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adelle

adelle Report 17 Sep 2014 15:04

I'm at 1789 n can't find any more I know that persons farther name due t baptism record but no records of d.o.b it's brilliant that u can go so far back if love t here about people's experiences

Researching:
entwistles hull leeds holbeck leadsfords leeds holbeck gill leeds holbeck riby ruston fayle leigh lancshire

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 17 Sep 2014 15:02

I have managed to get back to mid 1700s in UK and in Europe all on line.

As you see I don't live in UK but with the help of the free Family Search site I have tracked several lines well past the start of the registration date of 1837.

I have some very different family first names of Simeon, Hezekiah and Phineas which are repeated from the 1700s through to the 1911 census, in fact my paternal grandfather and uncle were both Simeons.

My husband's grandfather was of Dutch/Belgium and German parentage, he was born in UK with a father named Ignatius so once again much easier than a Jones or Smith to follow.

You need luck and patience. Hope you get back as far as possible. :-)

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Barbara

Barbara Report 17 Sep 2014 14:51

1798 on my paternal line but have now really hit a brick wall

Researching:
TOWNEND (Middleton, Todmorden, Liversedge, Heckmondwike, Birstall), DAWSON, SHOWLER

Rambling

Rambling Report 17 Sep 2014 14:45

On one branch of my maternal side ; the furthest back I have got for sure is 1771, the other about 1790

However I have my father's paternal line back to 1525, not of my doing though, I was given a one name study which had taken the researcher a lifetime to do, before records were online mainly , just many hours and years of trawling through graveyards, church records etc. father's grandmother's line about 1742 but again that is the work of researchers in Canada, not me.

On most branches I am stuck around 1830.

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adelle

adelle Report 17 Sep 2014 14:22

how far back have u gone ?
how did you do it?
any tips?

Researching:
entwistles hull leeds holbeck leadsfords leeds holbeck gill leeds holbeck riby ruston fayle leigh lancshire

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