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Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 2 Feb 2008 23:50

If you want a hobby where you can predict the outcome then you'd need to take up knitting or perhaps making jigsaw puzzles!!!!

The great thing about this one is that everyone's tree is different and you never know what is round the corner or where the research might take you.

If one branch stops at 1801 then that doesn't mean they all will.

I've been doing my own tree for nearly 40 years (though really seriously for only about 10).
I've got branches which end abruptly at the 1841 census and I cannot work out where to look next.
I've got one branch which goes back to 380 AD

First I'd suggest downloading a large fanchart and put your direct ancestors on it. That will show you branches you may have forgotten to look at.

Make a list of all the ancestors you know who have been alive since censuses in 1841 and Civil Registration in 1837. Do columns for each census plus each certificate and tick the column for which piece of information you've actually found so far. That may show you areas that need checking.

If you live anywhere near an area where they came from learn to use the local Records Office. If not find your local LDS centre and learn to use it.
Explore the IGI as much as you can and find out every piece of information you can which may be online. Google names, find surname meanings, research areas they lived and occupations,
Look for online and offline wills, Look at every site you can find online for the rare names on your tree. For one of my names I spent weeks studying every reference to the name on the Internet and contacting everyone I could find with the name.

You may have hit a hurdle but it's not a wall after only 2 weeks!!!!

Good luck
Sue

Susanna

Susanna Report 2 Feb 2008 23:44

Sorry I think I'm being really thick but what is igi?

Please exscuse the ignorance

Regards Susanna

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 2 Feb 2008 23:35

Have you searched the igi , latter days saints site?

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Susanna

Susanna Report 2 Feb 2008 23:31

Being realistic how far do you think most people are able to trace back to, I have followed back to 1801 and this took me about two weeks to do, but since getting to there I have hit a wall and can not find anything previous to that, I got to Thomas Jaggers born 1801 married Sarah, had 5 children lived in Barking Essex, Is it a case now of manually going back, or is there ways to do this on the net, maybe I should look for a colleague course in Ancestors. I am just finding it very very fasinating yet very very frustrating, but also must say there are so many ppl willing to help on this site too, Its very freshing Thanks to all the ppl that have helped me.

Regards Susanna Jaggers

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