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I thought I would share this with you, if you recall I was looking for my Grandfather and his family, as there was a family row and my Dad never saw his fathers family again.
As you may or may not know, I found a second cousing back in June this year, when I found my Grandfathers papers. Well I have now found 2, 1st cousins and they live about 20 mins and 1/2 hours drive away from me. I just cannot believe it. It turns out that my Grandfathers eldest brother had 11 yeap 11 children. I always for some reason thought it would be a small family, my god is absolutely huge. My Grandfather had 3 brothers, and I am in touch with their decesendents, but there are still the 2 sisters families to try and find.
I have cried buckets :honk: I can't believe it.
That's wonderful news Isis :D
I know how excited I get when I find second cousins, but to find first cousins must be overwhelmingly exciting:D.
So near to you all that time too :o:eek:
Just by way of a quick update, have sent a pic of my Dad & I when I was about 3/4 years old, have just been informed that I am the spitting image of one of my cousins on Dads side:eek:, well as I am older by 1 year, she is the spitting image of me! She cannot believe it and is running around her house screaming her head off. Hopeful in the New Year she is saying we must meet up :D
:D That'll be lovely Isis.
I love it when you see likenesses too. I met a second cousin the year before last and her Mum and Uncle were there too. Her uncle was the double of my brother even with the age difference you could see it - I couldn't stop staring at him it was quite spooky :lol:
Look forward to hearing about it if you meet :D
Shhhhh, don't tell anyone, or the site will crash ;) but the 1911 census has gone online today - 2 years early :D
I think there are still a few gaps, but it is fantastic for family history researchers. It is on a pay to view basis, but well worth it - I have just found my Gran on there and already learnt things about her and her family I didn't know.
When the 1901 census went online it crashed within hours and I suspect the same thing may happen today so I am off to do lots of research before it does :lol::rolleyes:
It really is fantastic to see - if anyone is interested it is on all the w's 1911census.co.uk but keep it to yourself for a few days :lol:;)
I can't do a direct link as it always brings up my personal details btw ;)
Hiy Sp54:D
Yes I was told that last week, the trouble is I am way past that date, I know where my Great Grandparents lived on Mums side, as my Great Aunt lived there until she died in 1980, she never married, so I know the house address etc, but might check it out with regard to the other side of the family. Unfortunately I have got to the stage where I need parish records! I managed to get back to 1710 on one part of the tree, the othe part is impossible to do as you type in a name and 50 names all the same come up :oevidently according to my Aunt it was a popular name within that family and there were lots of them.
Have just tried to look fo my Grandfather, as usual he has disappeared off the face of the earth. Well at least I do know that he did exist as I know where and when he died and where and when he married my Nanny, so I suppose I will have to be content with that.
I am past that date too,Isis, but it is really interesting to view the original as it even tells you how many children the wife has given birth to and how many are still alive!! It has thrown up quite a few surprises!! :lol:
Between censuses it is often hard to know if any children were born but subsequently died so this help a lot.
Alos, for the first time they have to put the number of rooms they had. This has been surprising too. One of my hubbys familys were a large family and lived in just 2 rooms :( Obviously one of those would not have been a bathroom either :(
And also - this census is filled out not by an enumerator but by the householder themselves and is signed by them which is really interesting too.
Well worth a look :D
Hi Sp
The one I saw just gave two names, G Grandfather and G Uncle, under children it just said 5 with 2 dead, but no names, absolutely no names, all I know is that G Gandfather put himself down as a widow, yet on my Granddads papers in 1915 it list next of kin as blah and blah blah, ie G Granddad and G Grandmother very confusing. :blink:
Oh god excitment, have just found my Grandfathers family in Wales, its my Grandfathers, Grandfather who was there.
They lived at a place called Cregina, Radnorshire, Wales, Hundred: Colwyn, its a small village in the heart of Wales. YIPEEEEEEEEEE:wow:
:DThat's brilliant news Isis, I can tell how excited you are. Did you expect to find them in Wales or was that a complete surprise to? :D
Always knew that my maiden name was a Welsh name, and not a common one at that. :p So just wanted to find where in Wales my ancestor "hopped" over the boarder from! :lol: Now I know.
In fact when I did a bit of research on my maiden name, it was down as a "notable" oooooo get me:rolleyes: and very very ancient name as well, it goes back in the "mists of time". Poor Hubby was told in no uncertain terms that he married a notable and has not been allowed to forget it since. :lol: :lol:
My married name is evidently Jewish German name. My Hubby is neither Jewish nor German. :blink: So how/why his ancestor "hopped" over the border, who knows.
It's all fascinating stuff Isis. I am in the process of putting a little book together on my maternal ancestry for a big gathering of my Mums family in July. I am still finding out some amazing stories :D
Enjoy researching the rest of your Welsh ancestry now :yes:
:wow: Have now found the Scottish side, yes they came from I think Hamilton, Glasgow ancestor was born there in 1844 yes yes :D
So now have all three, the Welsh, the Cornish and now the Scotish, yeap sorry right old mixture me and three lots of English in there as well Hertfordshire and Buckinhamshire and London. As yet no Irish. Although another branch of the family does, and its a lovely story as well.
