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4,131 individuals on file
1,417 families
135 unique source references
Some common surnames:
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Introduction
Welcome to RelatedLines.com. Our purpose is to publish a genealogy data repository about our linked families. Every person in our database has a documented relationship—whether through birth, marriage, or adoption—to every other. And researchers seek daily to expand the number of ancestors in our files.
What distinguishes us from other genealogy websites that post family data is that we publish information only after it has been approved by a peer-review board. A four-step process (submit, review, approve, publish) is used to help assure accuracy.
We encourage others who are researching a particular line to register and become active participants, able to present suggested changes and additions—with accompanying evidence—to the Review Boards. To learn more about registration as a contributor, please see the information in "Apply to be a Contributor."
If you don't want to register and have no interest in submitting information, don't worry. Everyone can view, search, and print family information from our database. However, we do not allow the exporting of genealogical data, this to prevent its uncontrolled publication elsewhere. For more information, read "About Us".
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Site News
Our genealogy database was seemingly stagnant for over a year. In fact, we experienced a technical issue with the system that left the data viewable to the public, but unable to accept additions, changes, or deletions. It was a long and tedious process—not aided by little available time to work on it—but we have completely replaced the previous installation with a different version.
There were over 80,000 lines in the source data file when we decided to freeze all efforts to change it. Something we learned in the transition to the new version is that some data elements (place names, some dates, some individual names, etc.) were not in strict compliance with the GEDCOM standard. For example, we had coded place names like "Austin, Travis Co., Texas." While intelligible to U.S. residents, this is not in compliance with GEDCOM, and that means it meant potential complications in the future. The GEDCOM standard dicates that place names take the form: "city/town, county/parish, state, country." For example, if all we knoe is that an individual was born in Virginia, the actual place-name field entry needs to read: ", , Virginia, USA."
All 80,000 lines of code was scrubbed to bring it into compliance. At the same time, we installed and tested a new version of the database system that drives our genealogy data. We think you will find new benefits and functionality with the new software; however, we know there still are minor quirks. These relate to icon functionality and occasional duplication of database entries. The core database information does not seem to be affected in any way, and the enhanced handling of multimedia files will add to our ability in displaying photographs, certifications and census records, and even audio and video...hopefully in the future; we have none now.
Last, you will also see that our "Forums" area is offline. Unfortunately, we suffered frequent hacker attacks to the collaborative board in late 2007 and early 2008. The valid activity on the board was relatively low, so we opted to disable it for now. If there is an upsurge of requests to bring the Forum back, we will consider doing so.
Good luck with your family research!
Threlkeld DNA Project
RelatedLines.com is pleased to host the Threlkeld DNA Project, using Y-chromosome testing to expand knowledge of the Threlkeld—and variant spellings—surname that dates back at least to the 13th Century in Cumberland, England.
If you are a direct, paternal-line Threlkeld descendant—or you have a brother or uncle who is—please consider participating in the project. We feel that too much credence is given to the Hansford Lee Threlkeld book that describes the history of this line, and that the reality of variant surname spellings, as well as research deficiencies (not his fault; the world of accessible information is much larger today than in 1932) mean that the Threlkeld family may have branches, ramifications, even origins that we do not yet know.
To purchase a DNA test kit, visit this link at Family Tree DNA, the largest provider of genealogical DNA testing.
Click here to read previous updates...
Book of the Month
Williams and Allied Families
Author: Katie Maud Seale Ellis
Paperback: 160 pages, indexed
Publisher: Privately Publishied, 1973
ISBN: N/A
Williams and Allied Families is the only genealogical book to date on the primary Williams line documented here at RelatedLines.com. Unavailable for three decades, we are happy to be able to present a digitized version of the book to new generations of researchers.
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