Family History in Leeds

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 27 Mar, 2008 9:54 pm

And I'm told a packet of mints helps calm the 'sea-sickness' when flashing microfilm through the reader!

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Fri 28 Mar, 2008 12:00 pm

I can also recommend the Genes Reunited site. I had beenresearching for a while and joined both Ancestry & The Genealogist, however simply by joining here i made contact with a cousin I didn't know and a whole branch in NZ/Australia we didn't know about.

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 28 Mar, 2008 12:22 pm

Martyn mentions the Morman site, it certainly used to be the case and I belive it still is, that their library on Veper Road opens to non-church members each Tuesday evening.For those in need of a little help in finding their way through the maze of registers, a more than helping hand could be found there - a quick phone call should give you an update on availability.

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 28 Mar, 2008 6:57 pm

chameleon wrote: Martyn mentions the Morman site, it certainly used to be the case and I belive it still is, that their library on Veper Road opens to non-church members each Tuesday evening.For those in need of a little help in finding their way through the maze of registers, a more than helping hand could be found there - a quick phone call should give you an update on availability. Why not use the Mormon/IGI online website

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 28 Mar, 2008 7:11 pm

cnosni wrote: chameleon wrote: Martyn mentions the Morman site, it certainly used to be the case and I belive it still is, that their library on Veper Road opens to non-church members each Tuesday evening.For those in need of a little help in finding their way through the maze of registers, a more than helping hand could be found there - a quick phone call should give you an update on availability. Why not use the Mormon/IGI online website I was thinking more for anyone who may feel a little unsure and may like to have some help at handcnosni. They were very good to my wife in her early days - it was from them that she obtained her copy of the 1881 census, long before such things were as accessible as they are now, 32 CDs for £30 as I recall!

carith · Post by **carith** » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 1:17 pm

anyone doing family tree for Calverley/ Pudsey area should try Calverley Info site. Fantastic website

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 1:26 pm

carith wrote: anyone doing family tree for Calverley/ Pudsey area should try Calverley Info site. Fantastic website Definitely,i would say that this is probably one of the best websites that anyone has put together fro parish registers,clearly they are doing this for the good of all and not looking for financial reward.

The Doggers · Post by **The Doggers** » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 1:39 pm

I'd love to be able to trace my family tree but wouldn't even know how to start All I know from things I have seen in the past is that the names William, John and James are very prominent in the men, stretching back generations. My surname is Carter.I don't know if the family was always from Leeds or anything though, but it's the kind of thing I'd love to find out....

Si · Post by Si » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 1:50 pm

I started by looking up the Census on the internet. There are loads of sites, but they cost. If you have information on an ancestor who was alive in 1901, look him/her up in the 1901 Census (the latest to be published) that's your starting point. You can then build your family tree on-line.I found out tons of info in a short time, and got back to 1775 by this method. There are other records to check - parish records, births-deaths-marriages, etc. Don't forget to record your sources!Cheers Si

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 6:53 pm

Si wrote: I started by looking up the Census on the internet. There are loads of sites, but they cost. If you have information on an ancestor who was alive in 1901, look him/her up in the 1901 Census (the latest to be published) that's your starting point. You can then build your family tree on-line.I found out tons of info in a short time, and got back to 1775 by this method. There are other records to check - parish records, births-deaths-marriages, etc. Don't forget to record your sources!Cheers Si My wife started this some years ago Doggers after she had been ill for sometime and needed something remedial but stimulating to work on. Knowing nothing about it, she joined a night class which was run by a friend.As well as all the computerised records from later years there is an absolute mountain of paper too, around 3 metres in length all stacked up!There are plenty of books to introduce you to the 'How to' and I'm sure the people on here will be willing to point you the way too.The level of interest in Genaeology is grossly underestimated, as they found out when the 1901 first went 'on line' eh Si?