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Mandy

Mandy Report 16 Feb 2007 00:49

Sorry - first time I've done this and gonna be really boring but does any know how I can get information about my parents/grandparents, as I have started my family tree and can't go any further as my parents are Scottish and I can't seem to find any records!!!! Any ideas how I move on further?

Danuella

Danuella Report 16 Feb 2007 01:01

Hi Mandy Scotlandspeople are really good for records in scotland other than that sorry dont know xx

Caroline

Caroline Report 16 Feb 2007 01:21

Do you have any information about your parents/grandparents, date of birth, surnames, maiden names etc?

Mandy

Mandy Report 16 Feb 2007 01:38

Yes know mum and grandmothers names and d.o.b etc and got a good idea about dad but not much about grandfather. I've tried scotlandpeople and don't really know where to start on the site.

Mandy

Mandy Report 16 Feb 2007 01:46

Thanks for this info, been waiting for my mum to come back from holiday so I could get more info from her. Will be on with it in the morning as she arrived back tonight! Hope I find something, it seems really interesting. Have set my students a project on researching their family history and I'm stuck on the first hurdle. Hopefully this will get me sorted. Cheers again.

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 16 Feb 2007 01:47

Hi Mandy Welcome! First up, you'll need to get your parents birth and/or marriage certs - these will give you the details of their parents, enabling you to get the certs for the previous generation, and so on. For Scottish births after 1906 and marriages after 1931, you have to apply to the GRO Scotland for the certs - there is no online index. Visit their website for more info, application forms, etc: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk Once you get back beyond those dates, you can do most of your research online. For Scotland, you'll need to use ScotlandsPeople: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk You'll need to register and buy some credits, and then you'll be able to search for bmd certs, censuses, old parish registers, etc. You can even download copies of the original documents for a small fee. But be warned - this hobby is VERY addictive (and can also be quite expensive)!!! Cheers, Richard

Ann

Ann Report 16 Feb 2007 08:32

http://www.freecen.org.uk/ This worked!

Ann

Ann Report 16 Feb 2007 08:36

Thats the address Paula http://freecen.rootsweb/ However they must have a problem because I just tried this link (as above) + got an error message! Regards Ann