I want to research my family history where do i start, there are loads of questions i want to ask.?

Answer 1

The first thing you have to do is make sure that you aren't going to lose interest when things dont go to plan. It sometimes happens that way, ask family what they know about your ancestors, and then get membership to a genealogy site such as www.ancestry.com or www.ancestry.co.uk you can search and download for free on www.familysearch.org that site is excellent, or you could email me and I will gladly get you started, good luck anyway.Diane

Answer 2

It depends how far back you want to trace your history. Asking Grandparents is definitely a good starting point. Birth, marriage and death certificates as well as census returns are important sources in tracing family history. These documents contain the basic details about ancestors. These can be found at the Family Records Centre (familyrecords.gov.uk/frc). National censuses from 1841 to 1901 can be found online (nationalarchives.gov.uk/census). Other things that can help is taking closer looks at old family photographs and hand-me-downs (like war medals, jewellary, paybooks, family bibiles-names and dates of birth and christenings of several generations are traditionally written inside some old family bibiles).

Some useful websites include:
*www.genealogy.about.com
* bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory
* cyndislist.com
* familyrecords.gov.uk
*gro.gov.uk
genuki.org.uk
*ancestry.co.uk
*familyhistoryonline.net
*genesreunited.co.uk

Answer 3

Start with yourself and work backwards as far as living memory allows. Ask older relatives and relations and compare their recollections with yours. When you've got as far back as possible you need to start ordering birth / marriage and/or death certificates. This is when the hobby starts to get very expensive indeed.

It is said that apart from the word 'sex', 'genealogy' is one of the next most popular words entered into a search engine, and just like adult porn sites which are rarely free, family tree sites are rarely free either, and require some kind of subscription to get anywhere.

Find yourself a book called 'Genealogy for Beginners' or something and sit back and absorb it before you do anything or go anywhere. I always liken it to police detective work - it takes a lot of time and patience, especially when you start working pre-1837. Don't enter into the hobby lightly.

Answer 4

Start by talking to everyone in your family. They are the first and best source for information. When you have gotten as much information from them as possible, you can continue your research at the library with a genealogist, or online at various websites.

Answer 5

Start with yourself and work backwards.
Talk to anyone in your family who is willing to help. Especially older folk.
They are a fabulous source of information.
Just be sure to keep a record of who tells you what and where you source your information.
Good luck and have fun

Answer 6

If all the documents the place you have chanced on family contributors information are subscription web pages, the you will ought to pay for get entry to, you are able to post names right here and somebody would be waiting to assist, yet i'm undecided if every person right here has subscriptions to the documents.

Answer 7

The mormon church in Salt Lake City, UT has one of the largest "Geneology" resources in the country.

Answer 8

try
www.genesreunited.com
you get loads of information there, and find ancestors you've never even known about.

Answer 9

Try here:

http://www.cyndislist.com

Or here

http://www.familysearch.org

And here

http://www.rootsweb.com

and here

http://www.houseofnames.com