Ennever family history FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
This page is designed to help you make the best use of the information available on the web site. If you need further help please use the link at the bottom of the page to contact me.
Q1. How do I get an overview of the families on the site?
A. There are four main branches of Ennever and related families currently on the site. It is likely that they are all linked and although we haven't proved this yet we are still looking for the evidence. The four branches are as follows:
You can navigate to the "head" of each branch or see statistics relating to these branches by clicking the links above.
Branch 1 is a large group of Ennevers originating in Essex and many of whom later moved to London during the Victorian period of industrialisation. This branch includes John Ennever, who divorced his wife by Act of Parliament in 1753, the pianoforte makers, the founder of the Pelman Institute and Pelmanism, W J Ennever and many of the name change Ennevers we have identified (including Ennever to Hannaway. This branch also includes most of the American Ennevers.
Branch 2 is almost certainly linked to the "Essex" branch and includes the well-documented bigamous marriages, several branches of the family now living in Australia and the family who changed their names from Ennever to Collins to reflect the name of their natural father as well as a family making a late spelling change to Enever.
Branch 3 includes the infamous Joseph Ennever, who was executed for forgery, and his family and a successful branch of the family descended from Joseph's brother George, who was transported to Australia, also for forgery. It also includes a branch of the family who changed their names to Eniver early in the 20th century. This branch is also probably linked to the "Essex" Ennevers.
Branch 4 is a small West Indian Ennever and Ennevor family group some of whom arrived back in the UK in about the 1950s and I would love to hear from them or their descendants to see if we can establish a link as interestingly it is possible that they are descended from the Somerset Ennevers. Some members of this branch have since returned to Jamaica or emigrated to Canada and the USA.
There are other family branches, such as descendants of an early Ennever emigrant to the USA, and as soon as I have sufficient information about them they will all be included on the web site.
The following provides a very useful summary of an individual's ancestors. Select the individual you are interested in (see Q2 if you are unfamiliar with this), click "Ancestors" and then "Media" and you will get a screen similar to the one below.
A. There are a number of ways, but the "Search"
function found on this and most pages provides the most straight forward method. Simply enter the Last name and/or First name or names you are looking for, click the "Search" button and you will be presented with all names that match (note that searches for Ann will find Ann, Anne, Fanny, Danny etc). Click the name you are interested in and you will be presented with a screen similar to that shown below. Note that all recorded names are birth names.
The advanced search
form allows you to enter other information about the individual
you’re looking for and presents you with a list of possible
matches from the database. Advanced searches can use "containing" ie searches for Ann will find Ann, Anne, Fanny, Danny etc or "equals" ie searches for Ann will only find Ann or "starts with" ie searches for Ann will find Ann, Anne, Annabel etc.
As all names are recorded as birth names if you are looking for a female family member who is married you should search using their maiden name. If you don't know the maiden name you can use the "Advanced search" and use the female's first name, gender and her spouse's last name (see below). The search below finds May Hill, who married Walter George Ennever.
You might also want to try
looking at all the surnames in the database if you don’t have a clear picture of who
you’re looking for.
You can also search by placename or address if you know it. To do this click the "Places" link found on all pages or here and select the country or county and then districts/streets etc to see who was born, married, lived or died there. Note that the addresses recorded are those at the time of the event eg Bethnal Green was in the county of Middlesex until the late 19th century after which it was part of London. Many other towns and districts will have been in different counties at some time in their past. If in doubt search only for a street or area or try the "Show all places containing" search facility.
A. Once you locate an individual, the easiest method is to click the "Ancestors" tab. This will show you a graphical display of both the paternal and maternal ancestors (see below).
Once you have the ancestor chart
displayed (as example above), you can click on the arrows located at the far right
ancestors if you want to see additional ancestors. There are a number of
formats for you to choose from (Standard, Compact, Box, Text,
Ahnentafel, and Media) to display ancestors. Try
clicking on the various options and see which one works best for you. The facility also shown in Q1 also provides a very useful summary of an individual's ancestors.
