Why and when did you start on family history? (General)
For me, it was when I attended a family funeral in Abergavenny in 2003 of a distant relation. I had had a long journey, arrived early and decided to try and find the grave of my paternal great grandparents, which in the massive "New Cemetery" is no small task! I did find it though, and there was something about the sun shining on the magnificant Blorange mountain and seeing my own surname on a headstone, I suppose you could call it a spiritual moment or whatever - I dunno! I just had to find out more about these people and their entire lives which only gets condensed into tiny snippets down the years. I am 37 now, but wish I'd started even younger as most of that top-layer generation had died by the time I started. It never fails to surprise me, only yesterday the new 1911 census threw up a new surprise which I never previously knew about. This website has been so valuable in finding out about my lot, when they lived in the Forest, mid-1800s. Cheers!
Sean Watkins
Complete thread:
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
admin,
2009-01-10, 19:21
- Why and when did you start on family history? - djones, 2009-01-10, 21:42
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
Ralph Cook,
2009-01-10, 21:45
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
searcher,
2009-01-10, 22:11
- Why and when did you start on family history? - janfran, 2009-01-10, 23:51
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
searcher,
2009-01-10, 22:11
- Why and when did you start on family history? - ellieperry, 2009-01-11, 01:42
- Why and when did you start on family history? - kiwiceltic, 2009-01-11, 13:50
- Why and when did you start on family history? - julien, 2009-01-12, 06:01
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
smrashton,
2009-01-12, 06:09
- They all inspired me and not the other way around - admin, 2009-01-14, 03:49
- Why and when did you start on family history? - Barbara Lloyd, 2009-01-12, 08:06
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
cmfenton,
2009-01-12, 08:50
- Why and when did you start on family history? - Jean Herbert, 2009-01-12, 11:07
- Why and when did you start on family history? - alison2, 2009-01-12, 11:26
- Why and when did you start on family history? - elfield, 2009-01-12, 13:35
- Why and when did you start on family history? - Ian Jackson, 2009-01-12, 16:23
- Why and when did you start on family history? - reporter, 2009-01-12, 21:44
- Why and when did you start on family history? - Barbara B, 2009-01-13, 09:56
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
seanwatkinsuk,
2009-01-15, 01:19
- Why and when did you start on family history? - llangrove, 2009-01-15, 04:44
- Why and when did you start on family history? -
poytheboy,
2009-01-16, 00:37
- Why and when did you start on family history? - rookancestrybest, 2009-01-30, 13:00
- Why and when did you start on family history?-2 - jackmalvern, 2009-01-30, 14:02