how do people trace their families back to 1600's!? they say church records but the only one I found was a marriage and all it had was the brides and grooms names, how do I find who their parents were!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: On parish records (marriages) the parents names are usually not entered!. Have you tried - http://www!.ancestry!.co!.uk/search/db!.aspx!.!.!. http://www!.ancestry!.co!.uk/search/db!.aspx!.!.!. About England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 This database contains information extracted from birth and christening records from various counties in England and Wales!. The records date from 1530 to 1906!. The records included in this database do not represent all localities in England and Wales and for any given area, coverage (both records within a year and total year range) may not be complete!. Some parishes and counties are more complete than others!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Use a variety of sources, wills are good, birth records are good too!. Gravestones can be a source since graves can contain more than one generation and the inscription often will tell you who is related in the grave!. The national library in Aberystwyth my well help!. It may be helpful to find additional things like trades in order to trace people!. There are also census records from the 1800's onwardsWww@QuestionHome@Com There were birth records way back then; at a church, at home, or, if the person was of importance, then kept by the officials!. But, it depends upon where in the world one was; one of my ancestors was a town clerk in Connecticut, so for a time, there are excellent records for that one branch of my family tree!. I (like millions of others) am a descendant of Charlemagne; they kept records of his parents, grandparents, etc!., his many wives, concubines, etc!., and his many progeny!. So, here is my list: You should start by asking all your living relatives about family history!. Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public library and check to see if it has a genealogy department!. Most do nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges, universities, etc!. Our public library has both www!.ancestry!.com and www!.heritagequest!.com free for anyone to use (no library card required)!. Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History Centers!. They allow people to search for their family history (and, NO, they don't try to convert you)!. A third option is one of the following websites: http://www!.searchforancestors!.com/!.!.!. http://www!.censusrecords!.net/!?o_xid=2739!.!.!. www dot usgenweb dot com/ www dot census dot gov/ http://www!.rootsweb!.com/ www dot ukgenweb dot com/ www dot archives dot gov/ http://www!.familysearch!.org/ http://www!.accessgenealogy!.com/!.!.!. http://www!.cyndislist!.com/ www dot geni dot com/ Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the Philippines, where ever and whatever!. Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620, plimouth, massachusetts" as an example!. Good luck and have fun! Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites: www dot associatedcontent dot com/article!.!.!. Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test!. Besides all the mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father!. That won't show up on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA!. I used www!.familytreedna!.com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program!.Www@QuestionHome@Com what do you mean there were no birth records!? Birth certificates started in UK in 1837!. Prior to that there were only baptismal records from the parishes!. That is all one can use before 1837!. So it is possible to trace your family back to the 1600s using baptismal records - providing they stayed in the same village the entire time!. I have a couple of my lines in my tree going back to the 1500s - mostly using baptismal and marriage records!. Marriage records were also recorded by the parish, as were burials!. Some parish records are online, but not all of them!. In scotland you must contact the SRO and pay for the records!. Scottish records are NOT free!. The parish chest is one of the best places I know to purchase parish records!. (see link below) Www@QuestionHome@Com |