Who Are You Researching?

[Kimi]

I started 4 years ago on my Mother's side.  First with her Mother's family and now her Father's side.  If I get stuck and can't go back any further, I move side ways so I don't have to stop!  As a result, my tree is wider than it is longer

Kimi

[tikki_nik2]

Hi,

My grandfather was orphaned so my dad sent off for records from his local parish in Bucks and we visited the church and cottage where he grew up. I was about 10 and took a real interest. Now I have completely taken over the family research and got completely addicted!!! :-) I too bore the pants off everyone with my constant chatter about my discoveries, but I have learnt so much history through this hobby. I have one line in Northumberland back to the Civil War and am now finding out all about that. I wrote all my research up in a book with photos etc. and gave copies to my aunts and uncles and they loved it. I now research all lines of my family. I have a semicircular chart and I work by finishing off the levels and filling in the gaps. I have now almost completed the greatx3 grandparents and are halfway through the next generation. It does get much harder after the census years though!

Nikki

[Burrow Digger]

I'm researching every possible line of my entire ancestry, sometimes, I even go off hunting the ancestors of people who have married into my family several generations before my own birth. I'm one comitted family historian. Or am I just obsessed???

I'm doing the EXACT same thing. I just found 2 new second cousins this week and now I've been inundated with all their family information - most of which is their other line, not our Burrow line. OTOH they also sent me some great new photos of my Burrow family in NZ as well.

And I have quite a few lines of people marrying into the Burrow family that I have traced back a few generations. 

I am currently working mostly on my paternal grandmothers BURROW line. My paternal fathers line has been mostly done by others, but also since its Scottish, I just dont have the finances to pay Scotlandspeople for surfing BMD records and purchasing certificates all the time.    So I havent been able to do as much as I would like on my Scottish lines.

On my West country lines I am having a BALL!!!!!         

BD

[malbee]

Just thought i'd add my twopennyth worth, what i find fascinating is when your reading a book about History or watching a documentary on TV, about the year 17 or 18 something or another, you suddenly think, Oh so and so lived threw that and might have even been involved in it, it just makes it more intriguing for me. The other strange thing is that in the 1850's one branch of my family and one branch of my wife's family lived two streets from each other in Manchester and could have even known each other, brings everything a little closer. Small world or what.

[Cathymjp]

Hi all,

I am a novice to this sited and still finding my way around it but really enjoy it.  I feel at home here.  My partner thinks all my researching my roots is mad - so this site makes me feel good to be in the company of so many as addicted as myself.  I started searching one side of my family but it has really branched out now and have also helped others to obtain information.  I have even found a distant cousin through family research.  Even one of my boys is starting to show an interest at the age of 21!

Cathy

[Essex export]

Hi Cathy

Welcome to the world of addiction - there is no escape
I've only been here for a short while but wonder how I managed before. There are a lot of very helpful people out there.

Regards
Andy

[sabrina]

I see you are researching Bowers.  it is one of my names in Burwell, Cambridge.  Matthew Bowers Married Mary Bridgeman then Ann Barnes, and then Tabitha Larner.  My grandfather Charles Harding Barnes Married Mary Bowers - daughter of Matthew and Mary.  Charles Harding Barnes' mother was I believe the Ann Barnes Matthew married.  Do you know them.

Sabrina