So Dad:wub: gave me the Welsh and London, and Mum gave me the Cornish, Scottish, Hertforshire and Buckinghamshire side. Cracked it. :jump:
Brilliant Isis!!!!! :D
I've got Bucks,London & Hertforsdhire too :D Also Wiltshire,Yorkshire,Nottingham, Scottish - & loads of others. We always thought we were just from one area - amazing isn't it what you find and why you are...well, you!! :D
Well I am feeling quite pleased with myself for once :lol:
I am going to a big family get together the weekend after next to meet my Mums side of the family - many of whom I last saw 6 years ago when we did this 'reunion' before. Last time I made up a little booklet of our family history to give out to everyone and it went down really well and everyone was thrilled with it :D
When my cousin decided it was time for another big get together she asked me if I could do another little booklet on all the research I have done in the last 6 years.
I decided to start in January, and it is now almost finished, but it's twice the size of the last one :lol::rolleyes: It is 64 pages long :wow: [32 double sides] :lol:
It has been a real labour of love and caused me a lot of problems and stress - like when I only discovered 10 days ago I had been researching the wrong 'Edward' and had to re research & then re type the whole section on that particular family :dry:
I have searched parish records, ordered loads and loads of Wills and tried to decipher them - some go back to the 1500's and some are mostly written in Latin, but others are beautifully written and include entire inventories of the possessions of the deceased. It is fascinating reading about your ancestors goods - and the spelling has been a real challenge too :rolleyes: I have discovered properties some of them lived in still exist and have managed to get photos of them, and have even got hold of some Victorian photos of family to put in the book :D
If you research your family history it is a great thing to do, to publish it, just for family, as it gives you a real sense of achievement and a fantastic insight into the lives of your ancestors as you dig deep in the research.
I still have to do the index, appropriate front cover, get them all copied and then put them all together - haven't decided the best way of doing this yet though :unsure: Just over a week to go so it is still keeping me busy, but it is a really interesting thing to do :yes:
I have enjoyed it so much that in September I am going to start all over again and write my paternal family history up and make it into a book :lol::rolleyes:
Cor Sp that is a real labour of love, unfortunately most of my Aunts & Uncles are not interested in the family history, in fact some of them are quite angry about me devling into the past. The only ones that are really interested are in Australia.
My Brother so I have been told via the "grapevine" does not want to know anything and is very very angry that I went in search of Grandfather. :p to him then. Don't know what he will do when he finds out that I am trying to get Dad's War Record.
Well well done hun. Enjoy your weekend by the way.
If anyone is tracing their family tree, here is the address of a web site that deals with Medieval Soliders, its
www.medievalsoldier.org (http://www.medievalsoldier.org)
Then go to Database and type in the surname of the person you are researching and it will come up with a list of people with that surname who served in the Medieval Army :eek: and what war they fought in and who they fought under. Very interesting.:eek:
I think I have two, one who fought for Earl of Buckingham, in 1377 - 1378 and it says Expd Navel :eek: and another one for Earl of Warwick (was this the one they called the "King Maker") in 1417 that says Expd France both were Men at Arms, (what ever that means) :eek:
I am still struggerling with WW1 and WWII, let alone anything else:wacko:
Jaybird
04-08-09, 01:53 PM
WOW! Isis and SP54 - all this is fascinating stuff. My mother's side is well documented and not a mystery, but on my father's side there was a massive row a couple of generations ago (over a Will, apparently) and my brother is trying to contact all those who were estranged over it. He has uncovered some fascinating stuff and met quite a lot of previously unknown cousins. And that is just on father's father's side - we still have to look at my paternal grandmother's side!
Well, the devil makes work for idle hands to do . . . . and as my brother is a retired Civil Servant, it keeps him out of mischief. Me? I'll never retire - it's the problem with being self-employed, there is no official retirement date.
Keep going, both of you. You (and those who inherit from you) will really appreciate the final outcome.
Wow Jaybird I had the same problem with my Grandfather, there was a family row over Granddad's pension money and my Father never saw his Fathers family again, and I have tracked them down, also found out where my Grandfather died in WW1. :D
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/)
This will give some access to the Old Bailey records, which they are now putting on line, for all of you searching for your ancestors.
Enjoy or not as the case may be :lol:
:lol: I love that site Isis :lol: I have looked there before but found no one connected to me :rolleyes:
Fascinting site for family historians though :)
I have finally got my Dads WWII War record, he was in Burma, that awful place.:crybaby:
Well I thought I would share this with you, on his discharge papers from the Army they have written:
"An intelligent, industrious, and throughly trustworthy man. Sober and reliable"
I thought it said "solid" but no its Sober.
That is my Dad, My Daddy:wub: :crybaby: :crybaby:
If anyone is interested in their relatives WWII Records, you have to ring Army Personnel Centre, tel no. 0141 224 2146 it costs £40 to get the records and comes with a 7 pages double sided explanation of the abbrevations. :eek: They will send you a form to fill in. The person that you are enquiring about has to have died and you have to have proof of their death e.g. death certificate or even a photo of their grave.
"my heart belongs to Daddy and my Daddy belongs to my heart":love: