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Bj :-)

Bj :-) Report 2 Jun 2005 00:56

Hi, I have just begun to get the hang of this GR site as ive only been on the net a couple of months.Other than what i can remember my mum telling me about my family ( well her side of the family as dad left when i was a baby ) i dont know a great deal other than what is on my birth cirtificate WHERE DO I START???????????? Any advice will be helpfull THANKS B.J.

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Unknown Report 2 Jun 2005 01:05

Barbara Start with the info on your birth cert. You now have your mum and dad's names and your dad's occupation. From this you can go back and find their marriage. The marriage cert will have their fathers (your two grandfathers) names and occupations. You can also get your parents' birth certs which will have their mothers (your grandmothers) names. Then you can get both grandparents' marriage and birth certs etc till you get back to 1901 and can start looking on the census. If you go to the homepage of this website and scroll down you will find a section called 'Getting Started' which I think you will find very useful. Your local library will also have lots of books on this very topic. And of course you can ask the friendly people here too! Happy hunting nell

Bj :-)

Bj :-) Report 3 Jun 2005 16:26

Thanks Joe & Helen Little Nell, Im off to look I may be awhile

Carol

Carol Report 3 Jun 2005 16:37

Barbara, it may seem obvious, but when looking for your parents marriage, remember to take into account any older brothers or sisters you may have. Its a good idea to start looking just after the oldest was born, as many only got married when the woman found herself pregnant. Well, they did on mine.