Record
Look across records.
Bring census entries, civil registration references and other sources into a research project you can explore.
Study a name
A name connects many lives.
Follow a surname through different families and places, keeping the evidence and the wider community in view.
Beyond a list of names
Understand the lives
behind the name.
A one-name study follows a surname and its variants across places and generations. Some people will be related; for others, the connection is still a question.
Name & Place helps you bring those findings together through people, places, events and sources. Record what each source says and explore possible connections without losing the detail that led you there.
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Locate
Follow the places.
Use maps to examine where people lived and worked. A cluster of families may give you a place to investigate more closely.
Explore
Explore the patterns.
Compare names, occupations and other recorded details. Use what you find to shape your next research question.
Make the connections
There is more to know.
Bring people, places and sources into one research project.