. My mother's maiden name was "BAKER". I did forget to mention that! Her family (at least her father's family) were from Lincolnshire. her father was Benjamin Ba

One group of my Quaker forebears were the Heale and Harwood families of Bristol, and their membership of the Society of Friends ranged from the earliest days in the 1650s until c1750. The Harwoods lef

Could I suggest that new subscribers introduce themselves to the group, and if possible say a little about their specific interests? Thanks! Ben -- Benjamin S. Beck (Ben) Q-B-I list admin Secretary, Q

I am introducing myself and my family. My Quaker connection is in Lincolnshire. William Browne of Belton (Gainsborough Monthly Meeting) died 1695, married 1st wife Margaret who died 1684 and was a Qua

Although I have Quaker ancestral connections in England, my main interest in Quaker genealogy is for pre-1800 British Quakers in general. I am very active on WikiTree and am co-leader of the Quakers P

In lieu of a Spring Meeting QFHS will be attending two Family History Fairs in May this year. The first is at Sheffield on Saturday 2nd May. The second is on Saturday the 23rd at Chesterfield, Details

Just a note to express thanks to Ben for having seamlessly transferred the QBI mailing list to its new home, so successfully. It’s very good to see it up and running in this more up-to-date way, and a

When your ancestral Quakers emigrate to America, you will want to examine William Wade Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Six volumes cover 1680 - 1940 and are almost fully indexed w

Hi everyone, I want to emphasise that this group is about family history, not just barebones genealogy. To that end I thought that, instead of posting a list of family names or a tree, I'd kick off my

Just a quick note, in case anyone who's already posted was wondering about this: The way all lists at groups.io are set up is that when someone posts for the first time it has to be moderated, but if

Thanks, Brylin. I've checked with Oliver (our Chair), and we're both clear that we'd really appreciate you taking this further, as we agree this would make an interesting presentation to our London re