The England Project is looking for YOU [closed]

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Hello WikiTreers,

The England Project is looking for people who are interested in England, have English Ancestors, or who would just like to come and help in the project.

Our project members are dedicated, friendly people whose main goal is to improve, source and generally make sure that England profiles are accurate and presented to a high standard, which honours the person.

It doesn't matter if you are an experienced WikiTreer or have just joined and are still finding your way around, you will be given as much support as you need whilst you get used to the intricacies of English records and the nuances of the towns and cities.

Your first stop would be our newly formed Orphans Team, where you would work on England orphaned profiles that are in need of some TLC. Hone your skills and maybe learn new ones, as you settle in and meet our members. From there the sky is the limit. We have a number of sub projects which you could join, from helping with a county or working on profile improvement by sourcing, connecting and biography writing to develop profiles of a high standard.

Remember, every snippet of sourced information added to a profile brings it to life.

You will be awarded the United Kingdom badge when you join and also be invited to join our google group.

Follow the tags for United_Kingdom and England so you can keep up to date.

If you are new to WikiTree and have not become a full member, you will need to volunteer and sign our Honor Code to receive your wiki genealogist badge, which is a necessity for editing profiles.

Remember, you can still use the {{England Sticker}} for people born in England and {{English Ancestor Sticker}} on your own profile. 

If this opportunity interests you, then please click the ANSWER button.

P.S. Check out our England Project page to learn more.

PLEASE NOTE THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED. TO JOIN THE ENGLAND PROJECT PLEASE GO HERE: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/612872/how-to-join-the-england-project

Thanks

 

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I would love to be helping with the orphan team I mainly have people in Surrey and Somerset but would be happy to help with anywhere else in England and Wales please

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Hi Stephanie,

Thank you for your interest in the England Project. It will be great to have you aboard. I will contact you momentarily via PM

Wendy

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Thank you Wendy

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Please add me to the England project.

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Hi Colin, thank you for your interest in the England Project. I will PM you momentarily.

Wendy

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Please add me to the England team. Look forward to collaborating!

Philip

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Hi Philip,

Welcome to Wikitree!!. It is really nice that you have made us your first port of call. We look forward to having you aboard. I will contact you momentarily via PM

Wendy

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Hi

I am new to the site and have many ancestors all over the U.K. I would like to join the project please

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Hi Danielle, Welcome to Wikitree:) We would love to have you in the project. I will contact you via PM shortly, so please check your email in box :)

Wendy

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Hi, I've just found your page and would love to help!!

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Hi Tracey,

We would love to have your help. I will be in contact shortly via PM.

 

Wendy

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Please add me to the project and grant me the badge.  I'm mostly working to cross-reference sources to break down a [[Category: Bedfordshire Family Brick Walls]] for [[Stiles-31|Thomas Stiles]].

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Hi Robert, It would be great to have you involved in the project. I will contact you momentarily via pm

 

Wendy

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Please Add me to the project. I am born and still, live in England, I have family in the North, Midland, and i am in the SW.  Also some family in Australia and Canada (lost contact).  I willing to help as much as I can with any questions.

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Hi Lawrence, Thank you for your interest in the England Project. I will send you the details momentarily.

 

Wendy

Answer 1

Hiya,

 

I am fairly new to Wikitree but have been tracing my family for years.  Am keen to contribute to the pre 1700 records

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Hi Trevor, Thank you for showing an interest in the England Project and for your willingness to collaborate on pre-1700 profiles. We can also help you learn some Wikitree skills which I know will benefit you in your journey into the past :)

I will contact you shortly via pm.

Wendy

Answer 2

I am interested in joining the England project. My ancestors are the Birchett family. I enjoy reading and researching for information.

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Hi Rosemary, We would love to have you involved in the project. I will contact you shortly via pm

Wendy

Answer 3

I am of English decent on both sides of  family

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Hi Sarah, You are very welcome to join the project. I will be in touch momentarily, sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

 

Wendy

Answer 4

I have some Brick Walls which I have never been able to breach - and probably never will. One is for a father who died before his (at least called his) sons were born!

Did solve a 25 year old mystery about my husband's grandmother.

Have been researching for over 60 years but still learning.

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Hi Marian, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I will be in touch shortly via pm

 

Wendy

Answer 5

I would like to help.  I am new to wikitree but have been researching English records for a number of years. I am particularly interested in Devon and Cornwall ancestry.

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Hi Susan, Welcome to Wikitree. We would love to have you involved in the project. I will be in touch shortly via pm.

 

Wendy

Answer 6

Hello,

I would love to join the England project.

Thank you,

Sarah

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Hi Sarah, I have sent you the details. So pleased you wish to join us :)

 

Wendy

Answer 7

Yes!  But I have no idea what I'm doing, being new at Wikitree.  I'm still trying to find my way around . . . but will help when I can!  My ancestry is nearly all UK and Ireland.

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Hi LaJuana, We will be happy to have you involved in the project and to help you find your way around Wikitree. I will contact you shortly via pm so please check your emails.

