We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf) and Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167).
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/8zteREDh9XdBCtQCA.
Today’s Challenge
Free UK Genealogy (https://www.freeukgenealogy.org.uk) is a website with a mission of transcribing the Census (FreeCEN), Parish Registers (FreeREG) and Civil Registration (FreeBMD) index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales. Your task today is to explore the Free UK Genealogy website to answer the following questions.
Questions
- Search the FreeBMD records for Charles Frederick Bielefeld. You should get two results. What are the two Districts that have death records for Charles Frederick Bielefeld?
- What volume and page would you find the death record for Charles Bielefeld who died in 1844?
- Search the FreeBMD records in the Marlybone District for a birth record for George Vickery. What was the middle name of George Vickery born in 1875?
- Search the FreeCEN records for George Vickery, born 1875, living in London. What were his parent’s names?
- According to the 1891 UK Census, in what Ecclesiastical Parish did the family of George Vickery live?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- According to the 1891 UK Census, what are the birth counties of George Vickery’s parents?
Hints
Check the search filters to make sure you have the right search terms for each question.
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/8zteREDh9XdBCtQCA). All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 8 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year Ultimate British and Irish Subscription at FindMyPast.
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