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It began as a legacy for my sons. I wanted them to know who and where they came from, what remarkable people were in their family tree. As I developed the site, I realized the importance of sharing my archive with other families, that they may know more about their origins. As well, my hope is that others, particularly younger folks, will get really interested in Origins, or at least in genealogy and continue to build and share the story of our roots.

‘Origins,’ of course, is a reference to our roots, our family through history. UK was added to indicate where most of the Spriggs families  history occurred. It also differentiates this site from Origins Far East, the story of my father’s family in Southeast Asia, now under construction, and a third site yet to be developed, Origins North America, which focuses on my wife Randi’s deep pioneer roots in North America.

This list will grow as more families come to light. Here are our target families as of Dec 1 2021. Many have yet to be populated with material:

Alexander Beale Binyon Brockett Browne Bullis Bruce Bundock Butler Cadbury Chaloner Dudley Edmundson Evans Fisher Fisher-Webb Goodbody Hamilton Hamilton-Webb Hayward Hellum Hicks Hopkinson Hodd Irving Jacob Jones Julian Kemp Knight La Dette Leadbeater Lee Lickfold Ludlow Manners Manser Merz Milner Moore O’Callaghan O’Halloran Pease Peile Pengelly Pepys Price Regnier Roach Richardson Rose Rowntree Savory Saint Legere Shackleton Sloane Spriggs Stanley Tesseyman Turner Unthank Vernon Viking Ancestors Wakefield Wales Webb Wigham Wright

Hopefully,  Origins will never be finished. However, my target is to get all my archive material uploaded by the spring of 2022.

It’s a critical consideration. If something happens to me, the site and its content need to continue.  I have left instructions in my estate notes to keep Origins UK operating until a family member (or other interested soul) can be found to manage it. As well, two family members have administrator authority (complete authority) over the website, allowing them, for instance, to download a current copy of the site. The big challenge will be to find one or more people with an abiding interest in Origins UK and website developer skills. Finally, Origins UK is backed up every day onto my host’s server.

1. Read the ‘Terms For Giving & Getting Material’ on the on the ‘Give’ menu tab
2. Ensure you are registered and logged in as an Origins member (Go to login/out on the top menu)
3. On the ‘House’ menu tab ‘Give’, submit your post content by completing and submitting the form you find there

A post will be created and published instantly with your content. Your post will be displayed in a list of submitted posts at the adjacent subpage ‘View Your Submitted Post’

How can I get material from Origins UK

Tales

Each of the 4 parts of ‘Origins: Tales From The British Empire’ can be downloaded, once in the pdf viewer. To get to the viewer from the Origins UK home page, go to ‘House’ on the top menu, then from your house menu, choose ‘Tales.’  Now you are in the pdf viewer. Look for the download button on the top of the viewer.

Archive Posts

I have not been able to find any easy way to download posts. My only suggestion is this: Select the content of the post, then right click on the selected text and images and choose copy open a new file on your computer and paste the contents into that file.

By getting material from Origins you agree to the following terms:

By depositing digital material at Origins you agree to the following terms:

Go to ‘Cafe’ on the Main Menu. That will take you to the Treehouse Cafe, the Origins UK forum. You can choose to just read what’s there or join in ‘conversations.’  The more the merrier and the richer the result.  You must be registered and logged in to participate in the forum, make comments on posts or have a My Posts page.

Send me a message through the contact page and I will add your surname to the list. In the meantime, go ahead and register on the website. And welcome!

Yes, if you have a connection to a family member — you are a friend or business associate, you had an encounter with a family member or if you feel you have something worthwhile to contribute.  We welcome your interest. Feel free to browse or register and participate.

There are basically three elements to Origins. You can access the elements using buttons on the home page or on any page with the menu:

1. Archive

An archive of material, each item or group of items placed on a post. The posts can be retrieved by employing one of five filters available in the right sidebar on most pages: Content Type, Era, Family, Author or Tag.

2. Tales

Stories about ancestors and the times in which they lived, presented in four parts: Britain Before machines, Empire Rising, Peak & Decline, Human Rights.

3, Treehouse Cafe

The Treehouse Cafe is a forum, a place to connect with other Origins members. There, you can ask for help, give help to others, share research ideas and information and so on.