Willingale Family Society http://www.willingale.org/ Copyright WFS In November 2009 Betty Willingale received the BAFTA Special Award for her work in Television over the past 50 years. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=46 2010-03-08 11:11:15 We are pleased to confim our offer of free DNA tests to selected WFS members in the loose tree have now been taken up. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=45 2010-02-28 18:30:21 Its been a while since we last blogged so here is a short update: Most of the research being entered into the family tree recently has been in respect of the Unconnected Willingale's. We have had no luck so far linking any more of these family members into the maintree. Thanks to a couple of generous donations from members, we are now able to offer 2 DNA tests completely free and are currently asking selected members from the unconnected tree to take tests in the hope we can prove a link back to the main tree. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=44 2010-02-14 18:55:43 We have just passed a major milestone in that the main connected Willingale tree now contains over 4,000 names! Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=43 2009-12-03 22:34:40 Following the release of the parish records from the London Metropolitan Archives on Ancestry we have managed to move one family from the unconnected tree over to the main Willingale tree. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=42 2009-09-24 10:13:06 To encourage more participants in our Willingale DNA project, the WFS Committee have agreed to contribute £45 (roughly half the costs of the DNA test) to the next 3 Willingales that volunteer to be tested Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=41 2009-09-04 22:12:58 We now have the results from the first two people to be DNA tested. However we need more volunteers to take the test before we can draw any definite conclusions, as the current sample group is too small. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=40 2009-08-11 11:24:57 Another successful AGM was held on the 20th June, although numbers were down on previous years... Meetings http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=39 2009-07-04 09:10:19 It would seem the unconnected tree is more connected that I orginally thought. Meetings http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=38 2009-06-03 20:25:30 The latest edition of the Lopping Times, our twice yearly journal, was posted to all members today. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=37 2009-05-28 21:33:20 We have received an interesting comment from one our members concerning our meeting in June. They are in our loose Willingale tree whereas we will have on display the printed trees from the main Willingale tree, which trace our line back to the 1500's. Meetings http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=34 2009-05-25 13:51:09 We have now received the printed trees which we are going to display at the meeting on the 20th June. We also have recently gained access to a number of newspaper archives and document repositories which have given us a lot more info on a number of Willingales and further information on the loss of the SS Willingale Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=31 2009-05-17 20:05:42 1911 Census details plus more births added to the family tree, we also have a new report detailing honours and medals won by Willingales, an OBE and a Mention in Dispatches are included! Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=30 2009-03-16 08:39:08 We have just booked Willingale Village Hall for Saturday 20th June 2009 1.30pm - 5.30pm as the venue for our next AGM & Willingale meeting. Meetings http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=29 2009-02-28 11:49:29 We are continuing to research many aspects of the Willingale family. Recently Keith has unearthed some interesting information about a possible Willingale serving in the Royal Navy at the beginning of the 1800's. Research http://www.willingale.org/blog/user/story.php?id=28 2009-02-11 08:40:33