Genealogy Chat

if you have credits for genes then of couse to can look for him on here,but it will have to be bmd because the census only goes up until 1911.x :-D

HI SUZANNE, FIRSTLY JOHN PURVIS DECEACED BORN OCT 1946 IN SUNDERLAND , HIS DAD WAS ALSO JOHN PURVIS JULY 1921 HIS DAD UN KNOWN , BUT HIS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE NAMES A GEORGE PURVIS WHICH I BELIEVE ANYONE COULD BE ADDED SO I NEED TO TRAVEL UP NORTH. COULD I USE MY CREDITS ON HIM ON HERE DO YOU KNOW THANKS X

what are the family names you are researching and what dates are you starting from?x :-D :-D

HIYA LA , MY DAUGHTER IS DONNA IM LORRAINE LOL XX

YES MY FAMILY ARE FROM IRELAND SCOTLAND ENGLAND AND IVE A WELSH HUSBAND AND A DAUGHTER BORN IN LONDON LOL XX :-D

HELLO IM OFF OUT IN A BIT COULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE I LOOK FOR BAPTISM RECORDS WOULD IT BE THE CHURCH THEY WERE BAPTISED OR REGISTER OFFICE THEY WERE REGISTERD IN, THANKS IN ADVANCE.

HI IM OFF GENES FOR TONITE BUT THANKYOU FOR YOUR HELP TONIGHT X

THANKYOU ALL VERY MUCH, WILL START WITH DADS, FOUND LOTS OF INTERSTING THINGS LAST TIME, LIKE MY GREAT GRAN BEING THE LAST SURVIVNG FISHWIFE IN SUNDERLAND, SHE HAS BEEN IN A FEW BOOKS ALSO HER CHARACTOR WAS USED IN A BOOK CALLED THE STONEY PATH BY RITA BRADSHAW, SEE WHAT ELSE POPS UP THANKS AGAIN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT STARTING AGAIN.

Take advantage of all the free sites and ask questions of family members. They usually have loads of information. See if they have any old papers or certificates hidden away. I had an aunt who, when I asked her questions, would usually say she didn't remember things but would phone me later because something had come back to her. When people get thinking it's amazing what comes to them. Don't disregard any snippets of information no matter how insignificant they seem at first. Oh, and ask all the lovely experts on here who can get every bit as excited about someone else's tree as they can about their own.

Start with what you know. Try to get back to 1911 Census where lots of information can be found.
Ancestry.co.uk usually has a 14 day free trial, take advantage and see how much is available to you.
There are lots of Free sites ie, familysearch.org and freebmd.org.uk not forgetting the hundreds of researchers here itching to help.

Donna,

Who you put on your tree is up to you! Most people follow both of their parents' lines back. Perhaps you could start with your Dad's and then follow up with your Mum's.

There are quite a few sites to help. Try using freebmd for birth, marriage and death registrations from 1837 up to approx 1940.

Also, familysearch for baptisms and marriages before 1837.

If you hit a brick wall, post on the Find Ancestors board - there are lots of very good researchers who help on there. Read through some of the threads and you will see what they can find.

Good Luck!

IM PUSS, MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE ANOTHER GO, BASICALLY SOME OF MY RESEARCH DIDNT ADD UP AND I TRIED DOING TREES INSTEAD OF BRANCHES, WOULD SOMEONE MIND GIVING ME SOME HINTS, IM ONLY WITH GENES, WHO ELSE WOULD YOU RECOMEND, IM STARTING WITH MY DAD SHOULD I JUST DO HIS DAD THEN HIS DAD OR DO MUM AND DADS TOGETHER, I AM GOING TO LOOK FOR MY READING GLASSES, I GUESS IVE WASTED MONEY ON PREVIOUS CERTIFICETS BUT I WAS CHATTING MORE THAN RESEARCHING, THANKYOU LORRAINE X DONNA.