« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 May 18 15:43 BST (UK) »
I always called it family history and that is exactly what it is.... my ancestry is my direct lines however over the years in trying to solve my ancestry and find more information/clues I have research 'extended ancestry' so their siblings and even their partners families, at time because of how interesting their family lines were and they took me to research other records that my own ancestors would not be in and that gave me experience of different research methods.
So I have well research 'genealogy' of lines which are nothing to do with my ancestral line however all part of the history, life, times and people they interacted with/had knowledge of/were friends with of my ancestors
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend