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Hello Folks
I trust you have all been well since my last message.
The Coath searching is still going well although I have had to take a long
look at my other non Coath ancestors.
In order to better serve our extended family and in order to better remember
our ancestors,I have recently started a correspondance course with the
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. This will take several years
to complete leading to a Higher Certificate followed by a Diploma. I could
just sit the exam now but feel it would be better to complete the syllabus.
The phrase "teaching granny to suck eggs" comes to mind but I am seeing a
lot of things in a new light.
Much of the Coath study I hold is just data collecting, ie. born
on...married on...died on...
However as part of this course I am required to write 2-3000 word essays on
several ancestors.
This means looking at what kind of job they had, what it involved, what
their house was like, what they would have eaten and so on.
My initial essay had to be about myself and the events that have occured
during my lifetime.
My second essay had to be the same but about a grandparent. Unfortunately
all four of mine have now passed away so I have already lost an opportunity
to ask them about themselves and their parents.
My own story had to be exactly the kind of thing I would love to find with
regards to my ancestors. This is now complete and is sitting on my shelves
for my sons and their children to read, however I think this is a good idea
for everyone to do.
Look at any of the names in the family tree. Look at Walter Coath for
instance. What do we know about him?
He was born in 1813 in St Austell, Married Annie Gilston, probably in
Ireland, fathered probably 11 children and worked as a collector for the
Inland Revenue before dying in Plymouth in 1896. All dry facts.
What did his job involve? How much did he earn? What was his house(s) like?,
was he a religious man? What religion? How did having to move to a different
part of the country every 2 years affect the family?
That is the difference between family history and family tree compiling.
I would suggest that everyone of us keeps details of certain things in our
lives in order to pass on to our descendants.
To this end I have a list of questions that I used in order to write my own
life story.
If anyone who like this list in order to write your own story please drop me
a line.
Another part of this course requires that I conduct interviews with family
members with regards to their memories.
Unfortunately as mentioned previously that is no longer possible and
whichever Uncle holds my grandfathers family papers is keeping Mum.
Therefore if after writing your own life story anyone feels comfortable with
sharing it I would be eternally grateful.
I must stress there is no intention of doing anything like publishing this
so you need not be concerned with privacy issues. It is purely to gather
together as much information as is available about the Coath families.
I have the honor to be
With the highest respect
Your faithful & obedient servant
Steve Coath
researching COATH One-Name Study
Listowner COATH-L
www.coath.info
Hello Folks
I trust you have all been well since my last message.
The Coath searching is still going well although I have had to take a long
look at my other non Coath ancestors.
In order to better serve our extended family and in order to better remember
our ancestors,I have recently started a correspondance course with the
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. This will take several years
to complete leading to a Higher Certificate followed by a Diploma. I could
just sit the exam now but feel it would be better to complete the syllabus.
The phrase "teaching granny to suck eggs" comes to mind but I am seeing a
lot of things in a new light.
Much of the Coath study I hold is just data collecting, ie. born
on...married on...died on...
However as part of this course I am required to write 2-3000 word essays on
several ancestors.
This means looking at what kind of job they had, what it involved, what
their house was like, what they would have eaten and so on.
My initial essay had to be about myself and the events that have occured
during my lifetime.
My second essay had to be the same but about a grandparent. Unfortunately
all four of mine have now passed away so I have already lost an opportunity
to ask them about themselves and their parents.
My own story had to be exactly the kind of thing I would love to find with
regards to my ancestors. This is now complete and is sitting on my shelves
for my sons and their children to read, however I think this is a good idea
for everyone to do.
Look at any of the names in the family tree. Look at Walter Coath for
instance. What do we know about him?
He was born in 1813 in St Austell, Married Annie Gilston, probably in
Ireland, fathered probably 11 children and worked as a collector for the
Inland Revenue before dying in Plymouth in 1896. All dry facts.
What did his job involve? How much did he earn? What was his house(s) like?,
was he a religious man? What religion? How did having to move to a different
part of the country every 2 years affect the family?
That is the difference between family history and family tree compiling.
I would suggest that everyone of us keeps details of certain things in our
lives in order to pass on to our descendants.
To this end I have a list of questions that I used in order to write my own
life story.
If anyone who like this list in order to write your own story please drop me
a line.
Another part of this course requires that I conduct interviews with family
members with regards to their memories.
Unfortunately as mentioned previously that is no longer possible and
whichever Uncle holds my grandfathers family papers is keeping Mum.
Therefore if after writing your own life story anyone feels comfortable with
sharing it I would be eternally grateful.
I must stress there is no intention of doing anything like publishing this
so you need not be concerned with privacy issues. It is purely to gather
together as much information as is available about the Coath families.
I have the honor to be
With the highest respect
Your faithful & obedient servant
Steve Coath
researching COATH One-Name Study
Listowner COATH-L
www.coath.info