Why and when did you start on family history? (General)

by djones , Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, Saturday, January 10, 2009, 21:42 (5890 days ago) @ admin

I started a few weeks after the death of my mother in 1998, my father had died in 1986.

When my mother died my oldest sister gave me an old and ruined family bible that my father's grandparents had started. That was the spur I needed and it has taken over, I spend about 15-20 hours every week on family history.

Why this site?, my great-grand mother Mary Ann Hannah Meek was born 26 Dec 1846 Morse, Ruardean.

When I started family history in 1998 I was 44 years old.

David Jones

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Rhondda Valley Boy