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Family Trees........
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Have you ever bothered searching your family history?
I dabbled into it and was put off by subscription fees but bit the bullet and signed up and it`s amazing, I traced my family back to 1780, all the births, marriages and deaths are there on screen.
I didn`t even know they had computers back in those days ;o)
I dabbled into it and was put off by subscription fees but bit the bullet and signed up and it`s amazing, I traced my family back to 1780, all the births, marriages and deaths are there on screen.
I didn`t even know they had computers back in those days ;o)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've been on Ancestry.com for 12 months, and have about 500 names in my tree.
I've got back to the 1760's in Edinburgh, and traced the movement of family members down to Manchester. An ancestor was a steam engine manufacturer, and my father & grandfather had an engineering business. (I've let the tradition down by becoming a Chartered Accountant!)
I've found a branch of the family who were in the Army in India, and am working on another branch who were probably employed at Chatsworth.
I'm doing research for several friends too - it's an absorbing business!
I've got back to the 1760's in Edinburgh, and traced the movement of family members down to Manchester. An ancestor was a steam engine manufacturer, and my father & grandfather had an engineering business. (I've let the tradition down by becoming a Chartered Accountant!)
I've found a branch of the family who were in the Army in India, and am working on another branch who were probably employed at Chatsworth.
I'm doing research for several friends too - it's an absorbing business!
I've been doing this since I was 18 and have about 10 different lines on the go. Earliest I have managed is the early 1500s - in a direct line in only 3 different villages! On my grandmother's side I've got a direct line back to the early 1700s in the village where she still lives. I haven't actually told her that the village vicar referred to her gggg grandmother as a ***!!
I started doing one a few years ago but found that while I have an unusual surname (which made me think it would be easier) there have been so many variations in the spelling over the years that I got completely lost and felt like I was including people in my tree who actually have nothing to do with my family.
I also tried doing the tree from my maternal Grandad but found that being Irish with the surname King, well, I may aswell have just put the entire population of Ireland on my tree.
I would like to start again but I think you really need the time and patience to sit through and go through the finer details.
I also tried doing the tree from my maternal Grandad but found that being Irish with the surname King, well, I may aswell have just put the entire population of Ireland on my tree.
I would like to start again but I think you really need the time and patience to sit through and go through the finer details.
I have had some spectacular results in searching my family tree.
I've corresponded with 'cousins' in far-flung places and met some of them when they have been holidaying in UK.
I found two half-sisters for my Mum, and in the process acquired 6 cousins for myself.....where previously I had none.
I have solved several family mysteries.....and gained many others.
And have not discovered a single person of any fame (or notoriety) amongst the hundreds of names on my tree. :o(
I've corresponded with 'cousins' in far-flung places and met some of them when they have been holidaying in UK.
I found two half-sisters for my Mum, and in the process acquired 6 cousins for myself.....where previously I had none.
I have solved several family mysteries.....and gained many others.
And have not discovered a single person of any fame (or notoriety) amongst the hundreds of names on my tree. :o(
It can take up lots of your time and money, joeluke.........
There are many 'subscription sites' (costs vary) but there is a wealth of free information, too.
It helps if you set yourself some sort of budget and only spend out where it is really necessary. Buying one BMD certificate can knock down any number of walls, but each one costs c. £10 (again, this can vary).
There are many 'subscription sites' (costs vary) but there is a wealth of free information, too.
It helps if you set yourself some sort of budget and only spend out where it is really necessary. Buying one BMD certificate can knock down any number of walls, but each one costs c. £10 (again, this can vary).