RQG Prize Winners 2022
Every year the Register of Qualified Genealogists (RQG) award prizes (£50 book tokens via Amazon) to students studying at Diploma or Master’s level at the three institutions which are affiliated to RQG:
The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
The University of Dundee
The University of Strathclyde.
The Register of Qualified Genealogists is a professional body which provides, and makes public, a record of genealogists whose members hold a recognised qualification in the field of genealogy. The prizes are awarded in recognition of those students who achieved the top mark for their final project/thesis at Diploma/Licentiate level and the MSc level dissertation. This year the University of Dundee was unable to supply a student name for the prize.
Prize winners for the academic year ending 2021-2022 are:
Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies
Qualification: Diploma in Genealogy (DipGen)
Margaret (Maggie) Gaffney from Wellington, new Zealand
“The Hamerton family of Hellifield Peel”.
“In 2020 I was asked to transcribe two early 20th century pedigree charts showing the family of Robert Chisenhall Hamerton (1838-1914), and which traced his Hamerton line back to Richard de Hamerton of Slaidbourne, Yorkshire, in 1170. Both charts were illustrated with 14 “armorial bearings”, appearing to be marital arms, each annotated with a number, and matched with a corresponding numbered marriage in the charts. I was interested in what the quartered arms for Robert Chisenhall Hamerton would be – and how each marriage to an heiress had augmented the Hamerton arms over successive generations. This essay was my investigation into Robert Chisenhall Hamerton’s direct Hamerton ancestral line, and how accurate the heraldic shields were in the way they were presented, and the genealogy they suggested.”
University of Strathclyde
Qualification: MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies – tied first place
Ciara Chivers
“What Is The Value Of The Journal Of The Association For The Preservation Of The Memorials Of The Dead In Ireland (1888-1939) For Genealogical Research? A study focusing on the records for Co. Derry/Londonderry.”
University of Strathclyde
Qualification: MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies – tied first place
Gillian (Gill) Molyneux
“How Valuable a Tool Are Testamentary Records for Research Into Women, Kinship And Status? A genealogical study of records from Bodicote, Bladon and Witney in Oxfordshire, 1600-1699.”
University of Strathclyde
Qualification: MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies – tied first place
Timothy (Tim) Stephenson
“How Can Genealogical Research Be Used to Identify The Motivations Of British Women Opponents Of The 1899-1902 South African War? A case study of the South Africa Conciliation Committee.”.
University of Strathclyde
Qualification: Pg Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic & heraldic Studies – first place
Dawn Jennifer ( based in Adelaide, South Australia)
“Who were the “deserted” wives and their families seeking poor relief from the Destitute Board, Adelaide, South Australia, 1855-1856? A genealogical study.”
Congratulations to this year’s winners for achieving well-deserved recognition for their hard work!
