How Do I Make A Family Tree?

Question:I want to start to make a family tree but I dont really know a great deal about them and how you go about finding relatives etc. I was adopted at a very early age and have limited info on my birth parents and siblings. Do I make a family tree for both familys or one? I know all my birth familys names but unsure on dob's does this matter. How do I add grandparents and great grandparents. I dont know anything about them at all. Do you think social service could help in that bit?
Where would be the best and easiset family tree maker on the web? I am from the UK if that helps in anyway.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to start to make a family tree but I dont really know a great deal about them and how you go about finding relatives etc. I was adopted at a very early age and have limited info on my birth parents and siblings. Do I make a family tree for both familys or one? I know all my birth familys names but unsure on dob's does this matter. How do I add grandparents and great grandparents. I dont know anything about them at all. Do you think social service could help in that bit?
Where would be the best and easiset family tree maker on the web? I am from the UK if that helps in anyway.

You can make two trees, but you should know it is not really called "making a family tree" , but Family History Research! Or if you want to be posh, Genealogy.

You will get nowhere with Social Security as there are strict rules about disclosure of information in the UK.

Your best bet is to get as much information on grandparents and other family members as possible

There are four main sources of Information in the UK

1. Your family!
2. Birth, Marriage and Death records, usually as certificates.
3. Censuses- the most recent available to view is 1901
4. Other pepole who are researching or have done research on the families you are interested in.

Get as much info from your family and write it down, including dates and places and occupations, if you can. look at any birth, marriage or death certificates they may have.

It is just a process of working backwards.

There are local Family History Societies, usually relating to a particular county, and loads of websites.

There are also lots of software programs to allow you to keep records, some of which are free to download Look at this for a good free one.
http://www.ldscatalog.com/webapp/wcs/sto...
Also, check this lot out!
http://search.netscape.com/search/search...

genesreunited.co.uk u can do online tree and people ask u bout others and can therefore give u info..

I wanted to do that a while ago, and I kept seeing all the ads for "Free" sites, so I tried them, and as soon as I got as far as my own Father suddenly it was "In order to see any more details you need to buy some credits" - in other words THE FREE SITES ARE NOT FREE - so beware. For the money they ask you can have a day trip somewhere and do a bit of local research for yourself (church registers for example) ! ! !

Go on www.genesreunited.co.uk
I have done mine on there and at the moment gone back to 1840's