Commemorate the national day of the Isle of Man, Tynwald Day, with a talk all about family history research on the island. Discover where the Island is located, how the Island is classified and what does that mean, which leads on to understanding financial and legal elements specific to the island. Learn about population numbers, census records, civil registration, parish records and other key elements in the separation of religion and state. Explore migration and the Isle of Man, separating immigration, emigration, alien status and displacement across the 20th century. Finally, explore other elements of island life that will enable us to research and flesh out the lives of our Manx ancestors.
About the Speaker
Julie Goucher
Julie Goucher has been actively researching her own ancestry since the late 1980s and that of her husband since 1993; inspired by visits to and information from her Great Aunts and Uncles. Her own maternal ancestry is very much focused on the UK Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire with a degree of migration and links to India, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Her paternal ancestry is from Sicily. Julie has been the project administrator for the Orlando DNA Project hosted at FamilyTreeDNA since 2007. Julie spends her time writing for a variety of genealogical magazines and books both relevant to genealogy, pharmacy, or education & learning. Julie has also presented & lectured at Who Do You Think You Are? Live, the Society of Genealogists and globally either in person or electronically. Julie is also a tutor for Pharos Tutors teaching three surname & One-Name Studies courses and one of European Research. Julie has been a Trustee for the Guild of One-Name Studies since 2015 and is currently Chairman.
