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Old hints topic (closed 02/11/04)
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Is it a bird? is it a plane? | Report | 31 Oct 2004 21:07 |
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Benjamin - Those are great tips! Thank you so much for sharing them with everyone. They are really useful. |
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Is it a bird? is it a plane? | Report | 31 Oct 2004 21:36 |
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Another tip which would help you is, know what you want! Its all very well having a name and wanting to know everything about that person, but the truth is you won't. Also, where do you start? There are so many records that might be of use to you! What you really need to do is when you have someone you want to know more about, make a list of what you have on a piece of paper. Do you have their baptism? marriage? burial? If the person was around after 1837 maybe theres a birth, marriage or death certificate you can get for them. Added to that there are census returns, electoral registers, trade directories etc that might be of use. Were they in the army? navy? airforce? Were they in a profession that might have had registers, such as minutes from meetings or union records? Was the person ever in the poor house? Have you found maps to look at for the addresses you know they were at? The list is endless! You must always start with what you know! When you've made a list of what you have, make a list of what you want on a piece of paper. Be specific with yourself! Once you know what you want, find out if its possible to get records in regards to that. Then you're ready to start asking for lookups :) |
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Sandra | Report | 31 Oct 2004 23:05 |
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this is to important to allow it to slip off the page nudge nudge |
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Is it a bird? is it a plane? | Report | 1 Nov 2004 12:01 |
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This obviously isn't being read.... |
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Is it a bird? is it a plane? | Report | 1 Nov 2004 18:13 |
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Thank you June! |
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Benjamin | Report | 1 Nov 2004 18:57 |
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nudge |
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CATHKIN | Report | 1 Nov 2004 21:29 |
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I don`t think you mentioned the Scottish Records office -.www.scotlandspeople .gov.uk-very good site. Rosalyn |
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