Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

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.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

GRANDFATHER FROM MARS?

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

June

June Report 4 Jul 2003 15:34

Thankyou Alison and Susan for your replies,I think I'll try out Free census and if nothing comes from that I'll try County records.Thanks again, good luck with your searches. June, Preston.Lan.

Susan

Susan Report 3 Jul 2003 13:43

if you go to a search engine and ask for county records lincoln the right webb address should come up for you.failing that you could write to linoln county archives St Rumbolds Street lincoln. Hope this helps, Sue.

Alison

Alison Report 3 Jul 2003 11:20

The GRO are not infalable, I went to the local archives found details of some of my relatives on the fiche sent the forms off to get the certs and was told they couldnt find them.Resent the details ,exactly the same and the certs came back(they had taken the search fee when they couldnt find it)

June

June Report 3 Jul 2003 09:29

I have the death and marriage certificates for my grandfather.Ihave him lodging with my greatgrandmother on the 1891 census, on the 1881 census he was lodging with a couple in Derbyshire,his birthplace was given as Sudbrook,Lincoln.After searching BMD, Family Search etc. for over 12 months, I decided to apply to the GRO Southport, this morning came the dreaded reply,their search was unsuccessful. Has anyone any suggestions how I can search records for Lincoln? June, Preston,Lan.