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Hi, I'm new to this site. I already have trees for all my family lines but I'm always looking for more and grateful for help, particularly about the Brammers of Anston, and the Sudburys of Egmanton and London, Middlesex.I don't drive so most of my information is word of mouth and the internet...

Born in Sussex (surname Naldrett) but now living in Edinburgh. Researching the NALDRETT family tree, particularly around the Surrey and Sussex area, but also researching the trees for my wife's nephews here in Scotland - they are MORRISONS but the line draws from the McGREGORS (around Deeside,...

Hello - I have been researching my English family history from California for the last 15 or so years. I was fortunate to have a great uncle who had started the family tree before he was killed in WW1. I also was fortunate to have both sets of grandparents emigrate from England to Canada...with...

I have just started using brit-gen i am researching the hardy family who were in horwich bolton from 1891 -my grgr grandad was walter reynolds hardy born horwich 1889 his siblings were ethel maud, frank, willie, harry and robert watkins

I'm a senior citizen, living in a rural area of British Columbia, Canada. I have been a detective, finding out who-done-it in my family history, since the 1970's. Until fairly recently, I did all my research at Family History Centres, libraries, by mail, etc. I still keep all my notes on paper. ...

I started to research properly with the publishing of the 1911 census. Have been quite successsful with some family lines and drawn many blanks with others. My main problem seems to be the Deptford/Stepney area on the 1901 census, people who I know were there, just do not appear! Prior to that I...

I have made a start on researching the Cox family. I can trace them back to Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire about 1800 - 1840, then living in West Bromwich, West Midlands from 1840 onwards, where most still live. We appear to be a family of no status what so ever and I am glad to keep up that...

Hi all, I have been doing family research for about 2 years now, got a fair way back with some, hit brick walls with others. Searching names- Carling, Coates, Hickin/en, Sanderson, Mewburn, Waker. Regards Rhapsody

Hello everyone,|wave| I am delighted to become part of this forum. For the past ten years or so I have been researching our family history. Coming from Ireland this has not gone smoothly as most records I need for my Irish families are now lost. On the other hand my mum's dad came from Kent and...

Hi, I have just started looking into my family history and have already thrown up some strange things. I'm researching the surnames woodcroft and swain in the biggleswade/bedfordshire area. My query at the moment is regarding the woodcroft side, my great grandparents. Ernest CHarles...

I have just heard about this useful forum and it sounds perfect to help with my family history problems! I have been researching for about 5 years now having taken over where my father left off. The simple bits are now fairly complete and its the tricky bits that I need help with!

Hi I have only been finding my ancestors for the past three months. I have manged to find 300 or so people so far. The names I am interested in are Lawrence Kershaw Young Brayshaw

My name is Joy. I gave up researching ther Pinnock family tree about 14 years ago when I could get no further back than my Grandfather Thomas Rickett Pinnock born in Jamica in 1861 and died in London in 1922. The Pinnock family originally came from the Isle of Wight. So I have come back to...

Hi, I have been researching my mother's tree since Dec 07- and in that time have learnt more Geography, History, Social Anthropology etc etc than I have learnt in all the years before. I have also "met" the most incredible people on the way, and will be very sad when my "journey" is over. I now...

I have been trying to do my paternal tree for about 6 years now, with varying degrees of success. I have a couple of total brickwalls which I would be delighted if anyone out there can at least help me remove a bit of mortar from! I have posted the first on the appropriate forum.

Hi, I would like to say Hello to one and all, I reside in Nottingham and am new to this Forum, I might be everyones worst nightmare |laugh1| No seriously I have been doing my Family History for about 3 year now, mostly from my mother's side. I have within the last 2 months started to work on my...

Hi, I have been doing my family tree on and off for over ten years now. Now that searching via the internet has taken off I am finding it reasonably easy. Most of the main branches I have researched are completed back to 1841 of course the hard work is about to begin pre-1841 census. I...

hello i'm new to this don't know where to start and was hoping to find some answers here,trying to trace any family ancesters of robert edward walters or aka reuben walters born 26/05/1902 died 1979, sorry i have very little info and don't know where to start,thanks