hi, i am trying to trace any information on my grandmother and greatmother, my granmother's name was Mini Rosina Brooks born on the 11th May 1903in Jamestown...
Hello from West Australia :) I am helping a friend with his family research, and he has discovered that his g-g-grandmother was born in St. Helena in 1836....
Hi. I have recently joined a research city at FamilyLink.com and would like to invite you to join it. To visit city page, please click on the link at the...
Dear All, While being to St. Helena I went to the ARCHIVES after some records of my family. I noticed that if you don’t know from what part of the island...
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Dear Renato, Thank you for your message of information and advice. What is Quest 11 please?. Regards, David (UK) (interested in Everton; Roakes and Daley)....
Hi all on this list I'm new to the list and am interested in the history of St Helena and what family research tools are available. Any clues welcome.... My...
Ancestral Quest is a software for windows, specially made for genealogical purposes. Its produced by Incline software, very easy to use. You can just open a...
I am forwarding a query received from a Gordon Angus Mackinlay regarding the St Helena Rifles (the following is an edited version). Perhaps someone on the list...
Dear All I am new to this group. I am researching my family history and have come to a dead stop at my GGgrandad. He is Henry Caulfield, born 1835 in St...
Hi, People, My ancestor, Charles Magnett came here to Hawaii in the early 1840's from St. Helena. His name was apparently changed at some time from Maggott....
Hello everyone I’m emailing to ask for advice on tracing records of a person who lived on St Helena in the 19th century. The person was called Mary Ann...
Hello All, Could you please help with further information regarding my ancestor George William Moss? He was born on St Helena in 1838. He arrived in Dunedin,...
Hi. I have recently found that my great great grandmother was born on St Helena. Her name was Mary Jane Egan and she was born in 1843. I believe that she went...
As I have been looking for records of my great grandmother from St. Helena, I have just found out that my Grandmother, Kate Alfredina Shoesmith's (she may also...
My g-g-grandfather was Charles Magnett but he apparently changed his name from Maggott. He had a brother named Benjamin. They lived on St. Helena until the...
East India merchantman sails into London 19 May to 2 JuneThe 18th Century Swedish Ship Götheborg, a full-scale replica of an 18th Century East India...
Hi Aldridge Did you manage to find out why Kate changed her name to Mary? Aldridge Fisher <aldridge.fisher@...> wrote: As I have been looking for records...
Hi Crystal, Unfortunately, I have no concrete evidence as to why this happened. Kate was her known name, Mary Ada is the name that we assume that she was born...
Does anyone know when the surname Thomas became so numerous on the island. In the 1814 census there appeared to be only 1 Thomas. This must mean that the...
Hi - on the old website link we had access to the YON family trees - where do i find it now? I can't seem to get access to the old link - I've just come...
Go to http://www.st-helena.org and click on 'Intro &Resources' under 'Family History'. The Yon information is near the bottom of that page. Best regards, ...
Hi Diane, In 1802 my ancestor Geo Thomas had a child, called Alice Thomas, by his wife Dolly Chatham (who was a slave of the Honorable Company). There may have...
Am trying to confirm whether all of the following are from the same Moss family: Frederick Joseph Moss - Born Longwood in 1827 and emigrated to NZ (Mother was...
... by his wife Dolly Chatham (who was a slave of the Honorable Company). There may have been more children from the marriage. Alice was born 'f'ree' not a...
While researching my Solomon connection, I came across The Brown Family Papers, held at the University of Cape Town Libraries, Manuscripts and Archives,...