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How far is 'average' when researching the family t
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Tierna | Report | 20 Jun 2007 11:29 |
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I'm trying to work out when to stop looking.. what's the average date most people find out about? What's the farthest you have gone back to? |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 20 Jun 2007 11:34 |
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This was discussed a couple of days ago. There is no limit. You stop when you run out of documented evidence. Sue |
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Carole & Sue from up north | Report | 20 Jun 2007 11:45 |
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I don't think I could stop! Even if you hit a dead end, its always interesting to put 'flesh on the bones' so to speak (apologies for the dreadful pun). learning about your ancestors lives can become a bit compulsive. I have a couple of areas where I've hit a dead end but I'm learning about the social history connected. It gives your a feel for what these people went through and experienced. I think that you can make your research last a lifetime. Carole |
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Tierna | Report | 20 Jun 2007 12:04 |
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Yeah, on one side of my family i've goten back to my great great great grandparents and know of the great great great great but have no info on them yet- I spent a whole week working on it all intensely, visiting museums, graveyards, relatives etc... this is all without the records office- that's the next step. Can't believe how well I've gotten on already, it really gives you an amazing feeling knowing where you come from! |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 20 Jun 2007 15:24 |
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To a certain extent I agree Running Bear.......I have piles of notes on people who might be connected BUT I don't put them on the tree that I might share until I am sure. I thought the question was really when you stop adding to the tree so that is what I think is right. I also think it is great finding out more about the details of people's lives. I've spent hundreds of hours researching places and jobs. Going back to the original question.....I don't think there is an average. Some people are happy to perhaps find all their 2x great grandparents or to research everyone they can find back to 1837 and get certificates for everyone. Some lines are stuck at the 1841 census. I've got ancestors born 'out of County' in 1841 and I can find nothing more about them (yet!). Others I can trace back to the earliest parish records then documents no longer exist. Some people can find lines that go way back to the early medieval period. Just do what you enjoy. It's your tree. Sue |
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