How to Find Your English Ancestors: An Overview: Beginners' Guide to Family History Research, #2
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In this quick read (less then 4,000 words) family historian Jessica Coupé outlines her proven system to help you find your English ancestors.
This book contains links to the online sources, examples and a sample of a completed timeline.
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How to Find Your English Ancestors - Jessica Coupe
How to Find Your English Ancestors
An Overview
Jessica Coupé
Contents
Introduction
Tools You Will Need
Review Family Memory
The Records
Family History Sites
Census Records
Civil Registration Records
Church Records
Probate Records
Other Records
Timeline of John Charles Beavan
About the Author
Introduction
This book provides an overview on how to find your English ancestors. It also contains links to online sources, such as databases, and includes examples.
You will begin by recording what you already know, usually in a family tree program such as Ancestral Quest (a Windows/Mac app) or FamilySearch (an online tree). Then you will supplement your knowledge with that of family members and the documents, photos and stories they share with you.
Next you will want to narrow your search to a specific ancestor from a specific country. In the case of this book that would be England.
It is often helpful to record what you know in a timeline document. Here is an example:
1880 Photo of Jack, Frank and Fred Beavan.
1890s John Charles Beavan lived in London. He was married to Emily Wenham Cremer. His children were Frederick,