What Country is your research ?

[Mariea Christoforou]

Hello everyone, I’m trying to find out about Mary/Matilda Hennessy.From Fienan/Finnan Kilkenny or Balleyragget, Ireland, Married to Martin Whelan a farm labourer from Kilcreehan, County Tyrone, Ireland. Martin immigrated to NSW on 28/6/1865 on ship “Trebolgan” and his daughter Margaret Whelan immigrated to NSW on27/9/1865 on ship “Wallasea” but there is no mention of Matilda/Mary. Would appreciate any information.Thanks Mariea

[Pennant]

My family are nearly all from north Wales: Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire.  Also one branch in Shropshire, near the Welsh border, and another in nearby Montgomeryshire (all Powys now).
My husband’s family are all from England (that I’ve found so far) but they moved around more than my family, particularly my father’s.

[Elwyne37]

My research is WAles ,Glamorgan, & Monmouthshire   Elwyne 37

[Robert Haigh]

According to my DNA results my ethnicity is mostly English, with traces of Northwestern European, and also some Scottish and Scandinavian. However, so far I have found no evidence of non-English ancestors in my family tree, and I have traced some lines back as far as the 1600's.

[LizzieL]

According to my DNA results my ethnicity is mostly English, with traces of Northwestern European, and also some Scottish and Scandinavian. However, so far I have found no evidence of non-English ancestors in my family tree, and I have traced some lines back as far as the 1600's.

I have a similar mix with a few percent Irish thrown in. My lines are from Hampshire / Dorset, Berks/ Oxon, Yorkshire, Sussex and Jersey, Channel Is. However my Scandinavian element in my ethnicity is likely from the Yorkshire or Jersey branches (Viking invasions??) And I discovered that several generations ago a Lanarkshire soldier came to Jersey and married a local girl, they became my several times great grandparents. He could have had ancestors who came over from Ireland or contribute to my Scottish ethnicity. I have another suspect Scot intermarrying with another branch of my Jersey family. Not sure yet, but there do seem to be connections to Wester Ross.
Ethnicity can go back a very long way, and isn't an exact science by any means at the moment. You might have to go back several hundred years to find the links - to the time when Britain was being invaded by Angles and Saxons etc after the Romans left even.

[lambre]

As I have French ancestors here and there, and also British ancestors who live for a longer or shorter time in France, my main area of interest is France.
lambre

[maxidog]

Initially Australia but then New Zealand. I now need to know who to contact in Brunei about the time my father lived and worked there but I have failed abysmally to find any helpful contact there. The only one that answered was the British Consul giving me official information about their work but nothing to help me.
There doesn’t appear to be anyone dealing with Brunei on RootsChat

[mckha489]

Have you looked at the Strait Times?

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/straitstimes

[maxidog]

Initially Australia but then New Zealand. I now need to know who to contact in Brunei about the time my father lived and worked there but I have failed abysmally to find any helpful contact there. The only one that answered was the British Consul giving me official information about their work but nothing to help me. I also researched Jersey, Channel Isle. Had great response from RootsChat member there as I did for Australia and New Zealand.. it was an Australian member who found where my father was buried after years of searching. A NZ member contacted me and picked us up from our hotel in Auckland and took us to his grave there. Likewise a Jersey member picked us up from our hotel and took us to local library where he found valuable information about my family. I continue to get messages regarding my father which spring surprises on me. Altogether a wonderful group who have helped a ‘dinosaur’ regarding computer usage.
There doesn’t appear to be anyone dealing with Brunei on RootsChat