Trying to trace my husbands family

[~Wingnut~]

Hi all!

My husband is trying to do his family tree along with his sister. They've only really just started it and are trying to find their great grandparents. Not alot is known about their family and their Mum is 80 yrs old now and can't really remember much so it is proving a bit tough lol

Any help or suggestions would be great as they've hit a bit of a brick wall.
Is there anyway of tracing them where it won't cost a lot of money or if we gave the info we do have could someone who is a member of such site help us track them? and possibly their great great grandparents??

I know it is asking a lot and thank you to anyone who can help :o)

[echokilo]

Hi Wingnut - I use ancestry.co.uk which is about �10 a month .... but if you want ot post some names and dates here I am happy to try and go back for you using the access I have..... have done as much as i can with my own tree with over 3200 relatives (you could say I got slightly addicted) so having some new names to search would be good.......... post the detail, names, dates and locations that you have and I will look for you if you prefer....... as long as the names not Smith or Jones (no offence to the Smiths and Joneses out there though - just very difficult to trace)

[spudqueen]

The easiest way is to trace backwards, starting at what you know. If Mum has her birth certificate that will give the names of her parents. By ordering the marriage certificate of these people you get their fathers names. Etc etc. When you get back to the early 1900's you can check on the 1901 census.
You can join ancestry.co.uk or findmypast.com to help you trace these certificates, though you will also be able to access this information free from your local library. Whilst in there get out a book on how to trace your family, it will have loads of tips in it.
There are also a number of monthly magazines devoted to this subject, have a look in Smiths.
Also join genesreunited. Someone may already have done the work. I have traced a first cousin that I haven't seen for 30 years on genesreunited, also more distant cousins, one of whom had traced one branch of my family back to the 1700s.

[~Wingnut~]

Hi!
Thank you for your replies!!

That would be great echokilo and very kind of you! My e-mail addy that I use if needed on here (so not my main one) is [email protected] I would feel more comfortable about giving all the details that way if that's ok?

Thanx for your help everyone :o)

[echokilo]

I have traced quite a few ancestors for you and have sent you some reports by email ... hopefully this will be of interest to you ... one line has gone back to 1791!

EK

[zzxxee]

on friends reunited there is a sister wbsite called genes reunited they should be able to get you started

[~Wingnut~]

That's fantastic echokilo!! Thank you so much! Nothing has come through yet on my e-mails but I noticed I didn't get your last e-mail until a couple of hours after you had sent it. I dunno why lol

Thank you once again echokilo, you have been amazing and thanx to everyone else too for your replies :o)

[echokilo]

Hello - I think the mail and attachments has arrived with you now - glad to be of help ... hope your husband enjoys reading it - when I find more I will update you again

EK