I am looking at the winter work in advance and what research I should concentrate on.
I have various lines of enquiry and if one road leads to a dead end I will move down another road.
Starting with near family and their records can lead to interesting revelations in a matter of a few generations. In the last two generations little was done in terms of research and recording family history. There are a few exceptions but generally there was little or it was not seen as respectable if there were skeletons in the cupboard.
Places to find details:
Parents and grandparents marriage certificates gives four families!
- Census
- Old papers
- Church records are good places to find out about people.
Those in Scotland can try Scotlands people. a site linking into the records of the nation.
Buying credits to purchase certificates can become expensive so do as much as possible and only buy certs if you are confinced they are the right persons.!
