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eeli

eeli Report 20 Jan 2011 23:21

trying to find my dads parents but dont know where to start.Got dads date and place of birth but not sure how to go back. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 20 Jan 2011 23:43

Hello Eileen,

Welcome to the boards :)

Have you got your dad's birth certificate? That should list his parents names. Edit: Was he born in England /Wales?

(If you haven't got it, we could point you in the right direction so that you can order it)

Katie

Katie Report 20 Jan 2011 23:47

It depends when he was born. If it was pre 1940 you can probably find his birth reg on http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
If later Ancestry or Findmypast will provide details. All will give his mother's maiden name...then you can look for a marriage of his parents.
You will need a subscription to Ancestry or Findmypast or give details and ask for a lookup here.
Katie

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 20 Jan 2011 23:53

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Go into search ( click on births ) and enter your dads name, year and place of birth...if his birth reg shows it will give you mums maiden name then you can search for a marriage....

Have you tried a search on here to see if anyone has him in their tree...go to Search ( search box below the genes reunited logo ) and enter his name....

Misty x

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 21 Jan 2011 00:10

Hi Eileen

Let us know how you are getting on. There is nothing better than finding the information for yourself.

There are quite a few free sites especially for for Lancashire research

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 21 Jan 2011 00:13

Please note that the free bmd site doesn't include Scotland or Northern Ireland as far as I am aware. They have their own index :)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 21 Jan 2011 11:26

Your parents marrige cert should name his father which will help when looking for his birth and his parents marriage.

If you want some help to start then post some details and we can take a look

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

eeli

eeli Report 22 Jan 2011 11:47

Many thanks to you all for your replies. Cynthia has pointed me in right direction for the boards going to try and have a good look round later on today. Will let you all know how i get on. Once again many thanks for your help.
Eileen