What Country is your research ?

[Starshine]

I'm pretty new to this.. so i'm looking mostly at the England specifically Macclesfield area.in Cheshire.. from mid 1800's.. but I'm also doing a body hunt down in heamoor penzance area..  for my great granparents who were buried there. (But with not much success so far.)

Have so far had only limited access to census forms as.. nearly everywhere requires you to join..  to have a closer look.. and unfortunately i'm married to a very nice dinosaur  who doesn't believe in using plastic.. which really limits my searches..

I know there are roots in Ireland.. and also family during my grandparents time that emigrated to Canada...  and i think also Australia.. but it makes sense to look closer to home for now.

Most of what i know has come from familly members still alive... and occasionally getting lucky...

[PaulaToo]

Welcome to Roots, Starshine. I am sure you will enjoy being a member, there are so many helpful people on here.

[ritchiewilk]

Hi,

My research is in Licolnshire, England and in the Scottish Borders so I'm not searching all over the country.  My problem is alot of my ancestors had big familys.  One had 8 children, another 9 and one had 11 children and they used the same first name alot of the time like 8 Isaacs in 3 generations.  It gives you a headache trying to keep track of who belongs where.

Ritchie

[PaulaToo]

Hi Ritchie and welcome to Roots.
It's even more fun when you have three generations, of the same name, alive together, all married to girls of the same name...
I think they did it just to tease me.

[ritchiewilk]

Hi Paula,

Thanks for the welcome.

It certainly makes the research interesting.  I also have a few ancestors that were given their mothers or grandmothers maiden name as a middle name.  You don't here of that happening nowadays.

Ritchie

[PaulaToo]

Oh they were up to all sorts of tricks, Ritchie.
I have one certain lady who used the surnames of the 'notches on her bedpost' as the middle name for her kids....very thoughtful of her, it's made finding the fathers a lot easier

[ritchiewilk]

I have one or two like that.

[PaulaToo]

You'll feel well at home here on Roots then. 

[Starshine]

Welcome to Roots, Starshine. I am sure you will enjoy being a member, there are so many helpful people on here.

Thanks for the Welcome Paulatoo .. I thought I might feel a bit shy.. but theres a nice athmosphere here..  and its fun to have bit of company.. as i prowl round graveyards in search of bodies... 

.... repeat names... yep i'm getting that too.. but it seems to be causing more condusion at the moment in surnames..

Ah well it gives me something to ponder on..