Hello everyone

[Sue L]

Hello there , my name is Sue and i live in North Somerset . I am a quite a novice to Genealogy but learning very fast , made quite a few (expensive ) mistakes along the way . It is so addictive isn't it i seem to spend every waking hour ( when i'm not working of course ) looking for various ancestors . History facinates me so i am in my element doing this

I'm very proud of myself as i have been able to trace and make contact with some of my father's side of the family, i have had no contact with anyone for over 50 yrs and some of them did not even know about me !! Unfortunatly they are mostly in Australia now , but i have gained so much information that i have made a tree up to my 4x g/grandfather , not bad for someone who did not even know my grandparents name . I am desperatly trying to do the same on my mother's side again i did not know any of them , but this has proved to be more difficult as there are no family members ( at the moment ) to help me. Matters seem to be complicated by the fact that my grandfather seems to have been born out of wedlock and then took the name of the person his mother married . So technically my great grandfather is not who i have found . Am i making sense there ????

I am looking forward to finding my way around this wonderful site and meeting you all ,and hopefully take some advice from all you experts, that will enable me to find these elusive people .

Sue

[SBSFamilyhistory]

Hello Sue, Welcome aboard.

You will find us friendly and helpful. Knocking down brickwalls are our forte. Look around and post away, you never know a fresh pair of eyes may help some of us already here.


Sue, yes there are lots of us onboard.

[stickymone]

Hi Sue,

Welcome to Brit-Gen.

As you can see from some of the recent thread,s we've recently had a face lift which is causing a few problems. :D Don't worry it will all be sorted out soon abd everybody will be ready to help you out with your research.
Look forward to your posts. :)

Regards

Stickymone

[MarkJ]

Hi Sue - and welcome to the forum!

I am sure the B-G crew will be able to assist with your mothers family - it sounds like just the sort of task they like to rise to!

The main thing is to enjoy both the forum and your research :)

Mark

[Mutley]

Hello and welcome.

It may take a while to work your way around at the moment but not to worry, things will be sorted soon. If you do not know where to post your questions then just ask.
If you post in the wrong place don't worry about that either, a moderator can always help you out.

Good Luck.

[Bo Peep]

|wave|Hello Sue and welcome to the Brit-Gen forum - home of the family history researcher. I am delighted you have joined our community and hope we can help with your research.

[Liane Hawes]

Welcome Sue|wave|

This really is a very friendly and helpful site so just post away those questions and we will send in the JCB's to knock down those brickwalls. Just remember have fun in the meantime (as you say it is addictive - wonder if there's a Genealogist Anonymous!!!)|biggrin|

Liane

[Sue L]

Thank you all for your warm welcome ! you may regret saying to ask away with any questions !!!!!

[SBSFamilyhistory]

we will never tire of your questions

Sue