Joined: Fri Feb 18 2011, 05:13pm Location: Scarborough Posts: 204
I dont know if any one rmembers but I did some research into my family history and can trace the Crook side to Old Buckingham in Norfolk to 1750. I got an email today from a lost realtive who is the son of my dads dad, brother and he only lives across the Humber from where I used to live! Small world eh?
The wife can trace her roots via Admeral Duncan ( as in Nelsons time) all the way back to 900 , up in bonny scotland. Bit upsetting as some were hung as terrorist's ( or freadom fighter, or just Scots yob). Pity no money or land left (should have fought harder against the brave English ) LOL!!
Joined: Sat Feb 19 2011, 01:33pm Location: Kensington Posts: 229
If you dig far enough back you'll find everything... My challenge is that I can only go back so far, then I have to learn to read Italian, Lithuanian, Croatian and Klingon.
I use Ancestery dot com for mine. -- Fathers Lawrence from Mommouth Co, NJ and goes back to 1600 * Capt James Lawrence was a great (x4) uncle. -- Mother Lewis from LA and goes back to the early 1800's
Nice topic. Should seen my uncles collection he had some papers goint bach into the 17. century but most of it is just a name here and there. Steped over a leuteant in the FEA (german airforce WW1) who is buried nearby.
My ancestry, on my mother's side can only be traced, by me at least, to mid 18th century America, and really then, only post War of Independence. I am guessing that the Royal census was different than the first American census.
My mums family live in a small village outside Ballyshannon for the last 150 odd years. 10 years ago they moved lock stock and barrel. Up the hill 100 yrds!
Now Mum is back in Ireland but 2 miles away in Belleek.
