As I'm stuck on the one side of my family I was thinking of trying my father's side. Trouble is my father isn't speaking to me. I know my paternal grandother's maiden name and roughly when she was born and I know my paternal grandfather's name too but not much else...what you reckon?
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As long as neither of your grandparents are alive you can give their names and any dates you have here and see if someone can find a marriage for them to get you started.
It is always worth while trying to make amends with family and it is never too late while they are still living, as once they have gone you will have regrets and wish you could have asked them stuff as many of us now know.
Edna
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Its a shame you can't get information directly from your father but it makes no difference to how you do the research. Lots of us have found that verbal information is a bit .... how shall we say .... selective!
Just go ahead and get the certificates as anyone would do if they can't speak directly to a family member.
Anne
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So marraige cert first way to go then? Would I need their DOB's though? In which case...census?Last edited by BendyCowgirl; 14-09-09, 12:15.
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See if you can find your father's birth - you will hopefully then have his mother's maiden name for certain. I'd then go along the line of looking for the marriage. This works OK unless the names are really common. In this circumstance if I've not been certain I have bought the certs. Good luck
Ayse.
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Originally posted by BendyCowgirl View PostAs I'm stuck on the one side of my family I was thinking of trying my father's side. Trouble is my father isn't speaking to me. I know my paternal grandother's maiden name and roughly when she was born and I know my paternal grandfather's name too but not much else...what you reckon?
it will a) confirm details b) give bride and grooms fathers details and occupations c) any witness' names might be potential family members d) give addresses of bride and groom at the time of marriage.
armed with this lot you should then be able to work out when bride & groom where born (allowing for little fibs re their ages) and find them in the indexes and order the certs to prove you have the right people.
then the census will hopefully provide the rest, (this is presuming that you have actually got back to 1911/1901 with the names) if not then its a repeat again of a marriage OR birth cert or both!) until you get back to the census.
good luck Bendy :smilee:Julie
They're coming to take me away haha hee hee..........
.......I find dead people
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