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My Ancestor Was an ‘Alien’

Was your ancestor an alien? And we don’t mean from space! In the past, many immigrants to the UK were recorded as aliens.

Discover what an alien was, how it changed over time and who were recorded or classed as aliens. What did it mean to be called an alien and especially so in a time of war and political unrest. We look at internment through the First and Second World Wars and the pitfalls for this research and how you might overcome obstacles. We will be highlighting a mixture of genealogical and historical records and sources, in addition to other useful considerations.

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Julie Goucher

Julie Goucher

Julie Goucher has been actively researching her own ancestry since the late 1980s and that of her husband since 1993; inspired by visits to and information from her Great Aunts and Uncles. Her own maternal ancestry is very much focused on the UK Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire with a degree of migration and links to India, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Her paternal ancestry is from Sicily. Julie has been the project administrator for the Orlando DNA Project hosted at FamilyTreeDNA since 2007.

Julie spends her time writing for a variety of genealogical magazines and books both relevant to genealogy, pharmacy, or education & learning. Julie has also presented & lectured at Who Do You Think You Are? Live, the Society of Genealogists and globally either in person or electronically. Julie is also a tutor for Pharos Tutors teaching three surname & One-Name Studies courses and one of European Research. Julie has been a Trustee for the Guild of One-Name Studies since 2015 and is currently Chairman.

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Speaker

Julie Goucher

Date

2025-07-12

Time

2:00 pm -
3:00 pm

Location

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