Tracing a Family History - a beginner's experience with pointers to some free resources
 

Contents

       Why?

       General Notes
        This website

  1.  Existing documents

  2.  freebmd

  3.  Interviews

  4.  The 1881 Census

  5.  Local library

      a Workshops...

      b)  Census records

      c)  Maps

      d)    Parish Registers..

      d)  Books ...

      e)  Referrals

 6.  Local contacts

 7.  Web trawl

 8.  Gateways

 9.  War memorials

10. Double checking

11. Site visit

12. Presentation

13. Follow up

 

Resources

Appendices:
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6

 

Acknowledgements

 

Acknowledgements

 

This two-week search for Pollie's ancestors has been a real joy and quite educational. 

I am grateful to the following people for making it so.

  1. Pollie and her family for their friendship and information
  2. Staff at Derbyshire County Council's Chesterfield Library Local Studies Section for their expert information and generous help.
  3. Mike Sims, CADFHS Chairman, for email information about Barker and Barber Lanes, South Terrace and Cutthorpe.

I am also grateful to the following for permission to use their screen shots and/or images in this website and in the accompanying film:

  • The National Archives (UK)
  • Dave Mayall, General Manager for Freebmd
  • Merlyn Doney, Manager, Contracts & IP, Family and Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • The Public Transport Unit of Derbyshire County Council, UK.

 

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 © Mahes Kirby (nee Visvalingam); First draft 16 Feb 2006;  Last uploaded : 19 Oct 2006