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Cherry

Cherry Report 29 Nov 2006 22:05

thanks so much for both your help. I need to get birth certificates really to start off with i think!! I've got my grandad's mum and dad's names so that will keep me quiet for awhile. I think I am just wanting it all now and I just need to be patient!! (which Im not good at!) Just found my grandad's article in the gazette for an MBE he received soooo pleased ive found GR!!!!

Rachel

Rachel Report 29 Nov 2006 17:35

Start with your self and work backwards. ie, start with yourself and your birth then your parrents marriage this will give you their ages and their fathersa name. From this you can find their births as you'll have an approxamate birth year. you can then continue like this until 1837ish if your lucky. 1841 - 1901 censuses will give you more about siblings and extended families. When you know when your grandfather was born and when his parents were born you can start looking at the BMD (Birth, marriage and death) index for his sisters births. below is the address for ancestry incase you've not yet found the site. BMD's are free on the site but you do need to register as a guest first. remove () from address http://www.ancestry(.)co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx

Trudy

Trudy Report 29 Nov 2006 17:24

Cherry Start with the info you know, order your grandad's brith certificate, this will give you your ggrandma's maiden name - do you know if he was the oldest. If so, you can search backwards and find the marriage, and forwards through the birth records to find the sisters. As long as it's after 1911 the index will show you the mothers maiden name and this with the district should help you narrow it down, especially if it's not a common surname. The indexes are free at the moment on Ancestry - but you might have to register. Good hunting, if you want someone to have a look for you to confirm you're doing it right, just post some info and I'm sure someone will look for you. regards Looby

Cherry

Cherry Report 29 Nov 2006 17:20

Hi, I have just started to do my mums side family tree, so i am still learning where to find things.... problem I have is there is noone to ask!! I know her dad had two sisters, i have their names etc... but to get more info I need BIrth year and I've no idea where to get them! Can anyone help please??