Genealogy Chat

Hi, I have only just started trying to do my family tree,unfortunately I have not had contact with my father for a long time so his side of the tree is difficult, on my mothers side, my grandparents etc have passed away so again it is difficult to get info. I have messaged a few people with hot matches approx a week ago but have not heard anything, just wondering have I done this correctly and also for the best way to get started, at the moment my tree goes back as far as my grandparents on both sides and stops there. I would appreciate any advice anybody could give me.

Many Thanks

Hi Sharon,
Were any of your grandparents alive in 1901?

If they were, post some details - names, approx ages, places, and we can look up the census for you.

janice

If you know who your grandparents were and when they were born, you need to buy their birth certificates. This will give yoy the names of both parents and you can go back from there.

If you don't know when they were born, you need their marriage certificate, which will give you their ages and you then have an idea of when to start looking for their births.

Sam x

Hi, My grandparents were born in 1910 - 1920's. Where do I buy the birth certificates from? I know where they were born and which years. Have looked on ancestry.co.uk wasn't sure how much it costs to register, it found a match for my grandfather as a leaf came up but as I hadn't registered I couldn't get any info.

Thank you all for your help

Sharon,
I've answered this question on your other thread.
Janice

How do the credits work?

Hi Sharon,
If you post (or send) your grandfather's details, I'll look up the reference for you. Have you checked for it on FreeBMD?
Janice

My grandfather was William Ernest Powell born sept 1924 died Mar 2007, on my fathers side my frandfather was Samuel Robert Powell born 1914 died Sept 1984. Thanks

Hi Sharon,

There are 2 William E Powells registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec qtr 1924:

William E Powell MMN Faint Reading 2c 571

William E Powell MMN Evans Pontypridd 11a 1155

I can't find Samuel's death. Are you sure it was 1984?

Janice

Hi Janice,

Wow that was quick work and really great to see, the first William Powell is my grandfather MMN Faint, Samuel was definately Sept 1984 and my grandmother was Dec 1984 I have just checked again to make sure.

Thanks very much for your help

Sharon

Hi Sharon,

Are you sure his surname was Powell too as we can't find it.

Many Thanks

Jane

It is unlikely.........although not impossible............ that both grandfathers had the surname Powell.........

Can you check, please, Sharon.........

Reg

Only one death coming up on Ancestry fitting all the criteria............leaving out surname

Samuel Robert Woodcock 24 Jan 1914 Sep 1984 70 Surrey South-Western Surrey

Reg

Hi, Yes one grandfather with the surname Powell Sept 1924 - Mar 2007, the other one surname Woodcock ?1914 - Sept 1984 (guess 24 Jan)

Sharon

Hi Sharon
Aren't the folks on here great. It is very daunting when you first start researching! I hadn't a clue where to look.
You will soon get the hang of it..........looks like you are well on the way already.
Good hunting.
Regards
Ann

Hi,

Yes people have been really kind and helpful I find it so exciting when somebody has some info to help
me.

Thank you everybody

REggie, how did you get an actual date of death from Ancestry? I thought it only gave the quarter. Has something improved that I don't know about?

Margaret

Birth dates are quoted on more recent Death records. This is what Reg found.