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Juliana Szucs Smith
6 February 2014

Common Surnames: Finding Your Smiths

1
Your Ancestor Was Unique
• Looking for the things that
make your ancestor stand
out and assembling the
information.
• Create a search strategy.
• Zeroing in on their location
with records and tools.
• Putting what you’ve found
to work.
What makes your ancestor unique?
• Create a profile of your ancestor
• Names (given, middle, and
nicknames)
• Occupations
• Birth date and place
• Residence
• Religious affiliation
• Autograph
• Family structure
• Friends, neighbors, business
associates, sponsors, witnesses, etc.
• Anomalies
Create a Profile
Where do we find the details?

• Older relatives

According to Aunt Olive, “[Catherine’s]
family were the Kellys of 12th Street.”
Where do we find the details?

• Older relatives
• Letters and
correspondence
Where do we find the details?

• Older relatives
• Letters and
correspondence
• Documents
Where do we find the details?

• Older relatives
• Letters and
correspondence
• Documents
• Photographs (Look for
house numbers and
match them to
directories.)
Where do we find the details?

• Older relatives
• Letters and
correspondence
• Documents
• Photographs
• Books
• Heirlooms
Records!!
Extract every single clue, every
single fact, from every single
record you can find on him or
her.
Have a Search Strategy

• Start wide and
grab lowhanging fruit
with a global
search.
• Big 3
− Name
− Residence
− Age/year of birth
Putting the Details to Work with a Search
Advanced Search Can Give You an Edge.
Advanced Search Options
• Name options
Advanced Search Options
• Name options
Go wild with wildcards!
• * matches zero or more characters
• Kell*y matches Kelly or Kelley

• ? matches one character
• Sm?th* matches Smith, Smyth,
Smythe

• First letter can now be a wildcard
• Either the first or last character must
be a non-wildcard character
• Names must contain at least three nonwildcard characters
Advanced Search Options
• Name options
• Events
Advanced Search Options
• Name options
• Events
• Don’t include death unless
you’re looking for a deathrelated record. (Most
records were created when
your ancestor was alive.)
Searching With What You’ve Found
• Name options
• Events
• Don’t include death unless
you’re looking for a deathrelated record.
• Estimate dates & click exact
− Grandpa born 1906
-25 years = 1881
+/- 5 years = 18761886
Would include a
parent aged between
age 20 and 30 in 1906
when he was born.
Searching With What You’ve Found
• Name options

• Events
• Don’t include death unless
you’re looking for a deathrelated record.
• Estimate dates
• Include event locations
Searching With What You’ve Found
• Name options

• Events
• Don’t include death unless
you’re looking for a deathrelated record.
• Estimate dates
• Include event locations
• Include family members
− Only those that you expect to be
living with them in the time
frame you’re searching.

• Explore other fields if you
think they may help.
Search Strategy, Part 2
• Identify collections
your ancestor should
be included in, and
search directly.
Search Strategy, Part 2
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found

• Advantages
• Less records to
wade through/less
cluttered results
• Customized
forms created for
the content within
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found
• Searching directly
gives you more search
functionality.
• 1900 census form
includes:
− Marriage date
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found
• Searching directly
gives you more search
functionality..
• 1900 census form
includes:
− Marriage date
− Arrival date
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found
• Searching directly gives
you more search
functionality.
• 1900 census form includes:
− Marriage date
− Arrival date
− Place to specify other family
members (Censuses beginning
in 1880 included relationships to
head of household.)
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found
• Searching directly gives
you more search
functionality.
• 1900 census form includes:
− Marriage date
− Place to specify other family
members (Censuses beginning
in 1880 included relationships
to head of household)
− Marital status, relationship to
HOH, gender, ethnic
background
Searching Directly With What You’ve Found
• Searching directly gives
you more search
functionality.
• 1900 census form
includes:
− Marriage date
− Place to specify other family
members (censuses after
1880 included relationships
to head of household)
− Marital status, relationship
to HOH, gender, ethnic
background
− Parents’ birthplace
Dig Deep for Collections
• Title searches for terms in the database title only
• Keyword searches title and descriptive materials
Dig Deep for Collections
• Title searches for terms in the database title only
• Keyword searches title and descriptive materials
Catalog Filters
• Filter by:
• Record Collection
• Location
• Time Frame (Century or Decade)
Dig Deep for Collections
• Access Place pages by clicking on
the Search tab and then selecting a
location from the map.
Place Pages
Place Pages
What You Can Find
• Records of the New York Emigrant Savings Bank

