Genealogy Chat

whats the earliest youve got back on your family tree mine is 1550 on my mothers father side (is that my maternal) from janet

Lucky you!! I have got back to 1657 on my paternal side, going off at a tangent in 1814, and looking at the family of my gggg grandmother

Hit a brick wall in 1756!!!

Bev, Are you in Bury St Edmunds?

1700 on hubbies family before the brick wall struck. only 1812 on mine and the brick wall is a mile thick and 3 miles high.

1760s on my maternal grandfathers side and about the same on paternal grandmothers side.On others,well I cant even find me mums other granddad on 1901 or his birth reg 6 years previous Anna :-)

Hello All, with a lot of help from all my contacts, this site and others, I have 2 lines back to late 1500's and 4 more back to early 1700's....couldn't have done it without a great deal of help along the way! Helen

I have one line going back to 1790 give or take a few years. can not be any more accurate as I know the guy is mine, but can only find one mention of him as father to a known relle, and her age would put him bourn some were in the late 1700

1827 for me and that isnt even the branch I started out on! But Im a newbie (about 2 months) I asked to look at a tree the other day....all i kept doing was....click for next 100 names ......click for next 100 names ......click for next 100 names .....click for next 100 names . Finally got to the FORDS and there were still loadsa names!...no! it wasnt SMITH lol She musta been on her tree for years! Wonder if my little twig will ever look like that? (sigh) Gerri

At this stage I would say not far enough, with actual proof 1850 on my mothers side and 1845 on Dad's.

I inherited a tree for one of my husband's lines- went back to 1217. It was a 'landed gentry' type family, so was in the Heralds Visitations. I've added on our bit - but it was not as much fun as doing your own. On the other hand, I haven't got past my paternal grandmother in one of my lines...well, where would YOU start if you had a 'daughter of Patrick and Bridget RYAN', born in Tipperary?

1550 on my Dads maternal side. 1735 brickwall on mums paternal side.

Hi, I have William Manclarke whose will was proven in 1547. His son's will was proven in 1542 and he had adult children so I guess William must have been born in 1490 something, or maybe earlier. Gwynne

God, you're all soooo lucky! i hit a brick wall at 1818 and can't get any further! claire

vvvvvvv envious you are so lucky, i have got back to 1740 and my wife is stuck at 1800's

Massive brickwall on maternal line to 1820, think they were Irish immigrants but can not prove anything..and not much further back with others around 1790..so I am feeling very envious of you all!!! by the way Janet I noticed your surname Tansley (could be one of the ones I am stuck on) could you help? Angie