What Country is your research ?

[kathyw75]

I thought we were Yorkshire through and through - then we found that my greatgrandfather walked there in the 1880s from Eltham, looking for work. There wasn't much call for agricultural labourers when London expanded over that bit of Kent. He married the daughter of the house he found lodgings in, who was born in Westmoreland, of parents born in Someset and Norfolk.
Both my grannies were Scottish, at least back as far as about 1800. And my dad was a Londoner - except his grandad came from Norfolk. So not a lot of Yorkshire, eh?
In contrast, most of my husband's family haven't moved more than 5 miles from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire since about 1750.

[MJB-Toronto]

my parents emigrated to Canada in the 60's from England, so that's where I'm looking.

[MJB-Toronto]

Oh, I should add, I'm thankful to my cousin who did most of his research before the time of the Internet! Amazing to see how far back he got, discovering the name of my 8x Great Grandfather.

Amazing for me, a newbie to all of this, to see just how much you can find out, even from across the ocean. The Internet is an amazing thing.

[twill15]

 Have been busy sorting all the Australian ones, they mostly arrived between 1830 and 1860, so could go a fair way back before I needed to search in the UK.

 Deeply unfashionable! No convicts!!

Gentlemen settlers, teachers, miners, Tanner/furrier ( hope he liked roo skins ), and a very canny Scot who was a Commission Agent on his marriage certificate, and a ( very wealthy) Stock and Station Agent on his death one. Died at 55 though.

Just starting in the UK and mostly will want info before 1837 so probably need a lot of help.  This site is all so interesting and friendly. T.

[Rabbit B]

Oh, I should add, I'm thankful to my cousin who did most of his research before the time of the Internet! Amazing to see how far back he got, discovering the name of my 8x Great Grandfather.

Amazing for me, a newbie to all of this, to see just how much you can find out, even from across the ocean. The Internet is an amazing thing.

Hi MJB Toronto,

Welcome to Rootschat, yes the internet is fantastic isn't it, through RC I found a cousin in Oz I didn't know I had got.

Rabbit B 

[cherries]

Australia, where I live.
England and Scotlandwhere my father's side of the family came from.
Sweden, Norway, Germany and Germany, but is now Poland, where Mum's ancestors came from. 

Makes life interesting.

A.

[davierj]

Mainly England and Wales but I do have some interesting connections in Australia, Canada and Peru.

Dave

[ed5344]

My research is mainly England, Wales, & Ireland.

Tho we have now branches in Australia, Canada & Germany.

ed.

[grah72a]

Hi, I was born in Devon and my grandmother was born there also, I thought we as a family came from Devon and my father found his way to Warwickshire to work, i later found out that my grandfather came from Nuneaton, He died in Gibraltar while in the Army , My father was born in Gibraltar so we have that link. My own mother was a Jones and always said she was an orphan, I have found some of her relatives,but with a name like Jones i find it difficult.
                                       Graham.