 

Wendy

Answer 8

I would love to help most of my ancestors come from there

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We would love to have you involved Amber. I will be in touch shortly via pm.

 

Wendy

Answer 9

I would be pleased to join the England project. My focus is on the Heathcote surname primarily in the North Midlands; I have been researching for 25 years or so.

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Hi Stephen, I will send you all the details via pm.

 

Wendy

Answer 10

I would like to join the England project. My focus is on Lancashire at present (specifically the Hope family in the Burnley/Blackburn/ Clitheroe area). I have also enjoyed taking part in some of the Data Doctor challenges and would be happy to help with any England project tasks related to the "suggestions" report.

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Hi Tim, We would love to have you involved in the project. I will send you details shortly.

 

Wendy

Answer 11

Hello, I'm English with English ancestors and would be keen to have a go helping out with orphans, but I'm new to this so would need guidance!

Thanks, Marjorie

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Hi Marjorie, Welcome to Wikitree!  We would love to have you involved in the project. The Orphans Team does exactly what you asked for..guidance :) I will send you details shortly.

 

Wendy

Answer 12

I'd like to join the England project.  Although I'm now living in Scotland my main lines are from Cornwall,  Derbyshire/Leicestershire and Essex, with just one line from early Scotland.  I feel my strengths are in sourcing - I don't let go until I've found as many records as possible ;)  I've also taken on many orphans form Cornwall (Henwoods) and Kent (Coppins) and given them as full a profile as I can.

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Hi Christine, we would love to have you involved. I will be in contact via pm shortly.

 

Wendy

Answer 13

Hi I would very much like to be a part of the England project, please add me

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Hi Shaun, We would love to have you involved. I will pm you shortly with the details.

 

Wendy

Answer 14

I would love to join the England project. I have English Ancestors I need to find and would like to help others.

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Hi Christopher, We would love to have you involved in the project. I will contact you shortly via pm.

 

Wendy

Answer 15

I’ve been working on linking all Treloar families from Wendron Cornwall based on baptism, marriage and burial records from https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org I’ve set up a sub project at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Treloar%2C_Trelowarth_Family_of_Wendron%2C_Cornwall%2C_England and would love it to be included as a sub project of the England Project.  There is still a long way to go. Is anyone else interested in joining me?

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Hi Deborah, We would love you to be involved in the project and we can certainly add your sub project into the County. I will be in contact via pm shortly.

Wendy

Answer 16

Have traced my ancestors to Benjamin Chapman - Thomas Chapman, Thomas II, Thomas III, Thomas IV, Thomas V, Samuel, ... From what I understand, Benjamin was a nephew of Sir Walter Raleigh, ward of Cromwell. I am sort of lost on Benjamin’s father - my research shows William, but the death date is prior to Benjamin’s birth, so have questions there.

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Hi Marilee, We would love to have you in the project, and i am sure the Orphan trail will help you further your research in other places :) I will be in contact via pm shortly

 

Wendy

Answer 17

I am Birchby-2 on WikiTree and would be very pleased to join the England Project and assist in areas where I can be useful, eg in writing biographies.

My main interests are the surnames on my Watch List, particularly Birchby of Lancashire (my immediate family), Duell of Stafforshire, Finch of London, and Whaley of Lincolnshire, and the migration of English people to South Australia, which includes all of my ancestors.

Glen Birchby

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Hi Glen, We would be delighted to have you involved in the project. I will pm you shortly :)

 

Wendy

Answer 18

I'd be willing to help out.   I have many ancestors from England.

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Hi Rebecca, we would love to have you in the project. I will contact you via pm shortly with the details. :)

 

Wendy

Answer 19

Hi Wendy,

I'm relatively new to WikiTree and I seem to be inching towards pre-1700 profile creation/editing.  I've read the pre-1700 requirements which is why you've found me here.

I have 17 years of genealogical research to add (and I'm also collaborating with another member to add sources to the profiles he has created and improving profiles I stumble across) so time is a little... tight.  I would, however, like to collaborate with members with experience in the counties I'm working on and especially where PRs are known to have not survived.  For example, I'm currently trying to untangle a family which has been propagated on Ancestry with baptism records from several parishes but where the PRs from one parish are known to have not survived from the time period in question.  Nutting this out is something I'd like to get my teeth in to (this is mid-18C so not pre-1700 but father, Woodsford-11, may have been born in the late 1690s).

I have well-honed citation skills courtesy of a history degree and I'm currently crafting a WikiTree EndNote library. So, 'sourcing' could be a good fit for me.

Cheers,

Tamara

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Hi Tamara, Welcome to Wikitree!!

We would be delighted to have you involved in the project and also would be very happy to help you learn Wikitree skills. I will contact you via pm in a moment.

 

Wendy

Answer 20

Please add me to the England project. I am already a member of the Clan Donnachaidh In FTDNA. Specifically in Clan Duncan.

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Hi Van, Welcome to Wikitree!! thank you for your interest in the England Project, we will be delighted to have you involved.

 

Wendy