S&N Genealogy Supplies

S&N Genealogy Supplies was originally formed in 1992 by genealogists Sue and Nigel Bayley, with 25 years experience in the field of family history research. Nigel Bayley is an author of many articles [1] in the field of genealogy and the book Computer Aided Genealogy.[2]

S&N Genealogy Supplies
Limited Company
Industrygenealogy, data publishing, software, archival storage
Founded1992
HeadquartersChilmark, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Key people
Nigel Bayley, Sue Bayley, Mark Bayley, David Bayley, Paul Bayley
OwnerS&N British Data Archive Ltd www.sandn.net
Websitehttp://www.genealogysupplies.com

It was the first company to publish the 1841 to 1901 Census records on CD and DVD.[3][4]

It is a family run business operating from Chilmark, Wiltshire providing information resources to family historians.[5]

History

As a keen amateur genealogist, S&N co-founder Nigel Bayley had compiled his family history on a BBC Computer and wanted to transfer it onto a PC with Windows software. As he couldn't find a UK supplier of Windows packages for family historians, he decided to offer a UK service offering genealogy software for windows and S&N Genealogy Supplies was born in 1992. S&N represents the initials of the Directors, Sue and Nigel Bayley.[6][7]

Family History Data on CD

In 1992, CD was the latest technology at the time. Family historians took advantage of this to access data from a wide range of areas including parish records, local directories including Kelly's Directories and atlases and maps. S&N Genealogy published this material in their British Data Archive section.[8]

The English and Wales Census on CD

Family historians prior to 2001 needed a fiche and film viewer to be able to view the census records from England and Wales. It was believed to be impossible to publish this sort of information on CD-ROM due to the sheer size, but S&N tested various scanners and compression methods and eventually developed a system to publish the census on CD.

S&N British Data Archive Ltd was founded in 1999 to work with CD pressing plants and the Public Records Office (PRO) now known as The National Archives to make the project a reality. The project caught the attention of the media at the time and many family historians were excited about the development of putting Census records on CD.[9]

S&N developed a reputation amongst family historians as the largest producer of Census CDs in the UK [10][11]

Other Data CDs for Family Historians

S&N Genealogy Supplies produce a number of data CDs including trade and geographical directories prior to 1900 such as Kellys Directories, Pigot's Directories and Bulmers Directory

In February 2016 S&N Genealogy Supplies announced the release of TreeView[12] - a new family history software package designed for Windows and Mac. TreeView is the only software available that supports Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, with access to premium genealogical records.[13]

TreeView was designed by family historians to fill the gap for a powerful, intuitive and feature packed family tree program that is user friendly. TreeView stores the users family tree on their computer with the option to easily sync the tree with TreeView.co.uk and TheGenealogist.co.uk. The Software was designed to work with the free iOS and Android app. Users retain complete control over their research with privacy options for online trees.[14]

References
  1. PP27 Family Tree Magazine, Sept 1997
  2. Nigel Bayley, Computer Aided Genealogy S&N Publishing ISBN 9781861500007
  3. Ancestral Trails, PP79, Mark Herber, 2nd Ed, The History Press ISBN 978-0-7509-4198-3
  4. Family Tree Magazine, PP8 July 2001, Vol 17, No 9
  5. Finding Out About Your Family History, PP28, Kathy Chater and Simon Fowler, The Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd ISBN 1 86006 202 4
  6. Family Matters , Michael Sharpe PP208 Pen & Sword. ISBN 184884559-6
  7. Computer Miscellany, David Hawgood article, Family Tree Magazine, p. 36 November 1995, Vol. 12, No. 1
  8. Family Matters, Michael Sharpe PP205. Pen & Sword, ISBN 184884559-6
  9. Family Tree Magazine, PP8 July 2001, Vol 17, No 9
  10. Census The Expert Guide, 1st Ed, PP247, Peter Christian & David Annal, The National Archives ISBN 978-1-905615-34-6
  11. Finding Out About Your Family History, PP21, Kathy Chater and Simon Fowler, The Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd ISBN 1 86006 202 4
  12. "Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  13. "Family History Social".
  14. "The British Genes Blog". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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