I apologise now but I am sure most people would agree if the ancestors were are trying to trace were hatched, matched and dispatched in the same locality our quest would be a lot easier. Also doing the same occupation as your father did helps.
Researching my own family trees (by that I mean my OH's branches too), as well as my father's and mother's ancestry. I have found boot makers, cotton reelers, factory owners, brewery owners, a philantropist, gilders and grocers to name just a few occupations to be involved in. Also for the 1860s onwards my family did travel from Nottinghamshire to London, something I would have thought was rare in those days. Also occupations changed from generation to generation.
Pre 1850 is going to be a bit problematical as far as OH's damily is concerned as they came over here to escape the pogrums. Even if I found out where they are buried, a lot of the grave stones would be written in Hebrew and I wouldn't know I'd found the right spot if I fell over it.
So what sort of variances have you found?
Researching my own family trees (by that I mean my OH's branches too), as well as my father's and mother's ancestry. I have found boot makers, cotton reelers, factory owners, brewery owners, a philantropist, gilders and grocers to name just a few occupations to be involved in. Also for the 1860s onwards my family did travel from Nottinghamshire to London, something I would have thought was rare in those days. Also occupations changed from generation to generation.
Pre 1850 is going to be a bit problematical as far as OH's damily is concerned as they came over here to escape the pogrums. Even if I found out where they are buried, a lot of the grave stones would be written in Hebrew and I wouldn't know I'd found the right spot if I fell over it.
So what sort of variances have you found?
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