These are the sort of questions I would ask you to enable us to see what you actually know about your family.
Here's a great big list of questions - BUT YOU DO NOT have to answer all of the questions or points below - ONE or TWO names or dates would be great....
Do have a read through & see how you get on, & if it looks or sounds like it's too complicted - then please just send me a quick note by email.
So here goes....
Would you like to tell me what you know about the person or family you'd like me to research. Please include all names, dates and places relating to your family - even if it's a guess & if so please include a question mark '?' next to your details if you aren't sure:
1. Father
2. Mother
3. Grandfather
4. Grandmother
Include 'full names' & middle names for each person - where possible, also add any nicknames, Also/Known/As = AKA - ie James was known as 'Jim' or 'Jimmy'
5. Date of birth
6. Where born
7. Occupation
8. Married - when and where married
9. Towns, Villages, City or country they lived
10. Death date
11. Where died (at home, hospital, battlefield or at sea,? )
12. Where Buried
13. Children
14. Do you know of any stories, notes or even tiny bits of information about the people or family you're interested in, even if it sound silly or strange because it's how your family member told you!?
Some times 'a passed down tale' from one of your forebears, no matter how small the snippet of info' might be - it could be of great use or relevant to the research some where along the way :-)
15. Did you meet any of your grandparents or even great grandparents, how old were you and do you remember where and when?
Military Records
16. Army / Navy / RAF /Merchant Navy /..............?
17. Which war WW1 / WW2 / Korea / Vietnam / France / Belgium / Germany/ ............ ?
18. Do you know his/her Rank
19. Have you got his/her Military number / or any reference number
20. Do you know if he/she was in any particular war time conflict
21. Do you know of in injuries
Do You Have Any Family Papers etc...
22. Birth certificate
23. Marriage certificate
24. Death certificate
25. Papers / Notes / Letters
26. Postcards
27. Family Bible
28. Wills
29 House related Papers / Mortgage / Deeds
30. Maps
31. Other..............?
As I said before - if all these questions are 'just too much' to think about, then please just get in touch with me.
Please do send me any amount of family history and tell me precisely what you'd like me to do, include as many names, dates, occupations, place of birth, marriage and deaths as possible, also telling me where exactly you have found your family history and information too.
Note that ALL documentation whether it’s in paper form or on the internet is a 'guide’ because there are so many possible anomalies out there.
Pop your Name, Email Address & Details into here if that's easier CLICK HERE
Here's a great big list of questions - BUT YOU DO NOT have to answer all of the questions or points below - ONE or TWO names or dates would be great....
Do have a read through & see how you get on, & if it looks or sounds like it's too complicted - then please just send me a quick note by email.
So here goes....
Would you like to tell me what you know about the person or family you'd like me to research. Please include all names, dates and places relating to your family - even if it's a guess & if so please include a question mark '?' next to your details if you aren't sure:
1. Father
2. Mother
3. Grandfather
4. Grandmother
Include 'full names' & middle names for each person - where possible, also add any nicknames, Also/Known/As = AKA - ie James was known as 'Jim' or 'Jimmy'
5. Date of birth
6. Where born
7. Occupation
8. Married - when and where married
9. Towns, Villages, City or country they lived
10. Death date
11. Where died (at home, hospital, battlefield or at sea,? )
12. Where Buried
13. Children
14. Do you know of any stories, notes or even tiny bits of information about the people or family you're interested in, even if it sound silly or strange because it's how your family member told you!?
Some times 'a passed down tale' from one of your forebears, no matter how small the snippet of info' might be - it could be of great use or relevant to the research some where along the way :-)
15. Did you meet any of your grandparents or even great grandparents, how old were you and do you remember where and when?
Military Records
16. Army / Navy / RAF /Merchant Navy /..............?
17. Which war WW1 / WW2 / Korea / Vietnam / France / Belgium / Germany/ ............ ?
18. Do you know his/her Rank
19. Have you got his/her Military number / or any reference number
20. Do you know if he/she was in any particular war time conflict
21. Do you know of in injuries
Do You Have Any Family Papers etc...
22. Birth certificate
23. Marriage certificate
24. Death certificate
25. Papers / Notes / Letters
26. Postcards
27. Family Bible
28. Wills
29 House related Papers / Mortgage / Deeds
30. Maps
31. Other..............?
As I said before - if all these questions are 'just too much' to think about, then please just get in touch with me.
Please do send me any amount of family history and tell me precisely what you'd like me to do, include as many names, dates, occupations, place of birth, marriage and deaths as possible, also telling me where exactly you have found your family history and information too.
Note that ALL documentation whether it’s in paper form or on the internet is a 'guide’ because there are so many possible anomalies out there.
Pop your Name, Email Address & Details into here if that's easier CLICK HERE