Genealogy Chat

Thanks ans we dont have far to go in location searches one side are Bermondsey other side are Deptford we get an occasional stray wife to be thanks will have a look at that Jane :-)

There're no silly questions - just silly answers.

If I'm doubtful abt what parish a place was in, I find Lewis (1848) is handy:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445
An entry usually says what poor law union a place was in. When civil registration of BMDs was set up, the first rego districts were based on the poor law unions. If you do a look up on FreeBMD:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Here I just looked for the death of the first "john" in the RD

Deaths Jun 1935 (>99%)
Barker John 61 Amounderness 8e 658

If I click on the "Amounderness" link, I see:
The district Amounderness is in the county of Lancashire; information about it can be found "here"
and then clicking on the "here" link gives a little history of the rego district, including what villages, etc., it contained - in this case, they're all just N of Preston.

Thanks Joy and I have been helped so much by the genes community in searching and now I have been able to subscribe again I thought if I asked how to do it rather than can you maybe one day I might be able to help someone the trouble is I had so many ancestors family here 4 years ago I did my tree & no searching I am back a long way but want the details & not just dates but i'm like a newbie with a tree back to the 1600's in some parts so really am just learning hotmatches see my tree & think im a pro lol

There is no silly question when asking about family history research; keep asking and asking, we are all on an upward learning curve :)

Try not to switch families too much. Pick a line and spend the evening on it. Take it slowly and make notes. I find handwritten notes are just as important to me when trying to get my head around something. Writing it down makes me think more about it. And it beats looking at the screen trying to keep my brains working.

Some records go back much further than others. If your family happens to link into the gentry, records coming out your ears. For the rest of us average ag lab descendants, far less.

And as for you asking a 'silly' question. I didn't think it was silly but it's like I tell my kids. No question is ever silly so long as it is asked honestly.

If you are looking for help for a specific person, you could always pop across to 'Find Ancestors' and post it. When I first joined GR I spent weeks reading every thread I could and that is how I learned.

Welcome.

Jill

I have definately realised about the locations and the hard way lol and the searching slow is a good tip because I seem to be all over the place and keep switching families so will bear that one in mind Jane

You may find that whilst searching less is more,

being to precise with your search info will bring less results,

some times just entering a surname may help because of various spellings and they may have a slightly different forename

And extend the year of search by +_ 5years and more may help

always have a map or google map open so you can check the location of any results because boundaries have changed over the years,

Roy

Thanks will do I appreciate any tips on searching records Jane

Check the link i posted above,

bear in mind that not all parish records are online

and this link may help you search some parish records

http://freereg.rootsweb.com/cgi/Search.pl

Roy

Oh right so if im looking for someone on 1770 I should find out what parish they would be under and search their records thats why i'm having trouble lol thanks will try that Jane :-D

Civil registration started in 1837, before that you would need parish records,

Parish registers were started in England in 1538

http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/157-Parish-Registers

Roy

This may sound a silly question to those on GR who are so clever and quick at come backs on searches and I am truly in awe cos I am rubbish at it but how far do the birth records go back please is it alot further back than the 1700's? :-)