Genealogy Chat

There are a number of ways to break thru the barrier. 1) Your 3x Great Grandfather born 1816 may have got married after 1837 and therefore will have a marriage cert this will have his fathers name on. 2) the IGI (international Geneology Index) on the Mormon site www.familysearch.org has a record of Baptisms, Marriages and some deaths. 3) the Vital Records Index 2nd Edition for the uk lists Baptisms, marriages and deaths. a large number of these are not on the IGI. Copies of it on CD rom can be purchased from the same Mormon web site or viewed at their research centers. see the website for your closest one. 4)Documents on line www.a2a.gov.uk here you can search for wills from before 1858. many wills give names of family members and past, present and future. 5) if you know the rough area you can search the 1841 census at the Family Records Centre, London. your ancestor would have been 25 so probably married and possibly still living within walking distance of his parents. Good luck Kevin

Hi Simon, Try www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions. Transcripts of many Norfolk parish records & census records. Good luck. Debbie

Hi Simon I had a similar problem, I found that the LDS web site invaluable, I got my norfolk branch back to 1590 with them, Alternatively have you tried posting a msg on the Rootsweb site (with surname or location) also Ancestry.co.uk have quite a few old records (however you may be charged to look at some of then) And don't worry about taking a break - I did for 4 months, then I got an email from someone who saw one of my names on genesconnected and I have been addicted all over again Good Luck Vikki

hi simon really new myself but i think the laterday saints (morman) may be of help sure i read that somewhere on boards yes knew i had you can rent parish records to use on there mechines £2.50 month or you can buy them tracey

Have a look on the website for the Society of Genealogists (not far from the FRC in London). They have an online list of which parish registers they hold, and the years covered. You might strike lucky and not need to visit Norfolk to access these records. Janice

Still somewhat of a newby at this so any advice appreciated ! I've managed to trace a couple of branches of my tree back to around 1816 or so, mainly due to the relative luxury of info available on the internet and via census records etc. I understand that beyond 1837, and particularly as you move back into the 18th century, available records start to thin out a bit and require rather more research and investigation. I'm conscious that if I stall for too long in moving the tree along I might start to loose enthusiasm, so what advice would you give on where to look next ? Bearing in mind my options to regularly travel back to Norfolk to look at local records are limited, are there records held centrally in London that go further back as I could probably get to London easier ? As a specific example, my gr-gr-gr-grandfather was born in Norfolk in 1816 - where do I start looking to find his father ? As I say, any advice/tips greatly appreciated ! Simon