Forum: Introduce Yourself

My name is Matt, and I am just embarking on a search for relatives on both sides of my family. I am interested in the Taylors, Pearsons and Willetts', all from the Stourbridge area of Worcestershire. I will also be looking for the McCarthy's from Manchester, but they will have to wait! Many thanks.

Hi to all who use this organisation. I am rexyman and am currently researching my family and have been doing so for about 12 months. Although Im not long into it I have hit the proverbial brick wall and only at GGGrandfather/mother level so not a lot of progress from start. I hope to be using this...

I have just found this forum, My name is Janet, I have been reserching my husbnds family since Ausgust.

I would be most grateful if any one can recommend the best way of getting started with ancestry research. I believe that I may have initial problems as an example, my mother (as far as I know) was illegally adopted back in 1926 I have her surnames as Dart on a very small Certificate of Registry...

Hi There This is my very first posting to this forum, I do belong to several others. I started researching in 1986 and have been hooked ever since on this fantastic hobby of ours. I am hoping to use this forum when I hit brick walls with other peoples research, as I do all the voluntary...

I have been researching my family history for a number of years however for the past few years I have been distracted by helping my friends trace their family history. I'm currently working on a tree for my friends mother who will be 80 next year and this is part of her birthday gift. I visit...

Hi everyone: My name (or at least my forum name) it Trapper. That's what my grandfather called me when I was a child. My introduction to genealogy came from my brother-in-law who had been at it for years. He introduced me to Genealogy and I have been at it ever since. I'm not sure whether...

My name is Suzanne and I have been doing family history work for about 3 months now! I am trying to build on work done by other family members. Right now I am interested in a Thomas line from Pembrokeshire, a Daniels line from Carmarthenshire, and a Wharmby line from Stockport, Cheshire. I love...

Hi, I am another Aussie trying to find about where her ancestors lived and why they left their families in UK and travelled to the other end of the world to start a new life. I live in a rural area and have found that most of my ancestors did too: Cornwall, Wales, Kent/Sussex, Somerset/Devon,...

Hi, I joined this site earlier this year and thought that it was about time that I introduced myself as I've been enjoying having a nosy around today. My name's Heather and I've been researching for 2 years or so and have found it a very addictive hobby :) I'm researching both my own and my...

Hi everyone, I'd like to introduce myself as a newbie to this site. My name is Sue and I have been researching my family for many years ..... you would think that I knew it all by now but I dont!! Im hoping that some of you will be able to help me from time to time but also Im hoping that I...

Hi Folks I am new to B-G and am still having a little trouble navigating the site. However today, my second day, I am getting a little better. I was born in Stockton on Tees County Durham. I am a Graduate Chemist by profession but am currently RETIRED AND LOVING IT. I emigrated to Canada in...

Hello all! I am new to Brit-Gen, but have been researching my family lines for about 7 years now. I am across the pond, in Nevada. I'm looking forward to find new information regarding my family.

I am a silver surfer as they say, who, over the past few years have decided I want to know where my family background will lead me, this also goes for my Wife. I have been retired for 8 years and looking for all the help I can get with the above. I was born and still live in Fife, Scotland but...

I am a retired teacher in the Sunny South-east of Ireland - Co Waterford to be exact. My work on my own family history, over many years spasmodically, prompted me to help a few others. I am always glad to help and receive help. So, I look forward to using these forums.

I'd like to say Hi, and I look forward to reading and posting on the forums. I've been researching family history on and off for a number of years. I live in Texas, USA. My ancestors from England are the Parkinson and Southey families, of Kennington and of St Bride Fleet Street London. Edward...

Hello to all out there. I have been trying to trace my immediate family (Fox) for about 3 years. Done quite OK, I think anyway. They were mainly based in Wolverhampton. However I have been in contact with distant relatives in other parts. My tree starts with 3x great grand parents in Leicester...

I'm Marion & although I'm new to this site, I've been researching my own family as well as my extended family trees for almost 2 years now and find it very addictive. I've managed to go back about 5 generations on some trees, but my main problem is finding out about the person's actual lifestyle. ...

I have been researching both mine and my husbands family history for about 10 years. I love knowing what they did and where they lived. My problems are when there are no details available and the only way of getting information is by visiting the relevant record office which in one side of the...