Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Zoom sign-in from 7.15pm)
Dorset Family History Society will be hosting an online Zoom meeting talk by CLARE O'GRADY entitled 'RESEARCHING PAUPER ANCESTORS’.
Clare is a professional genealogist and qualified tutor with over 10 years professional experience. She has an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic studies from the University of Strathclyde and is a member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists and an associate member of AGRA.
Until well into the 19th century, England and Wales was predominantly rural in nature. As a result, most of us will find our roots in the English and Welsh countryside. But where can we find out more about the lives that our rural ancestors led? This talk will introduce you to some of the main sources for rural life including:
Estate records
Labour/wage books
Manorial surveys and rentals
Tithe records
Enclosure records
Records produced by unions and societies
Official reports
Society Members who have consented to receive information by e-mail will find a meeting invitation link in the latest E-News, usually sent on the last Friday each month. If that has not been received, it is also available in the password protected Members’ Area on the website (
www.dorsetfhs.org.uk)
Those who do not receive E-News, or who are not Society Members, are welcome to join this meeting and should email
liaison@dorsetfhs.org.uk with a request for an invitation link. This request should reach us at least 6 hours before the meeting is due to start, and the link will be sent about 2 hours before the meeting starts.
We welcome a £3.00 donation from each person after they have attended a meeting, payable on the Society’s shop on the website
www.dorsetfhs.org.ukEVERYONE WELCOME TO JOIN THIS MEETING, BOTH MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS.