New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883, on Ancestry.com
State Pages
U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

•

U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Find Additional Identifiers in Censuses
• Find birthplaces of parents on federal censuses,
1880-1930

1880 U.S. Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan

• Find records of your ancestor’s siblings

1860 U.S. Federal Census, Kings County, New York

• Whole family research is a huge help!
Where were they?
• Timelines help you put the items you’ve found into
context. Noting sources helps resolve conflicts.
Finding Immigration Records
Huggins—alternate spellings include Huggans, Higgins, Higgans, Hugans, etc.

William and Mary Ann Huggins arriving in New York on the Ashburton, 29 July 1844
A Family’s Trip to America
A timeline showed children born to them both here and in Ireland. Where are the Irish
born children?

William and Mary Ann Huggins arriving in New York on the Ashburton, 29 July 1844
Chain Migration
• Sometimes
families didn’t
travel together.
One or both
parents may have
gone ahead and
secured a place to
live and sent for
the children.

•On the ship Liverpool,
09 March 1849
Family and Extended Family and Friends

The names and ages
of the Huggins
children (listed as
Higgans here) help to
identify them in this
passenger list.

•On the ship Liverpool,
09 March 1849
Family and Extended Family and Friends

A Biddy Murtagh is
listed as Catherine
Huggins sponsor in her
baptismal record.
Murtaghs are also
living very near a
related Huggins family
in Griffith’s Valuation.

•On the ship Liverpool,
09 March 1849
Family and Extended Family and Friends

In 1857, a John Walsh is
listed as the sponsor for
another of the Huggins’
children in Brooklyn, New
York Catholic Church
Baptism Records, 18371900 (St. Paul’s R.C.
Church) – available on
Ancestry.com

•On the ship Liverpool,
09 March 1849
The Stories in the Manifest
Timeline
• 1844 - Wm. And
Mary Ann Huggins
immigrate
• 1846 - Potato
famine strikes in
Ireland
• 1849 – Huggins
(Higgans) children
immigrate

•On the ship Liverpool,
09 March 1849
The Stories in the Manifest
•

The Liverpool arrived in the Port of New York 09 March 1849. Since the
Atlantic crossing typically took 1-2 months, they were on the Atlantic for
at least most of February and possibly part of January. That would have
made for a very cold crossing.
The Stories in the Manifest
• Of the 416 passengers on board the Liverpool, 37 would die
before reaching American shores—nearly 9 percent.
City Directories
• Ancestry.com has a large collection of city
directories, but coverage varies by location. Also
check Fold3.com, and other websites for online
directories.
U.S. City Directories
• Formulate your searches based on availability.
U.S. City Directories
• Search Tips
• Search for the last
name only.
• Keywords can help
you look for certain
sections of the
directory (e.g.,
churches, index of
advertisers, etc.).
• Specify the
publication year.
Finding Common Threads

• Directories allow
you to track year to
year using
occupation and
residence.

New York City Directory, 1876
City Directories
• Patterns emerge
Finding Common Threads
• Spreadsheets can be helpful in sorting out families.

Excel spreadsheet
Finding Common Threads
• Create a copy as a back-up and then sort data
Finding Common Threads
• Patterns emerge
Finding Common Threads
• Patterns emerge
Using Locations in Census Years
• Seek out historical maps
• Census wards and
districts a huge plus for
urban residents
Historical Maps
• Seek out historical maps (See Cyndi’s List Map page)

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/michigan/Detroit.html
City Directories and Censuses
• Beginning in 1880, censuses listed addresses. Use them in
conjunction with city directories to locate your ancestors in the
census and sort out others who share their name
Estimating Dates and Keeping Track
• Project who should be in each census and estimate how old
they would be.
Census Forms in the Learning Center
Census Charts
Use the projected ages in your chart to create a template
for those censuses. (Line in yellow is a template; line in
green is a close match.)
Census Charts
Trees…Use for clues, but with Caution
Working Trees
• Keeping track of
who’s NOT your
guy.
• ―Working trees‖
give you a place
to organize
records you’ve
sorted out for
other families
that you can
reference as you
continue your
research.
Beyond Online
• Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online
resources.
Beyond Online
• Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online
resources.
Beyond Online
• Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online
resources.
Beyond Online
• Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online
resources.
Beyond Online
• Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online
resources.
Your Ancestor Was Interesting and Unique!

