CreativeGraces.net - Genealogical Research Index presented by the Geneal Geologist

- Over Half a Millennium of Family History -
Researched & Presented by Mark A. S. Grace, the Geneal Geologist

Welcome to the CreativeGraces GenIndex including the award-winning Worldwide SHELVOCK / SHELVOKE / SHILVOCK One-Name Study (ONS). This is our UK/Irish family history - currently more than 160 family names researched since 1981, as well as DNA-based genetic genealogy. There are numerous local One-Name Studies (ONS) & several worldwide ONS with UK roots. Please refer to summaries for details.

All the information herein is the total of my personal and collaborative research over the years, available for free online.
In exchange, I simply ask for missing data, corrections or collaborative discussion for the benefit of all family historians.

If your are a member of Ancestry or Genes Reunited you can review the full "CreativeGraces.net" in these formats (connected tree only). For non-connected data in other name studies, please find the appropriate webpage on this site.

Use the links below to navigate to your areas of interest, or browse each page for full information:

Welcome & Overview	If you are not a regular visitor to these pages, please read before continuing, as many basic questions will be answered here.
Conditions & Abbreviations	A list of abbreviations used on my webpages and the attaching data documents, as well as the conditions for posting your contact and research details in these documents.
Research Tips "Life. Don't talk to me about life!" - Marvin, the Paranoid Android in Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.	What genealogical facts can you believe? Find some useful formulae, interesting statistics, and a final word of caution to the uninitiated! Some of the research resources I use are also here.
DNA & Genetic Genealogy	Some background information about testing, terminology and how it may or may not help genealogical research.
Quick Name Index	The simple linked 'surname-only lookup table' of the families under research.
Family Name Summaries	Links to each family name webpage and a brief geographical location/time period description of each, to see if these are names and in the areas you are researching. Otherwise, put keywords into the CreativeGraces.net Search Engine