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How do I trace descendants?

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Eisy

Eisy Report 2 Mar 2006 16:54

I have loads of info for ancestors going back to early 1800s but am now trying to bring my family tree forward but can't get much info for births, marriages and deaths after 1900-1910 or so. Does anybody know how to find this info?

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 Mar 2006 16:56

Ancestry I believe for free at the moment, or, you could ask the question on here. Gloria

Eisy

Eisy Report 2 Mar 2006 16:58

Thanks for that Jean. i have been using Freebmd but it doesn't even have the births of my dad and his siblings all born between 1915 and 1935 so I think it still has a long way to go before it is anywhere near completed. Thanks anyway.

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 2 Mar 2006 16:59

Hi Eileen I'm not an expert, but in my experience it's harder to trace more recent relatives/ancestors than it is pre-1900. Mostly because of the lack of censuses after 1901, and because FreeBMD hasn't transcribed much past the early 1900s. However, BMD indexes are available to view on both 1837online and Ancestry, and after 1900 various extra information was available (eg after 1911, birth indexes gave mother's maiden name; after 1912 marriages showed name of the second party). Now that the BMD indexes are on Ancestry, it works out better value to buy an annual subscription (unlimited access) than to keep buying credits for 1837. Hope this helps! Mandy in Somerset

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Mar 2006 17:04

havent you put the same query on the general board? I have put a reply there & as I.m only a two fingered typist I dont want to have to retype! Its not a good idea to mutiple type on all boards as people can waste time going over the same ground. Shirley

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Jane

Jane Report 2 Mar 2006 17:05

Eileen, Yes, it'll be hard work .... however, if you are lucky enough to find a cousin who's been doing another branch, you might be able to swap info. Don't be disheartened though, if you keep plugging away at it, you eventually get there - but it does take that bit longer than pre-1900s research ... daft, but true! Good luck, Jane

Janice

Janice Report 2 Mar 2006 17:07

I've replied on the general board too.

Eisy

Eisy Report 2 Mar 2006 17:08

Thanks Mandy, that is very helpful. Shirley, didn't realise I had posted this on two boards, been a long day. Plus as I type all day doesn't bother me how much i do! Thanks anyway.

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 2 Mar 2006 18:13

Free bmd is nowhere completely transcribed. On the homepage you can click a link to stats showing how complete the records are. Generally up to 1910 they are fairly complete,but from 1910 onwards they are very low pecentages. You would be extremely lucky to find much beyond 1920. Ancestry (beta test) is far more use in terms of getting a hit to a rellie Glen

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 2 Mar 2006 18:21

and its free to search ancestry BMD beta 1837-1983 http://www.ancestry(.)co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx remove brackets