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Researching your family tree
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Useful resources
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The National Archives
The largest collection of info concerning individuals and households during the 19th century
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General Register Office (GRO)
For birth, marriage and death certificates from July 1837
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International Genealogical Index (IGI)
A vast index of baptisms and marriages covering the years from 1838 to around 1875
compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints |
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Federation of Family History Societies
Details of regional societies in England, Wales and Ireland
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Access to Archives
An online catalogue listing the whereabouts of millions of records that are kept in local archive centres
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
A searchable database that lists the names of 1.7 million men and woman who lost their lives in the two
world wars |
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Guild of One-Name Studies
Info on thousands of surnames
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What makes us so inquisitive to know who we really are - could it be those family legends of royal
connections, a secret linked to a notorious forebear, or watching a favourite celebrity trace their genealogy on TV?
As a family history researcher I've been asked to prove connections to several famous people in history
including monarchs and pioneers of the American Wild West.
Whatever your own reason your family tree will be unique and there'll be no shortage of ancestors to track
down. With two parents, four grandparents, eight great grandparents, and so on, by the time you hit the 16th century, you could be looking for over 1,000 people! |
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Trace your Roots
~ An informative and fun guide
~ Contains hundreds of tips
~ Includes less well-known sources
~ Suitable for new and more experienced family historians
~ Dozens of useful addresses and websites
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Sample tips
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Personal possessions
A will usually mentions personal possessions only if these were left to
someone specifically, but a probate inventory is often more revealing about your ancestor. An inventory will list their belongings, often room by room, and include stuff like furniture, tools, clothing and so on. |
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Another way to discover a father's identity
The overseer kept a careful tally of incomings and outgoings in
his accounts book. This included payments made to mothers of illegitimate children and money collected from reputed fathers. |
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Family baptisms
You might not always find a baptism where you'd expect to find
it. If you have difficulty locating one, search further into the register before throwing in the towel as some families had their entire brood baptised as a job lot! |
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