Tuesday, 26 January 2010
My Tree online
I have published my tree online through myheritage.com. The link is at the top left of this blog for you all to see. Please let me know if we share ancestors or you can help with any of my missing information.
My Way
I have decided that this blog will only contain details of deceased relatives to protect identities of my living relatives. Therefore the line will start at c.1900 with my grandparents in relation to births.
I plan on adding lots of links to free resources for anyone planning on researching their own tree. You never know we may interconnect at come point down the generation line. I have also placed a list of the names I am researching at the side of this blog. This list will grow as my research increases.
I plan on adding lots of links to free resources for anyone planning on researching their own tree. You never know we may interconnect at come point down the generation line. I have also placed a list of the names I am researching at the side of this blog. This list will grow as my research increases.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Where to start?
So you want to trace your roots? Don't know where to start?
This was me a couple of years ago when I decided that before all my immediate family passed on, it would be nice to get some information on where I came from. Who knows there may be some royalty in the family a few generations back.
From a personal point of view the best place you can start will be with living relatives. Get yourself a notepad and ask as many questions as you can. Bear in mind that not all families are happy ones, and there may have been arguments, or subjects that some people just don't want to talk about. You have to respect this and information may be able to be sourced from other relatives instead.
I started with my Great Aunt, who was the oldest living relative at the time a few years ago. I wrote her a letter as we hadn't seen most of the family for a while, and explained who I was and what I was looking for.
Her daughter sent me a lovely letter with a great start for me, containing names of their immediate family and how it traced back to me.
I also asked my parents and they gave me information about their parents and grandparents. This may not seem like much but it gives you a great base to start with.
I think you have to decide what name to start with, as your search will take you off on tangents all the time. When you reach a brick wall with a relative you may find yourself looking into a different name and finding the search slightly easier.
This journey can go on and on and your tree will be ever expanding. Good luck with your journey.
This was me a couple of years ago when I decided that before all my immediate family passed on, it would be nice to get some information on where I came from. Who knows there may be some royalty in the family a few generations back.
From a personal point of view the best place you can start will be with living relatives. Get yourself a notepad and ask as many questions as you can. Bear in mind that not all families are happy ones, and there may have been arguments, or subjects that some people just don't want to talk about. You have to respect this and information may be able to be sourced from other relatives instead.
I started with my Great Aunt, who was the oldest living relative at the time a few years ago. I wrote her a letter as we hadn't seen most of the family for a while, and explained who I was and what I was looking for.
Her daughter sent me a lovely letter with a great start for me, containing names of their immediate family and how it traced back to me.
I also asked my parents and they gave me information about their parents and grandparents. This may not seem like much but it gives you a great base to start with.
I think you have to decide what name to start with, as your search will take you off on tangents all the time. When you reach a brick wall with a relative you may find yourself looking into a different name and finding the search slightly easier.
This journey can go on and on and your tree will be ever expanding. Good luck with your journey.
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