Colin Chapman will be pleased to travel to any location to lecture on the following topics to a wide variety of audiences. Each lecture can be presented at an advanced, intermediate or beginner level, as required, to meet the needs of the listeners.

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[All lectures are illustrated with a PowerPoint presentation]

 

Tracing Your British Ancestors – English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Manx, Channel Islanders

 

The Procedures and Language of Probate – Wills, Testaments, Inventories etc.

 

Church Courts Records in Family History Research – Some Sin, Sex and Probate

 

Marriage Laws, Records and Customs – Was Your Ancestor Really Married ?

 

Genealogy in Early British Censuses – 1086 to 1841

 

The Workhouse and Poorhouse – 700 years of Old & New Poor Laws

 

Prisoners of The Great (1914-19) War – A Saga of Some POW Camps in Britain

 

Family History from Education Records – Schools, Universities, Reformatories

 

Manor Court Rolls and Genealogical Research – Eleventh to Twentieth Centuries

 

Family History in Old Newspapers & Periodicals – Expected and Unexpected Sources

 

Migration: Internal, Immigration and Emigration – Tracking That Elusive Ancestor

 

Tracing a Naval Ancestor – Using Primary and Secondary Sources

 

Was Your Ancestor a Criminal ? – An Examination of 18th and 19th Century Crime

 

With Whom Did Your Ancestors Meet ? – They Didn't Live in a Vacuum

 

Civil Registration History and Pitfalls – Can You Trust the Certificates ?

 

Heraldry CAN be Understood – And Enjoyed by Us All !

 

Your Ancestors, Population and Birth Control – Contraception Delicately Delineated

 

Following Alex Haley’s Roots to The Gambia – A Genealogical Travelogue

 

Seasonal Customs and Traditions – Past Winter and Christmas Festivals