A friend thinks he's found a link to his gtgtgrandfather - but wants to know if he can get a copy Birth Cert - where's the best place for that as it's so long ago? Thanks
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Hi again Dorothy!
Birth certificates as we know them didn't come into force until mid 1837, and even then weren't compulsory until 1875.
What he will need to do is get a copy of his baptism from the Parish Registers which, depending on the area and the vicar, may or may not have as much information as a birth certificate.
He should start by checking on the IGI to see if anything is on there but then it is a case of looking through lots of records.
Get him to come and put the details on here and we can all see what we can find. There are different sites that might have info such as free reg etc.
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If he's a beginner, then I would direct him here http://www.familytreeforum.com/conte...etting-Started
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Originally posted by Kate P View PostDo he or you mean 1880's and 90's? Because I'm not sure anyone alive today would get back to 1780 in just 4 generations?Judith passed away in October 2018
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Judith - It's doable I agree, but I still think it's a stretch personally. I'm only 35 and my gg-grandparents range from 1813 to 1868. The eldest one married a women 40yrs his junior to farther my g-grandmother though ::
Jay - I haven't included the present generation (oneself), I went - parents, grandparents, g-grandparents, and gg-grandparents.
Kate x
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Originally posted by Kate P View PostJudith - It's doable I agree, but I still think it's a stretch personally. I'm only 35 and my gg-grandparents range from 1813 to 1868. The eldest one married a women 40yrs his junior to farther my g-grandmother though ::
Jay - I haven't included the present generation (oneself), I went - parents, grandparents, g-grandparents, and gg-grandparents.
Kate xLast edited by JudithM; 02-08-10, 21:58.Judith passed away in October 2018
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I'm 28 & my great great grandparents were born 1834 - 1871. My parents, both in their mid 50's have great great parents born late 1790's onwards so like Judith says there's plenty of folk about researching their trees with great great grandparents born in that time frame.Jay
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As the others have said you need the parish records, i have a baptism for my great great grandfather, 22 July 1788, obtained from the records office.Sylvia
Derbyshire :- Gough, Tomlinson, Fletcher, Shipley, Spencer, Calladine, Rogers, Kerry, Robotham
Leicestershire:- Gough, Cooper, Underwood, Hearn, Inglehearn
Staffordshire:- Robotham, Hickinbotham, Hill, Holmes
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:D Well, this friend of mine is mid-late 70s - so I don't think he's made a mistake.
My paternal grandad dob 1874, gtgrandad 1837, and gtgtg'dad 1797, and all had numerous children - 11/12/13 at a time over a period of 15-20 years.... no wonder the poor women died younger!Dorothy G
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