Test your family history know-how. In this issue Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal has set challenges covering interesting family-history related dates, places and documents to decipher. Have a go and see how much you know!
PIT YOUR WITS & TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
It’s a date!
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Match the dates to the genealogical events.
a. 25 March 1754
b. 10 March 1801 c. 1 January 1855
d. 24 October 1874
e. 1 January 1927
Mark the corresponding letter by each item below
Civil registration introduced in Scotland. Answer: _____
Adoption of infants in England and Wales authorised by law. Answer: _____
First census of England, Wales and Scotland taken. Answer: _____
Hardwicke’s Marriage Act comes into force. Answer: _____
Probate Search Room at Somerset House opens its doors. Answer: _____
➋ In which year were each of the following organisations/institutions founded?
a. Barnardo’s
b. The Foundling Hospital
c. Broadmoor Asylum. Year
d. The Royal Hospital (Chelsea)
e. The Metropolitan Police
Mark the corresponding letter by each item below
1829. Answer: _____
1863. Answer: _____
1682. Answer: _____
1739. Answer: _____
1866. Answer: _____
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On which date were the following
censuses taken?
a. 1841
b. 1851
c. 1881
d. 1901
e. 1921
Mark the corresponding letter by each date below
30 March. Answer: _____
19 June. Answer: _____
3 April. Answer: _____
31 March. Answer: _____
6 June. Answer: _____
Where do you think you are?
➎ Can you identify these five English/Welsh towns? (F-J)
Hint! Four of the five are on this list:
Aberystwyth Barrow-in-Furness
Boston Bournemouth
Carlisle Carmarthen
Lincoln Manchester
Nottingham Swansea
Weymouth Workington
F – Answer: _________________________
G – Answer: _________________________
H – Answer: _________________________
I – Answer: _________________________
J – Answer: _________________________
➏ Can you name these five civil registration districts? (K-O)
(locations are approximate)
Hint: they’re all named after Saints.
K – Answer: _________________________
L – Answer: _________________________
M – Answer: _________________________
N – Answer: _________________________
O – Answer: _________________________
What does that say?
It’s important when you’re reading and transcribing old documents to be able see the whole document but it’s also useful to test yourself sometimes by trying to read words out of context. If you’d like to see the documents that these words are taken from please see the Family Tree websit
