Hi,
I am relatively new to researching my family tree and would appreciate any help on a couple of points that I am struggling with. I have been using Ancestry.co.uk to which I have a subscription for most of my research. I have populated my tree with a lot of information we already know relating to near relatives and facts already known in the family. My first query is - Some information that I already know (for example my mothers death in 1997) doesn't show up in any search. I have used specific dates and places and also tried being less specific but no way does anything come up relating to her death. I don't know if this has any bearing on the result but she actually died whilst abroad in Spain. To add to this, my fathers death which was 5 years later in 2002 comes up instantly in searches?
My next query is an uncle of mine. Again I know his name, where he lived and when he was born 1900 (+/- 1 year) and also date of death 1970 (+/- 1 year). I also know his spouses name (my Aunty). However all I can find in searches is their marriage certificate nothing else. I know where my uncle worked (Seaham docks) and its this information I wanted to trace but so far I am drawing a blank on anything?
Any advise would be appreciated as I feel I am spending a lot of time trawling through search information and not getting very far - its demotivating....
I am relatively new to researching my family tree and would appreciate any help on a couple of points that I am struggling with. I have been using Ancestry.co.uk to which I have a subscription for most of my research. I have populated my tree with a lot of information we already know relating to near relatives and facts already known in the family. My first query is - Some information that I already know (for example my mothers death in 1997) doesn't show up in any search. I have used specific dates and places and also tried being less specific but no way does anything come up relating to her death. I don't know if this has any bearing on the result but she actually died whilst abroad in Spain. To add to this, my fathers death which was 5 years later in 2002 comes up instantly in searches?
My next query is an uncle of mine. Again I know his name, where he lived and when he was born 1900 (+/- 1 year) and also date of death 1970 (+/- 1 year). I also know his spouses name (my Aunty). However all I can find in searches is their marriage certificate nothing else. I know where my uncle worked (Seaham docks) and its this information I wanted to trace but so far I am drawing a blank on anything?
Any advise would be appreciated as I feel I am spending a lot of time trawling through search information and not getting very far - its demotivating....
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