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Common Surnames: Finding Your Smiths

  • 1. Juliana Szucs Smith 6 February 2014 Common Surnames: Finding Your Smiths 1
  • 2. Your Ancestor Was Unique • Looking for the things that make your ancestor stand out and assembling the information. • Create a search strategy. • Zeroing in on their location with records and tools. • Putting what you’ve found to work.
  • 3. What makes your ancestor unique? • Create a profile of your ancestor • Names (given, middle, and nicknames) • Occupations • Birth date and place • Residence • Religious affiliation • Autograph • Family structure • Friends, neighbors, business associates, sponsors, witnesses, etc. • Anomalies
  • 5. Where do we find the details? • Older relatives According to Aunt Olive, “[Catherine’s] family were the Kellys of 12th Street.”
  • 6. Where do we find the details? • Older relatives • Letters and correspondence
  • 7. Where do we find the details? • Older relatives • Letters and correspondence • Documents
  • 8. Where do we find the details? • Older relatives • Letters and correspondence • Documents • Photographs (Look for house numbers and match them to directories.)
  • 9. Where do we find the details? • Older relatives • Letters and correspondence • Documents • Photographs • Books • Heirlooms
  • 10. Records!! Extract every single clue, every single fact, from every single record you can find on him or her.
  • 11. Have a Search Strategy • Start wide and grab lowhanging fruit with a global search. • Big 3 − Name − Residence − Age/year of birth
  • 12. Putting the Details to Work with a Search Advanced Search Can Give You an Edge.
  • 15. Go wild with wildcards! • * matches zero or more characters • Kell*y matches Kelly or Kelley • ? matches one character • Sm?th* matches Smith, Smyth, Smythe • First letter can now be a wildcard • Either the first or last character must be a non-wildcard character • Names must contain at least three nonwildcard characters
  • 16. Advanced Search Options • Name options • Events
  • 17. Advanced Search Options • Name options • Events • Don’t include death unless you’re looking for a deathrelated record. (Most records were created when your ancestor was alive.)
  • 18. Searching With What You’ve Found • Name options • Events • Don’t include death unless you’re looking for a deathrelated record. • Estimate dates & click exact − Grandpa born 1906 -25 years = 1881 +/- 5 years = 18761886 Would include a parent aged between age 20 and 30 in 1906 when he was born.
  • 19. Searching With What You’ve Found • Name options • Events • Don’t include death unless you’re looking for a deathrelated record. • Estimate dates • Include event locations
  • 20. Searching With What You’ve Found • Name options • Events • Don’t include death unless you’re looking for a deathrelated record. • Estimate dates • Include event locations • Include family members − Only those that you expect to be living with them in the time frame you’re searching. • Explore other fields if you think they may help.
  • 21. Search Strategy, Part 2 • Identify collections your ancestor should be included in, and search directly.
  • 23. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Advantages • Less records to wade through/less cluttered results • Customized forms created for the content within
  • 24. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Searching directly gives you more search functionality. • 1900 census form includes: − Marriage date
  • 25. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Searching directly gives you more search functionality.. • 1900 census form includes: − Marriage date − Arrival date
  • 26. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Searching directly gives you more search functionality. • 1900 census form includes: − Marriage date − Arrival date − Place to specify other family members (Censuses beginning in 1880 included relationships to head of household.)
  • 27. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Searching directly gives you more search functionality. • 1900 census form includes: − Marriage date − Place to specify other family members (Censuses beginning in 1880 included relationships to head of household) − Marital status, relationship to HOH, gender, ethnic background
  • 28. Searching Directly With What You’ve Found • Searching directly gives you more search functionality. • 1900 census form includes: − Marriage date − Place to specify other family members (censuses after 1880 included relationships to head of household) − Marital status, relationship to HOH, gender, ethnic background − Parents’ birthplace
  • 29. Dig Deep for Collections • Title searches for terms in the database title only • Keyword searches title and descriptive materials
  • 30. Dig Deep for Collections • Title searches for terms in the database title only • Keyword searches title and descriptive materials
  • 31. Catalog Filters • Filter by: • Record Collection • Location • Time Frame (Century or Decade)
  • 32. Dig Deep for Collections • Access Place pages by clicking on the Search tab and then selecting a location from the map.
