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

by admin , Forest of Dean, Saturday, January 10, 2009, 19:21 (5868 days ago)

Here is some information which was collated from the Feedback form responses submitted by visitors to our website during the past six months.

Easily top of the list of submitters are females between the ages of 55-64 who reside in the United Kingdom. Nobody under the age of 35 has submitted a feedback.

I wonder if these figures represent visitors to our site as a whole. Are all the people of the younger generation spending their time bringing up families or enjoying the nightlife! Genealogy seems to be a thing that most get interested in later in life. I myself did not get involved with family history seriously until I had turned 40 and that seems to be the case with most.

Why and when did you start on the road of family research? it would be interesting to hear what prompted you to start seeking. It appears that our desire to know who our ancestors were and how they lived in their day, is a passion we develop as we get a little older and reflect on our life a little more than we did when we were younger!
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Age Percent
16-34 0
35-44 12
45-54 25
55-64 44
65-99 19

Gender Percent
Male 35
Female 65

Country Percent
UK 80
AU 8
NZ 5
USA 4
Other 3
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