Dr Nicholas Dixon

17/11/2025

It was a great pleasure to present a webinar about researching Norfolk ancestors for Legacy Family Tree last week. For those who missed it, you can watch the recording for free until 21st November. Please follow the link below.

Situated on the east coast of England, Norfolk is its fifth largest county and contains over 700 ancient parishes. Historically, it was a largely agricultural...

14/11/2025

I am looking forward to presenting a webinar at 7pm GMT today for Legacy Family Tree about researching ancestors in Norfolk.

You can register for this event by following the link below.

Join us Friday for the next England County Research series webinar.

Dr. Nicholas Dixon will present "Researching Your Norfolk Ancestors!"

Register free here https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/researching-your-norfolk-ancestors/

11/11/2025

Remembering my two great-great-uncles who died in the First World War:

Rifleman William Henry Dixon (1 September 1891 – 27 April 1915)

Private Arthur George Childs (20 October 1888 – 11 April 1918)

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
- Laurence Binyon, 'For the Fallen'

The photograph shows the Cenotaph in London on Sunday.

28/10/2025

The RQG biennial conference will be held in Birmingham on 25 April 2026. We have found excellent keynote speakers. Would you like to contribute too? If you are interested in speaking, visit https://www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-conference/call-for-papers for more details.

06/10/2025

It was a great pleasure to organise the stall for the Register of Qualified Genealogists, of which I am a director, at the Family History Show at Kempton Park Racecourse on Saturday. Many thanks to everyone who helped me with this. RQG plays a vital role in maintaining professional standards in genealogy. To find out about what the organisation can offer you, follow this link:

https://www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/

We had a busy day yesterday at the at Kempton Park, much thanks to our wonderful volunteers

05/09/2025

I am greatly looking forward to presenting two online talks about the Church of England and those who have belonged to it for the Society of Genealogists tomorrow afternoon. One of these talks is on tracing the Anglican clergy, and the other is about tracing Anglicans more generally in records other than parish registers.

To book your place for these talks, please follow the link below.

📣 Two Hybrid Talks – Saturday 6 September @ Society of Genealogists

Join us in London or online for a fascinating afternoon with Dr Nicholas Dixon, exploring the Anglican Church and genealogy beyond the basics.

🔹 Clerical Roots: The Place of the Anglican Clergy in English Genealogy
⏰ 14:00–15:00
Discover how clerical families became an important part of English society after 1548 and how to trace them in records like the Clergy of the Church of England Database.

🔹 Beyond Parish Registers: Tracing Your Anglican Ancestors
⏰ 15:30–16:30
Learn how Anglicans participated in church life beyond baptisms, marriages and burials—confirmation, communion, schooling, societies, and more—and how to find these records.

🎟 Book one or both talks: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1032937

✨ Gold Members – included in membership (recording available in your library).
📌 Non/Standard Members – recording available for one month when you pre-book.

30/08/2025

📣 Two Hybrid Talks – Saturday 6 September @ Society of Genealogists

Join us in London or online for a fascinating afternoon with Dr Nicholas Dixon, exploring the Anglican Church and genealogy beyond the basics.

🔹 Clerical Roots: The Place of the Anglican Clergy in English Genealogy
⏰ 14:00–15:00
Discover how clerical families became an important part of English society after 1548 and how to trace them in records like the Clergy of the Church of England Database.

🔹 Beyond Parish Registers: Tracing Your Anglican Ancestors
⏰ 15:30–16:30
Learn how Anglicans participated in church life beyond baptisms, marriages and burials—confirmation, communion, schooling, societies, and more—and how to find these records.

🎟 Book one or both talks: https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1032937

✨ Gold Members – included in membership (recording available in your library).
📌 Non/Standard Members – recording available for one month when you pre-book.

01/07/2025

📢Call for Papers RQG Conference 2026 – Birmingham UK 🗓️25 April 2026 (🔗abstract deadline 16 Nov) 'Exploring the Past, Embracing the Future' Submission details https://wp.me/P5HycY-10w

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...