  • 35. What You Can Find • Records of the New York Emigrant Savings Bank New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883, on Ancestry.com
  • 37. U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 • U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
  • 38. Find Additional Identifiers in Censuses • Find birthplaces of parents on federal censuses, 1880-1930 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan • Find records of your ancestor’s siblings 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Kings County, New York • Whole family research is a huge help!
  • 39. Where were they? • Timelines help you put the items you’ve found into context. Noting sources helps resolve conflicts.
  • 40. Finding Immigration Records Huggins—alternate spellings include Huggans, Higgins, Higgans, Hugans, etc. William and Mary Ann Huggins arriving in New York on the Ashburton, 29 July 1844
  • 41. A Family’s Trip to America A timeline showed children born to them both here and in Ireland. Where are the Irish born children? William and Mary Ann Huggins arriving in New York on the Ashburton, 29 July 1844
  • 42. Chain Migration • Sometimes families didn’t travel together. One or both parents may have gone ahead and secured a place to live and sent for the children. •On the ship Liverpool, 09 March 1849
  • 43. Family and Extended Family and Friends The names and ages of the Huggins children (listed as Higgans here) help to identify them in this passenger list. •On the ship Liverpool, 09 March 1849
  • 44. Family and Extended Family and Friends A Biddy Murtagh is listed as Catherine Huggins sponsor in her baptismal record. Murtaghs are also living very near a related Huggins family in Griffith’s Valuation. •On the ship Liverpool, 09 March 1849
  • 45. Family and Extended Family and Friends In 1857, a John Walsh is listed as the sponsor for another of the Huggins’ children in Brooklyn, New York Catholic Church Baptism Records, 18371900 (St. Paul’s R.C. Church) – available on Ancestry.com •On the ship Liverpool, 09 March 1849
  • 46. The Stories in the Manifest Timeline • 1844 - Wm. And Mary Ann Huggins immigrate • 1846 - Potato famine strikes in Ireland • 1849 – Huggins (Higgans) children immigrate •On the ship Liverpool, 09 March 1849
  • 47. The Stories in the Manifest • The Liverpool arrived in the Port of New York 09 March 1849. Since the Atlantic crossing typically took 1-2 months, they were on the Atlantic for at least most of February and possibly part of January. That would have made for a very cold crossing.
  • 48. The Stories in the Manifest • Of the 416 passengers on board the Liverpool, 37 would die before reaching American shores—nearly 9 percent.
  • 49. City Directories • Ancestry.com has a large collection of city directories, but coverage varies by location. Also check Fold3.com, and other websites for online directories.
  • 50. U.S. City Directories • Formulate your searches based on availability.
  • 51. U.S. City Directories • Search Tips • Search for the last name only. • Keywords can help you look for certain sections of the directory (e.g., churches, index of advertisers, etc.). • Specify the publication year.
  • 52. Finding Common Threads • Directories allow you to track year to year using occupation and residence. New York City Directory, 1876
  • 54. Finding Common Threads • Spreadsheets can be helpful in sorting out families. Excel spreadsheet
  • 55. Finding Common Threads • Create a copy as a back-up and then sort data
  • 56. Finding Common Threads • Patterns emerge
  • 57. Finding Common Threads • Patterns emerge
  • 58. Using Locations in Census Years • Seek out historical maps • Census wards and districts a huge plus for urban residents
  • 59. Historical Maps • Seek out historical maps (See Cyndi’s List Map page) http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/michigan/Detroit.html
  • 60. City Directories and Censuses • Beginning in 1880, censuses listed addresses. Use them in conjunction with city directories to locate your ancestors in the census and sort out others who share their name
  • 61. Estimating Dates and Keeping Track • Project who should be in each census and estimate how old they would be.
  • 62. Census Forms in the Learning Center
  • 63. Census Charts Use the projected ages in your chart to create a template for those censuses. (Line in yellow is a template; line in green is a close match.)
  • 65. Trees…Use for clues, but with Caution
  • 66. Working Trees • Keeping track of who’s NOT your guy. • ―Working trees‖ give you a place to organize records you’ve sorted out for other families that you can reference as you continue your research.
  • 67. Beyond Online • Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online resources.
  • 68. Beyond Online • Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online resources.
  • 69. Beyond Online • Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online resources.
  • 70. Beyond Online • Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online resources.
  • 71. Beyond Online • Use the tools you’ve created and go beyond online resources.
  • 72. Your Ancestor Was Interesting and Unique!