Have you ever wanted
to start your family tree but think it’s too difficult or it will cost too
much money well read on.
much money well read on.
When starting you family tree the first thing you need to do
is gather all the information
you have on your family first., birth/marriage
and death certificates, letters, cards, baby
books, photos in short anything
relating to your family you can find then starting with
yourself map your
family tree yourself, parents, their parents etc etc as far or as little
as you
can. It is now time to question your relatives make up some questions to ask
so
that you are prepared before hand, ie if you are questioning your parents you
could
ask:
1. Date of birth
2.
Place of birth
3.
Their parents names with step 1 & 2 for each
4.
Their grandparents names with step 1 & 2 for
each
5.
Their siblings names with step 1 & 2 for
each
6.
Their parents siblings with step 1 & 2 for
each
7.
Their grandparents siblings with step 1 & 2 for each
8.
Are there any family tales or mysteries
These are just a few of the questions you could ask. Try to
get the family together
the older relations will have plenty of stories to tell
and once they get together and
are talking you will find out a lot more as they
jog each other’s memories.
Family tree
example
Arthur Smith = Jean Willis Henry Perry = Mary Jones
30/01/1917 06/8/1915 03/1/1912 12/11/21
Brighton, Sussex Brighton, Sussex Newhaven, Sussex Falmer, Sussex
James Smith = Anne Perry
30/09/1937 25/3/1939
Brighton, East Sussex Newhaven, East Sussex
James Smith = Anne Perry
30/09/1937 25/3/1939
Brighton, East Sussex Newhaven, East Sussex
John smith
23/5/1968
Derby, Derbyshire
You can then compile what you know of your family tree see
example you can do
this on paper or if you search the web you can find free
programs which will map
it for you. To be continued
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