Dr Nicholas Dixon

03/05/2025

We're at the Family History Show at Aintree Racecourse today, if you're there please come and say hello

28/04/2025

A reminder to RQG members and student members that the GM 2025 will be held at 7pm BST on 30 April. Additional meetings 14th May Student Showcase & mentoring Monday 19th May. Meeting links in the RQGHub & sent by email

27/03/2025

New article in Journal of Genealogy and Family History, featuring Liverpool's Upper Frederick Street burial ground https://doi.org/10.24240/23992964.2025.1234548

08/03/2025

Thank you very much to everyone who attended my RootsTech webinar on 'Using Deeds and Civil Court Records to Trace your British Ancestors'. If you missed it, you can watch the recording:

Deeds and other documents concerning property transactions contain a wealth of information of use to genealogists, but it is sometimes difficult for researchers to access this information because these records are rarely digitised and can be difficult to understand. Likewise, highly useful records o...

08/03/2025

I hope that everyone is enjoying RootsTech! My webinar on 'Using Deeds and Civil Court Records to Trace your British Ancestors' is at 8.30pm GMT today. You can watch it live by following this link:

Deeds and other documents concerning property transactions contain a wealth of information of use to genealogists, but it is sometimes difficult for researchers to access this information because these records are rarely digitised and can be difficult to understand. Likewise, highly useful records o...

04/02/2025

Ever thought of publishing your dissertation or university project? RQG's open access peer-reviewed Journal of Genealogy and Family History covers a range of topics. Previous volumes & submission details 👇
https://www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/ojs/index.php/JGFH

03/02/2025

📜 Using English & Welsh Court Records for Family History 📜
🗓️ 10-week online course | Tuesdays, 4 Feb – 8 Apr 2025 | ⏰ 18:30–20:30 (GMT)
📍 Live on Zoom | Recordings available until 30 April

Join Else Churchill, Sarah Pettyfer, Susan Moore, Dr Nicholas Dixon Julie Goucher, Helen Rutherford, Jennifer Aston, Sue Swalwell, Joe Saunders, Dan Gosling & Dr. Jessica Ayres as we explore the many ways our ancestors appeared in court records.

🔎 Topics include:
⚖️ Church Courts | Manorial Courts | Quarter Sessions | Chancery & Exchequer Courts
📜 Probate, Divorce, Coroners' Records & more!

💷 £199 Members | £249 Non-Members
🎟️ Pre-booking essential! Members save 20%—find out more https://tinyurl.com/puvatfyc

29/01/2025

I was very glad to contribute a testimonial to the University of Strathclyde for the Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies course. You can read my thoughts about this course and what I have gained from it here:

Strathclyde is the only university in the United Kingdom offering a thorough course of study devoted to genealogy, palaeography and heraldry. During the pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, I found time to rekindle a longstanding interest in genealogy and then decided to pursue it professionally, having comp...

29/01/2025

Many thanks to Oxfordshire Family History Society - OFHS for hosting my talk on finding the locations of family photographs on Monday evening. I very much enjoyed presenting it and sharing advice about how to analyse unidentified ancestral photographs.

On Monday, 27th January 2025, Nicholas Dixon will be delivering a talk to members of Oxfordshire Family History Society over Zoom entitled 'Putting your Ancestors on the Map: Finding the Locations of Family Photographs'.
Nicholas says: 'Those who are fortunate enough to have collections of old family photographs must often wonder where their ancestors were in such pictures, particularly if they were taken outside a studio. This talk will show how researchers can aim not only to discover information about studio photographers but also to pinpoint the locations of family photographs using a variety of online resources. The speaker will show how he has been able to do this when researching photos of his ancestors and offer practical advice about how to make similar discoveries. With persistence, it can be possible to put our ancestors on the map, enriching our understanding of their lives.'
The talk will start at 8pm, preceded by breakout rooms on varying topics More details of the talk at https://www.ofhs.uk/events/event/putting-your-ancestors-on-the-map-finding-the-locations-of-family-photographs

21/01/2025

Follow the link below for a preview of my RootsTech webinar!

You can see it online at 8.30pm GMT on Saturday 8th March.

13/01/2025

I am very much looking forward to giving three online talks concerning legal records between February and April 2025.

At the RootsTech 2025 conference, on Saturday 8th March at 8.30pm GMT, I will be giving a webinar on using deeds and the records of civil courts such as Chancery and the Common Pleas to research British families. You can register for RootsTech here:

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/

I will be giving two talks as part of the Society of Genealogists course about using English and Welsh court records for family history. One will focus on 19th-century Chancery records, while the other will explain the genealogical uses of the feet of fines. You can book a place on this fascinating 10-week course here:

https://members.sog.org.uk/events/66feb5a82f98060008f3b300/description

23/12/2024

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! During the twelve days of Christmas, I will be taking a break after one of the busiest and most eventful years of my life. I hope that Christmastide will be peaceful and joyful for you too!