The new card will be made available to all members on the 20th Nov, via the Discussion Group. This will enable immediate and easy access to all the researched ‘Stories’
Unique genealogy site. Family History, Trees and Stories of Wileman, Baker, Rollison and Quinlivan. Includes database (+5000 name records), chat room and Youtube plus links to +100 research sites .Other families inc Alder Benson Child Corbett Dennis Flynn Foster Gettings Goodhead Hall Hogg Johnson Lakin Lusty Millington O’Keeffe Pearce Shanahan Sparrow Timmins Tivey Tudor Wallers Wardle Yates
Over 100 of the best family history websites connected to WBRQ02
WBRQ02 is now connected to over 100 of the selected best family history websites. You can click on these links and use this site as your connection to other sites, all have which have been verified as active links. Ref. ‘Research Resources’ in the right hand column, under the label ‘Useful Websites’.
Using your mobile phone to view the website..
Most mobile phones will have the capability to switch views between a 'mobile view' and a 'desktop view'.
For example on the iPhone you get to see all the website by switching to 'view website' via the tab at the bottom of your search screen. If you just leave it as a mobile view this may be not be as convenient you would like as parts of the site have to be moved around to fit the screen limitiations. Try the desktop view and see if it is more suitable.
Users of the Website
A detailed look at where the viewers of this blog came from.This gives us some idea of areas where we might find current day family connections.
End of year statistics for 2020.
2627 website visits since December 2019
95% of Visitors are from
UK
US
Canada
Ireland
Australia
Remaining 5 % are from
Pakistan
Argentina
Bangladesh
Chile
Egypt
Finland
France
Greece
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kenya
Nepal
Oman
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Vietnam
Location of the most recent 150 users is shown on the world map graphic in the right hand column...this shows increasing use of the site in East Coast USA
The site has 4800 records
Bruce Baker
We’ve been searching for a photo of Bruce Baker. Brian Timmins has suggested this one could be him, but we’re not sure? Can anyone help ?
Laurie Wileman's Family History Notes
These have been made available to the Discussion Group. Click on blue button
Commenting
A comment is welcome against any entry that is followed by a grey box...
Which contains a comments tab. Click on this to make a comment.
Where no comment has been made so far it will say ‘No comments’........
User Guide
Simple one page user guide to get you started on using wbrq02...available to members in ‘discussion group’ ...the big blue button...
Famous battles
The following is a list of YouTube videos that provide the background to the experiences of some of our relatives who fought in many of the most well known battles/campaigns. Click to view.
Alternatively these videos can be watched on the 'youtube channel'. After clicking on the large pink 'view family youtube button' click on the chosen film from the 'Famous battles' playlist.
Napoleon’s Vietnam - Spain
Battle of Coruna
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Arnhem
2nd Boer War rare footage
A black week for the British - Boer War
Request website version when viewing via mobile phone
To get the full benefit of the website it is important that users viewing via mobile phone request 'website view' when prompted. You may find holding the phone 'landscape' offers best results. Any problems get in touch.
Mobile Friedly Website
Some changes have made by google which may have effected the page views on you mobile screens. Any feedback welcome on where improvements can be made....
Important ‘Other’ Surnames
Page 14 will now have regular updates on the important ‘other’ families in this family history. These may contain over 100 names and this maybe a useful link to other researchers
The following table shows all of the surnames with a significant presence in our family history research. Many of these have over 100 people represented in our family tree. In order to help researchers we have constructed this quick guide to give a steer as to whether our site is worth further investigation.....
Surname. County of interest Focal point(10-15 radius)
The following table shows all of the surnames with a significant presence in our family history research. Many of these have over 100 people represented in our family tree. In order to help researchers we have constructed this quick guide to give a steer as to whether our site is worth further investigation.....
Surname. County of interest Focal point(10-15 radius)
Alder Gloucestershire Kings Stanley
Benson Derbyshire Derby
Bourne Staffordshire North in the Moors
Child Berkshire Maidenhead
Corbett Worcestershire Old Swinsford
Dennis Leicestershire. Measham
Evans Leicestershire Measham
Foster Leicestershire. Appleby Magna
Flynn Limerick. Foynes
Gettings Pembrokeshire Narberth
Goodhead Staffordshire. Burton upon Trent
Hall Leicestershire. Ashby de la Zouche
Johnson Leicestershire. Staunton Harold
Lakin. Derbyshire. Melbourne
Lusty Gloucestershire. Kings Stanley
Marshall Suffolk Sudbury
Muggington Derbyshire Hognaston
O’keeffe. Limerick. Ballyhahill
Pearce. Middlesex. Ealing
Shannahan Limerick Australia
Skidmore. Worcestershire. Dudley
Timmins Worcestershire Stourbridge
Tivey Derbyshire Melbourne
Tudor Staffordshire Cheddleton
Yates. Derbyshire Brailsford
Benson Derbyshire Derby
Bourne Staffordshire North in the Moors
Child Berkshire Maidenhead
Corbett Worcestershire Old Swinsford
Dennis Leicestershire. Measham
Evans Leicestershire Measham
Foster Leicestershire. Appleby Magna
Flynn Limerick. Foynes
Gettings Pembrokeshire Narberth
Goodhead Staffordshire. Burton upon Trent
Hall Leicestershire. Ashby de la Zouche
Johnson Leicestershire. Staunton Harold
Lakin. Derbyshire. Melbourne
Lusty Gloucestershire. Kings Stanley
Marshall Suffolk Sudbury
Muggington Derbyshire Hognaston
O’keeffe. Limerick. Ballyhahill
Pearce. Middlesex. Ealing
Shannahan Limerick Australia
Skidmore. Worcestershire. Dudley
Timmins Worcestershire Stourbridge
Tivey Derbyshire Melbourne
Tudor Staffordshire Cheddleton
Yates. Derbyshire Brailsford
Identifying old family photos
Can you identify these old family photos..If you have any ideas please enter them into discussion forum.To do this either enter the discussion group by simply pressing the big blue square on the right or use the page 0 tab above. Alternatively enter your ideas into the comment box ‘posted by’ below, whichever is easier for you..
