How Far did you trace your Family Tree?

[Erato]

I prefer to go wide rather than deep.

[Stanwix England]

My oldest line goes back to the 1600s. Not particularly remarkable people, they just happen to be in a very small village where records survived, so I can trace them.

My shortest line technically stops in 1901, when my illegitimate GGGrandmother was born. I have no idea who her father was.

Sometimes you are lucky, sometimes not. When I look at my older lines, I do wonder if I am actually related to them. The more generations there are, the more chance there is of a 'paternity event', I suppose.

[Kiltpin]

Like many, mine is a story of two halves. 

In my wife's tree, there is the baptism of a boy in Prussia in the year 1499. Of course, he had parents who must have been at least 15 years~ old.   

Then in my tree, I have no idea where my paternal grandfather was born and cannot honestly say what his birth surname was. 

Regards 

Chas

[Cats1723]

one of my lines barley makes it into the 1800's born 1895. on other lines reliably back to the middle 1500's.  And then other lines in every century in between. Unreliably the usual descent from Charlemagne. 

[coombs]

I do direct ancestors and siblings of ancestors but do not feel such a connection to any relatives further removed than ancestor siblings, unless it is to help the direct line back further. My main focus is the direct ancestors.

[maddys52]

Like most others some lines go further back than others. If early dates are important then my favourite is on the first page of baptisms in the Great Milton Parish Register in 1550. Others I can't get back past the mid 1800s.

Many "public trees" on one of my lines go back to the family of William WALLACE (Braveheart), but I haven't been able to verify back that far. 

[Nanna52]

Late 1600’s on one line.  Others not so far.  Trying to confirm another line in Wales which could take me back further.  That’s the fun of the hunt.

[KGarrad]

My paternal line is back to 1550 - and documented.
My maternal line has 2 threads back to mid-1500's.

Absolutely no DNA in my tree

[LucasKernan]

My shortest line technically stops in 1901, when my illegitimate GGGrandmother was born. I have no idea who her father was.

Mabye you should ask for help.