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Question: I need a website that can trace my name down to my family tree, so i can see if i was related to anyone !?
anyone famous, like nikola tesla or somethingWww@QuestionHome@Com


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You actually need to start with yourself and go up!. You might not be related to anyone famous or if someone has the last name as you, you might not be related to them at all!.

Sites with trees are:
www!.rootsweb!.com go to world connect link
www!.gencircles!.com
www!.ancestry!.comWww@QuestionHome@Com

Your family name(surname) will not prove you are related to anyone!.

Not everyone with the same surname are related, even those of the same national origin!. Surnames were not taken in Europe until the last millennium!. France began them probably before other countries!. Most people in England had one by the end of the 14th century!. They were based on a)being the son of someone b)their occupation c)where they lived d)some characteristic about them!. When they got through it wasn't impossible for legitimate sons of the same man to have a different surname and still they could have each shared their surname with others with whom they were not related!. Some will say if we go back far enough everyone in the human race shares ancestors and are therefore related!. However, the person who was the root person of your surname might not be the same as the root person of someone else with your surname!.

There are many websites with family trees!. They are not put on the websites by some experts working for them but by the subscribers, folks like you and me!. There are errors!. You might see different information on the same people from different subscribers!. Then you will see the same info on the same people from different subscribers BUT that is no guarantee at all that it is correct!. A lot of people copy without verifying!. also, don't expect to find living people in family trees on the web!. That is considered an invasion of privacy and can lead to identity theft!.

If you are really interested in tracing your ancestry, there are lot of great people on this board that can give you some good tips and advice!. Just ask!.

Most people as they go back in their family tree will find they are somehow related to persons famous and infamous!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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