1
2
Australia Research
This is a great resource to use when researching Australian links www.trove.nla.gov.au
Relatives
The following grid is a useful guide to understanding some of the terminology around what type of relationship exists between two members of the same family.
Website User Statistics
Website Users for 1st year of operation
Approx 800 Site Visits to WBRQ02.com
Approx 100 different users of Tribalpages database
95% of Visitors are from
UK
US
Canada
Ireland
Australia
Remaining 5 % are from
Pakistan
Indonesia
France
Russia
Vietnam
Japan
Thailand
Egypt
Nepal
Sweden
Bangladesh
Chile
Oman
Taiwan
Turkey
Spain
Argentina
Kenya
India
Philppines
Using mobile devices to acces wbrq02.com
The site should now be accessible and usable on most devices, however there are so many combinations of type / model/ operating systems/ browsers that there are bound to be a few issues. Most of these can be resolved by searching the internet for the right solution for example .. you may not realise that you can request a 'desktop view' on your mobile. If you're stuck drop a line in the discussion room..its likely somebody will have already have the answer.
Note also there is a Tribal pages App you can download from the Apple store or google play . . Its easy to use but to make it suitable for mobile devices it has reduced functionality. If possible i'd recommend you add this to your device as an alternative view..it handles photo records well if you
want to focus on them.
WBRQ02 Progress update
21st August 2019 Update
The site has moved up the google search rankings and will often appear within the first 4 pages depending on the search criteria.
The site has moved up the google search rankings and will often appear within the first 4 pages depending on the search criteria.
The site has been running for about 10 months. Over that time a number of improvements have been made , most recently the introduction of a discussion forum. In terms of milestones we have reached the 100 individual users target and the number of names on the site is 2000. So far the site has/is being used by people in USA, Canada Australia, France, Ireland, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Egypyt, Nepal, Sweden, Bangladesh, Chile, Indonesia. The site typically gets 2-5 visits per day
For the next six months it would be good if you could hit about 130 distinct user mark.
We have some good stories documented with a bit of a backlog to catch up on. However we need more. Ideally supported by photos, voice recording or video.
Family specific updates will be posted against respective family tree entries P5-P8
Our Top 100 Genealogy Websites - WBRQ02.com
Click on link below to access hyperlinked pdf doc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14vbrorp1XawCJnDiiKqZxNpPpWbdgyoS/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14vbrorp1XawCJnDiiKqZxNpPpWbdgyoS/view?usp=drivesdk
Comments vs Discussion
Any comments on the specific blog/diary entries below please enter in the comments field following the posted message. Any requirement for a detailed discussion across the group should be entered as a forum item P0.
Progress Pages for the Core Families DP5-DP8
These will summarise where we are up to with each of the core and close families and will give an idea of what we'll be aiming for over the next few months and what issues will need to be addressed
Google Groups
Google Groups is being tested over the next few days as the likely choice for our discussion group. The aim is to keep it as simple as possible and cater for periods of low activity and then short bursts of high activity.
Photos, Audio and Video
Thanks for all the photos you have loaded so far. Remember you can load these yourself for your immediate family.
I would like to get more some old audio/video samples to put on the site as they really do add something special. I'm aware that some of you may have these treasured items tucked away but now you can't use them because they're in the wrong format and/or they need seriously editing to make them interesting and focused on the person we are linking to.
In either case I should be able to help. Alternatively, I expect there are some members who have already tackled this issue of lots of recordings on out of date formats?
Introduction to WBRQ02.
To kick things off I thought i’d give a quick summary of where we are at and what are the plans for WBRQ02.
The site was launched four months ago. It has now passed 1500 names. Where possible the data has been validated by members and there appear to have been no major errors. The usage of the site continues to increase and the site has been used almost daily by different people over the past month. There are people from the USA, Australia and Sweden now using the site. The number of people now registered members is 32. The site is regularly mentioned in the tribalpages top sites listing, which identifies a small number of the better designed sites out of the 450,000 they host.
I’ll aim to do a short review every six months. For next six months I’d like to get to over 100 distinct users, ie not one user looking 100 times but 100 users looking as many times as they like. I expect there is some sort of tipping point where the site becomes more widely known and discussed, however I have absolutely no idea where that is.
To move things along as well as the tribalpages site I have now taken ownership of this wbrq02.com domain name. I also have the WBRQ02 channel on You Tube. I would welcome any thoughts on how to make the best use of the two websites and You Tube?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)