General Chat

Hi all you internet babes. You make me feel like Methusalah. My first certificate cost me 3s 9d and you had to pay 1s 3d to search 5 years of the indexes. I started because I got bored with beach holidays, so while the rest of the family were swimming and building sandcastles I was off to the libraries and graveyards. My unaided efforts go back to a shepherd on the Norfolk coast at the time of the Armada, but that's the only line. I also have a statutory Irish ancestor, feet firmly planted in Hampshire soil who bars the way at 1800. All those years of research, but nothing takes the shine from that very first certificate, for my great granny. When it came through the post, I discovered that I'd looked for it on her birthday. Some things are meant. Brenda

Lin, I started because my Mum says I am born nosey..>LOL. Well I always asked questions, but Mum always accepted things and never asked anything???my Mums Mum (my grandmother)died when my Mum was 6 weeks old, My Grandad (the husband) would not talk about her or his family he disliked his father intensely so much so he refused to go to the funeral..... he remarried 5 years after his wife's death and when I was told this woman I was calling nanny(I did not get on with very well) was not my real grandmother I wanted to know about my REAL one. My mother is now aproaching her mid seventies, we have never been to where thefamily originally came from (its north of Watford) and I am so curious about the family I have now got her interested. I have got back to 1700's but need inspiration and possibly a visit to where they orginated from to get back further. This is all my Maternal side the Partenal side I am stuck on 1880's but I will keep going with it, i do not think its impossible. Lin your father being a deep man reminds me of my Grandfather I think that was the way of life. Val I empathise with you/ Baz I feel the same way I do not want my children to ask and not get at least some kind of answer like what I got (My mum would say you are always asking questions, I can't answer). I have a book full of certs and census I am writing bits and pieces there isnt many photos as we have so few but between these certs and census I am trying to put a sort of story together, it may interest them it may not, but at least they will have more than I had. I wish everyone the best of luck Love Pat x