Genealogy Forum UK

Hi
Im about to embark on something i know nothing at all about but dearly love to.
Im the only person left in my family
at least i think so? im 65 so want to get a picture of my ancestry so i can hand it on to my son who i believe is going to be the last of my line (how sad) richardsons/ wilkinsons/dinsdales all from the north east ,stockton mostly i have some info left by my mother but not much, can anyone help me out regards. Rodeorider

Hi Post what you have to start with and what you need help with and we
will do our best to help you.

The beginners section will show you how to find the info but we won't give you
the answers on a plate...will we guys!!

If you want the answers on a plate post in the GEneral Discussion
If you want to know how to do stuff yourself then this is a good section to start off in

Oh Stockton, not far from me!
Jo

Thankyou everyone, i certainly want to learn myself however im pretty sure its not going to be easy, thankyou again i willsubmit what i have, and hope, you can steer me in the right direction. Regards, RR

rr i give you three weeks and you be hunting them out with the best of them it all down to common sense

looking for wilkinson/ dinsdale /adamson/harlin in the stockton area i do have some birth certs not many,from 1871 to 1911the one i dont have any thing for is my grandfather, other than he was a cartman in the stockton area (robert henry wilkinson and married my grandmother lillian dinsdale around 1912 /1913 she was formally adamson any help in getting started woul be a great help thankyou Regards RR

rodeorider wrote:looking for wilkinson/ dinsdale /adamson/harlin in the stockton area i do have some birth certs not many,from 1871 to 1911the one i dont have any thing for is my grandfather, other than he was a cartman in the stockton area (robert henry wilkinson and married my grandmother lillian dinsdale around 1912 /1913 she was formally adamson any help in getting started woul be a great help thankyou Regards RR

So RR you want info on your grandfather
Robert Henry Wilkinson a cartman in the Stockton area
he married your grandmother Lillian Dinsdale around 1912 and she was married previously but her maiden name was Adamson?

So what do you have on these?
and what do you need?
Then we can guide you to the sites to look at or what you need next.
What certifs for these do you have?

Do you have that Marriage for them?

Ok the marriage exists in 1913 but I am not posting the details
Go to this site
http://www.freebmd.org.uk

go to search and click on Marriages
then put in the details of bride and groom
and the years

note Lillian could be spelt Lilian so put in Lil*
the * is a wild card to help where spelling may be a variation on the name

click on the relevant County or if not sure all counties
and click on find
it should take you to the Marriage in Stockton in 1913

Not to confuse you but Teesvalley Indexes is very good for BMD's too
http://www.middlesbrough-indexes.co.uk/index.php

And this is very good for the area too,
http://www.stocktonroots.co.uk/

Do live Stockton area? The library in Stockton has the parish records, you need to book but is a good place.

Jo

thank you very much for the info and advice... i dont live in stockton i live in washington but thankyou all the same. Will go forward with this knowledge and see where i end up regards RR

Wahington Newcastle or abroad?
If you get stuck just shout on the general section.
Do you have any subscriptions for research anywhere?
Easy but very addictive when you get started
People will help, if you dont know where to start ask here as NL said, so you know "how too"
If you want someone to look up, add on the boards thats relevant. No worry if it does go on the wrong board it can be moved by a moderator.
Just have fun and enjoy!
Sometimes you will have to spend on certifcates to help you on the way. To be honest thats really exciting waiting for the postman to come!
Jo

Thankyou Northern Lass, found it however why does my grandmother ei dinsdale not give a christian name or have i not done something right. imay have given you the wrong info first off my grandmother was not married before adamson was her maiden name sorry do apologise regards RR

Formerly normally means surname before marriage, sometimes says known as etc.
Sometimes people did live together and were not married and names may or not be as we expect.
It may mean you need a birth certificate first. Family lore isnt always as you would expect either.
List what you have, everything on the person, and if you need help, ask.
Dont want to spoil the hunt for you!
Jo

Are you able to give any childrens names from this marriage and rough dates they were born?
Age of you grandfather? May 1911 census will help?
Jo

rodeorider wrote:Thankyou Northern Lass, found it however why does my grandmother ei dinsdale not give a christian name or have i not done something right. imay have given you the wrong info first off my grandmother was not married before adamson was her maiden name sorry do apologise regards RR

I don't understand this

Lilian Dinsdale married Robert H Wilkinson in 1913.


Was Adamson her mother's name?