Price Genealogy : One-Name Studies

1. Definition
A one-name study is a project researching all occurrences of a surname, as opposed to a particular pedigree or descendancy. Most one-name studies are of less-common names, although there is a Miller ONS. Spelling variants need be determined as research progresses.

2. How do I start?

No two studies are the same, so there is no right or wrong way. Might find out how rare or common your name really is, how it is distributed through the country of interest, and later throughout the world. Check through national telephone directories and on the Internet.

3. Collecting data

Collect any data that you come across mentioned your surname. Transcriptions and indexes are helpful, but primary sources are always most valuable.

Acquire entries from indexes to civil registration in England, Ireland (North and Eire), Scotland and Wales
All entries from indexes of wills.
Entries in IGI and Vital Records Indexes.
Census Indexes, especially 1880, 1881, 1901 and 1851.
FamilySearch and Old Parochial Registers Index for Scotland.
Publicizing your study

One advantage of membership of the Guild is your ONS is advertised in the Build’s annual Register and on the Guild website. You might consider advertising in Genealogical research Directory, Family Tree Magazine, Cyndi’s List, Rootsweb and GenesConnected, British Genealogy on-line, etc.

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About Price Genealogy

Located one block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Price & Associates is able to trace
most family histories back four or five generations without difficulty. With additional assistance from our research professionals across the globe, we have successfully traced genealogies back as many as thirty generations—to William the Conqueror, 1066 A.D. and beyond.

Price & Associates professional genealogy researchers have been helping people discover their heritage for more than thirty years. As one of the United States’ largest genealogical firms, we have assisted thousands of families to organize, chart, and verify their ancestral lines.Price & Associates uses the best software andgenealogy resources available, and even provides access to free databases and researching aids to everyone interested in their family history.

By Phone

            800-288-0920      
            801-531-0920       (For local callers)

By Fax

801-359-4301

By Postal Mail

Price & Associates Inc.
15 West South Temple
Suite 570
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Walk-Ins Welcome

See map below

One block from the

Family History Library

We're on the fifth floor of

Gateway Tower West

Price & Associates Genealogists: Acquiring Fluency in Reading Archaic English Documents

O let us love our occupations,

Bless the squire and his relations,

Live upon our daily rations,

And always know our proper station.

Charles Dickens, The Chimes, 1845.

Not all of us love our occupations, but in a very real sense they define who we are.  In introductory conversation, “What do you do?” follows shortly after “How do you do?”

“Occupation” can be interpreted broadly to include status as well as vocation

Occupations for a given individual can change over time, or they may be seasonal. A man who worked in London as a pawnbroker’s assistant, later became a commercial clerk, a general salesman and a shopkeeper.  It was typical of a Victorian husband and father to turn his hand to a series of different jobs to earn enough to support his family. To most of our ancestors, an occupation was something they learned in their early years and practiced until they dropped.  Not for them the luxury of pursuing the path of ambition which was afforded to those in the law, the church or the military.  You hewed stone or drew water because that was what was needed to keep the wolf from the door; indeed, you probably did both, since dual or multiple occupations have often been the norm in British society, as is evidenced by many a 17th century “shoemaker and alehouse keeper” or a 19th century “collier and grocer”.

Website: http://pricegen.com

By Phone

            800-288-0920      
            801-531-0920       (For local callers)

By Fax

801-359-4301

By Postal Mail

Price & Associates Inc.
15 West South Temple
Suite 570
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Walk-Ins Welcome

See map below

One block from the

Family History Library

We're on the fifth floor of

Gateway Tower West

Robyn V. Gygi of Price & Associates Genealogists

Director of Research

Biographical Sketch

Robyn V. Gygi, MA, is Director of Research for Price & Associates, Inc., having spent over thirty years in professional research.   She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in European Studies from Brigham Young University and obtained her MA degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah before beginning her family history research career.   While specializing in English sources, she also conducts US research in identifying the immigrant ancestor.  One of her interesting experiences included tracing descendants of families with abnormally-high cholesterol levels.

Robyn has worked extensively with early LDS records.  She is co-director of a local family history center and frequently conducts classes on genealogical research tools.

About PriceGen:

Located one block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Price & Associates is able to trace most family histories back four or five generations without difficulty. With additional assistance from our research professionals across the globe, we have successfully traced genealogies back as many as thirty generations—to William the Conqueror, 1066 A.D. and beyond.

Price & Associates professional genealogy researchers have been helping people discover their heritage for more than thirty years. As one of the United States' largest genealogical firms, we have assisted thousands of families to organize, chart, and verify their ancestral lines. Price & Associates uses the best software and genealogy resources available, and even provides access to free databases and researching aids to everyone interested in their family history.

Website: http://pricegen.com

By Phone
800-288-0920
801-531-0920 (For local callers)
By Fax 801-359-4301

By Postal Mail
Price & Associates Inc.
15 West South Temple
Suite 570
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Richard W. Price of Price & Associates Genealogists

Richard Woodruff Price is an Accredited Genealogist in English research and specializes in the research problems of English-descended families, with special emphasis on Colonial Immigration and Norfolk families.

His associates have professional expertise in lineage problems that span the globe and most record types over the past five centuries.

About PriceGen:

Located one block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Price & Associates is able to trace most family histories back four or five generations without difficulty. With additional assistance from our research professionals across the globe, we have successfully traced genealogies back as many as thirty generations—to William the Conqueror, 1066 A.D. and beyond.

Price & Associates professional genealogy researchers have been helping people discover their heritage for more than thirty years. As one of the United States' largest genealogical firms, we have assisted thousands of families to organize, chart, and verify their ancestral lines. Price & Associates uses the best software and genealogy resources available, and even provides access to free databases and researching aids to everyone interested in their family history.

Website: http://pricegen.com

By Phone

            800-288-0920      
            801-531-0920       (For local callers)

By Fax

801-359-4301

By Postal Mail

Price & Associates Inc.
15 West South Temple
Suite 570
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Walk-Ins Welcome

See map below

One block from the

Family History Library

We're on the fifth floor of

Gateway Tower West