Genealogy Chat

Hi All I wondered if you could offer a newbie to this genealogy lark some advice, I just want to know that I am doing the right thing! In researching my family history I am using the following websites; www(.)familysearch(.)org www(.)ancestry(.)co(.)uk – I have subscribed to this site www(.)1837online(.)com freebmd(.)rootsweb(.)com I suppose I have a few questions; 1. Are there any useful sites missing from my basic toolkit ? (yes I did read the earlier thread with over 100 sites listed – I just wanted to know which sites you guys used regularly) 2. What’s the deal with BMD on Ancestry – I can find anything past 1910ish ??? 3. Are there any good cross referencing techniques I should be using? 4. Do you have any other top tips? Any help gratefully received, many thanks …

Hi, I think ancestry and this site are the best two of the lot. I would also think about familyrelatives which is brill for 1866-1920 for bmd. AND dont underestimate the power of a google search, it gives up some fab info.

Ancestry seems expensive at £70ish a year but I think is well worth it, especially now it has the censuses 1861-1901, i started my tree about a year ago and have found it invaluable Paula

Paula Ancestry civil reg is the same info as freebmd and they both stop at about 1910 at the moment. I have a vast number of websites in my favourites - arranged by censuses, counties, registration, occupations etc etc and no doubt you will collect your own as you go along. Googling is a great way to get info - I've found baptism references, an entire website devoted to a branch of my family way back, photos of old pubs my family ran, reports of living conditions in specific places where my relatives lived at the time, etc. Never be afraid to ask for help on the boards either - there is a huge wealth of specialist knowledge here. nell

Paula One huge tip - make sure you back up all your info in more than one place if you can. Don't just rely on this website. Most of all - enjoy the ride :-) Pauline