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== Beginners' Corner == | == Beginners' Corner == | ||
Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors? Let’s call him Great Grandpa Johnny. Do you know when or where Johnny was living, perhaps his christening or birth date and place? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity about Johnny is important and you want to know more about him. Being new to genealogy, you probably don’t know what to do to find more information. Do you know about him or her? Do you know when and where they lived? The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following. | Have you ever wondered about one of your ancestors? Let’s call him Great Grandpa Johnny. Do you know when or where Johnny was living, perhaps his christening or birth date and place? What if you don’t have this information? Your curiosity about Johnny is important and you want to know more about him. Being new to genealogy, you probably don’t know what to do to find more information. Do you know about him or her? Do you know when and where they lived? The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started. Choose from one of the following. | ||
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To search ifor the right area of England your ancestral heritage you should first check for clues in the area that your relatives lived in "after they left England". Search first at your and your parents home. Ask family members, find their death notices, death certificates, marriage license and certificate information, social security applications, immigration and emmigration records from England. Childrens birth records, cemetery burial records, the old photographs and books they owned or were left in the family possession these can be clues. Remember schools were not avalible to all 19th century English people and your surname might vary in spelling. Check all information about your direct relative and any lateral relatives you can find. Keep your eye out for old country friends of the family they may be connected to your ancestral home. Some family tales are based in fact. | |||
*I want to find a birth, christening or baptism. | *I want to find a birth, christening or baptism. | ||
*I want to find a marriage. | *I want to find a marriage. | ||
*I want to find a [[ | *I want to find a [[English Burial or Death Dates|death or burial]]. | ||
*I want to know about how my famiy lived. | *I want to know about how my famiy lived. | ||