Anyone traced their family tree?

[DBA_bloke]

Don't get the Family Tree thing. Unless you think there's a hidden legacy, it's an expensive way of finding out that one's ancestors were a bunch of hard-up numpties.

[WotNxt]

Try derivations of the surname, ages, place name, or think of possible mistakes that could of been made when it was transcribed and search on them. They may also have been avoiding the census man so try the 1891 or 1881 census.

Apparently, it was made illegal to be have a surname of McGregor at some point in the past due to some transgression against the king of the time (Edward 1st I think). Alot of the babies were registered with other names or just were not registered.

Oh yes, and for Scottish names beginning with Mc it could also be Mac - but most of the search engines will match on both for you anyway.

[Zippy]

This is exactly where I have been struggling.

I have name and area living for the 1901 census and I'm getting no results!

I had this problem - the record may not be on there yet. I could find birth records and marriage records for the faimily before then.
They may have been (e.g.)working away when the census was taken?

[DodgyAgent]

I am descended from royalty.

I typed in "Dodgy" and every king and queen () from the last three centuries popped up


Unfortunately so did Hitler's and Stalin's names crop up

[Bear]

Don't get the Family Tree thing. Unless you think there's a hidden legacy, it's an expensive way of finding out that one's ancestors were a bunch of hard-up numpties.

Neither did I until Little Bear came along.......changes one's perspective!!

[Bear]

Try derivations of the surname, ages, place name, or think of possible mistakes that could of been made when it was transcribed and search on them. They may also have been avoiding the census man so try the 1891 or 1881 census.

Good point - thanks

[DBA_bloke]

Neither did I until Little Bear came along.......changes one's perspective!!

How?

[Bear]

Up until then it was just me ....plodding along doing my thing in my way, where I came from had some relevance but only to the point of repeating anecdotes I'd heard from the family.

Little Bear coming along made me think about these things, you see traits from yourself or your parents in him and it starts you thinking a bit more.

Also I want him to feel part of a family and so I would like to be able to tell him the history of such.

In short - it's made me more sentimental!

[salazie]

so did anyone else get an email about Genes Reunited after reading this thread????

[DBA_bloke]

Up until then it was just me ....plodding along doing my thing in my way, where I came from had some relevance but only to the point of repeating anecdotes I'd heard from the family.

Little Bear coming along made me think about these things, you see traits from yourself or your parents in him and it starts you thinking a bit more.

Also I want him to feel part of a family and so I would like to be able to tell him the history of such.

In short - it's made me more sentimental!

Another excellent reason to avoid having kids.