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i need help(answers on a postcard)!!!!
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Izzy | Report | 8 Jul 2006 16:24 |
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hi as a newbie, can anyone help me on how to find marrage records if i do not know the year or the maiden name, also what good free search sites would you recommend to a struggling gennie!! |
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Kate | Report | 8 Jul 2006 16:27 |
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Cheryl, in answer to your first question, get the birth certificate for one of the couple's children and that will give you the mother's maiden name, and then you can start looking for the marriage. If you don't know when they got married you start with the quarter when their first child was born and work backwards from there, and if you have no luck that way start looking forwards from the same place in case they got married after the first child was born! As for free sites, ancestry*co*uk has lots of stuff available free although you have to register, and you may decide to subscribe later (oh, replace * with . in the website address). FreeBMD at http://freebmd.rootsweb*com is another good one. And when you have got further back with your tree, try FamilySearch at www.familysearch.org Happy hunting! Kate. |
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Kathlyn | Report | 8 Jul 2006 16:27 |
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Hi Cheryl Try www.familysearch.org They are free and well worth a visit. Kathlyn |
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Izzy | Report | 8 Jul 2006 16:31 |
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many thanks for your speedy and helpfull response. Result one smiley happy bunny set for lots more hours of fun Cherylxx |
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