Jenn, My mother's family tree is extensively based from Europe (England, German, Ireland). I also have royalty throughout several generations in England, who also married those in French, Spanish and Italian royal lines. Because they were royalty, excellent records were kept. There is extensive documentation posted online of these royal lineages from multiple sources, manly books. Do a Google search and you'll discover a wealth of information. I've listed the books as my reference sources. I am an ancestor to Johan Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) on my mother's side. In researching him, I discovered that he worked for a Duke of Weimar, a region in what we now call modern day Germany. Many of these regions lightly joined together in 1806. But, it wasn't until 1871 that Germany officially became a nation. So, there is discrepancies within www.ancestry.com in how people list German ancestors. Some literally don't list the country "Germany" until after 1871 and just the region. Many list Germany as the country on pre-1871 listings, not understanding that Germany wasn't officially a country.
Debbie Wolgemuth Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel), Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown) Immigrated to: Merced, CA > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:49:29 -0800 > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Geneall.net accuracy > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Thank you everyone for your responses! The results I had found were > for the French side of the family and there always seems to be a > "royal connection." I have found multiple sites that say the same > thing but I would LOVE to see actual documents since I never trust > anything that isn't cited. (It's the scientist in me!) Or at least a > primary source... like a book. > > Cheri, Hamburg is a city in Germany, but I believe that could refer to > the region, depending on the time frame. :) > > ~Jenn > > On Nov 15, 11:49 am, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > After poking around a bit, I found this: > > > > *<<Geneall.en* is the English website of the *Geneall* global project which > > includes five other websites divided by their native languages – Spanish, > > Portuguese, French, German and Italian – and yet a seventh website gathering > > genealogical information on countries that do not fall under these > > categories. > > > > *Geneall.en* integrates genealogical information concerning mainly the > > United Kingdom, Ireland and the North America, but also Australia, New > > Zeland and other English speaking countries. > > > > *Geneall.en* is a scientific and cultural project, without a commercial > > purpose. > > > > Its primary sources are: > > 1. Works published on this matter over the centuries. > > 2. The result of private investigations of its webmasters, either done in > > the past or in the future to come. > > > > Many of the individuals in this database have one (or more) balls next to > > their name, identifying them as descendants of the various kings that were > > selected as a reference for the correspondent nationality. This principle > > applies to all different websites. So: > > > > A red ball identifies the descendants of *William the Conqueror, king of > > England <http://geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=24>*; > > A yellow ball the descendants of *Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor and king > > of Italy <http://geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=33165>*; > > A dark-blue ball the descendants of *Hugh Capet, king of > > France<http://geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=5> > > *; > > A green ball the descendants of *Ferdinand the Great, king of Castile and > > Leon <http://geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=16>*; > > A pale-blue ball, the descendants of *D. Alfonso Henriquez, the first king > > of Portugal <http://geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=1>*. > > > > These ascendant lines, common to many English speakers are showed in every > > page. In the English website the red ball prevails but it is also possible > > to follow the other balls – easier to do so via the ancestors page – surfing > > the respective versions, accessible in the small flags in the bar on the > > bottom of each page. > > > > Thanks to the integration of these several websites in a global project, all > > the searches are done across the entire universe of records. Bear in mind > > that the names are written in their native language. > > > > Along with the scientific and formative side of the present work, we hope > > Geneall mirrors, in its entertaining component, the pleasure we derive from > > make it. > > > > *Access* > > > > All the basic genealogical information contained in the websites is > > available freely to our visitors. > > > > More detailed and specific information is only accessible in the Geneall > > Plus level. > > With it you can access: > > > > • Ancestors trees. > > • Information, when available, of the places and dates of birth, marriage > > and death, with links to geographical maps and Historical chronologies. > > • Comprehensive biographical notes and biographies. > > • Photo-biographies. > > • Description of the referred sources. > > • A daily calendar including highlights in History and a list of births, > > marriages and deaths of that day. > > • Up-to-date information on the latest births, marriages and deaths. > > • A Chronology of World History organized by year.>> > > > > I typed in Mello and got that the info on the Mellos from the Azores came > > from " A Descendência Portuguesa de El-Rei D. João II." Then when I went to > > another tab (Databases?) I found it was a John Mello from Hamburg, > > Hamburg. Is that a place? > > > > Cheri > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
