Mark Bayley

TheGenealogist

Mark develops online tools to help people break down their research brick walls. When he's not developing, he's travelling around the country, speaking at events to help others with their research.

Working as the head of online development for TheGenealogist and company director at S&N British Data Archive, Mark has been involved in many aspects of genealogy and the family business from an early age.

During his time at university, he followed a passion for technology, studying Computer Science. A combination of interests in web design, social networks and genealogy led Mark to develop TreeView for his dissertation. TreeView.co.uk is a free online family tree builder that lets you record, display, chart, import, export and share genealogical information. Mark graduated with a first-class honours degree and joined the company full time.

Mark doesn’t just develop new genealogical search tools. At evenings and weekends, he can be found giving talks on breaking down brick walls using these tools and record sets at events across the country

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Mapping your ancestors

Mark Bayley

Mark demonstrates the map record collections and tools that are available for researching your British roots. The talk features Tithes, The 1910 Land Survey, Surname Maps and an innovative tool to view these maps in relation to modern-day maps - MapExplorer.. Sponsored by TheGenealogist

Breaking down brick walls

Mark Bayley

”Breaking down brick walls in your family history research” looks at how to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research using new and unique search strategies to find those missing relatives. Techniques covered include searching for a family using just the individuals' forenames, keyword search tools (using criteria other than a name to search on) and other advanced search techniques. The talk also covers unique data sets such as Tithe records, Occupational Records, Non-Conformist records, Will images, Parish Records, Military Records, Directories, Newspapers and more. This talk is suitable for all levels, for those with an interest in online research Sponsored by TheGenealogist.

Breaking down brick walls in your family history research

Mapping your ancestors

Mark Bayley

Mark demonstrates the map record collections and tools that are available for researching your British roots. The talk features Tithes, The 1910 Land Survey, Surname Maps and an innovative tool to view these maps in relation to modern-day maps - MapExplorer.. Sponsored by TheGenealogist

Breaking down brick walls in your family history research

Mark Bayley

”Breaking down brick walls in your family history research” looks at how to resolve stumbling blocks in your family history research using new and unique search strategies to find those missing relatives. Techniques covered include searching for a family using just the individuals' forenames, keyword search tools (using criteria other than a name to search on) and other advanced search techniques. The talk also covers unique data sets such as Tithe records, Occupational Records, Non-Conformist records, Will images, Parish Records, Military Records, Directories, Newspapers and more. This talk is suitable for all levels, for those with an interest in online research Sponsored by TheGenealogist.