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Something fairly basic and I'm not sure if you have already done this, but if you have elderly relatives it is a good idea to talk to them. They may be able to tell you stories about their own cousins or other more distant relatives. They may be able to confirm if the person/s you found is a relative. Obviously make sure you write down on paper everything they tell you, and be prepared for some inaccuracies or family stories which aren't quite true (intentionally or otherwise).

Groom is right. There are actually many people who aren't interested in family history. Sometimes if there is a scandal people are very reluctant to talk about it, even if it was nothing by today's standards. And you do need to purchase at least some certificates to make sure you are tracing the right family. Even something as simple as seeing a family on a census and presuming that you are looking at parents and their children, can be wrong. I was nearly caught out when all the children in a family I was tracing had a different mother from the one on the census - the father had remarried. Luckily I bought the birth certificate showing the correct mother or I would have gone completely down the wrong track.

Good luck anyway, and just be a bit cautious - do not rush - and back up your research with certificates.

thank you; I have gone as far as I can to find as much info as I can; but my next step will be getting a hold of ANY birth/marriage cert i can find and make sure the names match on that as well.

thanks

Quote from: geronamo2011 on Sunday 27 April 14 12:14 BST (UK)

thanks after A LOT of research I have found 1 living relative right now who would be around 60yrs old thats the best I can find;

That is good news. You are lucky. It can take years and years for some of us to find living relatives, and some of us never do. You find one in a matter of hours!

Once you contact them and confirm that you have common ancestors, without mentioning their names let us know how you get on. 

thank you; well I am shy nervous to ring or mail this guy but I guess I have to try but I also may have found like a 4th cousin once removed in Australia too; and the hometown where my family came to in 1883 is only 150miles north from here so I may visit one day and see what I can find out; I am very greatful; I dont expect us to become best mates but i am curious just to see if there any relatives my age even if we are 4th or 5th cousins! I dont know how people can live without knowing where they came from and in a matter of 1 day I have traced my family line back to Birmingham 1780

Here's one to get you started:

Benjamin Lowe had a brother William who was born in 1864 died 1935 in Birmingham.

In the 1901 census he is a table maker and is married to Sarah Ann they have two children

Isaac William Lowe born 1892
Elsie Louise Lowe born 1896


Isaac William Lowe married May Blanche Clifford in 1914. They were still in Birmingham in 1930 (from the electoral register)
They had 3 children:

John Isaac William Lowe 1915 - 1987
Joan Blanch Lowe 1916 - 2005 (married name Bacon)
A daughter born 1920 wont name as she could be alive.

These three may have had children who could be still be alive. I think there were 2 children born to the Lowe/Bacon marriage one in 1950 and one in 1954. You can find these using Freebmd.

can you please PM me with how to find these people I have never done this before sorry!!

HI there I am new to this site but MY ancestors BENJAMIN LOWE b.1834 and his sons were TIN PLATE WORKERS around bilston, staffirdshire before moving to Birmingham warwickshire from around when his son was born also named BENJAMIN LOWE b.1854 who continued the profession before they moved to Australia in 1883 aboard the DUNDEE ship; that is what his profession was listed as tinsmith/tin plate worker.

Hi thanks for your message; it was basically if anybody wanted to msg me if they recognized the names that was all. thanks

PM sent with possible LIVING relations in above Towns.

Neil