I have added a new database to the 'Members Only' area. The database is entitled 'Occupations'. This is a collection of occupations from the early UK census and a description of what they actually mean in todays terms. The page on the website allows you to input an occupation and it then give back the […]

There is a new database in the members only area of the website entitled 1911 Census. This page allows members to enter the occupation or birthplace code as recorded on the 1911 UK Census and it returns the meaning of that code.

The latest issue of The Surname Scribbler is now available for members to download from the 'Members Only' area of the website. There are 19 pages in this edition for you to read. As well as the regular columns there is part 2 of the article on Italian records availability also a very extensive list […]

The second in Ros Haywood's series of courses for beginning genealogists has been added to the School of Surnames. "The Source of the Story" deals with the different places you can look for sources for your surname study or personal family tree. It can be found here https://surname-society.org/sos/library/courses/

On Sunday 21st February our website host is moving us from one server to another. As a result there may be a short period of time where the website is unavailable. Once we are on the new server you will probably have to log in again, if you don't normally log out that is.