Tracing your Family Tree

[Matchworn Shirts]

I am sorry, it will be no help to you. But I did this for the German side of my family about 2 years ago. I am lucky we come from Bayern and they keep very comprehensive records that are available free, as a result I was able to trace once side of the family back to about 1390. Really nice stuff, seeing all the different names and looking back at where we came from is very emotional.

[Muffin Man]

Me and the missus traced our roots back to 1806 very easily and in about 2 days with genes reunited and ancestry.com going back further than that is harder as the records arent really online so much prior to the census of 1801.

Be wary as a lot of the web sites are catering more for the American market rather than the british one.

We gt back to 1860 on my side but couldnt get past "Born at sea on voyage" the records didnt say where the voyage had come from all we know was it landed at Gravesend and after tracking what boats landed there it was basically from anywhere accross Europe or even a ferry from Tibury!

Its difficult when you get stuck but incredibly rewarding long term, but also not cheap because you will require some birth certificates to complete records.

Good luck.

[Doore]

Thanks all - I think I'll give it some more thought and have a word with my old man.  Might have to talk to the superior half as well if it will cost a fair bit.

Thanks, peace and love.

Billy

[leefer]

Hi Billy,it wont cost you alot,there are plenty of sites to get free info on,growing up i didn't know any of my family,but lots of research later has helped me find lots of info.
If you are serious about the whole tree then it will cost a little,but certainly not hundreds of pounds.

All the best with it and when you want to crack on feel free th PM me.

[Muffin Man]

When I say not cheap I am talking about £7 to £8 per birth certificate, me and the missus did both our trees so it cost us more than just doing the one tree ancestry.co.uk (the best site) works out at £13 a month for each month or if bought as a year membership £9 a month, genesreunited is done on a credits basis with each search costing 5 credits and £5 gets you 50 credits so £5 gets you 10 searches.

We tried the freebies but you get stuck a lot and be prepared for following a lot of false leads.

In all for our two families to get fully (nearly) researched we put aside 3 months and with many birth certificates printed cost us approx £150 but we did have a fair few false leads that led to a few certificates being printed that we didnt actually need.

Well worth it though and worth the time put in, the wife put in 8 hours a day for a few weeks solidly as she is at home all the time, if you can access library records etc then even better and often cheaper than doing it online.

One thing that did come out of it though is that my wife has the poet Byron in her family and Capt Pilfold who was in charge of the Ajax at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Do it, you wont regret it.

[Doore]

When I say not cheap I am talking about £7 to £8 per birth certificate, me and the missus did both our trees so it cost us more than just doing the one tree ancestry.co.uk (the best site) works out at £13 a month for each month or if bought as a year membership £9 a month, genesreunited is done on a credits basis with each search costing 5 credits and £5 gets you 50 credits so £5 gets you 10 searches.

We tried the freebies but you get stuck a lot and be prepared for following a lot of false leads.

In all for our two families to get fully (nearly) researched we put aside 3 months and with many birth certificates printed cost us approx £150 but we did have a fair few false leads that led to a few certificates being printed that we didnt actually need.

Well worth it though and worth the time put in, the wife put in 8 hours a day for a few weeks solidly as she is at home all the time, if you can access library records etc then even better and often cheaper than doing it online.

One thing that did come out of it though is that my wife has the poet Byron in her family and Capt Pilfold who was in charge of the Ajax at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Do it, you wont regret it.

Cheers Muffin Man. I will hopefully be able to do it looking at your post.

[leefer]

When I say not cheap I am talking about £7 to £8 per birth certificate, me and the missus did both our trees so it cost us more than just doing the one tree ancestry.co.uk (the best site) works out at £13 a month for each month or if bought as a year membership £9 a month, genesreunited is done on a credits basis with each search costing 5 credits and £5 gets you 50 credits so £5 gets you 10 searches.

We tried the freebies but you get stuck a lot and be prepared for following a lot of false leads.

In all for our two families to get fully (nearly) researched we put aside 3 months and with many birth certificates printed cost us approx £150 but we did have a fair few false leads that led to a few certificates being printed that we didnt actually need.

Well worth it though and worth the time put in, the wife put in 8 hours a day for a few weeks solidly as she is at home all the time, if you can access library records etc then even better and often cheaper than doing it online.

One thing that did come out of it though is that my wife has the poet Byron in her family and Capt Pilfold who was in charge of the Ajax at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Do it, you wont regret it.

Agree,and remember all your future family get to keep it also if they want to once you have done it.

[Reg Smeeton]

 Shears if you just want a basic tree....use ancestory.com.  It costs, but you can use it free from Swindon library. I know you live elsewhere, but the same facility might apply.

 I've got mine back to 18th Century descendants...essentially all my lot are either Wiltshire or Dorset, with the odd rogue in Hampshire, Gloucestershire or Somerset.

 The Dorset lot, have two areas....around Dorchester, or Cerne Abbas...home of the Cerne Abbas giant. Got gravestones in the churches and memorials to fallen in the war fighting fascism.

 Wiltshire lot, spike around Hullavington, if there's any Hullavington Reds, then we're probably related