Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a project to show family history newbies exactly how you can start researching your family tree with findmypast.co.uk. I’ve used an example from my own ancestry – my paternal Silk line – and have actually managed to trace my tree back to about 1794 using these 10 steps.
To take a look at my progress, simply click on the image below and a powerpoint presentation will start downloading.
If you then select ‘notes page’ in the ‘view’ section of the tool bar at the top of the screen, you’ll be able to see my notes along with the images on the presentation itself. Alternatively, if you wanted to print the presentation, simply select ‘notes pages’ in the drop down box under ‘print what’ and it will print both my notes and the images.
I hope you find it interesting – let me know what you think!
Amy: Finding My Past 
July 24, 2010 at 1:16 am |
Hi there,
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March 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm |
[…] part of this project to show newcomers to family history how you can start tracing your family tree, I discovered that […]
October 25, 2011 at 12:33 am |
I am looking for William and Maria Howard. They lived in Devon England. They had a son William Henrey HOWARD. born 11th Sep 1856. Reg: Topshom /Exeter /Devon. He was one of about five. W.H. HOWARD was my Grandfather. He came to N.Z. on board the DILHARREE 1874/75. Do William and/ or Maria and/ or any of their family feature in youre research please?
October 26, 2011 at 3:22 pm |
Hello! I haven’t found any links to Devon in my tree yet, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled and will let you know if I find anything. Thanks, Amy
November 23, 2012 at 1:44 pm |
[…] done a bit of research into my Silk line two years ago and had managed to trace the family back to the […]