I've been looking for my English roots for several years now. Being in America makes it difficult to find my English roots. I joined the world membership of "another site", yet still it's hard.
I was born in Nottinghamshire. I'm hoping here I can make new acquaintances and hopefully learn a thing or two about researching my family tree. My grandfather is a very big mystery and my largest puzzle in my research.
Thank you.
Glenda
Greetings Glenda! This is a super friendly and helpful group and you will get lots of help.
I live in Australia but, like you, was born in England, and all of my ancestry is there or in Wales. There is heaps of information out there if you know where to find it, but I have found that to do the best job, I need both Ancestry and Find My Past (it's okay to mention their names, but not to provide links). I currently have subscriptions to both for the UK, so if I can help in any way, please don't hesitate to ask.
If the ancestry you are looking for is that of relations already deceased, there are some real 'super sleuths' on this site, who leave me for dead on many lookups!
I would suggest that you put your queries on the County site for Notts initially, especially if your parents were born and/or married there. If not, and you know where they were born, you could try putting your queries on the County sites that apply to them, either their marriage or births.
We will soon have you racing away with more information than you can deal with, between us!
Cheers from another ex patriot! Diana in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia
