Family Tree/Ancestry

[Just Alf]

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I'm using "Ancestry". I started with the free test version on holiday but I've extended a month because the hits keep coming thick and fast.

Perfect, thanks for the pointer

[w pilton hibby]

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Glad I came across this thread, I see some of it is quite old ( ) .... what's the recommended site to use? I might be starting a new hobby !

Most of my direct ancestors were born and brought up in Scotland so have also found Scotland's People site very good.

[JimBHibees]

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Most of my direct ancestors were born and brought up in Scotland so have also found Scotland's People site very good.

Do these sites cost money?

[w pilton hibby]

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Do these sites cost money?

There a monthly charge for Ancestry UK. Gives you the ability to research your ancestors and build a family tree. I think it's about £10 a month.

You can search Scotland's People free of charge but if you want to see copies of documents then there's a charge.

IIRC both sites are free to join so you can have a look around without having to pay.

[Just Alf]

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There a monthly charge for Ancestry UK. Gives you the ability to research your ancestors and build a family tree. I think it's about £10 a month.

You can search Scotland's People free of charge but if you want to see copies of documents then there's a charge.

IIRC both sites are free to join so you can have a look around without having to pay.

Ta for that, will have a look

[McD]

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Brilliant, I bet he was chuffed to bits.

I made contact to the grandson of my great aunt through my research. He's sent me lot's of photos of my family that I didn't know existed. I have next to no photos of my family so actually got quite emotional when I saw people I grew up who are now long gone.

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I have the same name as my Grandfather, middle name as well. I’d never really thought about where the middle name came from. My Dad didn’t know. Turned out it went back three generations and was the surname of an obviously much loved step- father who had stepped up to the plate when needed. I really like that .

Both of these are really brilliant to read, the positive impact on both of you

[s.a.m]

I used Ancestry a while back, and made contact with someone in Salford whose gran, it turned out, would have been my great great aunt. They got back in touch with me because my great grandad was a missing link in their own family research. They were really experienced and skillful researchers, and with the info I shared with them they were able to fill me in with lots of information about my branch of the family that I didn't have the skills to unearth. And I had - accidentally! - stumbled on some records of their branch of the family in Belfast that they had been looking for.

An experienced Irish family researcher that I met at an Edinburgh council genealogy class took me to the Mormons'* family research room on the Colinton Road, and was able to find me some records in Cork that I wouldn't have known how to find without her.

If you're looking for Scottish records and you can get to Edinburgh, booking a session at the Scotland's People Centre at Register House is really worth it. You get full access (and it isn't isn't date limited) for £15/day with a small additional fee for print-outs.

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/visit-us



* Ancestry was set up by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints using info from their database, Family Search (access is free, I think?) Ancestry.com is currently owned by an equity company but uses the Mormons' material, which is pretty much essential if you're doing family research.

[JimBHibees]

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There a monthly charge for Ancestry UK. Gives you the ability to research your ancestors and build a family tree. I think it's about £10 a month.

You can search Scotland's People free of charge but if you want to see copies of documents then there's a charge.

IIRC both sites are free to join so you can have a look around without having to pay.

Thanks

[Bridge hibs]

Managed to get to this relative who was from County Mayo, Bridget Royan was married at Ball parish County Mayo in 1857 (Ballycastle ?)

Cant get any further back, to be honest Ive never heard of the name Royan, is that a common surname in Southern Ireland ?

[J-C]

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Managed to get to this relative who was from County Mayo, Bridget Royan was married at Ball parish County Mayo in 1857 (Ballycastle ?)

Cant get any further back, to be honest Ive never heard of the name Royan, is that a common surname in Southern Ireland ?

Sure it's not just Ryan and it's due to pronunciation. 😁

[Bridge hibs]

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Sure it's not just Ryan and it's due to pronunciation. 😁

It very well could be JC but there was Royans in that parish but they could have moved in from somewhere else

[McD]

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Sure it's not just Ryan and it's due to pronunciation. 😁

I know you’re saying that tongue in cheek, but a guy I know has the surname McGuckin, which he told me is actually due to heavy accents/pronunciation of McGuigan 😄

[Bridge hibs]

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I know you’re saying that tongue in cheek, but a guy I know has the surname McGuckin, which he told me is actually due to heavy accents/pronunciation of McGuigan 😄

There is a Bridget Royan, see Im not going daft 😃 IMG_6309.jpg

[Sylar]

We discovered my grandfather (who died in 2016) had been a cheating ******* in his earlier years (he was a general ******* tbh) and that my family had a half-sister we’d never known about via one of those DNA/ancestor sites! She’s lovely and i like her better than most of my other aunts and uncles

[Just Alf]

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We discovered my grandfather (who died in 2016) had been a cheating ******* in his earlier years (he was a general ******* tbh) and that my family had a half-sister we’d never known about via one of those DNA/ancestor sites! She’s lovely and i like her better than most of my other aunts and uncles

Which one did you use?
Thinking of trying it