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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: TracyJD on Saturday 14 November 09 22:58 GMT (UK)
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Hi i've just joined today and I'm getting alittle lost... are lookup requests allowed? if so where can it be posted? sorry if i've missed the instructions somewhere...i've been searching to many records today and am almosy cross eyed ;)
thanks
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ah! found it now :)
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Hi Tracy
Welcome to Rootschat.
Look up requests are allowed (with the exception of the 1911 census and when people who may well be still living are concerned).
Hope we can be of help.
Best wishes
Nell
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Hi,
:)
Welcome to Rootschat. You will get loads of help and will soon find your way around.
If you have a query relating to a specific geographical area, I would go to the board for that area and then you can either post on the general board or on the lookup requests board. There also boards for different occupations and special interests.
If it is more general, then the beginners or the common room board is a good place to start.
If you make a post and the mods think you will get a better response on another board, they will move it for you.
If you click on "help" at the top of the board, there are some tips on there. Take time to have a look around and don't worry about asking for help, we were all new once and everyone is really friendly.
Luzzu
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Hi thanks for the welcome, this is a great forum :)
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Hi thanks for the welcome, this is a great forum :)
I'll second that - joined a while ago and still yet to find my feet.
If I may be allowed to ask, how far back is it possible to look for records on this site?
How far back do the census go?
regards
Steve
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The earliest useful census is 1841 but this still has limitations - it rounds down adult ages to the nearest 5 years, only states whether born in that county or not and does not give relationships to others in the household. After that they are every 10 years as I am sure you know.
Civil records started 1st July 1837 but parish records can go back a further 300 years if you are lucky - most tend to only reach about 1650. So asking about any of these could get you an answer.
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Tracey,
A great big welcome to RootsChat, we hope you find it really useful and informative. Just feel free to ask any question about your family history however daft you may feel in asking it - we are all here to help each other. :)
Trystan