Have you researched your genealogy?

[Ouistreham]

I know all of my ancestors who lived in the mid-18th century. I have over 2,000 names in my files, with places of birth and death, dates, occupation etc.

(Unfortunately I didn't find any prince or nobleman whatsoever in my ancestry. Only farmers, day labourers, craftsmen, especially carpenters... The most prestigious status I found was a sort of village lawyer who lived in Brittany cause he was the only literate one in the neighbourhood.)

My oldest registered ancestors were born in Normandy around 1540.

The only big problem I have is about my German/Luxembourgish/Lorrain branch in the early 17th century.

Investigating your own genealogy is unbelievably easy in France. Most departments offer all vital and parish records for free online (green districts):

[Odoacer]

I have done my own genealogical research, largely through Ancestry.com.

[Peyrol]

I've researched some of it but haven't got too far yet. I might just pay a researcher.

I researched my genealogy and I found information till 1116.

[Piparskeggr]

Have some lines back 15 or 16 generations, have others back 3 or 4...

[MagnaLaurentia]

I know all of my ancestors who lived in the mid-18th century. I have over 2,000 names in my files, with places of birth and death, dates, occupation etc.

(Unfortunately I didn't find any prince or nobleman whatsoever in my ancestry. Only farmers, day labourers, craftsmen, especially carpenters... The most prestigious status I found was a sort of village lawyer who lived in Brittany cause he was the only literate one in the neighbourhood.)

My oldest registered ancestors were born in Normandy around 1540.

The only big problem I have is about my German/Luxembourgish/Lorrain branch in the early 17th century.

Investigating your own genealogy is unbelievably easy in France. Most departments offer all vital and parish records for free online (green districts):

Tu utilises quel site web?

[McRingo]

I came here because I thought it was a genealogy discussion board. Shit howdy

My father's parents were County Monaghan, Ireland who met in New York and later married. The goods on them: Even after journeying back to Ireland I can only find 100 years or so background. Farmers or bakers all.

The maternal side: One great G father was from England who shortly after arriving in the US fought in the American Civil War. Some others were from Ireland and others came from Scotland who had lived in Ireland. The buck stops in Ireland with information (to sum it up)

One link that I discovered this year...A great great grandfather's line can be traced to 980. Belgium to Zeeland, Holland to New Amsterdam (later New York, US) to New Jersey to Kentucky to Oklahoma to California.

3 of them fought in the Revolutionary War..One's house I can find on a plat map of early New York.

ANYWAY, I hope I am allowed to lurk because I love reading and learning about other people (warning I may throw if a "fuck" or 2 because my oldest son is gay, and my favorite brother in law was Mexican (more Indian than Spanish) and well...your posting is so *foreign* me.

[larali]

I've researched it myself, and with help from my aunt, and a third party researcher. Still so much info to be had.

[GeistFaust]

I've researched it myself, and with help from my aunt, and a third party researcher. Still so much info to be had.

If you need any additional help I have free access to all the American records on ancestry.com, although that does not always guarantee I will find something.

[larali]

If you need any additional help I have free access to all the American records on ancestry.com, although that does not always guarantee I will find something.

Wow, really? Is that a special service? I haven't been active on there for a few months, but I will get in touch with you. Thanks for offering, Geist.

[GeistFaust]

Wow, really? Is that a special service? I haven't been active on there for a few months, but I will get in touch with you. Thanks for offering, Geist.

Yes, I have found my way to find some hard lines to get at, sometimes with the help of others. That said I have gaps in my tree as well, but if the information out there it will be found.


I helped Boudica at one point find large sections of her family, and I have found some of mine over ancestry.com.


If you want anything looked up then just PM me, and I will be more than glad to it. Its a personal hobby to look up this kind of stuff, and I enjoy tracing it all back to a certain point.