If you want to see more information about any individual shown in the ancestor chart click on their name and you will then be shown their parents and any spouses and children.
A. Find the individual you are interested in as shown in Q1. The tab marked "Descendants" can then be used to display all the descendants of that individual. There are several different formats in which descendants can be displayed including Standard, Compact, Text and Register. As the names suggest, some of these are a graphic format and others are text. You can switch between them to display the information in the way that suits you best.
You can also display a graph of the link between two ancestors. In the example below you can see the direct links between me and my grandfather, Walter George Ennever:
To do this, select the "Text" or "Register" option from the "Descendants" tab of the person you want to link to (in this case, my grandfather) and then click the chart icon (see below) next to the person you want to link from.
Q5. Is there a way to tell if two individuals are related?
A. Yes. The "Relationship" tab will tell you if two people are related. If they are, it can then show a graphic display of all the people linking the two relatives. To use this function, locate the first individual and then click the "Relationship" tab. Then use the find button to locate the second relative. Once you have the two people selected click the "Calculate" button to display their relationship. See example below.
Q6. If there is a mistake in the information can I correct it?
A. Please do send me any corrections that need to be made. Genealogy is not always a precise science and while I do try to verify all the information I make available it is always possible that I have made mistakes. A "Suggestion" tab is available on any individual's page and allows you
to send me corrections, updates, comments or any other information you think may be relevant. The name of the individual you are
commenting on is automatically attached to the message when you make a suggestion using this tab.
I will
then take your suggestion, contact you if there are any queries and update the database as soon as possible (these updates usually occur about every 2 weeks).
If you have a lot information about one family you may this form more useful. It allows you to provide names, dates, children, parent and spouse information in one form which can then be sent direct to me.
Q7. If there is information missing can I provide it?
A. Use the method explained in Q5 and additions will be made in the same way.
If you have a lot information about one family you may this form more useful. It allows you to provide names, dates, children, parent and spouse information in one form which can then be sent direct to me.
Q8. Is there a way to print the information displayed without all the headers and icons?
A. Yes, just click on the "Print" link located above the control tabs. A format that is simplified for printing is presented in a pop-up window and you can then use the print link to print the page.
Q9. What are the three drop down boxes that are located on the upper right of many pages?
A. These let you access additional information that is contained in the database. You can hover your mouse pointer over each to see the types of detailed information that is available on the site. Please note that the site is still expanding and some of the links may take you to areas where we currently have no material.
Q10. Why am I unable to see any information about living people?
A. Although facts about living people are not generally subject to Data Protection legislation, because most of them are compiled from publicly available sources, I prefer to protect people's privacy and not make such information readily available. If it is not known whether an individual is still living, information it is not displayed if they are thought to be less than 100 years old.
Most of the information on this site has been compiled from publicly available sources either by myself or others. These sources include:
Birth, Marriage and Death indexes and certificates (UK and elsewhere)
Census returns (UK, USA and others)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (for casualties of World Wars)
Newspapers (The Times archives, Sydney Morning Herald archives, London Gazette etc)
Telephone directories
Other details are often provided by family members but no information, apart from a name, is made available if the individual is known, or thought to be, living.
Q11. What options does the "Login" facility offer?
A. Having a login to the site will enable you to see information about living people but normally only in your immediate branch of the family. To request a login please click here. nb the "Login" facility is only normally accessible via the Home page.
A. This allows you to bookmark a page or pages so that you can return to them on a subsequent visit to the web site without having to re-do searches etc. When you have found a page you are interested in click on the "Add Bookmark" link at the top of the page and the Bookmark link will keep a record of these pages for you. You can subsequently delete any unwanted bookmarks.
Q13. How can I make contact with other family members?
A. If there are any family members you would like to make contact with please ask me by using one of the "Contact" email links. If I have any information that may be helpful I will make contact with the person and seek their permission. If they agree I will pass on their details but please note that I do not divulge anyone's email address or any other information without their specific permission.
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