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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So I’m currently doing my family history and am looking for people in the Liverpool and Durham / Cleveland areas, does anyone know of any good online resources other than ancestry that can help me do long distance research without having to visit these places?
Anyone tried tracing their family tree? |
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Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly. |
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over a year ago
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"Centrally held records available online........ Births , marriages, deaths and censusesesesss...... they cost tho but so does every hobby.
Good luck.
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Is that gov.co.U.K. records? Trying to locate them but all older ones are regionalised |
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We've signed up to a number of free to join sites but they generally don't have any more information on them.
It's very difficult if your family is from certain parts of Europe too.
Have you tried searching Facebook for people with your surname who you might have a connection with? |
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I have been looking into my own. A good online source is find my past, also the central library in Liverpool has an archives department and there are people also researching their own history who can help.
And the Liverpool maritime museum has an archives center for any members you find who have served on ships in any type of role. |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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"So I’m currently doing my family history and am looking for people in the Liverpool and Durham / Cleveland areas, does anyone know of any good online resources other than ancestry that can help me do long distance research without having to visit these places?
Anyone tried tracing their family tree? "
A lot of genealogical research can be done via the net; the 1921 census has recently come online. |
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly."
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K. |
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly.
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K. "
One of my ancestors was freed from being owned as property, and the amount of information about him before that can be summarised as somewhere between jack and shit. Definitely difficulty depending on where you're looking. (Fortunately for me British penal records are meticulous  ) |
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly.
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K. "
You'll struggle with the German line as lots of records were destroyed in WW2 unless you have relatives who can give you information |
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly.
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K.
You'll struggle with the German line as lots of records were destroyed in WW2 unless you have relatives who can give you information"
Ireland can be a challenge too |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly.
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K.
You'll struggle with the German line as lots of records were destroyed in WW2 unless you have relatives who can give you information
Ireland can be a challenge too"
Ireland is the easiest I’ve found, mainly as I’m from there, they’ve all been put online for the years 1845 to 1970 so that’s taken a load of work off my hands. |
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By *avie65Man
over a year ago
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"So I’m currently doing my family history and am looking for people in the Liverpool and Durham / Cleveland areas, does anyone know of any good online resources other than ancestry that can help me do long distance research without having to visit these places?
Anyone tried tracing their family tree? "
The Mormons have a huge database. |
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If you find a genealogy forum with keen locals, you sometimes get kind people who are willing to go in person and find stuff for you. I had somebody in Leicestershire go and find a coroner’s report in an old local newspaper for me  . I want to say it was Roots Chat but I don’t remember exactly now |
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"So I’m currently doing my family history and am looking for people in the Liverpool and Durham / Cleveland areas, does anyone know of any good online resources other than ancestry that can help me do long distance research without having to visit these places?
Anyone tried tracing their family tree?
The Mormons have a huge database. "
Yes! I think it’s Family Search. I used that for mine |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"So I’m currently doing my family history and am looking for people in the Liverpool and Durham / Cleveland areas, does anyone know of any good online resources other than ancestry that can help me do long distance research without having to visit these places?
Anyone tried tracing their family tree?
The Mormons have a huge database. "
You’re the second person to say that to me since I started might have to put Google to work in that respect. |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
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Try:
ukga.org
Read in a magazine recently:
familysearch.org - looks like you have to create a free account.
Don't know if this is helpful? You could try uk genealogy in your search engine. That's brought up a few results.  |
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"If you find a genealogy forum with keen locals, you sometimes get kind people who are willing to go in person and find stuff for you. I had somebody in Leicestershire go and find a coroner’s report in an old local newspaper for me . I want to say it was Roots Chat but I don’t remember exactly now "
That’s a good suggestion, wouldn’t have thought of that, thanks |
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"Find My Past is the main one I've heard about.
I've dabbled. Ancestry probably is the best. Traced one very narrow line back to the 14th century. Others I lose in the 19th. From all over England and Ireland, mostly.
Yeh ancestry is the way I’m going, some lines go to the US, Germany, mainly Ireland and the U.K.
You'll struggle with the German line as lots of records were destroyed in WW2 unless you have relatives who can give you information
Ireland can be a challenge too
Ireland is the easiest I’ve found, mainly as I’m from there, they’ve all been put online for the years 1845 to 1970 so that’s taken a load of work off my hands. "
Yeah. My Irish roots are a little further back |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Try:
ukga.org
Read in a magazine recently:
familysearch.org - looks like you have to create a free account.
Don't know if this is helpful? You could try uk genealogy in your search engine. That's brought up a few results. "
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A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard. |
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Genuki is also a good place to start for each county as gives links to various places and what information they hold, as well as listing parishes, wards, towns and which fitted under what part. As records changed so did the information they listed. You may be looking for someone born in a particular village, but unless you get the church records, you need to know the ward/parish it fell under for official records match up |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
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"A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard. "
I agree with the last bit very much! I think my surname (as it's Gaelic), is a mis-spelling. So, it's highly likely that, that was the case.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard. "
Yeh I’ve spotted the name change a few times, think it can be due to crime or wife’s escaping husbands that sort of thing. |
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"A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard.
Yeh I’ve spotted the name change a few times, think it can be due to crime or wife’s escaping husbands that sort of thing. "
Could be but more than likely most couldn’t read and write then, so those giving the information have no idea what has been recorded. Church books can be interesting when the vicar/padre decide to add their own character comments
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard.
I agree with the last bit very much! I think my surname (as it's Gaelic), is a mis-spelling. So, it's highly likely that, that was the case. "
Most Irish names were Anglicised to hide the names persons from the law such as Seamus became James, Sean became John etc etc |
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"A lot of UK counties have their own online registers, which will detail some information, births, deaths etc. most you can search for free, view base information, then pay a small fee to view the record and/or transcript.
Tip though, the further you go back the more random the names can be spelt, as relying on the writer of the information to understand an accent and write down what they think they heard.
I agree with the last bit very much! I think my surname (as it's Gaelic), is a mis-spelling. So, it's highly likely that, that was the case. "
We have two branches of the family whose surname is the same as you say it, but over the years the spelling has become different, ever so slightly. |
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"I thought the title was a misspelling of gynaecology. It turn out it was a misspelling of genealogy. "
I have been sat here trying to think of something witty to say about the family history of wombs
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