The following is a discussion that took place between me and Kerrie Brailsford from Australia. Its amazing how internet is making this type of communication possible. it really is scifi
Hi Greg, that would be great! I look forward to hearing about your family when you have time.
Regards,
Kerrie
March 27, 2008Kerrie Brailsford
Hi Greg,
What other family do you have on Facebook? I noticed today I have a new friend Alena - is she your sister?
Can you please send me some info on your family so I can see if I can help your research? Feel free to use my email address which is kerriebr@internode.on.net
Kind regards,
Kerrie
March 30, 2008Greg Brailsford
sorry i have been busy i am just getting back from my spring break. but i did talk to my mother about some of our family, and she says she has a lot of names. i will find out what software the family names are on and let you know. i am located in utah and am related to the brailsfords here. alena and kristi are my immediate sisters.
March 30, 2008Kerrie Brailsford
thanks greg.
k
June 26Kerrie Brailsford
Hi Greg,
I would like to ensure that I have you linked in with the research I have on file. Would you mind telling me who are your parents, Brailsford grandparents, & any further back if you know? This would help a lot!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest regards,
Kerrie
June 26Greg Brailsford
here goes. i will mostly focus on the brailsford names
Greg Ronald Brailsford my wife is
Amelia Richards
Ronald Blaine Brailsford
Judith Ann Olsen
Blaine Brailsford
Mary Helen Rasmussen
George A Brailsford 1892 Pleasant Grove, Utah
Irma Jean Patten 1894 Provo, Utah
James Brailsford 1863 Chesterfield, Derby, England
Alice Rebecca Thorne 1868 Pleasant Grove, Utah
James Brailsford 1828 Old Brampton, Derbyshire, England.
Eliza Marsden 1825 Baslow Derby, England
John Brailsford 1805 Pilham, Lincoln, England
Martha Longden 1805 Brampton Derbyshire England.
James Brailsford 1775 Pilham lincoln england
Betty Rhodes 1779 Pilham, Lincoln, England
John Brailsford 1740 Pilham lincolnshire, England
Elisabeth Hodges 1744 Pilham lincolnshire, England
John is the oldest brailsford i know. I have quite a bit more records that was just the parents. let me know if any of these names stands out to you. I am not sure what format i can get them in but i would be happy to share any info with you.
I am excited to see if you recognize any names.
SaturdayKerrie Brailsford
Hi Greg,
I was pretty sure you were part of this group, so it is great to now have you exactly placed! This Brailsford family group is commonly referred to by researchers as FG7. Have you researched this family yourself, or is this family line from the research of another family member?
Unfortunately I cannot help you go back any further than your John & Elizabeth (Hodges) Brailsford of Lincolnshire, as this is also the earliest I have on this group. However, I will share whatever i can with you regarding their descendants. You will understand that I cannot give you details on living people, as this is an invasion of others' privacy. However, if you are a genuine researcher & interested in making contact with other researchers of this group I may be able to put you in touch with distant "cousins", and they may be happy to share further details with you.
I had down to your grandparents, so I hope you will be happy to try to help me collate detailed information on your relatives to fill in all of the other descendants for your part of this Brailsford group. I will send you a separate message giving you further details about the Brailsford Living Pedigrees project.
Kindest regards,
Kerrie
SaturdayKerrie Brailsford
Some background about Brailsford Living Pedigrees...
-Inspiration-
During my research of various medieval Brailsford families I came across ancient Pedigrees which were collated by a genealogist of that era. He had visited prestigious Brailsford families & with their assistance, pieced together many family relations. These pedigrees have proven invaluable centuries later, containing an insight to these families which would have been otherwise lost.
After the compulsory introduction of birth, marriage & death registration, one would think that family links are reliably traceable. However, even with the aid of these documents, sometimes details are lost forever. Some documents may not contain accurate details, or the index to the document may lead a researcher in the wrong direction. It is obvious that the most accurate, complete information, can be compiled by people who actually know the answers. It is this realization that inspired me to start the "Brailsford Living Pedigrees" project.
-Brailsford Living Pedigrees-
The "Brailsford Living Pedigrees" project is a collection of data relevant to all descendants of Brailsford & their spouses. The data includes full names, dates & places for birth, marriage, death & burial. The places are as precise as possible, including address, Hospital, Church & cemetery details wherever possible.
The data is written by those who know the answers... actual family members, and collated by me.
If this information can't be recorded while people are living, we can't expect others to find the answers in years to come. In other words, although it's not always easy to find out the answers, it's a lot easier now than later!!!
The data is not published in any way, including on the internet using genealogical sites.
Data remains confidential within my files, and is shared only with those related by a grandparent in order to cross-check the details and improve accuracy and completeness.
It is my intention that Brailsford Living Pedigrees data will be archived upon my decease & released 100 years later as a valuable set of pedigrees.
For this purpose, it is important to strive to make the reports as accurate & complete as possible.
SaturdayKerrie Brailsford
Greg, would you like me to send you a report of your family group? I can send a word document which includes details of FG7, excluding the generations which would include living members.
It would be my pleasure to include your part of this family group within the Brailsford Living Pedigrees project. I was hoping to work with your uncle Kevin on this family, but unfortunately he passed away. Is your dad still living? Has anyone collated this sort of information for your family already?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kindest regards,
Kerrie
