help before 1881

Genealogy Chat

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 233 Send Message	Marie	Report	13 Nov 2003 17:47
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 233 Send Message	How can you trace back further than 1881 if you dont have an address only London. Thanks Marie
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 269 Send Message	Melba64	Report	13 Nov 2003 18:10
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 269 Send Message	Don't know if it will help but I am looking for a birth and a marriage to find an address in 1871 so that I can then look for the family in the census. Mel
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 11,301 Send Message	Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256	Report	13 Nov 2003 18:13
	You unfortunately have to go the route of trawling through BMD's to find certificates, which give you more names, addresses etc. If they had a profession, some records are available. Also to work back via parish records from the last parish you know for sure. Contact the Family History Society for your area of London. The Society of Genealogists publishes a useful little book "My ancestors were Londoners" by Cliff Webb - £3.95 - look at their website. Hope this helps a bit - its hard I know, especially with 'common' names, but keep at it!! Maz. XX